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-T V -v-j T V'TV THE WASHINGTON TIMES, MONDA'JANUARY 31, ' 1916. 10 Connie Mack Denies He Is Stumbling-Block Preventing Yanks Getting Baker Lij , . , : "T MACK IS NO! STOPPING HIS FORMER STAR G Jells Delaware County League , Banqueters That He Has Taken No Step to "Hurt" '" Frank Baker. Has Not Made Any Move Which Would Prevent Trappe Far mer's Signing With New York Yankees. By LOUIS A. DOUGHER. Connie Mack, the shrewd leader of the Philadelphia Athletics, de nies that he is preventing Frank Baker from going to the New York Yankees, as the former slugging thirdsacker of the Mackmen is re ported to have said at the banquet of the Delaware County League Sat urday night. "I've aid before, and I mean it," exclaims Connie, "that I'm done with Baker, so far as I personally am concerned. I have not seen ( Baker, talked to him or had any communications with him since the middle of last season, when he cams to me with an offer to play out the season with the Athletics if I would tear up the present contract I have wjth him. I refused to do this and that is why he played with Upland last season instead of with the Athletics." Baker Is reported da telling the Up land fans that Connie Mack Is keeping Tilm from going to Now York by re fusing to give him any part of the purchase price. "I don't want half of It." Baker is credited with Baying, "but I think I ought to get a share and unless I do I won't sign either with New York or Chicago, and will play with Upland again this year, where I have been treated bettor than Connie Mack ever treated me." Connie Mack says he's done with Baker He says the slugger may be sold eome day. but that Baker will never get n cent of the purchase price. "If it had not been for Baker's no tions last year the Athletics would have! muuu mucti neuer, says eonnie. t did not ask him to play, and I'll say this now. I don't want Baker at the salarv his contract calls for. J could handle him at what he got before he boosted his salary on me, but he's not worth It to hie now. He signed a three years contract with me. and he can not play with any other club. "Baker seems to think there nre sev eral clubs that want him. Maybe there nre. but I've never heard from them. Jsow York lias never made me a direct offer for Baker yet. and the on I did receive from tty White Sox couldn't buy him. because It win not anything . like what I want for him." "'I Not until the New York meeting is over will Manager Griffith end out his orders to his players for 1P1G. "I won't know which of my men are to be traded or sold or released out right until then." he explained today. "There's plenty of time, anyway If I am. successful In a. couple of direc tions, as I hope to be. decided changes will ho seen In my rlub. I can't talk about that at this early date, though." Manager Griffith expects to leave for ew York a week from today. - '-- Barney Dreyfuss, who acted the part of the "dove of peace" In December, la spitting .flre and brimstone now, re fusing absolutely to take over any Fed eral League contracts. In this attitude he tins company in Clark Griffith. Neither will admit that the Feds over existed. Al Wlekland and Rebel Cakes, two outfielders with tho Pittfeds last sea son, have been offerpd to Drcyfuss by Ed Gwlnner for nothing. All Gwlnner nsks is that Barnev take over these players' contracts. But Barney declined with tbankp. Dreyfuss Is stronc for tho principle of the thing, for which he deserves much praise. At least half a dozen minor league clubs. shlch disbanded last year, have loid plana to reorganize this spring. With tho sound of tho war trumpet stilled, the minors will begin to lift up their heads once more. Offprlng ISOO.flOO for the world's cham pions in something like offering ten bucks for n $7,000 motor car. The Red Sox llnihhed first In the American League, and then went out and wallop ed the Phillies, llostan la classed among the best baseball cltlia In the country, the other two being New York and Chicago, yet L. C. Page would give half n million for tho Red Sox. The Giants come In last In 1315 and were generally a failure, but Harry Hempstead would not consider parting with his controlling Interest In the club for less than a million Pago pectus a hit out of his clement. Rudy Hulswltt has been named oa manager or the Columbus American As sociation team for 1916. Hal ChaHe. former peerless llrst sackv. has organixed a sejnl-profes-sloril team In San Jose, Pal., hla home town, and Is Ihus keeping In condi tion by playing Sunday games. Though the Cleveland Indians are yet without any definite ettlement of their flnanel.il nffl's Manager Lee Kohl is going rlpht ahead with his inrlng training trln plnns. Ho will leave Cleveland on Februarv 19. bound for New Orleans. With him will bo nil those pitchers and catchers who live in tho Northern States. Those from other ectlon will eo direct to tA Crescent City Carter, Morton, Bag- FROM PLAYN Reds' Old Captain Is Now a Detective. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 31. Tommy Corcoran, the former Cincinnati 'baseball captain, has been engaged as chief of guardB at the factory of the Maxim Arms Company here. Hib duties arc to take charge of a large number of police, who are engaged by the com pany to patrol and guard tho plant. Corcoran says that his connection with baseball .is over. He was umpire in the Federal League last season. He has done considerable detective work, and tho company regards itself fortunate in securing an aggressive chief of guards to ward off spies who will carry back to Europe .the secrets, of the Maxim companies. by and Mitchell forpi this latter con- The Indians will begin work on the morning of February JO. using Helnne mnn Park, home of the Pelicans. The battery men will be alone until March 1, when the remainder of the club will put in an appearance. The llrst ex hibition gome will be played on March 6, Mardl Gran Sunday, with tho Pcll- "sprlng dates for tho Indians follow: March 24 Cleveland vs. New Orleans at Baton Rouge. La. -,,,,,, Maroh 26 Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at New Orleans. r.iii at March 28-Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at New OrleanB. April 2 Cleveland vs. at New Orleans. April R Cleveland vs. Cincinnati. April iwcieveland vs. Cincinnati. April JOCleveland vs, Cincinnati.' , Anrii 12 Onenlng of Chicago Cubs Cincinnati at Cincinnati at Cincinnati at championship 8 nT possible that a few more , games may be arrangfd after Manager ohl arrives at New Orleans. , .. (he The snuad of Indians will Include the 'pitcS- Mitchell. Mork Jo, Coumbe. Klepfer. Harstad. Bagby Gar rett. Collamorc. Covclakle. Carter, and CatchexB-O'Nelll. Billings. Egan. and Inn'rlders-Klrke. Chapman. Turner. Evans. Wamby. Barbarc, and Thomas. Outtlelders - Graney. Both, Smitn. Wllte, Chappcll, Edmonston, and Pa- schall. Babe Ruth, the big southpaw of the world's champions, shows the right spirit. He Is spending the winter In Baltimore, and has already begun Im proving his wind and working out his wing In short stretches. Ruth wants to be the gamo's best southpaw in Wie. He's certainly starting right. A Montana fan shipped a bear to Charlie Weeghman to act as mascot for the 1916 Cubs. but while being transferred in Chicago the animal broke from Its cage and was off on a wild rampage. He .hustled up Into a fac tory, throwing some thirty-five sins it n nfiitif Snmrhnrlv called out the lire department, but a policeman ended tho hunt by shooting the would-be mascot through the heart, killing him Instantly. Weeghman Is now said not to be partial to bear cubs as mascots. If Eddie Rousch. the former New ark Federal Leaguer, makes good with the Giants, by whom It Is reported he has been signed for three vcars. he will be the first player In the'hlstorv of the game who. on Injuring his throwing wing turned around, developed the other and came back to fast company. It Is expected that the Giants will an nounce the purchase of Rousch within a clay or so. . . ... , u Instead of moping and getting a Job running an elevator, Rousch began practicing with his left arm. Little by l'Hle he grew better and now he can throw as far and as accurately with his left arm as hs could before with the other. Last year Rousch played in HS game with the Newark club, hitting for .203. He fielded for .077, making but eight errors in 144 games and having Ittteen assists. That he has speed Is shown by his theft of thirty bases last summer In the Federal League! Good 1ud?es of haseball davers. who L,ave watched Rousch lri action, class him with Kauff. Magee. and. Tobln. Joe Tinker. Ed Reulbach. and Billy Murray claim he lathe equal of Trls Speaker H going back for a fly ball. The moment peace was declared a number of clubs put In bids for him. The Yankees were willing to take over his contract, but Huston couia not come to terms witn Harry Sinclair and the deal fell through. It was the same story with Garry Herrmann, of the Reds. The moment the Giants learned that Dave Robertson had injured his leg, they went after Rousch lri order to fill the outfield vacancy. - in signing Bill Louden, the .Cincin nati Reds obtain one of the cleanest fielders in the business. If Louden could hit, he would be considered one of base ball's best. He was with the Detroit Tigers a couple of years ago, his field ing being up to all requirements, but his batting being woefully weak. When 3huutcd to Providence, tnen one of Nnvln's "farms," Louden Jumped to the Feds. Last season ho played with the Uuffalo Feds. Louden compares with George McRridc, Mike Doolan and Roger Pecklnpaugh. Ho performs mir acles in the Held and then fans with a run on third base. It is hard to see how the Reds will profit much by hav ing him in the line. up. t , .. Bill Kenworthy, who was given a short tricl here, is having considerable trouble landing a. berth for 1916. He was one of the Federal leaguers whoso contract ended lust October, and to whom v.