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SPORTS OWNERS EXPECT BRILLIANT FLAG BATTLE THIS SEASON ‘Attention of Rivals to Be Centered on Wrestling Honors From Yankees—Collins Deal Definitely Off—Circuit Rejects All Innovations. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. l )HILADELPHI. February 20.—Ciub owners of the American League are today much more sanguine in 1923 than they were at any of their ability to make a good race time during the 1922 season. With many of them on their respective ways back home, the heads of the De- troit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago and Philadelphia clubs are all confi- dent that they will cut in on the Yankees. Naturally, the fight of all will be centered on New York, because the Yanks have the pennant, and the thing to do in the interest of good sport is to take it away if they can. to be pennant-winning possibilities, b Boston and Washington may not seem ut there is sufficient strength in each of those teams to make it uncomfortable for any other club in the league that is trying to romp all over the lot The coming American League race 1s apt to be one of those races in which some particular team, show-, ing aptitude to cut in on another| team and to win a greater share of games than 50 per cent, will elimi- nate that team from the race and turn the tide of success to! 2 That is the kind of cham- pionship race that is the hard ln’ win, the most exciting® to watch &nd} the one in which it is most difficult of any to predict a probable winner. Sox WIiIl Keep Collinx. The question as to whether Eddie Collins might become a member of the Yanks apparently is definitely settled today. Harry Grabiner, sec retary of the White told the | in very plain English t is well pleased with the team as it now stands and that he| expected the team a now cuns\l-. tuted would start the season. Ve have a good ball club.” said abiner. Nins is_as good for us as for New York. Not only is he a good ball player for 1923, but for} the next vear and then me !\mrri vears. He is the best second base-; Jnam in the league. Why should we; Jot him go? We have the most prom- jeing third sacker in Kamm. ve a good shortstop and a first) baseman who is better each year he | s for us. » Would it be “""ffi‘:} P % combination like that? Shunke, fe have a splendid chance to finish in the first division the com- ing season. never heard of a good team win- ing by weakening _its plaving th. Nothing has arisen - e o make @ change and some Siitements accredited to me along hat line are not true. The Ameri- League Face will be z bitter cpie and a historic one. The Chi-| o Americans have been ET: Wit ‘up from what was left after the disgpraceful episode of 1919 and We are out to win, not et a setback.” { Innovations Frowned On. The question of numbering players fn the Americin League was freely dlscussed at the meetings here, but! ithout much enthusias Arrange- | Tents have gone too far to malke it “n easy matter with score card print- | ng, ete. Much of this work is done long In advance and a great deal of it already has been done this year. The fdea of zoning homeruns was | abandoned simply because it is a| pian which would need more concur- | Yence than the league found manifest here. The National League frowned on it and the minors are not-overly enthusiastic about it, as their stands| and grounds are not all of them mdapted to rules which might be best in_the major league Eaddle Collins was present at the DRAFT MATTER BEFORE. | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION CHICAGO, February 20.—Club own- ers of the American Association here today to adopt a schedule for the 1923 season, unexpectedly were confronted | with the draft question, with Roger Bresnahan, president of the Toledo club, and Presldent William Smith of the Indianapolis club back of a move to have the draft restored. Bresnahan and Smith sousht to win the support of G. T. Burns of the Co- lumbus club in a conference before the elub owners went Into session. The assoclation, as a body, voted in oppo- sition to the draft at the annual meet- ing in_Loulsville in December. Presi- dent Hickey said a two-thirds vote would be necessary to restore it. add- inz that a majority was opposed to the draft. Two schedules, calling for 168 games, were submitted to the club owners for consideration. The season will open either April 18 or 19, & week later than usual, and close October 7. The schedule favored by a majority f the club owners will be adopted. gradually | 'S meetings which the and at the luncheon, to Athletics Invited all old ball players. writers and owners. Like | everything elss done by the Athletics, It was a capitally arranged affair, and the lobby of the Bellevue-Stratford was filled with & crowd of what rep- resents the best In base ball. Phila- delphia_is one of the oldest cities of the east in its base ball enthusiasm. Frank Chance had a grand time re- newing acqualntances, his return to the fold making him one of the con- splcuous figures at the meetings here. OFFICIAL AMERICAN LEAGUE SCHEDULE, 1923 cxitaco Read AT ST. 