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THE WASHINGTON TIMES. THUHSDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1015.
Johnson Expected Here Hourly Curley Goes to Havana---Wagner May Play in Outfield
WALTER JOHNSON IS
LIKELY TO DROP IN
FROM WES HOURLY
THE NATIONALS' ARMY MOVES ON TO CHARLOTTESVILLE SUNDAY
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IN PIRATE OUTFIELD
Signing of Johnston Gives Ger
ber Chance at Short and
Dutchman Moves Back.
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Remainder of Griffith's Official
Family Will Flock to Head
quarters Within the Next
Two or Three Days.
Washington can set itself for the advent of Walter Johnson, the pre
mier pitcher of baseball, any time now, for the Kansan is expected to
breeze in from his Coffeyville ranch jm any train which hails from the
West. Griffith's baseball family is rapidly assembling in the Capital and
the athletes are beginning to come to town in pairs now. Danny Moeller
was the first of the outfielders to appear, having reported yesterday, as
did Joe Engel, who has been working out with the Mt. St. Mary's squad
at Emmittsburg, Md.
"I look for the smokeball dinger to pop through that door every
time it opens," said Griffith this morning. He wrote me ten days ago
that he would be here early and if he don't show up in a day or two I'll
have a new1 idea of his conception of 'early.'
"As soon as Walter arrives, I know the others will flock in, for his
appearance is a signal to the others that' the season iB really beginning
and within a week I have to have every one, of my bdys where I know
they are sleeping eight hours each night, and otherwise taking their busi
ness of baseball seriously."
GRIFFITH HONORS KAVANAUGH.
Clark Griffith today forwarded a sub
stantial check to the headquarters of
the W. M. Kavanaugh Memorial Fund, at
New Orleans. This subscription has
been started by the Southern jieaguc,
which feels particularly thankful to their
former piesldent for the fourteen years
which he served at the head of the
league, and during which he Is given
credit for "giving baseball to Dixie."
"No qne feels more keenly the death j
of "Adonis" Terry, the National Learue j
star, who passed away yesetrday- in Mil
waukee, than I do," remarked Griffith I
today when told that his old associate
had succumbed to the Inevitable Grim
Reaper. I
"I was a pal with Terry for years dur-
lng my early baseball days, and he was,
one of the baseball men after whom I
have always tried to pattern my ca-
reer." mused Griff. He also regretted the
passing out of Mark Hall, the Detroit
twirler, who died yesterday. Hall was
forced to discontinue baseball in the
middle of last season, and he never re
turned. namirn sielelie. second baseman of the
Havana Reds will be one of the new- j
.nt.ipi's in the. Charlottesville training ,
camp. Vice Consul Joe Acosta, of the !
Cuban legation, has prevailed upon (
Griffith to look at the little brown- j
ktnned athlete, and he has been ordered
to come to the States along with "Cube"
Acosta.
From the reports that have been
brought to the Old Fox's attention.
Seigllc Is a wonder at the bat. and It
he shows any likelihood In scampering
around the intield, he will make a
valuable addition to the Nationals In
ner works. In directing this new re
cruit to show nt Charlottesville, Griffith
la following his stanch principle of
giving the youngsters a try. ne Is a I
ways for ihe "kids" and he has picked
up many valuable men through his sys
tem of nf-vcr passing up a prospect
vhlch comes with good recommenda
tions. Griffith Fins decided to let Nick Al
trock rpmain at Annapolis where he
is directing the early work of the Navy
twlrlers, another week. Altrock hates
. .it.. i. i. l.nx tolf.m nit an
soon, and he will be permitted to wait;
t.4-.,lll,. (Itll tllA.
xo report at nariuiu-oviuo
main tquad of players.
- a m
Howard Shanks, us a matter of fact. I
has been a married man nearly two.
Tecks. Like so many other bashful!
brldccrooms he was bashful about
letting his recent step be known to the
BY JOHNNY M GRAV
NEW YORK,' Feb. 'J5. The Giants
get IIuVh Manual d, the Wards get
bark their $l.fi00. and tho erratic south
paw leaves today for Marlln with his
old teammates. Thus did the much hei
nlded case come to an abrupt close to
day. It was the mabtf.r hand of John
McOraw thnt p it the deal owr In a
satisfactory manner to all concerned.
