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THE WASHINGTON TIMES. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1917.
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Griffs Battery Players Leave tor Augusta Bowlers Fear A.G.B.A. Smash-up
BATTERY PLAYERS
DEPARTING TODAY
Tomorrow at Augusta, Ga.,
Griff's Pitchers Will Begin
Their Preparations.
JOHNSON IS LONE ABSENTEE
Team Will Play Exhibition
Games in South on Its
Way Homeward.
Rr LOUIS A. norciiKii.
Today Jocund spring cometh upon
the scene. The ball players begin
their trekking southward.'
Old Fox Griffith will speed his
pitchers and catchers toward Augusta
today, following after a week hence.
In the week to come the forkhand
ers and the orthodox fllngera will
toil beneath a Georgia sun In order
the better to baffle the batsmen re
porting later.
If the battery players arrive In
time, they may get In their first day's
work tomorrow afternoon, for they
are due to arrive in Augusta. Ga-,
before noon.
Johnaon Only Absentee.
Walter Johnson is the only ab
sentee among the pitchers. He has
obtained permission to .accompany
the second squad leaving Washing
ton, Manager Griffith being well
aware that his star moundsman is al
ways in good physical condition.
Harry Harper and Charlie Jamle
son, southpaws, and Jim Shaw, Ed
Flaherty. Molly Craft, George Du
mont. and. Bert Gallia, right banders,
are the twirlers making their geta
way today.
Doc Ayers will be picked up at
Petersburg. Va.
Drop Bd Flaherty.
Ed Flaherty, the local sandlot pitch
er, leaves today for Augusta, but he
has already been released to Des
Moines In the Western League In
part payment for Claude Thomas, the
southpaw, who received a short trial
last fall.
"Flaherty wanted to get the benefit
of early training," explained Manager
Griffith today, ''and bo 1 have decided
to let him go. We can use him, hav
ing so many exhibition games before
coming back home."
Flaherty needs more experience be
fore taking his place among big
league stars and for this reason has
been sent to Des Moines.
Iteports at Augusta.
Due to arrive at the camp tomor
row In time to Join in the gladsome
labor of preparations for the com
ing campaign are John Berry, the Chi
cago semi-pro (linger: Claude Thom
as, the southpaw obtained from Des
Moines last fall, and given a brief
trial before the season closed: Charlie
Humphreys, the wee southpaw tried
out at Charlottesville last spring, and
-Uncle Nick" Altrock, the funniest
coach in captivity.
All three catchers, John Henry.
Kddie AInsmlth. and Ed Gharrity.
leave today for the training camp.
They will all be needed to handle the
big squad of pitchers to be tried out
by the Old Fox this spring.
All Mo( Hustle.
Mike Martin, mayor of Cherrydale,
and In his off hours trainer of
the Washington club, has been or
dved by Manager Griffith to keep
the pitchers hustling during the week
lie will have them In charge.
I'nless the weather prevents, there
will be two practice sessions dally.
The boys will be called from their
downy couches at 7:30 each morning
and given two hours work before
lunrb Two hours more bf practice
will be taken in the afternoon, and
then the boys won't have a thing to
do till the morrow.
Regulars Go Next.
A week from now Manager Grif
fin will take the remainder of his
team to Augusta. This. second squad
will include Walter Johnson, Sam
rane, Lddle Foster. Joe Judge, Joe
Leonard. Mike Menoskey, George Mc
Itride. Itay Morgan, Sam nice, Carl
Haw-ver. and Howard Shanks.
The two Milans are expected to re
port to Augusta direct from their
).. uncs in Linden. Tenn.
The first regular exhibition game
of the season for the Grlffmen is to
he pa)cd nt Birmingham. Ala., on
March 23. and so it Is seen that the
team will have but two weeks of
practice before getting Into a real
tUESlc
nay Their Way Home.
Once leaving Augusta, the Griff
men will play their way home, open
ing at Birmingham against the Bar
ons. Journeying back to Memphis,
r'ashing with the Cincinnati Beds at
Louisville, and then going with them
to Cincinnati for three games.
It has been customary for the past
five years for the Grlffmen to play a
long series of exhibition games at
Georgia avenue. This season but
thtee games will be plajed there be
fore the big league season opens with
the Grlffmen at Philadelphia.
