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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18

The Griffa are suffering from a
sight surfeit of players this year
for the first time since Clark Grit
IN took charge of the team way
back in 1912. Emmett Mccain has
been drilling as a first sacker.
-dough he is really a second base.
man. If Mccain were slamming
the cover off the ball it is quite to
be expected that he would fab into
u Job as understudy for Joe Judge,
But ,McCann'a fielding has far sur.
passed his hitting.
Cull0p is an outfielder, but he
volunteered to pIav third against
the regulars the other day and
rot away with it. He admits
that he has played first base
and is not afraid of tacI1Iing the
Job. though really he IL an out
fielder. In the garden he handles
himself smoothly enough but it
e at the plate that he is most
impressive.
Ciillop swings q mean flail up
there at the plate, He weighs close
70 200 pounds right now and when
he swings, he gets every bit of that
weight behind his effort. The result.
T. that he drives long flies. in a
sinch good for sacrifices at least.
ana frequently hammers the ball in
between the outfielders for extra
bases. 1t is his clouting which has
started Bucky Harris to thinking
seriously of retaining him.
AyeaI5 ago Joe Harris was utility
0utfielder, first baseman and pinch
hitter. Cullop is a better fielder than
Harris, may do as. well around first
base. and looks about as formidable
at the plate. He Is much younger
than Harris and should last longer.
He Is fast enough to play center
Geld. some thing Harris. could not do
with any skill.
~ retaining CuIIop to fill the
place held last year by Joe Har-
T1s, the Washington club could
carry an extra pitcher. CuII0p
would be good for any OutfieId
position and for a turn at first
base II necessary, while his pow
eIful right.handed hitting would
always be available for pinches.
The first five men ON the Wash.
lnston batting order hit from the
wrong side of the plate. With
crcwder and Tate as the battery
seven of the nine men in the lineup
are left handlers. Any time Tate
catches. six will be off.side hitters.
This means but one thing, every
club in the American League will be
shooting southpaw pitchers against
the Griffs from the opening OF the
season.
Against Cullop are Sammy West,
Earl McNeely and Ollie Tucker.
West is a left handed hitter. fast
as . streak but nowhere near so
danGerous a hitter as either. Cullop
or Tucker. West has vet to prove
himself entirely recovered from the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
CENTRAL SNINS
IN BALTIMORE

Coach j. F. Brawnsr Of Central
High school has entered dozen or
NOR. Central swimmers In The.
South Allan ie championship when
is scheduled in Baltimore tonlor.
row ri~llt,
central athletes have been en-
tered in various events Capt
Wa pr Bonnet VIII head the team
and is counted IN 70 scure few
points Bonnet is expected to fill
tha place LETT vacant by clifford
Sanford
The swIminc will compete in the
following events:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
By Johnny Farrell

Putting. although an art unto
itself. nevertheless is associated
with other strokes in golf in
certain of the fundamentals.
There is the same demand that
the head and the body be held
still and steedy In the putt as 10
sho,s through the fairway.
There is the sanae need for the
complete follow,through and the
same requirements that the eye
be kept on the ball.
Therefore, the player having
acquired a thorough schooling
Isl these elements IN learning
the strokes has an advantage,
and his nrOgress an the putting
greens should be rapid.
Once he hes acquired that certain
delicate touch the player need only
{ practice diligently 10 become pro-
fifient
Some have said good putters are
born but there never WAS a PLAYER
who didn't profit nv practice on the
greens
Putting Is Iar~eIy a question :
OF Judgment Hf distances, lt Is
cr'te simple ~ learn how Ia hil
tan hsV straight hut II Is pn-
other tlTin@ to gauge distances
rnder VARYING conditions.
In the dusk of evening a six.
foot putt has, an entirely differ
emf appearance than the same
putt in the bright sunshine of the
forenoon. Well.lSept putting
greens all have the same gen.
ernI look. hut they are some
times totally different in char
after.
4 wet. or damp, heavy
green Is vastly lifferent than
"a dry green. It Is these con-
Gderafions that must be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
SEEK FAME
FORC'. i.
By R. D. Thomas

