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13 Dan Moeller Signs With Climbers for 1914 New League-Wuutd Gome Mere I THE WASHINGTON TIMES, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1014. TOUGH BREAKS IS TY COBB'S TOPIC Ty Cobb, the greatest alI-jiro.:nl player on the diamond, knows what it is to face a tough break and so he will tell the fan.s of Washington about some he has faced during his career in the big show. This feature story will be found only in the Sun day edition of The Timos, and no real bug in the Capital can afford to miss it. This story will be from the inside of the machine, remember, and Ty will tell of real happenings that hitherto have never been printed. Be sure and get The Times' sport pages next Sunday. Georgetown University Joins Movement to Allow Its Athletes Play Summer Baseball's i linn Aloysius Quint Wins From National Guards Amateurs Meet. Captain Feinle Says He Cannot See Any Way to Counteract Alleged Evil. i DAN WDELLER SIS C0NTRACTF0R19U "Daredevil" Base Runner Ar rives in Town and Hooks'Up for One Season Here. By THOMAS KIRBY. Georgetown has joined in the nation- ' wide movement against the rule barring from Intercoljesiat-; comiietl. on ir ath letics those men who have played "sum mer baseball." In their determination to wipe out thi evil of professionalism creepinK into amateur sport, many of the educators of the day have come out in oppos -tion to the idea that a man may accepi money or expenses for ciiauiK 'n the tport during the vacational perr.-a V. htle not necessarily ;xuies-5inc the opinion of those who are in administra tive control at Georgetown. Chris Fienle. captain of the baseoall team and one of the most thorough'.v repre sentative men who has ever buen chosen to lead a team at the university, has the following to say: "If there were any other col u tion to the suuject that should orovo satisfac tory to those who navy the lieiter inter est of Intercollegiate athletics at heart, l v. ould say 2 should prevent "iuni nier baseball. But as long as the al- nofl or pvpn rpns.iii!!ii j rnrtnllpcL 1 think that it should be allowed. "I am, houcvor. unalteraDly cpjosed to the plan of ."ulmiinn--? to frames be tween colleijf3 men win h.ave played in leagues which come within the Juris diction of the national commission, or, in ether words, teams tint arc admit ted to be thoroughly professional. "At Georgetown we have a rule that men who have played in "organized baseball' are ineligible for our general athletic teams. On the other hand, wc meet each spring colleges that have a rule compelling their men to comply to the strictest rules as regards ama teurism. "When we take the Held we know our rules, and we know what theirs By THOMAS KIRBY. Danny Moeller, rightflefder. and his ide of a few weeks arrived in Wash- ton today, and at noon his name was a contract that binds him to the Nationals for one year. Moeller has been traveling ever since are s.UpP0Se(j to be. but whor. ue see the ,s marriage, but lie is in good shape. nd is anxious to go on to Charlottes- le to start preparation for the cam aign in which he hopes to swing into .e batting stride that will answer the leirtion of what shall be done about ucreasing the offensive strength of the uJier gardeners. men against us who have playtu in the same league in which some of our men have played, and know that they have iJiayco unucr iiiiiereiit ruiea, we cannot but draw our own conclusions. Of Opposed to Organized League Players Engaging in Col lege Contests. course, vou can draw vour own conclu sions, and this goes for the cupposedlv strictest in the country." Some time aco the Yal Xews aked the espres."ion of opinions of cerlan - I uai)Luui, uiiu, in leiLcra iu me jjuuuca- This is the open season "for the for- tion, practically the same position as is nation of basc-bah leagues. outlined by Laptatn Fienle wore taken No matter what else might