Jeorgetown gets one game, and the
Phillies the other two. On Friday.
April C, the Washington rookies will
plav the Phillies at Norfolk. Va.. but
the regulars play the remaining con
tests. OLD FOES TO MEET
John L. Sullivan and Jim Corbett
to Witness Bouts.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.", Feb. 28. Both
John L. Sullivan and James J. Cor
bett, old time foes, will be fellow
guests at the Harvard boxing- tourna
ment, according to Manager L. H.
Bevler. who has extended Invitations
to both old-timers. Sullivan was In
attendance at the bouts last year, and
raid he expected to see all future en
gagements, so satisfied was he with
the exhibitions. The tournament Is
billed for March S and 9.
Three Flingers Certain
To Be Chosen By Griff
Johnson, Gallia, and Harper Will Pitch In Turn,
But a Great Scramble Is Due To Come .
Among the Others For Positions. ,
To win a major league pennant a
team simply must have capable pitch
ing. The want of steady pitching has
kept the Detroit club out of the
world's series for several seasons.
Therefore, Manager Griffith will en
deavor to bolster up his twirling
corps at Augusta and have It roady
for the bell April 11.
The 1917 pitching squad will con
sist of the following orthodoxi (ling
ers: Johnson, Gallia, Ayers, Craft.
Dumont, Berry and Shaw. The south
paws will be as follows: Harder,
Jamleson. Humphreys, and Thomas.
It Is expected that seven cr eight of
this bunch will be retained after the
club has to be cut down to twcniy
flve players on May 15.
Three Are Certain.
Johnson. Gallia and Harper -are cer
tain to make the team. Nothing need
be said of them, except that If they
do as well as In 1910, stronger hitting
behind them will give them nifher
averages in the victor)' lists.
The battle for place comes among
the remainder and finds Doc yers'.
Craft, Shaw and Dumont leading the
others. If prognosticating at this time
Is allowable.
In condition, Ayers Is a capable
pitcher, especially against cert-tlii
clubs. Getting away to a flying start.
he may hold on, for he Is a horse lor
work. A poor start may take his
courage and result in his falling by
the wayside.
Shaw la Not Serious.
Jim Shaw, blessed with heroic build.
lacks a certain seriousness which Is
keeping him from being a major
league star. If he cuts out his Joking,
he may be Just the pitcher Manager
SCHANG IS SIGNED
AS TEAM LEAVES
Athletics' Catcher Bows to Will
of Redoubtable Cornelius
McGillicuddy.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28. Just as
Connie Mack was about to leave
for Fort Pierce, Fla- yesterday. Wal
llc Schang, who had been holding out,
came to terms. Now only Outfielder
Frank Thrasher and Naylor, a young
pitcher, are unsigned. Schang signed
a one-year contract and the terms
were kept secret.
The Athletics' manager left for
Fort Pierce. Fla., late yesterday af
ternoon. Only three pitchers. "Jlng"
Johnson, the youngster from Urslnus;
Home, who was drafted from the
Wellsvllle, N. Y, team, and Adams, a
semi-pro twirler from Jersey Shore,
Pa., left with Connie, but he will be
met at Fort Pierce by eight other
pitchers and Haley and Myer, catch
ers. This squad will remain at Fort
Pierce until March 10. when they will
Join the regular squad at Jackson
vllle.
SEEKING DATES
High School Tennis Teams Booking
Matches for Spring.
The fact that baseball and track
will be oer by the middle of May
this year makes It certain that tennis
will become unusually popular with
the high school teams this year.
Dates are bring sought by the va
rious tennis team managers. Tome,
Episcopal High School. Georgetown
Preps, Army and Navy Preps. St. Al
bans. Oilman Country School, and
others are beeing listed by the nian
agers. Although no definite date has been
set for the Junior District tennis tour
nament, Louis I. Doyle.says the affair
will be slated Just as soon as the
school year Is over.
This event annually attracts a
large field and it is certain that the
third tournament will find the maor
tty of the youngsters In line for the
titles.
WHERE THEY TRAIN
Big League Clubs Scattered All
Over Southland in Spring.
The big leagues will be scattered
all over the Southland this spring.