-an given an unconditional re lease. Kenworthy first write Fir'der Jones, rxklng for n chance with the Brownies. "In either the Infield or outfleid." Jonc3 notified him that iu vacancies were to be een in St. Louis. Now ho has written Lee Fohl, maimgcr of tho Cleveland Indian. naMng for a chance to try for second base. Fohl has writ ten Kenvorthy that Terry Turner will play second baso for Cleveland next Hoason. and that, theioforo, there Is no vacnncv. In the Federal league last year Ken-; among tho magnates and will, di worthy hit for 291. but his fielding wna:icss D0 sottlcd without much fuss, clnnnv W til I A hnrn Vt nnrtAai-nrl tr Via a very Blow, both In the field nnd on the bases, though a fair hitter. Lee Gooch. an outfielder, has been turned over, to New Orleans by Cleve land. Ho came up from Portland, In tho Coart league, didn't t-tay long, and now goes clown South foi reasoning. Before Branch Rickey settles hla af fairs in St. Louis, an argument seems pertain. The former manager of the Brownies Is said to have a personal contract with Colonel Hedges, to run for two more playing seasons. Phil Ball, the new owner, claims that he cannot be compelled to pay this con tract's flcurcs. Hoveer. Rickey's con. I tract Is signed by Colonel Hedges as president oi me hi, i,ouis American League club. BayV soys that he did not take over this contract and that niekey will have to sue to get hla money. This Is one of the smaller de- tails entering into the peace agreement Georgetown Hopes For Large Athletic Entry Invitations Have Been Sent to Representative Teams AH Over the East Perm 'Relay Carnival At tracting Some Classy Performers. Georgetown expects to have at least two hundred entries for its an- nuajl indoor meet, scheduled for Con vention Hall, February 19. The in vitations have been extended tq some of the best college track teams in tho East and, while they are coming back slowly, every hope is enter tained that a representative gather ing of track athletes will be seen here. John D. O'Reilly, the Hilltop tutor. Is saying little, but he Is everlastingly sawing wood. Ho refuses to make any promises for his squad, but he says that Georgetown will fool a lot of wise chaps on tho track this season. Thirty colleges already have declared for entry in the twenty-second nnnual Pennsylvania relay race carnival April 2S and 23, including Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth,, Michi gan. Penn Btatc and Michigan Agri cultural. Harvard's team Is expected to make tho one-mile race one of tho roost notable struggles of the track leason, with Wilcox, Tc&chner and Bingham. Last year the Crimson went to Philadelphia confident of winning this event, but Penn unset all dope by establishing a world's record. Harvard nas iosi only ipwcr, wnne uon up plncott Is tho only Quaker gone from last year's quartet. Yale will again be the favorite In the distance medley race, which they won last year, creating a new record. Princeton's two-mllc championship team has been shot to pieces by grad uation, and It looks as if Princeton would be the dark horse In the one- mile race, as in Moore and iticnardson they have two of the best quartcr mllers in college today. Cornell still has Its array of distance men, a.nd will be the favorite In the four-mile championship again. Dart mouth will make a bid for one of the relays, and will, send Worthington Into the pentathlon aga'n. ' Crosscountry running Is being made a target by tne "Hig rsine" in tne Middle West. Wllbcr J. Teeters, of Iowa University, sas that this form of athletics is Injurious to those en gaging in it, ami that it may be dropped. Contracts have been signed by Penn State and Pitt whereby football games Princeton Men Worry Over Two-Sport Rule Undergraduates Believe That the Present Regulation Limiting Athletic Work Is UnfairWinter Activ ities Suffer From Present System. An agitation has been staitcd at Princeton against the two-sport rule, which bids fair to upset completely the existing regulation, or at least greatly modify It. "No student shall belong to more than two university athletic organisations In any one year" la tho way the so-called two-Bport rule reads. Coaches and stu dents who are interested in winter sports are protesting against the rule vehemently. They claim that It greatly hinders the quality of the competition in the winter sports and is In reality a one-sport rule. They also deny that It has achieved Its purpose of raising the scholastic standard of the athletes by confining their activities to two sports. Two-thirds of the men In tho university who are out for athletic teams try out for two of the four major sports, leav ing one-third for the numerous winter sport teams. The supporters of the winter sports claim that they are satisfied numerical ly, but that the quality of the competi tion Is greatly lessened by the working of the two-sport rule. They claim that if oiten is in crrect a one sport rule. Thus If a man makes the football team in the fall and foregoes competing In onv of the winter sports so as to be 'eligible for crew In the spring and then falls to make the crew he is really the victim of a one sport rule. Statistics show that the average grade of men participating In but one sport was only slightly better than that of men who took part In two sports, while tho average mark of eight men who, disregarding the two-sport mile, were