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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-16
OARSMEN REPORT
FOR PENN CREWS

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.-Penn's
crew candidates reported TO Captain
Emie yesterday for indoor practice on
the machines. There we e about forty
FIVE varsity men on hand, together with
nifty freshmen.
TIE first work was at practice on the
machines.
After the midyear examinations work
viii be started Ia earnest, continuing
until March -, when the men will so
on the river
Every member Of last years varsity
eight, which rowed a plucky race fin
isntng fourth, is back in college. while
TWO veterans who TOWed in 1906, DUd-
ley Shoemaker and Drayton, are in the
list. Both of these men are more than
six feet tall and have had several
years experience.
The varsity men are Captain Emig,
who sJroked the eight; Dean, Walton,
Hendrie, Rogers, Kirkpatrick. DOeTing.
and Townsend. ENERGY, Philler, Brett
niger, Foster, Scott. and Ballard, who
mad places In the fours last season, are
among the men who have returned
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POOL TOURNAMENT
WITH GOOD PLAY
Six District Experts Start
Two Weeks Contest
for Cash.

Another pool tournament has started
in Washington, and is attracting much
ltteHliCn.
Tie new tournament is at Sixth and
q streets northwest, ana is managed by
j. j. Zones. Six of the best players in
the District are entered, and every man
viii play go balls against every other
man. The first two nights Of play be-
tween every pair viii be Is balls. with
l5g balls on the third night. Cash prizes
will be- given tne winner aud runner up.
The hrst match was last night be-
tween Joe Told. the wcll-kuown expert.
OF Baltimore. and Kid Wonder. who
halls from Philadelphia. Wonder was
tie winner bg l-9 TO IS. The feature
was draw shot by W ouder to make "A
kiss combination OF the one ball in the
one pocket, which gave him high run
for Jue night of q.
IS cuder ard Todd viii meet tonight
ard tomorrow. and IL IS expected the
tournament Will last about two weeks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-16
HEAD COACH, T0RREY
FORMALLY RESIGNS

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l6.-Iot Tor
rev, head coach Of the 1907 football
team, handed in his resignation as coach
of the University of Pennsylvania root
ball team.
The reason for Coach TOTrey's resiSna-
ton is that his appointment as resi-
dent house physician at the University
of Pennsylvania Hospital expires in
ApriI. and il is his intention TO start
private practice Immediately
DR.. TOTTey was very successful as
head coach, and the way he rounded the
team into shape fer the Cornell and
Michigan games stamped nm as ono OF
The foremost coaches of the East.
Several men have been talked over for
the position, among whom are Ed
Greene. eN-Captain Fowler, Andy Smith.
and Gus ZiegleT, but as yet the COM
m!ttee mas done nothing toward elect
ing his successor.
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MStook Dynamite
For Box of Nails;
NarroDD Escapes

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 16--Only eN-
IRENE good luck sa ed Charles Alper-
man, the popular second baseman Of
the Brooklyn team. from being blown
into thousand pieces by twenty-five
sticks of dynamite hero --day-
Alderman was just about 10 deal the
box that contained the dynamite a
hard blow with an AK. when Ed Hick-
of mind, knocked AlpeTman down and
saved his life. Tonight Alperman IS
as white as chalk, and his friends think
he is likely 10 stay bleached for weeks
TO come.
Whitley" Alperman, as he is called
by the Dodger fans, s the assistant
street commissioner Of the borough OF
AIillvaIe. where he lives in the winter.
Whitley does not Ia &c 10 toll and
spin very hard, for tire pride OF his
tOWnsmen over his baseball fame got
him the sinecUre. But once in while
Whitley" yearns for exercise, so when
the street commissioner asked him TO-
day TO open ii box OF nails Whitley
flew u execute the task.
The street commissioner looked up
just in time 10 see Alperman posing
the ak 10 deliver a blow at what the
box of nails. The street commits
sioner ran out of the storage building
at top speed and continued running
for blocks. for well he knew the box
contained enough explosives TO blow
up half the borough.
Fortunately Alpsrman missed the box
the first time, and then Hickey man
agCd TO prevent a second attempt by
a knock down blow
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FRENCH ATHLETES
MAY NOT ENTER
OLYMPIC GAMES
Amateur Societies Claim
That They Cannot Con-
SlStently Accept
Conditions.

