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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
BENEFIT TO "TECHS.n
Coach Hecox Advocates Annual Foot
Ball Game With New Workers..

Coach Hecox of the Technical High School
team, in speaking of the game which took
place in New York between Tech" and the
team of the High School of Commerce on
Thanksgiving. was enthusiastic over the re-
ception given the boys of the dark red and
white on their trip to Gotham. Mr. Hecox
is especially in favor of the team taking
such trip each season, which will be In
the nature of small education, as that
taken this season by the Manual Training
boys. The Tech" squad was treated roy
ally when they landed In New York, and
after the game were banqueted and shown
over the town by their opponents. What
impressed the boys was the lack of rivalry
and partisanship and the royal way which
they were treated. In speaking of the trip
Coach HecoX said:
ut is felt that the recent trip of Techs
foot ball squad to New York was valuable
experience for the boys. OF course, there
are always educational advantages to be
derived from travelling, but, beyond this.
the boys were benefited by their contact
with an outside school. especially with
high school of such standing as the High
School of Commerce of New York city.
Here, where school partisanship is so
strong, there is apt to be too much feeling
between the contending teams. There was
no actual unfriendliness felt between the
teams in the game with the New York
boys. Both teams entered the game to
win IL possible, but there was no feeling in
airy. Even the rooters exhibited the spirit
of true athletes to such an extent that any
man making good play. regardless of the
team he played on. was cheered and given
the glad hand
Such appreciation stimulates players to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
RELEASED FOR
QUICK THINKING

One great trouble Is that good ball
player may never be recognized as such
even by the most astute managers, says
For managers may have their prejudices
as we'll as common white folks. l remem-
Der distinctly that Arson thought poor
Jiggs Parrot was good ball player.
Also, 1 remember that Arson released one
OF the best second basemen that ever wore
a spike on account of one of the best plays
ever a baseman made. The victim of An
sons wrath was Bad Bill Egan-and never
O. better ball player wore shoes.
Egan was playing his usual sloppy but
wonderfully effective game at second, and
perhaps his style, contrasted with Pfeffer' 5
brilliant work and snowy playing, was too
much for Cap. Anyhow, he didn't think
much Of Egan. One day, in close game,
with a man on second some one hit a
slashing bounder to Egan, who fumbled it.
He blocked down the ball, but could not re-
cover it in time to throw out the fast run
ner at first. He knew this, and, bouncing
after the ball in a fash, he grabbed 1t and
without stopping to look, made a perfect
throw to third.
second base was going to turn third and
then stop to see il the ball had rolled far
enough to permit him to score SO he made
the throw to third. The runner was ten
feet past the base, treading air. Dahlen,
who was playing third, was sound asleep
and the ball shot by within an inch of his
head, hit the grand stand, and a run scored,
while the other runner reached third, scor-
ing later and beating Chicago.
Arson released Egan for quick thinking,
and kept Dahlen, whose brain had been
working at D. Green pace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
BASE BALL STARS
ARE VERY SCARCE

The popular idea that any club that puts
up the money to buy players can get WIN
ming team is one of the great fallacfes Of
base ball, says the Chicago Tribune. AS
matter of fact. money will not buy a really
frst-class ball payer, and the man who
finds out is as lucky as the man who finds
a gold mine.
In all my experience I never discovered
but two ball players from among the hun
dreds and hundreds that have watched as
a mother watches her babe. One Of those
was a lanky, red-headed Irish lad named
Carroll-a pitcher. That was early in 1898.
[ had watched him for nearly two years as
a boy pitching with an amateur team, and
thought / had landed on wonder. He was
all arms and freckles and he had speed that
the race horse men would call dazzling.
That spring / thought he was ripe, SO
framed it up with Tom Lotus, who had the
Columbus club. to give the youngster
trial. He joined Lotus team and pitched
the first game, letting down thte opposing
team with two hits and no runs. And that
night he went out to the state fair grounds,
saw the boys from home" preparing to
war against Spain. enlisted and went to
Cuba. I never heard of him afterward.
The other fellow was lanky Missourian,
an outhelder named Clancy, who was about
nineteen hands high and rangy. Jimmy
Manning gave him a trial. but he ran
against the outfied fence while chasing a
fly, broke a leg and went back to the farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
On the River Front.