The- Giant detachment leaves latu this
afternoon for the South.
"I have tho toughest Job on my
linnds this ear I hnc ever had," said
MiGruw toduv
Rough Riders Plan
Workout on Sunday
Following its first workout which will
take p'ace at 11 o'clock next Sunday
morning, the Rough Riders Athletic
Club will hold Its initial meeting at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon at the "old
club house." All members are urgent
ly loquested to be present to help elect
uftlcerB and clecldo ipon a new meeting
jdace.
Turner Wins.
Joe Turner succeeded In defeating
John Kllonls, tho (Jieek tltleholder, al
the Gayety last night, flopping his rival
In two of three falls. Kllonls got the
second fall. The three falls were made
is an hour.
MARQUARD
world, but It leaked out today that he
took the leap early this month. The
new member of "Washington's baseball
community was Miss Wllhelmlna U
Waner, of Shank's home tow,!),
Monaca, Pa.
John MeGraw will lead an even doze,n
athletes of more or less ab'llty out of
New York today, bound for Marlln.
Tex., for the annual "acid test" and
conditioning. The men who will make
up the party wil be Mathewslon, Mc
Lean, Burns, Piez, Beatty, Wendell.
Press, Thorpe, Marquard, WlU'ams, and
George Oiialtners, the old Philadelphia
piicner, wno is to essay a come-back ;
under the watchful ieyc of McOraw. i
Scull, a recruit pitcher from Middle-1
town, conn., will Join the party at Syra
cuse, N. V.
In St. Ixtuts McGrawi. will pick up
Dver. Bescher, Fletcher. Bchupp. Mer
kle. and Reed, the Princeton lnfieldcr.
These men live In the Middle West, and
pre go'ng direct from their homes.
Tesreau, Meyers. Snodgrass. Grant, and
Fromme. who have been wintering on
the Pacific coast, have received orders
to report by March 1, and" they will
leave Los Angeles In a body tomorrow,
which will allow them time enough to
get to Marl'n before McGraw's party.
-Jeff
Tesreau. nltcher. of the Giants.
has settled the breach-of-promlBc suit i
hrriifVit ufrofnat him Vi. fla Horn '
Young, of Pcrryvllle, Mo. Jeff was
afraid his spring training nt Marlin
Springs would be interrupted by a court
summons.
Miss Young asked 125.000 damages from
the Ozark giant? The amount of the
compromise Is not known, but Justice
Page yesterday signed an order discon
tinuing the action. When the suit was
brought Tesreau had to file a bond to
assure his presence In court when, the
case was called.
Announcement has been made that
"Al" Burch, outfielder for the Louisville
American Association team, had signed
a contract with the Columbus American
Association club.
Honus Wagner, veteran shortstop of
the Pittsburgh National League team,
celebrated his forty-first birthday yes
terdaj at Pittsburgh. A banouet was
given for him by the "Stove League,"
an organization made up of local base
ball fans, at which John K. Tener. pres
ident of the National League: Edward
Harrow, president of the Internntlonl
league, and Barney Dreyfuss, president
of the Pirates, were present.
Albert Buemlller, shortstop for the
Louisville American Association team,
has ben sold to the Iyw Angeles club of
the Pacific Coast League.
Pitchers In the Federal League found
guilty of using the "emery ball" during
the coming season will be fined J200, aci
cordlnir to a rule Prepared by James A.
Gllmore, president of the league. The
rule will be presented for adoption at a
meeting of the club owners in Buffalo
tomorrow.
TEN HUMS TEAMS
Ten teams representing tie various
Government departments are assuring
their support of the recently formed de
partmental Tennis League, following a
meeting held last night at which Assis
tant Secretary of War Henry Brecken
ridge was elected president.
Lester Slsler, prime mover in the new
circuit, was chosen as active president,
while Horace W. Barbour, of Agricul
ture, was chosen vice president. Lci
Dovle Is the new secretary. Ten teams
will make up the roster of the circuit,
following the deliberations of the rep
resentatives at Inst night's meeting.
All of the dotalls of the organization
en left to a committee of which the
three active officers are members. As
soclnted with them will be R. C. Tracy
of the DePHrtmcnt of Justice, and A. J.'
Gore, of War.
