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The Washington times., 1928-05-01

the exception of Cy Moore. Cy never
has been a wizard at that depart
ment. Mr.. George Herman Ruth
rates next to Meusel with IL runs
driven across. Lou Gehrig, last
years leader, has cone to grief, and
has only nine runs to his credit thus
far.
The chief weakness of the Yankees
has been In fielding. They have
booted the ball plenty, and have
played only two errorless games
since the season opened.
Mr.. Blotz has some other informa-
ton, too-but these. he declares, are
the most important. Anyhow, by
the time he had these out of his
system he had finished his lunch,
and there was nothing left with
which to buy dessert.
Some day when yo're having dcs-
sert I'll come around again." he
promised. III have some new fig.
ures for you then"
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
HORSES
TO WATCH
ARddock

SOCIAL MUG-Should give good
account first time he steps mile
or over.
QUANDRY-Will run to morning
trials some day. and they will
pay off the lucky holders OF
tickets with double tickets.
BUNTORIS - They have been
sending this one too high of
late When they shoot for
something, then have a wager
riding right on the nose.
WASTREL Trained nicely at
Pimlico and will go well first
out, Is two-year-old son of
Donnachonna-Fritter
PRESETT-A two-year.old daugh.
ter of Westward Ho-Presett
Peach, who is training nicely.
REICH CELENE - Nicely two
year-oId in the W. S. Kilmer
barn.
NYMrH KING-They think very
highly of the son OF Colin
Storm Nympth around the K.
p. Mclean barn.
McTlNKLE--You can't go wrong
by following this one.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
G. r. o. Wins I'M Opener
OF Government I,earvi.

The Government Printing offasa
nine trampled the Union Printets.
11.3. III the opener Of the Goven-
ment League yesterday. Lyobs
proved = riddle to the Typos aid
was effective after the secoAd
canto.
washington Terminal came frdm
behind to nip Southern RatIwy,
AZ, in the Terminal League 0pener.
Haig, victorious hurIer. set doNn
Southern with but two hits
Ioff1er,s spanked washington Cs
Light, 1875, In the Inaugural Of the
Industrial League, and Agriculture
upset Treasury, S-3, III the first
clash Of the Departmental League.
Chestnut Farms, leaders In the
merchants circuit, was held to q
SIS score BY Thornpson's Dairy.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
Commemorative Service
HOnOrs Admiral Dewey

miral George Dewey and the battle
of Manila Bay will be held this
afternoon at 1870 o'clock in Beth
lehem Chapel of the Washington
Cathedral.
The Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl,
dean of Washington, will make the
comnemoration address.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
Bishop Freeman Talks
On Work of the Church

1.-THE Work of the Church" was
the topic of an address made last
night by the Rt. Rev James e.
Freeman, Bishop of Washington, at
a dinner opening the sixtieth con-
vention of the diocese of Easton,
at Easton, Md.
The Rev. Henry P. Silver, of
New York, also spoke.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

Summa will be seen at first,
Clarence McClary in shortstop. and
Capt. Edgar Sims at third. slim"
Giles, Jack McMenamin and Earl
Sullivan will play the outfield with
Brown catching and George EVERY
doing the twirling duties. Suthard
will be used in utility roles.
The Alexandria Gun Club may
compete in the Virginia State Trap
81 ooters association tournament at
Farmville, Va. July and 5.
Alexa ndria High will meet
Swavefy Prep twice this week: The
Maroon and White will visit
Swavely tomorrow and the return
game viii be played here Friday.
Old Dominion Boat Club oars
men and canOeists, halted by
rain last week. will open their
training campaign on the Polo
mac River here unday morning
at 10. Walter ThralI. former
weIl-knOwn OaFsnan with the
Potomac Boat Club, will coach
the rOwers. Magnus w. Bales
will be in charge Of the pad
dIers.
"GilIie" Lee probably will be seen
in action with the Dreadnaught A.
A. sunday. He quit the Columbia
Engine Company after contro-
versy with Business Manager Leo
Deeton. Lee has been playing third
base and coaching the tiremen.
Episcopal net team, still trying
for a victory after two straight
defeats, will play Business High to-
morrow at $3.50 p. M. on the Epis'
copal courts.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
WASHINGTON

