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i " 5 THE WASHINGTON TBIES. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 117 1913. 11 Pitcher "Bob" Koomer to Sign With Cornell, of the Capital City League The Asparagusometer It Makes Asparagus-Eating a Real Pleasure L By Goldberg IT THE GUY vr uxxJLWc "Bob" Joins Amateurs in a Week and Will Get Into Con dition to Twirl. BAb.F-we5 WAD '. QUAfcHET. TO .. : . a VOUL-L1 tJie &(Z IS EXPERIENCED HURLER CURES PITCHER KOOIR ' i j- ? -. .--- i pirrAi &ttnv i I f I . Sfc -T ?? t- I - S-m flUMi , V'UNttOTTCOUfC.. ' Jl ; ; t ; : : k b - s. siiK, : i j-nss; v M Worked Out With the Athletics and Was Farmed to the Connecticut League. Among the Amateurs GAMES TODAY. Capital City Bankers vs. Cornell. Central Sherwood vs. G. P. O. Departmental Postofflce vs. An gles. East Wash. First Methodist vs. United Brethren. "Federal Pension vs. Trinity. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Open date. Northwest S. S. St. Paul vs. Im manuelt Treasury Open date. Marquette St. Stephens vs. War. Potomac Anacostla vs. Congress Heights. G.UTF.S XESTEEDAT. Capital City Bankers. S; South lands, 4. Central League Twining, 14; Northern, 6. Departmental Interior, 9; Agricul ture, 4. Federal Petworth, 12; Takoma, 2. E. Wash. S. S. St. Agnes, 11; Re formation, 8. N R. R. T. M. C. A. Whitney. 7; MT.. Pleasant, 6. Treasury C. of Cy.. 14; Hydros 10. Southeastern Mohawks, S; Avon dales, 4. Marquette Naval Medicos, 10; Trinity, 6. Potomac Oxon Hill, 3; G. H. L, 2. By KIRK C. MILLER. "Bob" Koomer, considered one of the best Eitchers who ever twirled in the sandlot Tanks here, is again to join amateur baseball. He will be a mem ber of the hurling staff of the Cornell team, in the Capital City League, ex pecting 'to Join that team within the week. Koomer will begin working out Immediately on signing an amateur con tract, and he wants to spend two weeks setting- Ms arm. in smooth working con dition before attempting to take the mound. Cornell is now at the head of the Capital City League having a record of ten games won and two lost, while its nearest competitor in that circuit, American Security aid Trust Company, has won six and lost two. Both teams are strengthening their forces In every way possible, and the end of the season is bound to find them struggling for the supreme honors of the local sand lots. Koomer is going to add great strength to the pitching staff,of Cornell. He has had world'c of practice, and all he needs is to become conditioned. He first sprang Into the glare of the amateur searchlight three seasons aco when he was a member of the Agricultural team, of the Departmental League. The following season he played with Aloyslus, in the Capital City League., nd from there he signed with Connie f..l. lhl.ll.. Vnnb in..1 Int. ef undeveloped baseball in the tall dinger and farmed him out to Holyoke. of the Connecticut League. Koomer, dlssatis-j tied with this shift, quit professional , ball, returned to Washington. He played with Cornell about two weeks last season. There Is a mistaken impression among many of the amateur teams that this "Amateur Day" parade is a matter of duty on the part of those who are giv ing it and that the members of the team may or may not participate In it and lend their support. Just as tiiey please. Indeed, In the majority of cases the amateurs seem to overlook entirely the responsibility that rests with them to make the proposed Amateur Day a success. It lies with the members of the teams to turn out and show Clark Griffith that his efforts In behalf of the sand-lot game here, are apprec'at ed. The individual plaers can not be brought out unless their managers are first Impressed with the responsibility they carry to make Amateur Day a suc cess instead of a failure. For half of the teams to turn out in the parade to the bail park is not thought to be worth while by Messrs. Shurtleff, Young and Griffith and in case that propor tion only, decide to participate, in all probability the celebration will be aban doned. To let such a thing as this oc:ur would show a distinct lack of apprecia tion of the "Old Fox." whose aim It to cumulate Interest in the game her Besides reflecting poorly on the spirit of the game, this displays discourtesy to Griff and those who want to see the amateur game prosper in the Capital. Every manager of an amateur learn will receive a written notification of the proposed Amateur Day parade, and he will be asked to reply in writing the number of men under his direction who will turn out ror the grand pageant. This method of determining the num ber of amateurs who are going to r.eip boost amateur clay resolves itself to a single question with each plaer. "Are ou going to turn out with your team for Amateur Day?" This is probably the very question that your manager will ask of you, and you havi about two days to decide what your answer will be. There can be no good rcascn why the answer should be "No." It I up to you, players! Amateur baseball is Just what you players make it, end if a short, straggling line of ball play rs marches out to the park on