State, one of the original applicants,
did not have a delegate at yesterday's
meeting, hut Is still numb-red among
the twelve receDtlves. H.m.v.r
stated above, there. Is a strong llkatl-
'hood of nil being favored hv combining
I th "ueitk." Eleven departments were
represented, as follows:
' , "nr. A. J, Gore; Navy.'A. H. ('alder;
j Labor, J. H. Rhppsrd: Treasury. R. A
Shfpard, Agricultural, Horace W. Bar
hour; Commerce Walter Ilurnnd; I it.
JlfMate F. C. Stratton: PostofTice. S.
S. Madison and H G, Barrv; Justice,
u. . irnrv; Hmithsnnian, n. P. To.
m"ti; Interior. r M. P'erce
The new circuit mny tRke over th
Bachelors' Tennis Club grounds. A
meeting has been called for March fi.
at which time the by-laws will be given
over for consideration.
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ENTERS TITLE EVENTS
Will Have Athletes in Four
Championship Race at Con
vention Hall Saturday.
George Washington University will
enter all four championship events
allotted by the Sijuth Atlantic Inter
collegiate Athletic Association to the
seventh annual Indoor track meet of
the Georgetown University, to be held
Saturday night at Convention lln.ll.
Announcement to this effect was
made this afternoon by Prof. Leslie
Cleveland McNemar, faculty Jlrector
of sports for the Hatchetltes, who
had Just received word of the Hill
toppers' intention.
Preparations for the big meet rapid
ly are nearlng completion. More than
300 athletes will participate, accord
ing to a rough count of the entries
made yesterday by Prof McNemar.
Thirty-six well known athletic or
ganizations and educational Institu
tions, Including unlversltes, colleges,
high schools and preparatory schools,
will take part.
The program will contain thirty-six
events, including the four South Atlantic
championship numbers. A number of re
lays of feature Importance are scheduled.
A section of the United States Marine
Band has been secured to furnish music
for the meet.
The cups, medals and trophies to be
presented to victorious athletes and or
ganizations at the meet now are on ex
hibit at Spalding's sporting goods house
In Fourteenth street northwest. The tic
kets on sale at Spalding's and White's
sporting goods houses are being disposed
of rapidly, and everything points to the
most successmul meet ever conducted by
the Hatchetltes.
Ad Wolgast Disgusted;
Is Leaving for West
NEW TORK. Feb. S5.-Ad Wolgast.
former lightweight champion, is the
hard luck kid of the prlxe ring. Once
again he has been -forced to call off a
bout because of an Injury to his arm.
His right forearm was fractured after
a stiff work out with his sparring part
ner. Wolgast was to have met Leach Cnii
In a ten-round bout tomorrow night,
and he expected to defeat the East 8lde
dentist and pave the way for a bout
with Freddie Welsh, the champion.
Disguested with his luck, the former
champion left the city late last night
for the West. Johnny Dundee, the l't
tle Italian scrapper, has been substi
tuted for Wolgast.
Jersey City Forfeits
International Charter
NEW TORK, Feb. 25.-The Jersey
City franchise In the International
League was forfeited today by Presi
dent Ed Barrow because, he said, the
owners, "Big Bill" Devery and Tom
Fogarety, refused to meet tho con
tracual obligations of the club.
According to Barrow, the league will
sue Kogarty and Devery for the J10.0U0
which Barrow says the league loaned
to the. owners last season. A stock
company Is being formed to take over
tho franchise.
Wants Games.
The J. E Taylor Electrician Company
have organlred a baseball team for the
coming season and are after games
with any team in the city. The follow
ing nlnvpra have been slened for the
team: Spltzer Lyons, Lake, Loveless.
Bow en. Anderson, jonnson. Williams,
Rea. and Knott. Clubs desiring games
address challenges to B. Loveless, 813
Fourteenth street northwest.
DEL GRINER NEEDS
SPARRING PARTNERS
St. Louis baseball writers say
that when it comes to swapping
punches, Pitcher Del Griner, of
the Cardinals, is a real white
hope. Last year Griner took
decisions from Cather, Wingo,
and Magee. Cather was sold
to the Braves and Wingo was
sold to Cincinnati, while Magee
jumped to the Feds, so Huggins
will have to sign up a few
more sparring partners for the
Dixie boy.
