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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
K Id LOOMS
As GREAT
PLAYER
BY Louis A. Dougher

\
TAMPA, March 2s.-sammy west.
the kid gardener from Birmingham.
Il coming with a rush and Manager
Harris is not bit backward in
saying that West will be retained
this season by the Washington
Club.
II don't hesitate a moment in
saying that West has the makings
Of the best outfielder in the
league explains Manager Harris.
He was numbering all kinds of
pitching last year until he was
beaned. He was lucky in not being
killed.
Il intend nursing him along until
he gets his confidence back again.
He won't see many southpaws, for
Instance, until he shows no nervous
ness up there at the plate. By
picking his spots / hope to have
him ready to step in there next
year and run somebody out ct 4
JOB.
g Right now he's as fast as
Rice and can Out-thrOw any
Of the regulars. He covers
plenty OF ground and in his
tests has looked good at the
plate. When he has fully re
covered from that beaning West
viii astOnish the whole base
ball world by his hitting. and
all-arOund playing.
''West is but 20 years old. Last
+ 1fes fiHsCt in VNlnfAGQinn0I
baseball and his accident prevented
his completing the season with
Birmingham. He was hitting for
$40 when injured. having a pen.
chant for extra base slams"
In Sundays game against the
New York Giants West caught one
Of Greenfield's shoots for a home
run to right field. lifting 1t high
over q lot Of parked automobiles.
In Washington that drive would
have scared high over the right
field wall, much after the style or
Rutla's spectacular flies.
Since following Cullop as a substi.
tute for Speaker in center field
West has hit both fast balls and
curves. He still has a tendency to
20 after bad balls. q weakness that
can be corrected with constant
practice.
Manager Harris believes the
youngster will overcome that weak
ness in q few months OF steady
application.
Counting his work yesterday
against the Robins West has
been to bat "a times. He has
scored runs on 8 hits totaling
IA bases and has driven In 4
runs. His batting average b .
mere .375 which puts him right
up, among the tears leaders.
west alone of all the seven out.
fIelders can improve to any extent.
The three regulars are veterans,
two almost at the end of their
careers. Earl McNeely will hardly
improve in any way. Tucker is as
good now as he will ever be. Cullop
might improve slightly, especially
along the lines of team play IN
fielding around first base. West
Is q mere kid who should prove a
wonder as soon as he forgets that
beanlng and is convinced he can hit
southpaws as well as right handlers.
I'VE must look to the future"
said President Griffith, one Of
Vests loudest boosters" Speaker
and Rice can't go on forever and
when they step down the team,
viii have to be fortified. West
should be ready to replace either
when the time comes"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
st. Adams to Play
Tech High Today

st, Adams and Tech High School
mines will meet this afternoon and
inaugurate the local scholastic sea.
son. The game. which is scheduled
to be played on the st. Adams
field, will start at 3:15 o'clock.
st. Adams will send in a team
consisting OF veterans, while Tech,
without its vets. will have a forlmi-
dable outfit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
Aliens Condition
Regarded Serious

GREENVILLE, s. c., March 20.
The condition of Clarence Allen,
pitcher Of the Jersey City baseball
club, was still regart ed as "sefi.
ous' by City Hospital authorities
today.
Pitcher Allen was knitted in the
left lung during an encounter with
j. r. and Boyd Peden. owners Of
property adjoining the Greenville
Spinners park, during a game be-
tween the Greenville and Jersey
City clubs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
Fencing Matches Set
For Racquet Gymnasium

The interscholastic individual
fencing matches will be held at the
Racquet Club gymnasium Satur-
day night. Major Walter Z.
Blount is receiving entries from
local public and private high
schools at S34 Fifteenth st. up to
Friday night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
Golf Crown bangles
Among Women Stars

PINEHURsT. N. c., March 2s.-
The united North and South woni
ems golf crown dangled today
among a former national champion
and three other crack women golf
ers.
Miss Glenna Collett. Providen
II. l., former national champion
was matched with Miss Edith Quier
Reading, Pa.
In the other semi-finai match
Mrs. q. Fl. Baker, jr.. Belmont
Mass. ard Miss Virginia Van VIE
CHICAGO, Were the contestants.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
T AR RE II
BEATEN