Georgetown University has won a
fair name in the major college
sports but in another year it may
be expected to pick up a miscel.
naneous championship or tRo not
considered seriously until lately.
One Of its freshmen Emmett
Pare next year will make an effort
to bring the national ere1llegiate
tennis championship 10 the Hilltop
This youngster is regarded as one
OF the coming great stars of the
game. He already holds several
mid. Western titles.
He h perhaps the most fprmid-.
able prospective opponent of
CTanstOn Holman, Of the Univer-
sity of California, vino now holds
the intercollegiate crown.
Then there's Claude Grigsby, that
modest, sterling athlete whose YER
satile physical prowess is overlooked
by many because the Chicago youth
persists in keeping in the back.
ground Grisby 10 known primarily
as football player. BY some Of the
expert observers ne was thought to
he the most finished football per-
former on the Georgetown team last
year, with all due respect to that
mighty man. Babe Connaughton.
Grigsby loves the gridiron
sport but holds q soft spot, too,
for swimming and il . crack
wrestler. He may bring to
Georgetown q couple OF titles il
the Hilltop sees I'll to enter him
in intercollegiate swimming and
wrestling competition. He now
owns the South Atlantic light
heavyweight wrestling cham.
pionship.
But for the bai!yhoo OF enthusi.
astic friends, few people in Wash
ington would have learned that
Grigsby is a Carnegie medal man.
A daring bit of work in The
water to save several lives. won
him the famous hero trophy.
Grigsby spends his summers as
captain of Chicago's life guards.
There is a small army of guards
under his command.
Georgetown has a championship
prospect also in boxing. Joe Preece,
light heavyweight, is the youth.
Preece shows lots of promise. Re
won his matches in meets with
Navy and Syracuse and was the
only .HilltopperE to score against
the Nays crack team.
Admirers of the Georgetown
track and field squad look forward
with keen interest to the varsity
debut of Creth Hines, the colorful
javelin thrower from Texas. Hires
was the scholastic e ampion Of
the country, won the national a.
A. U. junior championship and lost
the senior title to John Kuek, OF
Kansas State, by three inches.
With Kuck out of college, Hines
Is believed to be the foremost
jaVelin hurler slated to compete
il the outdoor intercollegiate mis-
year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18

studied and met as they arise.
They require sound judgment
and aptitude that can come
only through constant prac-
tice.
In the picture / show the fol.
ow-through for the putt, which.
like the follow-through for any
other stroke, depends upon the
length of the back swing. II the
player goes through easily and
keeps his head down until the
actual contact of the ball has
been made he will encounter little
difficulty in learning how to putt.
In putting there are two
methods of hitting the ball.
Read what johnny Farrell
will tell Times readers in
these columns tomorrow.
Copyright. 1927 by King Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
Bruins Stretch Selves
To Defeat Baltimore

CHICAGO. March 1S.-The Chi,
cago Bruins were forced to the limit
last night to defeat the Baltimore
Orioles in professional basketball
game here. The score was % TO
Is. Johnny Beck:nan led the Oriole
attack with IL points. but his
mates failed to support him In the
nincheS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
ARROWS STARTED

Plans are under way to enter the
Arrow baseball team in the unlim.
tied class field this season. The
team Is anxious to arrange games
with other clubs in this division.
Call Cal Caivagna, Frsnklin 2e02
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
PINS
OUT FRONT

Bill Woods King Pin Stars today
feel safe with a 45.pin margin over.
the Cashmyers of Gainesville, in a
10-game series. the final five of
which will be rolled at the King
Pin probably on April 2.
AT CatOnsville, tire King Pins
won, 2,842 tn S,i97. Arthur 10.
gan was high with set of 58S.
The * ng Pins got away to a
strong lead In the first two games,
but it was wiped out when the
Cashmyers rolled 577 against sag in
the third. The King Pins regainei
their stride in the last two games,
however.
Here are the scoses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
Gull LOP IS IMPRESSIVE.
ASUT|L|7Y PLAYER
AND HIT TER
BY Louis A. Dougher

q -
TAMPA, Fla. March 18Just what do with Henry Culop
bohsFs Bucy Harris right now is ruoed that waivers have
ben asked him. it being that
bis work here but that must have been chunky
from South Dakota caught hold Of that fast
and propelled into Pnea the
Since then Manager Harris has shown respect the
Yankee Indeed Cuop replaced Earl Mceey
came sending ghthand hitter Iris Speaker against
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
SMITHFIELDS READY

The Smithfield nine is pr. pared to
OPEN the baseball season in a game
with the Manhattan Juniors. Sun
day. in the Fifteenth and c Streets
field at ] o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
NORTHERN COPS ONE

