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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
FIRESIDE BASEBALL LEAGUE

Germany Schulz has made application
for the JOB OF coaching the football eleven
OF WIttenberg College. OF Springfield,
Ohio. He has two rivals for the place
Hollenback. Of Pennsylvania, and Mount
Pleasant. Of Carlisle
1t will be interesting 10 note how
much Jack knight has improved during
his stay IN the Eastern League. after
his experience with the Philadelphia and
Boston Americans StaIlingS believes
New York has secured q good man in the
yOungster. and he had a good chance TO
size him Up.
Harry McNichOI, the brilliant center or
the University OF Pennsylvania basket
ball FIVE. and McCrudden. the guard. have
been declared ineligible by the faculty
committee. Both OF these players were
varsity members. and we're on the team
of last season, which won the Eastern
college championship. They only have
conditions in their studies. and hope 10
be able TO regain their scholastic stand
ing by che time they return 10 Philadel-
phia from the Western trip
jim O'Rourke denies the report that
Jesse Burkett and Kitty BransIeld are
after the Bridgeport Comm baseball
club while every owner would prob
ably dispose Of his holdings for a price. -
says Uncle Jeens. 1t may be said that
as far IS my team is concerned IT Is not
on the market; that I have not consid-
cred any propositions for an exchange Of
ownership. and the Burkett- Bransfeld
business is merely a little midwinter gos-
sip calculated TO I'll space"
Summer baseball for college men is be-
coming a big question IN the West. and
several Of the big eight colleges are in
favor Of the proposition under certain
restrictions. The SO-.-.ern IntercoIlegi-
ate Association has already settled the
question to the satisfaction Of the young
athletes Now the East and West viii
get together on the problem. Coach A
A. StasS, Of the University OF Chicago.
IS IN the East 10 take part in the inter-
sectional discussion OF the mooted sub
ject at the third annual session Of the
Intercollegiate Athletic Association. He
will urge that summer baseball cannot be
permitted, in view Of the general ath-
letic situation
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
PARADES STREET AS A Girl
Man IN Red Gown and Picture Hat
Lands IN Jail.
He Had n Box Of Cigars Under His
See FrfeBd-at n. IN.

Attired in a red silken gown. white lace
shirt waist. large picture hat and red
high heel slippers. Charles Hoover. who
gives his address as ~ L street north
west. was arrested early yesterday morn
ing by Sergt- Robert Lee OF the First
precinct. charged with drunkenness.
Hoover was locked up ard later released
II was about $50 o'clock in the morn
ing while Sergt Lee was standing in the
shadow OF the city pos;-ofice that a
strange apparition drifted down Thir-
tenth street As the object drew nearer
soft. meiodious notes were waited upon
the wind and startled the sergeant
The figure OF young woman. gayly
singing and tripping al0ng. with a box
Of cigars under one arm and a jug o.
whisky in the other. came TO a standstiTI
within a few feet Of Sergt- Lee
What broke from Lees lips He
stepped forward to grasp the supposed
woman but the figure glided gracefully
TO one side and laughed
Am I not peach?" asked the man.
smiling broadly Here. sergeant" he
said. taking q cigar from the box and
extending it. take this and smoke on
ne. II is a good one.
Lee took the man by the arm and Is
corted him 70 the station. His entry was
q signal for an outburst OF laughter from
Sergts- Simpson. Wolf. and Brown.
If you people think this is funny, g"
said the msn-wOman- I viii give you
something to laugh at
He thereupon picked up MS skirts and
danced until Martin Brown led him TO a
cell The man seriously objected 10 re-
moving his garments. explaining that he
much preferred 10 wear "lsdy'S toys" IS
he termed his raimenJ-
Hoover told the police that he was on
his way 10 a friends house and that
the cigars We're Christmas present. He
borrowed the clothes. he said. and had
donned them merely as a Joke. Sergt.
Lee explained that the man was not
creating a disturbance. and preferred only
a charge OF vagranCy against him. which
entailed only Imprisonment until he be-
"a No Sornr
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
WOMEN WILL ATTEND.
Big WashingtOE-E3aItim Cham
pIOnShip Billiard Match.

