Newspaper Page Text
DUCKP?N ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS FOR SEASON-RACING-OTHER SPORTS Joe Deering's Work as Official At Basketball Help to Game Load Referees and Um pires Do Not Enforce! Code ? Good Games! Booked Here This Week, j There are severs?, cracker jack bas- ] ket-ball contests that are of interest ! to local fand?-m on the carpet for this week. The one of most Importance will be staged at Kendall Green next Saturday night when George Wash- ' ?net ? ? plays Gallaudet College in a return engagement. Another local gam? that is creating widespread in terest Is to be staged in the girls' gym at Central High School tomor row night, and will be played between the War Risk Insurance and Ingram Girlies. Saint John'.-t College of Brook lyn, will visit the City the latter part ? f the week, playing Georgetown Uni versity at the Hilltop on Friday night : and Catholic University at Brookland ! on Saturday night. It is possible that St. John's will spend the week-end , *? o -"ni take on Gallaudet College j next Monday, which will he cele- J orated as George Washington'* Birth- j day. De-er-ta-g'? <?<M>?d Work. Joseph Deering. basket-ball official ? ?xtraordinary. has been a godsend to the greatest of indoor sports In the District. Deering was a star In all branches of athletics at Manhattan College of New York and after leaving college coached the City College of> New York in basket-ball for several y cara For the past few years he ha* been in great demand aa an official and has been the eleventh man on the court in nearly eve y important match played by cotlece quints in the East He is now in business in the city, und Is called North once or twice every' week to officiate in games played in the Intercollegiate League. ; Leering s efficiency has been such . that he has been selected to referee ' the first basket-ball eame ever played l?etween West Point and the Navy which will be staged next Saturday night at West Point. late-aiing'.?. officiating in the High School serie.?- has t>een of the highe?** order and the officials at Catholic ' University are to be commended for retaining hi? service.-- in their games for the balance of the season. La-eal Gane Saffers. College basket-ball in the District 1ms been on the decline for the past several years, and simply becawe the ' ru'cs have not been strictly enforced by the coaches?not the officili?. For the past few years .the rules ha'e been strictly enforced by the offi ? c,als in the High School serie*, uut tl i.-i has not been so insofar as col lege games that have been played. A year or so ago one of the officials in the High School basket-ball aeries vas asked the question. Why he did not enforce the iules In the college games in which he officiated? His statement was that his employers did not want the rules enforced, as u slowed up the game too much to have all the offenste called. The trouble has always been that college players have not been coached to p?ay th?* game in strict accordance with the rat??. If such were the case, the necessity to call fouls would be dimin ished to such an extent that very few offense? would be committed. Advteste fluir*. For the? past several years the writer. Prof. Becket. of the Y. M. C. I ?.. and coaches of the High School < :utnts have advocated more cleanll- ? n?, ss in basket-bill contests, but it has never been demonstrated in col lege and independent teams. That is why the presence in our midst of Joe ltering. wba is strictly enforcing the ules in every game in which he offi ciate* whether they t?e college, high school or what not, in welcomed to >ur city. What are the "umpires' " duties In ? basket-ball contest? Those who have witnessed basket-ball games" in the District have been led to believe hat all the umpire Joes is to walk up ??id down th- siile lines and obstruct t?-iir view of the contest and collect if ter the game. The umpires' duties, as defined by lie code of rules, are that he has the AVer to call every offen e committed jn the court, out should pay parti<"u I.T attention in the players away from ht* ball. There Is not an umpire that does not watch the progres of tne aall. ?and can note when offenses are . ommitted much quicker than the ref ???*. It is his duty to call th*-m when lot noti*?d by the refer??; but do !iey tio it? An umpire in a nur? h-and-tumble ? ?.??? M belve?? two college quints WM aaVtwawJ wr*?' h? -*M-3 not call the mtay fouls < ?* not being ? ?ucht by the ?? ? ?* s statement -.:?