out for three teams was slightly higher than that of the two-sport men. From this It la deduced that tho rela tion between athletics and scholarship Is a slight one. The Dolly Prlncetonlan, In a recent editorial, called upon the faculty ath letic commltteo to revise the rul and suggested that as lonog as a student maintains an average fourth group In his studies he shall bo allowed absolute freedom In regard to the number of athletic teams of which he may become a member. When, however, he dropa below this standard he shall be re stricted to membership In only two uni versity athletic organizations n any one year. Fourth group represents only fair scholastic work. The writers of doubt- If Charlie Hall achieves a "come back" with the Cardinals, he will have done something few have ever done. Coloa Cholo, to use hln right name, started pitching back In 1901. For five years he was with the Boston Ited Sox, never coming up among the best pitch ers In tho league. In 1913 he was sent to St. Paul and he did little there until last seRion. Hall won twenty-four games In 1915, losing but ten. and looked like the best right hand pitcher In the league. While In the American League he wa known as 'Sea Lion" Charlie Hall, frofii his deep bass tones on the coaching lines. Bill Hlnchman, the veteran, who was one of the few National Leairuers to hit for .WV) or more last season. Is keep ing In light training this winter and ex- pects to star tor tne rittsburgh THrAt nnrt Renlintl. H rAllrrl An Ma ager Callahan last week and looked ready for the gong. . will be played at Forbes Field on Thanksgiving Day In Pittsburgh for the next too years. The freshman teams will also play the Saturday be fore Thanksgiving. As n result of one of Tufts freshman basketball players being recently Wiled In, a practice scrimmage, tho team has disbanded for the season. ' W. D. Cunningham, tho former Yale handball captain, who did so much to atart the sport at Columbia University, haa been declared Ineligible and can not represent the blue, and white. Germany Schulz. one of tho great est linemen that the University of iwicnigaii ever had, ' candidate for the coaching Job at St. Louis Uni versity. Kent, the star mller of Harvard. Is to undergo an operation this week for appendicitis. He will be lost to the crimson for the relay race with Yale next Saturday, but exnpcts to cet In shape for the Cornell and Yale outdoor meets. e Louis Curtis, renter on the Harvard hockey team, wore the crimson color for the last time as a collegian In the game with McOlU University on Saturday. He will sail from New York for France on Wednesday. He Is to b an attache In the American embassy In Paris. Curtis was a member of the varslly football team last fall, aid Is also a tennis star. With the prestige which coms from ,wliinlng Intercollegiate championships on land and wntr. Cornel! In having little difficulty In recruiting big squads for the various snort team now In training. Coach Moaltley stated re cently that ho expected to hivo SrtO men out for the track team this season In place of the 350 tint reported for work a year ago. Kid Kelnath. probablv the greatest forward that Penn has over had. is of the opinion that tho personal foul rule should be eliminated. "It tendi to slow up tho game, and does not mtw any thing." Is the way h sizes It un. He also believes there should be more drib bllng. e Tobln. one of the football coiehes se lected at AVest Virginia. I the former Prim State captain who wits o badly burned nt tho State College bonflro In tho fall of 1311. after hli team tied Har vard. He will shin flic West Virginia position with Mcli'tyrc Both assisted Hoi Mctzgcr last fall. the editorial hope in this way to inspire men of low standing to raise, their marks nnd to furnish an incentive for better students to lteop their marks from dropping. Tho editorial has canned a great deal of discussion on the cam pus, and student opinion seems to fa vor the abolition of the rule. Pennsylvania Is Not Expected to Make Its Decision for Whole Month. PHILADELPHIA, .Tan. 31. University of Pennsylvania athletic authorities are finding the problem of selecting a suit able track coach nd football trainer almost as difficult as It was a few weeks ago to pick a football coach. The foot ball and track committees of the ath letic association have been holding meetings and corresponding with vari ous candidates for the last six weeks, and the present outlook Is that no de cision will be reached for another month. Although nearly a score of men have annlled for the nositlon. the choice will probably bo made from a list of four men, aa follows: Dr. A. C. Kraenzlelu, captain of the Quakers' 1900 track team; Arthur N. Smith, coach of the Uni versity of Maine; Lawson Robinson, lif the Irish-American Athletic Club, New York, and Dr. George W. Orton, the present coach. The problem Is mado more difficult because the coach must be picked by the combined football and track committee, since he Is to work In do tn sports. Of tho four men mentioned Kraenz lein and Smith are the only ones who have had any experience in training football