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Ban Johnson, Former Big League Leader, Still Takes Keen Interest in Game SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1929. SPORTS,’ 31 . Ban Johnson, Former Big League Leader, Still Takes Keen Interest in Game climbed five places with a triple win Along the Water Front over Osiris. The following shot 350 or BOSTON BRUINS SET Connie Mack Enjoying CUBS TO GET EARLY better during the week: Krauss, 361; Birthday SEES NO CHANGES *¦ By Carrol Klotzbach— BARRISTER Watts, 368; Simms. 368; Watson, 370; Just Another LAKES Speer, ¦ ¦ 361; Kellogg, 357; Needle, 351; La FAST HOCKEY PACE PHILADELPHIA, December 23 START IN TRAINING A LONG about this season, a little about this time, but not loud enough Clair, 368; Phillips, 354. UP).—Connie Mack, hale and hearty, _ w. l. w. L. later, perhaps, we are accus- be heard by canting . receiving congratulations today /\ to anxious owners 34 17 Hope 27 24 was By Many Barrister | By the Associated sixty-seventh th« Associated Press. : L.\ tomed to find most businesses, an ear to knocks in their motors. Naval 33 18 Albert Pike 27 24 Press. on his birthday anni- YORK, CHICAGO, December 23.—Chicago’s GENERAL X churches, magazines, even col- “marks new era” motors and boats ap- New Jerusalem. 33 18 ...... 27 27 NEW December 23.—The versary. The veteran of IN JL manager GAME MASONIC Concrete I PIN LEAD 18 25 28 Petworth I —¦ ¦ umnists, most every, one in fact, peared on the market (not the stock 33 Dawson | progress of the Boston Bruins has the world champion National League champion Cuba will gt. John's 34 20 Acacia 24 27 the Philadelphia taking inventory and making recapitu- market) and for a while a threatened Columbia 33 21 Harmony 25 29 ; reached point where every National Athletics said that so far as he was make the first gesture in their drive « occurrences of shortage 31 70 Joppa 33 28 Hockey League rival Is numbered among Scientific Play lation of the events and in white pants almost brought Takoma i concerned it was just another birth- for a second consecutive Prefers as the receding year, which, by the way, boating to a standstill. Wins Three Games by Close Wash. Cent'l... 32 22 Parker 21 30 the victims. The Bruins completed day and was without significance. title on Feb- La Payette 32 22 Mt. Hermon.... 18 29 i ruary may soon contain 13 months if the cal- Paul Hammond’s Nina won the Stansbury 30 21 Whltlnt 19 29 | the list Saturday night by trouncing the For 28 years he has been head of 18, when the batterymen, accom- Against of endar makers have their way. Then Cup, the Fastnet Cup and Gompers 30 21 Lebanon 18 30 Chicago Blackhawks, one of the two the Mackmen. panied by Manager Slugging Mod- Queens Margins From Trinity to 31 23 i When he began Joe McCarthy and ho! for an additional month of boating. several others and many of us spent Hiram Mt. Pleasant... 19 32 | teams to beat them in 14 games this managing them William McKinley point. Pentalpha 31 33 Osiris 20 34 4 Coaches Burke and Schalk, But this is beside the We, too, anxious hours waiting for a newspaper Slncleton 30 24 Trinity 18 36 j season, to 1. was President of the United States, Catalina Island* leaveJSr *•; _ ern Tilts. recapitulate. 24 Following Tuesday’s 6-2 triumph are about to picture of him entitled "In His Cups,” Supplant Naval. Kina David.... 30 Potomac 17 34 i over Jim Jefferies was heavyweight cham- The Cubs’ u. The season opened rather quietly, National 28 23 Federal 15 38 Ottawa, this victory ran Boston’s string pion management has arranged but none such appeared. The Nina Briahtwood ... 27 24 Silver Sprink... 14 37 i of the world, A1 Simmons 25 exhibition games for this probably being due to the lack race, 27 24 ' of successive victories to seven, and in. the training later won the Gibson Island which Roosevelt Klnc Solomon.. 13 35 wasn’t bom and ladies thanked gen- season, including four with the Pitts- BY GEORGE CHADWICK. at that time of an “Along the W. F.” we attended, and we are uncertain one of most exciting races In creased the point total of the Amer- tlemen for the buggy ride. season properly. the Record*. ican group leaders 24, Since burgh Pirates, and a four-game set with v column to herald the about the Bermuda Cup, but award it to years Barrister is now lead- High games—Hiram, Pay- to seven better then he has won seven league Yk YEW YORK, December 23. The hibernating boatmen roused them- recent team 643: La than the New York Rangers, who now cham- the Kansas City Blues. American As- up” Nina on suspicion. ing the league by virtue of a triple ette. 835: King David. 