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$'ft -:'' --riV'eSr-'v-"-'- '-.-;. ",? "VVpff.?7;E;s!! f - --t -- r- -V- u THE WASHINGTON TIMES WEDNESDAY; JANUAKY 15, 1913. " -ur& President Robert H. Young Appoints Committee to Examine Amateur Baseba A At Shooting Three Balls Around the Green Table, to Defeat Willie Hoppe No One Is Able GOMMITTEETOACT sbo(n vwwie JHAPPf Mexican Wildcat, After Goir to Floor, Hands Terrif Commission -Constitution to Be Taken .Up Next Week, With Manager Griffith Assisting. Lacing to East Side Dentist - v, ,. a,-, 11 Rule . - LEACH CROSS GETS ! SOUND TROUNCING FROIJiH I YOUNG APPOINTS UAIEUR Rli fM ) O f S u5!T72Lrt rtV sZS 4A 4 (f'Pe-Hg Ta'err the chauc LHe. f cam MEETING SCHEDULED FOR "NEXT MONTH President Not to Be Allowed to r Retire From Activity, Ac cording to Reports. By BRYAN MORSE. Harry Shurtleff, secretary of the ama teur baseball commission, will' notify members of .the committee recently ap- of the meeting to be held to discuss the! amateur constitution. J It has been planned to have the com-1 nlttee meet to talk over the rules for any chances -which may be proposed, .for revision- At the last meeting of. '.the commission In September It was decided to have a committee, composed of 'Presi dent Youns, Manager Clark Griffith. an: umpire, a manager of one of the teamo' in an amateur league, a president of a league, and a ball player, go over the rules lor any change thought necessary. The .annual meeting for the election of officers of the amateur commission is scheduled for the first week in Feb ruary and the committee appointed by President "Young Is expected to make its report at that time. Besides President Young and Clark Griffith, S.r Edward Beach, president of the Capital City. League. Billy Betts. umpire of the Capital City League and one of the veteran, umpires of the city. Manager Gray, of the Pepco team. Mike McDonald, of the Bankers, and Joseph S. Jackson, spotting editor of the Wash ington Post, have been selected to act on the rules committee. Griff To Assist Manager Griffith states he will act on tho committee with the other mem bers and give evcrypossible aid to the amateurs. President Young wants to get the commission constitution down to an even . better, working basis, al though the trial made Jast year proved satisfactory in every way. "1 am asking every amateur baseball ran In the city who has any Interest in us to suggest anything that might help us," said President Young today. ;Hjv 5re slad i0 have-Tujy suggestion that has any bearing on the constitu tion or anything that wou!d-beof any assistance to us in any way." "We want to -have all possible angles of the situation- well In hand." con tinued President .-Young, ".so that along about July 4. jione of the players, man agers. or fans can have any kick com ing aa to the inadequacy -of the rules. To Take Up Rules. !At this ,tlae. we, intend to take up the rules and.xaake any changes that are desired and which will aid the amateur baseball situation in any way. We have a thoroughly represen tative set on the committee appointed and wc expect to go through the con stitution in th'c near future." .The meeting Is' expected to be held some time during the early part of next week. It Is likely that Griff will have the committee meet at bis offices in the Southern building. It Is thought that the amateur com mission will not allow President Young to resign, but will return him to office again. During the Young regime am ateur, baseball in Washington has bean brought forward to the point where it is on its firm est foundation. Interest in the doings of the amateurs is thriv ing during the summer months and the commission is going ahead all the time. .Bob Storer Elected Captain at Harvard CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Jan. 13. Bob Btorer, the first Harvard player Jo score a touchdown against Yalo In eleven years. Is today captain of the football team, having been elected at a meeting of the "II" men. Rex Hancock ran Storer a close race, but after the first ballot, when Storer was in the lead, Hitchcock requested that his name be withdrawn. Stoter will in all probability be placed at center next fall as Gardiner Is returning to the team. Storer Is the son of a well known banker of New York and Boston. -John Humphries Storer. and has olayed foot pall for the past two seasons. He Is twenty years of age, and weighs 180 pounds. Business Wins Out Over Gongaza Prep Business High School is looking for ward to the Georgetown Prep basket ball game Friday with every