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f 'JQ - s ia THE WASH;iNGTON TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, IMS r 1 Nationals' Leader Stands Up for Chairman of Commission in Ticket Report Here Are the "Men Behind the Guns" of the Washington Baseball Club BOB TH AYER!S Sporting Gossip i DEFENDS HERRMANN i j- v " -- j. t-i -ii i . - n . .-. II GRIFFITH f ll I ll II I 1 I i ' -.--.lMSMiiSMiSS""a"l"IMa""SS"iSWi ' ' IN WIG "Every Knock Is a Bootf." "Bi ' J n L$ w M m 1" Irs." n "t it IV- w h , $ lA l-'ti ft1 'l Says Cincinnati Magnate Is Absolutely Honest in Dealings. NO OTHER MAN COULD FILL PLACE ON BOARD However, Criticism Continues to Fill Air About ? Scandal. By "SENATOR." "They can ldck and veil their heads off because thayr think the National omtnlsslon did not do ltn work properly in proMnjj that ticket speculation at the world's series, but I. for one, am con vinced that if anything else could havo Jen accomplished. It would have bean Hone bufoie Garry Herrn.ann ever Blgred tho report." This Is the view Taken by Clark Grif fith concerning the discussion of the failure of the baseball board to mete ont punishment to some cne for the jicandul last fall. 't was with Herrmann for three years, and If there Is a whiter or moro sincere man In baseball than this same Garry, I have never met him. He is so straight that. In niv opinion, ho is more or less of n handicap to the Cincinnati club, for, being on the board, ho Is inclined to stand so strnlRht that he is likely to fall backward whenever anv decis ion conoernlnrr tho Reds comes beforo .tho commission. I lost two cases' while 1 was at Cincinnati because Herrmann voted against his own club when I waj convinced we had rights to players who were denied us. t Talk All Bosh. "This talk wo heard last wetk of hav ing Herrmann Rive way to some ona else as chairman of the commission Is '11 bosh. There is not a man In Amer ica who could llll the plaoe us compo tintly as Garry has, and from where I ctanil It looks (Ike he has the Job for as (jbnir as he can be induced to remain. "This is m no way supposed to take .credit from Ban Johnson or Tom Lynch, but anyone who is familiar ,with baseball cannot deny Garry Herrmann or fail to appreciate what he -has done for the same." , This coming from one, who for ihrco years was as near to Herrmann jas any man living, is a pretty hlKh tribute. Griffith had his troubles In Cincinnati, but if a person wants to atnock the chairman of the national commission In the presence of Grlf- fth he had tho Washington manager o beat. -. Despite the opinion of Griffith as1 to' Sine worth i of Herrmann, condemna tion of; the rather weak-kneed de- vision of "the commissions In the re-I -ifeort on-the ticket scalping continues I .to come from ull sections of major ' Jeaguo baseballdom. Some go so far , Mb to say tnat u tne commission aoes Miot arise to the occasion and take some drastic action and adopt non- ilastlc rules. It will be a question of ut a fow years before the whole orld s series will be considered by hp STAnpral niihllr an nothlnir hut A. ratting- proposition, an opportunity or the successful clubn to nav off Political debts to municipal author-' Jtlcs by passing along tickets that will De sola at greatly advanced prices. Were Disappointed. Many a Washlngtonlan who pulled 111 season long for the Athletics In the hope of seeing at least one game in ths scries was sorely disappointed -last October and should the Athletics J6nce more finish in front and there jfhould be no change in the arrange ments concerning the tickets there Jtvlll bo many others who will suffer Ocxt time. K As time goes on it appears more nd more likely that this "outlaw" feaguo, which Is threatening to place If club in Washington, Is doomed to ilflluro because of the Impossibility r obtulnlng enough financial support to enable It to weather tho storm Ijthlch It must expect when It at tempts to Invade the territorial rights ;f the teams in organized baseball, aa guaranteed by the national com--mission. The first real evidence of the prep aration of the white flag of surrender omes In the announcement that In the geatli of Orlando Horriman, a New lYork millionaire, the proposed league lost one who had offered a guarantee lor funds. This real estate operator, being silent in tho grave, cannot deny the report of his ante mortum promise tit it Is interesting to note that, al though the league has been under con- , deration for many weeks. Herrlman'a Pame was never coupled with the prop osition until after he had died. ...Today another evidence of the prob able financial weakness of the venture