Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1924, Page 60

2 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢ . SEPTEMBER. 28, 1924—SPORTS SECTION. Griffith Is Sharing Glory With Harris : C. U. Gives Holy Cross a Great Baitle CLARK STARTED PUTTING CAPITAL ON MAP IN 1912 City Knew Great Base Ball Days Many Years Before That, However—Some Famous Stars of Early Era Are Recalled by Old-Timer. BY GEORGE CHADWICK. is Washington's, as the base ball scason of 1924 draws by Clark Griffith and Griffith—the “Old Fox™ of base ball—stepped out gerial position when he became president of the Washington club in 1920, but he never has had the tips of his calloused fingers off the pulse of the Senatorial team Looking back over Washington's carcer of 14 years under the Griffith regime during which it has never been “last in the American League,” as the time-honored paraphrase always has had it, it will be seen that Griff may be given his due withoat detracting in any way from the credit that belongs to young “Bucky” Harris, who has led the Nationals this year to heights they never have achieved previously Grifith went to Washinglon after | the idols of a population that was count- the scason 1911, following two | ed by hundreds where it is counted now vears of indifferent success at Cin-|by thousands. These were Doug Allison, vinnati. Under Griflith the Washing-| who to this day is asserted by the old ton club jumped from seventh place | fellows to have been the greatest in his in to second in 1912 It finished | position of all time: Asa Brainard, o sccond again in 1913, third in 1914, | wonderful fielder, and Ad Leonard, an- ourth in 1915, seventh in 1915, back | other wonderful fielder; Charley Sweazy, 1o third d also third in 1918. | Davy Force, a man not much bigger the geason which was interrupted by | than a pint of peanuts, but as active a the war. Then the team plunged | shortstop a Mexican bean tumbling to seventh in 1919, but moved | on & platter; Glenn and Berthrong and back to sixth in 120" the vear even Nick Young, former president of which Griffith became president of | tna National League, if you Wish to g0 the club and began to cxperiment | pack to the days when the United “‘\Inh]l”‘]‘aw«'";:‘ym:‘ NN were, rebuilding after war had other step he b In 1 it flopped back to sixth and | ooy oie 00 In 1923, when Griff thought he had a|{on-rihe city went into the National surprise for the American League, his | Jenrue in 15$6—the out-of-town team finished fourth. In all the vears | (uis ctopped at the old Willard Ho- that have gone before the Washing- | ful' " Ceunlly only parts of the hotel tan club has been struggling always | oro open, as the heat drove almost to win its first pennant and never| i {he official population of Wash- gpiiegsiohing gt {ington to cool resorts Those boys are going to get some- where this remarked Griffith Hotel Chairs on Sidewalk. @ the street in front of the ho! down Tampa’ one afternoon last | Spring as he looked over the sprightly there were many old-fashioned Washington plavers in training. such as hotels kept in}| for the comfort of their Seemingly they did “get where,” and the Nation's guests. They were ranged along the | never has known such curbstonies, In the later afternoon ball it has and the evening when the ball players wefe astir they sat in those old-fash- ioned chairs and lolled the time away hetween games while the Washington populace walked up and down in tront of the Willard Hotel and ad-| mired Occasionally fans would enter into| onversation with the visiting play- | rs, and great the distinetion that be- out of Wash- | feif some Washington kid when he in Connie Mack. | could get w reply out of Clarkson, cheeks and| Ewing, Kelly or Keefe, the lustrous Washing stars of their time. alter Wi Many a cigar was bestowed of outfielders, | their gracious majesties with Washington. After Dele those old wooden chairs the