'LOUIS The Apr. 83, 23. 24 July 2. 3, (4, 4), 8 Sept. 28, 29, 30 May 24, 25, 26, 2T Jane 25, 84, 25, 26 Sept. (3, 3), 4 Apr. 18, 19, 20, 21 |June 28, 29, 30, July 1 Oct. 5, 6.7 AT BOSTON AT June 14, 15, 16, 17 Aug. 10, 11, 18, 13 Bept. 24, 25, 26 June 18, 19, 20, 21 Aug. 6, 7,8, 9 Sept. 20, 21, 22 June 9, 11, 12, 18 Aug. 1,2, 8,4 Sept. 18, 14, 15 Bept. 17, 18, 19 Apr. 30, May 1,2, 8 ../June1,2.3 Bept. 6, 7.8, 9 Apr. 26, 27, 28, 29 May'2o. (30, 30), 31 oct. 5, 6,7 May 4. 5, Star | June 23, 24, 25, 26 Bept. (3, 3), 4 June 9, 10, 11, 12 Aug. 2.3, 4 Sept. 16, 17, 18, 19 June 5, 6,7, 8 Sept. 17, 14, 15 |July 28, 30,81, Aug. 1 June 13, 14, 15, 16 Aug. 5, 6,7, 8 Sept. 20, 22, 23 |Jun (18, 18), 19, 20,21 Aug, 9, 10, 11 Sept. 24, 25, 26 May 4.5.8,7 1July 23, 24, 25 [0ct. 1,2,8, 4 Apr. 18, 19, 20, 21 June 28, 29,30, July 1 Aug. 30, Bept. for 1,2 Sept. T, Apr. 23, 23, 24, 25 {iuly 8," @), @), & 89 Sept. 17, 14, 15 June 5,6, 7, 8 July 28, [June 9, 11, 12, 13 Aug. 2, 8, 4 Bept. 17, 18, 19, 19 June 17, 18, 19, 20 Aug. 9,10, 11, 18 Bept. 24, 25, 26 Tune 14, 13, 16 Aug. 6, 7, 8, 8 Bept. 20, 21, 22, 22 Apr. 26, 27, 28. 29 - | May 29, (30, 30), 81 Aug. 30, Bept. 1, 8 May 24, 25, 26, 27 July 23, 24, 25 Oct. 1,2,3, 4 Apr. 30, May 1,2, 8 June 1,2, 8 Bept. 27, 28, 29, 30 Fair . June 18, 10, 20, 21 Avg. 5.6,7,8 Sept. 21, 22, 23 June 14, 18, 16 Aug. 10, 11, 13, 18 Bept. 24, 24, 25, 26 June9, 10, 11, 12 Avg.1.2,3. 4 Bept. 16, 17, 18 June 4,5.6,7, 8 July 28, 30, 31 Sept. 17, 14, 15 May 16, 17, 18, 19 July 6.7, 8,9 Aug. 15,16, 17 May 20, 21, 22 May 12, 18, July 18. 19, Avg. 22, 28, 24 , 14,15 Apr. 18, 19, . 21,22 Lk 1 June 22, 23, 25, 26 Oct. 1, 2,8 and S anag May 24, 25, 26 July, 24, 25, 26, 27 Bept. (3,3), 4,8 [July 2, 8, (4, &) Aug. 30, 31, Bept. 1 May 12,18, 14, 15 July 14, 18, 16, 17 Aug. 22, 28, 24 May 16, 17, June 17 May 20, 21, 22 £ July 10, 11 July 6, 7, Aug. 14, 13, 16, 17 Aug. 18, 19 I8, 19| Abr. 3037, 12,19 |June 24 Sept. 9 Sent. 29, 20 Accurate May 4, 5, 6 |June 28, 29, 30, July 1 Oct. 4, 5, 6,7 Apr. 30, May 1, 2,3 Tuly 2, 3, (4, 4) Aug. 80, 31, Sept. 1 May 20, 21, 22 July 10, 11, 12,18 NEW YORK. Aug. 18, 19, 20, 21 May 16, 17, 18, 19 July 6, 7,.8,9 Aug. 15, 16, 17 May 12, 13, 14, 15 Tuly 18. 10, 21, 23 Aug. 22, 28, 24 July 14, 1 Aug. 23, May 8, 9, 10, 11 26,27 |April 80-May 1. 2. 3 May 27, 29, (30, 30) une 4 ept. 3 Isept. 8 May 24, 25, 26 July, 24, 25, 286, 27 Sept. (3, 8), 4,3 16, 17 Apr. 26, 27, 28 June 22, 23, 25, 28 Sports May 8, 9, 10, 11 July 18. 19, 21, 28 25, 28, 21 May 12, 18, 14, 15 July 14, 18, 16, 17 Aug. 22, 23, 24 May 16,17, 18, 19 July 10, 11, 12, 13 Aug. § Aug. 18, 19 May 20, 21 Aug. 12 July 6.7, 8,9 Aug. 13, 16 2, 23 May 4.5.6 June Oct. i v Apr. 23, 24, 25 30, July 1 7 Sept. 6,7, 8,8 May 28, 29, (30, 80) Apr. 18, 19, 20, 21 May 31, June1,2,3 Sept. 9, 10, 11 12 Saturdays 12 Baturdays 12 Sundays July 4. 13 Baturdays 1 14 Sunda 15 Sunda; July 4. BY JOHN J. McGRAW, Manager New York Giants, Three Times World Champio (Released Exclusively Throvgh the North American Newspaper Alliance.) The All-American Team of Thirty Years—W hat McGraw Thinks Would Be the Greatest Ball 2 7 Club in the World, and INCE it became known that I am | to write my “Thirty Years in Base Ball” 1 have received numerous requests to name the teams that, in my opinion, would be the best of all times—first, the All- American group, inciuding the star | players of thirty years, the one| great championship team of all; sec- ond, the All-National League team; third, the All-American League team. T find myself facing a proposition that is more delicate than difficult. I intend to be perfectly frank. though, and say just what I think. Of course, I must base my opinion on players that 1 have played with or against and that I have seen personally. In thirty years or more I have come pretty close to seeing them all, 1 think. Never Underrates Rivals. Always I have been a close observer of my rivals. In fact, I attribute what success | may have had to studying the opposition and trying never to underraté the stréngth of a’ team as a group and as individual. Though 1 have no hesitation in making my choices, I fully appreciate the d\flerencel of opinion that will arise, even among my own friends and assoclates. 