Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-12-09
Golf Notes.

bia freshman and former champion Of the
Powelton Golf Club at Newburg. He VIII
hold the new Morosini cup for the first
year and receives gold medal in addition.
w. c. Carnegie of the Allegheny Country
Club of Pittsburg, who captured first prize
in the Chevy Chase fall tournament. ex-
poets to spend the winter at Cumberland
island, near the coast of Georgia, where
he maintains private links. Cumberland
Island Is not far from the grounds of the
famous Jekyl Island Club, and Mr.. Car
negie'S estate is known as Stafford Place.
A number of eastern golfers are to accom-
pany Mr.. Carnegie, and several informal
tournaments will be arranged.
When Travis makes a record it is usually
there to stay. Consequently, all the more
merit attaches to the performance report
ed from the Lakeside Golf Club of Rich
mond, Va, where Arthur Mercer, Rich
mond professional, attached to the Hermi-
tage Golf Club, has beaten the champions
record by a stroke. When Travis was on
his southern tour last winter he visited the
Lakeside course and reduced the previous
record of SO to IS strokes This remained
unbeaten until last week, when Mercer
made the circuit in 43 and "a. respectively.
| a total Of H. Mercer also holds the Hermit
tage record, at AZ.
Golf at Lakewood has fairly started on
its winter career, and from now until spring
that locality will be the most active golf
headquarters in the metropolitan district.
Open handicaps will be held every Satur-
and the Lakewood Country Club, and spe-
cial events will be given at intervals dur
ing the season. The Country Club has al
ready announced portion Of its ambitious
golf program, which includes an open
mixed foursome tournament for December
g. q and %, for prizes given by Mrs. Geo.
j. Gould and Clarence M. Roof The GUS
tomary open tournament will be held in
February the dates selected last week
being February 20, q and 2S
Base Ball Notes.
Joe Dolan, the Philadelphia third base
man; Roger Denzer, the New York pitcher,
and kid Speer of Buffalo, and probably
one or two members of last years Detroit
club, will play with Omaha.
A new base ball league was organized at
Butte, Mon, Thursday, which will be
known as the Northwestern League. Six
towns are represented: Butte, Helena and
Great Falls, Mon: Salt Lake City and Og
den, Utah, and Pocatelio, Idaho. John S.
Critchlow of Salt Lake City was chosen
president.
The action of President Ban Johnson in
lifting the blacklist on contract jumpers
like Dineen, Wallace and Heidrick will not
receive the Endorsement of large number
of base ball supporters, who would have
advocated different policy; but others will
accept the reason given for doing so as
wise war measure.
Amos Rusie, the once famous base ball
pitcher, Is digging trenches for the Ameri-
Ind, for $1.50 day. The pitcher formerly
received $1,000 year, but failed to make
showing last season and was dropped by
the big teams His last chance was given
to him last spring by President Brush of
the Cincinnati club, but he would not re-
form.
Ossee Schreckongost, who caught for the
Boston American League team last season,
will coach the University of Virginia base
ball team through the winter term. 1t will
be rather difficult to imagine Schreck ming
ling with the rah-rah boys, but he is actu-
ally at Charlottesville.
The American Association and California
League can now be rated as harbors of ref
uge for players who jump the reserve in
the smaller organizations and fail to make
good, either in the National or American
leagues. These multiplied breaks will only
hasten the day when base ball will once
more return to the old lines of organiza-
ton.
The national vaudeville artists have again
been seen in their time-honored speciality.
Their sketch, Kicking Over the Milk
Bucket Is appreciated by the American
audience. Boston wanted John Anderson,
and had rounded him up. Then BROOKLYN
pulled on the interfering boots and blocked
the deal, with the usual results. Anderson
has been lost to the league, and ST Louis
is well fortified at first.-Cincinnati Enqui-
rer.
With the loss of Lajoie, Fraser. Bernhard
and Piatt last year and Delehanty, Flick,
Monte Cross, Wolverton, Mcfarland, Doug
lass, Duggleby, Orth. Townsend and Dona-
hue this fall, there is only a remnant left
of the once great Philadelphia National
League team. That remnant, around
which Manager Shettsline will be obliged
to build team to represent Philadelphia
next year in the weakened National League
circuit, consists of Mailman, Thomas,
Barry. Jacklitsch. White and Jennings.
provided the latter can be induced to play
again, after announcing his permanent re-
tirement from the diamond.
Connie Mack, who is the chairman of the
American League committee on rules,
which is to report at the next meeting of
the league in the spring, is in favor of COM
ing to an understanding with the National
League regarding playing rules. 1t is de-
sired to have the rules universal. Last
season there was such a variety of rules
that the public was unable to understand
them when attending games of the two
leagues. If an understanding cannot be
reached between the two leagues Mack
says he would be willing to vote that the
American League use the rules adopted by
the National League.
Ban Johnson takes the position that, as
1t is war of determination between the
two leagues, brought on by the National
which threw down the gauntlet after the
American tried to enter the field as a
friendly rival, and by holding out financial
Inducements last spring to players to jump
their contracts, the safest. surest and
quickest way for the American to end this
war and exterminate the National is to
take away all the latter's good players
and leaving 1t without any attractions In
the shape of star men.
Tom Lotus has gone into the Eastern
League for two recruits. The Cincinnati
Enquirer says it was the first PorkopoIitan
journal to tell of George Carey's capture
weeks ago. but Jake Gettman's recall
was something of surprise. 1t was as a
senator that Gettman made his debut in
fast company. Earl Wagner, who had a
line of dope on the minors almost as long
as Barney Dreyfuss. discovered Gettnan
scintillating among the Lone Stars He
lifted HIM from the Texas League and put
senatorial toga upon him. During his |
earliest days in Washington the youngtser
created as much excitement among the
fans as Texas congressman ordering sar-
saparilla at cafe. Once during the So
5ourn OF the reds at National Park he
reeled on ten consecutive hits. He did not i
finish with a batting average quite as fat
as WHY Gerdes. and he passed out Of fast