* that he ??e offenses, '?d not H use the ref * lu ? - as they oc .???????. t" court where .TlT-wR'? ? Ia*" Seh los *or his work t referee, for ? . i. lorrain;; in ?ither pumMH Mite .X -tla? Oiillaudet < ?> without a j ???nt---t *\*\**t t w?e Just! is well, for G > we .t nt lie George W -ntest . fte" in attack of r?-wJ t ? '- d he same nig been the e ,ver since. ? ?o a be n* tarring at -t tA get luto ; :h? George v" n conte t a? IM wa? doWT. ? ? "?.U.** and ! ?ame out of * al for his ?rst meal last I .?..^y night. ? e Kendall Gr-?-??-* are nfgot a n, rlth the navy quint for a gam. >n Weinesday and expert to I ave ill their Invafds in the lire-up .gainst Georg- Wa-h!n~t'-n at Ken ?la?l Green gafurday night. ??. ?*? lag Reete??. .\f was . ^d, George Wa-h fla r-.au? shown much on r e ?-*. eah >ur of Pen y * a V. ot ; Mary's beat them rrti '?* "d they i. ade ? n y ?M?!" ? nr State -Jfcj r.c-st. ?* ' "? *"1 ? ?-* een re ?v?*d c the r ? ? t ? Bu? k Satu-J t-* ? -* ?? a ? ? w . l.aiiv 'ri. h:, ?l.)?;j/ i.iff L? ?*j?.t ?* : - im-'re ?et.. . n*. IVrfp-j te their hita Ga-'u-iet C*Aln Sa;-; ,-r. ??w- '?????G?G / cam? ? ?S* ?*?? v*+K ?rUr. vie-' G-?*??, a; C ?.'kir Col- ' ? * -tn Care1, ?a G ?iv? sity. J.^-cvf: PI?vin L>ut *vr (Mir ?? ??, k ? - fie un. -up. i ol r? * ara..- s alt j ; ? ' kei ?, m.?*.-.'ned , ??i? g* - la.* faJll ,n red TV? a Sett* k. L"iiva*sUy lost tw ? .m- ' ? -sfa court laat week. ? >m Devis and E k na j ftrst took their] Too Much Baseball Ardor Betrays Missing Husband Stamford. Conn.. Feb. IS.?That her husband was such an enthusi astic baseball fan. that In trying to locate him she had to tour the country to watch big league games, was the contention of Mil dred Cohn, of Noroton, Conn., who obtained a divorce today In the Superior Court at Bridgeport from Edwin E. Cohni * of New York. The young wife said that after her husband had deserted her on November 19, Itali, she thought the only way to trace him would be by writing to various big league managers with whom Cohn was acquainted. She wrote to Manager i'onnie Mack, of the Philadelphia Athletics, and he informed her that Cohn was In the Quaker City. Local Association Of Bowlers ?ame Officers for 1920 The eleventh annual meeting; of the Washington City Duckpln Asso ciation was held at the Recreation Alleys yeaterday for the purpose of electing officer? and a board of di rectora for the ensuing- year, as well aa discussine plans for the coming Eleventh Annual Carnival of Duck pins. The following well-known "pin knights" were elected : President, Thomas ? George; first vice presi dent, Norman K. Doss: second vice president. J. B. McCann; secretary, John H. Williams; treasurer. Harry B. Halley. The board of directors named were: Harry W. Armipor, A. W. Al len. John L? Vaeth. Major H. Rohb. Samuel f?heen. J. E. Ellett, A- H. Ur ban. J. R. Brewer. Richard Fookea. W. O. Cornelius. Vincent I* Gull!. Harry J. S? ars. Alonzo Kraus?*. Ar thur L?. Lansdale. Earl h*. Keeler, Arthur L. Logan and W. E. Megaw. Th?? life members are George T. Cox, Harry B. Halley, George L. lee man and Mop Goldberg. The honorary members ar?* ftu doinh Ks-ofTmaa, George c. Shaffer and Eli Sheetz. George T. Cm, life member and organizer of the Washington City Ptickpin Association. briefly out lined tn the members present the great handicap he labored under or ganizing the small pin body, as the ten-pin game had such a strong hold on the bowling fraternity, but now that the organization was today celebra tint? its tenth anniversary (February IS. 1910. to February 16, 1?*20). and enjoying a membership of 635 members. With the Increased popularity of the game to date, he looked for an enrollment of 1.000 in th?? coming 1920 tournament, whleh will start at the Grand Central Tal are Monday. April 2C. and particu larly since the ascociation adopted t-"e old three classes A, ? and C. which was so popular wh?n in votrue. The life member earnestly ur-red all the bowlers of the Dis trict to enter the big 1920 carnival and make it the most successful ever staged by the association since its birth. The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the newly elected presi dent. Pity Bollili Field. The Peck Chapel Stars will play the Bol'ini; Field basket-brill qui-at tonight In Hitehcock Hall at St. Elisabeth's Hospital. measure, and then Princeton turned tha- trick. It wa? no disgrace to lo?? t?? either quint, as they we;e two of the fastest fives seen on lo cal court.? this season. Cat oli rniverstty'.i treatment of b th riuints was commented on by t e visitors, and relations were e tib lished in other branched a-f ?