Nutional Leasu . scendingly accepted tribute, and many mauler became a Was W chew of tobacco was borrowed until Hank O'Day pitched 1 that time came when the old Willard | and pitched aimost weli was remodeled and the Boulevard de | pires. Hank should be Base Ball, as the plavers were wont | world series, t to call their lounging place in Wash- | sce ington. passed into memory his 0ld Mike Kelly Cracked One. mare Mike Kelly wat in one of the L hairs one night years ago when sor venturesome fan approached him anc entered into conversation “Why said the fan at length, it that Washington can’'t win any pennant”’ Sccause,” said the irrepressible Kelly without a facial muscle wab- you are so damned busy mak- that place across the ting to the Treasury vou don't give time hon upation of laying base ball right.” (Copyright. 1924} | ROBINS’ LAST HOPES CLEVELAND RECRUIT | ENDED BY BRAVES ~TRIMS THE BROWNS} HE glory that to g closc, is shared in a managerial w Stanley Harris the man, X of is 191 Wash- plac S0s when a Na- visited Washing- vear,” On lobby armchairs, some- | those days Capital great days in | base enjoyed th season Old Days Were Great Ones. But there were great days in base ball in Washinzton also when the city w represented team never won a pennant, but some fine base ball z great ball players car ngton. The lank and ) with his weather-beaten shazgy w his 4im of the fle s in the Nationul League. Its it saw times and some exeh was a v catcher 1ot upon who sat in and conde- once. on eft mighty player Washingte am- in the to the hngtor as e an umpire hat he may with a feather and Win Mere . Mercer of the pitched lackadaisical best African goifer Medames pitched thrower when Casey played To cap with pensive carly days Sam Wise Washingic the nd w for Washi his arm fe at Was Brown et playcd ton. a great Jimmy third b who ran with the d = Stars Preceded Them. long b re men who helped to make base ba what 1 who in their day wer. | naton's Wash dar decr, | bling Ling | street,” Juilding, And before them, fore th | nou st o BROOKLYN B T Braves put the Brooklyn Robir nentiy out of the race for the League pennant today by w game, 3 to 2. Incidentally club broke Bill Doak’s stri utive victories which had re to this point Cooney held the Dodgers to four hits one « which was a home run by ! Brown, first man up in the ffth. This was Brooklyn's first hit of the game The Brooklyn team scored its second | and final run in the eighth on a single | by High, Mitchell'’s walk and Wheat's single A vigorous eptemb 2 —The s perma- National the Boston g of consec- «ched 10 up CLEVELAND. September pitcher Levsen held St. Louis to seven scattered hits and Cleveland won the opening game of the final series 12 to 1 today The B singles b witd pitch St L. AR ( Evans.cr. 8 B 1aon. 3 Sixierib | Williama. it —Reeruit . Sisler run resulted f and McManus and m a A, Cler. AR Jamieson.1f Steph'on.rf LiSewell,c. 3 1 4 4 4 < Ellerbe.3b, Levsea,p... 4 protest arose in this in- ning when Umpire Klem ruled Mitch- ell's hit to right a foul. Both high and Mitchell had scored on the hit, the latter's run tying the count, when Sten- gel threw wild and the ball rolled to b Runs—Sisler, the Boston dugout. The Tunners were | pijjarie e e ordered back, however, and Mitchell | Two-base hits—Williams. was passed I eIl Jamieson, Stepheuson. Three-base hits B 3. Sewell Stolen base—Rnod guhefHravesiacored iall Double plars-Rice and Rego: Sisler and Rego: Doalk | 1 Sewell. Fewster and Knode. Teft on baes Melnnis 8t Lovix, 5 Cleveland, 5. Bases on halls —Off Grant, 6; off Wingard, 1; off Levsen, 1. Struck out- By Grant. 1: by Lessen, 1. Hit Of Grant, ® in 5%, innings: off Wingard, 4 in 2% innings: hit by pitcher—By Wingard (MENIty). Wild pitch—Lessen, Passed hail L. Sewell. Losing pi Gra Um. pires Messrs. Evans and Dineen. Time of game—1 hour and 40 minutes, PIRATES DOWN CUBS IN LASBT HOME GAME | PITTSBURGH. September 27.