The Washington times., 1929-08-31

The boys are now very busy
adding the name of Kid Choco-
late to that great list of negro
fighters, than whom there are
no greater-Peter Jackson, Joe
Cans, Joe Walcott, George
Dixon and Than Langford.
Chocolate may ultimately be-
long in that list, but he still
has a long way to go. He
SHOULD become better
fighter as he goes along. His
natural talent exceeds that of
all the other feathers put to-
gether. .
Joe Cronin may contribute q
couple of errors afield from time
to time but there are few
games in which he doesn't pull
a sensational fielding play or
hit well enough to make the
fans forget his hobbies.
The most nondescript bunch
Of mems hats in the world l
see almost every day on big
divan in the foyer of the Ma
tional Press Club. For such q
bum looking lot Of lids / think
the boys should check them in
the coat room which is provided
and manned for that purpose.
Art Shires once beat up three
professional jokesters in Waco,
Texas. Art was standing in
front Of the Raleigh Hotel there
all dressed up in spats and silk
handkerchief when suddenly .
paper bag filled with water
was dropped from second floor
window on his head.
Art the Great, rushed up
stairs and "took" the three, not
one at a time, but collectively
and when he was through reap
ing his revenge, the ambulance
carted his three antagonists
away.
Publicity man Of Marlboro
track, which opens September
10, sends the following: "One
of the largest stables to race at
Marlboro will be that of W.. J.
Hughes, whose string is made
up Of 10 horses" Aw, Mr..
Hughes, go out and get your
self some bosses!
Stuffy Stewart, still owned
by Washington but playing for
Baltimore, has gone to his home
in Lake City, Fla, to recover
from a pulled tendon he re-
ceived Wednesday in game at
Rochester with the Red Wings.
AL Bool, NOT still the prop
erty of Washington, has been
out of the game with q split
finger. And let this be enough
of these hospital bulletins.
Incidentally, the Orioles have
put a price of $4,000 on Bool.
Asking $4,000 and getting
$50, 900, however, are two diff
ferent stories.
Mort Wilmer, a Washington
graduate of Central High School,
will be q very important person
on the University Of Pennsyl-
vania football SQUAD this fall.
He will be the main quarterback
candidate to succeed John Sho-
Der, graduated. He's q good
runner and an accurate passer.
The late James Rowe, ST.,
trainer of the Whitney stables,
used to say to inquirers who
asked him for tips on the
horses: "Must you bet?" Show
me an habitual player of the
race horses and will show you
a pair of rundown heels.
Goose Gosiin is not the only
major league baseball player
who isn't living up to the salary
he is being paid. Others not
having the season expected OF
them are Jim Bottomley, Grover
Cleveland Alexander, Garland
Braxton, Lou Gehrig, Freddy
Lindstrom, Larry Benton, Waite
Hoyt, George Pipgras and Dazzy
Vance.
Rob Roy Mohawk Mackey has
been mistaken for everything in
the world now that he was re-
Gently stopped in an alley by a
policeman and forced to permit
inspection Of a bundle containing
three bottles of gingerale.
Nothing short of an apology
in the public square will as
suage his feelings. We sug-
gest the apology might be made
a part of the Police! Firemen
program at the ball park Labor
Day.
Babe Connaughton is going
to the Georgetown training
camp at Ocean City next week
to get in condition to coach the
linemen at George Washing
ton. Babes weight is around
260 normally, but in condition
he will taper off to 220.
BAKERS WILL BOWL
A meeting win he held Tuesday
3. at 8 o'clock, at thu
Arcade Bowling Alleys. Fourteenth