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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29
BOWLERS LINE UP
FOR TEAM PLACES
In "Y" TOURNAMENT

Two new teams, mad quite num-
Der of new boWlers, will make their
first appearance on the "Y" bowl
ing alleys when the winter tourna-
ment starts next Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Between 10 and 80 persons have in
dicated their intention of taking part
in the coming contest.
It is not too late yet to join a
team, or. for an organization to en-
ter a complete team, according to
word from the "Y" office, but it is
requested that all entries be in by
the end of this week. With Douglas
leading the state in a mail contest,
and with Douglas boWlerS having the
highest averages of any association
in the state, interest on the local
alleys is keen.
The plan of weekly awards for
high score, and for the greatest in
crease in average, will be followed
in, this new match. It was found in
the fall i contest that prizes went
most to those. whose averages were
just ordinary, but who rolled an oc-
casional high game. l
Ladies are invited to bowl, and are
welcome to form teams of their own
or join teams which are already in
process of organization, according to
a rule of the bowling committee.
Ladies make very successful bowlers
and average higher scores than men.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29
RICHARD Sees
new CHAMPIONS
CROWNED IN '28

NEW YORK, Dec, %, Rl-Fore-
casting what he believes will be the
chief features of the 1928 boxing
season, Tex Rickard today predicted
five new ring champions will be
crowned and that Jack Dempsey's
second comeback campaign will Of
fer prelude to one heavyweight
championship match for Gene Tun-
ney.
These predictions were contained
in an article under Richards sigma
ture in the New York Evening World
The newspaper points out that the
promoter, in a similar article a year
ago, forecast the passing of Char
lie (PhiD Rosenberg as bantam
weight champion and Pete Latzo as
welter king.
Richards heavyweight program
shapes. up. much like that of 1927.
The promoter diSpelS talk of Demp-
Sey being matched with Tunney,
minus any preliminary engagement,
by asserting that the ex-champion
first must prove his right to another
title bout
Dempsey, Jack Sharkey and Tom
Heeney are regarded by Rickard as
the first line" of heavyweight chal-
lengers. He expects one of them to
be Tunney's opponent in a 15-round
championship match in September at
the Yankee Stadium where 100000
will be spent improving the seat
ing arrangements so as to accommodate
100000 spectators.
"Paolino Uzcudun, Jack Delaney
and Johnny Risko," Richards story
says, "have eliminated themselves, at
least temporarily, from the first
line Of contenders, unless some of
them does something sensational
they are not likely to figure in the
ranks of genuine Tunney contenders
during 1928"
Rickard expects Tunney to sue
cessfully defend his crown against
any rival, The promoter also looks
for Joe Dundee, welterweight champ
ion and Tommy Loughran, new boss
of the hghtweights to keep their
titles. 81
The others will not be so fortunate,
in Richards opinion. Sammy Man
dell, lightweight champion, and
Mickey Walker, ruler of the middle
weights, will likely be knocked off
their perches, the promoter believes.
In addition he expects the disputes
in flyweight, bantamweight and fea-
therweight ranks to be cleared up by
establishment of new champions.
New York is the only, state where
the bantam title situation isn't clear
ed up now, by recognition of Bud
Taylor, Of Terre Haute, Ind, as title
holder.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29

Ordinarily such a thing could
not happen since the manager
would derrick his. pitcher before
he got into so much trouble. But,
as have explained, Washington
had weak hurting staff.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29
BOWLING SCORES

In hot contest last night on the
Y bowling alleys, the Arizona Edison
company took their game from the
KazaI Grocery team. Sexton was
high with TIT but Lewis rolled high
total of 1853. Evans led his team
1872 and 500.
The 18th Streeters forfeited their
game to the Cactus Court by not
showing up to bowl. =.
Tonight's games will be between
the Ramblers and the Lucky Strike
and the G. and A. Acid Plant Will
bowl against the American Legion.
Scores:
Arizona Edison: Sexton 462, Lewis
468, O'Leary 1896, Smith 332, Shotwell
423, total 2O81.
Kazal Grocery: Handicap IS, Evans
500, Kazal 303, Islava 349, Bury 300,
Valencia 388, total 1924.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29
HANDICAP MATCH.
OF WOMAN'S GOLF
CLUB OPENS JAN. Z

