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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
G. w. Gridmen Start
Practice Drills
On Sept. I

Football practice at George
Washington University will be-
gin September Z, H. Watson
Crum, head football coach and
athletic director, announced to-
day. The squad will drill at
the University of Maryland or
at the Tidal Basin grounds.
October 8 is the open date
on the Colonials' schedule. Crum
is angling with American
University for a game on that
date. American University,
however, is listed to play
Shenandoah here on October 8,
but may switch the game with
the Virginians to October or
October Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
Rules For Free Trips
To World Series
Ball Games

Pick two pitchers, four in
fielders, three outfielders and
catcher from players in the two
major leagues who have taken
part in at least one game this
season.
If possible, use the coupon
printed herewith for submitting
your team.
Write your reasons for pick
ing them in so words or more.
Choose as many teams as you
please, but follow above pro-
cedure in each case. The con-
test ends midnight, August 81.
Five winners will see the first
block of world series games
wherever played as guests of
The Washington Times. All tied
contestants will be included in
the awards.
Ruth will not pick himself.
Babe Ruth will autograph 10
baseball bats and 10 handsome
Babe Ruth desk blotters for run
ners-up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
USE BRASSIE
FOR DR|VE:
By Robert 7. Jones, jr.,

By Robert T. Jones, jr.,
British Open and Southern Champion.
Some days ago received LETT
ter in which ] was asked IL I actu-
ally meant that a ball should be
hit downward in order to get 1t
up from the fairway with a brassie,
I wrots some time ago that the
average golfers difficulty in this
department was due to the fact that
he made too much of an effort to
lift the ball. and failed to hit
through it, permitting the loft Of
the club and the spin impaired to
take It off the ground. Now. again
have been asked by a friend to
explain how / play a ball from
hanging" or downhilI lie.
intended to say about a brassie
shoe exactly what my correspondent
understood. admit that there may
be some difficulty in at first be-
lieying that a downward blow will
produce an elevated trajectory; but
upon reflection it seems to me NOT
too far-fetched to say that the
baekspin on the ball forces It to-
climb.
The same thing applies to a hang.
ing or downhill lie. | always use q
brassie with every little loft on the
face; it is in truth a driver with
brass sole and with a bit thinner
head. / am certain that from a de-
cent lie on the fairway it has fully
as much carrying range as my
driver and ordinarily l experience
little difficulty in playing bah with
that club from almost any sort of lie
apt to be met on good fairway.
There Is one requisite, Of
c0urse-there must be no OBJ.
structiOns Immediately In front S
for Il it takes time for the spin
and speed to have effect. / am
sure every golfer has seen q
hard.hit braSsie shot start off
very low and head straight for q
mound or bunker, rising lust
enough to clear il, and then 70
sailing onward toward the green.
DAh NSnlnofn ana Johnny Far
rell and Tommy Armour, or any
first.class professional win afford
ample illustrations OF what mean,
have seen them on countless oc-
casions. playing from d close or
bare lie, go right into the ground
with q wood club very much as
they do with all their irons.
do not mean that all brassie
shots should be played in this
way. II the BAN il lying cIeanIy
or teed II is better to hit II AZ
squareiy in the back as possible,
dust as the backspin assists the
ball to rise. ii lessons its power
to make Roadway against q wind
and cuts down the roll consider.
ably. The brassie shot from 4
good lie Is to all purposes another
drive. | see no reason why fllc
Two should differ.
find that when digging out of
bad lie with a wood club the
tendency is to slice a bit.
If you are worried about getting
the ball up, remember--don't try to
lift it! Hit it down and hit Il.
hard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
I WO F|NA[ISTS
OLD RIVALS