The Grlffmen will for the first time
in five ears be among those clubs
going South Beginning in 1UI2 they
have trained at Charlottesville, Va.,
which ran hardly be called in Dixie
land. Here are the various training
camps this year:
AMERICAN LEAGL'K.
Griffs at Augusta, Ga.
Tigers at Waxahachie. Tex.
Yankees at Macon. Ga.
Red Sox at Hot Springs. Ark.
Mackmen at Jacksonville, Fla.
Indians at New Orleans.
Brownies at Palestine. Tex.'
White Sox at Mineral Wells, Tex.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Giants at Marlln, Tex.
Dodgers at Hot Springs, Ark.
Braves at Miami. Fla.
Phillies at St. Petersburg, Fla.
CuBs at Pasadena, Call.
Pirates at Columbus, Ga.
Cardinals at San Antonio, Tex.
Beds at Shreveport, La.
JOE WOOD SIGNS UP.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 28. When the
Indians leave for New Orleans tomor
row, Joe Wood will be In the party.
He signed a one-year contract yes
terday. m '
Griffith Is seeking, but it's taking a
chance betting on him.
Craft, practically a schoolboy, look
ed good enough last summer to be
retained. A year In a minor league
may be the making of him. and he
may go to Minneapolis for seasoning.
Dumont, In good health. Is a major
league pitcher. Mike Martin will be
kept on the Frenchman's heela to seo
that he delivers the stuff he surely
possesses.
Sure To lie Mlsed.
Earl Tingling Is sure to- be missed,
for he was expected to be the experi
enced southpaw to valuable In the
American League Just now. Ills pass
ing may give Claude Thomas a chance.
for the Des Moines southslder did not
look so bad last fall, although he had
been overworked before reporting td
the Washington club.
'Charlie Jamleson will attempt to
prove himself a pitcher this season,
lie used to be one before he tackled
outfieldlng. If he can come back, there
will be a ilace for him, as the team
needs all the southpaws It can col
lect. This goes for Charlie Hum
phreys, too, who Is about as big as
Jamleson.
Yon Never Can Trlt.
Tou never can tell much about a
pitching staff In the spring and so
It Is Impossible to forecast what the
Grlffmen will do.
If four or five men can be kept In
condition to pitch In turn during the
season, the team a chances of success
will be aided greatly. If two of these
are southpaws, so much the better.
Manager Griffith, an old pitcher, de
votes much of his time to his pitchers,
and he says he will have good ones.
So there.
MANY RELAY RACES
AT FRIDAY'S MEET
Georgetown and Virginia Pro
vide Principal Attraction
At G. W. Games.
Relay races, always a delight to
track meet throngs, are to be a big
feature at the George Washington
Indoor meet, held at Convention Hall
Friday night- No fewer than thir
teen of these events will be seen.
The greatest Interest, of course. Is
shown In the two-mile S. A. I. A. A.
contest between Georgetown and Vir
ginia. Those ancient rivals In ath
letics have excellent teams primed
for this tussle at Convention Hall
and many predict a new record for
the distance.
Two inoie bitter rivals, I.clilKh and
Lafayette, are scheduled to meet In
a mile relay race. and. as both teams
have been making fast time, there
is no telling which will be the win
ner. Meets Carllale Indians.
The Buff and Blue quartet Is down
for a relay race with the CarnVIo
Indians, and Judging by the dally
practice sessions of the Hatchetltes.
the red men will have a hot fie'lt on
their hands to win.
When Washington and Lee's crack
relay four bump up against Catholic
t'nlversity. the crowd will see anoth
er warm alruggle to the tape.
l'enn State and Maryland Slate are
to meet in a mile relay which slwulJ
be interesting.
Swimming C'luli lluna.
More than ordinary Interest Is at
tached to the 1,21X1 )ard relay betwrrn
the Washington Sw-lmmlnnJClub and
the Baltimore Cross Country Club.
The swimmers have done very well
this season and hope to close their
year with a victory.
Another mile relay sure to see fast
time Is that in which "Pop" Lannl
gan'a Virginia fieshineii. Mentis
burg Academy, Baltimore Polytech
nic and .Maiylanu aiule Receives
clash.
Interfraternlty f'onfeat.