Baltimore. Jan. SIN pool and billiard
circles the chief topic Of conversation IS
the opening OF the intercity billiard match
between Baltimore and Washington IN
Washington on next Tuesday night
The local team. composed Of Lang. Nor
rison. LinhsrdJ. and Moore. is the best
combination Of billiardists that has rep
resented this city in intercity matches
for years and as a result Of continuous
systematic training the players nave con-
ditiOned themselves for hard struggle
Another new feature Of this years match
is that women viii be admitted to wit
ness the matches. and many Baltimore
women viii accompany the local team
A billiard tournament viii begin al
Burrows pa-IoTS. IL East Baltimore
street. tomorrow night. in which six OF
BaltimOres best amateurs viii be pitted
against each other The games win be
PLAYED at fOUrteen-inch baIk line two
shots in. played on a professional table.
with match cushions.
The men entered are: u. T-nduch, 80
points: H. Morrison. 80; J. Guthrie. 125:
< Talbot Is; Henry Boy1in, Is. and c.
Brown. s.
Play viii start promptly each night. ex-
.cept Saturday, until the tourney IS com
pleted-
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RESCUED, BY HECK!
Our Own jim COrbett Comes
to the Fore.
WILL FIGHT JACK JOHNSON
Thrilling Drama I'm which Our Hero
FearIessIy steps Into Great White
Breach - Former Heavy-weight
Champion Says, from the Stage, He
Is willing 20 Meet Big Black

Il was a dark and terrible situation
that confronted the Great White Race.
The African Giant. Jack Johnson. had
invaded the White Mans Country and
stolen therefrom the Crown Of the King
dom Pugiialus. the Worlds Heavyweight
Championship.
Tommy" Burns oft-repeated boast Of
White Supremacy was handed jolt from
which IL might never recover. Armies Of
White Giants. in deadly fear of the Black
Peril. were running to Cover rather than
face the Deadly Fists Of the Colossal
johnson. Firmly intTenched behind the
great Yellow wall. labeled Color
Line they dare not 20 forth into the
open and meet the Mighty Black
Suddenly there appears on the scene the
old King. White Supremacy, a picture OF
Dismal Fear and AFFECT Despair. As the
bells in Coontown are ringing for JOY. the
feeble Old King is Wringing his Hands
He p Ringer for a Painting entitled
Gloom" Suddenly. with a ringing voice,
ne cries
..wiH no one save muh?'
Yes" came a sudden. Thunderous re-
Spouse. I viii"
And who are YOU demanded the Old
wringer.
Jim Corbett"
CTs "a. "a "a. "a "a Boom, boom boom
F0rtissimo-much. and then some) Bust
ness Of nIyriads OF merry villagers run
ming in with loud cheers.
For James J. Corbett. our own Jim. 3"
former heavyweight champion OF the
world. conquero~ Of the once mighty John
L. Sullivan. has really stepped into the
breach when all other white heavy
weights are afraid TO tackle the new
champion and expressed HIS willingness
TO fight Jack Johnson.
4 have exercised every day for the
past few years SAYS jim. and am
in the best health / have ever enjoyed
I have kept up my boxing whenever I
could find any one 90 pat the gloves on
with. and have as good an eye for dis
lance and a. keen judgment as ever II
would take me but couple % months Of
hard. rough work 10 get back into the
best condition Of my life-I refer to the
time that I stood or and vastly 0utpoint-
ed Jim JeTries FOR tweuty-three rounds
and in thar condition I think I could
lick Jack Johnson.
Fine Cor Jim. As fine a speech as
was ever shot out over the fOotlighIs-
On. yeS-didn't you knOw2-hes doing a
vaudeville stunt. and the above rave
comes from Leadville. Colo. and was
carefully sent oUt along the circuit
ahead Of jim" as far as New York.
But. seriously. whether this he a press
agent stunt or not the fact remains
that James ! COrbeJI with about two
weeks training could wade right through
the present crop of white besNy-weightS
ana trim one each night until they were
all wiped out II he really intends get
ting back into the ring. there Is not a
white man now fighting that he could
not lick But when he gets up against
J0hns0n-welL that's another matter.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
MoreIand-s New Record Book.

The most complete and accurate base
ball record book ever printed has just
been issued by George Noreland. the emf
nent Pittsburg statistician- It contains all
the records Of general interest. including
many that have never before been pub
lished. a complete set Of percentage ia
bies. batting. fielding. and pitching aver
ages. and many other interesting data
\ leading feature Is the box score Of
every game Played in every worlds Sc
ries. beginning with that between the
Providence team and the old MctrOpOl!-
tans back IN lSsz i IS q book that every
fan viii want
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
DIES IN BASKETBALL GAME.
Youth Cries thine Out" as He Falls
aud Soon Expires.