NEW YORK. Jan. I5.-Iuformation
has been received here that the i'm
portant French amateur sporting So
cieiy known as the Union Velocipediaue
de France has prohibited any Of its
members from taking part in the Oiym-
pic games, which are scheduled TO take
place next summer IN London.
The reason FOR the friction with those
nt the head Of the English organization
IN charge Of the details Of the sport
IS assigned TO disseusLon between them
and the French committee IN regard 20
the rules governing the contests. Baron
Pierre de Coubertin. the president Of
the International Olympic Committee.
the purpose Of which is 10 foster these
worldwide competitions, has been in
communication with Lord Desbrough in
regard 10 the settling OF the dissat isfac-
tion, but the English leader has not
yet come 10 terms with the Frencnmen.
The secretaries Of the various rife
clubs. athletic, fishing. and rowing So
Cieties state that they may ind them
selves obliged to follow the example of
the Union Velccipedique IL is claimed
that the conditions arbitrarily laid
down by the British organizing COM
mitteo arc such that the leaders of the
French amateur societies cannot accept
them consistently with their dignity.
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TONE HAS STIFF
BASEBALL DATES
ManVVeteranS Back-CraCk
New England TWirler
Out.

Jesse d. Browne. '05. manager Of the
Tome baseball team. has practically
completed the schedule for the coming
season.
Tome expects 20 have the best nine Ib
its history, Most Of last years team
IS back. and a lot of experienced
material has beer, found among the
new men. Williams, last years pitcher.
Is at school again, and there is also
Nisbet. a new man, who was last year
the star iuterscholasJic pitcher OF the
Providence, r. T.. schools. With the ex.
ception of first base. the entire indeId
has returned. namely. Walker. Johns. and
Mason. and IcC0rd and Fawcett IN the
outfield- There are several candidates
for baekstOp. wliCh is the only posi-
ton on the niue that causes any anxiety
to the coach
William II. Walker. of Providence, r.
J.. who played snOrtstOp last year. one
Of the best players and heaviest batters
Of the team, captains the nine this sea
son
The team will have strongest schedule
that any Tome team has ever played.
The dates follow:
April baltimore City College.
April I1-Penn Charter school
April 15-Lake Placid School Gin cor
April .ls-EpiscopaI High School. at
Alexandria
April 25-Princeton Freshmen.
May 2-HaveTforG School, at Haver-
May 6-LawreneevIIe school.
May 9-No game. Big interscholastic
May 1s-Open.
. May l6-Hiu School. at Hill.
May G3-SwarthmoTe Prep. School.
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ton, he was possessed Of the idea that
he was an outheider. He explained
that the critics and fans had roasted
him for deeds al short for which he
was not responsible, that he was light
ming in disguise, that he was going to
bat better than he had ever done, that
he had an arm like a sixteen-inch gun
etc, and in the outtield ne would at
tract attention Ike the female writer
of a smutty novel
Cantillon, not knowing his men in
those days. put Eavy in center, and
Perrine at short. The results were de
pres sing. Pe-rine couldn't deliver the
goods, and Altizer was so fun of base
ball and so eager to get in every play
that he failed to cover his garden prop
erly because he was too busy watching
the other men. He was finally put
back 10 short, where his work was
erratIc. 10 say the least, and when Az
dersOn jumped the team he went 10
first. where he played about the best
baseball he has shown in Washington.
Now he is candidate for third base, the
old home of close plays, and quick
throws. and possibilities for brains.
His work at that position VIII furnish
one of the most interesting studies on
the Washington diamond next year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-16
ARMBRUSTER EIGHTH
TO SIGN WITH S0X

CHICAGO, Jan. ls.-Catcher Charlie
Armbruster. who had been almost for
gotten by the SOX fans in the excite
ment over the landing of Shaw, the
signing Of Hart and the certainty that
Sullivan Will come TO terms, sent in his
signed contract to President Comiskey's
Office yesterday and once more jumped
slightly into the spotlight ON the South
Side he was the eighth SOX player TO
sign.
Comiskey now has four catchers and
is said to be on the lookout for another
man who can backstop In big league
STYLE. The Old Roman" intends TO
make doubly sure as far as The calibeT
of his catching department is con
cerned.
Armbruster Joined the Sox late last
season, coming from Boston Shaw and
Sullivan were also with tbs Boston club.
making three-f0urths of thu catching
staff Of the HUbites.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-16
PARADE WILL OPEN
SPRING SHOW WEEK