Came when It was learned that one of the rlrlme nromotera whom nnrrm him been prominent In the affairs of tho league since tho first announcement of Its formation, has but recently been ueeiareo a oanxrupi in a Pennsylvania court. This official has been held up as one of the representative magnates, but unless he has friends with limited pessimism and liberal bank acrountn. he would appear to be a rather weak reea to De leaning on when the In vitable call for real money Is made. Most Are Known. ' While there may bo some substantial support for certain of the franchises, most of the names of those who are to control the projected clubs are familiar to those who have followed these "out law" undertakings In the past. While ,an arch-promoter and perennial optl- Imlst, Al Lawson, Is missing from the roll of honor, and most of the others seem to be fly-by-night promoters of sport ;,who are hardly likely to prove Impres sive when they try to sell stock to men 5of real standing" In the business circles lot their respective cities. i Competition In baseball, as In other Tthlnes, is tha life cf any business, but , fthe Uniind Htat'3 l.dugue of Profes sional BtFobnll Clubs' has yet t. show 'that ltls the Moser to lead the poor vpprcrsed Into the lund of promise and matter the shackles by which the na tional commission holds the star play ers In Involuntary serfdom. Fjfzgerajd Will Care For Nationals' Park Frederick Fitzgerald, former groundr keeper of the Philadelphia National league club, has signed to take care of tho Nationals' ball yard next season. He Is a landscape gardener with a reputation for making admirable play ing fields. Ho is expected to beautify the local plant and keep it in first-class condition all tho year around. !WHWvax.' 2x fv's' mkt. .U.IwlX J a, X" V,' ( II 1 MI &.4&.X m ' HZSf V1.Z.AA. M .Wm , i, i mE n'W H 'fflWS VHHIIHHHiHii wiftoR yAc 7piHvlflliHiHHHHi HAKES ACCUSATION 11:111 unUFOR FRIGHTENING FANS mmimBm WORLD-SRINGTITLE Read This Example of Bats man's Marvelous Ad vance Man. Ty Cobb, the Detroit slugger, is a great stickler for pure English. Btang he abominates and all manner of adul teration of the English tongue he con siders no less than sacrilege. Bpeaktng last summer to a number of representatives of tho better dra matic schools of the country, then In convention In New York city, Cobb said: "I wish to make an appeal to you for the use of pure English, for I believe, t6 use a common expression, that.-lt Is ''up to' tho dramatlcffchools and actors of America to, preserve, If possible, the beautiful English language of ours from ruination and degeneracy, for into these paths it is rapidly going. "As It Is the nature of our fellow Americans to hurry und to take what short cuts they can, to It is natural, X presumo, to carry these proclivities nto their dally speech. But it is a shame, ' an outrage, to hear the Eng lish language so often mutilated in these United 3tates. And as the stage tnkts ono of the highest places in the civilization as an educator and In fluence for bettor things, so I believe the stuKe capable of saving the purity und beaijty of the English language In this country. If vou teachers would oniv strive and strive constantly to keep up the standard bv using pure, direct Eng- 'Ish, If we would be cererui to enun '.late each syllable for they arc all of Importance, else they would not be there: If we would tut Irv to nlvo due prominence to the words we uso; they are the bricks that make the structure of our part. If thev are slur red the entire fabric or tne piay crum bles and falR Our mother tongue Is the most useful, the most bi-autlful of all modem tongues. Let us cherish it, guard it and bend It to our highest and most potent needs." Chivington Elected To Succeed Himself CHICA,5'., an. 7. American Associa tion magnates arc today homeward bound, having completed all their work in a single session at tho annual meet ing yesterday. After a campaign, which started with the cloce of the regular season, Tom Chivington was re-elected president by a vote said to be fi to 3. Not only was ho again chosen, but the owners showed their faith In him by nuJdng his term for the period of five years. In the past it has been the custom to elect a man for one year only, but this was deemed not to the best interests of the league. It is planned to start the season about the middle of April and the schedule will contain 16S games. The request of two minor leagues to have clubs In two of the association cities while the as sociation's club in these cities are on the road was denied. Several managers from other leagues, including Connie Mack, were