1 am inclined to be- lleve, however, that most of the base ball men who have been in the game as long as myself will come pretty near agreeing with me. In several instances I find the strength of play- ers so nearly even that I have tried to make my choice fair by using one as a regular and the other as a sub- stitute on the same team. All Angles Considered. 1 hope those interested will bear in mind that I have taken personality, team spirit and morale of the players into consideration along with their official batting and flelding averages. There are many truly great players who never stood out boldly in the record books. Naturally, I have di carded all_players who at any time were found gullty of dishonesty. No matter how much mechanical sbility a man may have had, the fact that he was dishonest would make hjm use- less to a team. Always 1 have been interested in reading the selections of other base ball men who speak with a certain amount of authority and knowledge, but this is the first time I have ever picked an all-American team cover- ing the stars of thirty years. 1 am mindful of the discusslons that will probably arise and I wish I could hear them. This, I think, would make about the best ball club in the world The All-American Tea Catchern—Buck Ewing and Roger Mathewson, John Clarkson, Amos Ru- yalter Johnson, Addie Jous, Rube WaddelL Firat e—George Seeond bawe—Eddie Coll Shortatop—Ho Substitute infielder—Napoleon La- Jole. Left field—Hugzh Duffy. Center field—Ty Cobb. Right feld—W Keeler. er—Joe Kelly. selections 1 have taken Into careful consideration smartness, which Includes quickness of thought and action, general physi- cal and mental caliber. Also I have made aggressiveness a necessary qualification. Very likely there will be surprise at some of the famous men that I have left out. Explana tion of that may cone out in succeed- ing chapters. 1 will now give my reasons for se- lecting each member of this great team. Ewing Greatest Catcher. Buck Ewing for general all around excellence as a backstop never had an equal. He was smart and aggres- sive. He came as near to being a catcher without a single weakness as the game has ever known. In fact, Buck Ewing was a Ty Cobb behind the bat. He had a mental capasity equal to his playing ability. Ewing could- handle 'a’ team perfectly. He was compelled to do that with the old time Glants, because Jim Mutrie, the nominal manuger, was more of a busi- ness man than a team director. Mutrie frequently sat on the players' bench and always wore a plug hat That in itself was indicative of his mental attitude as a field director or leader of_men. While Ewing was not a speed mar- vel on the bases he was one of the most successful base stealers of his RS P e Sensational Q-Day 'Sale MEN'S SHOES HAR STAYS CONBED, GLOSSY Millions Using this Greaseless Combing Cream— Few Cents Buys Jar any Drugstore—Not Sticky, Smelly Bven stubborn, unruly or sham: pooed hair stays combed all day in any style you like. “Hair-Groom" is u_dignified .combing -cream which gives that natural gloss and well- Eroomed effect to your hair—that final gouch to good dress both in business and on soclal occasions. Greaseless, stainless “Hair-Groom”, dose not show on the hair because -it is absorbed by the scalp, ‘there- fore your hair remains so soft and plisble and so natural that wo one can possibly tell you used it. time. He had an uncanny knack of getting the jump on the pitchers. No player ever studied a rival pitcher's delivery closer and was so quick to take advantage of the slightest false move. As a thrower Buck excelled. He got the ball away from him with & quick round arm snap, no time be- ing wasted. Buck threw what is known as a very “heavy” ball, one that dropped in the baseman's hand like a lump of lead. Ewing had so much confidence in his throwing that I have seen him deliberately roll the ball away from him just to tempt the base runner into a steal. He was a hard hitter as well as a sclentific place hitter. Breanahan Close Second. Roger Bresnahan was a close second to Ewing in all that goes to make a great catcher. Already 1 have gone into the details of his greatness. As you all know I developed Bresnahan into & eatcher from a pitcher. One day, when we were shy of catchers and try- ng to get one, he came to me and sald, “You don’t have to get another catcher. 