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Fifty local au-
tomobile dealers met IN the Hotel
Cumberland yesterday and definitely
decided to hold a spring show opening
curing the week beginning April S.
The carnival proper will be begun on
Tuesday, April Z, with a parade of au-
tonohiles through city streets.
This parade viii be in four divisions.
The first viii consist OF cars construct
ed in or prior to 1903; the second OF
Easolene, steam and electric vehicles
owned by dealers; the third Of deco
rated cars. and the fourth Of CONNER
cial vehicles. There VIII be d grand
marshal and four aides.
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w. AND ]. FOOTBALL
ELECTION A SURPRISE

WASHINGTON, Pa. Jan. I6.-JOhn
Aiken and David Morrow, graduates Of
Washington and Jefferson College. were
yesterday elected football coaches at
that Institution.
The election was a complete surprise,
as IL had been expected that either
Greene or Reynolds, OF the University
Of Pennsylvania. would succeed Piekar-
ski these four men being the only ones
considered. The election Of Aiken and
Morrow means a return to graduate
coaches at the local college
Aiken is a former captain and IA
nous quarterback, and was assistant
coach to Piekarski for three years Nor
row played center on ". ard J. in 1865
and 1867. The two men were named on
an equal footing, although Aiken VIII be
nOminally head coach. He viii have
charge Of the back field. and Morrow
will coach the line candidates
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CRACK ATHLETES WILL COMPETE.

NEW YORK. Jan. l6.-News was re-
ceiveI today by the officials of the
Pastime A. c. that Forrest Smithson,
the great hurdIer and sprintsr from the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, OF
Portland. ore. and Harry Hlllman. Of
the New York A. c., the champion
hurdler Of the "A L.. would meet at
the athletic carnival of the Indians,
which Will be held in Madison Square
Garden on Monday, January -.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-16
Street Poor Batter.

Jack Warner. the veteran, and Char
lev Street. who was with San Francisco
last season. are the only catchers i'm
sight for Washington next year if
Blankenship refuses TO join the club.
Some Interesting information about
Street is to be gained from Spaldins's
Baseball Records. q new publication and
one of the most useful that ever fell
into the hands of a baseball fan, as n
eives the dopesters the batting and
fielding figures of almost every league of
consequence in the country.
One Of the weaknesses of the Wash
iugtOn team for years has been slim
sticking, although last year II was fifth
In club batting. with 10 ueaIng out
Cleveland, Chicago. and Boston. Street,
from his past performances. IS not like
" 70 be much of a help with the
wagOn-tOngue. In the Pacific Coast
League last year he batter .231 for 159
games. which average made IN minor
league is below that Of his new home
thing that a player will bat better in
the minors than in the ma iors, we are
wondering where Street will get OF.
Third in Fielding.
Street is credites in the averages with
having caught ia of the 303 games
played by San Francisco, which was by
far the heaviest bit Of catching in that
league and equal to the full American
League schedule. The only man who
came anywhere near him was Bliss. Of
Oakland, who caught 133 games Don
ahue of Portland. led the league with
q heIding average of .9S4 for eighty
nine games Moore. OF Portland, was
second with $40 for siXty-five games
street was third with $50 for ia games
Warner was thirteenth in fielding
among the American League catchers,
with 81 Tor siXty-four games There
fore, on the bare figures, Street, al
though one Of the most Industrious men
in baseball last year. and probably q
willing and amiahle worker, IN neither
batting nor fielding was anything re-
markable among the minors.
It certainly would be a comfort 10
hear that Joseph Cantilllon had signed
another catcher or so for next season.
Aitizer's Varied Activities.
That D. Altizer is to be in our midst
at the beginning Of spring practice is
cheering news and we do earnestly hope
he will he in a good humor. Last sea-
son when AItizer appeared at GSves-
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Declared Ineligible.

At the close of the season we asked
Bunham TO pay the commission $3.50 for
Wiltse. who had not cost him anything
but the players salary He refused and
then helped TO get WiHse declared in
eligible. I understand that he boosted
OF it at the meeting by saying, Wen
] put one over on the National Com
mission. They tried 20 hold me up for
$500 for Wiltses release, and now 1 have
fixed him so that he cant play ball at
ali unless he catches on with a Trl-
State League club Mighty small bUsi-
ness. / say.
4 expect an answer from Mr.. Farrell
IN a few days I hope the matter will
be amiCabiv adjusted. but If our au-
thoTity is contested we shall not hest
tate to bring the issue to a showdown
at once
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WHAT'S A FAN TO BELIEVE
IN THESE DAYS OF FAKES
BY BASEBALL REPORTERS?
Alarming Reports One Day Denied the Next-Charley
Streets Record Not Impressive, Except for
Industry-Altizer's Future Uncertain.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