North Wales Pa. Jan 5.-Exclaiming
time out" Charles Ritter. forward on
North Wales basketball team. sank 10
the floor in the game with Strst;On
last night and died in few minutes.
The game had been on ten minutes
when Ritter. who was playing hard,
was overcome Charles BOssert. az the
Hahnemana Hospital. the big guard on
the StrattOn team. rushed TO his assist
anCe. and. with DR.. W : Hanley.
worked over Ritter for forty minutes
Members OF the two teams took turns
AT artificial respiration. and for a time
It looked as is their efforts would be
successful.
Acute indigestion and overexertion
caused Ritter's death The victim lived
at q Spring street. Trenton. y J. and
he had been married just few months.
He had played with various clubs IN
the Philadelphia League.
Coroner King. OF Norristown. viii
probably hold an inquest Monday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
WANTED IN GERMANY.
Man Arrested Near Reading Charged
with Murder

Reading. Pa. Jan. William Ignatius.
arrested near WomelsdOrf after a des-
perate hffht. is now confined in the Berks
County jail He is being held charged
with the murder OF John Reich. wealthy
merchant Of Wattenscheid, Prussia, in
1876.
Ignatius had been working on the VIII
low Glen farm for six months. He was
traced TO America by letters which he
wrote TO relatives in Prussia. After his
arrest he is alleged to have said that he
could have easily shot Marshal Helms
and the detectives when they came up
stairs. but that he thought he had enough
crime on his conscience
The warrant for the arrest OF Ignatius
was issued BY United States Commission
CT Henry r. Edmunds. Of Philadelphia.
on the complaint Of the German consul
Ignatius viii be taken TO Philadelphia
Monday for hearing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
BOXING BASEBALL Done H s @ n OTHER SPORTS
WRESTLING FOaFEITS UP.
Joe Turner Meets Billy Rich To
night.

night.
Special to The Washington Herald.
Lynchburg. Va, Jan. 5.-The foTfeits 10
guarantee the match between Joe Turn
er. the Washington wrestler. and Billy
Rich, the Dunkirk. y Y, welter-weight.
were posted yesterday. and everything
has been arranged for the bout, which
is 70 take place here, al the old skating
rink. Monday night
Turner. although he started out with
an offer Of a side bet UP to see refuses
to permit the forfeit of 81 for each man
70 stand as a side bet. but this viii not
interfere with the bout
Turner was thrown here several weeks
ago by Ed AdamsOn. who. IN turn. was
beaten by Rich Both Of the men are
Wen known 10 the local lovers OF the
spoCt. and il is believed that the larg-
est crowd viii be on hand 20 see this
bout that has ever Witnessed 4 wrestling
match in LynChburg
The match viii be catch-as-catch-can
style, pin falls and strange holds barred
Turner claims the Weiterweight cham
pionship OF America. and Rich has been
beating all corners At DUnkirk. y Y,
and he viii give Turner the run OF his
life
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
'FRAME-UP" CLAIMED
RumOr Says Johnson Double
crossed Burns.
BIG MILL LOOKED QUEER
story i'm Circulation ia Eject that
Canadian Secured Negroes Consent
Betting $4,000 en- the Outcome.
Sure Thing Goes Decidedly Wrong

New York, Jan. 3.-Did Jack Johnson
.doGbie-cross Tommy Burns in the fight
lat sydney Sporting men in various
cities would like to have this point
cleared Up. for they have heard a rumoT
TO the effect that Johnson. after agreeing
TO lay down. went IN and fought on the
level II viii De- remembered that ten
DAYS before the fight letter from John
son 10 a Western man was made public
in which the negro declared that he In
tended TO beat Burns. mo matter what
arrangements had been made between
Burns and Fitzpatrick. Johnson also
wrote that he cared more for the cham
pionship title than money. ard that Burns
didn't have enough coin 20 make him
throw the fight.
Il also viii be recalled that for weeks
before the men entered the ring the
general belief was that the mill was
queer. and for that reason there was
little or no betting on the result in this
country.
According 90 rum0r that IS In circa-
iat0n. Burns thought he had Johnson
fixed. that is 20 say. he got promise
from The negro 20 lay down and IN that
way. making the result a sure thing. il
was arranged 10 let Johnson have the
privilege o. betting S00oe on Burns
Men who know Burns methods say that
from the time DE douDle-crossed Pnils-
delphia Jack O.Brien in Los Angeles he
proceeded 20 make all his fights sUre
things
The reason Burns avoided Johnson 50
long rumor says. was % force the negro
20 accept the French-Canadian' terms
bgt the crafty Fitzpatrick. sure that
johnson could lick Burns on the level
was ready 10 enter into any kind Of 2
, -frame-upT eman3ting from Burns, 50
long IS Johnson could get a chance Al
the white man In the ring
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
Backwoodxman After Jobpxon.