ATLANTA, March 2s.-4Jehn Col.
den, Paterson professional beat
Johnny Farrell, of Quaker Ridge. /
up in the play.off for the $4,000 prize
Of the Southern open tournament
which ended In tie Saturday. Far.
rell takes the second prize Of $1,75O.
Golden played a steady game,
whereas Farrell was In trouble from
start to finish, and only his deadly
chip shots and unfailing putter pre-.
vented the 1rishman's score from
being higher.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
PLAYER LOSES LEG

A bruise received in basket.
ball game on a high school team
10, Of Monticello, N. Y, his ,oft
leg. Finer went back into the
game and the injury was aggra.
waited. A cancer developed and
the leg was removed to save his
life.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
BIN'KY SHY.
CATCHING

TAMPA Fla, March zS.-The St.
Louis Cardinals are here today for
the first Of three contests with the
Griffmen, the last major league
games Tampa fans win have until
next spring. With Thursdays con.
flict gone into history. the Griffs
will be getting ready for the jump
to Birmingham Saturday night, the.
Florida training season at an end.
Hollis Thurston and Garland
Braxton, skilled twirlers, are down
to face the Cardinals today. Thurs
ton has not done much work, but
what he did was excellent. Brax-
ton, with Convey and Thurston, -
leading the hurting squad in eft.
fectiveness.
Mickey O'NeiI, one Of the
most peppery catchers in the
National League for several
years while with the Boston
Braves, today reported to the
Washington club. having been
taken at the waiver price from
the Brooklyn Robins.
Manager Harris has not been
satisfied with his backstopping
brigade all spring. He attempted
to arrange a deal, giving him Waliy
Schang Of the st. Louis Browns.
That fell through because he had
no infielder to offer In exchange.
O'Neil has experience and shows
plenty Of life behind the plate.
while his throwing arm is strong.
Just which OF the quartet will be
released remains to be decided.
Muddy Ruel got into his first
game Of the year yesterday against
the Brooklyn Robins and looked
well, especially at bat. He singled
his first time up and on his second
| trip to the plate his long fly
brought over his teams first run.
The Robins and the Griffs battied
eleven innings to q 4.to-4 tie yes
terday. Ollie Tucker provided the
feature fielding hit OF the long
grind when he ran half mile,
made a tumbling catch Of Ccrgania
short fly and with q line throw TO
Stewart cut off Partridge scramb-
ling back to second base. In add.
ton Tucker got two hits for him
SSA1 anu SCOTCH a run
Iris Speaker and Sam Rice
adorned the bench. In the fifth
/ Speaker came up for CoveIesESia
and poled q clean single to left
4 but Rice never did more than
watch the other fellow. They
are expected TO play today
against the Cardinals. however.
Buddy Myer Is suffering from q
mild attack Of biIliousnesS. He re-
manned out Of yesterdays game
and may not play today. Mccain
filled his place against the Robins
IN fine style, looking good in the
field and banging out three hits
against Petty, Vance and McWeeny,
no mean hurlers.
CovelesAie pitched afP tight BAN
for four frames but was found for
three singles and D double In the
fifth that netted the Robins two
runs. The veteran took his 4ana
i and did not bear down any too
much and Manager Harris Gaid ha
was Satisfied. a
Admiral Jones lacked contTcG and
Fred MarberTy relieved him with
two out and two on IN the tenth
when the tail fellow seemed about
to toss away possible victory
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
"GAS" TAX SESSION

TO consider the proposed increase
Of gasoline tax in the District the
advisory board OF the Columbia
division Of the American Auto
mobile Association will meet to-
morrow at the call of George W.
Offutt. chairman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
PR0ElTARLE

The St Pats Hockey Club which
was sold by Charlie Querrie and his
associates for $4,000. is said 10 have
cost them about $500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
JANN Hit 6
PROBLEM

