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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19
NE:RNAIDS
|N.ACTN)N
BY Gerry" Martin

The inter.pooI meet between
Rosedale and Georgetown mermaids
will be held today in the George
town tank at o'clock.
There are 7S contestants, each
Of whom won places In the pre-
liminary meets. earning the right
to represent their playground In
the city meet. Among this long
liyt of contestants Tiers are two
girls who are far In the van. In
both playground. local md south
Atlantic compe tition. Thew are
lone Whaler and Haen Strecks,
beth members OF the Capitol A. c..
the former swimming for Georges
town and the latter for Rosedale.
Some keen swimming exhlbl.
tions are expected by the fol-
lowers Of playground activities,
for each Of these two girls are
going to put forth every effort
to collect the highest number Of
points, and when either OF them
begin TO put on steam, you can
bet your bottom dollar that you'll
see enough to fill your eyes and
your pockets too.
There are, however, some other
girls who. must be considered SER
iousIy. Katherine Frenzel, nee
Beckert. who COPIED top honors at
the Georgetown meet last year and
collected second highest this year,
cannot be disregarded.
It IL going to take plenty OF
work on the part of lone and
Katherine to ring UP enough tallies
to bring home the bacon" Rose.
dale representatives such as Helen
Ryan. Gladys Spahr, and Margaret
COLLISION will all help swell the mum.
Der Of points raked in by Rose
dale.
On the whole, Rosedale looks the
best, for it has larger rumber
OF fairly good swimmers than
Georgetown. Georgetown has two or
three very good and a long list Of
those not 80 capable.
In any event, the spectators will
not want for excitement.
The entries are:
1s-year Glass. Free styisEoeorgetown:
Rosedale, Helen streskS. Helen Ryan
and Hester Wood.
Side stroke-Georgetown, Catherine
Frenzel and Gladys Ballinger; RosedAle.
Helen StreekS' Margaret Callfson and
Breast stroke - Georgetown, Helen
Cooper; Rossdals' Gertrude Hay and
Back stroke - Georgetown. lone
Whaler, Sadie Kiatti and Helen Cooper;
Rosedale. Gladys Spahr. Mary O'Connor
and Margaret Callison.
12.year Class Free Style-Georgetown,
Clara Wren. Jessie Nimnom and Vir-
ginia Jones; Rosedale. lRufina King,
Edna Hook and Dorothy Bishoff.
and Mae King; Rosedale. Hazel Wolfe
and Ada Lusby.
Breast tStroke Georgetown. Jessie
Nimnom and Thslna Gooding; Rose
dale dale Catherine Harris Rufina King and
=, Candle Race Georgetown, TheIma
Goodiing. Mae King and Virginia Jones;
Rosedale, Anne Hickey, Dorothy Bishoff
and Catherine Harris.
Both Glasses. plunEe-tGeorgetown;
Margaret Hamburger; Rosedale. Helen
Streeks Gladys Spahr and Helen Ryan.
Diving for Objects -- Georgetown,
GLADYS Ballinger. Sadie KiAtti and
o'connor. Hazel I"' Wolfe 0 and Mars garrett
Hickey.
Fancy Diving - Georgetown. lone
Whaler Marie McKernal and Helen
Cooper; Rosedale, Helen Streeks, Gladys
spahr and Margaret Callison.
Mae King and Margaret Hamberger;
Rosedale. Gertrude Hay, Gladys iSpahr
and Margaret Slmnel.
Beginners Race-0eorgetown, Lille
G shs,I. p sylvia Baronson and Theima
StOrk and Sarah Muihorv
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League. The Griffs' leader intends
to- take the squabble to the league
itself, seeking to put a curb upon
Cobb that will keep him quiet for
a long. long time.
There was no baseball here yes.
terday. Both Detroit games have
Griffmen next visit Detroit, they
will be played there as double.
headers. The Washington club IL
due to open a five-day visit to
Detroit on September Is. With
these two transfers seven games
will be staged between the Tigers
and Griffs in five days.