-port besides bask t-haU The game of real interest tomor row ? irlit will be taged by In cram ?p?? the War P.i k Girls* sex tets. The contest will be playei ? ? the girls' gymnasium at Cential High .School. In their first ne t ing, at Ingtam Church, the I-gram ?rirlies w.-n out in an extra fsertod. 20 to 18, after the score had been tied at 1? all. There is a ?c eat deal aif rivalry between the two teams, as Ingrani have been the rh.ainpions of the District ever ? ince their organization. In 1910. It Is expected that the gym w 11 b packa-ai to iiverfi"?iQii for till* ??? t ? Ml vou want to come early to avoid the rush. ream Still I.e.dlns. The University of Pennsylvania basket-ball team is making history this season ss they have not loait a contest. They have p'ayed sixteen K?me, so far this season, four of wh* h wee In ihe Intercollegiate Ls?ag"?ie. Penn is leading the league and fully expects to cop the bunting and gain p-rm 'nent possession of the league trophy. ?TASDIX?: OF THE TEAMS. W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Penn .* O I0UO Princeton.. 2 t .?Ml Yale .X 2 ?'??> Columbia... 1 2 .333 L?r?rH.3 - .?"" Dartmouth, ? I .000 Yaafcrra Still \\ Innlnii. The Yankees kept up their mad rush for laistrict honors by winning three games last week, making It sixte.-n straight We-?e* ? Hich is the only local quint that has been ? hie ta tai"; the Yankees' measure, which laasj -??s* dir- lar the holidays. They play inr? ??jutants at Ma rine Barra?: ?.' IVc1 .day night, and go against ' - ? Friday night at Peck C ' ? "k expects to break the fa ?; ' nning streak, but can tha The Epip ? ? '"?'?. s lost to the Yankees at b* C. A? last Wednesday tg ?? also to the Relmont? ai on Monday night. They i,ei at the Bel nmnts Frida * Epiphany. The game of '.t? r? ? independent 1rs, - IM ? -? . '. ! Epiphany. Friday night, vi- ?< 'omen en th? a t tra' -? ?lu? quint. Aloysius ove . I defeated Peck Stars I ft **T .!?.- nicht, in ?. ?vm. Central ?nd ?**?** j, up on? of the pieitie?t ?. ... I Tuesday ? fternon th*t I m ??' Mich S-hool s? s. ' :. win for Tech will und :bvd ? Riti t? ? th v-cholnstic t leu ?l,e ~ther high quint? do not a ei. ??> '.. in their ciano. Western Mint b, i le to hi up a tie betwoe ? r at mi .nd Tech if their only haa I'm c?a ?, to ret In a few good pjiti ? , on ? larger floor. Western Hij!'? <n? I? ?bout half as lare? a? the cauurt en which the series 1? belt ? >l*y. 1. and this has been a wrlovs :?Tdl?p to th? Georgetown lad? Tvnorrot? after noon Wettern will p?ay Tech and Central will ut back Xacteru deeper in the cellar. FREAK RECORD AT FIRST BASE Eleven Players in 9-Inning Game Without a Putout At Initial Corner. ny GEORGE L. MORBtAND. Several times I have noticed th? statement printed in guid?e aa well as article? that there have been but five ball players coverin? first base that have gone through a recular game of nine Innings without hav ing a put out credited to them. I also have a letter from a fan In Washington asking me to *iv? the correct number of playera who have performed thla most remark able feat. For tb* benefit of many f will for the first time print the names and dates on which a first baseman haa done thla. ' Two Im Major?. Flret of all I wish to call par ticular attention .'?at but two men have ever gone through a regular game playing for a major league club. This seems strange when you figure that during the existence of the (National League, which haa already ! played forty-four years, and the ' American League, which has put In 'nineteen years, making in all sixty three years of play. When you figure that during all those years the clubs have averaged, we will aay 130 games each, and there were twelve clubs in the National League for eight years, you can figure what an (Opportunity there must have been , for not more than two nien to have made this record. The first major to get credit for playing a game without a put-out at first was Jl?gs Donohue, of the Chicago White Sox. He played in a ! game at New York and the only i ; chance he had was an assist. This ? game was played May. 23, 1906. The player who did this In the National League was Artie ("Circus Solly") Hofman. He also wore a Chicago uniform except he was with the Cubs. Thus the only two play- I ers in the major leagues who went ' without a put-out wore Chicago uni- | ? forma. .Substituir ?firk-rr. The game tn which Hofman ma? his record was played in Plttsbur-. June 24, 1910. Hofman was play ing the bag in place of Chance, who was on th?? sick list. Tommy Leach hit the first ball | pitched to Tinker at short, and the ball was thrown