NEW YORK, March 29.--John j.
McGraw, the man with something
on his mind. was turned up in
New York after making a noise
like a rubber heel and disappearing
from the Giants training camp in
Florida. He is here to confer
with Charles A. Stoneham, the
clubs president, concerning Eddie
Roush, his backfiring center fielder
who is alleged to have told In.
Inmates that he wouldn't play un.
der McGraw for less than $4,000
q season.
McGraw has offered the former
Red outfielder q three-year contract
at $4,000 a season, which was
more than he demanded in Gin.
cinnati. With plenty of real good
minor league ettfielders on the
outfit, it is no star chamber secret
that McGraw must have Roush.
With the peerless Eddie alb.
sent, McGraw's proposed re-
versibIe Outfield has turned
into q collapsible one.
Stoneham insisted today that
Roush would have to play at the
clubs price this season or not at
all. He minated that IL $4,000
per annunn does not satisfy Eddie,
he is perfectly at liberty to remain
on his farm and fish and fish and
fish.
McGraw's action in leaving his
ball club to its own devices at this
stage of the year would seem to in.
dictate that he did not come to
New York to dispatch an idle ulti.
matum and let It go at that.
In fact, II looks as ii the
mountain 10 actually coming to
Mahonlet and that MCGraw will
invade Roush's rural stronghold
for a. heart.to.heart talk with
the worlds greatest holdout.
A revival Of the Luque deal and
an attempt to settle Hornsby's stock
controversy with Sam Breadon also
have been ascribed as reasons for
McGraw's trip North and It 10 pos.
sible that one Of these accounts
may be the correct diagnosis.
AS a matter Of fact. no man Is
in McGraw's confidence on the mat
ter that IL occupying his attention
at this time. and. therefore. one
guess is as good as another.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
I 0
PLAY GOLF
By Bingy Bryan

While no doubt remains as TO in
terest in the meeting Of the Inter-
departmental Golf Association, held
in the chief clerks office Of the
Treasury Department, as representa-
tives from every branch gathered
and heard plans for the revived
linksing event, the Interdepart-
mental golf tournament can de.
velop to an attractive tournament.
1t was the first step to make for q
permanent organization and A. l..
Houghton was elected. president:
Homer S. Pope. vice president; Ralph
A. Shepard, secretary, and John 7.
Harris, treasurer. Many minor
tournaments can be played out Of
the field which win compete in the
big event at the Manor Club this
June and in all probability this will
be done.
Next Monday a committee elected
to draft a constitution and by.
laws will meet and report on work
it has done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29

IL mas uOuCs
This committee can do much
to make the event worth while.
For instance, each branch can
have its own board Of governors
and decide ON the players to
represent that branch in the
team matches which viii be for
the Andrew w. Mellon trophy.
This same board can decide ON
the eligibility Of players In its
branch. IL can also call for its
team to qualify between now
and the time Of the tournament.
Should such develop, during the
meeting Monday, Departmental golf
ers will have plenty time to hold
their own qualifying rounds over
East Potomac Park or any other
club course suitable to the team
which desires to compete.
This would lessen the work of q
central committee in the event that
the tournament at the Manor Clut
be held on handicap basis. As the
proposition now stands, without
qualifying. the tournament must bt
played from scratch, thus aiding the
better player and placing q burden
on the golfer who IL not so good.
In holding preliminary rounds
from qualifying, it would enable
branches of the Government de-
partment to send in an eight.
man team, players selected &C.
cOrding to scores made in the
qualifying round. II would also
reduce the work Of the commit
tee in charge OF the tournament.
Then, too, there 10 q possibility o.
arranging q similar tournament FOL
women players. There are quite q
few Of the fair players in the de
partments. It would not be fair 4
send them against some OF the neT
players, playing from scratch.
Those who are supposed to be OF
the inside are in favor Of a tourna
ment for women. This subject ma,
ee brought before the meeting II
the chief clerks office next MondA,
afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29
With the peerless Eddie alb.
sent, McGraw's proposed re-
versible Outfield has turned
into q collapsible one.

In fact, It looks as il the
mountain is actually coming to
Mal1onlet and that McGraw viii
invade Roush's rural stronghold
for a; heart.to.heart talk with
the worlds greatest holdout.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-29

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. March
2s.--Crushed by the st. Louis
Giants win tackle the Cleveland
Indians here today. Sisler and Dix.
on led the Brownie ditters with
four bingles apiece.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-26
Interview Quotes Gene as Say.
ing Pictures of Fight Had
Been Cut TO Make Former
Champ Appear to Best Pos.
sible Advantage

