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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20

The Philadelphia Athletics are
travelling at top speed these days,
after considerable in-and-out base
ball all season. They are most
eager to land in second place and,
If they can better their work on
the road during September, they
may succeed. The AS have done
most of their sparkling playing
against the Yankees, saving their
poorest exhibitions for the Griffs.
Yesterdays defeat of the Detroit
Tigers permitted the idle Griffmen
to stagger into a tie with them
for fourth place. Bucky Harris lie
convinced that hts team will finish
in the first division and he believes
1t possible for Washington to be
runner-up to the Yankees, provid-
ing the New Workers annex the
title.
UnquestiOnabIy the New York
Yankees are favored to win the
1926 pennant, yet they are fac
ing their hardest task. The
three clubs that have given them
the most trouble this year. Cleve-
land, Philadelphia and Detroit,
have 81 games yet to play with
the leaders. 1t may be possible
for the metropolis to lose its
world championship series. n
sudden slump In going down the
home stretch can ruin the Yam
KEGS and give the title to Cleve'
land ar PHILADELPHIA.
The Cleveland Indians have eight
more games with the Yankees and
me Ike no bones about promising
eight hard jolts to Miller Huggins'
crew. They have won six and lost
eight Of the tuSsles with the lead
ers.
The Philadelphia Athletics have
seven more games with the YAM
KEGS. The AS have given the
Yankees ten beatings In the 10
games played thus far and, just as
the Griffs have something. on
them, the AS appear to have some
thing on the Yankees.
The Tigers have six more games
with the Yankees and can cause
considerable cpmmotion by wining
four or five Of them. The Tigers
have won seven and lost nine of
their clashes with the leaders this
sea son.
The two chocolate cakes for tho
Yankees, the Boston Red Sox and
the st. Louis Browns. have but
nine games left to play with the
leaders. The Yanks have won Is
out Of 10 games from the Boston
ians and IL out OF is from the
Browns.
Clark Griffith, while not believing
his team will win the pennant,
grins quietly when he peeks at the
schedule that gives his gang eight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20
HAPPY
WITH NEW
PLANS

NEW YORK, Aug. 2o.-While
New Workers. were Illuminating over
> the uncalIed-for action Of two RITZ
zens, comprising the license COM
mitfee, which caused Tex Rickarti
TO take the Jack Dempsey-Gene
@TunTey heavyweight match out of
the State. Philadelphians, happy at
the turn Of events, warmly received
.Hiekafa and his party as they ar
rived in the Quaker. City to make
plans, for the big fight SepteTn-
Der %.
After spending the day in Phila-
s4eiphia, the promoter expressed him.
self well satisfied with everything
and Is confident that the 10-round
decision championship affair will
Bring out a mammoth gathering.
II Is the first time in the history
ri the prize ring that a heavyweight
Stakeholder will risk his crown In
N 10.round decision affair.
~ Jess Willard boxed Frank Mo-
ran 10 rounds, no decision, when
the Kansas giant was the king.
pin, and Dempsey met Billy
AIiske under the same conditions.
~ That the switching of the battle
gite will not in any way affect in
k0eest in the titular battle. the first
heavyweight championship affair to
be held in three years, was evil
derced by the demand for tickets
yesterday.
That Rickard has n1Oney-nak;
ing attraction on his hands will not
be denied Yesterday, for instance,
Il wire was received from Wash
tngton. D. c., sent by Kirk Miller,
sporting editor of The Times and
Herald ard member of the National
Press Club Post American Legion,
@4nquiring If it would be possible
TO put the show back several weeks
TO enable the legion members to at
tend. Here's the wire:
Gin Difference to 200, 900 Ameri-
: can Legion members who will be
la convention i'm Philadelphia be-
tween October IL and Is, could
you possibly arrange dempsey
Tunney fight for date near then.
rs Tunney is member and a
faVorite with organization"
The promoter was very happy
today. He has nothing more to
worry about SO far. as probable ad-
verse action from any State Ath-
<ietic Commission or License Com,
nittee Is concerned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20
IOOlNGEM OVER
With louisa ouSher


TT big wander down the land
hlghclass catcher
IL the Tigers doing He's managing and catching
leader the ThreeEye Leagues pennan
retirement to Wash
Harris and his discovered
still batting and has signed with the Buttao inter-
nationals a third-sacker. -.
Familiarity Honey for big
holding first base for Fort Worth in the Texas
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20


