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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
WEBB'S WORK PRAISED.
May Take Charge of Columbia
Track Men

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, November 25.-It is under
stood in track headquarters at Columbia
that Albert E. Webb, familiarly known as
Mother Webb" who now is training the
men Oh the foot ball squad, will take charge
Of the training of Columbia's track and field
athletics after the gridiron season. His
work with the foot ball men has earned
much praise for him, and the fact that he
has some experience in training runners
makes il likely that he will take the place
vacated by Ernest Hjertberg. Charles
Eldrcdge, the other possibility as success
scr Of Hjertberg. has been i'll long time
and consequently cannot be expected TO do
much this season.
If Mother Webb" should make good, the
chances are that he will be permanently
retained to train the foot ball players as
well as the track men, because the scheme
of a general athletic association now is
being pushed at Columbia Webb came
originally from Springfield Manual Training
School and has trained a large number Of
bicycle riders, one of whom was Marcus l..
Hurley, the amateur bike champion. Webb
also developed r. G. Clapp, a Yale pole
vaulter of several years ago who held the
Intercollegiate record for a time. The best
runner Webb ever trained was Washington
Relgado. who defeated Arthur Duffey in the
siXty-yard dash, equaling the record of %
seconds. Delgado also was able TO do the
100-yarG sprint in 10 10 seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Pennsylvania and Cornell.

In the east there now remain to be played
Just two games of Importance These are
the Pennsylvania-Co Cornell game on Thanks
giving day in Philadelphia and the Army
Navy game at Princeton on the Saturday
following. In only one of them is it pos
sibie to forecast the result This is the
PennSylvanta-COrneN game and even here
in view of all the surprises of the year
the critic is not unlikely to go wrong
Drawing deductions from the previous rec
ord of the two teams, the Quakers ought
TO win, and that without much difficulty
The only advantage Cornell has is in the
superior weight of her team, for the Ith-
acans will outweigh the Quakers nearly five
pounds TO the man. But the record of
the Pennsylvania eleven against Harvard
and Swarthmore, two teams which had an
proof that the Red and Blue Will not mind
this. The Cornell team has shown Itself
to be very erratlc by losing on successive
Saturdays TO SwarthmOre. Princeton and
Columbia. This weakness is due to the
disseusoH within the team and the weak
schedule of games which Cornell played
during the first half Of the season. Since
the Columbia defeat the Ithacans have
been making heroic efforts to overcome
their weakness, but it is doubtful If this
is possible at this late hour. The Quakers
on the other hand, have been getting
stronger with every game since their series
of accidents In the first few weeks of the
season, and ought to be playing their best
on Thanksgiving day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
CAPTAIN Bard's Success.

Bard, by his example, strong play and en-
thusasm, made a splendid captain and lead
err. He could always be depended upon to
gain ground when yards were needed, and
was also strong on the defense. He ex
poets to enter Princeton next fall and
should make a strong bid for place on the
varsity. Considerable trouble was eXpe
rienced in getting a satisfactory quarter
back until Bliss was tried in that posi-
ton at the same time playing end on the
defense. He succeeded in getting into every
play, and considering how little practice he
was able to obtain he ran his team with
unusual skill and precision. The backs,
Woodward, Allen and Mccartney, were fast
and strong and formed a trio hard to beat.
Lehman, at center, was especially strong
on the defense and played steady consis-
tent game through the whole season.
Great credit for the success of the team
is due to the coach, Mr.. Whitney, who,
through patience. perseverance and hard
work, succeeded in developing out of raw
material first-class team. To the enthu-
sasm and good foot ball spirit which he
was able to create in the boys was due,
more than to anything else, the fine work
done by the Washington School team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
The Army and the NAVY.