New York, Oct. 26.-(R,-The New
York Evening World says today
Gene Tunney will retire from the
ring within five years but still as
the heavyweight champion Of the
world.
Until that time, the title holder is
quoted as declaring he will devote
all his time to the perfection of
physical and fistic equipment, shun-
ming all stage or similar work."
Gene expects to retire to the work
he has planned for the future a
millionaire several times over.
Film Cutting Intimated
Tunney intimated pictures of the
Dempsey fight had been 80 cut as
to make the former champio ap-
pear to the best possible advan-
tage." The title holder said he
could have risen at the count of
four from the Touchdown in the
much discussed seventh round of the
battle.
Il have learned two lessons from
my first year as champion" Tun-
ney said. Zone is that stage work
and that sort Of thing is best left
alone. Another is that you must
never 60 into the ring with your
passions aroused.
"Anger over unsportsmanlike tao
tics resorted to by Dempsey in his
open letter attack and the fact
that dear friend of mine stood to
gain $4,000 on my winning by a
knockout caused me to devjate some
what from my usual attack. But
even though my anger resulted in
flashes of carelessness, I could have
gotten up after I had been dropped
by Dempsey even if the referee had
counted so quickly that nine would
only have been the equivalent of
Fo,,r -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-26
KNIT TROUSERS
NOT NEW THING
IN GRID LOOPS
Championship Yale Team OF
1876 Used Same Plan Now
Adopted by Chicago
SILK Is ALSO FAVORED
Canvas Pants First Used in
1S77-Development of Open
Game Changes Style
SILK IS ALSO FAVORED

Chicago, Oct. 26.-tP-Thc winds
of fashion blow on the football field
as well as on the boulevards. When
the gridiron hero goes out to wal
low around for his alma mater, per-
force he must be dressed in the
style of the day.
Knitted pants are the things this
year. Last season, Jimmy Phelan,
coach at Purdue University, sent his
men out with their stalwart limbs
encased in silk. Rubber was the
fashionable material one season for
the gridder's clothes at Notrc Dame.
Knit Pants Not New
Chicago and Harvard arc expert
menting with knit pants, but they
are not new by any means. When
the Chicago coaching staff devised
the knitted garments, they thought
they had developed an innovation,
and they went to Amos Alonzo
Stage for his appreciation.
But the head of the Midway foot
ball forces raked finger thought
fully through his CRAVING hair, and
said, II remember when" Then
from his storchouse of football files
he dug up picture of the Yale
championship team of 1876, that
famous outfit of which Walter Camp
was member, and behold, the play
ers Of that doughty day, in addition
to mustaches. had on knitted pants.
But the knitted garb Of that team
which first played with leather
oval and eleven men on a side, were
not the knitted pants of today. They
were neat, and certainly not gaudy,
and might be described with some
delicacy as looking like that other
garment Of American origin, the
union suit.
Invented Canvas Pants in IT
The first suit really adapted to
the needs OF the game. says Stage,
was invented by L. P. Smock of
Princeton in 1877. Smock devised
laced jacket of stout canvas, which
became very popular.
The next development was to
make the pants Of heavy canvas.
After that came the famous mole
skins. The date was around 1889,
and the pants were not made of the
animals skins, but of cloth some-
what similar.
But the moleskins soaked up water
and canvas again was used.
The development of the open game
changed the style Of football clothes.
Even in 1918, football suit weighed
eight pounds more than it does to-
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-26
Billy Evans Says

what year this has BEEN" re-
marked Manager Ray Schalk Of the
Chicago White Sox to me few days
prior to the close Of the last season.
my troubles started in the early
spring with the loss Of Johnny Mos
til. Then, after the race got under
way, there was a short respite. Get
ting great pitching from Lyons,
Thomas, Blankenship and Connally,
tho club was able to come through
with enough timely hitting to give
US a winning margin. So good was
the pitchin, we didn't need many
runs to win.
"Around June first we were fight
ing for the lead with something like
30 victories against Is defeats. Then
came an important series with the
Yankees and we went into batting
slump that started us ON the tobog-
gam"
Before Schalk had a chance tc
make further comment, Coach Lena
Blackburn cut in with the follow
ing:
eyes, that New York series ir
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-26
WANTED TO PRAY