Bucky Harris was the most
pleased young man at the Griffith
stadium yesterday. He discovered
a faster lad than Stuffy Stewart
right among his own players. Bob
Reeves is that speedster. In q
match race of approximately a5O
yards from behind the plate out
to the end Of the left-field boxes
Reeves defeated the Birmingham
marvel by less than a foot. show
ing him the way from start to
finish.
1t was a great day for foot
racing, light rain falling to make
the field miry and wet. First Ty
Cobb challenged Jack Warner. his
young third-sacker, betting $50 he
could beat him. Warner ran away
from his boss.
Then the Tigers offered to back
Heinie Manush against Goose
GOsIin. LM Blue rashIy offering
500 of his own dough to make
IL interesting. Lawrence Phillips
backed Goslin and 50 did half the
Griffs. Both Outfielders removed
their sliding pads, frightened their
shoe laces and went to 1t.
Half way down the course the
big Tiger outfielder had a slight
lead on his rival, but he could not
stave off Goslin's final sprint. The
Goose was coming strong as the
finish line appeared and took the
lead within 80 yards or so from the
finish. When within reach OF the
finish Manush slipped and fell,
leaving Goose to cross the line
alone.
1t was after that race that, on
hearing so much talk about Stew
arts speed. Bob Reeves agreed to
race the Birmingham flyer for $25
side. Few believed Reeves had a
chance but he fooled the wise ones
and today ranks as the fastest man
among the Griffs. at least over a
straight course and on a rainy day.
With the foot races out of the
way. Umpires Dineen and Moriarty
conferred with President Griffith
and Manager Harris and it was
agreed that the playing field was
in no condition for baseball and
the fans hurried out into the storm,
missing their chance OF seeing the
Tigers here until next season.
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"Gehrig, dangerous man at the
plate always. Hornsby. who easily
tops other second sackers afield and
at bat. Traynor, for his spirit and
consistency in both fielding and bat.
ting. J. Sewell. a formidable man
in the pinch and naturally q fine
fielder. Mostil, who excels afield
and is a batter of high order. A
fast man on the bases.
"Cuyler. who is head and shou..
Gers above all other National League
outfielders, in fielding, batting and
speed. Goslin. who was d gooG
siugger last year and far better
one now"
Beat that team. say we'uns.
Then there is May King. Of Al
die. Va. who has chosen johnson
and Uhle for pitchers, Cochrane
catcher. Burns first base, Collins
second base. Bluege third base,
Myer short stop, Goslin left field,
FOthergill center field. and Sammy
Rice right field.
Excellent fielders. good batters.
hrainy." Miss King has to say in
part.
Louise Phillips. 1858 Ingraham 81
N. W.. must have a weather eye
out for good players all year. She
picked a team Of sweet ball play
ers mark you.
Uhle. Meadows. L. sewell, Gehrig.
Hornsby, Traynor. Myer. Fother.
gill, Speaker and Sam Rice are her
choices. And they would be the
choices Of many a big league man.
ager. Yes, sir. many Of the nogulS
could use those ball tossers.
Mrs. Mary e. Veihmeyer. 3OOl
Foote ST. n. W., likes PennOck
and Levsen for her hurting stars.
Sewell, Of Cleveland, could catch
for her team, and she would have
Shelly, Bishop, .Bluege and
Wright for her infieId. Meusel,
GosIin and Rice are her gardeners
and her only mistake was that
she did not specify which Meusel
she preferred. Bob il with the
Yanks and "Irish" IL with the
Giants. Both play the Outfield.
Johnson and Pennock are the
goods. according to Miss Agnes NJ.
Harrison, 616 Colorado Building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19
Cole Bought BY Sox