— Pittsburgh closed its home season today with a ten-inning victory over Chicagn, 3 to / Adams pitched the entire game for | the Pirates and helped win with a | hit in the tenth inning with two out, [ which put Schmidt on second base.! Schmidt scored the winning run on a single by Carey. Aldridge occupied mound for the visitors. Chi AB.H.0.A. Pitts. AB.H.O. A. B.Ada's.ss 5 Rigbee,If.. 4 Heath'e.of ey.ct. 4 Barnn'tif 3 Wrightin, 3 Trayoe Grimm.ib. 4 Sehmidt.c. 4 C.Adams.p 3 Totals 17 Totals..33 830 9 *Two out when winning run was scored. Chicago 10000100 0-2 Pittsburgh.. 0 1 0 0 0 1 0°0 0 1-3 Runs—Barrett (2), Carey, Traynor, Schmidt Error—Maranvile. base hits—Traynor, Cotter. * Three-hase hite—Barrett. Hartnett. Stolen base—Grantham. Sacrifice hits— Wright C. Adams. _Left on bases Chicago. 6; Pitte! burgh, 6. First baxe on balls—Oft Aldridge, 3. Strock out—By Aldridge. 2; by C. Adams, 2. Wild pitch-—C. Adamk. Umpires—Messrs. Rigler, Wilson and Pfrman. Time of game— 1 hour and 34 minates. .3 01 10 00 oz 1 Jamieson Sewell, L. Tota 600 00603 (2), Fewster (3), Newell, Knode (21 sisler, Williams! Fewster, . Sew- their runs off hitting featured, 0.4 o 3 Hrook High.2n Mitel Wheu Four'e AR Melnnis,ih Tiernes.2b 4 Cun'g'mt 4 Smith.3h.. 4 O'Xeille.” 3 Coonesp.. 4 T dohn'nrf Tavlor.c. Doak.p Ehrhardt.p 1Grimes Ruether.p. Totals.. 36 1 5 Totals. *Ratted for Doak in sixth #Batted for Eberhardt in eighth Bostan 0010 Brooklya 0010 Runs — Stengel. McInnis, Tiernds, Brown. Errors—Mitcheli (2), Wheat, mier. Two-base hit—Cooney. = Three-base hit | ~Coones. Home run—Rrown. Stolen base-— Stengel. Sacrifice—0'NeNl. Donble plays. Vourier (unassisted); Smith, Tierney and Mclnnis: Fournier to Stock to_Mitehell to Btock. Left on bases—Boston, 7: Brooklyn. 5. Rases on balls -Off Cooney, Struck out—By Cooney, 4: by Ruether. 1. Hits—Of Doak, 9 in 6 innings: off Ehrhardt. 3 in 2 innings: off Ruether. 2 in 1 inning. Wild pitch—Doak. Losing _pitcher—Doak. _Um pires—Messrs. Klem, MeCormack and Hart. Time of game—L hour and 50 minutes. HOW GRIFFS ARE HITTING G. AB, H. SB. BBL Pct. 4 4 3 60 8 750 156 576 198 15 124 .343 41 14 5 639 213 175 57 500 30 oo o 1 the pitching Fitzg'ld Hartner Cotter.1b Aldridge.p | ootmmomtsm 1 omonnaaa | wmmmin000 Lefler .. Goslin . Martina Rice . MeNeely Judge Tate . Leibold . Johnson . Bluege . Ogden Ruel ... Russell . Zachary . Harris ... ... Peckinpaugh 152 525 Taylor < 70 Shirley .. 73 10 70 33 14 u¥s REDS RESTRICT CUBAN. CINCINNATI, Ohio, September . —Pedro Dibut, young Cuban pitcher, gigned an all-year contract with the Cincinnati Nationals teday. The terms were mot made public, but it was learned that the contract pro- hibited the Cuban from pitching base ball during the Winter months in Cuba. : CURTAIL THE OLYMPICS. Rlbim e “The pentathlon, the 10,000-meter walk, the 3,000-meter team race and the 10,000-meter cross-country run are to be discontinued from the track events of future Olympic ruects. CEEEEEE T T 1] 202000 Beginning October 1, steeplechase jockeys in England will be compelled to wear skull caps appreved by Na- tional Hunt Stewards, | the | Mar SAM RICE, SPEED MERCHANT, IS PRODUCT OF UNCLE SAM’S NAVY XI1—-EDGAR C. RICE. AM RICE may have a middle name, but if so he keeps it to himself. San insists that the C he uses in his signature is simply C. nothing clse, So when he pens his name on a contract, no period goes after that C. As a matter of fact Sam never uses his real first name except in formal records and on legal docu- ments. He signs the papers as Edgar C Rice. No base ball fans ever heard of Ed Rice. Sam he was dubbed in the Navy back in 1913 and Sam he now is to the base ball world at large. Sam was born in Morocco, Ind. February 9, 1892, but was not a Hoosicr very long. Before he could argue about it his parents took him to a big farm In lllinols near Wat- seka, and that town hay been home to Sam practleally ever wince. Sam insists that Watseka is on the map, because he put It there by his pitching for the town team in 1910 and 1911, but wise base ball folks nowadays refuse to believe Sam ever was a pitcher. However, he was considered such when he puzzled bat- ters of other clubs that used to in- vade Watseka, and the Watsekans always were willing to wager the price of a couple of bushels of wheat on_ his ability. 