The White Sox have lost plenty Of
ball games this year by the margin
of run or two. Usually man.
ager doesn't fret very much when
he is beaten by lopsided score, but
to lose close battle, where timely
hit or two would have changed the
entire complexion Of the game, trays
ones nerves.
On the White Sox club are a num-
Der of devou Catholics. The men,
bers Of that faith got a real kick
out Of an unusual situation that
developed on the bench, as the White
Sox for tn third time in game
with Cleveland, filled the bases.
On the first two occasions, the side
was retired without scoring. Trail
ing by q run late in the game, the
Sox filled the sacks for the third
time. None were out at the time.
In quick succession, the next two
battlers went out on pop flies.
Sitting on each side of Schalk on
the bench were two players of Cath
olic faith. CHANGING at both Of them
in despair, he said:
"Boys, l don't know the Rosary,
but if either of you can teach it to
me before the next batter is re:
tired, I'll gladly say it."
Hardly had Schalk spoken,
when the batter sent up another
lazy fly to the infield and the
White Sox had lost another op.
pOrtunity to win a ball game,
that was dropped by a 0ne-run
! margin.
While all the White Sox pitchinl
staff suffered because Of an ute
lack Of timely hitting, doubt if. an,
of the twirlers have been harder hi
than Tommy Thomas.
When the season started, Thoma
set 20 games won as his goal. III
just missed that mark. If fate ha
smiled instead of scowled at Thoma
most of the year, he easily woul
have reached the mark.
| AS / glance over my records,
find that nine OF the Is defeats SUI
fered by Thomas were by one-ru
margin and in none of these game
did the opposition make more tina
four runs. That will give you a
excellent idea Of row well he pitched
even in defeat.
A timely hit here and there in
any of those nine games would
have brought Thomas record
for the year well over the cher.
ished goal of 20 victories.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-26
EAST, MIDWEST
DUE TO CLASH
THIS SATURDAY
:. racusc 10 Battle Nebraska
Cornhuskers-Figures on
Stiff Encounter
HARVARD WAITS PURDUE
Ohio State.Princeton, Navy.
Michigan, Pitt Nebraska
Games Coming Later

New York. Oct. 26.-P)-Easterr
football is due for another test
against the middlewest when syria.
cuse clashes with Nebraska's Corn.
huskers next Saturday at Lincoln
Nebraska.
The east has been unsuccessful
agains: western opposition so far
this season. Only the Nays VIC
tory over Drake. Pittsburgh's win
over the same team and Army'sI de.
feat Of Detroit serve to relieve a
succession Of setbacks. None of
these games was accorded major
Importance, but in representative
intersectional cons sts Purdue
downed Harvard. Chicago beat
Penn and Notre Dame crashed
through Navy. To add to the casts
woes. Wabash college whipped a
fairly strong Colgate eleven.
Syracuse, although toppled from
the undefeated class last week BY
Penn State, figures to give Nebras-
ka a stiff battle.
Harvard has gone back to funda-
mentals once again preparing for
Saturdays invasion Of Soldiers
Field at Cambridge by Pat Pages
Indiana squad. The Hoos;ers' 14-14
tie with Minnesota alone would in
dictate their superiority over the
Crimson. which crumpled under the
strong Dartmouth attack last week.
Other games later in the season
will write the answer to the inter-
sectional discussion. Before the
season is ended Ohio State will meet
Princeton, Syracuse will oppose
Ohio Wesleyan. Notre Dame will play
Army, Navy will tackle Michigan;
Pitt faces Nebraska and New York
university engages Nebraska.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-26
PASSING OF WALTER JOHNSON CLOSES
CAREER OF NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENT

ington as free agent and on trial
His first contract with the Senators
was reported to have called for q
salary slightly exceeding $4,000.
Johnson was voted the most valu-
able player in the American League
for 1924. After pitching for II
years, his first world series oppor.
tunity came the same year. Then
opposing the Giants as a relief hurl.
er in the deciding game of the ser.
les, he received credit for the vic.
tory which also gave Washington its
first world championship, after he
had been beaten twice previously in
the seriey.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-26
in to Rely Eleven Average Mem in Game With Michigan
RUTH ALONE HIT MORE HOME RUNS THIS SEASON
THAN TWELVE CLUBS IN MAJOR LEAGUES

The Yankees made 15S home
runs, Of which Ruth, Gehrig and
Lazerri contributed 1875, Gehrig
adding Al and Lazzeri IS to the
60 the Babe accounted for. The
next closest club to the Yankees
was the Athletics with Sc. then
st. Louis with So and Detroit 81.
Cleveland. with 26, had the low
est mark in the home run column.
In the National League. only
three teams made more home runs
than Ruth's mark of GO. The
Giants knocked out 100 four-base
swats. while st. Louis made 81
and Chicago ~. There are shor.
fences in all three parks, taking
something off the premium that
ordinarily goes with home run
hitting.
Thus Ruth, all alone. made
more home runs than the COM
bined personnel Of each of l.