GEORGE WAolGTON
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WPf AT' HOPPER MAY FACE
Booth Hopper, pitcher, is surely in fpr a season of merry jokings.
Clark Griffith has bought him for the Washington team. Hopper is the
pitcher who was made world-famous a few weeks ago through the story
of his once having been traded for a dog! Can anyone imagine the cheap
comedy round the circuit? The bow-wows and woof -woofs from the
bleachers; the humorists who will tote small yellow pups to the park,
lean over the bleacher rail, and offer them to Griffith; the shower of
dog discuits and bones whenever the enemy whack Hopper's pitching
and the certainty that the peanut kids circulating through the stand will
yell " 'Ere's yer redhots! Nice fresh hot Hoppers!"
If Hopper can come through all this line of joshing unshaken, and
pitch winning ball, he'll deserve a diamond medal.
Records Show
Advancement
No Mark for Twenty Years' Has
Withstood Rush of Trained
Brain and Brawn.
NEW YORK. Feb. K.-An excellent
Idea of the progress made in athletic
competition during the past twenty-ndd
years is clven In a series of charts Just
prepared.
The ico-vard dash figures were re
duced from 10 seconds flat to 9 4-5 sec
onds by J. Owens, Jr., In 1890. For fif
teen years they remained there, seven
sprinters tying the time In that period.
In 1909 V. J. Kelly cut another 1-5 of a
second off the record, and last year
Howard P. Drew equaled Kelly's fig
ures. The 220-yard record, held at 22
seconds by Kendell Baker In 1SSS, was
cut to 21 1-5 seconds bv Bernie Wef
ers In 190!. and five runners have tied
these figures since that date.
Baker also held the quarter-mile
fi'.-ures of T& seconds from 1888 to 1900,
when Marcey Lone cut the record to
47 seconds. This time has stood for four
teen years without being equaled.
The 120-yard hurdje was set at 15 2-5
seconds by Chase In 1895. Three years
late Alvln Kraenzleln" cut a fifth of a
second off these figures, which time was
not surpassed until F. M. Kelley made
fifteen seconds flat in 1913.
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J. L. Bremer, Jr., did the "220" hurdles
In 24 3-5 seconds In 1895, and Kraenzleln
reduced it a whole, second in 1898. Dur
ing the past sixteen years but one hur
dler J. I. Kendell. has equaled a 3-5
secoMs.
In the distance runs M. O. George held
the mile record at 4 minutes, 15 3-5 sec
onds. In 1911, John Paul Jones cut the
Baseball Bits From Everywhere
Tommy Walker, once a famous minor
league pitcher and later an umpire In
the Trl-State. announces from his home
In Philadelphia that he has quit the
game for good. He says there Is noth
ing In this thing of hustling half the
winter for a Job and then, about the
time it Is landed throwing It up to go
jut and call balls and strikes ana taKe
abuse for 8150 a month for nve months
In a minor league. Walker has a good
Job in Philadelphia and means to stay
with it twelve months In the year.
;
The Brooklyn National League Club
Is out the Class AA draft price for Fred
Toney, who Jumped to the Feds after
Louisville had declined to take h'm
back. At least this Is the story from
LouiBVllle. though the club from which
a player was drafted was, according to
reports circulated last fall, not to be
paid Its money until the player s'gned
'with the drafting club. It seems Louis
ville put one over on Brooklyn. The.
Colonels were prepared to turn Toney
loose when Ebbets grabbed him tas a
prlre.
While the- American League schedule
does not carry great Interest for Ameri
can Assoc'atlon fans, its possibilities In
the way of making It hard for the asso
ciation to dovetail a schedule for the
I'leveland A A. team in the sixth city
are great The Cleveland American
League club Is at home, practically th
entire month of May, and plays the
first eight days of the April schedule
abroad. If the plan of last season of
refusing entrance of A A, teams until
the Indians have shown at home Is
carried out this year It may readily be
I seen that the A. A. date makers will
have an awful problem on their hands.
The onlv solution of the problem that
l at all easy s for the association to
play eight games In Cleveland before
tne pig teams open there. Otherwise
matters will be badly gummed up, says
an association critic.
Manager Bresnahan, of the Cubs,
seems to fe pure that Polly McLarry
will do fnr second base, thus permitting
Heine Zlm to play third. For that Ma-
Remarkable
in Athletics
time to 4 minutes 15 2-3 seconds, and
two years later lopped another second
off the record, where It now stands.