For George Washington students
the Interfraternlty relay Is sure to
stir enthusiasm. Five teams have en
tered. Sigma Till I'psilon, Kappa Sig
ma, Sigma Alpha Epsllon, Theta Del
ta Chi and Delta Tau Delta. The
greatest rivalry exists between the
fraternities at George Washington
and all five teams hope to win.
The 90-pound relay race of COO
yards between the Hartfords and
Tech, the Junior relay over the same
distance between Western High and
liaillniore l'ol teclimc. the l,ooHru
event between the Hartfurds and
Weslovers; another one with Chesa
peake and Potomac Power Company.
Washington Canoe Club and Wash
ington Hallway and Electric contest
ing, and the mile scholastic relay be
tween Baltimore City College and
John Marshall High, of Richmond.
va., complete an excellent relay pro-
BEATS BILLY MISKE.
ST. HftUL. Minn, Feb. 2S. Bat
tling Levlnsky, holder of the light
heavyweight title, defeated Billy
Mlake here In ten rounds last night.
Mlske was in poor condition from his
long rest.
WARHOP AN ORIOLE.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 28. -Jack Dunn,
manager of the Orlolest, has signed
Jack Warhop, former Yankee under
hand fllnger. Warhop was a free
agent.
CAPITAL MYSTIFIED
BY A. C. B. A. ACTION
Bowlers Do Not Understand
Reason Given for Postpon
ing Syracuse Tourney.
Washington bowlers are conjectur
ing on the real reason for the post
ponement until next year of the At
lantic Coast Bowling Association's
tournamenf. which was to have been
held In Syracuse next month.
I At a meeting yesterday of the Syra
cuse Tournament Company, Jn charge
of the affair, it was decided to post
pone the event "because of the Inter
national situation." '
How the International situation can
affect the tournament seriously
enough to cause lis postponement Is
.not understood by the local bowling
public. The fact that other big
I events, such as the American Bowl-
Ing Congress, will be held as usual
leaas to ine Deuex mat oincr reasons
arc responsible for the A. C. B. A-'s
action.
Reported Sound Financially.
Information to the effect that the
Syracuse Tournament Company was
'Incorporated at 1 10,000, fully paid,
was given out several weeks ago,, and
It was thought here that little diffi
culty would be encountered finan
cially In holding the tournament.
Glowing reports of a prospective
large entry list, too, added to the
belief that the tournament would be
an exceptional success compared'
with the two previous events held In
Boston and Washington.
That the A. C. B. A. has not been
well off financially Is Indicated
through the failure of that organiza
tion to pay 500 to the Washington
! Tournament Company, which staged
that last tournament, promised at a
meeting held following the event,
and which was to have gone toward
alleviating the losses of Investors In
the tournament.
Bequest Payment.
A request for the money was made
by local officials, and It its under
stood that a second was contem
plated. William F. Gude. the prominent lo
cal business man, who was president
of the A. C. B. A. during Its last sea
son, expressed himself today as dis
appointed that anything sHould Inter
fere with the progress of the asso
ciation. "It Is to be regretted that ari
organization which started with fly
ing colors as did the A. C B. A.
should encounter difficulties such as
the rJreaenL" said- Gude.
Thomas Grant, secretary of the
Washington Tournament Company,
said that the postponement of the
event might prove a serious blow to
the organization, but that everything
might be righted next year.
llafley la Surprised.
Harry B. Halley, who worked with
Grant In staging the 1916 tournament,
waa surprised to learn that the tourn
ament was off. "I was talking with a
man from Syracuse the other day who
said that everything pointed to suc
cess for the tournament," said Halley.
The Royal duckpin team, of which
Halley Is captain, decided only last
night to enter the event. Five or six
local teams. Including duckpin and
tenpln rollers, had planned to com
pete. THINKS WAGNER DONE
Barney Dreyfuss Doubts Veteran
Will Play This Year.