June JG. it is going to speak mighty bad lor the sand lot game. So get together, players, and show Clark Griffith and those other gentlemen who head amateur baseball, that you are deserving of the Interest they are taking in you. Interior is one game'stronger In first place in the Departmental League, hav ing pocketed a 9-to-4 game at the ex pense of Agriculture. Three safeties !b the sum total of hits gleined from the delivery of Pitcher Gray, his twirling being firm at all times. "BpllM" Robinson, on first for the Farmers, had one of the most succeis- O Vill " 'akwBktkwkmkf5SSkwiSSkiy' kj!kmBkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkwlkkkkkkkkkmtwF ' 'F fMiB - - DIS HtpVVTXej&lSPVQJ&i :diiKbL60ir FRooQSDsitMiroFeu.MlCkiJ wattixirt rfstfoorjlSi :w STRENUOUS TRIALS FOR IEPS1E CREWS Four Eights Have Long Drill for Coming Big Regatta. Boats Collide. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. T., Another day of strenuous practice with morning and afternoon workouts was scheduled for the crews of Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin today. Coach Conlbear. of Washington, con tinues to follow his plan of one prac tice period dally and the far Western eight-will take tovthe water only be tween 4 and 5 o'clock this afternoon, the Washington crew is rar'dly becom ing mor.- accustomed to cond'tlons on the Hudson and their 'a one showed marked improvement yesterday. Cornell and Columbia took spins over the four-mile course yesterday and ns the same favorable weather prevails to day, other of hte crews are expected to travel the Derby distance. A thorough examination of the shells of the Columbia and Wisconsin fours today revealed that neither suffered any serious damage from a collision during the practice yesterday. The shells met head-on, but outside of a broken oar no damage was done. ful days of his career. Nine oppor tunities came his way, and he accepted them all. and when his turn at the bat came, he connected four times out of five up. Petworth had Takoma at its mercy throughout nine listless Innings. th& final count being 12 to 2. Taggert was In the box for Takoma. and was hit twelve times, many of them going for extra bases. However, did not Issue a free transportation to first. Chlsm let four go by the free route, but was almost hitless as compared to his opponent. Safeties were allowed by him. Baggette, who cavorted at third for the winners, went to the bat five times and connected each time, one hit going for two bases. Naval Medicos and Trinity engaged In battle at the Wisconsin Avenue grounds. Medicos getting the better of the argu ment by 10 to 6. The pitchers put up about the same style of offense, eleven hits being allowed by Boswell, while John O'Brien allowed 13 safeties. Four hits out of five chances Is the record of Grayson, the speedy keystone guardian of the Medicos. Smoot proved a successful pinch hitter. Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church dropped a game to Whitney Avenue, In the Northwest Sunday School League. Score 7 to C Pitchers Nutwell and Dyer succeeded In making one of the fastest contests yet staged In that cir cuit. Nine and eight hits, respectively, were allowed by those hurlers. and the game was fought out principally bo tween them. Maxim, who plays In center field for Whitney Avenue, proved a veritable Clyde Milan on the bases. The sum mary shows four stolen bases opposite his name and he got to first two times out of thref times at bat. Wldtncyer has an unassisted double play to his credit. Poor fiplding Is responsible for the large score when St. Agnes took a game from Reformation by 11 to R. Neither team Is receiving great credit for Its showing .the playing- being listless throughout. White, Reformation's center-fielder and relief pitcher, had a sen sational day with the stick, his per centage at the bat for the day being .800. Another soporlferous contest was wit nessed at Columbia Park when Twining took the measure of Northern by 14 to 5. Schmidt lasted less than two Innings, when he was succeeded by Callahan, who was not much of an Improvement. Twining had an altogether flourish ing session with the stick. Every man that went to the bat got at least one hit, and there are several 1,000 per cent hitters in the line-up. Sproesser and Zanelll stole four bases each. Five to four is "the result of the Avondale-Mohawk combat In the East ern League, Mohawks having the larger figure opposite their name. Weaver's triple with one on was the sensational feature. Harbin's twirling Is also com mendable, four hits, two decidedly W. and L. Winners. Woodward and Lothrop Juniors de feated the Fifth Baptist team by 10 to 3. BINGLES AND. BUNTS By GRANTLANDtelCE. In Addition l.hf of Polo bloke remind na How to learo that atuff alonei Or, dc-partlac; leave hrkJad tin SaltntM upon onr collar boae. The mills of the gods grind slowly," soma one has almost said, "but in the end they deliver the goods." In place of attempting to squeeze gore out of a turnip, Frank Chance decided to exchange the turnip for some thing containing a bit of gore. He hasn't landed yet, but he