The Northern Juniors scored
neat victory over the Falls Church
basketers by the count of SO to %,
Fast passing of the winning team,
featured the game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18

Beatrice Burton has written .
new serial, "The Hollywood
Girl" Read it, starting Monday,
in The Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18

paid lot of money to build
up the team this year but if my
1895 men prove to be better players,
they will get the call, regardless of
box office values. Fundamentally
| am in the game to mike money
but in reality what ! am trying
10 do is win the pennant. And if
succeed the box office will take
care of itself, All | want to say
now Is that have reached no
definite conclusions about the re
spective abilities OF the men under
me and that my lineup has not
been pieked In advance
Collins says that the leg injury
which has threatened to send him
into retirement has bothered aim
not at all this spring, Yet Eddie
simply can't seem to get around,
Cobb has been troubled by lame
back, but even so, his failure to hit
y one OF the abiding mysteries Of
the trip. He hit two yesterday
however, Just before Umpire Wilson
made him hit the air,
Both Cobb and Collins vow thar
they will be ready to start the sea
son at top speed and then increast
the pace.
The ball club is ton heavy with
talent and when YOU have too
many good players around. you
generally have too many problems.
1t is club with two men for
every position.
Branom is the regular first base.
man at the moment. He isn't hit.
ting but his fielding Is above re.
proach. Jim Poole. the 1895 model,
is ready and willing TO start
The second base duel seems to be
Bishop as against Collins. Max,
of Baltimore, has been hitting ana
fielding ike the greatest second
baseman in the league.
At shOrtstOn. Chick Galloway, )
the Clinton. s. G., specimen, Is
said to have brought himself
back to the speed lie knew five
years ago when some thought
him the best In baseball. B0ley
has done everything asked of
him EXCEPT to knock someone's
csD off with an occasional base
hit.
sam f1dlS, WneeleFt lex ann
Jimmy Dykes, Upper Darby. Pa,
both played last year at third base.
so 1925 cannot go wrong here.
Neither can Hale. they say. lie is
the regular third baseman at this
writing. although baseball men
around tSe circuit think Dykes is
the better bet.
AL Simmons, Of Milwaukee, will
rlay centerfield all alone. In right
field, Cobb's rival is Walter Freneh>
former West Point athlete, and Wall
ike Bishop and Galloway, is said 20
be going too we'll to be an acquiesceot
bench hand.
Happily. the catchers and pitchers
are hangovers Of standing. Gordon
Cochrane, of Bridgewater. Mass
looks as good as he did in 1925, which
was very superior. indeed. Ralph
Perkins Is another good one. They
gay Jimmy Fox Is a third, but james
hasn't been able to prove it.
The pitchers are fool-proof The
regular staff will he Howard E.kmke,
Sam Gray, Bob Grove, joe Pate.
Jack Quinn. Eddie Rommel, George
walberg and Charley Willis. and I
- - -. 1855 s.-Il.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
HAH
GREATEST

NEW YORK, March 1s.-Lloyd
Hahn, sturdy Nebraska runner who
wears the colors OF the Boston A. A.,
was hailed by track enthusiasts to-
day as the worlds greatest miller
as result of his sensational vic
tory over Edwin Wide in the
Knights of Columbus indoor meet
here last night.
Wide, who conquered Paayo
Nurmi. was beaten by three yards.
The Boston speed king covered the
distance in 4:12 LIS, one-fifti1 Of q
second behind the worlds indoor
record held jointly by Nurmi and
Joie Ray.
Wide set the early pace, but
with two laps to go Hahn
passed the Swedish schOOlInaster
and won the great international
race In a magnificent, finish.
Joseph A. SivaIx, Of the Illinois
A. C.. was third, 80 yards be-
hind Wide.
Hahn. who is unbeaten this sea
son, left for Chicago Immediately
after the race. He was accom-
panied by Alva Martin, national
half-mile champion, and both will
compete in the American Institute
of Bankers meet in Chicago tonight.
Ray Dodge, of the Illinois A. c.,
beat Pinkie Sober. national junior.
half-mile champion, and Bill Nc
Killop, of Boston College in a spe-
cial half.mile race.
Syracuse University beat George
town in. special mile relay by -
yards. The time was minutes
"a 3-5 seconds,
Eddie Hector Georgetown fresh
man. picked up go yards to give the
Blue and Gray a victory IN the relay
for first-year students
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
TY AMI COLLINS MUST
BATTLE OR BERTHS
BY Davis ]. Walsh