How long. o baseball faker, wilt thou
abuse our patience
After being quoted verbatim and at
length in boisterous, burning words 10
the effect that he would never pay New
Orleans that 81 900 fine ordered by the
National Commission because the New
York Giants would not play New Or
leans last spring, John T. Brush comes
out with a fat denial that he ever said
ANYTHING of the sort. IN fact. he is
quoted as most peaceful, perfectly will
ing 10 recognize the mandates OF the
highest baseball court
BEGINNING last Saturday night we were
inundated with tales of horrid strife
between Garry Hermann. OF Cincinnati
and Barney Dreyfuss. Of Pittsburg, over
The hiring of Tommy Leach 10 man
age the Cincinnati team. The ports
explicitly stated chat Barney would
chew Garry's ears off and otherwise
maItreat him for tamperiag with a
Pittsburg player without first consult
ing said players boss. Now Dreyfuss
is quoted as saying it isn't SO, aid that
he has no objection TO a deal for Leach
Chase and Altizer Yarns.
Hal Chase. on alternate days, had be-
come a prosperous merchant in Cali
fornia and would play outlaw bail next
season. and would quit winter ball be-
cause he knew Il was too much OF a
strain on him and he wanted TO shine
brighter than ever for the New York
Americans
Dave AItizer had a Crouch and would
never play for such "a COld-5looded crit
Ter like Joe CauUilon. Dave AltlZer
u
in good shape and is going 10 put MS
critics 10 shame. Incidentally, he signs
his contract
bzsar9sn from Minneapolis, had blood
poisoning, his life hung on a thread
ard even If he recovered he would De
too weak for diamond stunts except
POSSIBLY in the pennyweIghtlng me.
Jerry Freeman was never IN better
shane in his life. writes confident let
Ter 10 Joe CautiIlon that he viii play
the best ban of his career next season
has no aches or pains, and II ne ielt
better would consult a sawoones.
What's the Use?
Fielder Jones would never touch an
other baseball as long as he lived; he
was going to retire and devote all his
time 10 forming a new oil trust: ne had
so much money Comiskey's offers mere
~ bored him. Fielder Jones scents the
battle from afar, he is anxious for the
season to open, his wife is already
planning with her chums among the
PLAYERS wives for the spring trip with
the SOX.
Lovely billiards, What's the USE
Washington baseball fans may and do
want winter dope, bu- what prohteth
it them to read the annals of the Ana
Mas Club when they nave Congress on
their hands, the board of education
meets from time 10 time. and the ar
dent. thoroughly informed informerS
and ~eformeTs Of Painted Post, Four
. Corners, BuZzard's GUlch and other met
ropoHtan centers are bowling for tho
crushing OF the Rum Fiend in the beau
tiful Capital OF our glorious nation?
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Aitizer's Varied Activities.

That D. Altizer is to be in our midst
at the beginning Of spring practice is
cheering news and we do earnestly hope
he will he in a good humor. Last sea-
son when AItizer appeared at G&ves-
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Wntse Case Cited.

Take the case of Lew WilJse." said
Pullman. i have all the facts. It's a
shame the way he was treated The
recital Of his experiences ought 10 make
the men who framed that blacklist
ashamed OF themselves lie is pcnitcut
and deserving Of assistance. Waiter
Buruham. a man who is always rum
ming to as with disputes with his play
ers, was the prime mover in this black
list thing. ] understand. II is fl fact
that Durham figures in more cases I'm
our records than any other major or
minor league club owner. Yet he is try
ing 20 put Wiitse out @ business When
we reiustated Wiltse re got a job with
the Newark club
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-16

Every mother feels :
great dread of the pain
and danger attendant upon
the most critical period
of her life. Becoming
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PULLIAA' CHARGES
WILL Be ANSWERED,
SAYS PAT POWERS
Chances Are That Alleg-
ed A." Blacklist " Will
Be Abrogated.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. is - Harry
Pulliam's determined stand against The
minor league officials who seem 10 per-
sisJ Ia ignoring the National Commits
sion's reinstatement Of certain ball play.
ers, who have been placed on the ineli-
gible list Of the National Association.
created a big sensat ton.
Pulliam has stirred up a hornets nest.
which is just what he meant 10 do,
and the issue VIII be brought 10 a
showdown in a very short time.
There are two sides 10 every question,
Of course. Regardless Of what any base
bail mans personal opinion of the
"blaklist' may he, il Is evident that
Pulliam has hit The mark in some Of
his charges; perhaps IN all
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Powers Reticent.