be said by the captains at Yale ' "'.".'v... . , , i, ct , Princeton, and Dartmouth. ooui wie reuciai ! -- .. , . , ,... nosition from men "who are liicher ':n eaJ".inK .nione,; ... . - ,. . '.. . . i sencrai conegiaic CHRIS FIENLE, Captain of the 1914 Georgetown Baseball Team, Who Expresses His Opinion Today Upon the Question of Allowing College Men To ?lay "Summer Baseball." rule for baseball and another for track It is dmitted that the collection has them il stopped in the matter 01 puuncuj. ie press agent of the circuit, in a uinner that would make env.ous even obv Hamilton, who handled the news the greatest enow on earrn, -ne rras nositii in athletic as well as affairs. In order to thoroughly test the affair. comes from Dr. Hadley, of Yale. as follows It is not possible to prevent sucn Harvard. . athletics? tu nnnrnrp nf rnlloi' for their oilMration bv i nrnfession.illsin n) summer baseball. It Iiiaynj; baseball during th- sumnifr and 1 13 not alwajs possib e for a college to etting them represent your institution prevent men who have earned nionc y In amateur athletics the remainder of I i,v nlavli.c lia;-eball from' concealing 4e ?fev i,nv . ... o,.: .,. ! the '"". ':' If each college will look periencc. with men whose, first lessons approve drop him from your schedulo and leave him to seek other opponents whose standards, in your opinion, aro more nearly Ike Ills own. A man who 's suspicious of his opponents violates the principle of amateur sport much more fundamentally than one who plays summer baseball and tells tho truth bout It." From Harvard comes the statement of Dean Brlggs that Hnrvard is opposed to the wholo idea of profess onahsm In intercollegiate athletics.. Dr. Sharp, t'ornell's coach, has some radical views, but Cornell's oflicial viow comes from l. r. Hly. the faculty's representativo on the athletic council for baseball, who nays: "I do not believe tn our men being al lowed to play summer baseball for money und during tho following year to represent Cornell University on our baseball team. I dc not bel'cve mv position would he changed ono bit even If tho facility rule did not debar IL No matter what rny personal views or those of any ono e'ee at Cornoll University arc, the faculty debars such students from representation on our team. There Is therefore, I conceive, but one answer to be given, and that is that the policy ot Cornell Cnivenflty Is against such participation." CHICAGO, rVb. 20. Representatives of amateur baseball organizations In Willi little difficulty the Aloysius I eighteen largt cues in the united tliall team defeated th" National , Kates arrived here today to discuss the kiiiiii. iwl iiiviii in me iraraiiiiM toiiiiy ot a national Amateur uase- iiir ..-iimev i iiviuiisiiii. .iuiusi i,a Asuoclatlon. J. H. Smith, nresltlcnt iiHlllvldiial work were the points io, thc chlcaco Amateur Hasehall League, was contldent the national or gan zatlon would Imi perfected. II hunir un for the winners, team work belnc seldom seen The exhibition wrestling match be tween Krank Lockheail, Instructor at the Y. 51 C. A., and Jco Grant, former middleweight champion of tho South, resulted In a draw. Will Have Banquet. CHICAGO. Feb. 20. White Sox root ers will honor l'rcsldent M. Comlskey nnd .Manager Callahan, of the South Slders with a bamjuet at $10 a throw March 10, the evening following the ar rival of the globe trotters. " Cubs Are Practicing. TAMPA. Fla.. Feb. 20. With thc ther mometer roglsterlng SO degrees again trday. Manager O'Day, of the Chicago Ciius ccclded to shorten tno practlco sessions until the men become more wd to strenuous exertion. The first real practice game will be one week frcm today when the St. Louis Browns will be taken on for a whirl. Billiard Experts to Contest for Title. CHICAGO. Feb. 2rx-Flve of th8 world's great billiard experts y!H meet In an 1S.2 talk line tourney hero begin ning March 2. AYillle