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10
Bert Cole, leading left-handed
twirler Of the Pacific Coast Lea.
que, has been purchased from
the Mission Club by the Chicago
White Sox. He will report to the
sox next spring. Cash and play.
ers are involved in the deal, but
the amount Of cash to be paid was
not made puhlics
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19

Ruel, Kelley, Collins. Bluege. J.
Sewell. Jameson, Ty Cobb and
Rice (which onel are the stars she
picks. Maybe some Of those five
trips will 80 to one Of he ladies.
Good luck. girls.
Mrs. J. w. Giannini, 1901 Mas
sachusetts Ave. s. e., likes Pen-
mock and Meadows, Gehrig. =.
Sewe.l, Lazzeri. Traynor, O'Farrell,
Gosli1. Meusel and Cuyler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19
Race Is Tight

The National League race today
is tighter than a dowager's corset
as a result Of yesterdays victories
b. st. Louis and Cincinnati. The
Pirates. who could do no better
than break even in a doubleheader
with the Braves. lead the Cardinals
by only half game, with the Reds
the same distance behind the Red
RirdG~
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SAcd Which VI HIS CRACK hurting
{ staff Manager Speaker will use here
us not yet known. but George Uhle,
Walter Miller, Joe Shaute and
Sherry Smith are favored.
Monday next brings the st. Louis
Browns to the Capital and It will be
Buddy Myer Day" Myers home
u in Ellisville, Miss, not Ear from
New Orleans and a delegation from
his native State visiting Washing
ton in the interests OF its Know
Mississippi Better" campaign will
honor My6r at the plate. Lieut..
Gov. Dennis Murphree will head
the delegation and a Mississippi
band will entertain the fans. All
Myer will have TO do is strike out
as soon as his teammates cart away
his presents. Everybody doss that,
you know.
Next Thursday the Chicago White
Sox will open the last series to be
played in Washington this sea.
SON by a Western club. Five
games must be played i'm four
days, and when the Sox leave
town, the Capital will have but
three more games to see. all with
Boston on Sunday, September 5,
and the following day, Labor Day.
Big league baseball for 1925 dies
In the Capital on Labor Day.
President Griffith today said that
II had not yet been decided whether
or not to send jimmy Uchrinsko to
Little Rock for the balance Of the
season. The young pitcher has
been offered to 'Pongo" Joe Cantil.
lon In return for the immediate re-
porting of "Ginger" Joe Carroll,
but the Little Rock leader seems
averse TO sending Carroll to the
Griffs at this time.
The Washington magnate IS pre-
serving a dignified silence regarding
Ty Cobh's letter charging him with
Inconsistency" and "preverication. 3"
IT have no comment to make
whatever on this letter from Ty
Cobb given general publicity by
the Baltimore sports editor. l shall
take the proper steps to settle with
Cobb through the regular channels
Of the league. That's all l have to
say. / am not entering into any
argument with him through the
newspa pers."
The Detroit manager. incensed at
being charged with delaying bail
games. accused Clark Griffith OF
similar tactics when A player and
OF teaching his pitchers the same
thing. He reminded the Washing.
ton magnate with maintaining
feuds" with other baseball men, not
even excepting the head of the
league, Ban Johnson.
Charging Clark Griffith with
"enlisting the aid Of some of his
local papers in brOadcasting the
fact that he should be curbed,"
Cobb slipped a carbon copy of
his letter sent to the Washing.
ton magnate to a newspaper
friend of his i'm Baltimore. This
friend promptly printed it in aid
Of Cobb.
However, with President Griffith
declining 10 wash his linen in pub.
lie, the whole jamboree will be
come one of the amusements at the
naxt meeting Of the American
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START SERIES.
HERE TOMORROW WITH.
MURRAY OPPOSING
By Louis A. Dougher

The Cleveland Indians engaged struggle with
Che Philadelphia Athletics for second place the
threegame series here may
expect plenty Of opposition.
smer George Murray, the Gr newest sheik. will loosen
that which held the
test of the series.
Walter Johnson expected try his usse
With either Stanley Coveleske General Cowder
for the Sunday closing the series.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19
Bouts Are OFF

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Rain
caused a postponement Of tonight's
bouts at Ebbetts Field, featuring
Paul Berlenbach, former light
heavyweight champion, and Fran
els Charles, Of France, until Fri
day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19
JACK DUNN DENIES
SALE OF JOE BOLEY

BALTIMORE, Aug. 19.--''Joe
Boley has not been sold to the
Athletics or Washington or any
other team" Thus spoke Jack
Dunn, manager of the Baltimore
Orioles, refuting rumors that his
star shortstop had been sold to a
ior league team.
The Oriole boss stated that the
only offer ever made for Boley was
that by the late Charles Ebbets, of
Brooklyn. That was in 1929. when
Boley was leading the lnterna.
tional League in hitting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19

Yesterdays Results
Pittsburgh, AS; Boston, Ia.
81. Louis, 6: Brooklyn, 3.
Cincinnati. 8; PHILADELPHIA, o..
New York, 2: Chicago, 1 (10 tnns.).
TOday's Games
Brooklyn at Ct. Louie.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
New York at Chicago.
(Only games scheduled.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19
LADIES' PICK POWERFUL
BABE RUTHL|NE-UPS

baseball matters any Time
when double steal sacrifice fdes choice and other technical
heads
peek unjustycaed eaker
sending the Washington Times Babe
.a
Hesse Cromwell Terrace N E. has sent in
pppin Of team and her explanations excellent
Ruether and Meadows she writes have excellent pitching
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19

Daily totals. 80 IL 81 SO is II S--1SS
EMO game.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Leaders for the day-Pittsburg. Z.
Tnu-phiIadelphia q
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Additional sports news
On Page 81.
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League Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing Of Clubs