Pat Powers. president Of the National
Association and the Eastern League.
stated that official reply 10 AIr. Puluam
would be made in due time Mr.. Pow
ers did not care 70 discuss the ease.
az he is not fully informed Of some In
cidents that occurred last week az Gin
cinnau, when Pulliam and Secretary
John Farrell. Of the minor league or
ganization, had a run in" While Pow
ers is AT the head Of tile National As
ISOLATION. he realizes that the puddle
stirred up by Puiliam Is more or less
2 personal matter between PUllism and
Farrell.
Al Cincinnati Farrell stated that there
was no ineligible list. That stopped
All argument for the time being. Pull
dence 10 convince him that Dir. Far
rell Is either greatly mistaken OF that
great injustice has been done
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PlaYers Win Be Takea -.

The chances are that the '-biackIst''
will be ahrogated-publcly denied by the
National AssOciatiOn-and that players
whose cases have not already been
passed on By the National Commission
Will have an opportunity 90 be rein
stated The collision between the two
executive bodies is not likely to develop
into a war though individuals IN each
camp do not mInce words in condemna-
ton OF each other
Some of the players affected are hop
ing that the matter will be tureshed ont
before the playing season begins, and IL
probably VIII be. Players all over the
country are deeply interested in the out
come Of the imorogli6.
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Observing Holy Week.

Holy week, between Palm sun
day and Easter. besides being the
occasion Of solemn services inside
the churches. sees many associated
ceremonies that are as picturesque
Is devout. The Via Dolorosa (Sor-
rovful Way). in Jerusalem (sup-
posed to be the road over which
,hrist bore the cross TO Calvary.
5 thronged AT this time with pill
yrims from all parts of the world,
NhO follow the route on their
<nees. over in Rome. in small
building near the Lateran Palace.
similar devotees climb. upon their
knees, the whole length of d fight
# twepty-eight steps Scala
Santa Sacred Stairway. which
once stood in Pilates palace at
Jerusalem. and was trodden by the
Man of Sorrows. whom PLATE de-
livered mp to death.
But, after all. it is not in foreign
lands that the extreme of devout
austerity is 20 be found. The
United States for many years sur
passed all Europe in this respect.
Down in New Mexico religious
fraternity known as the Brothers
Of Penitence have for over cen
fury celebrated the week before
Easter with self-tortures of the
most sickening description. The
me- of the organization are
MOI monks, bit men who live the
rest Of the year like their neigh
h"rs. as commonplace farmers.
herlsmen. and traders Only at
this season they take il upon them
--.YSs to offer Heaven the prue-
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Likely 10 break through the decent
restraints of humanity and indulge
in anti-,Iewish riots. such as have
so many times disgraced the
church whose faith they profess.
It is a grim reminder that the rest
of the world has by no means got
along so far as the United States
in progress toward sensible and
kindly federation.
In our American cities, it almost
seems as if differences of birth and
faith were at Easter practically
lost to sight in one serene average.
Middle-aged people in many parts
of the country csh remember when
Easter celebrations were limited
TO d few churches. Now the OBJ
servance of the day is almost as
universal as that of Christmas.
But, taking the world as a whole,
the closing days of the Lenten sea-
son are full of most dramatic con
trasts. Palm Sunday, for example,
which falls this year on April i,
will see at Jerusalem the curious
spectacle of Mohammedan Turks
acring as military police at the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre and
Keeping in order swarms of palm
bearing Christians of many names
and many shades of faith Over
in 81. Petersburg and Moscow
pussy-willow twigs are given out
on that Sunday in place of the ex-
pcnsiye tropical palms. Indeed,
number Of the finest willows in
the royal park at Tsarsko Selo
have grown from PaIm-Sdndav
wigs planted by little grand dukes
and grand duchesses of a genera
ton ug,'
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THROUGH CROWDED STREETS.
Christ is riseni"

Christ is riseni"
He is risen indeed" the other
person responds. And very often.
a kiss is exchanged even by two
men, in token of the DAYS signif-
canoe To American eyes. there is
always something fanny about the
sight Of two stout, bearded citi-