f2I. MeuseI. Lazzeri, Dugan. GrabOwsIi.
Rice, Gehrig. TwO-base hits-PlpgFas,
Dugan. GrabOwski. Judge. Three-baae
hif-West. Stolen bases--GOsIin. Rice,
nIay--Dmgan to GellrIg. Left on bases
New York. II: Washington. 10. EirAt
base On balls-Off Pipgraa. .: off
800 800 ont@By PipTras. +: by Moore.
I: by CASTOR. 3; by Brown, I. Hits
OFF Pipgras. 10 In Ia innings; off
Moore, In 4 2-3 innings; off CASTOR.
emnlnga. Passed balI-Ruel. Winning
nttcher-Pipgras. Losing pitcher
eaton. Umpires-CampbelI, GieiHel and
owens. Time of game-2:17.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
the balI, snugIy eIlscOnced III 8
hole and surrounded By debris.

srWeIl now, Bill you had fir
warning, replied Damon, with =
touch Of feigned sympathy, 'sbnt
70 ahead and play II and wen
put it MP to Peter jackson"
But this wasn't necessary. uk-
man pulled n miracle and won the
hole, doubtful stroke included.
One for the book
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
GRIFFS ST 7
SEASON
RECORD
BY Louis "A. Dougher

The Washington Griffmen
have now set a seasons league
record by losing seven straight
games, in which they have
been outscored, .outhit, and
generally outplayed.
Twice in this string Of seven de-
tests have the Griffs been shut out,
Herb Pennock turning the trick in
New York and Jack Quinn doing it
here. i
The following figures show just
how badly the Harris lads have been
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
Sluggiirg Yankees On Way
To New Record
BY Ford C. Frick

Joe Blotz the famous figger hber descended your
their hotel in body this morning along with the
members of the Medical Association, the D. R. and the
American Congress Of whom making the hosiery
their
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
RED Sox LOSE

The Indian Head baseballers
routed the Red Sox, ia. in a free
hitting melee. The Indian Head
swatsmiths connected for Is bing-
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
BY r. D. Thomas

"A live worm Is loose impeachment and may be lifted
according to golf law.
But what about snake9
William Uman Of Congressional drove his ball into t
woods near the No green. He had playable lie but
odl, isa foot from the ban live snake
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