Yesterdays Results
Boston. &; st. Louis, 3.
WashlngtOn-DetrOi doth games, rain).
Cleveland -PhlladeIphia (HainJ.
ChicagO-New York (bOth games, Fain).
TOday'S Games
Chicago at Boston.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
(Omly games scheduled.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Standing Of Clubs
w. L. Pet. Win --Oee
Pittsburgh. 62 46 .674 .578 .560
St. Louis ...... 06 30 .50S .569 800
Cincinnati. ..... IS 81 SEQ .664 $50
Chicago. ....... 80 IS .518 .522 .513
New York. ..... So 81 .61B .622 .513
Brooklyn. b5 90 .410 .455 1855
Boston. .s... ~ 81 Ale al .4O1
Philadelphia. -. az 90 .382 .S05 .37O
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Runs Scored Daily
Week ending Aug. 1877
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Leaders for the day-Boston. 4.
= TnI{s
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However. with President Griffith
declining TO wash his linen in pub
lie. the whole jamboree will be-
come one of the amusements at the
nAxt meeting Of the American
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-22
Orange Trees Given
By Franciscan Monks
Start Citrus Industry

Los Angeles, Cal, July 21.--(P)--A
few orange trees brought from Spain
by Franciscan monks in 1859 and
planted in mission grounds marked
the beginning of a citrus industry in
California which last year approach
ed turnover of $500 100000
The first orchard of any size was
planted in 1904 or 1905 Lear the San
Gabriel mission ten miles from
where Los Angeles now is. -Four
hundred seedlings covered six acres.
Early records say extensive or
chards were developed and were ex-
ceedlngly prolific, although John c..
Fremont, who visited the Francis.
can establishments after their secu-
larization in 1884, said little remained
OF the orchards then.
The navel ICalifornias winter
orange. was planted extensively in
the seventies on desert land which
had been considered worthless. The
navel orange of today Is one Of the
big four of citrus fruits.
The valencia orange was broushH
from the Azores islands In 1865.
Lemons were imported from Aus.
tralia and Sicily.
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Hero of Blasts
At Navy Arsenal
Tells Story Disaster

New York, July 211.-(P)-Seated
in an invalid's chair, his face bruis-
ed and a bandage covering one of
his eyes, Captain c. C. Bowling,
commandant of Lake Denmark, N.
J., naval arsenal, today told the ma
val court of inquiry a dramatic
story of the origin of the disaster
on July 10 that took a toll of 81
lives and caused damage estimated
at nearly S90,000,000.
1t was tale of heroism, In which
two men, both patients at the Naval
Hospital at Brooklyn, worked with
shells exploding all around them to
put out fires and prevent further
loss of life. Captain Bowling told
how his own life had been saved by
Private Casimer kensick, of the
Marines, whose home is in Ham
tramck, near Detroit, Mich.
81 was sitting on the porch Of my
residence at the northern end of the
reservation when the storm came"
a very severe storm. l began to
count the flashes Of lightning think
ing I could tell how near they were
The flashes seemed to be nearly a
mile away, well out of the reserva-
ton. I counted eight flashes, which
included the last one.
"a few minutes later the tele-
phone rang. It was the sentry at
the south gate. He was afterwards
killed. He said fire had started in
one Of the magazines. / hoped in
my own car and opened it up to
about fifty. heading for the south
gate. l slowed down for a party Of
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! Marines. thinking to load some Of
them in the car.
my car was stopped on the road.
could see a curl of heavy black
smoke arising from either store
house Number l or storehouse Num-
Der 8, l don't know which one. l
had just stepped to the road. My
hand was on the door of the car.
, There came a terrific flare. Both
storehouses disappeared. / was
knocked down on my face. | was
dazed and blinded. l got UP and
CROPPED along my car.
"Private Kensick took my arm
and helped me along. I could see
nothing. I was too dazed even to
notice other explosions. He finally
got me into the army arsenal
grounds, which adjoin.
"I was SO dazed l did not hear
the following explosions, but l could
feel their impulses, and we were
knocked to the ground several times.
My eyesight began to clear | LOOK
ed around. The whole exploded area
was ablaze, a terrible fire that leap
ed hundreds Of feet into the air. we
went back to the Navy arsenal ana
fought our way through to the pow
err plant, where I tried to formulate
plan of action
At the power plant. Captain Do"l-
Ing found chief division clerk Wad-
hams, whose wife was killed. Cap
tain Bowling instructed him to re-
main at the power plant and keep
it going. and Wadhanls stayed. At
this point Captain Downing said, he
decided little could be done to save
the other storehouses. Shells were
bursting all around him and debris,
bursting down from above, fell be-
side him wherever he went.
IT returned to my own quarters,
he said. Private Kensick was bad
~ shocked. I think he was partially
bereft of his senses. but he stuck by
me.
1.-THE horses and mules, which
were stabbed at the northern end,
were running loose. Kensick and l
tried to round them up. but they
were badly frightened and we could
not catch them. Wadhams came to
tell me nothing could be done, as the
steam lines had burst. l sent Kensick
to round up some more Marines, but
| suppose he couldn't find any.
Fire then broke out in shed
near by my residence. Wadhams
and 1 put it out. ] hadn't been able
to find any of my family, but ! sup
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Assn Gives Dogs
Care of Humans