Hoppe, George Sutton, Ywnada. George Stossom and ''alvln Dcmarest have agreed to enter th-i tourney, each contest to be for 50 points. Lehigh Wins, 53 to 15. SOUTH UETHLEHEJI. Pa.. Feb. 3). George Washington University never had a chance to win from Lehigh 'hero last night, going down to defeat by a score of S3 to 13. Lehigh's brilliant passing game' wa3 too much tor the visitors. At Brown University the same rule, outlined by Captain Fienle, of George town, Is openlv ndhered to. and on be half of tho faculty the following state ment comes from W. G. Everett, the acting president of the university: "Whether it bo possible or not to pre vent summer baseball playing on the part of college students I am confident that it has not yet lecn done even by those Institutions which profess to main tain pure amateur rules. I see no rea soi why each branch of sports should not be governed by special rules made In each case to defeat deceit and hypocrisy and to further clean, manly athletics. "I should prefer that college stu dent should openly receive money In playing baseball outside of tho regular leagues than to do many other things which it has been customary for college students to do for the sako of earning their way in college." John Henry, a Washington catcher, who attracted attent'on of the profes sional managers while ho was a stu dent at Amherst College, thinks the collegian should be allowed to make his living playing ball In the summer as well as a man should be cllgiblo to make a debating team who has worked as a porter during the vacation. T Clark Griffith, tho Wash'ngton man ager, shares Henry's opinion in the matter, and Griffith has had long ex tation of the amateur Idia in II snow un 6UUH..US v . ,--., !-,,--,;--.: r preventative, is spread ng.his grape - -, -.a :,- - u rough the days instead 01 using i , ,V' r .Vihl. tn nr-vom m,ri, nr ' . i", ,: ' . ''.".. ;l,"'"r" '"":' ' to a minimum. double-barrel In one grand oiou-oui fcssionalim -a,smmer baseball?" Uon of Its emml Vfnli inn-- " . "Th.. cnlv amalcur rul- I ever loien . i nnn mi tnrwnripTi iiv Lilt: .. , . j,i , . . r . . --. ? :u. . i . uuiu " " .,,.,.-.... -.- - is ii aesiraDie to nave one unia out for itself rather than tor Its neigh- , in baselrall were learned on college bois it is possible to reduce this eil j diamonds. vwMnnt hnseba 1 uubllc. Xcw comes another league whi"h pro- . j oses to include 'vi a&hingion ii its cir cuit which Is to stntch along the At lantic seaboard. Richmond folk3 claim to have assurances that the movement will be a success and they have asked Clark Griffith what are the chances or staging tliir contests at National parli. In renly tae leader of the Nationals as wii-t-t tlio following: ThiH is news to me. No one has ap oached me with a view to locating . Washington a team belonging to a w bareball leaguo to bs composed or a"is frcm Richmond, Newark, Ral more and a number of other cities til- had I would have turned it : . m. Mv team, with whicli I hope to and the pennant, or come mighty near this year, will give Washington ell c baseball it needs. The idea of hav nR another league here a minor league to ii!av on 'iur grounds while we ar; wa'. does not appeal to me. neither j.j w have any ncid of a farm right i Washington for our surplus play ers " m Griffith today denied a story that cam t of Ni-w York last night to the effect i it he had rendered a three-year con act to Captain McLaughlin, of the Col gate University icam. There's noJi ng to that story except that mv attention i.at, called to Mc laughlin's work and I told a friend of is that il he should like to play profes onal baseball 1 wouid bi glad to make propos.tlon. If he wats to join us nould like to have him, but 1 don't ant to do an thing mat might com j romis li m with the authorities at olgale, was the way Grifllth explained if situation this afternoon. McLaughlin s an outfielder who has -en causing quite a furore in the lnter Uegiate ranks by his abil ty as a hit - and fielder. liaseball's latest hysteria is a sweep ing demand for athletic trainers to in- reas- the tpcnl oi: hoof of ii.aycrs. but .ue idea, linds no support in Clark Gnf 1 th. The Washington manager lias re eived a score of letters from men who i ave developed college t-.ack teams and n seeking a berth here, they have jointed out that they can add to the . tetncHS of the players through a ourse of special iiitTaction at tlie training cimp. Several of the major 'hub already have trainers of this clasj, .it Grllrith opinei, that thc whole idea j foo.ish. i'ou can't get out of a min more tpoed than ho has In h m." philosophit-s ' i canny GriiJith. "Of course. 1 un- jersland that a trjincr of a track tenni n binooth over some of the iou-Ji pots in a man's form, but there -a a liol- lot of difference between getting M'tcd on the itrailitaivay aim Kil.mg tune getting lionn to ilnt bae hen a bpr.nter ,oes to the aurk l had a certain positlun lrom ulm-1 a ways aiises, bui with a oatljr it different. Sl;om ioes a man iAing xd gel aay .roni tlie plate -n exaotl same a. As he isnprmes ii. ins tt'nr he trathers spce.1 L-y naUii.ui. wnir ng Into ii stride that will carry i n down then Jasler " Tt.e h me ihiu rfoeb lor base run- ii ng. Ti ieudlng base runner .s not iv tssaruy the lasleM man. irue, sped 1, P!, but it is that inbtinct that , ompts a man to le tailing In the rig -t direction as the pitcher winds up ;i d then catching his lull speed m a ,ride or two that h-ips bund up thc jifords of a player n siviping sacks. Any saggeM-ont. u to rumuiig uih me from M:ke Martin who nas the nellt of ha.ng studied running in oih baseball and on the track." imateur flnn Of fho ninvl t n t ,..., tl' . nn'.r. I that WHS of altV CDOll W .OS fOUn Ho v Scriptures: "Thou hypocrite, , cast out the beam out of thlno ow er Kni-T i i uV.Vrst I baseball notes ttt'n Ao. ' ' I .x TmrNr .,. -rrt-r-r w and then shalt thou see clearly to cas-t I Artie Hofman. outfielder, who signeu f nflflflD lll7ir 1 YY7TT T DI7 " mole out of thy brother's eye. recently with tho Cardinals is the prop- l JVj I IJvVWrV 1VI V aV . I A I I I rilH i It seems to mo that this applies to all erty of the Nashville club, of tho Pputh- -S 'S X J-VVX V ITil H t A VV XI il I JL-fJL-l ,)rj,I1(.hes of sport alike. It Is. unfortu- ern League, so says President fehrop- PLENTIFUL THIS SEASON I nately. more honored than In the obervane In the breach .shire, of that organization, mereioro I the St. Louis contract Is void. - One idea of how a p.ayer ma add to ik fie ding tpeed is offered In the case i Howard Shanks. v hen Shanks came here he had a manner of standing in the outfield with ( feet ibout a yaid apart. In this i f t.on It is a physical impossibility for i man to move in any diiecuon with cj. sliiftlifg his who.o weight, for his I'rl must come closer before ho can atch a stride. True, it means only the i ?a of a small fract on of time, still when it in conMdercd tnat many a time sin uiitlieider loses a fly by a couple of jiches, th s handicap which he places u on himself may be appreciated. S .inks drew his feet in, assumed a atui-al erect petition and it was not ig before he was being cheered all .. er the circuit for Ills scintillating ding in going In every d rectlon and Lifimg near-base hits that would have escaped a. lesa alert player. Schoolboy Athletes Looking Forward to Coming Cam paign for Track Glory. By BRYAN MORSE. Washington schoolboy athletes have complained and wailed bitterly that but one indoor meet here this winter and one recently held in Baltimore were In sufficient to meet their demands, and that the fact that then may be no Na tional Guard irect, will also prove a detriment to the game. Some consola tion may be gleaned from the announce ment that outdoor meets will be plenti ful. K Is not unlikely that several of thc schools will send their relay teams to tne I'enn games on April 17. Central, Cathedral. Aim-.av and Western are th nking -eriously of going after the various prizes offer-d bv i'enn in the big carnival. This aflair will prac l.eallv open the spring season. Washington and lee. at Lexington. 