The tug William H Yerkes, jr, on her re-
turn to this city from a trip to the Capes OF
the Chesapeake, looking for the schooner
Welt bound to Alexandria, with cargo of
phosphate rock from Florida, will go out of
service, in order to be hauled out on the big
marine railway at Alexandria, to be calked
and to have her wooden hull covered with
heavy galvanized iron as protection against
the ice on Chesapeake bay and about Balti-
more In which she will work during the
winter. She will also be fitted with her ice
plow at Solomon's Island as soon as any
heavy Ice comes
Arrived: Schooners Fair American and
Kerby laden with oysters in the shell, from
the beds In the lower Potomac river.
Sailed: Schooner Murray Vandiver, for the
James river. to load humber for Baltimore;
schooner ]. p. Robinson, with a general
cargo from Alexandria for Upper Machodoc
creek: steam barge E. James Tull. to load
lumber on Aqua creek for this city.
Memoranda: Schooner Jennie Stubs, with
stone aboard from Blue Hill. Me-, for this
city, sailed from Roekland 9th instant;
schooner Eleanor r. Bartram, from Alexan-
dria at Newport News Sth instant.
What remains of the tug Emma, which was
brought to Baltimore from the Great WI
comico river. where 1t was badly damaged
by fire. Is on a railway pending decision of
her owners as to what to do with her. The
entire house was burned of the tug, leaving
only the damaged hull.
The barge A. s. Souder, which sank In the
mouth Of Appomattox river near Peters
burg. Va. has been raised and will receive
temporary repairs at Petersburg to which
port she has been taken.
Shipments OF grain from the lower river
to this city have been very heavy for the
past two or three weeks. the steamers ar
irving from the lower river bringing up sew
eral hundred bags each trip. On the latest
trip of the steamer Harry Randall she had
aboard nearly thousand bags of corn and
wheat. consigned to parties at Alexandria
and this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
NATIONAL LEAGUES ANNUAL.
Magnates Meet in New York Tomor-
row.

Beginning tomorrow the annual meeting
OF the National League of Base Ball Clubs
will be held at the Hotel Victoria in New
York city There are number of business
questions to be adjusted, but the most Inn
portant work of the meeting will be the
election of a president
indications are that Harry Puliam will
De reelected without opposition. Although
there have been several differences between
ME- Puiliam and some of the officers during
the season just passed, they will not be
taken so seriously as to jeopardize his
chances as the future chief executive of the
organization.
The sale of the Boston club has finally
iallen through, and it is probable that it
Will continue indefinitely under its old and
conservative management. Fred Tenney is
to be the manager of the team in 1906 and
he VIII be in New York this week to make
Just as many trades possible. The Bos-
ton management says the team will be
strengthened for the coming season. and
Tenney has been told to get what players
he can.
The championship will be awarded to the
New York club and the owners will also be
notified through the National League that
they are accepted worlds champions. The
pennant. typical of the worlds champion
ship, will be given to the team some time
next spring.
1t is expected that the status of the man
age ment of the Brooklyn team will be set
tied this week. Ned Hanlon has not signed
contract with Brooklyn, but before the
meeting is concluded 1t is believed that he
will declare his intentions for the next year
Cincinnati, it is said, would like to get him.
and there are one or two other clubs IN
both the American and National Leagues
which would not be averse to placing him
on the pay roll, st. Louis would gladly take
him to handle the National League team in
that city.
There Will be no consultation about the
playing rules, for that subject never comes
up until the meeting in the spring. 1t is
known that the American League is think
ing seriously of taking some radical action
to try to improve batting. but the confer
ence will not take place with the National
League until February next, and 1t will
take unanimous action to make any
changes even then.
One club will be represented by new
face. James A. Hart has retired from base
ball for good, and the Chicago club is now
partially owned and managed by Chas
Murphy, who was the assistant secretary
of the New York National League team for
a time. Hart was one of the veterans of
the game but decided to confine his atten-
ton entirely to private enterprises in Chi
cago.
make demands for greater concessions in
the matter of securing players from their
associations.
While the National League meeting IS
proceeding the Eastern League will also
have meeting and the National Associa-
ton of Minor Leagues will also be in ses-
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11