612. pionships and four world series champions |\. When the first “batter Is selves from their Winter lethargies and High —Hiram, Acacia, hold second place. sociation and winner of the » The sunburned boatiac had his day Trinity close games. team sets L760; “I know I’m \| heard in the big leagues next fourths at bridge became scarcer, win over in 1.722; La Fayette, 1,711. The standing; 67, but I don’t feel “little world series.” I when the sun-tanned epidermis became IN The margins were seven pins in High averages—Simon (Hiram), It,” Mack said. “Inever felt better The schedule JL 1 Spring there will be one figure spirited bidding going into a decline as individual will give batterymen 30 although the rage, and at this season pauses often first, three In the second and ten in 116-23: Phillips (King David), 112-18; Wat- AMERICAN GROUP. and all my energies are now devoted working days in the crowd who, the noble skippers shook the dust from the son (La Fayette). on the island, while the ” 111-8. to ruminate on how fleeting is fame Speer was the hero, with (Pet- . W. L. T. Pts. G. O.G. to the coming season. I going relegated to the sidelines, still main- yachting caps and faded into the the third. Leo High individual games—Kennemore „ am rest of the squad will put in a total of their fickle few Lebanon, although having worth). (King David), 102; Boston 12 2 0 24 57 38 every effort tains his old interest in base ball. and how Dame Fashion. A a 361 set. 164: West Neff Ranger 8 5 1 17 55 44 to make to bring an- 13 days in camp. O' mists of the boatyards. (La Fayette). championship At least so an interview with bel- unusual sight here and there contrived to break even only four men, took one from Naval, 159. Chicaso 7 5 2 16 46 38 other to Philadelphia, The exhibition schedule: At this time it was no by posing for vibrator and physical cul- High individual sets—Sllcox (National), Detroit « 71 and I think He pulling the latter out of first place. (Takoma). 404; 13 47 50 we can do it if we try. * *T Kgerent Ban Johnson bears out. to see automobiles wearing oars and 416: Needle Doteman (Sin- Pittsburgh 2 11 1 5 41 62 Lo Anseles. advertisements, but the most (La “When ~ *!’ ,* ture for and Harry gleton), Fayette), I ’ never lost his interest in base ball boathooks athwart their fenders, and Simms of Naval shot 368, 398: Meaaw 398. am going to retire? Not MSJch 14 18, ft*?lt LoaI Anseles,V at Los has part sun-tanned backs were a total loss, game with the High Phillips (King David). 33: until I am forced quit. Angeles. and never will. of containing Scott decided the middle Hyde (St.strikes—John's). (Wash- INTERNATIONAL GROUP. to This is back seats instead fashions for 31: Bittenbender at 0" Johnson, the men dictators not tak- high score of the week, 151. Albert Pike ington Centennial). 27; Ettlnxer (Washing- Canadians 8 4 4 20 57 48 my life—base ball. I’m going 22 L Anseles. Byron Bancroft his full mothers-in-law were loaded down with ing Maroons to 2®’ Anseles, Los * major advantage of a gopd break. everybody, including them- ton Centennial). 27: Robb (Bt. John’s). 26. 9 5 1 19 56 40 stay in it until I am physically Ange/es* ' at monicker, was the one league gear necessities of a more nautical surprised (King David). Ottawa 6 5 3 15 55 48 un- f** and taged a vigorous High spares—Phillips 125: 27, °—p president than undoubtedly All this time we selves, by taking the strong Centennial Toronto 5 9 1 11 42 56 able to continue.” M’ 29’ 3 l«*>>ur*h, at Loa who had served more nature. Mailmen suf- campaign Improvement Price (Columbia). 121: Merts (Hiram), 120; Americans 2 12 Anseles' years took season, for waterfront team for a triple win, with Goss featur- (St. John’s). 0 4 29 63 a score of at the helm. He fered severely at this what with Robb 120. *’ 2’ *’ A—Los Anseles. at Los League which finally bore fruit In the an- ing by virtue of a 347 set. High weekly game—Tuesday. Scott (Na- Anseles charge of the American when the extra loads of catalogues and en- val). (Hope), 139; °r nouncement that Congress is to be re- by winning Joppa 151: Thursday. Gould It was an infant and when it faced a gine parts, and we suspect that many Parker three from Kellogg (Trinity). 139. quested to appropriate some of the of the last 12 PRELIMINARIES LISTED as as any ever resignations has now won 11 out .
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