she is played.
10 you Know Mr.. 1Blotz opened
up, that the Yankees have made
more hits and scored more runs
thus far this season than they did
last"
"Oh. yeh," remarked Mr.. Pat
Collins, what do the figgers
show on weather conditions. box
office receipts and the prollIbl-
ton amendment"
Mr.. BIotz ignored the Interrupt
ton.
ut may interest you to know"
he continued, that Mr.. Ruth has
as many home runs off Lisenbee
already this season as he collected
off any one pitcher all through the
1927 campaign"
THAT guys cousin. that's
why observed Benny Paschal. the
jockey. Again Mr.. Blotz passed up
the remark.
INV figures show" he continued,
that Mr.. Lou Gehrig has struck
out seven times in IL games, ana
that six of the seven times ne
famed on fast balls low and IN
"That would indicate that his
weakness is a base on balls
murmured Pipgras. feelingiy'
"Now Mr.. Ruth is different"
Mr., RIotz continued. "The Babe
has tanned six times i'm the IL
games. and my figures provide
g. ~nwour hall @1nW and
over the outside corner, Wn!ch
gives him the most trouble.
Sure, Lisenbee knows that was
Joe Dugan's retOrt. You saw
how bad the iedge looked on that
screwball yesterday"
Mr.. Blotz was a bit exasperateo'
and proceeded to take his hoof IN
his hand. as the boys say.
you guys are too smart, was
his parting shot. But you cant
fool the figgers-you can't TOOL the
figgers."
Later your correspondent sought
Mr.. BlotZ out and by the simple
process of buying a lunch, man.
aged to get hold of the full set oL
official facts. Maybe some Of them
would interest you:
Here they are: Remember,
please, that this is Mr.. Joe Blot
broadcasting, on a vacclIat1ng
wave length and with both bat
terie.
Mr.. Herbie Pennock is now ana
continues to be the best pitcher In
baseball. His win against Wash
ington made his fourth straight
victory. In the four games he has
been touched for eight runs ana
% hits Three of these eight runs
were unearned, giving him record
of five runs scored in four games.
The Yankees as club have
pounded no less than rs runs over
the plate. and have averaged IL
hits a game. which Is far above
their smuggling average for the same
number of games last season.
In the matter of driving in runs.
Mr.. Robert Meusel not only leads
his own club, but leads all indl-
| vidua1s in both leagues as well,
with no less than II runs driven in
thus far. That is up to and in
Guiding Sundays game.
Mr.. BIOtz was very particular
about that "up to and including.
That phrase, 1t seems, is q pet
one with young men Of statist.
cal bent.
Every man on the Yankee club,
who has appeared in n ball game.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
To START
THURSDAY

ALEXANDRIA. Va, May H.
The Alexandria Blues will meet the
Alexandria Gazette nine Thursday
in Dreadnaught Park at 4:30 o'clock.
City Manager Paul Morton is ex-
pected to toss out the first ball
while the Citizens Band may en-
Iiven the occasion.
Mayor William Albert Smoot will
be invited to attend. Hon. G. G..
Carlin, former Representative and
owner of the Gazette; C. C. Carlin.
jr., president of the Gazette; Jack
'Tul1och, managing editor, and nj. r.
Dwyer are expected TO lend their
moral support to the Gazette nine.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

1t was an impertinent reptile. Or
perhaps it was merely preoccupied
or hadn't quite recovered from the
winters Information. Anyway II
law there unconcerned OF Bill, who
remained discreet yard away.
Up came Norman Damon, Bits
playmate, who is q shark on the
rules.
."I'm mot so sure yOu ear
move that snake, BIZ" spalx9
Norman, who calculated:
'sTIle rule says n live worm
IA a loose impeachment and may
be lifted but D snake isn't
worm. / ask You. Anyway,
you can hit the ball without
disturbing him. Apparently he's
asleep. Or maybe it's = she.
CraWled out too sOOns prob
ably"
A live snake near your ball is not
conducive to b good shot. 70 say
little, so Bill decided to kill it ana
argue over the rule later.
Whack! Whackl And the snake
sIumbered forever.
But its demise created further
complication. In the disturbance,
Bits BAH moved. 1T slipped from
"a fairly. decent lie into one that
was execrabIe. In fact, II was
barely playable.
"Are you going to hold me 10
THAR" grOaned Bill, pointing 70
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

In laying out the course the
principle followed has been to
measure 230 yards direct from, the
tee on the line which long
driver would take. and from that
point on the fairway in q straight
line to the center Of the green.
The course measures 6,544 yards
from the tees as ordinarily played,
but when allowance has been made
for the ever present breeze this
figure Is usually reduced to about
$500. Hitherto the course has
never played at its full length of
1000 yards, the nearest approach
being in 1922 when the Qualifying
rounds OF the open championship
were held at Princes. On that
occasion Jock Hutchinson went the
round in II and thus set up rec
ord which may long stand.
There are few blind holes at.
Princes. In fact, the eighth is the
only hole at which the player can
not see the green after 3 good
drive. In making the greens care
was taken that they should not he
tricky.
Princes is a course Of many
bunkers, some huge with precipitous
sides.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