The problem of picking the winner in the
Army-Nayy game is too hard to attempt.
The almost continuous success of the Army
eleven would naturally make the soldiers
the favortes But the West Pointers will
be lucky indeed to win this year. One
year ago the Navy put into operation a
new coaching system, with Paul DashieI at
the head. In its first year it developed
strong team for the middies, and this fall
has developed an even stronger one. Only
once have the sailors been defeated and
that was Go score at the hands of the big
SwarthmOre team. The Army lads on the
other hand, have lost to three teams-Vir-
ginia Z. S, Harvard and Yale But in this
connection 1t should be borne in mind that
West Point has played stronger opponents
than Annapolis The game this year will
be played at Princeton instead of Philadel-
phia, as in the past six years. The cadets
thought they could get better accommOda-
tons in Ttgertown, and so made the
change. 1t is estimated that close to so 600
persons will attend the game. The Penn
sylvania railroad has been making provi-
sions for getting special trains from the
Princeton junction to the grounds in short
order, thus overcoming what has always
been the greatest handicap to Princeton's
foot ball crowds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
NEXT YEARS OLYMPIC GAMES.
President Roosevelt at the Head of the
American Commission.

From the 10th TO the 2Gth of April, 1906,
will take place in Athens the international
Olympic games organized by special COM
mittee presided over by his royal highness
of Greece. The committee has been consti-
tuted in virtue of law of 1899 passed under
the influence Of the great success of the
games which We're celebrated for the first
time in 1896. The chamber of deputies has
secured this periodical celebration every
four years in Athens by voting in favor Of
the committee special funds.
The Pan-Athenian Stadium, where the
athletic and gymnastic games will take
place, is that of HerOdus Atticus, recon-
structed in its entirety in marble on the
ancient plan in 1904 and 1908, at the ex-
pense of three millions Of francs, thanks to
the munificence Of a rich Epirote, the late
George Averoff. 1t can contain 10000 spec
tatOrS.
The ports of Piraeus and Phalerum will
serve for the nautical contests as well as
for the Venetian festival which will be
organized during the games.
The committee of the Olympic games is
already assured of the cooperation 81 sew
eral committees, formed in almost every
country in Europe and in the United States.
The English commission is presided over
by the Duke of Argyle, that of Austria by
Count WileZek, that of Denmark by Feilly
Hansen, that of Cuba by Hector de Saveda,
and that of Egypt by En-. Benarks. That
Of the United States. which is under the
honorary presidency of President Theodore
Roosevelt, is presided over by Caspar Whit
ney, and has for secretary James f. Sulli-
van That of France is presided over by
ex-Minister Dupuis, that of Spain by the
Marquis de Cabrinana, that of Norway by
Thomas Hedge, that of Roumania by Mich
olas Boutouieskou, that of Switzerland by
Mr.. Alois Naville, and that of Turkey by his
excellency, John Grypari.
The committees of Belgium, Italy and
Sweden are in the way Of formation. As
for Germany, it is under the honorary pres
idency Of the crown prince, presided over
by Count d'Asseburg, who has accepted
to prepare the participation of Germany
to the Olympic games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Some Foot Ball Surprises.