'a and the UnherMu of Irg nia. a' Charlotu-sville, Va.. will alfeo have who lHbtie gnaws during the week aftei the vim cairs n-xt f if the proposals go through f thc annual affairs. At the same ll'n.- th-r- will probably Ik games at .jiii-U l'terMty for which l.beral gii.irautces w.ll br offered for one or two .-t.u-. Beginning :n Ma. the .second or tht: n,nn,h Mnrvl.ind Airrirulttiral Colb-C' propose- to follow out its plan of feu- i Hiring the Mho. astir athletes in a me-t This event proved so successful last sea- son that It is planned to again hold the games on a Inrgcr s.al . The f an that no entnince fees will be ieiulr.d hhbuld , bi n? out all of the lads for the oeiit-- On the follow ,nx Saturday, Ma;. 9, th Johns Hopkins University ill hold It j. .miiuui sihooihoy games in Baltimore. This event uuii!ly a'-tnicis man of the Wish rgton boys. , On .day V tliere Is every 'ikellhood j thai me annua interhigh school del 11 i and tiaek eamr will be h.-ld here. This nii tiizike idx hliaiht haturdajs upon i if b ch events ma be entered In various meets Tin program offered is one which v.il undo ibted y prove attrac tive and v.i I m.--e up in no small tne.is I're foi the hcarclt .' meets this w n- ter. ! In ordt r to timu'ate trae-k interest at Te-ch. Co.ieh liu.dey 'Iis.-i has offered .1 up lor ihe l.id who Is the most eon ristenl in ippeanrg for training. Mn:i acer J. H. HnapP. of the Maroon and Gray tenp rays the idea is working out we-ll T eh has xome.hing like seventy candidates out for the team and the average attndur:-e Is s'xty-two, a'coid ing to the manager. "I do not approve of a Yale man do-1 Three players remain unsigned by the iing it. beci.uso we havo plenty of boys Cliattanooga chid, tne oiner connnK i.i- triangle block h tw-n the tun Kplir.ilit! w'' "Iilv hall for fun who would lw to the fold without the least bit of m a "be rturi.M Into a " n some tlmn l I r rowdrd out of thc, gamo by a semi- trouble. One of these is Mike Balanti. Uiefture e.-m-pt: but If another wl,o prefers to stay in the cold region b.,;, V,,r ii,.. '.w ,.,.,?,' '. "'.S pur'': roUege wants to nlay bojs of that kind In Alaska and spend the summer, - . .. "-"'-'. ..,. ,w,, T !.!.. .!.. .I.I...1 h .0 . .!. ICllOO S I O i d !! t nlnntr ,, i,li- ,,.,.1. r ' im iiu uujc-vuuo. muuura wry le'ii I lliuin.ua. the arrangein-nt . "" hat ther arr doing. t "I think tiiat the great trouble under The new ren'ral High .Sclioo! will w"ic" suffer today in a great many have a fine athletic ttad urn if nretent i ln"re '""'i tiers besides college athletics is plans carrj. The stadium is cxpectej i "'', ,,,,,a tl,at m-n cannot Imj a lowed to Ire large enough to hold all tort of I am '"couniged to do what thoy think sports ' right without a united effort to bring . I oeryoouy 10 a le-vei oi iiniioriiiiiy I wlsn il weie posrllilo for all our ft,i, ftw,.(n e , , ., , 1 wisn 11 weic: iiosrioiu iur an our future K ,' '" In the near intercollegiate associations to pay more future, basketball secm.s to be on tho ,.t.i..,, t.. ,.i:,inn nil... no i ies in wane. .Vveral of the schools have their1 .i,..ni, .' . ,. ..,:. ..i, r, llineiei out under the eo.iehey, reporting a few j.ore arms ind are re-rned settle both then h, hedules of I saiiieM and their ouestlons of eligibility. i K.ir. after al'. the thing that really No high school team wll have more, counts is not so much the letter of tlio thin three places to li II this seaon. rules that the college profof-erf to fo- pr.ietically all of the nines having :i low as the care with which il lives up a', rity of lioliltncis to Murt the- race, to the rules