good effort After the game was ever
there was no further rivalry between the
teams. They met around the festive BAN
quet board as friends and enjoyed pleas
ant evening together.
Such an experience gives the boys the
right sort of spirit-the spirit that should
dominate in match games. They should
feel that game is trial of strength
wherein the best team wins; that their am
bition is to win, but that all feeling of riv-
airy is to end with the game and not be
continued until it leads to an unhealthy
athletic atmosphere.
Outside games with representative high
schools will do a great deal toward deyei-
oping the proper spirit in our boys.
Now. OF course. II expenses for outside
trips came out of the athletic fund should
say that these experiences were too dearly
purchased. q few benefiting from the saw
ings of many. But these trips should be,
and, so far as l know, are well worth TAX
ing. Such a trip means much responsibility
to the person in charge OF the boys, but
there are SO many benefits to be derived
that one almost feels it worth the trouble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11

ey "The Irish MINSTREL Hal Chase and
Sam Mertes, Across the Continent;
Broadway Alec Smith, I'm Gay New York
Strang, Elberfeld and Dobbs, I'VE 'Uns OF
Tennessee" Big Chief Bender, Strong
heart" Corridor, THE Second Fiddle;
Overall. "Blue Jeans" Kid Nichols, TN
der the Red Robe Bill Dahlen, The Lit
tie Minister. Christy Mathewson. Fan
tana;" Cozy Dolan, "A Son of Rest" john
ny McGraw, Dan McGann and Frank Bow
erman, in '@rrilby,'' as the three musketeers
of the Brush; Jake Beckley, Prince Me
thusalem;" Ned Hanlon and Heine Pietz,
Poet and Peasant" Home Run Freeman,
Cover the Garden WALL" Lush, Ten
Nights IN Bar Room" Napoleon LaJoie,
"A Gentleman of France Lachance, "A
Gentleman of France" (No. company;
Clark Griffith, Foxy Grandpa" George
Davis and Fielder Jones. York State
Folks; Johnny McGraw. The Hey
Maker" Jesse Burkett, THE Vinegar
Buyer" Norman Elberfeld. The Yellow
Kid" Wicker and Weimer Northern
Lights" Jack Chesbro, There and Back"
Jimmy Collins, "A Son of Fortune Wild
Conroy, The Pathfinder" Cy Young, The
Devils Deputy"
For others consult booking agencies.
Might be a good idea to make few OF
the players double in brass. 1t would seem
natural.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
Eleven Trunks of Frocks Seized.

By far the most important case of its
kind in years is now engaging attention OF
United States appraisers at New York.
They are trying to determine the value of
contents of eleven trunks and jewel case
which were sent to public stores from the
White Star Line Company's pier more than
week ago. A rough estimate places their
worth at $4,000. This includes not only
gems. but gowns and lingerie in profusion.
Among the passengers on the steamship
Cedric. from Liverpool. from which the
bacher, a wealthy resident OF San Fran
cisco; Mrs. Schwabacher and three Misses
Schwabacher. Their baggage consisted of
about twenty pieces. In the baggage were
eleven large trunks and q box containing
Jewels. The remainder OF the bagEage was
passed without dsfIiculty, but when Gus
toms inspector opened one Of the big
trunks. he found 80 many articles which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
Mrs. Corey Wants No Reconciliation.