Yes, SO far as exchange papers
coming to this desk indicate,
every professional writer who
was on the tug accompanying
the first woman's channel swim
had only praise for Gertrude's
wonderful achievement and the
manner in which she upheld the
sporting proves of the Ameri-
can nation.
These words were not only by
American writer's, but by writer's
Of England, France, Spain, Italy
Germany and sundry other
countries. Many Of the stories
seemed to have tears of JOY
interspersed among the lines, 80
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20

But the moth had burned aim
self beyond redemption, and While
no one ever seriously tried TO endow
Harry Greb with wings, the effect
he gave last night was that Of one
whose wings were clipped. He
tapped, he fluttered, he squirmed
and quivered in an ecstacy OF ef-
fort. But he didn't win. The de-
cision again went to Tiger Flowers,
and rightfully so. He won 10 of
the Is rounds, according to my
tally sheet
The ovation given Greb as he
entered the ring, however, pre-.
cluded any possibility of the YER
dict being alI-pOpular, and a lot
Of the addicts left the Garden
muttering darkIy In their boards.
II thought the decision was per.
feet" declared Patsy Haley. besE
known of New York referees, on
Broadway after the fight. Aud
there one is. Patsy absolutely
knows his mushrooms.
AS a matter Of fact. l don't see
how he could have called 1t other
wise. Seventeen years In the ring
and LOO nights on Broadway.
mostly the latter, have served to
cut Greb down to the size Of Mo
field and somewhat below 1t.
He hit this town several weeks
ago in what he claimed to be TIE
greatest condition Of his career. IIo
was clear-eyed, alert. hardened anu
tanned and he thought so we'll OF
himself that he invited his friends
over 10 watch him work.
He was In splendid condition
then but In only fair condition
last night, for Broadway Is a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20
Three Fine Youngsters

THERE are at least three fine
i young infielders playing their
first season in the American
League this year and all three
seemed booked for future greatness,
They are Tony Lazzeri, of the Yam
KEGS; Oscar Melillo, of the St.
Louis Browns, and Bill Hunnefield,
of the Chicago White Sox.
Lazzeri was the clouting king
of the Pacific Coast League a
year ago. He joined the Yankees
with a reputation of his own as
9 brilliant shortstop and another
Babe Ruth at bat. Shifted to
second base. Lazzeri proceeded to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20
IS NOW
BOOKED TOMORROW
WITH INDIANS
.-Interna .leuaI aewarseI pho,o
BY Louis A. Dougher

prevented today scheduled game here between sns
fair breeze ball yard presenabe for both
alike and neither predicted by the weather
With today game washed doubheader will be staged to-
morrow provided weather conditions favorable will see
Walter Johnson tackng the visiting
Speaker expected to send George uhe and either
Walter Miller Joe Shaute, souhpaws, to the mound
The Indians anxious to win ct their three games
place by hannerng the daghs out Of Lii Stoner and THIS
proving disturbing to the Ohioans Two weeks ago evelan
fans saw their pets winning and
were trying to athom giving them the Today
the Makmen and nine games
hoh;n the leaders
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20
They Split Even

After bowling the the PhiIlies 3
to /, when Al Nixon clouted a
homer in the tenth inning. Emil
Yde flashed four hit Performance
and the Pirates took the second
game. 4 to 0.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20
Red Sox Glory

The Red Sox stretched their sen,
So tional winning streak to five
straight when Wingfield white.
washed the White Sox 1 to o,
yielding only five hits.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20
TQDEYS SPQRTORIAL
BY kfrk Miller

difficult believe that the reflections cast upon tns Iea
of Gertrude Edee by certain Brsn NEWSPAPERS r
In reading of the question thrown about her performance
hear from the pen OF
newspaper men who accompanied Miss Edre on the
tug They the typewriter of some office observer
which like sitting in Washington and describing
play which took place around second base Oh
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20
HELPS TIGER
DEFEAT HARRY GREB
By Davis J. Walsh