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 27.-The
two finalists in the thirty first ma.
tional amateur championship are
both players who long have been
prominent in golf.
Bobby Jones. by reaching the
final is adding to the great rec-
ord he has set during the last two
years of his golfing career. Since
1925. when he won the national
amateur championship for the Sec
ond consecutive time. he triumphed
in the national open last year at
.Scioto. and later won the British
open crown.
Following his failure this season
to finish near the leaders in the
national open at .Oakmont, he in.
vaded st. Andrews practically on,
a last-minute decision and again
won the British title. this time
with the score of 285, one stroke
better than four rounds of consecu-
tive competitive golf had been
played previously.
This week he has had three
rounds under 20 over a course
that was not thought to suit
his type OF game, and has
played his greatest golf in ma
tiOnal amateur history since
he entered as q boy of IA i'm
| the 1916 tournament.
Chick Evans has been a donni-
nant figure in American golf since
he won both the national open and
national amateur championships
during the same year. 1t was over
the Minikahda course in 1915 that
Evans set the mark of 2S6 for
four rounds of the open, which
stood until several weeks ago,
when Jones made his 2S5 in the
British open.
Chick also has been national
amateur champion twice, gaining
the second title against Francis
Ouimet in the final of 1920, fol-
lowing his 1916 victory at Merton.
His last appearance in the final
was against Jess Sweetser in 1922.
when he was defeated by 3 ana q.
During the past four years he has
not been in the top rank OF Amerf-
can golf. though he reached the
third round last year, only to be
defeated by Jones.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
Silver. Spring TOssers
Card m. j.. Motor Club

Brooke Grubb's Silver Spring
senni-pro outfit will entertain Mertz
Lewis Northeast Motors nine to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock on
the Wheaton MD diamond. This
game will bring together two lead.
Ing unlimited combinations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

our choice of Gehrig, you may
tell it to the nearest policeman
or Marine. Travis Jackson and
Joe Sewell are the outstanding
shortstops among an unusually
poor crop. Sewell was on there
last year and among other rea-
sons we give Jackson the call
is that the Giants are playing
about $50 baseball while the
Indians are lowering 100 points
lower.
What we said about Lou
Gehrig a couple Of breaths back
goes for Traynor and Charlie
Root, which leaves only Ruel
and Hoyt to explain. Some
times prophet is not honcred
in his own country and whether
you know it or not, Muddy Ruel
not only compares favorably
with the present day backstops
but with the backstops of all
time, considering the burden he
has had to carry.
Some may argue that Hart
nett deserves the call in that he
is a battery mate Of Roots, but
let them argue, we'll honor
Muddy RuelN and defy Babe
Ruth and the rest Of you to
say Us may"
The most difficult task of all,
this year, it seems to US, is to
team up a pitcher with Root.
Ruether and Ted Lyons shouldn't
be dropped hastily, particularly
the latter. At the time we made
our choice there was only one
game between Ruether and
Hoyt, in the latter's favor, and,
going back to our "yen" for q
Yankee candidate, we picked the
best New York pitcher then,
Hoyt. Since that time Hoyt
has picked up couple Of games
on Ruether and we are still
satisfied with the undertaken
it would be just like Ruth now,
to pick Lyons and make all Of
our figuring for naughti
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

1t seems only fair that a
newspaper which invites its
readers to select All America
baseball teams to be compared
in competition with the annual
choice of Babe Ruth, should it
self, through one of its repre-
sentatives, select a team for
public perusal.
So saying, we nominate our
self to do the picking and
choosing this year as we did
last-we being three off from
Mr.. Ruth in 1926 if you remem-
Der correctly. This, therefore,
is the team which we submitted
to Babe Ruth as a member of
his committee some three weeks
ago, and how near or how far
it comes to or from his beau
ideal Of a ball club par excel
lence selected from both major
leagues, is a piece of specula-
ton about which you know as
much as does the oversigned:
Paul Waner, Pirates, r.f.
AL Simmons, Athletics, CT.
Bob Meusel, Yankees, If
Lou Gehrig, Yankees, 1b.
Tony Lazerri, Yankees, 2b.
Travis Jackson, Giants, SIS
Pie Traynor, Pirates. 3b.
Muddy Ruel, Griffs, G.
Wait Hoyt, Yankees, p.
Charlie Root, Cubs, p.
Much can be said against
such combination, and much
can be said for it. So far
as Waner, Gehrig, Traynor
and Root are concerned, we be-
lieve little fault can be found
from any reasonable source.
Every other position can he
filled nearly as well by some
other candidate as the selec-
lions printed in this newspaper
recently coming from fans who
know their baseball oats. front.
wards, backwards and sidewise
indicate.
Even in the light Of Harry
Heilmann's late season squirt.
we would stick to, Waner for
right field, for he has been a
Rock of Gibraltar all seasnn
Simmons had to beat out
Speaker, in our estimation. for
the center field job, despite the
fact that we'd like personally
to pick the Washingtonian, we
are unable to yield that any-
thing in either league is hotter
out there in the middle pasture
than, Al Simmons, when he's
out there.
Bob Meusel, this year, as
well as in others, has been a
tower of strength to the YAM
KEGS, despite the fact that his
name was coupled with Walter
Bealls in a waiver rumor early
in the season. Meusel hasn't
enjoyed his usual health for
couple of seasons, but contin-
ues to play ball in a rather
outstanding manner.
In our opinion, wherever q
Yankee candidate for an all
America job has a claim. he
has q little more than a claim.
for he must have done much to
keep the team where it is.
If it were not for that feel
ing, we might have put Hornsby
or Frisch on second in place of
Lazerri, but we have 4 even"
which amounts to a conviction.
that one shouldn't hastily throw
off a Yankee if he's got any
thing like a right to be there.
II you have any quarrel with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
BAINB|N0'S MAIL CROWS,
too ASFANS SEEK HIS
OPINION ON STARS
Babe Ruth All-America Team
Babe Ruth Baseball Editor The Wa.hington Times.
Ny selection for the Babe Ruth AIAmsriea Team for
1927 i follows;
ss.s.....s...........P ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
s......................P S.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...........-..........LF
s.....................lB CT
.s...................2B .......................RF
Name
Address ................................