JohnstOwn. Pa. Jan. S.-The strongest
man in Somerset County. James BOnHe1.
or Fort Hill has issued a formal aa8
unique challenge to fight Jack Johnson.
the negro heavyweight champion Bon
nell who IS a white man. possesses ire
mendous strength. and he wants a bout
with Johnson. wherein the polite rules %
the ring VIII b eliminated. ne wants %
fight without gloves and in ciinches let
each man get loose the best way he can.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
CRESCENTS WIN CLOSE GAME
Howard College Basketball Five
Beaten, s to Z.
FIemminE and Johnson the stars
Young SpartanS TrOuBce EIl>s
in Preliminary Game

Saturday night the Crescent basketball
team took the Howard College five into
camp by a score Of 10 :. The work %
both teams was fast, and near the
end Of the game somewhat rough.
Flenming started for the college quint.
while Howard and Johnson played well
for the Crescents
The Young Spartan team in the pre-
Iiminary game put Up a clean contest,
and although playing a Ons-sided game.
the team work OF the victors evoked
hearty applause Capt Scott, Of the
EIks. fought well. but could not solve the
plays OF the better drilled opponents.
An interested audience Of nearly 80
witnessed the contest
Although ~ its second season. the
sport is fast becoming popular. and
numbers Of cOlored basketball teams are
forming anxious 10 play under the aus
rIces OF The Understandable Athletic As
ISOLATION
This booming Of athletics augurs well
for the success Of activities in the new
colored Y VI c. A on the completion Of
It's building
Next week Howard Academy meets the
Baltimore High School team. and The
Spartans play the Medical five
I5u4-r1D OF SATURDAYS games
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
RYAN TO BE BUSY.
LfEht-weight Boxer Leaves for Phil
adcIphia with Manager.

Manager Bliven. Of Billy Ryan. the
ha7d-hitting lightweight. viii leave next
Wednesday for Philadelphia with bis
protege. where several good matches have
been offered Ryan viii probably NEE,
Grover Hayes. Young Nitchie. and Bat
ting Hurley.
Bliven says that Manager Harris. OF
Kid Sullivan. has refused 10 allow Sulli-
van to meet Ryan. and that Tommy Lowe
has also side-sfepped. Bliven declares
that both Sullivan and Lowe are afraid
TO get into the ling with Ryan.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
TO BOX PETER MAHER.
Philadelphia "Ja,vn'' O'Brien Fights
Tonight

Philadelphia. Pa. Jan 3-~Philadel-
phia" Jack O'Brien viii meet three men.
two rounds each. before the patrons of
his West End A G.. F0rtieta and Mar
ket streets. tomorrow night. The men
selected TO oppose him are Peter Maher,
Fred Cooley. OF San Francisco and Jack
Reed. OF Toledo Jess Brown and Harry
Jones VIII appear in the semi-w.nd-up,
and the other bouts viii be as follows,
Frank Rowan. Of Germantown. and Jack
Purcell. OF New York; BIZ Siavin. of San
Francisco. and Jack Bennett OF West
Philadelphia; Johnny Willets. OF Philadei-
phia. and Joe Rodgers. OF West Phiia-
delphia
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
savannah.

Before sailing for France Joe Jean
nette, who has faced Jack Johnson seven
times in the ring, said: IF Johnson will
meet me IN twenty-round bout. he will
net put me away and you can bet that
he'll know he's been in g fight He is
not a phenomenon by any means. and in
Burns he met the biggest false alarm
that has been in the ring in many years. -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
SPORTING SIDELIGnTS.
By BILL BAILEY.

