The Washington herald., 1909-02-10
By WILLIAM PEET.

Jack Carpenter, the winner OF the much
1aIked-os 40Nmeter run at the Olympia
games. WI run next Saturday at the
George Washington games in 8 Sseyard
special
This VIII be his first appearance on the
track since the day he ran away from
aaswen IN the final heat OF the 4Oo-meter
run. when the English officials. in order
TO save their fsvorite from q disgraceful
defeat, claimed Carpenter had committed
q foul It is a weIl-kEown fact that no
foul occurred. and that Carpenter ran a
clean. fair race. as vas testified % by the
thousands OF spectators and the runners
footprints
Carpenter has a peculiar arm motion.
and greatly depends upon them 70 help
him in obtaining a greater speed He
drives them out iB front with terrific
force, rot only using the arms, but the
shoulders.
Il was not Until after much persuasion
By Manager Nsuhauser that Jack decided
70 run, and so decided simply out OF 10y
atty TO the university He states that he
does not want the public 70 look upon his
running as a re-entrance into athletics, as
this VII be his last appearance.
Two more. Of the Washington baseball
players have been heard from Capt
Bob Ganley, Of Lowell, Mass, has been
50 busy fishing for eels through the ice
up IN New Hampshire that he hasn't
had time to think Of signing up 4
few weeks ago Canley stated that he had
received his contract for 1899. but that
the terms did not suit him. and he would
not sign until he had seen Manager Joe
Cantillon for little talk
Can it be that Cantillon has Topped a
few dollars from the money Ganley re-
ceived last year. OF does Bob think he is
entitled 10 more pay and the increase was
not forthcoming? The latter view is the
logical outcome, and it is safe betting
that one or two short talks viii mean q
speedy settlement.
President Noyes stated yesterday that
Bob Unglaub-the latter. It VIII be re-
membered. joined the Nationals during
the fsg end OF last season from Boston
had sent on his signed contract, and that
so far as ae (UnglaUbl was concerned.
everything was satisfactory.
Including Unglaub's, contracts have
been received from Tom Hughes, Nc
Bride, Shipke, Blankenship. and Wither-
I'D, while Dolly Gray's is waiting for Can
Gilon at the latter's Chicago Office, with
possibly Walter JOhnsOns.
The writer announced last week that
johnson had written a friend In this city
that ne would sign up at once Johnson s
contract has not been received by Presi-
dent Noyes or Secretary Fowler, so II
johnson was not kidding, the document
must be IN Manager Cantillon's mail The
Nationals leader is on on a hunting
trip and was scheduled 10 arrive in Chi
cago Monday. According 10 reports he
had not been sighted up 70 yesterday
morning. but is expected almost any DAY.
and then some real news should be
turned loose for the hungry baseball fan
The writer Is going TO give Manager
Vincent Coreoran, OF the Georgetown
track team. a bit OF news Phil Knox.
Jr- son Of Senator Ph1snder C. Knox,
would be numbered among the many
entries for the Georgetown meet held in
This city during the week Of the inaugura-
ton
Young Knox is attending the Morris
Heights School for Boys in Providence.
p /, and wrote TO a personal friend
here asking him 70 send him twelve
entry blanks for the Georgetown meet.
as he CKnOx) and other members OF the
school track team proposed entering the
scholastic events, in hope OF getting
away with some Of the prize medals
This VIII be the first time a school so
far north as Providence has entered its
athletes IN a Washington meet and local
experts viii have a fine chance for com
parsons.
n discussing the faults OF the major
ity Of high school baseball teams, 2 for
mer Georgetown catcher, famous in his
day, declared that the school team IN
Washington with the. best collection OF
hitters would win the championship: and
then the question arose. why are high
school mines. and most college teams. for
that matter, so weak with the stick? The
Georgetown man says that the boys are
so anxious TO make a hit they viii swing
st almost any old kind OF q ball There's
q whole lot Of truth in what the catcher
says