EDITORS Note: This Is the sUentk Of series Of b.
DGus J. Walsh major league bali clubs in trGiningl
By Davis j. Walsh
ST PETERSBURG Fla, March 3.-Neser Ty Cobb
Collins will the positions Phla-
dphia Athletics unless they prove they than
sitting the bench less by courtesy, Connie
Mack tmated the writer today He made tie inference BY
candidl admitting that to date ome of last years have
looked better than several Of the human Injuries he acquired during
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18

sIHS WlukGf AZ nOb-NuuAe PIlGGSs
Connie named no names but !
was able to learn that one Of the
pick ,me.ups who hasn't looked so
good Is Eddie Collins and that one
of the hangovers who has startled
the natives il Max Bishep. II is
an excellent 3Tto-l bet that Bishop
and not Collins will be the regular
second basenanYof the club bsto:e
the campaign goes too far.
Collins. they say. can't cover a
fraction of an inch around second
base. Cobb hasn't been hitting.
Neither has Dudley Branom, scion
of wealth from Enid. Okla. via
Kansas City, nor Joe Boley. the ex-
pensive Young man from Baltimore
They still are on the lineup but
no one Is guaranteeing how long
least OF all Connie Mack.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18

II haven't picked my club az /.
ALL" he said today. ut is early
to pass Judgment and, therefore,
] viii content myself with sag.
Ing that ] had a good ball club
last year and that sumo Of its
members have locked better so
far than several Of the additions
made to the club during the
winter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18

He h perhaps the most fOrInid.
able prospective opponent of
CranstOn Holman, of the UnIver-
sity of California, vino now holds
the intercollegiate crown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18

4 wet, or damp, heavy
green Ii vastly lifferent than
a dry green. II Is these con-
Gderafions that must be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
The Marines Score Again.

A sharp lesson has been admins
tered to the Nicaraguan insurrection.
lists who undertook an attack upon
the force Of American Marines at
Oootal. The Marine detachment num-
bered only thirty-nine, and the Mica
raguan constabulary stationed at the
point. under command of an Ameri-
can officer, were forty-seven in num-
Der, a total of eighty-six men, against
whom Gen. SANDING, with force of
about four hundred, armed with ma.
chine guns, made an attack. SANDING,
who recently refused to surrender
when called upon to do so by Maj.
Hatfield, in command Of the Marine
detachment, boasted that he would
"drink Yankee blood" and gathered
his force by dint of his declaration
that there would be no difficulty in
Overwhelming Ocotal. Despite the
great disparity in numbers, the de-
renders Of Ocotal held their ground,
and the battle continued for seventeen
hours. The telegraph wires had been
cut, and news of the engagement
reached Managua, one hundred and
ten miles distant. by airplane. On re-
ceipt OF the word that the Marine de-
tachment was besieged, five bomb
ing planes were sent, making their
way through a severe storm the
scene Of the action and firals@ot fers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
Pietro's Hurdy-Gurdy
Has Other Appreciators

To the Editor of The Star:
This is merely a note of apprecia-
ton which / would have placed in
the hands Of that member of your
staff who saw, and interestingly, a
story in Vattaglione and his hurdy-
gurdy. Only yesterday morning my
wife and I stopped in our daily walk
down Fifteenth street to watch a
group of children dancing on the side
walk to his music We often hear
him in the alley which runs behind
the row of apartment houses of which
ours is one, and since it's local name
is Incubator row. it can be under
stood that his audience is made up
of small persons in large numbers.
We feel an indirect compliment in the
fact that a personality which attract
ed us has proven interesting to a
more professional observer. No doubt
the pathetic fallacy turks in the
minds of those who stop to listen to
him. The release Of early memories
and impressions sharpenS our appre-
citation of vanishing type. But,
that aside. no one who has halted by
Pietro but can recognize a fine and
real person, and this impression is
very pleasingly accented in the story.
The moral, of course, is that ones
ability to appreciate Pietro is the
mark of middle age, or worse; the
next generation but one will as easily
sentimentaliZe over the dodo. How
ever that may be, thanks, just the
same. FREDERIC H. POWELL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
Long Hair Again2