Idea of success, having defeated Gonzaga yes terday bv 31 to 12. The Orange and BJue has won Its last four engage ments, and Is said to have the best basketball team that ever represented the Institution. Western is tackling the Georgetown Prep aggregation today at the Hilltop gymnasium. The Preps have played few games this season, but are starting in on an attractive schedule. TOMORROW'S SPORTS Georgetown vb. University of Penn sylvania, basketball, at Arcade. New York City College Bwimtning team at University of Pennsylvania. National Commission meets in Chi cago. Stevo Ketcbel vs. Art Stewart, ten rounds at Hammond, Ind. Jimmr Walsh vs. Young Bishop, ten rounds at Hammond, Ind. Jack Dillon vs. Knockout Breri nan. ten rounds, at Buffalo, N. Y. Jack Redmond vs. aUckey" Rodg ers, six rounds, at Grand Rapids, Mick. . fy'-vOS -dil. BlLHA.R0 KitHCrN''-lO N. "N. 'is r-AC-r HAceD"'' ' TJ moppe's " sen Crv au. t7iN(? it THtr cast JJ ill ' MML mL J P'ON-TrttriB hino CBfs - . AcrrAVi 'liMMMMMLJMMMMMMM SEPN OF BUNNN HR.rO HC? VLAfi CAfeCMlNfc ZkZB!5 mKIKfiSUsPBr AND QB'S- '"" '' ' -"H u KCrP'- KMMMMWrfMMMMM QguN th& STReer CfrAiyciNfr his hgAp.-- ywirLLiARQS-g - - -"r--. .. ,. :. 'p- '" -; &MMMMMMMMMMMMMMW s- 1 -i-.j. ' rfTwt k" """" ' "-""'" I CHARLES A y MATCHED I T CHAMPION TODAY One of Washington's BestBil iiardists Faces Willie Hoppe at Leader Parlors. Jloppe's Scores. AFTERNOON. Hoppe 34, 93, '95, 95, 19, I3Ii 130, 131, M7, 59, 159, 86, 194, 333, 251, 266, 267, 273, 300. Lane 1, 3, 6, 6, 8, 11, 15, 17, 24, 26, 27, 37, 37, 40,-44, 53, 61, 6. 65- EVENING. Hoppe 2, 73, 143, l5L 185, 185, 185, 185, i85, 187, 312 354, 255, 273, 300. Turton n, 2, 3, 3, to, 10, 11, 14, M, 15, 26, 33, 33, 33. 36 Umpire Mr. Putnam. Referee Mr. Carusi. Willie Hoppe. world's IS.: balk-line billiard champion, remains In our midst today and will continue to smear his caromes. balks, and mafs'cs all around the Leader Billiard Parlor for the bene fit and enlightenment of Washington's three-ball enthusiasts. Charles A. Gray, one of this city's most notable billiard opens, is slated to take on the billiard king in this evening's session, while the afternoon exhibition, beginning at 2 o'clock, was devoted to fancy and difficult shots. After seeing, Hoppe dispose of Wil liam iJtne and Krank Turton. local bil liard sattelites. by scores of 65 to 3 and 35 to 300. respectively, the throng that gathered at the Leader Parlors are convinced that the crown of billiard champion still rightly belongs to the dis tinguished visitor. Indeed. Hoppe has lest none of the cunning which has characterized his work and maintained bis title for years past. In his match with I.ane, IIoppo aver aged fifteen points to tho Inning, twenty periods being required to inaku the Ztf) mark. Hoppe's high run waa 53. In the evening's exhibition, Hoppe's high run was 71. which was mudc In the second inning; the game going fifteen Ir.ninss. The score of 63, which Lane ran up against Hoppe, is considered excellent by experts of the green table. Lane seemed perfectly at ease during tho entire time he was facing the cham pion, he having made one run of 9 points. On the other hand. Turton. In the evening match was slightly ill at ease. During the early lnnlngx he was plainly beside himself at having an op portunity to be matched against the world's champion, but In tho latter In nings he seemed to have less difficulty maintaining his eye. Scores of prominent Washingtonians both in official and private life, wit nessed yesterday's exhibitions. The old est bllllardlsts. some of whom have seen many champions come and go. and some of whom have not left their arm chairs to watch the sport for years, crawled out to watch the genius of Willie Hoppe. Among the present-day followers of the game who saw Hoppe In the evening performance are Harry Krause, man ager of the Palace poo), billiard and bowling emporium: E. E. Helm, of the Engineers Department: Senator Bryan of Florida,' Senator Martin of Maine, Representative Veerhead of New York. Alec McKenrle, William MeKlnley, and C. M. Davi. BINGLES AND BUNTS By Gmntltmd Rice If in Doubt, Ask Snodgrass. If Ciiier kad hammered a triple that der To the aweep of rinfrtng; theer If Case?' had batted Fi.ui Hundred r more Through the rent of Tata famed career He'd likely ftave quit with much honor and audi And laurel sprig for hla dome But he'd never have gathered the leadlines In Or lived through n Thayer pome. It va only rrfcen Casey ntterd" the air, At the hectic point of the fray When he crabbed the vrorka like a hush league bojib. And