The regular women's handicap
match will be played during the
month of January according to a
recent announcement.
January z will see the start of
the match The qualifying round
will be played then. The usual large
turnout is expected for this match.
Every one of the players has a
chance to win a place in theamatch
as each will be given the benefit of
a handicap. In this way the poorer
players will be on a par with the
better ones.
The women's par of forty for the
Country Club course will be, the goal
of all of those who will take part
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29


Skilled physicians recognize the
appearance of 'pimples, boils and
other skin eruptions as being an in
dication of an abnormal condition
of the system. This is why so many
thousands have been enabled to free
themselves of these upsightly blem-
ishes and painful annoyances by
taking a course Of S.S.S.
II suffered from impure blood
was weak, and / had lost so much
weight, didn't look natural. 1 had
pimples and was also bothered with
breaking-out that itched terribly.
[ also had boils one after another.
I tried different kinds of remedies,
but nothing did me any good until
friend advised me to take S.S.S.,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29
AND HE LOST GAME

ALI the runs that were scored off
Gray's delivery came in the inning in
which he suddenly became wilder
than even a peaceful resident of
Borneo.
Usually, Gray could work the cor
ners to the best possible advantage.
In this one particular inning he was
just missing his mark. I feel that
I am conservative in saying I called
at least 20 pitched balls that didn't
miss the plate more than an inch or
SO. In great many cases the count
was three balls and two strikes on
the batter.
The only hit made in that inning
in the entire game, unless my memory
is at fault, was the flulle single made
by Pat Dougherty on a badly bound
ing ball to the shortstop. 1t would
have been an easy out had it not
been for the false hop
The following inning Gray was back
on his game and held the White Sox
at his mercy as he did during the
rest of the game. The one wild in
ming, however, was fatal.
That game stands out as one
of the best and worst bits of
pitching 1 have ever seen, a near
nO-hit game, in which the team
getting the one fluke bingIe won
as it pleased because of the one
wild inning on the part of Dolly"
Gray.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29
Billy
F'LlAAICl
>)QAHS

During the season of 1909, the
Washington club of the American
league had on it's pitching staff a
southpaw by the name of Dolly"
Gray, so named because of a popular
song of those days bearing the title
"Goodby Dolly Gray"
The Washington club of 1909 was
far from pennant contender. It
had staff of hurlers that was none
too strong. A double-heade was
scheduled on the day in question,
otherwise Gray might not have been
permitted to remain on the, rubber
and figure in 9, freak bit of pitching
that otherwise couldn't have hap
,pened. He would have carried out
the. thought of the popular song and
said "Goodby."
If Dolly Gray is living, and I
certainly hope he is, I am sure he
will recall the game in question, for
I regard it as without an equal from
the angle of good and bad pitching.
Gray was sOuthpaw along the,
lines of Herb PennOck of the
Yankees. He didn't have world
of stuff, but he had plenty of
pOise and, as a rule, great con-
troll. In this particular game he
was drawing the corners too fine.
WALKED EIGHT BATTERS
Can you imagine a pitcher working
a game in which he allowed only one
scratch hit; yet was soundIy beaten
because of one bad inning, which
featured a sudden lapse of control.
The game was staged in Chicago.
It was the first half of double
header I have always believed Gray
should have been credited with a no
hit performance, which would have
made the incident all the freakier.
If my memory serves me correctly,
Pat Dougherty hit the ball that was
scored a hit 1t took bad bound as
it neared the shortstop, causing him
to momentarily juggle the ball, losing
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29

the runner at first by an eyelash.
In that same inning, Gray, who
prior to the one bad inning pitched
n.fine style and who kept it up after
the explosion, gave eight bases on
balls, seven of them in succession.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29
Pirnples, Boils,
Skin Eruptions

which I did. This was some time
ago. Now I feel well, and am get
ting. along fine. S.S.S. stopped the
itching and it cured me of boils. I
advise all weak and rundown peo-
pie to give S.S:S. a trial. 1t clears
up the skin; makes you strong and
fills you with energy" Mrs. J. w.
Barker, 1887 Walnut Street, Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
You owe it to yourself to try
S.S.S. It helps Nature build up red
corpuscles. 1t improves the processes
by which the blood is nourished. It
is time-tried and reliable.
S.S.S. is sold at all good drug
stores in two sizes. The larger size
is more economical,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29
FOOTBALL RULES ARE
TO BE RE-CODIFIED