Paris hairdressers believe that WON.
en- are letting their hair grow and
that the bob is passing. The Asso-
ciated Press sends the news from
Paris and says: "Hairdressers are so
confident that long hair is due for a
revival that they are laying in large
supplies of detachable transformations
to tide their clients over the transi-
ton period. Even hairpins are in
readiness for the renaissance Of WON.
ans browning beauty" 1t is also said
that some fashionable women are
wearing long hair, and that their ex-
ample will be followed by other WON.
en- who are not fashionable, but who
keep step with fashions. 1t is not
clear that American women will go
back to long hair. II the urge comes
from Paris they may yield, but short
hair seems to be liked by our women.
1t is possible they may not obey the
Paris hairdressers. They seem to like
American BARRIERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
PHILOSOPHERS
GLENN FRANK

The other day 1t was ny privilege,
as the spokesman of a university, TO
confer honorary degrees upon two dis
tinguished women Of the theater-
Maude Adams and Minnie Maddern
Fiske.
They represented at once two dis
tinct ministries Of the theate"
Maude Adams means the theater
that brings us escape from the realities
of existence.
Minnie Madden Fiske means the
theater that brings us insight into the
realities of existence.
The reaction of those who knew In
advance that these degrees were to be
conferred and the attitude of the 49,
600 folk who looked on as the degrees
were conferred. were interesting.
Among those who knew in advance
that degree was to be conferred on
Miss Adams there seemed sort III
unspokt skepticism about her coming.
1t was as if they did not think she
really existed in flesh and blood; she
was to them, as to millions of Ameri-
cans, the discarnate spirit of immortal
youth, dwelling in a fascinatingly I'M
possible world of Celtic fancy with
hills which emit white birds and UNI
Woundable pigs, thistle stalks and
fuzzballs which take the appearance
of armies, witches who shoot heroes
through a hole in a leaf. = gs that
tur men to ashes by their breath,
harps which spring to thesS owners
and kill nine men on the W. shields
that roar to each other and are an
swered by the Three Waves Of Ire
land"
On the faces Of the $4,000 who
looked on 1 thought I saw fleeting
look OF incredulty as Miss Adams APP
peared. 1t was as if thay felt that
Miss Adams had no right to walk into
the stadium on mere human feet; she
should at least have flown to them on
the wings of fantasy.
BY the winsome witchery of her
personality and by the creative con-
tagion of her spirit. Miss Adams has,
as Peter Pan, brought the Tilt and
laughter Of youth to a world that
must battle with age from the hour
of birth, and, as Chanticleer, her lyric
call has left eternal sunrise in the
hearts of her hearers.
Hers to us ministry Of escape.
To Mrs. Fiske the crowd turned
with a Difference men give to q trusted
teacher. For as Miss Adams has
brought us SSCdpc LIOiil TIC SUI QAu anu
soaring realities of existence by carry
ing us into Barrie's and Rostands
world of imagination and fancy, SO
Mrs. Fiske, like a priestess and
prophecies. has brought us insight
into the realities of existence by carry
ing uT into the world of IbseA and
those other social prophets who have
made their theater at once clinic and
confessional.
standing.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
When They Feed Heroes.
From the Ogden Standard Examiner.

rum buo NSucH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
No authority on the classics Of
ancient Olympus has ever reported
how often the gods had stomach
ache, eating such rich stuff as nectar
and ambrosia the way they did, but
if these gods were anything like our
own hero, they relished now and then
an order Of ham and eggs, a good cup
Of java and side Of home fries.
Lindbergh, lodging the hero wor-
shippers of the newspaper men in New
York, had such a breakfast at the
home of a humble flying person in
New York the other morning, and
pronounced it the best meal he had
had in weeks. But st. Louis couldn't
take the hint, and so, when they set
the festive board for the hero's home
coming to Missouri, the committee on
lunch loaded the table down with a
repast that would give even a French
dictionary indigestion. Cast your
eyes over what they asked the poor
hero to eat:
Frivolities on wings, tabrilati melan
g1ace elysee, olives ct celeri, con-
somme froid ArmenonvilIe. timbale de
filets de sole marquise, poitrine devo-
laille piquett a la carigan, petit pois
nouveaux a Ia Franchise. homard a
la Parisienne. salad de Laitue Rachel.
mousseline glace en- escadrllie, petit
tours New York-Paris. moka.
All this for a man who flew to
Paris on sandwiches.
In the name of long suffering hui
mainly, it Is to be hoped that there
was some samaritan in st. Louis
with common gumption enough to
take the poor kid out and buy him
beans, plate Of hash or some fried
chicken. mashed potatoes and gravy,
succotaSh and pie.