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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1924
Page
14
The Easter break keeps the school baseball teams busy with practice and scrimmages. Eastern and Western squads show uneven form as they resume workouts and anticipate May return, while Central battles for top status amid strong pitching and fielding efforts.
More than 3000 fans watched as ministers and club leaders led protests causing a Sunday game at Portsmouth Park to be called off. Portsmouth officials canceled the match after the disturbance, with spectators left outside the field frustrated by the halt.
No medical examination, no red tape to secure five hundred dollars of life insurance at a daily cost under one cent. See page 4 for details and terms.
The column celebrates a new effective announcer at a Georgetown West Virginia meet and contrasts old town crier roots with modern sport announcements. It discusses spectator conduct at Cornell athletics, urges student groups to curb abuse, and profiles Sam Langford’s decline and need for industry aid.
The Nationals defeated the Yankees with a six run sixth inning led by Johnson. Ruth’s triple and a homer by Babe Ruth powered the Yankees late rally, but Johnson and Prothero shut down the opposition while the crowd of nearly 20,000 watched.
Chicago April 20 Fifteen Nation league players hit home runs in the first week of the season while eight American league players circled the bases. Ruth and Heilmann led, with two homers each in the opening week. Groh Grantham and several others also posted two homers in the first seven days.
Kansas City April 20 Benny Allen led the world pocket billiard play off with a 9 125 to 18 game loss to Andrew St Jean of Minneapolis. Allen still tops the field with three wins and one loss. St Jean earned his first tourney victory with his best run a 33 and the winning point in the 31st inning. Ralph Greenleaf, the current world champion, was defeated this afternoon by Frank Taberski, a former title holder, in a lengthy final session that stretched to a 24 inning tie break.
Virginia's baseball team braces for a grueling schedule over ten days with two games against Georgia, one against Virginia Military Institute, North Carolina, and two with Georgia Tech at Lambeth Field. Georgia’s Bulldogs visit for opening Easter week games, after a rained-out make-up vs VMI. The Cavaliers, unbeaten in nine, boast strong batting and pitching, led by Holland and Dietrich, as Coach Neale navigates a tough stretch before the Southward trip.
A golf column warns that dead-stop hack shots are treacherous for average players and require extensive practice on hard greens. It outlines a safer approach using a ball position halfway between feet, upright swing, firm wrists, and forward weight, noting backspin will be limited and excessive exaggeration harms performance. The piece also mentions Kitty League baseball opening plans with May 18 start in Fulton.
Brooklyn Central YMC A swimmer Vic Kiffe, a versatile all around natator, has won titles in 220 breaststroke 160 backstroke pentathlon and one mile freestyle within a year. His breakout record and endurance suggest Olympic potential, with a best event likely the 200 meters and training around 1500 yards daily.
The Nationals and Yankees produced a nine inning game with Fisher four hits and Harris three, Johnson reaching 3 072 career strikeouts. Prothro hits a three bagger off Shawkey, Meusel nearly hits Peck, and Scott leads with three safeties. The wind blew trash into the diamond as both teams fielded amid lively action and a Carlisle band visit adds pageantry.
Henry Tetrault and Harry Emitt represent Washington at the Jantic AAU boxing championships and Olympic trials, the largest South Atlantic amateur tourney on record. About 74 boxers compete across eight weight classes, with trials for the American team to be decided in Boston May 19 to 21. Bouts run three rounds with a possible extra round, and the event spans two nights starting Wednesday.
Bethlehem Steel F C national pioneer in years past, beat New York 1-0 in a rain swept semifinal to advance toward the American Football Association eastern final. Walter Jackson scored the lone goal from 20 yards with 15 minutes to play as Goldie, Turner on a restart, was ruled offside. Highfeld denied Archie Stark before the break. Fal River beat Abbott Worsted 5-1 to reach the final.
New Haven Conn April 3 A memorial tablet honoring William E Donovan former manager of the New Haven club of the Eastern league was unveiled at the club grounds in a ceremony attended by 5000 plus spectators. Notables including Commissioner Landis and Elizabeth Gutwald witnessed the event as Philadelphia and New Haven played an exhibition game with proceeds to Donovan's family.
Neal C. Stilwell from Anderson Ind a Tri Indiana University sophomore broke the American record in the one minute plunge for distance at the Indiana Kentucky AAU meet in Bloomington swimming unattached. Stilwell achieved a feat of 43 feet 3 inches surpassing the 42 feet 9 inch record held by Scheldt of the Detroit AAU.
Weveland reports prominent football coach and prolific writer critically ill at home after a hemorrhage. He coached at the University of Alabama in 1922 and was connected with notable sports figures including Rigge Stephenson and the Sewell brothers of the Cleveland baseball club.
The Hospital Division bowlers defeated Chief Clerka two games to one at Recreation alleys to cap their most successful season. The four‑team league showed tight play all year with a prior tie in the campaign and close matches throughout.
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