NEW YORK, Dec. &c. Plz-Com-
plete recodification of the football
rules is toS be undertaken "soon"
E. K. Hall, chairman of the Nation
al Football Rules. committee, am
nounced today.
Speaking before the annual meet
ing of the association of eastern foot
ball officials, Mr.. Hall said the task
stituting can be very costly. He was
trying out one line of players and it
proved just too bad that he tried that
line first for the ''Y" team played all
around it. It lost the game, in the
view of the supporters of the high
school colors, for when the second
string was turned loose on the floor
it outplayed the 'Y'' team. But the
beans had been spilled and the final
score stood 18 to IL favoring the "Y.'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29
HIGH LOSES TO y

Coach Warren of the high school
went home from the Y. M. G. gym
after the basketball game between the
high school team and the "Y" team
convinced that the world adage of
@live and learn" still holds good, even
for coaches. He learned from the
losing of the game that delay in sub
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29

in the match.
After the qualifying round the
players will be paired according to
their net scores and the remaining
Saturdays in the month will be
spent in deciding the winner by
means of elimination.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-29
WALKED EIGHT BATTERs

would be undertaken, probably by a
subcommittee of the rules committee,
with the idea of simplifying the
language of the book and making it
easier for coaches, players and Of
ficials to understand"
Although work on rewriting the
rules is to begin early next year, the
new code will not be available for
use until the 1919 season, Hall said,
because of the magnitude of the task.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
HEADER
SUNDAY s BILL

In keeping with the policy out
lined by the Washington Yankee
management strong out-of-town
opponent has been scored t face
the local stars in the feature OF "a
three game attraction slated for
Gonzaga, Hall next Sunday. The
contest will get underway at $3.50
o'clock.
The basketball team represeting
the United States Reina Mercedes
has been scheduled for this oc.
casion. The Annapolis, team has
always proved capable In all lines
Of sport and is expected to bring
a team to Washington that will
extend the locals to the limit.
A star attraction is expected TO
result when Park View oren- the
activities of the afternoon against
the Arrows in a Washington Bias
ketball League game at 2 O'Clock.
The formidable Stanton outfit viii
meet an opponent not yet an
nounced in a fea ture to follow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
STARS
IN TRADE

NEW YORK, Jan. II. - Four
National League stars--Burleigh
Grimes, Walter Henline. George
Harper and Jack Scott--will cavort
lin new pastures next season as the
result OF a deal engineered by John
McGraw, manager of the New York
GiantA
The deal involves II players and
four clubs, the Giants. the Phiia.
delphia Nations. the Brooklyn
Dodgers and the Buffalo club Of the
international League. The net re-.
suits Of the deal are:
The Giants get Grimes, a pitcher,
from Brooklyn, and Harper, an out.
fielder, from the Phillies.
Brooklyn gets Henline. a catcher.
from the Phlllles.
Philadelphia gets Scott, a pitcher,
from the Giants, and Lafayette
Thompson, Giant infieider. along
with Pitcher Alex Ferguson from
Buffalo.
Buffalo gets George Huber. in.
fielder, and Pierce, southpaw, from
the Phillies. In addition the Giants
Will send a pitcher and outfieider to
Buffalo on option, while Brooklyn
VIII send a pitcher to Buffalo on
option.
Further trades we're in the offing
today. 1t was reported that the
Boston Braves woulc trade Pitcher
Larry Benton for Bill Terry. first
baseman Of the Giants,
Because Of the illness Of Ross
Young, outfielder, McGraw mas
made an offer to Zach, Wheat, out.
fielder, released by Brooklyn. Nc.
Graw expects to hear from Wheat
today before he leaves for Havana
on a vacation trip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
CIRLSSPCRI|
GOSSIP
By "Jerry" Martin