NEW YORK 2oThs is the story Of male moth without
who followed the flame until its light
burned darkness claimed him for its
Madison Square Garden Harry Greb attempted TO
mddeweght title he had held lightly that ne
thought hardly worth the protection that werained body
could give it. -.. . -.<.-.-..
escaped quarry gains in value and it
stepped Tiger Flowers the Georgia
negro slapped championship months
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20

dramatic ala MISS EueTlS Leaf
appear. and so sincere were the
authors in giving their readers
all Of the color that went with
the event.
Depreciation Of the history
making swim by odds and ends
of the British press is doing
that country's sporting standing
no good in the minds OF Ameri-
can men and women, who take
their sport very much to heart.
Ugly thoughts are being con-
jured and expressed on many
sides and one commentator was
heard to say:
81 expect Great Britain
doesn't even know who won the
war yeti"
Such a remark is almost as
unfair as those remarks which
are being passed by the British
press about Gertrude's having
had the protection of a tug in
her channel swim.
The fact that she stayed IN
the water under any condition
and propelled her own body
across that dizzy expanse of
hazardous salt water, air. fog
and darkness, is something more
than any British woman aas
ever done, to say naught of
women of any Of the lesser
powers.
Swimming of the Channel
is not yet such a common oc-
currence that specific rules
have been laid down for every
turn Of the tide, change of
current, atmosphere, climate or
temperature. Unfortunately
traffic policemen do not abound
the Channel to direct swim
mers, neither do spotlights
play upon the candidates after
darkness has concealed their
voyage from the onlookers
ashore.
If the fact that Miss Ederle
swan in the protection of a
tug and "crawl stroked" to
the lee of that vessel is the
only fault the British press
can find in her performance,
they should at least give her
credit for not having had an
umbrella in one hand to pro-
tect her from the fog.
America deserves every inch
Of credit that it's various chan
mel attempts have won for it
There have been many fail.
ures, both by our men and
women, but what nation has
travelled farther and spent
more time, energy and money
to bring this distinction to the
Stars and Stripes? This is
not to imply that we bought,
or the money of our candidates
bought, the victory-but who
can deny that it costs plenty
to travel to Europe for this
chance, spend great sums there
for training and waiting for
an opportune moment 10 do
something in someone's else
back yard that couldn't be
done by them in their own2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20

He was In splendid condition
then but In only fair condition
last night, for Broadway Is a
tentacle that lOOSens it, grip only
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20

Such a remark is almost as
unfair as those remarks which
are being passed by the British
press about Gertrude's having
had the protection Of a tug in
her channel swim.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20

dramatic did Miss Ederle's feat
appear, and so sincere were the
authors in giving their readers
all Of the color that went with
the event.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20

4 jess Willard boxed Frank Mo-
ran 10 rounds, no decision, when
the Kansas giant was the king.
pin, and Dempsey met Billy
Aliske under the same conditions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-20

I The promoter was very happy
today. He has nothing more to
worry about SO far. as probable ad
verse action from any State Ath.
lietic Commission or License Com
mittee is concerned.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-17
The Duties of an Ideal Husband

ing crouch, don't try to work them
off on your wife.
Be sympathetic-when she is i'll try
to be at least half as concerned about
1t as she is when you are i'll.
Never buy her something for the
house instead Of something for her
self, as a birthday, anniversary or
Christmas present. And when you
fail to remember those occasions,
don't excuse yourself by saying you
didn't know what she wanted-that
she has charge accounts and could
whatever she wanted. That kind of
a present doesn't make a woman hap
py. She wants her husband to re
member that he is married to her.
In short, if you want to be a good
husband, be affectionate, kind, jolly
her instead Of finding fault with her,
be liberal in the use Of flattery, and
take her to some place Of amusement
as often as your budget permits. She
will thank God for having given you
to her as a husband, instead of won
dering what in the world was the
matter with her when she married
you.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-17