browns control was fair enough
and he uncovered a curve ball that
eianuId make some batsmen moan
ik called upon to face it often. He
ii certain Of a further opportunity.
Goose Goslin continues humping
the ball. He got three singles yes
terday in his four trips to the pan
and was responsible for three runs
The Goose is now hitting for .404
and going strong.
Sammy West shows no signs Of
hating his work at the bat. He
collected three Dagger over Combs'
head, and single to Moore in five
tries yesterday. In addition the
y.ungster's fielding and throwing
is OF a high grade.
Babe Ruth showed his fine arm
in the first inning when Rice tried
TO reach third on Judges single TO
right. Ruth gathered in the bounder
aid had it in Dugan's glove in time
10 halt Rice with ease. Few out
feeders are more deadly in their
heaving than the Bambino.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
Combination Major
League Scores

week Beginning April 29l
NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

Manager Lawrence Padgett,
OF the Blues, has decided upon
his starting lineup, with one
exception. Hummer, Wright,
and Charles McClary are still
evenly matched in the fight for
second base.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

Every man on the Yankee club,
who has appeared in a ball game.
has driven in at least one run-with
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

Mr.. BIOtz was very particular
about that "up to and including"
That phrase, IL seems, is q pet
one with young men of statlsti.
cal bent.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

INSECTS STATING
The Marberry insects are looking
for baseball contests. Call Frank
lin 1915.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

Lloyd Brown, former Memphis
aOuthpaw, got his first chance
yesterday and, on the whole,
looked good. He yielded four
hits. but the run was unearned,
being made possible by ellis
tumble OF Rutl1's grounder after
two were out.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

The GFiffs won five in a row
after losing their opener to the
Red SOx. They haven't won since
and. with the pitchers greatly m
need of work, there seems small
likelihood of their hitting their
stride for 4 while yet. Mean
while the team has tumbled from
second to sixth place i'm the daily
standings, something that
doesn't go down well with any
body.
Jack Hayes will play second base
today. owing to Reeves injury. The
s.Ramblin Wreck from Georgia
Tech was truly wrecked yesterday
when he threw himself between Lou
Gehrig and the bag in the fifth in
ming. His knee gave way.
If anything happens to ellis to-
day, Bucky Harris win have to for
get that ailing dog and go to work,
for Hayes is the last available utility
infielder. Meanwhile, Harris reports
his sore foot greatly improved and
hopes to be all jake in week or so.
The Yankees close this series here
tomorrow. not to be seen again till
July .. Thursday il an open date In
the schedule, with the st. Louis
Browns opening a four-game series
on Friday.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

The distinctive feature Of
Princes course II the number Of
"dOg legged" holes, with dag.
OnaI crOss-bunkers. The long
driver Is thus given every Op.
portunity Of making use OF his
length. while the "short man"
can always choose the safety
first line especially provided
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

Mr.. Blotz. in his usual quaint
fashion, came surrounded by stats
tics and facts and figures "relatin'
and "appertainin' to baseball as
she is played.
DO you Know" Mr.. TBlotz opened
up, that the Yankees have made
more hits and scored more runs
thus far this season than they did
last"
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

High--New York, IA.
T,oyv--3rOoI<Iyn St I,OIlia (
The Washington times., 1928-05-01
CRIES DROP SEVEN GAMES IN SUCCESSION
TEST
ISSTEF
By +. a. Wray

LONDON May LIN the
qualifying rounds for the open
golf championships on May 2
and 8, each competitor will
have to play two rounds on
the Princes Course at Sand
wich, Kent, and two rounds
ON the St, Georges course.
After that the competition will
be decided on st. George 8.
OF these two companion courses
many golfers prefer Princes. and
it Uncertainty the fayorite course
Of the Prince OF Wales. The Earl
of Balfour, who really introduced
golf to England from Scotland, IL
captain OF the Princes club.
The Washington times., 1928-05-01