PITTSBURGH. Feb. 28. When
President Barney Dreyfuss, of the
Pittsburgh baseball club, announced
today that he had obtained by waiver
route Warren Adama, a first baseman,
from the Brooklyn team, he said that
he felt a little more sfcure over the
-. Kaa nrnnmltlnn than he had
been since Saturday night. At that
time he tried to get nans wagner
n ll u-liMtlier nr not he would go
South with the team and the veteran
i-efused to say. Dreyfus said today:
"I have serious doubts of Wagner's
signing up. as he Is thirty pounds
over weight, and I don't believe he
wants to take ine irouoie 10 go mm
..-in.- L-t the overnlus off. I
Iiodp I am mistaken, but 1 am afraid
he is through."
WILL SELL CARDS
Mrs. Brltton Will Take $350,000
for National Leaguers.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Feb. 28. Mrs.
Ilelcne Hathaway Robinson Brltton
will retire from baseball and sell the
St. Ixiuis National League franchise
to a sndicate on Saturday If her
terms i.re accepted.
J. (. Jones, who served as president
of the Cardinals In 1011. and a prom
inent local attorney. Is handling the
deal for both sides. Jones holds an
option for the purchase of the Cards
which expires Saturday. This secret
waa fllst-oered today and was admit
ted by all parties interested.
The syndicate. If it makes the pur
base, la to pay 125,000 Saturday, to
be followed by a cash sum of $130,000
and S175.000. to be paid within three
j ears. making the total figure
(350,000.
LOSES "BY A TICKLE."
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.. Feb. 28.
"Won by a tickle" Is a new basketball
phrase. New Brunswick Vlgh school
girls declare that they were beaten
by the North Plainfield high school
girls' team here by a score of 1H to 0
because whenever they were about to
shoot a basket the Plainfield girls
tickled them and made them drop the
sphere. Nothing could be found .In
the rules about tickling. Anyway, it
la a new alibi.
REDS LEAVE SATURDAY.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2K. Christy
Mathewson, manager of the Cincin
nati National League club .left today
for Cincinnati to tal. charge of
spring training plans for the Reds.
The team will leave Saturday, hs
aid, for SbxsYCfort, La.
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS
Washington's baseball fans tndar
extend to the departing Grlffmen a
message of good cheer. Washington
trusts that when the curtain Is low-
erea on the 1817 campaign In the
American League, the Grlffmen will
be either nn inn nt ft. h .... ...
close an to make the ultimate victor
uncomrortable.
Turning from the chill Charlottes
ville in . K-t- . .. w
---- -w .. ..nut auKusia, Manager
Griffith haa renewed Interest among
me xana in the athletes who will open,
their home season April 20 at' Georgia
avenue. A llnv aemri in nnvMw ,...
Lambeth Field for the nasi four
years, and the fans, like the players,
became firmly convinced that the
Grlffmen would have no luck so long
as they trained In the Virginia col
lege town.
This serine- flnda the Grirrman i rain
ing well Into the .Southland. The
I weather Is expected to be perfect for
athletes .conditioning. Rain prevent
ing ine aaiiy practice Is all that must
be feared, and Augusta usually Is
blessed with fair skies In March,
While the boys are tolling beneath
the Georgia sun their every move
ment will be watched hungrily by the
fans back home.
Washington rooters simply want
aomethlncr In .-.lr fh.l. Mh...i
and tlrey seem to have It already.
"What is a food rlotT Why, hash Is
a food riot," remarks the cheerful
"Bugs" Baer. Which Is about right.
After gazing at Les Darcy. New
York boxing writers aare convinced
that his great strength In arms -and
shoulders, hi aggressiveness, his
speed, and his ability to withstand
punishment are the qualities which
have made him a champion. Well, If
he meets Billy Mlske. Darcr will have
,need of all these qualities, for Mlske
carries a Knockout in either hand, Is
BALL PLAYERS IN
SUNSHINE FRISKS
Hint of Spring Draws Bill
Cusack's Georgetown Team
Outdoors.
Two bits' worth of sunshine, .which
served to encourage a few robins
In the woods back of Georgetown
University yesterday, was sufficient
excuse for CapL Bill Cusack, of the
Hilltop baseball team, and can
didates were rushed Into the open
for the start of the spring cam
paign. It wasn't exactly baseball weather
In the real sense of the word, but
the energetic and fiery headed cap
tain put the Hllltoppers through a
few sprouts in preliminaries, and Im
mediately began to figure posslbtll
ties.
Has Touch Schedule.