1 must have made people out- side of his county belleve he was a pitcher. too, for it was as such he was signed by the Galesburg club of the Central Association in 1912. Sam kept at the professional game for a seaxon, then got the wanderlust and Joined Uncle Sam's Navy. Saw Aetion in Mexico. He was with the gobs when they cent to Vera Crus in 1914 secking a <alute. Sam was a coal passer, but was with the landing party from his ship and got into action a-plenty ashore. Bullets were flying faster | than any ball he had thrown, but still Sam figured he was a good pitcher | because he had pitched winning ball for his ship's team Back to the States came Sam and went out of the Navy to the Peters- burz club of the Virginia League in latter part of the 1914 season. He pitched there, and Clark Griffith brought him to Washington as a pitcher in July, 1915. 1In the next season Sam showed so much hitting ability that he was yanked from the slab and sent to the outfleld, where he has become a star of high order. Rice is a speed demon on the bases .nd has fully carned his nickname, o'-War. I was @ good pitcher” says Sam, and would have been a better one if they had not ruined me by continual work in the batting practice. How- ever, no one cver thought £o but L~ REDS HAMMER BALL IN DEFEATING CARDS CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 27.— Cincinnati, with a makeshift team in the field, slugged St. Louis pitchers «nd won the final game at Rediand Field, 10 to 1. Daubert, Roush and Duncan were absent on account of disabilities. The Reds will close the season at St St. Louis tomorrow with a double- header St L ABH. C Ilades.if.. 3 Douthiteet 4 Hornshy. 25 Rot'm's.Th Toporce: Muelle lemons.e. T'venowss 3 P.Fowler,p 0. > Cinei. Critz, 2, Burns.rf. Fonnee ARH.0.A 5383 o Fl 0 o o 0 HEPRURY Hargrave.c 4 Dibut.p.. . 3 020 s-zu Totals.. 35 16 Fowler in eightn fasing 10000000 0-1 l010351030 x10 Bilades, Critz, Pooseca, Bohne (3 @), Dibut (21, Errors—Blad Thevenow. C. Fowler. Two-b Tiressler. Clemons. | Three-base hi Dibut, Hargrave. Sacrifioes Fonseca, D . ieft on ba t Touws. 10: Cin cinnati, 4. Bases on balls—Off Dibot, = off . Fowler, 3. Ilits—Of Fowler, 5 in 3 innings (none out in fourth); off Vines, 10 in 4. off Berley. 1 in 1 inning Passed ball - lemons. Losing_pitcher—P. Fowler. Um eesra. Sweeney and Emslle. Time of Lour and 37 minutes. JOHNSON AUTO FUND DRIVE IS CONTINUING Admirers hope of Walter Johnson, who to purchase an, automobiie for the National hurling?ace as a testi- monial for his stellar work in this season's campaign, have nearly reached the one thousand dollar mark in their drive for funds, there being $741.34 collected to date. A dance and reception, with Nick Altrock and Al Schacht listed as the main attraction, will be held at the New Willard Hotel Thursday night. Invitations have been sent to the Washington team. Four orchestras will supply the music, Le Paradis, Meyer Goidman, L'‘Aiglon and Wardman. Park. Sub- scriptions are coming in rapidly to Treasurer Cy McDonald at Spalding’s. SR R R NINES BEGIN BATTLE FOR LEAGUE HONORS 014 rivals battling for the Indepen- dent League award in the first of a three.