"Oh, yeh," remarked Mr.. Pat
Collins, what do the figgers
show on weather conditions. box
office receipts and the prOllibi-
ton amendment"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
EXPRESS RESTS
FOR TWO WEEKS

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 24.-Billy Pc
trolle. Fargo's hard punching light
weight, who proved his right to
matches with the best in the bust
ness by knocking out Stanislaus
Loayza in two rounds here Friday,
announced today that he will take q
vacation Of at least three weeks be-
fore DOMINIC gloves for another ring
contest.
Petrolle pointed out that his wife,
who resides in Duluth, is in i'll
health and has been ordered to take
a complete rest for at least three
weeks. The Express said they are
likely to 60 to some resort, far away
from the odor of resin and the re-
sounding of padded gloves.
Scotty Montieth, matchmaker for
the Olympia Arena here, said today
that his next lightweight presenta-
ton is likely to be match between
Pctrollc and Billy Wallace, the hard
hitting lad from Cleveland. Mon
tieth explained that he will make an
effort to get Johnny McLarnin for
the Fargo fight, but is Of the opinion
that Pop Foster is not yet ready to
send his charge against Petrolle.
Montieth announced that AL Van
Ryan OF st. Paul, stablemate Of
Petrolle, will meet Mike Dempsey
OF Philadelphia in a 10 round con-
test here Oct. 10.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
Two Foremost Billiard Players
of World Are in Fargo To-
day and Will Give Lectures
and Stage Matches at Rec
reatiOn ParlOrs Here To-
morrow

Johnny Layton, national billiard
champion, and Willie Hoppe, worlds
1871 balklinc champion. will start
Tuesday in a Hotpoint exhibition
match at the Grand Pacific at 3 D. m.
A keen rivalry exists between
these two GUESTS, as it was the
titian-headed Johnny who upset the
dope in the last three-cushion tour
nament held in Chicago, when he de-
feated the veteran Hoppe for the
title in the last c.me.
These two come as touring part
ners, but their match is a distinct
departure from the ordinary exhi-
bition. inasmuch as they both try
for victory which calls for all the
cue cunning they possess.
After each block of so points,
Hoppe will demonstrate some fancy
shots and re-enact the making Of q
few difficult ones that gained him
victory during his reign as king of
balkliners.
Layton will demonstrate that the
pearl diamonds or spots on the rail
OF the billiard table are not there
merely for ornamental purpose, but
are used as guides in scientifically
calculating the route cue ball must
travel to score a billiard.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
South Dakota Adds
to Coaching Staff

Vermilion, S. d., Sept. 24.-The
University Of South Dakota coaching
staff, which is the smallest in the
north central conference, has been
augmented by the appointment Of
two student assistants to help during
the football season. Ernest Bacon,
all-conference quarterback. and
Louis Grill, similar choice for half
back as well as basket and track
star, were selected by the athletic
board Of control.
Bacon and Grill completed their
brilliant records as Coyote athletes
last year and are back in school this
fall taking additional work. Bacon
will assist Coach v. E. Montgomery
with the varsity football SQUAD
while Grill will help C. B. Hoy, as
sistant coach, with the unusually
large freshman squad.
Director Montgomery has no other
assistance during the year except IN
track work, In which Cart. " d,
Powell. head Of the r. @. T. C. staff.
former Missouri,pole vaulter, voIm-
tecrs his services in training tie
jumpers and the cross country run
ners. During basketball season Hoy
taxes charge Of the varsity squad
while Montgomery takes the fresh
man squad. II the spring Nontgom-
cry grooms the varsity track mon
while; Hoy takes the freshmen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
TROJAN ELEVEN
TO BE CHANGED