The District Girls Basketball
League season will open tonight
with a doubleheader. The first
game will be played between the
Washington A. c. team and the
Princess Seniors. This should be
a good game in view of the fact
that these teams are two of the
strongest in the city.
The game will be played on the
Eastern High School floor at
o'clock The second game will be
played on the Wilson Normal floor
at 8 o'clock. and the Princess team
will take on the Capitol aggrega.
ton.
In the Columbia Federation
Of the b. Y. r. u. League, the
Bethany team will take on the
Metropolitan Church team line
up. The game will be played to-
night on the Eastern High floor
at 8 o'clock.
In the opening game OF their
season, which was played last night,
First Church team defeated West
Washington to the tune of lis.
Virginia Moore starred for the win
ming team. and Verde Hyman did
herself proud at the position of
center.
The Washington Recreation
League now has Is teams which
have definitely signed up and
several more who have express.
ed their desire to enter the IOp,
but have not officially done so.
In case any OF those do decide
to enter the circuit, the schedule
which will be published tomorrow
or the next day, will be tentative.
Any teams who expect to enter this
league should communicate with
Miss Louise Sullivan at Potomac
3796.W.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
| 0 v A LOOMING
As CHAMP

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-University Of
Iowa today doomed on the Big Ten
basketball horizon as a formidable
contender for championship honors.
The Hawkeyes' 39-to-25 victory over
the husky Boilermaker five at Pur-
due last night was being viewed
hereabouts as a decided upset.
The Hawks fairly played the
Hoosiers off their feet. This was
especially true in the first half
when. after a brilliant session of
basket shooting on the part of
Iowa. the period ended with Purdue
trailing. 5 to "a
Two other conference games were
played last night. Wisconsin de-
feated Ohio State. 25 to is. at Madi.
son. and Indiana beat Minnesota.
81 to "a. at Minneapolis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
Here's New Hazard
For Golfers
To Fear

Some golfers will find haz-
ards, mental or physical, wher-
ever they happen to be. At an
indoor school one individual,
who had been up late the night
before, was noticed gazing in.
tently at the ball. When asked
what the trouble was he replied.
that he didn't think there was
anything wrong with his stance,
but added that it was hard to
see what he was doing with so
much SCOT flying about.
"Soot," exclaimed his COM
panion. "You're crazy. It's as
clear as a bell here"
well. then, what is it?"
"Your liver !"
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tiOn games arranged during the
final days Of the title race.

Refuse to playa Breadon replied
to question. "How could he?
Hornsby was there to carry out in.
structions. It was his attitude in
front Of the players that didn't set
well with me. He had to play the
games as they are arranged by other
parties and the manager of the club
carries out the order"
When the Cardinals clinched the
pennant, Breadon sent a sfx.word
telegram to Hornsby congratuiating
him and the players. From that day
until Hornsby and Breadon con-
ferred after the world series had
been won neither had spoken to the
other.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
City, Council Votes
Confidence In
Tris-But

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. IL.
The city council has given
vote of confidence in iris
Speaker despite the objections
of six members.
"0f all the absurd things
ever discussed by US, this is it"
declared Councilman Peter Witt.
Il don't know anything outside
of patent medicine that con-
tains as much fraud as base
ball; it has become so bad that
the club owners had to employ
a judicial mOuntebank named
Landis."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
Community Center
League Teams PLAY

Independent Juniors will meet the
Live Wires in the East Washington
Community gymnasium tonight. This
Is the first game in the senior class
Of the new Community Center Bas.
ketball League. At Business High
gymnasium. which has just been
opened for community teams, the
w. H. West Company will play Mon.
trose. w. H. West Company is
new team in the unlimited class of
the Community Center Basketball
League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
HOrnsby;s Gambling Pal at
Root of Card Breach

ST LOUIS JAM 1T approve of men make their
money playing baseball gambling it horse races Sam
readon owner of the Cardinals told International
today discussing the incidents which caused the breach between
HIS statement made connection with the appearance
and the threat of Frank Moore betting to try
through K M Lands and the
alleged debt Of $4,000 from Hornsby
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
LOOP TEAMS ACTIVE.