According to relatives and friends of the
Corey family In Pittsburg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. Schwab might as well cease
their attempt to effect a reconciliation be
tween William Ellis Corey and his wife.
It Is said there by those who know that
his wife would positively refuse to entertain
any suggestions which would tend to bring
the couple together again.
Mr. Corey hurt his cause more by the
publication OF his statement than any
thing else he could have done, his rela-
tiyes here say. Carrying with II. as 1T did
a practical admission of all the charges
that have been made against him. his wife
and her relatives as we'll as his. are more
Disguised than they were before. Mrs.
Corey does not desire a compromise. and
1t Is plain from Mr.. Corey's statement that
he is satisfied to allow her to procure a
divorce,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
TRACK WORK AT CORNELL
Getting the Team in Condition for the
Intercollegiate Meet.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ITHACA, n. T., December 10-Trainer
Jack Moakley and the Cornell track en-
thusiasts have already started to get the
track team in shape for attempt to win
the intercollegiate championship next
spring. There has been no regular fall
track work this year except In preparation
for the underclass meet and the cross-coun-
try team. The regular practice will start
at once Students are allowed to elect
track work as part of their required gym
nasilm training, and this fact always
brings out good new material in the win
ter months.
The intercollegiate victory last year. the
first In Cornelrs history, has given q great
Impetus to the sport, and the prospects for
a good team again next spring are excel
lent.
Meets are being arranged to be held reg
ularly during the winter and spring. Relay
teams and representatives In special events
will compete in Boston, New York Buffalo
and other large cities. The schedule will
be hard one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
BALL PLAYERS
ON THE STAGE
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press
Fans often wonder why all ball players
fail ON the stage. True 1t is that the bet
ter man Is on the diamond the worse he
Is on the boards. Arlie Latham and Billy
Mailman made fizzles OF their stage careers
Dick Cooley Is an open proposition. Arson
got as far as first base with "A Runaway
Colt" but he was run down between Chi
-cago and st. Louis.
Perhaps the reason Is the players don't
get plays to At them. Now that so many
dramatic stars are made the centers Of
plots 1t would be well for the flannel clad
heroes to follow their lead. Many a play
smith could take any Of the leather LAM
mers and hew out play suitable to the
individuals peculiarities or experiences, as
did the man who found bunghofe and
built barrel around it.
Here are few suggestions az to players
and plays Tor 0peras) that seem to harmon
ice: Jim Mcclure and Kid Gleason. When
We Were Twenty-One;'' Hans Wagner,
The Flying Dutchman;' Pat Douxherty,
You Never Can Tell" Hobe Ferris and
Fred Parent, Way Down East Rube
Waddell. Town Hall Tonight Dick Cool
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
Heaviest Death List on Great Lakes.

According to figures compiled by the
Lake Marine News Bureau at Chicago, tho
death list on the Great Lakes during the
season now closing has been the heaviest OF
any year since big steel vessels began 20
be used on the lakes. A total of 2lo lives
were lost. or these, 116 were lost during
the three great storms of this fall. The
remaining 90 were lost by falling overheard
and like causes. During the season of 1894
only 40 lives we're lost on the Great Lakes.
this being the smallest loss record, and
only two OF these were due to shipwrecks
Lake Erie. which led the list of dead for
to Lake Superior. where IS sailors were
lost, as compared with 40 for Lake Erie, IS
for Lake Huron. Is for Lake Michigan. 10
for Lake Ontario, IL for the Detroit ana
st. Clair river passage and for the 500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
Official Fielding Averages OF
the American League.
NATIONA IN REAR
BIG FELLOWS FAILED TO KEEP
STEP WITH LIGHTER PLAYERS.
Georgetown Foot Ball Boys Got Their
"G's''-Favors Techs New YORK
Trip-National League Meeting.