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Eddie Carter set the five-mile figures
Ht 25 minutes, 23 2-5 seconds In 1887.
This stood for twenty years. During the
past seven years the record has been
lowered three times, the present holder
being H. Kohlernalnen, who ran the dls- ,
innce in -i minutes z i-t seconds in
1913.
Carter and Willie Dav held the ten
mile record at 52 minutes, 58 3-5 seconds
and 52 minutes 38 2-5 seconds In 188S ,
aim iobw, respectively. ioi until 18U9 am
George Bonhag surpass Day's time. Then
Kohlernalnen set the. present time of 51
minutes 3 2-5 seconds two years ago.
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In tho fcld events advancement has
been along similar lines. W. B. I'we
set the high Jumn figure at 6 feet 4
inches In 1S.7. Mike Sweeney raised
them to 6 feet 6V Inches In 1SK1. Goorgc
Hcrlne did feet 7 Inches In 1911, and
Ed Reason added 5-1R of an Inch to llor
Ine's record last season.
In the broad Jump there was a gain
of I foot 414 Inches between 1888, when
Malcolm Ford did 3 feet 3 Inches, and
sco. when Myer Prlnstein cleared 2
feet
inches.
In the pole vault eight vaulters have
held the record s4nc 1S87 when Hug
Laxtrr cleared the bar at 11 feet ."
inches. Today the record Is 13 feet 2V4
Inches, held by M. C. Wright. The
giants who toss the 56-pound weight
have trained 14 feet 3 1-S Inches since
1SS4. when C. A. J. Quackerberner'e
throw of 3 feet S'.i Inches was consld
eied remarkable.
Th shot-put record In 1SS7 was held
by G. Gray at 43 eet 11 Inches. Today
Ralph Rope Is credited with 61 feet flat,
made in 1909. This gain of 7 feet 1 Inch
was rPHdc by three performers In a
period of twenty-three years. Rose is
dead, and It Is likely that his record
will stand for some years to come.
son he returned Art Bues to Jersey City.
uommeni rrom ixmisviiie, nowever, is
that McLarry is not quite a major
leaguer and also of a disposition that
promises some lively sessions when he
and Bresnahan start to argue the fine
points.
At a banquet of the Pittsburgh "Stove
League," Father McDermott, who was a
missionary In Africa, told how ho taught
the natives to play ball and how the
Hottentot League was put out of busi
ness when a foul ball hit the king on the
head. He also related that he told the
natives about the great Hans Wagner,
and said they promised to gather 100
wives for Honus If he would come over
to Africa and show them the game.
Wagner was present at the banquet and
when the good father reached this point
of his story Is said to have become so
embarrassed that he left tho banquet
ball.
The Brooklyn National League club
has taken over Outfielder Willie Zim
merman from the Newark International
League club and given Outfielder Leo
Callahan In exchange. Zimmerman has
been on the point of becoming a member
of the superbas many times, but for
some reason or other has been set aside
each time. Once it was Dalton, who re
ceived the preference over him, and then
again HI Meyers. Now he Is sure of a
stay, for he Jibs signed, a contract with
Brooklyn for two years. Brooklyn also
has taken Catcher Mack Wheat, Zach'a
brother, from Newark, and will send the
Internationals Know, the Oshkosh re
cruit In exchange.
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CURLEY GOES OFF
TO GET J.
Promoter Believes He Can Still
Stage Scrap in Juarez, and
Leaves for Havana.
EL PASO, Feb. 25. -In a final attempt
to Induce Jack Johnson to come to
Mexico and fulfill his engagement to
fight Jess Wlllard at Juarez. Jack Cur
ley, the promoter of tho contest, left
for Havana today. He believes that he
can ally the champion's fears of dire
calamity If he comes to Mexico, and
was confident before leavlnjr that he
would bring Johnson back with him,
and that the championship go would
be pulled off not later than March 17.
But Curley Is alone In this belief.
Fight fans sav Johnson will not come
to Mexico now or at any other time. He
Is just slmplv . afraid not afraid of
meeting Wlllard In the ring but afraid
that the moment he steps on Mexican
soil his liberty will be placed In jeop
ardy. And the champion Is not taking
any chances. He is willing to fight
In fact anxious to prove that he is su
perior to all other fighters but h
wants the flgnt to be pulled off In
Havana.