on hand, but no deals were consummated. The report of President Chlvlntrton showed the finances of the league to be In excellent condition. Detroit Arranges Its Training Trip Games DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 7. Arrange ments for the spring games of the De troit Tigers are well nigh completed by President Navln, acting as manager in tho absence of Hughey Jennings. The team will go to Monroe, La., about March 1 or 2, and will play Its first practice gamo with New Orleans, on March 27. Following Is the schedule as arranged: New Orleans, March "27, 28, 23: Mobile, March 30 and 31; Birmingham. April 1 and 2; Chattanooga, April 3 and 4: Louisville, April 5; Toledo, April 6 and 7; Cincinnati, April 8, 9 and 10. Norfolk Ball Club Sold to New Owners NOItFOLK, Va., Jan. 7.-Dr. J. It. McCreary, of this city, end fnatlta Shaffer, who will manage ll'e team, have purchased the local Virginia, league club, and will begin Immediate ly to build up .the r'aylng ttrungth of the team In preparation for tho cemtng scaaoa- U0d,SSKl!'fim SMi Bt"Pfc. v;v"slH V"e;J ;iiii-,'i Vf---Stliiiitti':354ri tmzibi-',.4-s,,tiii r::i'muxmmMm:-mv0mw;:'.:Vf,-mi ,... w ....w,. . w i Ja-'kk avuii va.vjm. vmm m t.' ;.? r ,mm f mmM WBIm HHHIH ' . yi- Wl vjaVjapjaWlvaaW I J WlLLfiRKtCfYOrf REP.UTABLjE BUSINESS MEN BEHIND Few Fans Know, Even by Sight, the "Powers That Be." By "SENATOR." While (ho most enthusiastic and sin cere fans here are acquainted with tho records an (J the pasts of nearly every member of the Washington team, few know, even by sight, tho powers that be who direct tho destinies of tho or ganization which enables tho Capital to enjby major league baseball. The Washington club Is capitalized at $200,000, the Increase from 100,Oj0 hav ing been made necessary through tho expense of building the new plant at Seventh street and Florida avenue, fol lowing the fire which swept tho old park about ten months ago. Af tho election last week the stockholders voted their confidence In tho men who met the emergency, following the de struction of the grounds, by re-electtug the whole board, which will serve Intact for another year at least. Thomas C. Noyes, who Is entering upon another term- as president of tho club, has been Identified with the Na tionals during the greater part of tho period Xht has elapsed since tho Amer ican League Included Washington on its clrcllt. Mr. Noyes was born in the District, and, since his graduation from Prlncu ton in 188D, has been a newspaper man, at present occupying the position of news editor of the Evening Btar. He has twice been a Maryland delegate to Republican conventions, and is in terested In a number of financial en terprises in this city. Belongs to Clubs. Mr. Noyes is a member of tho Uni versity, Commercial. Century. National Press, and Chevy Chaso clubs, of this city, and the Princeton Club, or New Bresnahan Would Get Toledo Club for Farm TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 7. Roger Bres nahan, manager of tho St. Louis Car dinals, has evidently failed In his at tempt to purchaso tho local Amerlcaa Association club, to be used as a "farm" for his National Leaguo outfit. Presi dent C. W. Somers, of tho Cleveland Americans, owner of tho "Mud Hens," has Informed him that the club Is not for sale, but that ho will be given first opportunity to acquiro It when it is placed fn the market, Cavanaugh Will Coach Dartmouth in 1912 HANOVER, N. H.. Jan. 7,-Frank A. Cavanaugh, the successful coach of Dartmouth's 1911 football team, has been obtained to coach next season's "Big Green team." Ho Is a member -tf the class of 'W, and very popular hero. Cavanaugh's eleven last year lost its biggest games, thoso against Princeton and Harvard, bi the merest llukes, and was ranked by every expert us ono of tho leading football .elevens of tho country. Want Games. The Regent Basketball team chall enges all teams of seventeen years and under to games to bo played In uny gymnasium in the District- 'WORK OF THE NATIONALS York, and tho Nassau Club, of Prince ton. Edward J. Walsh, the vlco president, is another distinctly Washlngtonlan, having been born, reared and educated In this city, After a preparatory school tourso here, he entered Georgetown and before graduation had made the uni versity baseball team, being first string pitcher for three yrars. Ho later pitched for tho Columbia Athletic Club, which in tho early nineties had one of tho beRt club teams in the country. Mr. Walsh had quite a reputation as an orator while un undergraduate and has also appeared In amateur theatricals. Ho is a member of the Columbia and Commercial