Georgetown will have a tough
schedule this season- Twenty-three
games have been listed by Manager
Oliver Cabana. Coach John O'Reilly.
and Captain Bill are getting ready to
make the baseball team measure up
to the high standard set by the foot
ball, basketball, and track teams al
ready put out this season.
At the very start of activities It
Is seen that Georgetown needs an ex
perienced catcher. Among the new
comers Infield and outfield candidates
are plentiful. Of pitchers there are
a few, but catchers of high class
have yet to be uncovered.
Thirty-Ore Out.
About thirty-five candidates went
out for a workout yesterday. Only
the lightest sort of preliminary work
was Indulged in. The flrat scheduled
game Is due March 24, when ML
St. Joseph's comes for its annual con
test. Loyola Is to be played on
March 29. while Lehigh. Lafayette.
Colgate. Holy Cross. Yale, and Ford
ham will be met during the first week
In April. The Washington American
League team Is scheduled for an en
gagement April 3. Last year's game
was called off by rain.
Boston College, Drexell Institute,
Tufts. West Virginia Wesleyan. Navy,
Carolina A. and M.. Washington Col
lege, Trinity, Princeton. Bucknell.
and Rutgers are some of the teams
met during the year. The trip North
will be started May 9.
Many Reported.
Those who were out yesterday for
the preliminary workout were Whit
taker. Strail. K. O. Boyle. L. Greene,
-mtumrm- Mtirriiv. Breslln. Flnnearan.
Cooney, Smeach. Huston, pitchers; Gil
bert. Whalen, J. suinvan. aiaioney,
TT-ifB fnnv Welaa. Goirartv.
Cusac (captain), II. Sullivan, Ormsby,
Crnnln. .
Outdoor work will be continued
.. .i...... ... th. wnlnr la aeaannable.
Battery candidates are reporting dally
to Coach John O Iteiny in tiyan gym
nasium. TODAY'S VERY BEST
Showing the Advantages of Heavy,
Wet Snow In Golf Game.
Some golfers are long on the game
and others are long on the rules.
Here Is a story of two men no: so
long on the game, but
They were playing on a course
where the snow was coming down
taat anH uit Al the fnurteen'ii mile
one of them found his ball covered
with snow. In putting the ball was
scarcely tapped and it stuck .to his
club. In raising the club to look" at
It his opponent claimed the hole be
cause the other had lifted the ball.
"Tut. tut, retorted the first goirer,
lm inlni In liotil fhla Huh over the
hole and when the snow melts, hole
out. I claim Interference oy an
inpv outside the match, and you
can't penalize me for that."
Whereupon they both laughed and
packed up their clubs and went to
lp off the nineteenth hole.
VITT ONLY HOLD-OUT.
DETROIT Feb. 28. Oacar Vltt, the
Tigers' third baseman, is today the
only bold-out, as Harry Coveleskle's
stgned rontraeX Jaaa arrived at head-Quarter
fast himself, and can be guaranteed
to give the Australian all the long
and short boxing he may happen to
demand.
In the selection of the Grand Cen
tral alleys for the holding of the. next
District Duckpin Association tourna
ment, this organization could not have
made a better move. The recent In
stallment of a stand for spectators
and an addition to be made enables
the Grand Central to take care of 'the
tournament In fine shape and with
the backing of Morris Cafrltz. who al
ready has shown himself to be an
excellent sport by contributing fifty
Iron men to the tournament, tne latter
should 'be a big success. President
George lsemann Is beginning work
early In preparation for the champion
ships. He plans to obtain a strong
representation from every league In
the city.
The Cleveland Indians have two
problems among their pitchers. The
first Is Guy Morton, the second Joe
Wood. If both players regain their
former class and stamina, put a wee
bet on 'a high ranking of the Indiana
next October. Morton and Wood,
when right, are about as classy a pair
of fllngers as were ever seen In action,
and with them taking their turns on
the mound along with Stanley. Cove
Ieskle, Joe Boehllng. E. Klepfer and
Jim Bagby, the Indians will be most
dangerous against all opponents.