With only five days remaining Of the Babe RuthAn
selection contest the fans are urged to strict attention to the
overlooking the paragraph concerning explanatory letters
The Babe Ruth editor will disregard
panied by letter notes which why the players
named These letters have important bearing
judges decisions In the than five dentca
the tfePsf =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

Today's mail was the largest
rN,eived at one time by the Babe
Ruth editor. Either the contest
has gained nightly in the mum.
Der, Of contestants or many OF
the. fans who sent in lineups early
are. entering new ones. Perhaps
both are reasons why the mail
has picked up. The Babe Ruth
editor is almost swamped.
Babe Ruth for some time has
been examining records, watch
ing box scores closely. read.
ing reports Of bali games and
talking to other ballpIayers,
gaining all information pos
sible.
He is quoted as saying: This
is about the toughest year I've
had yet In the all-star manipulating
business. Just when you think you
have a position all doped out
somebody steps out and does some,
thing to make you doubtful. Either
that or you listen to good, sound
argument from a ballplayer who
differs from your views and weak.
ems your own opinion.
stI've been getting lot Of mail
from fans asking my opinion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
D. C. RlFLIST SECOND

David McDougal, 16-year,o!d Dis
trict riflist, placed second to Philip
Ronfor,. is. in class A match in
the junior rifle corps finals at Camp
Perry. Ohio. yesterday. McDougal
cracked 272. ~.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
STERLlNGS CHALLENGE

The Sterling A. c. Is eager to slate
games with all midget teams. Write
Bill Myers, 212 Seventh st. S. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

Houses. Furnished and Unfurnlshed,
are advertised for rent In the Classified
Rental columns. You can satisfy the
needs Of your family through them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
BABE RUTH EDITOR SW4DPED As CONTEST
REACHES ITS
LOF TEST HEIGHTS
By Z. A. ANGLER

Sea trout weak fish, Of the big variety among anglers
are now on their first lap and their will
nnhed until cold weather drives them
Big catches OF the fish have been taken during
ana touters angling on the change of tides claim better
suits than their fellow FASTENERS fishing
hphazard schedule Therefore, following tides are given for
that the hayward regulate hr routng accordingly:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
BURKE MAY
GET GATE