directly Into the watting hands of Hofman. He dropped It. That was all the chame he had during the remainder of the game. Next day I asked Tinker?who owns the Columbus ? American As sociation) club?what he thought of the wonderful record of Hofman, for it was wonderful when you consider that for thirty-four years, no man had ever done what Circus had just done. "Why," said Joe. without a smile, "I don't see anything remarkable about that. You a? me hand him a nice ball right into his waiting hands. What did h*> do? Drop it? Then why glv** him any more chjincesr* I thought that was the best way to describe why a first baseman went through a game without a putout. Eleven Have Ileeord. There have been but eleven play ers who hold this record, one of them beine: McCauIey. playing first for Washington when that club was, ' in the old American Association, back in 1891. Here Is the complete record: 1861. July tl?First baseman N'el j son. Mutual? of New York, In game j against the Alpine Club, of same city. Not a chance offered. 1 1887, October ???Guy Heeker. Lou isville. American Association; not a ; chance. 18!M. August G?McCauIey. first baseman, Washington, American As sociation; not a chance. 1D06. May 23.?"Jiggs" Donohue. Chicago American League, against ? New York, same organization. Don - oliue had one assist. I 1906, June IS??lack Ernst, play ing first for the Canton (Ohio) club, had two chances, both assists. 1906. ..ugust 12?Emerson, play ing first for the Monsen (Mass.) club, against Stafford (Conn.) did not have a chance. 1910. June 24 ? Hofman, Chicago, against Pittsburg, one chance, an error. 1910, July 10 ? James Connors, plaving fl??* *?'??* Terre Haute against South Bend, both el members of the (filtrai League, did not have a chance. 1911. ??? I?- William McC?am well. playing first for Haverhill. New England League, one chance and one assist. 1915. September 6?Kelllher. fir?-? baseman. Worcester. New England League, against Fltchburg (Mass.), not a chance. 1915?"Bunny" Brief, first base m*?n. Salt Lake City team, in game against Los Angeles, Pacific .Coast League, not a chance. Player's Birthday. Which player is the oldest. Sam I Rice or Dave Davenport? wa? asked I The Herald the other day. One man | who is well versed In the game re marked that he thought Davenpo't was a couple of years older than ?Sam. In looking at tbe records of the two ?players we were surprised to find that they are exactly the same age. both having been born on February 20, 18&2. Another psir of players on the Na-l ti on a Is celebratei their birthdays last ? Friday, can't say if they were born on Friday or not, but they had to go through that day celebrating thetr birthday parties. The two were Ed ward Ofharrity and Eric Erickson. Both we e born on February* 13. but the catcher la three years older than the pitcher. Nick Altrock was a visitor laat evening, bidding all the hoya good* tye. When asked why the hurry ?a he was not leaving for the South un til next Wednesday, be remarked that It would take him that long to pack hi? collar box and piv h*** re-! Hpects to all the Senators and Con gressmen *??. bom he knew personally. ' Trainar Mike Martin with the 351 trunks he I* expected to handle for; the men on tbe road Is already wor rying. "Don't see why they can't carry a grip. Don't they know I wtll be busy taking care of their play-are arms?" ? FOX SIGNS GEORGES FOR HEAVY BATTLE New York. Feb. 15.?Georne? Oarpentler. through his manaaj-r. Franerai? Deschai ?if;?, ha? accepted the IIS? Mil otta* nt Will?um Pox for a fight with Jack Dempsey for th? championship of th, world. Dempecy's end I? to ?ve tBtra? ? d?r the terms of th? Fox offer, but no ?In of acceptance h?? come from th? Dempaey camp ?o far. j Elar-marks Not Always Reliable Signs of Ability T?a?aV t*,i<X#**tH HAP? -l??4JVa??i. *\?jMnn** r>-Ca?-. F.4S.4TVW4?, CVa* -?K> ?J? Si-ve.?* ?spDorX TV?: ?jew SPUuoTSpVie. (G ??*????*/ OJCaJOK PD.?.A SHOT IVrroe. Earmarks Are No Signs of Ability In the Athlete (Copyright, IMO. by Wbeeler Pyadirate. lac.) You can't always gauge the cali ber of a fighter by his "ear-marks" or any other description of an ath lata from outward appearances. The ; latest athletic phenomenon is Pad- | dock, the sprinter from the Pacific Coast, paddock is being picked as early as this to win the 100-metcrj dash in the Antwerp Olympics. He; Is the fastest man the Coast has pro duced since the halcyon days of Lan Kelley and Jimmy Rector. I Bill Johnston, the national tennis champion, is another athletic enig ma. From what source does this talented pygmy derive the stamina to outplay and outgame his more < powerful adversaries? The ring furnishes abundant ex amples of "ear-marks" who?