II M MOTT Ira of spring -
smpped' averaging SIS pounds lambs
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I tried to speak but
no words came. My
lips W ere dry an d
parched. Til e n final
~ I said: "Of course,
if Curtiss wants a di-
vorce l wouldn't think
of not letting him have
one"
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the hurt pride and disappointment
that had welled up IN my heart, but /
was determined, after what Ellie had
said. that l would not lose my control.
But" I concluded, IN a voice that
quavered in spite of myself, I'll new
er, never love anyone else as long as
I live"
ooh yes you will. Don't worry
about that, Sallie If we only had
room for one big emotion in a life
time think how stupid our days would
be when the person on whom we Law
ished our affection failed"
please don't try to console me-" 1
begged, ''it's impossible to paint any
picture that looks the least bit bright.
With Curtiss gone out of my life I
know that I'm facing despair. 1
might as well be frank When one
loves there is no such thing as pride
and self respect in the way you know,
but, that isn't the point. I have no
choice in the matter now and, as you
say, if he had cared he would have
written me long before this. Yes, I
was standing in the way of his happi
ness with-sOmeOne else, but | didn't
know. I thank you for telling me
Ellie" a sob rose in my throat but I
struggled on, 4 don't know what Dad
will think. I've kept all this from
him because he has been i'll But he
wouldn't try to influence me about
the divorce under the circumstances.
Not with his fire and pridel 1t would
kill him to think that his Sallie had
been put aside for some other girl
so, I'll keep it a secret until 1 have
the divorce in my hand"
"Atta-Girl!" exclaimed Ellie, how
about our trip to Mexico? You car
get one Sc much quicker down there.
"But I'm not anxious to hurry
things, you know"
Except that it takes a whole year
to establish your residence here anC
it wouldn't be fair to keep CurtisS
out Of his paradise for that long {
time"
you're right" I cried, spurred OF
to angry action by Ellie's sarcastic
/ voice, eff he wants Letitia Evans h
can have her. III not stand in hi.
wayl Furthermore, I'll go to an!
/ place to get that divorce, Ellie. Ever
to MexicCr
"Hurrah!" Ellie exclaimed.
was so excited over the tortur
Gus state of affairs that Ellie ha,
revealed that, only for a moment
did it occur to me that, instead o
being the least bit sympathetic, sh
was plainly overjoyed.
Does Sallie turn to the young mu
stefan for consolation?
(TO be continued Next Week.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-17
DIR. Kahle Returns From
Davenport; Attends Special
Course for ChiroPractors

DR.. Kahle, with offices at Outlook,
Montana, reports a most interesting
and highly instructive course in CHR
ropractic, Spinograph and NeurOcal-
ometer work was given during the
two weeks the doctor spent at The
Palmer School of ChirOpractic in Da-
venpOrt, Iowa
The course included individual and
group instruction in all the newest
discoveries in Chiropractic. Lectures
and clinical work were conducted each
dav and the several hundred IN at
tendance found the work highly IN
structive. Dr. Kahle reports that
Chirapractic is making great advances
throughout the country and gaining
thousands of new patients under its
standard. Some remarkable cases
were studied during the course. DR.
Kahle considers the course was of i'm
measurable benefit to him, which viii
of course, be apparent to his many
patients in this community.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-17

Dear Miss Flo am a young
man about to be married to a Won
derful girl. It will always be a mys-
terry to me why she should love me,
but since she does, want TO do every
thing IN my power to keep that love.
Won't you give me a few pointers on
how to do it? Beyond a vague i'm
preston that l must never beat her,
l haven't the slightest idea of what
IS expected of a good husband.-B. B.
You certainly are to be commended
upon your earnest desire to merit
your wife's love. 1t is a sound found
alton on which to build.
As for providing for your wife, you
are in duty bound to do that. There
Is an old adage which says: When
poverty enters the door, love flys out
the window. No matter what other
charms you may have, if you cannot
provide comfortably for your wife you
are in danger Of losing her affection.
Having accorded your wife consid-
crate treatment and given her a good
home, the next point is to remember
to do the little things. Many men
think they have done their whole duty
as husbands when they furnish their
wives with food and shelter. Do some
thing actively to make your wife
happy. Show a human interest in
her. Consult her taste, instead of
merely pretending to do so. Ask her
where she wants 70 go on the Sunday
motor trip-or what movie she wants
10 see.
Be affectionate. Don't expect her
70 take it for granted that you still
love her because yen haven't asked
for a divorce. Don't wait for the
tombstone to call her a beloved wife
If YOU love her, say so at least sew
eral times a week. And for heaven
sake, don't neglect TO pay your wife
compliments. They cost nothing, but
their value to her is inestimable. Seek
occasions TO praise her looks, hel
clothes, her accomplishments.
Don't fail to be courteous TO hel
at least as ordinary polite as e
other women. If you must criticise
her, refrain from doing so before
your friends, and when yCl have {
dark brown taste and an early morn
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-17
LIES MIRROR.
Reflections by Panne.