-game series will clash today at 3 o'clock at the Waskington Barracks when Dominican Lyceum, winner of the first series, encounters the Sham- rocks, victor in the second set of games. Tommy Thompson or Lefty Kuh- nert will draw the mound selection for the Shamrocks, while Brayton or Grazzini will be on the firing line for the Dominicans. All of these boxmen are capable and a pitcher's duel should be forthcoming. Mount Rainier has asked the Na- tional Hase Ball Federation to post- pone its titular series until October 11 and 12 with the winner of the De- troit-Johnstown games. Mount Rainier has been promised the use of Griffith Stadium on these dates. Ben? ning tossers will be the opponents of Mount Rainier today at 3:30 o'clock on the latter’s field Hersl and Kanawha tossers are primed for their game today at 11 o'clock on diamond No. 3 of the Monu- ment Grounds. The winner will claim the Hebrew championship of Wash- ington. Maryland Athletic Club and the Mo- hawks have called off their game to- s will meet when the Arlington Athletic Club faces the Alexandria Dreadnaughts today at 3 o'clock on thé latter's field. Smithfield Midgets will end their 1924 base ball campaign when they entertain the Rialto Midgets this afternoon on their home field. The Smithfields have copped 44 games out of 48 this season. | | = A5 A PITCHER. RICE TURNED OUT & BE ONE OF THE BEST f DATSMEN ON GRIFFS TEAM! // HE SIGNS A STRANGE. NAME 10 FORMAL DOCUMENTS I SAMYOUELL SAW SOME REAL HONEST 70 GOOD- NESS ACTION IN MEXICO WHEN HE WAS IN THE U.S.NAWY. RICE 5 A REAL SPEED ~ MERCHANT AND COMES HONESTLY 8 HIS NICK- NAME EL AMERICANO ES ER BULLET PROOF| How Walter Johnson Became a Big Leaguer Manager Joe Cantillon. Scout Cliff Blankensh: p and Barney Himself Give Their Ver- sions of the Signing of Pitcher for Washington Club Back in 1907 BLANKENSHIP. T. PETERSBURG, Fla, Scp- tember 27.—“Washington fans S may idolize Walter Johnson today in his prime as a big league pitcher, but they don’t think a b more of him than the fars out in Weiser, Idaho, did when T w there 17 wears ago to sign him up for the Washington team,” said Cli# Blankesship, former big league star and one-time catcher on the Wash- ington team today. Cliff, who is spending his time as a member of the Palmetto Hot Stove League, has both eves glued to the sporting pages these days, and is watching Johnson with great inter- est as the Nationals climb closer to the pennant. “Back in 1307 T broke a finger catching, and Joe Cantillon, our man- ager sent me out on a scouting trip over Clyde Milan at Wichita, Blankenship continued. “While in Wichita Joe sent me a clip- ping from a Boise, Idaho, paper, tell- ing of Johnson's great pitching at Weiser, and told me to go out and look him over. 1 closed the deal fo. Milan and left for Idaho, where found Johnson was the idol of his home supporters and the nemesis of every tcam in the little semi-pro league he was pitching for. Had to Use Persuasion. “I hung around for sometime be- fore I could induce Walter to sign a contract. It seems he had been given a chance with the Tacoma team, but they made the mistake of putting an outfielder in to catch him and Walter was too much for him. As a result Walter was said to be poor material and was relcased. This soured him to a certain extent with the higher leagues, and he was stick- ing around with Weiser, pitching once a week and making a great rep- utation. “Finally he told me if his mother would consent that he would sign We wired her and she told Walter to use his own judgment. He then con- sented to sign and I finally sent him on to Washington alone. “When the fans at Weiser found that I had signed him they were ready to lynch me and for a while it looked like the deal would have to be put through by someone else, if it ever was. I finally consented to al- low him to pitch an important game and then got away as quickly s pos- sible. ‘Writers Joshed About “Find." “Joe Cantillon told me on my re- turn to take the boy under my wing and tell him when he was ready to go in. T watched him carefully for about a week and during this time all the sporting writers were kidding me about my new ‘find,’ but after that first game they changed their minds. He went over big and from that time out lon was a fixture with Washington. “When it came to signing a con- tract he showed good judgment, hold- ing out for higher money, and it was only through my efforts that he did finally sign.” Johnson always has led a clean life, and in every way has been the type of athlete which makes base ball so popular, said Blankenship, adding that he will be in the grand stand rooting for him if Washington wins the pennant. e 2 PENNANT TO OMAHA. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., September 27.—The Omaha Buffalos won the West- ern League pennant here today by de- feating Oklahoma City, 3 to 2, while the Denver Bears were losing to St Joseph. =z | | | greatest | | M INNEAPOLIS, Minn, Sep- tember 27.—Walter Johnson, recently voted the most valuable base ball player in the American League and one of the pitchers the game has known, didn’t cost the Washington club a red penny mer manager of the Nationals, and now scouting for the Minncapolis club in the American Association. “It was back in 1907, stated Cantil- lon, “that 1 first heard of the pitcher who later was to carve his name in base ball's hall of fame. I heard of him through Mickie Shea, who played with me back in the 30s with the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast League. “One day Shea came to me and was all enthused about a certain pitcher he had seen playing ball in Weiser, | Idaho. *Joe,” he sald, “this boy sure can pitch. He throws a ball faster than you can {magine.” Joe Wasted No Time. “I didn't waste any time looking this lad up. I ordered CIiff Blanken- hip, then a scout for the Nationals, o look him up and give me the low down. One glimpse of Johnson con- vinced Blankenship that he was all there, and he sent the flinger to Washington. “The first day Johnson arrived in camp I sent him out to show off his stuff, and what 1 saw was enough. On the very next day he was in there pitching his first major league game. “That was back in 1907. He was with me the next two years while 1 was managing Washington, and has been there cter since, pitching as good today as he did in his best seasons. “And to think that Walter didnt cost tite Washington club a penny.” TYGERS BEAT CHISOX ON A RALLY IN NINTH CHICAGO, September 27.—Detroit staged a ninth inning rally after Chi- cago had overcome the visitors’ lead, and made it two straight from the locals, 10 to 8. Woodall and Manush led the attack for the Tygers with four hits each. Detroit. AB.H.O0.A. Chicago. AB.H. 0.A. Jones.b.. Rarrettef. 4 2 - 20001=3mnan] SatmaEt ooomaumEmAn 0550mmmno00® ot | omnonousmumm 8l sooommonnEan {Hooper 1Grabski Totals.. 44 21 27 9 Totals.. 3 *Batted for Whitehill in elghth. {Ratted for Pish in ninth. 1Batted for Clancy in ointh. Detroit. .. 10012010510 Chicago...’] 0 0 0 0 20 4 0 28 Runs—Jones, Manush (2), Cobb, Heilmann, Rurke, Pratt (2), Gehringer. Whitehill, Ba reit, 'Blsh, Clancs, MeClelian, Schylk (2), Rlankenship, Hooper. Brrors—Burke. Whita: hill. Clancy, Schalk. Two-base hits—Manush, Whitenill, Collins, Heilmann. Threebase hits “Cobb, Rarrett.” Stolen bases — Heilmann, Elsh, Clancy, Manush. Collins. Sacrifices— Thurston, Barrett, Colllns, Grabowski, Fal Double plays—Rarrett to Collins: Clancy ( assisted): Pratt (unassisted. Left on bases Detroit. 8; Chicago, 8.* Ry Whitehill, 1] off Blankenshi 1; off Wells, 1. Struck ou by Wells. 1. Hits—OM Thurston, nings; off Blankenship. 10 in 4 innings; off Whitehill, 9 io 7 innings: off Hollowey, 2 in 1 inning,’ none out In ninth: off Wells, nove in 1 {oning. "Wild pitch—Thurston. Winning pitcher—Holloway. _ Losing pitcher—Blanken- o L an nd. of game, 2 bours a: 20 mizates. . ; Bl cossnonmnonma agcording to the | story reiated by Joe Cantillon, for- | JOHNSON. OSTON, September 27.