* prophecie-t went askew. Al Palzor was the best "cave-man" type the rln' ever knew. John L> Sullivan looked like a mild and inoffensive type of citizen compared to Al. Pal zer had both the forward chin, and with it the battle Instinct. But how about Bob Fitzsimmons, Kid Mc Coy. Tom Sharkey and Fighting Dick Hyland? ? very one of these were ef the receding chin type and each was a fighter every inch; Fits, the greatest of all time, all things considered. Terry McGovern had the typical fighter's countenance. Determina tion and agressiveness were Indeli bly imprUoned in every facial char acteristic. We-ght throwers of every descrip tion must of necessity. It seems, be powe? ful, strapping men. They usually are. But some years ago in New York Julian Elliott, a school boy weighing but 145. lowered rec ords established by Ralph Rose and Pat Mr Dona Id. He hurled the 16 pound shot 46 feet, combining driv ing force and a form well nigh per- ? feet. Dirk Kerr. the Soxan hero of the World's series, is one of the small est pitchers the game ever knew. He is f?enlly built for short-stop, but wasn't thought big and strong -?nough for a boxman?Dick fooled 'em. I r Scholastic Chatter Western Hi*rh School track men will be reprt sented In the Johns Hopkins meet to be held the ?8th of this month. Coach Mort,*? will ?end "Rel?grie" Connrd and Alb-art Walker In the quarter of a mile race in the scholastic event, while ,?,,-.. -.-il! -.i?o run In thi; scholastic ? championship relay. Albert Walk- ; er, a former Central runner i.ow attending ?chool at Western, Is, rattd to be one of the fastest rollers In t*?e loc?l ?????? -.??> - '?> Kastern will not send Its track men over to Baltimore for the Hon-? I-in? indoor dapale, a? Coach Foeth- ' 1er haa had very little time to de- I ? lop a fust reliv tenm hat t'-.-.v ?vili r>rob?bly be represented In the Catholic University Indoor meet to be held March Ili In ihc C. TT. ?j-m. ; Coach Folev. of Central, will ?end ' over to Baltimore about fifteen men from ' *"' School to represent the local ?chool In the acholasLic ciaUM ? - ... event?. Central Is exrtc?ed tomar? ?t walk-away out, of It. ia Coa*-h Foley haa developed some very Caet men for the event? curded. Business baseball team had a day of rest yesterday, but will resume Its work strain thla afternoon. If the weather will permit. Coach Patt?e?hv will tnke hi? >?ien oi't of doors for practice. Capt. He'd ex perts thirty men out today for the ?vcrkout?. Western Hl-rh haseb?!l candidates will be called out ionia time this week. Western haa veteran mate rial on hand, having laat season's lufleld back. Amone; the veterans b-?ek are the following: Cant. Nord l'.nger. Burke. Da-arson, Jeffress and Duffy. Duffy,- a former Business player, Is expected to make a re*r u)?,? ??.(???? on the first tesm. Central, Western and Tech will probably form a scholastic tennis leaa-u? thi? Macon. "Freddy" Bradley, of Western, who wa? ont of the basketball ee rie? with mump?, 1? asrain back at TWO ?n THREE Petting Wm ?atxt Otte Oyat TOH? ^BUGS'BAER^ Patriotic girl? are all set for the next war. They will take no chances of a slacker hiding behind a woman's skirt?. Ain't going to be no skirts. Ixvoks like this spring's fashions will consist mostly of weather conditions. - Shadow skins are out. If your skirt throws a shadow you're over dressed. While the men are wearing black for Demon Rum. the gals ?rill break out In frocks of gorgeous materials whenever they wear mate rial.?. So little goods are being used in dresses that the tailors have hocked their shears and are cutting out gowns with electric fans. Latest scandal from Paris chirps that the ladies will wear skirts to the knee. They don't s?y which kne?. What's become of the old-fashioned flapper who used to scamper Into the dry good? department an?! order a yard of cloth? She'd be a wholesaler now. The Arm would think she was trying to buy up their entire stock for a competitor. No more delivery departments In the dress works now. There's nothing to deliver. Hoop skirts are coming bark. Just kick the staves out of an ash barrel and you have five hoop skirts. If you see a gal wearing her dress on the third finger of her left hand you will know that she is engaged. If she hasn't got anything on that finger you will know she is married. Don't think that we are complaining about the fashions. The styles are making the world brighter. The sun Is shining on backs that It never shone on before. Looks like the moths will join the migratory birds who live in the United States and flutter to South America for food. Of course, the styles will never really become outrageous. The conservative element will wear skirt? to the knees. The radicals will still continue to run up largo millinery bills. You can't Just figure what kind of skirts the gals will wear next. if any. Hut the big dry g?