clubs, Carroll Institute and tho Georgetown University Alumni As sociation. For years Mr. Walsh has been cngnged In the Insurance business at 1102 F street. Handles Finances. The handling of tho finances of the club is In tho hands of W. II. Raploy, who has served for a number of terms as treasurer. As sole proprietor of the National Theater, Mr. Rapley has made a success of that house, although he has a number of other business connec tions In tho Capital. He received his preliminary schooling in Washington and later studied at Hanover, Germany. Ho was appointed to the Naval Acad emy by President Grant, but after two years resigned to go Into business. Among tho clubs that number Mr. Rapley among their members aro tno Commercial and Columbia. Benjamin b. .Minor, wuu l,. . ed at tho University 01 Virginia, Is Pittsburgh Pirates Will Start Early PITTSBURG. Pa.. Jan. 7. The Pitts- buigh National Leaguo team will start spring practice earlier this ever before. The battery men will re- port at West Baden, March 4, tho re- malndor on March 11, ana an win De at Hot Springs. Ark., March 17. The bam-stormlng trip will begin April 3 over the following route: Memphis, AJ1 n .... J. TTnliiA.allu nf A 1r n VI a a at Fort Smith, Ark., April B; Kansas . City, April 0, 7 and 8: St. Joseph, April j 9 and 10. On tho following day the regu lar season oegins. wnuu ui xiui ojiriugs tho Pirates will play practice games with the St. Paul club of tho American Association. TomorrowTs Sports Local athletic clubs meet at 'n tlonnl Iliilos Armory, 8 p. nu, to (Uhcu8s plans for Indoor mcrt for Fcuruurj- or Marclu Inter-city three. cushion billiard tour, Kansas City nt Boston. ' University of Virginia pTuys basketball with llniory and Henry College, nt Charlottesville. Automobile show at Madison Squtire Garden, Now York city. Automobile salon at Hotel Astor, Ncvr York city. John Dundee vs. Jimmy Carroll, ten rou n (Is, at New York city. Hilly Allen vs. Joe Mnudot, ten rounds, at Memphis, Tcnn. Jimmy Ilccnn vs. Chalky Cormau, ten rounds, at Salt Lake City. RUDOLPH KAUrfMAW ARE Whole Board of Officers Have Another Year to Serve. secretary of tho ball club, a nosltlon he has held since the first election of President Noyes. Until Clark Griffith installed a modern system of conduct' Ing the business affairs, much of this work devolved upon the secretary, In which capacity Mr. Minor has proven rr.oia sausiaciory to me otner stocK holders. Mr. Minor Is a lawyer with offices in tno Colorado building, and Is Identified with several organizations here. The three directors elected last week are II. P. Blair, J. M. Kenyon and Rudolph Kauffmann. Is Dartmouth Han. Mr. Blair was born In New Hampshire and was educated at Exeter Academy and ,Dartmouth. He Is a Washington lawyer, located In tho Colorado build ing, and long held a chair in the law department of Georgo Washington Uni versity. He Is a member of tho Uni versity nd other clubs of the District. Mr. Kenyon, while born in Now York, has practiced law In Washington for years, his suite being In tho Evans building. He Is a former athlete, hav ing held the District title for long dist ance running, and In 18S0 rowed on the Columbia Atnletlo Club crew, which was coached by Charley Courtney and which won tho national championship. Among Mr. Kenyon's clubs aro the University. Analosfan Boat, and Bache lors' Tepnls. Mr. Kauffmann, tho third director. Is, llko tho president of the Nationals, a (lewsnannr mill! hplnir tho mnnnrrlnfr editor of tho Evening Star. He was educated her, and has long taken nn ISaSec'o'.SS. nasbee'n 0,eoted to Inernbership In a number of clubs and Is active In civic organlza- tions of tho District. FAMOUS APPERSON Jack Rabbit Cars 45 H. P. Touring 55 H. P. Touring Four Other Models Up to 94,000 AIL MODELS FULLY EQUIPPFD Unsurpassed by Any Car at Any Price EMERSON & ORME, P1STa"UTERS Tel. Main 7605 1407 H St. N. W. Contest to Finish Be Staged in Nevada. CHICAGO, Jan. 7. Jack Johnson, world's 'heavyweight champion, and Fireman Jim Flynn, recent conqueror of Curl Morris and Al Kaufman, will battle for the title In July somewhere In Nevada. It will be a finish contest, too, and once more tho eyes of tho world will be on Nevada as the boxing center of the universe. Both pugttlsta signet! articles yesterday, amid wild ap plause. Thoughlt has yet to be determined, the mill lll be-staged .t either Wind ward or Metropolis, In the heart of the Ncvuda desert. A tentative date. July 22, has been named, but this will be bhlftcd to suit the promoters. Jack Curley. Flynn's manager, must post $10,000 before February 16, and each prin cipal must post $5,000, or the articles signed yesterday will be null and void. Tim Sullivan, of New York, stakeholder In the big Johnson-Jeffries battle, has been choben to serve In a like capacity for the meeting between Flynn and the dusky champion. Johnson will tecelve $31,000 and one third of the profits from tho moving pictures. What Flynn's share will be Is unknown, Jack Curley agreeing to pay him. Each boxer has agreed not to en ter a ring between May 1 and the date of tho big battle. This will compel a postponement of tho Johnson-McVey contest In Paris. Rigler Wants Virginia To Make Trip to Cuba CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 7. Umpire James Rigler, of the National League, studying law at the university here, has broached a plan to have Vir ginia send its football eleven of 1912 to Havana to contest with the Havana University eleven. His plans also call for the track team to make the trip for a big meet In the Cuban capital. President Alderman will entertain the project some time this week and there is a chanco that the athletes will go next winter. Allied Athletic Clubs Meet Tomorrow Night The Allied Athletic Clubs of tho Dis trict will hold a meeting at the National Guard Armory tomorrow night at 8 o'clock for tho purpose of discussing nrrangements for an Indoor track meet to be held In February or March. All local athletes aro urged to be present. Car Car $1,600 $2,000 Hills heads motorists. Tho "evolved Caucasian" is hardly going, to go into raptures over the slgni ing of articles by Jim Flynn to mm Jack Johnson. world' hrnvvwuirhi thamplon. on November 2, 1907, John son knocked him out at Ban Francisco In eleven rounds, and the rushing white man has not Improved enough since to glvo his supporters hope of his winning next July. Flynn vs. Johnson. Track sports at the Hilltop are "look ing up," and a good collection of ath letes will be on the Job tomorrow. Cap tain Carrigan starts the Indoor season with every prospect of gathering around him one of the best track teams-eyer seen at Georgetown. Then, too, be has the backing of the entire unhftrsity. and that counts for considerable In col lcglute sport. Virginia is independent. J Judging from the speedy work of the Blue and Gray quintet last night, we aro going to have a rattling basketball season this winter at the Arcade every time Georgetown meets an opponent. The local collegians are well-coached, know the game, and can hold tbelr own against the best to bo found in this sec tion. Catholic University snowed under. Now Virginia dreamB of sending a track team and a football eleven to Havana, Cuba, to compete against the Havana University athletes." "Cy" Rlg ler, who studies law at Charlottesville, has got the college lads going over the idea, and ho says that his experience as an umpire for the Giants last month on the Island tells him the trip would be successful. Ingram girls win. Tom Chivington, who once wrote hasp ball tor a Louisville paper, has been re elected head of the American Associ ation. This action by the magnates of that circuit should, be commended, for Chivington has done some very harO things against some of them In order to bring about success for the association as a whole. - , ' Cavanaugh a hit. Tho boxing game will now proceed to take up much room in the papers, Jim Flynn having signed for a battle with Jack Johnson. However, there Is little Interest In it In 'this section, and I ven ture to say that, unless something really Important happens, the columns will die out long before the spring comes. Tom Hughes is plucky. -J ' -wl-t It begins to appear as tnough It will take some excellent diplomacy to keep those strained relations between Georgetown and Virginia from finally being severed. Never beforo has an of ficial from a rival Institution come for ward with such charges as are being made by Head Coach Yancey, of Vir ginia but it may be taken for granted that the answer will be tn attractive piece of .literature. . The losr. of the Georgetown-Virginia game would be the worst blow football In this section could experience, and it Is to be hoped tbat some sort of an agreement will be reached. C. Murphy Is silent. The going cf Charley Schmlt, tho catcher, from Detroit to Provldenco marks tho passing of ono who, but a couple of years ago, was considered one of the most valuable assets of the champion Tigers. Broken fingers start ed Schmidt on the chute to the minors. BARGAINS IN USED CARS CADILLAC Touring Car MARION Touring Car OVERLAND Touring Car CADILLAC Pony Tonneau FORD Touring Car PACKARD Roadster CADILLAC Roadster The Cook & Stoddard Go. Ttl.M.7428 1313 H SI. N.W. 4 I 'O