Tial a1 HtF la a fiiaal, m aa. ar lha
University of Pennsylvania, and.!
therefore. Ineligible to represent the
Quakers' track team. But next year
he should easily flit the shoes of the
marvelous Ted Meredith, who will not
be In college next season. Exy show
ed Judgment and speed In negotiating
the half mile Saturday at Baltimore In '
1:58 3-5, and, 'tinder the skilled coach
ing of Lawson Robertson, he should
break records In 1918.
G.W.U. FIVE TAKES
FINAL TRIP NORTH
Hatchetites Engage Lehigh,
Penn Military, and Brook
lyn Poly Teams.
George Washington University bas
ketball players will play Lehigh Uni
versity tonight In Bethlehem, Pa., In
the first battle of a three-game trip.
The Hatchetltes accompanied by
Coach George CoIIiflower will meet
Penn Military College and Brooklyn
Polytechnic before returning.
Almon, Groesbeck. Hacmon, Hall,
Heist, Wilson, and Hllles are on the
Jaunt. The Hatchetltes recently de
feated the strong University of Ten
nessee quint, and believe they have
a fine chance to land honors In the
three games this week.
Season la Over.
Save for the Saturday contest with
the Johns Hopkins Independent team
the season here Is over. Callaifdet
entertains the Baltimore team at
Kendall Green on Saturday. Coach
Haas has had an unusually success
ful season with the Gallaudet team.
Victories over George Washington
and Catholic University have filled
the Gallaudet' men with considerable
glee.
Just how a South Atlantic basket
ball champion is to be determined
this season Is a problem. Catholic
University, the Navy, George Wash
ington. Virginia. St. John's College,
Georgetown, Washington and Lee and
North Carolina A. and M., generally
In the running for honors, failed to
hook up so that a title winner could
be selected.
Navy Not Considered.
While the Navy went through an
undefeated season, and met more con
tenders than any other school in the
section the team cannot be consid
ered champion because all Its games
were played on Its own floor. This
Is no fault of the Navy because or
the rulo forbidding the midshipmen
from competing elsewhere. There is
no question but that Navy'a record
waa far better than any other.
In an effort to get all District
colleges together In a collegiate
league which will promote South At
lantic basketball engagements Prof.
C. E. Beckett, of the Y. M. C. A has
called a meeting for all college teams
at the Y. M. C. A. on March 14
M. S. C. To Compete.
Maryland State College. will be In
the field next season with a team,
making five college teams In thla
city. Next year. It is thought that
several other South Atlantic teams
will be added on the schedules mak
ing more of a sectional battle for
honors.
Washington and Lee failed to play
any of the District colleges this sea
son for the first time In many years.
On comparative scores there is no
chance even to award a title to any
of the teams and the honor of being
South Atlantic basketball champion
will go by default:
MAY PREVENT BOUT
Governor Whitman Opposes Darcy's
Entering the Ring.
ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. 2S. The box
ing bout next Monday night In Madi
son Square Garden between Les Darcy
and Jack Dillon may be stopped by
the boxing commission If the investi
gation started today by Governor
Whitman develops any legal Justifica
tion for such action.
There are two reasons why the
governor has undertaken to interfere
In this battle. One is that Darcy Is
said to have run away from his home
In Australia to avoid military duty:
the other is that the governor regards
the arrangements for this bout as an
open expression of contempt for his
formal request to the legislature that
the boxing law be repealed.
Mr. Whitman feels that to shower
plaudits on a man who haa left his
countiy for the purpoe of escaping
military dutv would be an affront to
the young men ofthe State who left
their homes to serve their country on
the Mexican border.
WHITTED HOLDOUT
IN REGULAR STYLE
Phillies' Star and Ollie O'Mara
Forgot .Good Treatment
of the Past.
'By JOB VILA.
NEW YORK. Feb. 28. Ever sines
Pat Moran secured George Whlttsd,
his crack outfielder, from the Boston
Braves two years ago, the latter has
kicked over the salary question.
Whltted now refuses to accept aa
offer of 14,000 for the coming seasoa
and says that he will not play unlssa
be receives $5,000.
When Whltted signed with tha
Phillies In 1915 he made the club
guarantee about $3,000 In addition
to his salary. He argued that If he
had not been taken away from the
Braves he would have received a slice
of another worlds' series. But the
Phillies, Instead of the Braves, won
the National League pennant that
year and Whltted picked up another
fat bank roll.