>ods and dresa firms, who have built up businesses running into the millions, whose houses are hundreds of years old. whose establishment.? have been handed down from father to son and from son to chorus girls, will see that fashions do not fall from the high plane set by our Pilgrim Fathers when they first sailed into the three-mile limit and closed the bar on the Mayflower. Any manufacturer whose name is honored by the mercantile industry of the world, whose firm's trade-mark is a byword among business men. who sees personally that every piece of goods that leaves his works has hi.?* name on the selvage, will never consent to women's dresses and suits dwindling to the meager proportions where it finally reaches the stage where he won't be able to discover enough goods to sew a label on it. school. He will probably go out for the baseball squad. He is also a very good tennis player, winning the junior championship doubles last season with Taylor, a former W'esterner. Tech swimming team Is rapidly progressing Into form, as trial swims were held Friday afternoon In the "Boys' '"Y" tank. Lehler, who Is captain of the Tech swimmers, romped home in three events. i>nrt I wa? the best o. th? evening for I the "Blacksmiths." The scholastic basketball league j ?cram K-ets underway tomorrow with ! Western and Tech engagling in the ' first game of a double-header, while Central and Eastern mee; In 11 nightcap. The game will ?tart promptly at 3:30 o'clock. ATHLETIC CARNIVAL BOOKED TOMORROW Capt. Taylor, ?lhaj ia In charge of the American Red Cross at St. Elisa beth's Hospital is arranging an ath letic carnival to be held at Hitchcock Hall. St. Elisabeth'? tomoTow night. The show will, no doubt, be a speedy affair from ?tart to finish aa many of the local wrestler? and boxer? will liua'tlcipa'e. Frank!? Mann will ?how the be t of hi? ?table, in Chick Hoi brook, th? crack local bantam, who I. rvmtng along at a ,.-ood clip. Others ' ? *'' aVrt av-lrf ?>. the "?io?a* uro Big Greek, Frank Zerega, Kid Mon? ?ItJsV. .....i.more, i'uul r ???.?? ifLi"'-??**'. l->oue Zerega. Shanky OardnerHD**?*!?* Lewi? . -. olio.. ... Capt. Taylor has arranged to have the athletes to meet at th? Palace Bowling Alleys, where they will be taken to the hall by truck. I ?? ? ? Questions and Answers. +-*. Tom Connors, city. From what team did Washington ol.lnln Val Picinich, and did he hare tiny connections with the Philadelphia American League club? Answer?Picinich wa? purchased f-om Atlanta in 1918. He Joined the Washington team in May. Picinich wa? Ki'en a trial by Connie Mack in IM?, but sent back to Atlanta, saying he was not ready for faet company. H wss in no way connected with the All 'etica when Griffith purchased him ? rom Charley Frank, owner of the Georgia team. Al wlshea to know the population? of the thre? largest cities of the Unit ed St atea. Anawer?They rank as follows, at?? ! cording to Mnsus of 1914). The new ti-, nre? will not be announced until tat? In the summer: New Vork, iJMa>, Chicago, i.lfc.OOO; Philadelphia, 1.MI.? Otw. Fighter?1? John L. Sulivan ?III alive, and was he ever champion ot the world? Answer?No: Sullivan is dead; he died a couple of year? ago. Ye?; ne was the heavy-weight champion -i the world, both under the London me? aa well a* present-day- rul.?. The only one who ever disputed this fact wa? the late Richard fox, who always hated the Boston boy ana would never credit him with the hon ors becBUS? every man Fox Imported to this country to whip Sullivan weai away *add?r. but wiser. It I? only re cently that tl.? Police Gasette na? ereditali Sullivan ?? th? champs? Nick Akrock's Baseball Career Ai Told by GEORGE L MORELAND. World's Foremost Baseball Statistici??, Who Writes Exclusively for The Washington Herald FfMrtk buunmrnt. One of the kid? wanted to know how ?oon the winnings were to be ?pllt and Nick, who wa? ?takehcJ.dcr. thought It would be a good Idea to do ao at one?. They all got over into ? corner and Nick, who h?d ?Jit. . ?. ??? . s o ... .? tlO and put that carefully Into hi? ?Ide pocket. "You know we must re turn this to th? gentleman who loaned It-" "Certainly.'