The latest jeports from Havana are
that Johnson will not leave Cuba. He
wired the nrbmoters here that he -will
meet Wlllard. but that the fight must
be nulled off in Havana.
And the general opinion Is that Cur
ley will have a hard Job to convince
the champion that he can leave Cuba
wih perfect safety.
Wlllard. after a day of Idleness, again
resumed light training today. He does
not care where the fight takes place as
lone as he meets the champion, and he
Is confident of winning the title.
"Adonis" Terry, Former
Baseball Star, Dies
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Feb. 25. Wil
liam H. (Adnols) Terry, former National j
lahnuc anu int'rn:an nHBucia.iuu jiiaj -er,
died at his home here early today.
He was born In Wstfleld. Mass., fifty
years ago. He played with the Bridge
port team of the Connecticut League
and with Brooklyn, Baltimore, Pitts
burgh, and Chicago, In the National.
All of Giant Advance
Contingent in Camp
MARLIN, Tex.. Feb. 25. Ralph Strou
and H. W. Flanagan, both pitchers, con
ferred the honor of their presence on
Marllrl today, and there ure now In the
Olant camp seventeen ball players' of
assorted sizes, ages, and abilities. This
Is all of the advance contingent.
Would Get Even.
Having been stung for J20.000 worth of
benus last season. President Brltton, of
the St. Louis Cardinals, has decided. It
Is said, that he will try and get even
by not giving his players a share of the
receipts from the spring series with the
Browns In the Mound City. Last year
the players held up Brltton by a threat
to strike, though It Is In their contracts
that they shall take part in exhibition
games If the club owner asks It.
Junior Preps Ahead.
The Georgetown Junior Preps added
another to their long string of basket
ball wins when they defeated the Chow
Chaso School tam by a hcoro of 24 to 20.
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GIVEN SEVERE JOLT
National League Umpire Is
Great Story Teller and
"Pulls" Two on Himself.
Charley Rlgler, National League urn
r' -. who lives In Cleveland, Is chock
full of good baseball stories and is In
great domand as a speaker at baseball
banquets. Charley knows how to tell
a story, too. Here are. two samples:
"The first year I broko Into the Na
tional League I was assigned to umpire
a game between the Army and Navy
tennis. The. two major leagues alter
nated each year tn supplying an umpire
for this game.
"I was quite proud of my assign
ment, and a Jew minutes before game
time I walked out of the dressing-room
to the home plate. I had to walk the
full length of the field and. to mv great
surprise and pleasure, every step I took
was markad by the loudest cheering I
ever heard. My chest swelled to twice
Its normal size until I found Teddy
Roosevelt had entered the field Just aa
I had emerged from the dressing-room
and that all the cheering was for him."
"About five years ago the National
League decreed that all umpires must
have their eyes tested. Like most ot
the umps, I worried a bit about this
because I dldn t know what kind of a
test It would be.
"1 borrowed one of those charts used
by opticians, and learned every line of
letters on it so tnat 1 couia recite eacn,
letter for letter, either backward of for
ward. "One day I was passing through tha
Colonial arcade with Umpire Billy
Evans. I called his attention to a chart
In an optician's window as we passed.
When we had walked on about ninety
feet. I asked BUI If he could read tho
letters on the chart. Bill said ho
couldn't that he could hardly see the
chart
"When I told him that I could, ha of
fered to buy the dinner that evening If
I made good. I recited my little piece
perfectly, .and when BUI examined the
chart and found I was correct, he felt
pretty shaky about his eteslght. But
rls spirits rows again when I took him
to the optician's place, turned my back
to the chart and spoke my lttle piece
again."
Columbia May Take
First Football Steps
NEW TORK. Feb. 25. Pending a de
cision of the faculty on the varsity
football restoration question, It was
aid at Columbia today that candidates
may be railed out for spring practice
In the near future. The captains of the
Interclass teams intend to apply to the
student board for permission to try' out
the scheme, but indications point to a
refusal on the ground that any demon
stration might block the movement
which Is progressing so promisingly.
His Price.
First She Did your new gown eot
much?