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Traffie de-
tails were being organized today
to handle the onrush Of weekend
visitors in the region Of Lincoln
! Fields. where Jack Dempsey is
training for his championship bout
with Gene Tunney here Septem-
Der %.
An influx of the curious over Sat
urday and Sunday ID anticipated
Dempsey, clipper as any two
year-Old that ever paced this
course, was up with the sun
today, ready for the business In
hand. He showed no effects of
the past tWO-day grind with
boxing partners. save slight
discOlOratiOn around one eye.
He boxed four rounds yesterday,
two with Benny Kruger, the Ger
man, and one each with Jack Nc
Cam, Of st. Paul, and X. o. Christ
ner, of Akron, Ohio. Jack acquit-
ted himself well against all three,
but McCann gave him the stiffest
opposition.
The light-blue optic was a hang
over from the day before when one
Of the boys caught the ex-champ
with a left hook to the face.
Martin Burke, the New Orleans
heavyweight, was a newcomer in
camp today. He was hired as a
sparring mate, but Leo Flynn,
Dempsey's manager, is undecided
about using him.
Burke has helped train Jack
for SO many previous fights
that Flynn is afraid they under.
stand each others style too
wen.
A crowd of 800 watched the
workouts. Among them were Col.
Matt Winn, owner of the Lincoln's
Fields racing plant; Larry Semon,
the movie comedian, and Harvey
Boyle, a member, OF the Pennsyl-
vania Boxing Commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

HaFdheads or sea crOaISers ar
Doth medium and large size are
being boated along with the
other saltwater clans. while
not being cIassed as fighter,
nevertheless they are strong
blters. noted for their boring
qualities and afford real sport
upon light tackle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

] find that when digging out OF
bad lie with a wood club the
tendency is to slice a bit.
II you are worried about getting
the ball up, remember--don't try to
lift It! Hit it down and hit it
hard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

Burke has helped train Jack
for SO many previous fights
that Flynn is afraid they under.
stand each others style too
well.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

Bill Mehlhorn and JOHNNY Far.
rell and Tommy Armour. or any
first-class professional win afford
ample illustrations Of what mean.
nave seen them on countless oc-
casions. playing from q close or
bare lie, go right into the ground
with wood club very much as
they do with all their irons.
Evening star., 1927-08-14
L|NDBERCH VISITS
HIS FORMER BASE
Appears Tired as He Lands
in Chicago, Where He Work
ed Few Months Ago.
BY the Associated Press.

& BY the Associated ffeSs.
( CHICAGO, August 13.-Col. Charles
: A. Lindbergh, whose daily arrival here
a few months ago meant only the
delivery of air mail from st. Louis, to-
day was proclaimed by the city with
honors befitting an international hero
as he flew over the city from Grand
Rapids. Mich. in continuing his tour
sof the country.
Z 1t was a tired looking youth who
stepped from the Spirit of st. Louis
I at the municipal airport today. His
occasional salutes to the crowds ap-
peared forced.
Col. Lindbergh will remain in Chi
s cago over Sunday. departing for St
Louis Monday morning, with a stop
scheduled at Springfield, H., en- route.
He requested that no effort be made
to entertain him tomorrow.
Chicago's pent-up enthusiasm over
the transatlantic flight of the youth
who had lived and worked here, al
most unknown few months ago, was
manifest every place along his long
"trip over the city.
Coming in from Grand Rapids.
Mich. he circled the downtown dis
strict, an act permitted only through
the lifting of a city ordinance against
flying over the loop" district.
S The city's official welcome was
voiced at Soldiers Field. Lindbergh
.pinned Boy Scout decorations on four
members Of that organization, and
later attended the Chicago police field
meet, where he received a gold star
from Michael Hughes, chief of police.
The star entities him to honorary
membership.
Evening star., 1927-08-14

what is in that compartment, and 1t
proves always to be a Pandora'S 8 box
Of provisions for them, something to
tickle the palate of each one.
William losses a handful of grain
high in air Many of the pigeons, vet
Grams of his bounty, pluck their meal
from midair. Others cluster on the pave
ment, grateful for the descending har-
vest. The squirrel population of the
circle. increased from two to six since
the glad day when William first APP
peared. stand back. They know that
their time will come and they have
not long to wait.
Eat From His Hand.
William bends to their level. 4
peanut is in his hand. One squirrel
the daddy of them all. comes to hil
as trustingly as a dog, poises on h
feet and takes the peanut from II
hand.
William, born in Greece 40 yea
ago. speaks fragmentary English, b
to his beneficiaries his voice is th
language of kindness.
Come on, my little ones come on.
sounds his genial hail as he reache.
the circle, and the sight Of his friend
brings a glow to his heart. which hold
always the memory of the gentle
doves of old Athens.
Evening star., 1927-08-14
British Mining Drops.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
3 LONDON-Col. Lane Fox. secretary
to the mines department, says that
36S collieries which resumed work
after the recent coal wage dispute
had since been stopped. Early in
July the total number of wage earn.
ers showed a reduction of 26,60o from
the maximum reached since the gen.
eral resumption of work.
Evening star., 1927-08-14
Modern Wonders.