? came the r? ?ponce. "we may want to borrow It ovei again " Then Nick paid off the two Elber feld brother, with C each and took two a, hi, ?hare. Thl? left four bonea to be divided among tl players. ?Set? ll.able Par. As there were eleven of them, Nick got out hi? pencil and began to labor a? to how much each received. "I've got It. boys." he said, after a long task. "Dividing eleven mm into the four, I find that each man gets Centn each." They took that amount without a whimper. But later one of the kids got wise and wanted to know why the three players, who bad received S2 each, alaao got Into the ?pllt- "Why. you see. It waa our good planng that won the money for you." wa? Nick's story, and that set tled all argument?. Now Nick wa? known to be ?ome pool player, ao he Invited tome of the boy? to Join blm In a little game of pool. But before we play any pool, ?aid tbe crew, we must e?t_ When they entered the dining room ?II the ticket? were lifted, except ?Mie. Thl? kid lost his ticket, and the proprietor to get hi? money back aaid the sup er would cost SI. Rat? livable Meal. That wa? W cent? moie than the kid .iad, and as the others were more or less of the bellev-in; in keeping what you got kind, could not see why they had to cough up. Well, to make it sho^t, the players. Who had their tick ets and were in the dining room, de cided that may must get even ?no Altrock vow?, that each lud ?l? at least two dollars' worth: far ?ach had their order? ******j*at three 11 roe? After the meal they all weat lut? th? pool room aad a game ?larted It did not take hla long to et?ea a the sang on bottle pool. Th< r? ?rait one player on the local team ?rax had little to aay. a? Nick waa kidding the player? from whom he waa taaUng I money. ''Bay. you big skinny guy. tell yev what I'll do; I will play yon IM? ?I game" Now that hurt Nick'? prtd 'and being known a? the posi ahar? round Vine atreet, down home, he ac repted. He lo?t th? 8r?t game aa th? other fellow took pity on hlr and told him that be would pia)? hti ?? to S for the other ?S (?J. Thi? w? too much for Nick to ?land and the; ?rent to it When the ?am? wa? fir t?hed. all the coin Nick had takes from the others In the cam?, had ?town. aTlcfc I? .1?..??. Say. If you will play mHttK I will bet ten that you won't win. Out come? the money which the fellow had Ji ?? won from Nick, aad out caa>* taw ten loon-oared dollars from Altrock'? pocket- It did not laat long and after the very interesting time the olbet fellow? who eat aratchlng the ??? Nick was being beat decided that th. b-st thing they could do ??a? to see how to get home. That ?a? nine mile? away, aad it wa? bow ?fier 1? o'clock. Altro, k tell? me confidenti?!'?- that they all returned to Cincinnili about ? S a. m. Gee' but that waa ? tough trip. Juat think, we won (10 and had ? three meal?' Walked nine mile? ml I order to wie the naoney. then eome I ?hark won all of it from us. ?nd ?? hao to walk back nine mile?, and al we got out of the thing was th ra me?is. But we had one grand tin* We won. To Be Continued. WITH THE NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES. FIRST RACE. 3 furlong??Ben : V?let. 116: Seotty. 11?; Charley Eoe. 11?: Hunters Point. 11?; No Fool ing. 11*; Tutt. 116; Centimeter. 11?.: |Omer K.. 116: Vera Twiford. 11?; .Audrey K- 113: Alberta 8.. 113; I Miss Pluvlus. 113. Al?o eligible? ! Northern Lady, 113: Runimic, 116; i Manie ?. Kent- 111; Buddle Kean. ?US. SECOND RACE. 6 furlong??Dur ward Robert?. Ill; Promise Me. Ill; Klnpling I'd. Ill: Rellrlnger. Ill: Joseph P. Murphy. Ill: Gaa Ma-k. 1 10?: Loan S'iark. 106: Pastime, 1??: ! Neg. 106: Doctor Z?b. 1*6:- Fire ?Place. 104: Miss Orb. ?9. Also elig- ! Ibis?Goldvale. 104: Saneretash. Ill: Sybil, 10??: Ina Kay. Id?. THIRD RACE. 6 furlong???. ? ' Akin, 112; Bobby Allen. 106; Cello.' 1104; Poultney. 103; lion Tromp. I 120; Aasume. 117: Who Carea. 10?: I Plaise. I???: Bagpipe. 104: Mark! ? West. 104; Lady in Black. 100 Also eligible ? Opportunity. 1?0; Port i light. 115: Siesta. 110; Pullux. Hi. I FOFP.TH RACE. 1 mile?Court I ship, 11?; Matinee Idol. 10?; Wood? ?stone. 10v; Lively. 105: Fort Bliss. ??3: Ballet Dancer 2d. 101; Piedra. j I'M : ?Vrtnus. '.'7. FIFTH RACE. 1 mile and 7? yard? I?Duke John. 114: La Foundre. It)?: ?Rainbow Girl. 104: Gourmond. 114: War Club, lui: Sir Grafton. 103 : | ?'.rand Slam, 102: Jim Hastings. ,102; Miss Sterling. 9?. Keep, ?7:, ! Yaphank. ??; Gain de Cause. ,<:; Barenka. 91: The Lamb. ??. SIXTH P. "?CE. 1 mile .--nd a ?ix-' teenth?Deckmate. 113; Tanlac 11?;! I Pioscoride. 113; Paddy I jr. Ils: 1 Grandee. 