Rochester. n. 7. July 21.-lF1--
More than 800 dog owners and
friends here operate a unique organ
ization which looks after the welfare
of dogs. 1t is the Rochester Dog
Protective Association.
A lost dog or yellow cur" In
Rochester is not one of the forlorn
objects of this world. He is card
indexed, he is put in kennel of one
of the eight hundred when found, and
his human hackers go farther than
merely finding his owner or getting
him a new home.
Cater To Doggy" Emotions
The Association also teaches out
siders how to care for dogs, not
dogs in general. but the individual
wants, tastes and doggy emotions of
each rescued or recaptured animal.
Stolen dogs are traced through CO.
operation with police and detective
agencies. Dogs found injured any,
where in the city or vicinity are given
surgical attention and hospital care
by the association.
Calls for assistance in caring for
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their ladies amusing themselves in any

their ladies amusing themselves In any
way they saw fit. A banquet was
served about $50, following which
there was a meeting of the chamber
which was addressed by Judge Mansur
of Auburn and others, and some bust
ness was transacted, and 1t was con-
sidered a very successful outing and
meeting.
The Franklin Memorial Hospital
campaign committee has opened head
quarters in the building on Broadway
owned by F. E. McLeary. which was
the original Ford salesroom, and later
the Gray car salesroom, but for the
past year or two used only for automo-
bile storage. The interior has been
refitted and it makes very attractive
office, with telephone booth and small
private office. Charles Haney and
Miss Sherman of Boston have been en-
gagged by the committee to conduct the
campaign of raising the funds for the
financing of a spacious county hospital
and are now in charge. DR.. George l..
Pratt Is directing this part of the
work, and the geenral committee rep
resenting the physicians of the county
includes Dr. Pratt, DR.. John w. Mich
olds and DIR. A. NJ. Ross, all of Farm
ington, and DR.. Charles w. Bell OF
Strong. The finance committee consists
of Wilbert G.. Mallett, Eugene E.
Flood and Herman L. Whittier. The
original plans contemplated the pur-
chase Of a private hospital in this vii
lage and enlarging it. but the interest
is SO great that it now seems likely
that another location where there Is
more room will be selected and an en-
tirely new building erected. There are
three small private hospitals in Frank
lin county, one in this village, one at
West Pennington and one at Strong,
which will undoubtedly be discontln-
ued, with the possible exception OF the
one at Strong, when the proposed pub
lie hospital is in operation.
At the band concert Monday eve
ming a collection was taken up and
about SIC added to the fund with
which to build bandstand In the park
opposite the court house. The fund
now amounts to slightly more than
$3.50 about half of what is needed for
the erection of suitable stand to &C
commodate the so musicians now play
ing in Wheeler's Band. The contribu-
tions ar ecoming in so slowly that I'M
less things speed up a good deal it Will
not be possible to build stand soon
enough to get much benefit from 1t TINS
summer and fall, as hoped for. Wneei-
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posed they would be safe. The wa
ter in the fire hose got weaker and
weaker. There seemed no use try
ing to use the hose. l sent Wad-
hams in a car we backed out of a
garage. l told him to phone the
Third Naval district for assistance
and medical supplies.
Being alone. 1 went down the in
ner section looking for fires. l saw
about 80 blazing buildings, but none
of these had explosives in 1t. ] went
back to search my residence. The
family was not there. / returned
to the fire area, but could get no
closer than the Marines barracks,
for shells were bursting everywhere
and the heat was terrible. I recalled
the hopelessness of me trying to do
anything and l decided to abandon
the area. I worked my way out and
got to Dover hospital, where / was
treated"
After being treated for the burns
on his face and his injured eyes,
Captain Bowling returned to the
army arsenal at Picatinny. but found
he could do nothing and was then
compelled to return to the hospital
and remain there.