The foot ball surprises of 1905 are evil
IDENTIFY not ended yet. They began on No
yember when Swarthmore beat Cornell
40, and Princeton lost to Dartmouth 60
On the same day Pennsylvania was tied
by Lafayette Go and Columbia was over
whelmed by Yale $40. Neither was Har-
ward lost in the shuttle. for the Crimson
while defea ting the Indians, was twice
scored on These surprises continued, and
the next week Pennsylvania upset the pre-
dictions of the prophets by beating Har-
ward 1875 in most decisive fashion. On the
same day Princeton beat Cornell 1876. But
there was still another chapter of sur
prises, for on the following Saturday, No
vember 1S, the Princeton team, thought to
have an equal chance with Yale. was beat
en- 23-4. But more surprising still, Column
bia, regarded as the plaything of the other
members Of the Big Six" turned about
and defeated Cornell 1876 This was al
most as meritorious a performance as that
of Pennsylvania when she beat Harvard by
the same score
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
HAS WON ON A SYSTEM.
Claim of Former Police Captain of
New York
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK, November PSI have won
more money at the race tracks this season
than the combined salaries of the police
commissioner his deputies, inspectors, cap
tains and half the sergeants of the police
force of the borough of Manhattan"
EX-Capt Thomas ]. Diamond made this
statement, and said that he would sail
within few weeks for winters cruise
around the Mediterranean with his family,
spending part of his time at the resorts or
southern Italy and Greece. Police friends
of the ex-captain say he has won more than
$50, 600 in six months
Diamond followed system which he fig
ured out ten years ago while a sergeant In
the outlying precincts. He had a reputa-
ton in the police department of being Its
best mathematician. and on problems of
figures he was often called on by the head
quarters officials.
1.-THE system is a simple one but involves
risk of several thousand dollars" said
Diamond II bet a certain amount on a
race and increase my bets until win. The
amounts wager are figured out to give me
the advantage of the odds, and bets are
limited to set amount each day"
Diamond says his losses did not fall be-
low ~ per cent OF the daily capital on any
one day. Among the bookmakers Diamond
has acquired the reputation Of plunger.
and often wagers $1,000 to a RAGS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Eckersall's Great Kicking.

In connection with the Yale-Princeton
game western men must have been amused
at the enthusiastic praise which was given
to TOoker, the Princeton end, who drop
kicked goal from the forty-three-yard line
in the last few minutes of play. What does
one goal amount TO when compared to the
marvellous drOp-kicking exhibition given
by Quarterback Eckersall of Chicago in
the Illinois game on the same day? In
and just missed a sixth by a few inches
In addition to this he made one touchdown
and kicked four goals from touchdown.
Thus out of Chicago's II points against IL
HnOis Eckersall alone was responsible for
just -. leaving his ten teammates the
credit of scoring just 10. This is certainly
more wonderful foot ball than any eastern
individual can show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Weakness of Princeton.

The weakness of Princeton this year is
being commented upon quite extensively
by eastern foot ball men. The general con-
clusion Is that the Tigers were poorly
trained, and that, man for man, they were
the equals, physically and in foot ball
knowledge, of their Yale victors. Prince
ton started the season with a rush which
carried her opponents off their feet. The
1905 Tigers were at once picked a. prob
able champions, but it now appears that
the Orange and Black was developed too
fast and went stale in the last few weeks.
Yale, on the other hand. was handled with
great skill by John Mack, fully as skill
did. AS the success of both the Yale and
Pennsylvania team has been attributed to
the training they have received from John
Mack and Mike Murphy, it is evident that
a skilled trainer is as essential to a win
ming team as a skilled caoch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
JIMMY RYAN'S EXPERIENCE.
Game of Base Ball Played With In
sane Patients.
From the ChIeago TrIbune.


THE luckiest game I ever saw won"
spoke up Jimmy Ryan, was exhibition
game we played with Arson several years
ago. There Is an institution for the insane
near Baltimore, and as we had an open
Arson agreed to stop over there and play
an exhibition game with the team, which
was composed of attendants and the better
class of inmates-thOse that were insane
only on one subject. 1t was charity game
we got only our expenses and the re-
ceipts went to the entertainment fund.
We'll, we felt creepy playing against
those people, and they had an insane pitch
er who had us stopped. Bill Thornton was
pitching for us. and although ne tried his
best, the score was to 3 in their favor
when the ninth came. Although it didn' t
make any difference, we didn't want the
story to get around that we had been
whipped by team of crazy men, so we
worked as hard as if it were a champion
ship contest
THAT team had third baseman that had
Collins or Nash beaten. He got everything
that came near him. In the ninth inning,
the bat and two were out. We needed d
hit to win. The pitcher put up a fast one
inside the plate, and, just as he started to
pitch great, big Plymouth Rock rooster
flew up onto the fence and crowed
Il wallOped the ball straight at the third
baseman, and the game seemed over. so l
threw down my bat in disgust and started
to jog to first. l heard the crowd yelling
and, looking over to third saw the ball GO
ing out to left ard the third baseman tear
ing across the field as hard as he could
run.
Two runs scored and We won the game
We found out afterward that the third
baseman had halluCination. He believed
he was a grain of corn, and when that
rooster flew up on the fence he thought sure
he was going to be eaten up, so ran away"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
JOLLY FAT MEN LEAD
But at Last They Appear in
the Lest Column.
DEFEATED BY THE BUND
ONLY TWO TEAMS IN THE CHAM
PIoNsHIP RACE.
Recent Contests in the District Bowling
League - Several Local Records
Smashed-Work of Allison.