To know the worst
Yet believe the best
To expect the least
And give the most.
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before, you let him see that you were
too fond Of him, sport. I've heard
you around him and your saccharine
tones positively made me sick. Too
much endearment spOils men Just as
surely as an overdose Of sugar makes
insipid teal"
But you've never been married,
Ellie" l interrupted, zone can't 90
on playing a game then. You've got
TO be sincere and real. At least that's
what I thought"
well, you see what you get for it,
don't you? The gate!" she reiterat-
ed IN her Jazz vernacular, Il might
not have been married but l do know
men, and I've never had one Of them
ditch me vet. You see Sallie I be-
lieve in that modern little Sugges-
ton, ''be yourself" and sooner or lat
er you will, too, I'm not cOntending
that you should go back to cocktails
and cigarettes, as a matter Of fact
you're a million times prettier and
wittier than you were when you used
TO Jazz things up, and rotten gin and
/ cigarettes are dynamite TO a girl's
| looks, but, when you married CurtiSs
l that wasn't all you gave up. You
/ lost your individuality and every darn
/ thing that made you adorably differ
ent from Just any ordinary girl. You
were so absorbed in Curtiss that you
completely forgot your, real self.
That's always disastrous. Ny motto
! is, Ellie, first, last and always and
! believe me-" she added, cit works. p
] She took a long breath and it seemed
/ TO me as If she would never stop but
/ I listened spellbOund TO every word
as it fell from her caustic lips.
Anyway, she continued, "the soon
er you make up your mind that you're
holding Curtiss against his viii and
i keeping him from marrying the little
flapper down there the happier every
bOdy'n be. I don't think you're halt
as much in love with Curtiss as yOu
think YOU are and the hardest part
Of the whole thing will be in taking
the first step. After that is done
You'll begin to take a new lease or
life. 1 know. All my misunderstood
married friends confide in me"
l tried TO speak but no words cam,
Ny lips were dry and parched. TheI
finally I said: "Of course, If Curtis
wants q divorce I wouldn't think o.
not letting him have one" I wante,
70 put my head down and sob on
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-17
SALLIE'S DECISION

The struggle that going in Elles mind revealed
itself in the changing expressions which swept her face At
first she shook her head Oh mind, she said just
wait and you'll understand
Now listen Ellie you can't do me like thsl | cried,
YOU must have some reason for saying what you did and
MUST know. Why did you say that you didn't think was
ever going back Curss that nsnuatng tone OF voice.
Tell me. PLEASE"
Again she seemed be between two emotions, then
her chin shot up in firm resolve and with toss of her pretty
head she began talk Her words most emphatic and
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-17

their meaning perfectly clear
Because he's just waiting for you get a divorce Be
he he be free Because he's crazy to marry
Lea Evans Because he doesn't love you any more and
she continued defanty, if you had any pride you could
it for YOURSELF
OH heartbroken little escaped my lips 1t
ddn to ask her how she knew all these wretch
ed facts Enough that had told her-ritten her
perhaps. Ellie my friend and she would not hurt me
she had not known the truth of the words she spoke
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-17
THAT EXPLAINS IT.

Judge:- Glow many times have
you been in court ?"
"Only once yer honor"
"How long has that been p
"About twenty years ago."
"Hm. That's not a bad record"
And you havn't done any wrong
since"
"No sir"
. "Where have you been?"
"In Jail"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-17
MONEY TALKS

Salesman, Salesladies and Re
tail merchant. Ny Items fit all
Of you. Salesman averages 500
profit for every dealer called on.
Costs dealer $500, he sells for
$3.50. Salesman makes S1.0O. If
you are a Salesman or wish TO
become one. If you never sold
anything in your life I viii tell
you how TO make better than
$4,000 a week (Address)
Geo. L. Lane, Mansfield, Ohio.
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Church England
II much
you'll miss,
which lets where
The church wholly ample
Of filthy ucre what minerso the bust
For Englands soul the pleads; graft royalties
Gukese
English
The Nazarene tbs often sed had pillow
bishops the coal lists tell has gold
gotta trust hereafter; for cash the