—“When Cliff Blankenship, scout of B the Washington club, first asked me to sign for the big lcaguers the proposition did not appeal to me particularly, Johnson, again leading pitcher in the American League and onc of greatest characters that ever graced major league base ball. “But after thinking it over a few hours, I cided to take a chance “You see, that was back 1907 and 1 was oniy a voungster then. T was playing in Weiser, Idaho, which was far enough from my California home, but the big leagues meant to me something way back East, and I was a little frightened by the idea of going such a distance from my people. ‘As far as 1 know, Blankenship never saw me pitch in 4 game before T signed with Washington. 1 believe he only watched me practice. “Out in Idaho in Summer the days are quite long, so we used to go out to the ball lot in the evening about 8 o'clock for an hour's workout. 1t was an evening in July, 1907, while on my way back from the lot to my boarding house, that I first met Blankenship. Came Right to the Point. “He stepped up to me and without any formality remarked: ‘You had a lot of stuff on the ball this evening, but you were a little wild.’ That sur- prised me, for I thought my control good. But I told him the fellows on the teams I pitched against would hit at almost anything, so a pitcher did not have to be ‘in there’ all the time. “Then he introduced himself, told me his business and asked if 1 would like to go to Washington. Right then, T told him no, but he insisted 1 con- sider the matter for awhile dnd asked to see me again that evening. He had arrived in Weiser only that day, he said, and wanted to get out that night. “I talked with Blankenship a cou- ple of hours later and agreed to take a chance with Washington. He wanted me to leave with him. But I was slated to pitch a big game against Caldwell, Weiser's greatest base ball ri®al then, the next day, so told him 1 would come on to Washington within a few days. Insisted on Fare Back, Too. “Well, Blankenship wire the club right away for trans- portation for me and I also teld him he had better wire for a little more money, too, as I wanted to make sure 1 would bave my fare back home in case I did not make good. He got both lots of money that night, turned them over to me and as far as I know left Weiser that night “For a time I thought he intended to stay over to see me work the next day, but did not want me to know it. T was beaten, 1 to 0 in extra innings in that last game I pitched for Weiser, and after pitching 75 score- less innings, too.” —— ! itants of Sweden are distin- guished as the greatest sportsmen in the world, water and ice sports pre- dominating. Wire and Disc “;I:eels Truing, Service, Parts, Tires, Tubes, Repairing W. S. KENWORTHY CO. 1617-19 14th St. Phone North 441 in deciared Walter | the | id he would | BROOKLANDERS BEATEN BY A COUNT OF 13 TO 7 Crowley’s Great Punting Mainly Responsible for Victory of New Englanders—Capital Eleven ORCESTER, Mass., September 27.—Holy ( W 1924 scason today caught somcthing of | Uttiversity of Washington, as it had a hard ti 13 to 7. After it had scored a touchdown in the first half, Holy Cro could not get the ball over again until the d it made counter by intercepting a forward pass and crossing the goal line Crowley's brilliant punting and Glennan's running end were the main factors in Holy Cross’ victary. Crowley De Four by almost 20 yards to the boot, while Glennan t repeatedly Holy Cross scored in the first half because of a « that despite several penalties finally enabled it to go acre The Catholie U eleven did its scoring when only a minute game was left. McGovern grabbed a partially Cross’ 5-yard line and ran almost unhindered acros Mayer, L was a (FILMS SHOW GIBBONS =i\ "' " HUNG ON TO DEMPSEY offensiv Denault of NEW YORK, September 27.