foosled the prlxe aivay It vraa only then, that he quallBed : For theVfrOth vrfclpped latu aj Ioai . ' ,: ,- It traa only then that a Thayer found - Him Tro'rthy a deathlena pomeJ 'White Barred. NEW TORK. Jan. li Without doubt Joe Itivers, the little; :Mexieaa wildcat from California, Is the- bet lightweight ever seen in this dtyv F .ten rounds he gave Leach Cross, thi East Side dentist, the greatest wallop- tag he ever received, and. had the battle j gone two rounds more, the little tiger with the long arms, would have put-his opponent to sleep with his vicious right wlnn and unoercntaL However. Cross' many friends are loud In their claims that their man Is tha 1 equal of the Mexican and the two. may. be matched again' In the near future.. r At any rate, so good was. the showing".! of Rivera that he will remain In this ? city for several months, meeting the' j best lightweights to be iouaa; j Rivers Is. perhaps, the most viciously 1 aggressive boxer- ever seen In a New; York rlnr. Knowlne little, about 'the. flnr nrtfnf n? hiirlnff ha f vrTflf (niri'- Iy boring In-with towered' head, punch--' Ins; from every angle, uppercuttlng. Jab- ' ui tax- blng. Jolting and swinging; He'wil a punch to get one over himself. JJls peculiar style, somewhat reminiscent of ' aattune Nelson, set the bUt'throng wild -. with delight and today he hathousandt.' of fldmlrvn In Naw 'Ynrlr. '. Rivers started slowly, feeling-' Jut his 1 taller opponent- Cross was bis old ' self, weaving in and out; feinting lo an effort to have Rivers opes up an always ready with his well-knowsj. right swing- However, tho little Mex ican ittnltritv fnllnWA,! fTmswr Tuiti4 . TTninv it nnr iffl tfftt tflT fit ua. -1 ond round did the -little fellow get on-.' der way, and that was after he had. . been, down for four seconds. Cross left his corner with a' rush., quickly shooting' over his 'right swing. a It caught Rivers on the 'point Tof the , Jaw and he crumpled to the floor in a. dazed condition. After four secon-1 he. was up,, -rushing his man. Cr03- was surprised, but began a terrinc as- -saulU Hlvers stood with gloves, cover- , lng his Jaw. taking every, blow .on the -head. The best Cross had shot over. , but without avail. The bell ranff and J Rivers had waked up. After 'that second round; Cross nevar . had a chance. His sudden .knockdown.. . in the second had served "to wake up, the slumbering tiger In the. Mexlcac . He slashed and belted Cross all over' the ring, though .the East. Side .boy ; did manage to get a slight lead In the elshth and ninth. - The strain tow on we ftw loriter. OMAHA. Neb.. Jan. la.-Johnny Kll bane. champion feather-weight, has defi nitely barred Charly White, of Chicago. frftm rnntiMpRitlnn nw' an nrwinTif tnv a championship or any kind of a fight. The left hooka that he. stopped with-hls Johnny Dunn,- Kllbanejs manager, wired face were, weakening him. Rivers came J. W. Krause. local' nromoter. that hn with a rush at the end. savagely hook- would not permit Kllbane to meet White I ing and swinging his opponent all over . ., in an eight-round bout of. the two-mln-1 the ring. A the- bell Tanjr Cross stas j ute variety in omaha, because White gered across tno ring.. a oeaien ooxer. was too big. White is willing to do 125 i One more round would have settled" his, for Kllbane. 1 case beyond all argument,1" The chief handicap which Evers must face next season conies in the lack of one great pitcher to lead his defense. A Wood, a Walsh, 'a Mathewson, a Johnson, or a Bender means more to a bail club than any won or lost column could hope to show in a gray age of the dope. You remember what happened to the Cubs when Brown lost the old kick; what befell the Athletics when Bender toppled; where the Yanks finished when Ford fell away. Alone on his desert Island, Robinson Crusoe gazed contend edly at a cluster of fat pelicans flirting with his goat. "I'll miss the opening game next April," he remarked, "but then I am also missing all this magnate stuff and winter league dope. I won't even have to read about the spring training." Saying which he whistled for bis goat and dived for his hidden cave In terror as a sail appeared against the horizon and the hulk of a ship which might have carried him back. The Gentleman to Worry. The gentleman to worry fully as much as Stovall is Hughey Jen nings. Less than four year3 ago the Tigers were fighting for a. world chanv pionship. Since then they have skidded briskly and last fall looked to be one of the poorest machines in the league but little better than the Yanks and not