110; Crumpsall. 109; Moun-, I tain I'.ose 2d. 113; Bar One, 10?;! 'King Neptune, 107; Goldcrest Bov. ? f 10?*: Glass Toi. 1??7: Hadrian. 10?; ' ?Toddler. 101: Dorcas. 9?. Also ellg I ilile?Dandy Dude. 109: Alhena, 10?; I Prune?. 1?'4: Marauder. 108. SEVENTH RACE. 1 mile and a sixteenth Grumpy. 11T: Brian Boru. 114: Will Do. 114; Lottery, 114: Caraway. 10'J: ltogart. 109: .lames. . 109: Indian Spring. 105: Juanita 3d. lei: Baby Sister. 104: Messallance. in:: I'.aipahannock. 3d. 102: Verity. 1U2: Na Hie Witwer. S?. Also eli.-lhie ?Semner Stalwart. 114: Geo Wash ington. 104; Geo. Muehlbach. 107; I Capital City. 112. ? HAVANA RESULTS. FIRST RACE?Five and one-half furlongs: Ruby, 105 (Ixangl. aven. 1 to 2, 1 to 4; Annabelle. 108 (i'letcher). ? to 5, 4 to 5; Old Red. 110 (Carmody). 1 to 3. Time? I:It) S-5. Hatraek. Rrackaree Lit tle One and Smallatone also ran. SECOND RACE?Five and one half furlongs: Major Flsk. tS (Hunt), S to 1, 5 to 2. ? to f>: ajuln. 10" (Barnes). 3 to i 1 to 3; Half and Half. 110 (Atkin?"nl 1 to t. Time?1:11 1-5. Col. Llllard. Whlp p. r?pi E-errpted, Daisy I... Lauy Langden ?l?o ran. ? rs -. ????" ar-iv.. .?? oa?e p?!f fnrlongs: Dainty l-ady. 107 I to 5. 3 to 5, 1 to 4; Honest Georg.?. <; ?? ri I to 1. s to 5: Fras cuelo. 115 (Corey). 8 to 5. Time? 111. I'navise Child. Marty Lou. Rey Ennis Peaceful Star. Count Boris and Jack Dawson also ran. FOFRTH RACE?Six furlongs: Pomeren?". 103 (Carmody). S to (, S to 5. out: Fir?? Pul > ei . Goldstone 110 (Garner). out. Time?1:15 3-5 Doubting Thomas an*? ville C'uvn also nan. FIFTH RACK ?(Deelered off). PINTH ?*?<"*??The Preel'ent Menoeal Handicap. 1 1-4 mile?: mile?: Cromwell. 125 (M iinU'ni II to 5. out; Hank O'Day. 115 (Crump), even, out; Scotch Ver dict. ?9 CWeiner). out. Time?2:11 4-5. Lackawanna a'so ran. tltartWm R*iCE ? One mt'e: Parable. 102 (Carmody) 4 to 5. 2 to S. I to 6: Zinnia. 106 < Barnes). S lo 5. 3 to 5? ? <? r> - ?i k ">4 t \r kin?on). ? to 5. Tinse?1 50. War ?r-s Cork and Edith Herrmann also ran. ' IRELAND LOSES TO ENGLAND AT RUGBY London. Fab. Ik?England defeat??* Iie'an?? tead?y In the international I rugby game?. 14 to 11. Collyer's Selections For New Orleans Races Beat Bel of the day?GrBBd ?.la??. Beet takr-?-?-ha?4T he??Jam??. ?est ?tarlar??A ?^?im?. >?????.. Albert S. a piare. >E?A ORLEAKI ?ELECTtOwf, Klr?l Rae?.?Alberi ?, Bea tale?. Tatt. ?a Seeend Raee ? ?-rtklU Brllrtasrr. Celai ?rale. Third Raee?A???. Bagpipe o?. pertBal.y. f FemrtB R?ee ? ?a e????.???. <???.-? ?hip. Matinee 1??U I ...fc i,?.e? ?airead SI???. ?JVar I lui?. The Lamb - ??. Raee?marnatala Rame M. Derra?. Il le???? rime. .... r? 'tare am Jame?, Baarar?. Baby SUtee. TO SETTLE REFEREE QUESTION FOR BIG WRESTLING BOUT Manager Garrieon. of the New Folly Theater. 1? having hi? troubles in settling a dispute between Joe Turner, the local grappler. and Frankle Burn?, of Michigan, as to who ?hall referee the bout which will be ?taged at hi? theater Thurs day night. Turner ha? aired Manager Gar rl?on that he wanta either Pat O .Onnur or Fred Huber aa the third man on the mat, while Burns Bay? that Joe Freeman has done good work which has proven aatiafac tory to both the public and him self. Therefore Burns insists that Freeman will do the ludging a Howe?*er. Manager Garrison feels **? that he can bring the grappler? to a decision when Turner returns le1, this city tomorrow n-ght Turner? meet? Jack Woodward at Jackson ville Fla. tonight. Hum? ha? been working nard fori the rominp match, and he expre??ee ( confluence in giving the local mat man the ?nor? e--d of the fracas. JUNIOR LtAGUERS TO HOLD MEETING A meetinr of the Junior Baseball I ?ague has been called by th? raana Kera of aeve'al clubs, to be held at Tl-e He '.I aat>? ? .-i.t, ?? ..?y 21. at Mi p. m. Members or rtie ML Rainier. Hyatt.?-? Hie and the Trinity Aihlettc Club will be in :.ttendance .*? be ?*ie?j?ed to have any club whose arera-re of weight will . , xc..?? lu-? pt.uijds and the r layer? :nder i\ on hand. The meeting ?111 settle how many clubs will constitute the league. LAST ???? ?? ?? -to enroll for claas bow nearly formed Modest fee ? Install ments If desired Course Include? ? thorough knowledge of the Bclence of arlf ,i-.f. n?, -?ith th? master tricks of Jiu-jitsu. tVhipp's School ?cleetlBc Beatme Pbrateal ? ?Ir?.?? 92S f-Wrfs-.lv?a/ve. N. W I?.??? F. ?N (ftm. R, ?A'hlpf?. tWB? trai Bsatna Dlr??i?ri . ! Important to Army Offtcen ?a?. Pn-mtei I trill Ayr your Arn)* ?P Overcoat G e or Black. M for only. *wm If iY*U in T*ILM? IV G. C117K.SLI.?. aCMiuiBu rut ?r>r>??ae ??I ? I -.-----?BBB*Bt