—The | 5o Dempeey-Gibbons show at Shelby now being shown on the film in New York How the pictures got here the writer does not know. But even though belated they will be welcomed | by all who wish to s how the champ | was stood off for 15 rounds. Watching the pictures there come | fresh impressions of Dempsey's lack of viciousness and of Gibbons’ wo | derful bicycle work und his abili to tie up the title holder. | "In the fifteenth round, especiall | Gibbons deliberately hung onto Demp | sey, a favorite practice being to lock | nix’ right or left hand under Jack elbow [ In the Eas but in Montana | been disquatiica | locking fists as he did, but in Shelby | the last thing Jimmy Dougherty. the | referee, thought of evidently was di qualifying Gibbons. he fact that he | i alive today providing pork chops for Mistuh Goddard is due to the fact that he did not e the St. Paulian out of, the ring hrits 'FLYING START MADE :% " BY AGGIE BOWLERS : Score Near Close of Game. a tartar seco when ano e is first h the Cross tr which Dukc 8-yard m The game much to iversit ny oth credit came been practici and alko went ag bination from 1 they plaved har foot bal The v warrant hard u The played, th many pen here or in fact anywhere would have | holding and sbons for a belief th Holy Cross ( But Bureau 10th The Agricultural | pin Leazue open | xeason on Thursday eight teams taking the drives third ficor at the Recreation Eeonomics and Soils | over Selicitors and Interbureaus, re- spectively, while the Plant Bureau nd Accounts teams were able to take the odd games from Property and Roads Stock of the Duck- annua ember 23, | . Tou it o Rezan Ada treda tredge for Glennon owich for McMahon n the sweeps period HAITIANS SEEK HELP T0 PLAY BASE BALL Solicitors' team won high-game honors with 134, but Rose was really the best performer of the evening with a high game of 130 and a set total of 342, rolling at anchor with the Plant Bureau five John P. Evans was out with Accounts team after a vear's abs The pins were not breaking well for John, but he was them such mean looks that the for 304 set, anyway. Don starred for Accounts with a game of 132 and a set total of 3 Humphries. formerly with the oid Farm Management five, got a splen- did start with the Public Roads o hitting the pins for a 333 total The withdrawal the Management five means a strengthened Economics team this season, since two of the Farm stars Miller and Cooper., are now with nomics and helped a lot in giving their new team a sweep over Solic tors. Cooper had a set of 333, wi a high game of 117. Murphy w best for Solicitors, beating Stock by 317 to in £pite of the latter's fine second game of 134 Adams of the Soils team into prominence during the last weeks | of the 1923-24 season, scems bent on | keeping up the pace. getting 321 for his initial set, with a high of 3 the nee too a there slander National he ican Red letter from ter req cate that Farm sreatly darmerie d ter of in 1a d who burst ng with majo effort to learn aid in establishi It is estimated quired to st de Glantz and Casper well for Property, with sets and 300, while Norris, a newcomer, shows decided promise. had games of 106 and 113, but a bad second game spoiled his set, CAPITAL TRAPSHOTS BEAT BALTIMOREANS rolled . STRIBLING WINS BOUT RALEIGH, e r Young Stribl pointed Vie by a-smal here tonight by a ser. fighters were Washington Gun Club’s team triumphed over the Oriole Gun Club marksmen, $§82 poi to 815, vesterday over the Benning traps in the first match of the intercity com- petition - Williams, Parsons, Stine, Monroe, McCarron, Waters, Derringer, Horton Reamer and Brown, who composed the winning team, each wen a silver spoon Williams was high gun with a 91 out of a possible 100 targets in class A while Monroe and McCarron were second and third, respectively, in the | same competition. Parsons, Reamer and Brown snared the class B priz in the order named: Wynkoop, Franklin and Robertson in the C awards, Williams also was successful in the doubles, as he registered 40 out of 30 Marley of Baltimore was second after a shoot-off and Rutherford of the same city third Scores in the 10-man team race, 100 targets being fired at, follow Williams. 91: Pareons. 90 roe, 89: McCarron. 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