men. Kracnzlcln trained the football men at Mercersburg Academy ana also at the university or Michigan, while Smith has had Ave years' experi ence with football teams at Maine. Neither Robertson nor Orton has trained a college football team. Although the two committees have given no Intimation of the man theV ap prove, the belief Is that either Kraenis- lein or Smith will be the fortunate man. The committee is In no hurry ho make a decision, because Dr. Orton'a contract does not expire until June 30. It Is pretty certain that whoever Is ap pointed will have to accept a contract for only one year. This Is because tho Quakers have had so many disappoint ments recently in taking coaches for long-term contracts. So they Intend to ko biow mis time. Hopes for Knockout. PHILADr LPHIA. Jan. "1. Johnnv Kllbane. featherweight champion of the world, hopes to scoro a knockout tonight at the Olympla when he Hashes with Pnekev Hommev. of Nw York, In a six-round bout. PICKING COACH IS ' PROVING A BOTHER NEWARK IN AFTER CLUB'S FRANCHISE Murray and Lustig, Business ' Men, Will Confer With Bar- row About Purchasing. NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 31. The New ark franchise in the International League may bo sold to Harry Murray and Oscar Lustig, ,two local business men, although the deal has not yet been closed. It Is understood that Kdward Grant Barrow, tho prcsldcpt of the in ternational League, la for local owner ship, and a conference will be held this week, when Messrs. Luhtlg and Murray will take up tho question with Barrow. Lustig Is a real estate dealer In this city, while Murray is a liquor mer chant. It Is understood that President Bar row has fixed J25.O0O as the prlco tor the club, and has said that any man who puts up this amount and Is satis factory to him, as well as to tho league, can haVo the franchise. There' are a number of other local peoplo anxious to secure tho club, and thoy, too, will talk the question over with Barrow. Gotch and Willard to Tour Land With Circus DENVER, Jan. 3t It con be authorl tatively announced that Frank Gotch, the king of the wrestlers, has decided to come out of retirement and meet Joe Stochcr. the sensational Nebraska, wrestler. Just as soon as tho right offer presents itscir. Rather. Gotch has contracted to go touring with a circus, starting out the last week In April and showing for 100 days it business 'proves good. Tho ar rangement Is to nave Gotch meet all comers from day to day, forfeiting "big" money whenever he falls to throw his opponent. It Is s.ild Gotch will re ceive In tho neighborhood of ji.ooo a day. Jess Willard, the heavyweight cham pion, has signed to go out with the same show. The owners of the circus hav jrlven Willard permission to en gage In two lights, one In New York and one In the South or West, but they must take place before April 15. Fordham Students Will Now Form Boxing Class NEW YORK. Jan. 31.-Fordham Uni versity Is to follow tne example of Harvard and will soon take up boxing as a college sport. The college author ities have notified Chairman Wcnck, of the boxing commission, that a meeting of the students will be held at Ford liam on February 9 to take action on the subject. Chairman Wcnck has been invited to speak to the students on the subject of boxing, nnd he will probably Introduce several of the champions In the various classes. The Smoke of the Active! 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Any patriotic golfer can dig a trench in a few Bwings and seconds. The best golf clubs arc brassic, driver, put ter and midiron. The spoon is also an impdrtant club in golf ing and should be used in cases where a knife would be de irop,' such' as sand bunkers and new June peas. Answers To Quccries. Qucery Editor: Is there any rule to prevent cheering at chess? Yours sin cerely. PARTDEIGH DUMM. So, Partleigh, there is no rule pro hibiting cheering at chess. You can alsi cheer at poker, but tee advise you not to. There is no rule to prevent joti from shooting off Roman candles, sky rockets land cannons at chess. You oan even massage a bass drum. Ed. Queeries: I am the best welter weight in Alexandria's postofflce de partment, but unfortunately I have been, transferred to Washington. I have been picking up a lot of easy coin fighting around there, and I don't want to lose easy gravy. Is fighting allowed in Washington? Yours, KNOTT THAIR. Only in the Senate. Queery Editor: In the papers I ofen see references to tho fold of organized baseball. Does that phrase refer to the knees of Garry Herrmann's trousers? I remain, MAJOR TYRED. A'ot at all. That is a vivid descrip tion of the back of a baseball magnate's neck. Editor Queeries: How Is it that the big leagues don't play winter haseball in the East? in tho East? ORVILLE PATNE. Orville, they do. They're So Wrong They're Right. Speaking of grim humor, the Feds an nounced they were goln to build a postless baseball park in New York this summer. Slowing up hasn't impaired Honus Wagner's value, as he never has any third strikes to run .out. Copyright, 1916, by the llshlng Company. Press Pub- (New York Evening World.) 'sIL s