An All-Aroaad Star.
Whltted In the opinion of many
experts. Including "Iron Man Coombs."
Is the best all around player In his
league. For that reason, Whltted be
lieves that the Phillies should roest
his present demands without delay.
But. in view of the extra money
he haa received since leaving the'
Braves, President Baker argues that
he should be satisfied with the terras
offered to him. Whltted, no doubt.
will see the handwriting on the wall
at the proper time.
Ileldlaa- Up Ebbeta,
Shortstop O'Mara. of the Brooklyn,
who became a bench warmer last
season because his erratic fielding re
sulted In numerous defeats. Is holding
up Colonel Ebbeta for a salary in-
crease.
O'Mara' memory must be at fault In
view of the liberal treatment he re
ceived from Ebbets In 1915. OTJara's
contract that year contained a clause
that enabled the Brooklyn club to
lay him off without pay in case he
was Injured. He wanted to have the
clause eliminated when he signed In
the spring, but Ebbets refused.
raid His Full Salary.
Subsequently O'Mara broke his leg
and was sent to the bospltaL Ebbets
called on him and delighted him with
the Information that the obnoxious
clause had been cut out, that O'Mara
would receive his' salary In full and
that all of his expenses would be paid.
O'Mara did not play again that year.
but be didn't lose a dollar. His work
last season was so Inferior that It
could not be said that he earned his
salary, yet again the Brooklyn club
paid blm in full.
O'Mara's present attitude, therefore.
Is not relished by the owners' of the
Robins and it will not be a shock to
learn that the little fellow has been
sent to a minor league club.
Olsen, another holdout, la a better
shortstop than O'Mara. while Fab
rlque, the new man from Providence,
is believed to have a mortgage on the
position.
PREPARE FOR SHOW
S. J. Held Reports Many Entries for
Kennel Exhibition.
Washington's lovers of thorough
bred dogs will see many of the best
winners In the Westminster and. Phil
adelphia Kennel Club exhibitions
when the Capital stages Its bench
show at the Arcade, April 23 and 24.
Conejo Wycollar Boy, king of th
wire-haired foxes. Judged the best dog
in the Westminster show and valued
at 110,000 by its owners. Mrs. Roy A.
Ralney. of Huntington, L. I., Is prac
tically sure to be here.
S, J. Held, chairman of the bench
show committee, has Just retnrnod
from the New York and Philadelphia
shows, and reports great interest
among owners and breeders In the an
nual Washington show. He has re
ceived promises of many entries.
George F. Foley, of Lansdowne, Pa..
will be superintendent of the local
show. The premium lists will be In
the malls by March IS.
HITS FIRST HOMER
Ben Shaw, Rookie Catcher. Takes
Honor for Yankees.
MACON, Ga.. Feb. 28. Ben Shaw,
the Yankees' big rookie backstop, has
slammed the first homer over the gar
den wall this spring. His awful drive
cleared the fence In right center, elCaM
to where he nit one during Macon's
regular campaign last summer. Shaw
was drafted from the Macon club.
Fritz Malael is taking readily to
second base practice, although he 1
very careful or bis throwing arm.
He experiences no pain in his should
er, he says.
Captain Huston expects to have Ser
geant Gibson. In charge of the local
recruiting office, assigned to the
Yankees as drill master. He has
wired the War Department at Wash
ington for permission to use Gibson.
AL KUBIAK. INSANE.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 28. Al Ku-
blak, a member of the Philadelphia
police force ana formerly a heavy
weight boxer, is under observation
of the alienists in the psychopathlo
ward of the Philadelphia General
Hospital today.
There was no Improvement today
In the condition that caused him to
knock down two nurses In the North
western General Hospital Tuesday
night, fight a patrol wagon load of
policemen who took him to St. Jos
eph's Hospital, and attack two in
ternes in the latter Institution.
DISQUALIFIES CHANEY.
BOSTON. Feb. 2S. Referee Lurr
Conley disqualified George Chaney. of
Baltimore, In the third round of his
bout with Young Brltt. of N'etv Rd-
roru, at tne Armory Aimeuc associv
tlon last nlcht. charsMnf that ha had
struck his opponent low.
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