by BILL HALEY.
Interesting news item in the Alexandria
column the other morning: Alexandria
vas dead to-day Our correspondent de-
MES authorship. says copy reader was TO
blame, and offers 20 run city editor 100
yards for the drinks City editor de-
clines Dent drink.
Lecture game Is becoming 50 good that
Burton Holmes has no. > company
out this season. Why doesn't Jack John
son take tip and engage Joe Jeanette
10 do America for him while he IS abr0adZ
We refuse to be responsible for this
note dropped into our letter box. Evil
IDENTIFY somebody has Il in for Maurice
Splain: How would You ike TO be the
Pipsrch? The National Press Club is
going 90 have one. and Maurice Splain
IS sponsor for IL. Hurrah FOR Maurice"
Everybody except Johnson IS disap-
pointed because Jim Jenries mas refused
10 fight the new champion.
This is not 50 bad-"One must pay dear
FOR titles. Jack Johnson gave Tommy
Burns 5000 for one.
Thought they'd come 20 It at last BIZ
Bailey has been asked TO join the Para
graphers' Union: also his friend. the
sporting editor Of the War Cry, and Press
Agent Bright.
Dorando IS said to drink freely Of wine
That would make any man run in cir
cles. We know what We are talking
about. too.
Head line in New York paper Jim
COrbett VIII have his little joke
Foolish Questions. No. 1+Principals:
Edwards. Tech basketball player. and
Mccarthy. Of the football team.
Coin 20 shoot for a basket. Mac
No. blondy. I'm going to cross the
Potomac IN an ice boat.
One day last week Larry Mclean. the
best individual booze fighter in the biz
leagues. was pinchvd for harsEly con-
Gemning the quality Of the moist stuff
served in q Cincinnati saloon In 'Cincf'
this IS considered a capital Offense, and
Long Larry viii probably get twenty
years.
According 70 the Chinese. the Celestials
celebrate New Years for two weeks We
know OF several mot Celestialsl Who are
trying 10 break this record
An aero club has been formed here
Nothing has been saiG about Joe CantiI-
ION letting Long Tom" Hughes or Bill
Burns join the organization
Boiac. who vas forced 70 quit in the
Y. n c. A ten-miie run on New Years.
has challenged Fleming. Good, Let's
have D0rand0 down heEe 20 meet the
winner
See there IS d show II one Of the thea
ters here this week called The Red
Moon" Wonder Il II IS the same one We
saw over our left shoulder New Year
night
The Aght-there was no fight wrote
Jack London from sydney Then he pro
ceeded 70 bat out 900 words about
no fight" at % cents q word You've got
10 hand II 10 Jack
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
Petersburg After Franchise.

SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald.
Lynchburg, Va, Jan 3-Rumors are
being heard in local baseball circles that
an effort Is to be made at the meeting OF
the Virginia League here on January Il
looking 20 the purchase Of the Roanoke
franchise by a syndicate Of Petersburg
parties. who. the report says would re-
move the Tigers 10 the Cockade City for
the season Of 1868.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
Columbia Roasts One.

Columbia had = coNswsin once the
Rev. F. II Sill vino sreered the victo-
rious 1885 crew on the Hudson Il s re-
lated OF him that he came down once
from the Episcopal monastery on the
Hudson above PoUghkeepsie and asked
that the c0xswain OF the Columbia crew
restrain the language that he was using
in directing the crew
He also Is alleged 10 have told the
young mar that in his younger days he
could have given him some points on
waking up q crew. But this Is tradition
and is not 10 be relied upon too much.
Baseball in the colleges has had its
clerical followers. but they apparently
have not shone much. In the pTofes-
.sioEsl ranks there has been none-unless
an exception is made in favor Of Billy
Sunday. who LEFT the game 20 become
an evangelist.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
CARS TO KENSIN GToN

Lave 18th s. sod \. y are q quarter h5u-:
pass Rocz Creek 3ridge. IAIN ENTRANCE
BIOLOGICAL PARK, 20 Chevy Chase Lac CO..
rece With kenSing-Cn lire- Tickets. -. a. fGs
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HUNTER ON WARPATH.
Offers to Knock Out Three Wash
jnGtOn Boxers.

III. uH bUAtEs-
The sporting editor Of The Washington
Herald is in receipt Of a letter from the
manager Of Frank Hunter. of Baltimore.
the 12-pOund boxer. Offering to allow
Hunter 10 meet Kid Payton. Young Cor
don. and The Fighting Parson. all Of
Washington. in the same ring in one
night Hunters manager further agrees
10 put up a side bet that his boy can put
all three Of the men away with rest Of
twenty minutes between the bouts. pro,
viding suitable side bet is put up.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-04
LOAN COMPANIES.

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