1 wiil go behind the bat myself.”” He did and his subsequent career Is baseball history. Bresnahan Is perhaps the only catcher who ever acted as lead-off man in the batting order. Also he could play any position on a ball club and play it well. Bresnahan was possessed of as much catching brains as any man I ever saw. not excepting my old pal Wilbert Robin- son. Roger seemed to do everything right by intultion. It was never neces- sary to tell him anything twice. 1t will be remembered that in_ the world series of 1905 I put Roger behind the bat in every one of the five games. We beat the Athletics four of the five. That is what 1 thought of his ability as a catcher and of his headwork. Sisler a Real Marvel There is no doubt in my mind as to George Sisler being the greatest firat baseman of all time. He has so many good qualities that it is difficult to cen- ter attention on his hitting, his fielding or his base running. It should be re- membered also that Sisler is an excel- lent pitcher. Sisler is & small man as compared with many of the great first basemen. Short lines and discontinued styles. Regularly $5 to $10 Saturdays Labor Day Black figures denote Sundays. “MY THIRTY YEARS IN BASE BALL” 11 saturdays Decoration Day Labor Day 14 Saturdays 17 Sundays Decoration Day Holldays parenthesis. GEORGE SISLER, Choice of McGraw as the greatest first baseman of all time, one of the short- est men who ever played the position. Overcoming that lack of stature Is in itself a mark of great ability. Most of the other famous first basemen were big men—managers selected them that way—such as Dan Brouthers, Roger Conner, Cap Anson, Charley Comiskey. Sisler has proved that the old idea of big men being necessary was a fallacy. | Think of it—the shortest man who ever | played the bag tops them all as a fielder and as a batter! George Sisler is one of the marvels of baseball. If he has a weakness nobody, 80 far as 1 know, has ever located it. | In the next chapter I will discuss the other great, inflelders of all time and ex- plain why' I have selected them, and then proceed with the outflelders. (Copyright, 1823, U, S. and Canada, by Christy Walsh 8yndicate.) LL DAY tomorrow and Thursday morning—End o’ February Clean-up of Men’s Stocks. 719 pairs Oxfords—529 pairs High Shoes—all leathers—all sorts of styles, from novelties to conservatives. A few of the best styles in all sizes—balance, broken sizes. Take a look at that $3.50 price again—and get here on the jump! At all our stores except “City Club Shop.” Open 8 a.m. for This Big Event. All Sales Final. No Dealers. Sale Women's Rubbers Broken sizes. en's $1.25 and §1.50 rubbers . " Sizes to §% only. ‘Wom- 69c Cor. 7th & K Sts. 414 9tk St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave. S.E. | 1 Raturdays 13 Sund: July GRIFFS’ DATES, 1923 AT HOME, with Phila 2,3, with New York. 6.° with Boston. 20 (30) (30), with New York. ith hia. 3,* wi th New York. 1 , 18, 19, with 8t. Louis. Bevt. 21, 23,83, with i oot 84, 38 o0 with Cleveland, Bept. = phia. Bopt. 30.* with Philadel o October 4, 5, 6, 7,* fl‘t.: ,th.w!, ABROAD. 3 Detroft. May 12, 13,%) 16, 15, at Cleveland. May 16, 17, 18, 19, at F May 200 51, 85, at St Low May 24, June 23, EL 2 7, 8¢, s I:i l%in Boston. , 25, 96, at Philadelphis. « 2t New York. 3eptember 1, at New York. o] ber (3) (3), ), Bost Ockaber 1. 5. 3, & Fhulsastphier ™ *Sundays.’ Holidays in parenthests. PHILLIES GET CATCHER. NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 20.— catcher on the New Haven club for the past two years, Philadelphia In addition to a cash con- sideration, Catcher Frank Witherow will come to New Jimmy Wilson, has been sold to the Nationals. of Philadelphia, Haven. GETS DETROIT PLAYER. GREENVILLE, 8. C. February 20.— Manager Zinn Beck of the Greenville, South Atlantic Association club, has announced the purchase from Détroit | by which worth of Pitcher Peck Williams. T The National Capital's Most Camplete Gas and Accessories Station We Have Very Complete Stocks of Truck and Auto Mirrors Sunday Star. February 18, 19323, REAR VIEW MIRROR LAW DISREGARDED SPORTS American League Due for a Great Race : Nationals Favored in Playing Schedule |CHOICE DATES ARE GIVEN | THEM IN COMING SEASON | }List Includes 17 Sundays, 14 Saturdays and Me- morial Day—O’Neill Wants Berth on Coast. Griff Not After Shortstop Glenn Wright. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. LTHOUGH the Nationals this year will open the season away from home and spend the first eight days of the campaign on foreign fields they have fared well, as usual, in the matter of dates, ac cording to the offickl American League schedule released for publication today. The Griffmen will assist the Park on Wednesda: under way, and, !ol;') Athletics raise the curtain at Shibe April 18, the day after the National League race gets wing a visit of the Bushmen to New York, the Macks will come to the capital to return the compliment in prying off the lid here on Thursday, April 26. | ‘Washington h: but the attraction Despite the fact that the Yankees this_year, for the first time since Sunday baseball was instituted in the east, will have their own park instead of being compelled to share the Polo Grounds with the .Glants, Washing- ton's quoto of Sutndi games con- { tinues to be the langest in the ctrouit, due largely to the fact that sabbath baseball is not pesmissible in Phili delphia and Boston, Washington {feventeen Sundays at home, as against fifteen for Cleveland, four- teen for Detroit, thirteen for New York and twelve ‘aplece for St. Louis and Chicago. Of the first-day-of-the week games here Philadelphia draws five, Boston three, w York, . Louls, Chicago apd Cleveland two apiece and Detroit one. Thirty-Two ‘““Choice” Dates. Of the seventy-flve contests carded for Georgia avi hirty-two may be classed as “dhoice,” falling on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, and in addition there v{lll be a stretch of more than a week when new high marks for attendance may be ex- pected at the locall inclosure, before, during and immediately following the Shrine conclave, June §, 6 and 7. In the week preceding the Yankees will be here and follownng them the Ath- letics, Yankees again, Tygers and Browns will appear in order. Another day on which the Griftmen may be in- spired to great deads by what is like. ly to prove the largest crowd that jever attended a bhll game, is April 22. It will be the, first Sunday con- test played by the Yankees in their new $3,000,000 stadium in the Bronx. If the spacious structure erected by Cols. Ruppert and Huston withstands the assaults launched by “bugs” eager to see the rehabilitated Babe Ruth do his stuff that day any further inspec- tion of its serength will be unneces- sary. : First Western Invasion May S After four games each in Philadel- phia and New York the Griffs come home to entertain the Mackmen and Yankees for eight days and then play I host to the Boston Red Sox in three games before hiking for their first swing through the west, opening at Detroit May 8. The starting dates of their other invasions of the sunset section are July 6 and August 15. The Griffs are scheduled to play almost the entire month of September at home and wind up the season here with the Red Sox on Sunday, October 7 One of these famous St. Louls to Boston jumps, the longest possible in the circuit, is scheduled for the Na- tionals in May, with but one day in- tervening between games to make it. One last minute change was made in the schedmle, with the mutual con- sent of the clubs involved. It consist- ed of New York being listed to appear here Instead of Philadelphia on June 4, the Athletics being compensated with the Sunday, September 30 date, originally allotted to New York. The purpose of the change was to assure the presence of Babe Ruth and his supporting cast in the capital on Monday of the week the Shriners will be here. A direct resuit of the working of the draft clause in the agreement between the mmjors and those of the minor leagues which decline to sub- mit to the old “process of selection” y ball players were cnabled to adviance in their profes- Inspector Headley, of the Police Tratfic Bureau, promises a vigorous drive against trucks failing to observe the Rear View Mirror Law. Do not violate the law! truck and your pleasure car with Rear View Mirrors. been granted only one of the three national holidays. a good one, the champion Yankees being scheduled to appear here Memorial day, Wednesday, May 30. On July 4 the Na- tionals will be in New York and on Labor day in Boston. GRIFF LINES UP McGREW, RUSSELL AND LA MOTTE ful by the recefpt of the igmed contract of Bob La Motte, led from Tampa, where the in- felder han been wintering, and the acceptance of terms by Pltchers Allan Russell and Siim MecGrew. Writing from hix home in Balti- more, Russell axsured Griff he wan pleased over his transfer from Red Sox and proposed to