is on his way, and those watching him have had the patience to sit and wait, which is all that he ever asked. The rest will come in due time, if the art of managing men means what we believe it means which is 60 per cent of any championship club. The best manager in the world can't dig a hole for a flag pole without the proper tools but, given time and the coin he can get the tools. Which Is the answer. For the Germans. Having curbed the Australasian Invasion, the American tennis team Ismow set for the German flare-up preparatory to entering the Davis Cup semi-finals. The idea of a stolid German pattering about as a tennis champ has never struck us before, but -with a Schmidt conquering a Jock at St. Andrews we are prepared to fall for it. Especially as we understand the German team is one of the best among the Seven Nations with a fair chance to land in front. We haven't seen the German team, but if it can trim Red McLoughlin and Kid Williams (ringing in what their monickers would be in baseball) the Teutonic ensemble must be the athletics of the court For, you can take it from any one who saw the recent International matches. America has no bosom-harassing heart throbs over what her selections will offer later on. Win or lose, they'll be there with kick and the side-swing to a finish. Which is also the answer, A gentleman with the service McLoughlin carries and that color scheme In hair can be depended upon to go the full distance and arrive . j They collared Cy Falkenberg at last, but it took them two months to : roll bim back. All of which isn't so bad for an athlete who a year ago! was discarded from the Big Show and branded unfit for further service. Out of eleven games he hasn't allowed over two runs in nine of them, which is a fair enough answer as to the worth of his work. Some New Slang. The latest thing in up-to-date slang is said to be "Whatter you mean you lost your dog?" If this gets over why not extend the play i. e. viz: "Whatter you mean you found your cat?" "Whatter you mean you swallowed a snake?" and so on until some kind friend steps up and poisons jou before it gets worse. "I should worry" was bad enough and "I got you. Steve" was bordering on the limit. Hut this last closes the show. There's nothing left to go beyond it It's the place where the portcullis drops and the drawbridge is lifted. Beyond t he Night. The city lights are bright with flame where up and down the street The city's gleam fl"res up the way for countless drifting feet; And yet. I often turn away, where through a window pane A dim, old-fashioned candle light shines down a country lane. The city has a thousand songs a multitude to sing; A thousand voices sweep the night where dim cathedrals ring; And yet I often turn away where all the morning through A mocking bird calls back to me across the silver dew. The city has a mighty voice a Bircn voice that calls Where Fame is pleading night and day within her star-crowned walls; And yet I often turn away, where in the fading light A waiting mother used to call her boy in from the night. In the meanwhile the "runaway race" which John J. McGraw and F. Clarke were to unfurl on the National League is still taking its time getting launched. If they are waiting Tor the Phillies to come back they may delay the dizzy spurt even longer. In fact, it may be a week or two yet before the Giants and Pirates decide to draw away from the field and leave the other six clubs flat upon their anguished backs. scratchy, beinK his offering for the day. The Chamber of Commcrco scored fourteen runs, while Hvdros were mak ing ten tallies. In the Treasury League, yesterday. Scott was the best hitter In the fray, three tlmeH out of four up being his record. Evans had a stellar day In the field, ten put-outs being credited to him. t One of the closest games rccn In the Postofflce Department League was played between Rural Malls and Pos- tal Savings, the former pocketing the game by a score of 4 to 3. By bunching hits off of Stanton in the third frame. Rural Mails got three safeties, xne omer uuiy cumo m m eighth session. McAllister allowed the I bases to be filled frequently, but always pulled out safely. I The Potomac League staged another ' Bisls VMA&-reiJKflORv, mmVux VliSWl 7- ' BBV- T? T 7 7f5W r lRowMTOrtfooGR'-isCl ssbRc :k- ajX Ai-rJkMsaJFTttrr .: J Jh VTf vl llfr to Which Intcresting game yesterday, when Oxon Hill took the game from G. H. I.. ' 3 to 2. Mumfonl and Mattlngly were equally effective In the mound, five and four hits respectively being allowed by them. ISK3; iKi- Mi. II - - . -a" iirniniii Trunin ri umi ninnn nn PLAYERS GO ABROAD First of Four to Be in All En g I a n d Championship Games. NEW YORK. Juno II. Walter F. Johnson, of Philadelphia, who was for merly the intercollegiate tennis cham pion, was booked as a passenger on the steamship KronprInzeisln Cecllle, sail ing yesterday for England, as the first of four prominent American players who will enter the All-England cham pionship tournament which begins on the courts at Wimbledon, near London, on Monday, June 23. As announced, Maurice E. Mclaughlin, the