as promising as the Browns. Ty Cobb and his .410 Bat ting Eye kept tftem out of the submarine depths, and if Cobb should encounter any sort of a slump this season the Tlgerine descent would be complete. Chance should sweep the Yanks above both Browns and Tigers, hut it's something of a question as to whether or no he can overhaul White Sox or Naps for a shot at the top. of the second division. Training Trips. A Western critic Btates that the "shorter training season has been proven to carry more success that Jong training trips are always disas trous." He may have been referring to the Giants, who started South two wesks before the remainder of the field, and In this way obtained the big spring and. summer jump which landed the flag. It was only this big jump through better April condition which turned the pennant trick. On July 3 they were 16 games to the merry. From that point on they won fewer games than either Cubs or Pirates by a margin of something like eight games. Mr. N'avin has the option of signing Cobb at the best terms in sight , -i.tincr ha and watch the rest of his cast tear the paving out of the Chance takes chargTof theun-ed Yanksand , cl.las they start for China and all points south. You have one guess coming as 10 uai " Summing It Up. Never mind the stuff you've got In any game you go to; Never mind the rest of it in any field you blow to; Tako the old box score apart in any act you play with How much (here's tho final score) can you get away with? Never mind tho talent, pal, and any trail you string with; Say It's there or Isn't there to make a dally fling with; At the end there's one box score left to live or die 'with How much, here's the bulk of it, can you wiggle by with? Among those who have yet to arise and present three cheers over the arrival of Chance in the American League Is Mr. Stovall, manager of the Browns. George had achieved his first year ambition by lifting said Browns out of the cellar. And then, just as he was getting poised for a breathing spell the terrible struggle must begin all over again Departmental Duckpin Figures Scorer J. O. Slye, of tho Departmental Duckpin League lias lust compiled the Individual averages and standings of that circuit. Thr fblluwlng figures arc a matter of much pride to the Depart mental bowlers as the. league Is pcr tsonneled by employes of Uncle Sam only. Individual Standings. NAVY" YARD. BUREAU ENGRAVING AND PRINT. Loveday 'J 502 1C0.02 3C8 115 O'Nell 18 1.784 59.02 314 US Jones 2 2.K3 DS.03 334 IS Helmerlchs & .! sf.W ' 1 Robs 27 2.553 05.00 33) 114 Boy,l (captain).... 18 1.640 91.02 290 127 Horner 12 1-081 90-01 K 103 Slyo Jlorrls Smith McWhorter Williamson 1. Total. Av. H.8. H.O. -Morgan .'.. 31 3.W1 5S.23 321 121 McCormick. 23 2.870 SS.08 333 132 to . .., ., trif no tir nil ioa ltlsler -f 2.7 93.01 315 117 ' l?a, Aldrldge 8 -& 9-07 234 101 Shipley 12 1.U9 93.03 302 108 Nelllgan 10 912 91.02 2S0 1(0 Yost (captain) 6 528 SS.00 264 W) COMMISSIONERS. Brosnan 3.C20 100.20 334 1C0 Curtis M S-465 360 SM vz Barton (captain).. 21 1.933 95.18 312 119 Hunt 24 2.25 95.03 305 113 Farnham 33 3,071 93.02 309 126 Williams 20 22 91.02 301 110 PENSION. Parltcr '" L"00 100-0 S35 Shaw 22 3.054 95.24 316 129 Rlftcl 3 2.763 93.08' 307 112 Wocrtendyke (c).. it 2.300 SS.12 2SS 114 Gabean -. H 902 SS.04 298 111 Plake .. 10 Ml S3.01 ZA 104 Keith 10 766 76.60 2S7 .M Boe (captain). TREASURY. 29 2.922 100.22 334 18 1.773 9S.11 307 21 2.051 97.14 313 12 1.153 96.04 t9S 12 1,147 95.07 293 16 1,524 S9.00 293 23 1.930 84.00 2S0 WAR. Powers Waptaln).. 21 2,053 98.00 323 Havre 21 1.S36 R9.08 307 Nolan 12 LOSS 88.02 290 Karrcll 21 1.814 86.03 283 Kaiser 29 2.542 86.00 275 101 Yaste 18 1,533 85.04 2S0 111 O'Brien 13 1.231 82.03 233 fG AGRICULTURE. Cummlngs (capt.). 27 2,525 93.14 293 HO Brown 3 9a0l 2S8 99 Mackle 26 2,311 S9.00 2S0 110 Adams 11 977 88.09 282 W Llpp 22 1.913 87.01 276 103 Young 22 1.E9S S6.06 295 50 Robinson 13 1.113 86.00 270 127 CENSUS. Wlckham (capt.)-. 21 1.S93 90.03 299 102 Tolson 12 1.083 90.03 293 99 Peterson 21 1.753 83.10 273 92 H:hernccht 30 H" S1.1S 270 9S Hanson 3 2.3'8 'os a;s 94 Van Uuslclrk 6 602 100.02 306 108 Greatest number strikes Brosnan, Commissioners. 13. Greatest -number of spares Brosnun and McCormick. each 50. TONIGHT'S BOWLING Departmental League War vs. G. P. O., at Palace alleys. National Capital League Palace vs.- Jit. Vernons, at Palace. Knights of Columbus dbague Henncpins vs. LaSalles, Champlains vs. Marqucttes, Balboas vs. DeSotos, at Palace alleys. 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