The Jolly Fat Men still lead in the District
Bowling League but the goose egg in their
last column has been smashed by the Saen-
gerbund, who took two games from the
leaders, pulling their average down from
1000 10 .SO, giving them a margin of only
one game over the Bund BY taking two
games from the Bank Clerks and a like
number from the Market House, the Acmes
have taken third place. Present form would
indicate that there are only two teams in
the race for the championship. The Acmes
are bowling better than last season at this
stage of the race, when their average was
only $50, but they must show even more
Improvement to be able to cope successfully
with the remarkably strong pace set by tho
Fat Men and Saengers.
The Florists after taking all three games
IN their first match. have lost every game
played since, dropping them from third
has jumped out of the cellar and is now in
the position where it will probably finish.
When the Saengers and Florists met on
the formers alleys Thursday several season
and District records were smashed. The
feature of the evening was the great bowl
ing of Allison, who total of 7l2 in his
three games which Is not only the best set
of the season, but feat never before ac-
Complished In any league game in the Dis
trict In addition TO this the Saengers'
grand total of 3.03l for three games has
never been equaled In the District, either in
league, match or practice games Capt.
Eckstein helped the cause along by running
a set of 6B5. which is one pin better than
the former best set, made by KTauss.
First place in team average has been taxi
en- from the Fats the Saengers jumping
from 900 to 1913. while the former have
dropped from 913 to 800.
Only two ] 900 games have been bowled,
the Saengers having 1857 and lob.
Miller, last years individual champion, in
creased his average two points, but the
phenomenal pin tumblng of Allison has won
him first place. with an average of 2o2. Bar
ring his first set of 80 Allison has hit I'm
up at a terrific clip, getting consecutive sets
of 594 G04, GIL and ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Lost Only to Heavier Teams.

In the games in which Washington was
defeated the opposing team was in each
case heavier. In the county school game
the Washington team was without its cap
tain and best player, and was in the weak
est condition that it had been at any time
this year. In the game with Yeates School
at Lancaster, Pa, the team was handicap
ped by long railroad journey and by a
luncheon hastily eaten just before the con-
test. Moreover, the opponents were much
heavier and had played together with near
ly the same lineup for two years. Even in
this game the Washington boys were able
to gain a total of 175 yards against Yeates
heavy line.
The most interest was taken in the series
of games with Marston's University School
of Baltimore, the winner of which was to
receive a silver cup, put up by the two
schools. The Washington boys are espe
cially proud of the fact that it was neces
sary to play only two games and in neither
of these was there any doubt to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26

had lent his aid to the project. 1t is now
up TO certain Yale men to explain why they
announced that 1t was the President who
had called the conference when the latter
declares that representatives from these
three colleges importuned him to call the
conference for them. The President further
more stated to DR.. White that if Pennsyl-
vania, Cornell and Columbia had requested
such a conference he would have called it.
and only Pennsylvania, Cornell and Column
bia men would have been invited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
PROUD OF ITS RECORD
Washington Schools Work
on the Gridiron.
CAPTAIN BARD'S TEAM
FIRST-CLASS ELEVEN DEVELOPED
FROM RAW MATERIAL.
Great Credit Due to the Patience and
Perseverance of Mr.. Whitney,
the Coach.
CAPTAIN BARD'S TEAM