Les Amis and Temple Alumni
will clash in basketball attraction
on the Jewish Community Center
Senior League tomorrow night. The
game will be conducted in the
center gym. Junior League tilt
involving Colony and Locust will
be staged this afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
Play to Overtime Tie
In Fast Hockey Game

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Jan. Ii.
An overtime period failed to break
the tie between the Minneapolis
Millers and Winnipeg. American
League hockey leaders, in their game
here last night. The game ended
three all
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
A[OYSIUS CLUB
RESUMES RUNS

A five-mile race next Sunday on
the Union Station plaza playground
track will mark the resumption of
the Augustus Club weekly races that
were popular last winter.
Dan Hassett, as usual, will, be
in charge. The races will be held
under A. A. u. sanction.
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nave nothing to do with this
matter Of Moore collecting his debt
from Hornsby," Breadon added. II
told Moore that when he called
me up and wanted to see me-. That
is a personal matter between them"
It had been known quite gen.
orally, although previously of.
ficialIy denied" that Horns.
by'S friendship with Moore was
the reason for the break i'm rela
lions between the Cardinal
owner and manager.
Moore appeared at the training
camp OF the Cardinals last spring
in San Antonio, Tex, as Hofnsby's,
guest. They were seen together
about the camp each day. Breadon
objected to the friendship and went
to Hornsby, who at that time was
on the closest terms with the club
owner.
Drop that man, ." was the SUB.
stance of Breadon's edict to
Hornsby, pointing out ii did no:
look proper to have q betting, com
missioner in a baseball cainp.
Hornsby replied Moore was there
as his personal friend and Moore
stayed at the camp until the team
came North,
All that is true" Breadon contin.
ued today in discussing the matter.
But that is not all. Throughout
the season Mr.. and Mrs. Moore Wis.
tied here on week.ends when the Car.
dinals were playing in st. Louis.
Moore would be down on the bench
with, 'Rog during the game and Mrs.
Moore and Mrs. Hornsby would be In
of it."
HOrnsby and Breadon refused
TO speak to each other late i'm the
season when the Cardinal pilot
showed aispleasure ever exiaibi.
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Pool Room Talk
Started 1917
Ball Probe

CHICAGO, Jan. 1l.--Llke the oak
that from the acorn grows, the
cyclonic, baseball scandal that
whipped 6ver the country and blew
itself ont in che office OF Commits
sOner X. NJ. Lands hal { modest
and unpretentious beginning.
While the world awaited the
decision Of Judge Lands sChed.
uled to be IIandeH down tGnIOr-
row, the story of "hOW all the
shooting started" was going the
rounds today.
Dan Farrell, an obscure writer Of
sports on a little southern Illinois
daily. was in Rochester, &inn.. for
treatment at The famous Mayo hos.
pital. While awaiting the r.;3uIt uf
an examination Farrell lroppea in
q local poolroom.
Between milking sessions at
his dairy farm, Swede Risberg
freQuented this same ''hall Of
recreation" He and Farrell met,
Their conversations turned to
baseball.
i've got The info on a scandal
that will make the 1919 world series
affair look like a matinee" SAID
RiSberg.
Thus the acorn was planted. Far.
rell had nose for news, and II
wasn't long till the world knew ali
about Swede Risberg and his scan.
dals OF 1917"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
MAY NOT LIKE
N'CRAW'SORDERS

. NEW YORK JAM 11-H you gave a guess on the
hng 10 that John McCraw like dubwaiter
ne signed Rogers Hornsby twoyear basis the alleged
amount Of 10000 serious dollars and hereupon invited the young
man to be his guest this winter Miami Havana
posal is tantamount to waving at scrubwoman
Hornsbys troubles if that he will you
Liberty is really wooden Indian provided make the odds
AS understand the matter he simply bet his way ST.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
DONALDSON
CLANz|PS

The Donaldson clan is romping to
victory in its bowling feud with
the Vcihmeyers. it appears, for to-
day the Donaldson brothers hold a
lTS-pln lead after twelve games.
However. they are only 12O pins
anead on the present series. which
has two 3-garne sets to 90. In a
previous S-sct series the Donaldsons
So pins.
They are now shooting a re.
turn match. Three more games
will be contested January 10
md the concluding three on
January 26. all at Convention
Hal.
wallace Donaldson was high man
IN the last skirmish, with S45. Here
are the scores:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-11
BLESSES HIMSELF

Tonv Canzoneri. contender for
the bantamweiSht boxing titley
makes sure to blesR. himself before
each reRaMd.