Second She Only one good cry. Phil
adelphia Public Ledger.
RESORTS
Why Not
and Meet the
Frhrilflrv anH Mflrrh ar
r- - .. - ar ja w
disagreeable and dangerous
year in the
Six trains n
day from Wash
ington to .irtn
rlpal Southern
points.
C. W. Weatbury
General Aajent,
70.1 1.1th St. nvr.
It Is but a little more
over night trip from
Aaheville. and the
"Laud ot the Sky,"
wllh Its warmth and flowers. Here la an Ideal
rraliiu tn apend the Lenten season. Then there
ari Augusta. Aiken. Charleston. Summervllle,
Huvannah, Brunswick and many other resorts In
the Middle 8outh, with their offerings of all the
out-of-door recreations and sports. If you aro
to the Callfronia Expositions, you can stop ut
en route. Drawing Room and Stateroom cars.
going
them
Writ or 'phone for
our illustrated literature.
CpUTHERN
J premier Corner of the South
i PITTSBURGH. Feb. 25. Wheeler H.
j (' Doc") Johnston, first baseman for the
Cleveland team, of the American
League, was purchased by the Pirates
to supplant Ed Konetchy with the
Clarke outfit. Johnston, when he played
here In the series between the Nans und
L Pirates, made a very favorable Impres-
'" ua.Hi Bciwun ne ieu on consiaer
ably In hla batting, but the general
slump of the Cleveland team was part
ly responsible. Johnston stands six feet
tall, is Just a youngster, and It looks
as though the Corsairs made a good
deal in securing him.
One w:i founded report was to the
effect that Johnson was purchased In
order to make a big shift In the rntlre
Pirate line-up. Honus Wagner was
slated for the first base berth, but In
all probability Manager Clarke will try
the Dutchman In the field, placo John
ston at first and give Gerber a chance
at shortstop.
Placing Wagner In the field vsould
prolong his life In the big show for a
couple of seasons. One of the hardest
parts of his Job would be walking back
and forward to the .bench. Honus
would not be obliged to be keyed up to
top pitch and sliding around all tho
time, there would be no constrant strain
on his legs and he would have more
time to think of his batting. It looks
like a good move of Clarke's, and It
would not he surprising to see the
Dutchman In the outfield when the sea-,
son onenB.
MINCE PIE
"LITTLE OF EVERYTHING"
By "BUGS" BAER.
After a long, honorable career In base
ball, Billy Sullivan desires to become an
umpire.
Chance For Sarah Bernhardt.
Middleweight Buck Crouse, of
Pittsburgh, has a one-legged brother,
who wants to fight the best one
legged scrapper in the world.
In order to secure a successful season
or 1916, Coach Hefflinger, of Yale,
should cancel the Harvard game.
Sporting Events Carded For Feb
ruary 30th.
Tommy Langdon will fight at Ard
more. Judge Landis will give his decision.
Wlllard will fight Johnson.
Prank Baker will sign with the Tanks.
They Don't Have To Pay To See the
Games.
It's easy to understand why over
n hundred candidates are out for the
Princeton baseball nine.
WCCKPH
"Our Bowling
editor has organ
ized a team called
the Nuts, but
they're only ama
teurs. I ain't on
it."
Jim Thorpe doesn't care how many
Swedish boats are sunk by submarines.
He hasn't any medals on 'em.
Cornell's swimming team have
been requested not to weartheir
traveling uniforms on the road.
Nuts and Squirrels.
When a man speaks to a lamppost, the
authorities back up a wagon to him, but
two bowling .teams can pick out thi
above names and get away with It.
Newark Federals to
Start Training March 8
NEW YORK. Feb. !5. Tho much her
aided "formal announcement" of the
transfer of the Kansas City Keds to
Newark, N. J., came today from Pat
Powers, one of the new owners. George
Stovall will lead the team again. Tho
players will report at Marshall. Tex .
on March S.
RESORTS
Go South
Spring?
Direct KouU to
onrrar th mnct - s.- Jni.i
fWwtHaei mv wk aj ve
..... mwtA timm aVeTA.
months of all the California.
North. fiXE'"K;v;
ill AebcTllle
w 1 1 h o n t addi
tional charge.
than an
Washington to
wonderfully beautiful
where spring conies early
information and for
RAILWAY
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