This years Washington School foot ball
team has played steadier. more consistent
and more successful foot ball than has any
other team which ever represented the
school. The schedule of games played Is
as follows:
October 13, Hyattsville, at home, 21-o;
October %, University School of Baltimore.
Baltimore, $50; October %, Country School
of Baltimore, home, 5-12; November 4,
Yeates School, Lancaster, Pa, 0-29; Novem-
Der 8, University School of Baltimore,
home, 1910; November II, Friends Select
School, home, 24-O.e Totals, tai. Average
weight of team, 1913 pounds; average age
of team 1GL. wears
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
BASE BALL IN CUBA.
Bill Clancy Picks Up a Team to Play
the Islanders.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
HAVANA. November 25.-Bil Clancy,
who began the season as Pittshurg's first
baseman, and subsequently played with
Rochester, has arrived in Cuba in charge
of the band of local ball tossers who have
planned TO spend the winter months at Ha-
vana. His team consists of Starr. a second
baseman, who appeared with the st. Louis
Browns last season; Third Baseman
O'Br!en, formerly of the Rochester team;
Shortstop Pastor of the Lynn, New Eng
land, club: Center Fielder Burke of the
same team. and Catcher Coveny of the
New England League. The pitchers are
Jerry Nops OF the Providence club and Nc
Cabe of the New Bedford team of the New
England League. Clancy's team will play
the crack Cuban mines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
ATHLETES CONDEMN DUFFEY
Action of the Metropolitan Association
Approved.

Local leaders in athletics unanimously IN
Gorse the action Of the Metropolitan Ath-
letes' Association of New York in condemn
ing Splinter Arthur F. Duffey for his
action in publishing articles rejecting on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
WASHINGTON JOCKEY CLUB.

lose It would be harming no one either
as an individual or a class. and in view
OF the fact that the class of men who are
members of such clubs Is almost without
exception thoroughly respectable, no bad
effect could possibly be had on the neigh
borhood in which such houses were located.
Along with the improvement of the city
should go the improvement of the river
front In fact, 1t is understood that there
is a committee in the Senate especially ap-
pointed for this purpose, but Congress
moves slowly on some things, and in the
meantime there is nothing particularly in
the way of utilizing the property for the
purposes mentioned.
LAS an instance of the encouragement
offered by other cities for the establishment
of such clubs, the case of the Detroit Boat
Club of Detroit, Mich. might be cited. In
this case the club was given the land
outright on a fine body of water in Belle
Island Park, and furthermore, the property
was freed entirely from taxation. This Is
only one of the many instances which might
be noted where cities have made strong
advances for clubs to build In fact the
experiment tried in several cases has proved
such success that the practice has been
continued without. so far as known, one
failure resulting from the confidence placed
In clubs OF this character, and these cities
are now IN possession OF 1ne LOT OF cup
houses, ready to receive as members re-
spectacle men who prefer to row, sail or
run a launch to pitching a ball. driving
horse or steering an automobile.
Boat Houses Necessary.
''The river is of little use to the boating
men unless it has the necessary adjunct
of place to land A man cannot stay
on his boat all the time. He has got to
have q place to store the boat as well as
a locker in which to keep odds and ends.
With the entire river front absorbed by
commercial enterprise and the government,
it is indeed a question where he is going TO
find place for getting ashore.
I'm looking at the chapter of the Revised
Statutes of the United States providing for
the establishment of the so-called Potomac
Park on the flats mentioned, 1t Is noted
that it is to be forever held and used as a
park for the recreation and pleasure of
the people In this connection, it might
be remarked that yachtsmen are of the
people, they are required to pay taxes on
their boats, and If provision is going to be
made for the pleasure and recreation of
others, they certainly ought to be included,
especially when they are willing to stand
the expense themselves.
1T ought not to be necessary to take this
matter up with the President or residents
in order to get a square deal. Some one
of those designated to assist the Chief
Executive in the administration Of the af-
fairs OF the District should see the justice
of such movement