Callfor nlan; K. Norrls Williams, the young Harvard player, and Harold H. Hackett. of New York, who have iust defeated . the Australians In the Davis Cup pre ' llmlnary, will follow next Thursday on inc steamer name to complete the quartet of American entrants, and Inci dentally to get practice for the later rounds In the Davis Cup competitions. McLoughlin proved such a tlery op ponent yesterday In adding the third and decisive point to the American score in the Davis Cup preliminary that the Australians dubbed him "The Cali fornia Comet." His admirers among his, nun countrymen louay couiu una no words too strong for his praise, and In sisted that without doubt he was prov ing himself to be without a peer in ten nis the world over. O'Brien, Once a Boxer, Now Heavy Bankrupt PHILADELPHIA. June 11. Joseph F. Hagnn, known in the boxing world as i .. i .... Iinia Jack O'Hrlen. filed a vol untary retltlon In bankruptcy yester day, placing his liabilities at $101,331 trd Tils assets at $10,0:7. Among his audi tors aro hotels, boxers, newspapers, plumbers, roofers, clothiers, te'egraph and taxlcab companies, his sister, two cousins and friends. Included In his assets Is a $10,090 endowment life insur ance policy, on which he 1ms hoTO'ved the full cash alue. KTT.iO. He onte li-ld a fortune of half a million, but since his confession that he faxed In a Ixjiit with Tommy Burns which the public never pardoned nearly every thing he attempted proved a failure. Including his boxing clubs, which the fans refused to patronize. Firestone rubber and design mean mileage never before approached. Fullest comfort, greatest car pro tection with fewest tire and car repairs are additional values and economies. Nearly fourteen years of uninterrupted leadership is your proof. Ask for book, "Whnl's What In Tires" ffleeley Rubber Company, Inc. 1736 14th St., Washington, D.C. Dlatrlliutora for The FIrcstonp Tiro and Rubber Co, Akron, Ohio. "Amerlcn'M Largent Kxclunlve Tire and Illm Slakera." BOB THAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP 'EVERY KNOCK Join the club. If you. want to prove your words. Join the Boosters' Club. Bill Hoover la tre mendously enthusiastic about this move ment and the result may be that the rtrlffmen, taking heart, will begin rapid ly to overcome the leaders, who are not yet out of Bight. Join the club, boys, and make a noise. Cleveland loses. Once more w-e note that Cleveland has lost a game. Yesterday Vean Gregg was knocked out of the box. The day be fore it was Fred Falkenberg. The end is In sight for those fast-flying Nap landers. The claims of Eastern critics that they would "crack" on this trip are coming true. They benefited vastly by opening In New York against the weakest club In the league, but now they are facing the real thing. There's a difference. Catch the Mackmen. Washington, Detroit, and St. Louis, not to mention Boston, have all tried to stop those Mackmen and have failed. From this neck o land it doesn't look as If anybody could stop the Athletics, and by the Fourth of July the struggle In the American League will be for second place. Connie Is working wond ers with a weak pitching staff, the su perior hitting, fielding, and base run ning of the Mackmen deciding most of the victories. Our brave pollats. Even though polo may not be a popu lar game for the masses, every Ameri can must feel a thrill when he reads of the riding of the Waterburv boys against the Englishmen. Anything sa voring of the international in sport is bound to bring the same thrill. Then, too. carrying the short end of the bet ting, it redounds all the more the credit of the "Big Four" to win the first struggle. I'm pulling for the -Big Four" boys. Are you? "Rags' has a rest. "Rags" O'Loughlin had a rest yes terday. He worked behind the plato and, owing to the character of the pitch ing, had little to do except exercise that strident voice of his. Clauss was so bad, and House and Johnson so very. IS A BOOST.". very good that a blind man could have done the work behind the plate. Til bet the official guesaer was glad, too. " Show wisdom. "Chief Greene and Jimmy Horan show wisdom In Joining a minor league club instead of seeking Jobs with the big leaguers. Trying to break Into the big show In June is a tough proposition, and generally means a erm on the bench with consequent loss of skill and slide back to .the bushes. Now these two lads have a chance to make good, and be drafted or purchased. O'Brien's troubles. The financial troubles of "Philadel phia Jack" O'Brien, ending in his bank ruptcy appeal, date from his confession of crooked work in the ring. At that time he was popular everywhere, and was reputed to be wealthy. Immediate ly the public fell away from him and every thing he attempted was a finan cial loss. He has now reached the end, and finds himself friendless and penni less. Griffs work. Not content with making speeches and shaking hands with all-comers him self. Clark Griffith has inveigled Calvo, Acosta, Gedeon, Moeller, Boehllng. Schaefer, Morgan, and Mullin into copy ing him. 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