dem- onatrate there ix a lot of service left in hix ol’ soupbon McGrew allowed how he would stick in the big show for n certainty thin trip, his second to the majors. Slim’s letter hore the post mark of a little town In Tex- & called Yokum. This means “big smoke” in the Indian language— rather an appropriate place for Slim to hafl from. sion without having to be purchased at an exorbitant figure, Is seen in the case of Jimmy O'Neill. The for- mer shortstop of the Nationals, who has been out of the game for two seasons following a severe lliness at the close of the 1920 campaign, was 50ld to Reading this past winter, but the International League club own- ers, being unable to meet elll demands in the way of salary. have notified Washington that, because the player is in poor health, they will not go through with their agreement, by which they were to give up a cer- tain sum at a given date in the com- ing season, provided O'Neill's physical condition was found to be good. O’Nelll has assured Clark Griffith that he never has been in better shape than right now, having fully recovered from the effects of his siege of pneumonia. and that the only reason for the stand Reading has taken is that it refused to meet his salary demands, With O'Neill turned back on him and no opening avallable on the Washing- ton club, which is loaded up with infield prospects Griff has notified Jimmy to report at Tampa for spring training and in the meantime will lay his case before Commissioner Landis and endeavor to either have Reading ‘compelled to go through with its transaction or arrange to place the Minooka, Pa., lad on the Pacific coast, where he wants to play The Pacific’ Coast League also is a non-conformist with regard to the drafr, but in view of the fact that the O'Neill deal was consummated before the rule pronibiting the sale of a player to any aegue not recognizing the draft be- came effective Griff is confident he will not be left in the position of “holding the bag.” Pirates Own Glenn Wright. The report that the -Nationals bidding against the Red Sox for Shr stop Glenn Wright of the Kansas City club is erroneous, according to Griffith, who asserts that Wright already is the property of the Pittsburgh Nationals. Griff admits that he made a very gener- ous offer some time ago for Wright, whom he regards as a most promising prospect, but that the Pirates had gotten in on the ground floor and obtained title to the youngster. Equip your (T Many Truck Owners Are Vio- lating D. C. Regulation, E Is Charge. Following a partial survey of motor truoks operated in the District of Columbia by A, A, A. officials, which is declared to show that from 20 to 30 per cent of such trucks are operat- ing without & rear view mirror, in direct violation of .the District law, Inspector Albert J, Headley, head of the Police Traffic ‘bureau. yesterday promised an intensive drive against this class of law violators. Noise caused by the operation of a truck prevents the driver of such a vehicle from hearing the approach of another vehicle, and a rear view mir- ror is the only method by which he can be so warned of the fact and thus avoid one of the many_ collisions which are brought about by lack of mirrors, it was pointed out, and In- spector Headley immediately declared that a special squad of eight men now on the streets would take this matter up at onc “By March 1, ald Inspector Head- ley, “we will have a hundred men on the streets and will be ready to take adequate care of any trafic condi- tion that may arise, and will be able to see tiwt the laws are thoroughly enforced, We appreclate suggestions and we feel that the police depart- ment is entitled to the support of all law-abiding citizens. that the best support that any citizen can_give is to rigidly observe the trafic laws himself.” i might add ° It is wise to equip with mirrors, not only to comply with the law, but as real insurance against an accident. No part of the safety cam- paign that is being waged to make the streets of Washing- ton safe for automobilists and pedestrians will be more ef- fective than general observ- ance of the Mirror Regula- tion. Fortunately, we are won- derfully supplied with almost every conceivable kind of im- proved truck and pleasure car mirror. The cost is small. We are prepared to install mirrors on trucks and auto- mobiles without delay. UL L T L LT LT L Priced Moderately, 85¢ to $5.00 At_the Home of Minute Service - The Washington Accessories Co. Eduw. E. Lipphard, Mgr. 17th and L Sts. N.W. Main 1394 T U P