vhieh It has. Te h has three places to li II. Western "If vou approie of the general stanil ml "ortra' tin -ame nuiiiticr. while nrrir. of vonr onnonenl In snorls. play I2usineH and KaMern have but twoi with him. and let him plav such repro- l.,es to plug with new conn rs. juntatUes as he pleases. If you do not .Joe Wood is perfectly satisfied with the contract handed him by tne Red Sox. denying all rumors that he Intends to join tho Federal forces, saying there Is not a chance of him joining tho third league. It will be a mighty hard proposition Irving to lure Trls .Speaker, the star , outfielder or thc Boston Red Sox, to the j Federal league. Should Tris ever make .. t.iu rr.in.1 in mum tho Reantown I.uls he'll demand no less than JlCOtxi. where as he is drawing J9.0OO as Red t-ox. it owe enunts for anything, the Naps w 111 not miss Fred Falkenberg. Fritz Blandlng. and Cruni Kaler. who juinpisl to the Federal Leaguo. AM of Hlnnlng liam's pitching recruits stand six feet or i better. That's nothing look at tho size . of Dudley Crlss. ! Illl li IR i Mill In add tion to the meets sehedul'-d by the eylle-ge.s th-ru Is every iiidieutioti that yoine- of the nchoii s will hook up in either dual or triangulai. Airango ineiils are- kulii' on betKeen KVeia of the- se-hoo h at present to ulve the i jthlett-H .i chance for de, elopmeni i: worki-uu of this kind long w h some plans lor fut'iie .ears is lh cectlon or a big m nas:uin for Tech and Business. Tlie Voice Husky? Throat ore? Try CJSOSS nufiflu Drons j 5c PER BOX Tl . r. T If ffvk s5 Plus 50 Per Cent That's the saving you make when you buy your suit at The BIEBER-KAUFMAN PRICE d SALE You can always save a $5 bill when you buy a B-K Suit, but in addition to this, the prices have been cut cleanly in HALF. There is every reason why you should buy a winter suit now when prices are low. Not only is there still plenty of cold weather in sight when warm clothes will be necessary, but they will give you plenty of wear next year. Men's & Young Men's BK Suits Were Now Were $12.50 Suits $15.00 Suits $17.50 Suits $20.00 Suits $6.25 $7.50 $8.75 $10.00 $22.50 Suits $25 00 Suits $27.50 Suits $30.00 Suits 11.25 $12.50 $13.75 $15.00 All Overcoats at V3 Off Regular Prices Have your purchases sent home in our quick auto delivery. The recent installation of this motor delivery service is another evidence of our efforts to provide every convenience for our patronage. AJKpusandPairs ofl ?SMmmlMSm &ton nT9if' y.r tonus nurromuur OatlyitgSioresFpr Immediate Disposal At 0 REDUCTIONS oirthe NEWARK shoe are rare never more than twice a year and then for no other purpose than setting our stocks to rights. The shoes in this clear away at $1.95 were the DISCONTINUED LINES, BROKEN LOISandODD SIZES of a number of our outlying NEWARK shoe stores. There were not enough in any of these stores to hold a sale, but collectively there were enough to send them to a few stores for disposal. We expressed these thousand or more pairs collected from various outlying stores to this city, and they will be ready for distribution tomor row mcrning at 1.95 the pair. I They won't last long at this price, so come early! W33Vatiji iBKjgXHH Hll io7 BUSY &sSB8Bew newark I flSgjWy SHOE I BSP'r STORES PtlS8Pyf IN 97 J m vWSPIr CITIES I v&&m&W AND I OfW MORE I COMING! J 50 Cent Bath Slippers, Now 39 Cents. 25 Cent Fleecy Bedroom Slippers, Now 19 Cents. 10 Cant Cork and Hair Insoles, Now 6 Cents. 10 Cent Guaranteed Corn Cure, Nov 6 Cents. 50 Cent Kersey Ovcrgaiters, Now 39 Cents. Sprrinl HHItrr) The si IEBER-KAUFMAN CO. The Man's Deo't Store "Down by the Navy Yard" 901-909 Eighth St. S. E. ( 1S V WASHINGTON J i '"h" m Si 'I Foiar "Wewark" Stores ; 913 Pern. Ave. 1112 7tb Street! 5089th St. N.W. 31 34 M St N. W. ! ; 1 1 Between 91!; & IGth Sis. Between I & M Streets. Selwei 1 1 1 Streets. SeL ilst it. i V.is, Ave. I 7 STORES IM 97 CITIES essca! a I 1 f l i il