A. was expected the official fielding aver
ages of the American League for the season
of 1905 shows off the Washington players TO
general disadvantage. a big majority OF
them beng down near the bottom OF the
list in every position. The Nationals were
essentially a batting team. and, being made
up of big fellows. were naturally slow in
fielding. and the more spry boys of other
teams made them look like the proverbial
30 cents.
The only exceptions were Catcher Kilt
redge. First Baseman Stahl and Center
Fielder Jones. The chubby little receiver
was third, schreck leading and Sudgen be-
ing second Among twelve first basemen
Stahl ranked fourth. while Jones was four
teenth among all the outfielders.
The leading first baseman was Charley
Carr: La joie was best at second, with Hick-
man down al the foot of the list; Lowe led
the third sackers, and Hill and Nil brought
up the rear; Davis was the best shortstop,
with Cassidy in eighth place, leading such
good ones as Parent. Elberfeld and Knight
Barrett played eighteen games in the out
field without an error, but Crawford was
the actual leader. as his percentage was
.9SS in 1903 games.
DonOhue of Cleveland was the best field
ing pitcher. playing twenty games without
an error. but Waddell won twenty-seven
games and lost ten, and was the real leader
of the twirlers. Falkenberg, with six Vie
tories and three defeats, led the local team
while Hughes was really ihe best, with sew
cnteen victories and twenty defeats. quite
good showing when the eTratic work of the
team is considered. Case Patten managed
TO win fourteen games out of thirty-seven
In team fielding the ChtCagos were the
best. leading Cleveland by four points, while
the Nationals brought up the rear. a posi-
ton they held almost the entire season
Following are the averages in detail:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
GIVING OUT "G'S."
Blue and Gray Foot Ball Players Hon
ored for Seasons Work.

The post season foot ball mass meeting
OF the students of Georgetown University
was held in CASTOR Hall yesterday. Mana
ger Hanigan made his report of the way
the "wampum'' had been handled and re-
ported that the season had been a success
from a financial standpoint. Edward Fitz-
gerald was elected assistant manager. He
has been assistant manager during this
season. and as Manager Hanigan leaves
college this spring Fitzgerald will be the
manager of the team next fall. The election
Of the captain will be held within the next
few days. The "G's'' were awarded as fol-
lows: Mr.. Hanngan, Capt. Fitzpatrick, Nc
Brennan, Pel1en, Bocock, butcher, Nc
Laughlin. Lux, Cockrell. MCGOWAN and
Morton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11

seemed new that he closed the Id and sum
moned an appraiser. The ten other trunks
were found to be filed mainly with eX-
quisite frocks, beautiful lingerie and other
peculiarly feminine belongings which sug-
gested Paris to the appraiser In the jewel
case were handsome pieces which the APP
praiser thought new. 1t is estimated that
Mr.. Schwabacher will be required 10 pay
from IS. 600 to $4,000 duty to get the trunks
and jewel case out OF custody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
Ladder Tourney"

The Washington Checker Club had it's
Ladder Tourney in full swing Saturday
night at Its new quarters. TIC 7th street
northwest. and a great many interesting
games were played. In spite OF the inclem-
ent weather, over two-score players were
engaged, and the success of the new club
seems assured. All lovers OF the game and
those wishing to become members are in
vited to be present tomorrow night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
Pennsylvania to Play Minnesota

Negotiations have been opened with the
University Of Pennsylvania for foot ball
game between tho team of that university
and the University OF Minnesota eleven, to
be played next season. The officers of the
athletic association refuse to make any
statement regarding the negotiations. but It
Is known In Minneapolis that several OF
them had a long conference over the adj
Instability OF playing an eastern game In
1905.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
The ACKNOWLEDGMENT Fight.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special DISPATCH 70 The star.
PHILADELPHIA, December 10-The Mel
on-McGovern fight will be pulled off In the
Cd Regiment Armory some time between
January and L. The articles call for six
rounds at 1873 pounds. weighed In at 0
o. clock the night OF the fight The purse
will be rs per cent OF the gate receipts, to
be divided equally between the two fight
ers Billy Recap of Philadelphia will ref
cree. McGovern has posted 81, 600 forfeit
and Will begin to train next week.