From the Boston Transcript.
I'VE live in an age of wonders" re-
marked the inventor who was not
very successful.
"Yes,' answered his discontented
spouse. wondering where the money
went and where more is coming from,
Evening star., 1927-08-14
Has Commissary Department.

William has a welcome for each one,
not only through his voice, which car
ries note of friendliness readily rec
ognizable by even the most timid of
his animal friends, but through pres
ents of corn and peanuts.
No sooner has he fixed his cart
close to the curb. a quiet oasis hard
by the swirling traffic, than he stoops
over to a special compartment as the
Evening star., 1927-08-14
DUPONT BIRDS AND SQUIRRELS
FIND FRIEND IN PEANUT VENlDER
William Mandas' Daily Visit
to Circle Brings Throng
to Cart.
Carries Supplies of Grain and
Kind Words for Small
Creatures.

To the pigeons and squirrels. gentle
denizens of Dupont Circle, the greatest
man in the world has pushcart at
the curb, completely overshadoWing
the tenant of the temporary White
House.
Presidents and princes may come
and go without disturbing the serenity
of the birds and squirrels which romp
about the fountain, but let william
Mandas so much as approach the cir
Gle and the birds and beasts are there.
lowering about his happlnS whlte
apron.
Supplies Most of Food.
During the four years that William
has wheeled his peanut and popcorn
cart to the curb, diagonally across
from No. Is Dupont Circle. he has
become a beneficent deity to the furred
and feathered inhabitants of the circle.
They look to him for much of their
food in Summer and practically all OF
if in Winter, and he never has failed
them. William, for his part. looks to
them for company, and they have re-
paid his friendliness by manifesting
an affection that needs no words to
express.
Each noon Winter and Summer, In
sunshine and in snow, William nears
the circ,e, his appearance the signal
for a fiuttering of wings and scamper
of little feet. The squirrels abandon
their shyness and run across the side
walk to meet him. A white cloud of
pigeons flutters through the air and
settles at his feet. Sparrows push
into the kindly group and
now and again a robin red breast
will hover on the fringe of the push
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-16
TRAINS HELD UP
IN KANSAS B Y
RISING FLOODS

GARDEN CITY, Kans., Aug. Is (49-
Heavy showers here Sunday evening
complicated an already serious train
situation, leaving no through Colo
RADIO lines open south of the Union
Pacific in northern Kansas.
Three long stretches of the Santa
Fe main line track and bridges were
washed out between Deerfield and
Syracuse.
The Missouri Pacific trains were be-
ing routed through here to Pueblo, due
to floods near Hoisington. These and
few Santa Fe trains are now de-
touring from here to Scott City and
then west, but most of the trains, in
cluding California flyers, are being
annuled. Repairs are not expected to
be completed before morning.
Although flood waters from Walnut
creek we're slowly receding tonight,
the area from Great Bend to the
creek, north and east, a distance of
four miles in each direction, remained
vast lake. It is estimated that 75,-
900 acres of Barton county land is
inundated. Some estimates of losses
run as high as $2,000,000
Hundreds of graineries in which
wheat had been stored are surrounded
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-16

road conditions as nearly perfect, the
grade of the new government road
is easy and the scenery as magnifi-
cent
According to Mr. Irwin this is the
first time a car has been. driven up
the east side of the mountains and
into Rustler park Five years ago
an Overland four driven by G. E,
Pettingall blazed the way up the
west side of the mountains from
Paradise into Rustler park Two
weeks ago a Whippet six was driven
up the west side of the mountains
and down over the new government
read, yet it remained for a WHY'S
Knight sedan, the senior member of
the WHY'S Overland family to be
he first car into Rustler palx FROM
the east.
From reports received from en-
ployes on the construction OF the
new government road the road camp
will be moved the early part of this
week to permanent location ION
top" and construction of the road
from Turkey park to Rustler will be
pushed as rapidly as possible. When
this road is completed it will give
an per cent road from the mouth
of Pinery canyon direct into Rustler
park and will open up for the
general public one Of the most de-
lightful mountain Fairgrounds in the
west.