Los Angeles, Sept. 24.-Coach
Howard Jones. bustling boss Of the
football activities of the University
|. Of Southern California, will evident
ly trot a different looking Trojan
horse onto the field for his first
game with Utah Agricultural col
lege at the Los Angeles Coliseum,
Sept. %. Hitherto, Jones teams
have had one scintillating warrior
as the star of the backfield. Men
like Morton Kaer and Morley Drury,
All-American quarterbacks in 1926
[and 1927 respectively, have etched a
deep line across the pages Of western
football history.
During the season of 1928, it ap-
pears that the glory that came to
these great players is to be divided
between two or possibly three men.
Russell Saunders Of San Diego and
Don Williams of Santa Ana, the
former a regular halfback and the
other the "punch" quarterback on
last years team, and Marshall Duf-
field of Santa Monica have about an
even break for the Southern Cali
fornia quarterbacking job. Duffield,
freshman start last year, may
come through Is 4 varsity man this
season. Lloyd Thomas and Harry
Edelson, the other backfield veter-
ans, are regarded as fixtures in the
Trojan backfield, at half and full
back respectively.
Ralph Dutch" Wilcox, Selma, a
~~~.,1., ~~l - %ln &rnch,r>aw vor
sity last year; Marger Apsit, for
merly m all-star halfback from Au-
rora, Illinois; Vaughan Deranian,
2O0-pound guard from Selma, and
Jim Snider, fullback from Lamar,
Colorado, are regarded as the new
sophomores most likely to break into
tho Trojan lineup. There will be new
faces, and plenty Of them, during
the 1923 season, Jones believes, and
it il possible that fans will see many
new faces in the line o. well rs the
backfield before the football year Is
over.
Jones' lineup for the first work
outs Of the season were o follows:
ends, Francis Tappaan. Ralph Will
cox, Karl Kreiger and Lowry Nc
Caslin; tackles, Capt. Jesse Hibbs,
1927 all-Aperican, Cecil Hoff, Bill
Seitx, and Frank Anthony; guards,
John Porter, Charley Boren and Irv-
Ing Winfield; centers. Nathan Bar
RACER, George Templeton. Cecil Zaun
and Lyle Baldridge; quarterbacks,
Russell Saunders, Don Williams and
Marshall Duffield; halfbacks. Lloyd
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-24
N0DAK BLOCKING.
TACKLINC NOTED
in FEATURE SET
North Dakota Eleven Runs
Wild Over Manitoba Eleven,
Score Is Sc to 4

Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. "a
Coach Jack West opened his first
football campaign Saturday at the
University of North Dakota in de-
cisive fashion when he used his en-
tire squad to overwhelm Manitoba
university at Memorial stadium, 63
to 4.
It was a half and half game.
meaning half Canadian Rugby and
half American style.
The Nodaks led IL to 4 at Mani
TOBIAS own game when the first half
ended. Scoring steadily thereafter,
North Dakota ran up 81 points in the
second session.
Nodaks Block Well
North Dakota's blocking was out
standing. Interferers time after time
moved down the Canadians, making
It easy for the ball carriers. Curtis
Schave. classy sophomore halfback,
carried the ball 10 times from scrim-
mage and gained the phenomenal
total of 210 yards, for an average Of
II yards per try. A great deal of
this was accumulated when the
speedy youngster ran IS yards off
tackle for touchdown shortly after
the opening kickoff in the second
half. So we'll did his teammates
block that not Manitoba PLAYER re-
manned standing as Schave ran the
last 80 yards.
1000 At Contest
A record opening crowd of 1000
people, the largest crowd in first day
game history in North Dakota.
turned out to offer West and his as
sistants encouragement in their ef-
fort to build a winner at North
Dakota.
Jarrett, Kahl and Thoreson we're
other North Dakota backs who per-
formed we'll and Boyd contributed
some fine bits of work. especially in
the kicking department. In the, line
Vern Smith and Showers, tackles.
and Shepard and Aus Smith, ends.
were outstanding. Aus Smith scored
North Dakota's only touchdown in
the Canadian game by intercepting a
pass. The summary: