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The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
JOIN DALEY ON JOB AGAIN
Is Manager of Ozone Ball Team in
Panama League.
PiiOted the Immaculate Conception
Team, Champions OF the Mar
quctte League of 1905.

The many friends Of John Daley. who
will be recalled as manager Of the cham
Dlon Immaculate Conception team. OF the
Marquette League. 1905. will be interest
ed 20 learn that he IS once more on the
job as a baseball magnate. and is at
present managing the Ozone team of the
Panama Canal League Daley has been
I'm Panama for the past few years. and
holds a responsible government position.
The Americans who are stationed IN the
canal region have taken kindly 20 the
national game which is said 10 have
healing effect on the many afflicted
with the uncomfortable disease. home
sickness. The Panama Canal League
Was formed last season. and is composed
OF teams representing the various dis
tricts of Panama The talent includes
for the greater part employees Of the
Canal Commission. Several men who
formerly played with professional teams
in this country are holding down posi-
uons for the Panama League teams. They
are not paid Tor their services on the
BAH field. and are only too glad 10 par
ticipate in the popular American pas
time
Ia a letter 20 a friend in this city Man
ager DALEY states that he has an aggre-
cation OF hall players that would give
any team In America a run for its
money. Al present his team Is leading
the league with a substantial margin
Those who followed Daley as manager
of the Immaculate Conception team viii
not he surprised at the foregoing state
ment. DALEY took the team IN charge
when it seemed 20 be the logical candi-
date for the cellar championship. From
the day he took up the reins until the
close OF the season the team won every
one Of the fifteen games PLAYED. and in
cidentally landed the bunting The cham
pionship was not decided until the last
game between. the St Patrick's team
who were dOped out as sure pennant win
ners, and the reiuvenated Immaculate
Conception aggregation. Daney's team
won the game easily.
"Dukey' Mess. the star third baseman
Of the Georgetown University nine: Ber-
ME Gallagher with a reputation as the
classiest amateur twirler In Washington
Ray Brennan. who is slated for an out
field berth with the Savannah team. OF
the Southern League. and Dutch
Sterzer, VINO was last year drafted by the
Detroit American League team. were
among the players on the immaculate
Conception nine Of 1915
Daley writes that he would love 70
have some Of his old standbys with him
in Panama. He has offered one OF the
players a good position TO Join him. but
In the words Of the player. The comforts
o. a good home are a greater attraction. %
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
LOOKING FORWARD TO RACING
Benning Meet During May Already
Attracts Attention.
Military Tournament Also Likely tC
BE Held nt Same Time-Nany
Horses at Track Now.

Great interest is being manifested in
the ten days racing schedule for Ben
ming in May. officials believe IL Will be
a success without gambling.
It is likely that the military tournament
and the races viii be pulled on Al the
same time. This is possible from the
fact that Secretary Of War Dickinson Is
a great admirer OF the sport. and only
few years ago severed his connection
with Belle Mead stock farm IN Tennes-
see, which produced many turf heroes.
It is said that one OF the reforms he
intends 20 institute Is TO improve the
horses in the cavalry and artillery
branches Of the army. and favors mill
tary races similar 20 those formerly held
al Benning
The bracing spring weather yesterday
brought out the trainers AT the local
course, and over a fast drying track
scores Of horses were sent fast clips al
various distances
From now on horsemen win be active
preparing their charges for the spring
meets al Richmond and Baltimore
Among those who will race at the Nir-
ginia course are David Dunlop and Woods
Garth. whose strings are in splendid con-
dluon, owing 20 a good winter IN the
Old Dominion
After their campaign at Richmond
many of the stables will be shipped 70
Pimlico. and at the close Of the Mary
land Jockey Clubumeet Benning viii en-
tertain them for a while.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
CPORTING SIDELIGHTC
- n DILL uAUEK -
BY BILL BAILEY

Sousa says ragtime Is dead This is
a slap at Charles OU. s. A. Roth.
Jim Jeffries declares that if he fights
Johnson he wants the battle to take place
in fifteen-foot ring Judging from JEFF $
latest photographs ne couldn't get into
ffteen-foot ring himself. to say moth
ing Of leaving room for Johnson. But
perhaps his idea is TO keep Johnson out.
Ray Brennan tells us he is going 70
play with Savannah this season. ~He
doesn't say where.
Some of these days Jim Jeffries will
get mad and slam one of those fellows
who is trying to force him 70 accept
100000 or more for a fight with John
son.
Fraternal note grated from Spotlight
First act of Hans Lobert. who was re-
Gently made an Elk. was TO force Brother
August Hermann to slap an extra $500
TO his salary
One of Cleveland's new catchers Is
Grover Land. The architects of his name
evidently overlooked an important syl-
liable
Ed Fuller says that he is not the mayor
Of Hyattsvilie. and asks us TO mind our
own business
A newspaper friend Of Bill Bailey S
from Boston writes that Al Kubiak. can
didate for heavyweight boxing honors.
is the biggest ham ever thrust on an
unsuspecting public. Kubiak must be
something Of a mark when Sandy Fer
guson. The Stubborn Child" slips over
haymaker.
Business High Schools baseball nine
meets the Army and Navy Preps Tues
day afternoon. Coach Newberry. Of the
Preps, promises 10 let Wood. his sensa-
tiOnal subway ball artist. cut loose
with few Hudson River curls.
Maybe old Tom Hughes wasn't the
whole works at Waco yesterday Not
hit or the lanky one in FIVE innings
is going some at this stage OF the sea
son. even against a bush league club.
Now that Mike Kahoe Is laid up. Can
tillon must he doing lot or worrying.
Thank goodness. Charley Streets sore
heel doesn't interfere with his back stop
ping ability or throwing
It's a whole lot better 10 get trimmed
By Detroit now and win every game
against the Tigers when the season starts.
Frye King SAYS that he has S30 IN
real money TO bet on himself in a box
ing match against Bobby Baker. Frye
agrees 10 stop Baker I'm twelve rounds
or forfeit the kale
Only few weeks more. fans. and the
season opens. April Z will be here be-
fore you know H.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
WESTON REACHES UTICA.
Aged Pedestrian on Long Jaunt Is
in Good Condition.

Utica. y. y, March 21-Edward p.
Weston, who is walking from New York
70 San Francisco and who arrived In
Utica at 12:3O this morning, after a fifty
mile jaunt from Fonda. resumed his long
hike at midnight tonight
Owing TO the fact that the last two
miles Of HIS trip were covered after mid
night, which was Sunday. Weston. on re-
suming the journey at midnight tonight.
will retrace that portion or his course
which he covered on Sunday. so that
there may be no question about his full
filling the conditions of the test, his agree
ment being that he shall do no walking
on Sundays
He IS in excellent condition. and expects
70 cover the fftyfour miles 10 Syracuse
by o'clock Monday night, and viii de-
liver a lecture in that city at o'clock the
same evening
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
INFIELD IS PICKED.
EIberfeId slated for Third Base on
New York Americans.

Eiherteld Slated for Third Base on
New York Americans.
Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Macon. Ca, March IA day OF rest was
not unwelcome 10 the New York Ameri-
cans to-day Manager S5auings took
some OF the players over to his farm.
while the rest Of the men remained here.
1t begins to look as II three positions on
the Highlanders' infeId were set&ed. bar
ring accident
That Chase will play first IS a GER
tsinty. and that EIberfeId VIII be al
third and knight at short is altogether
probable. Second base is the infieId posi-
tiun around which the uncertainty lies
Just at present Ia Porte and Gardner
are the leading candidates.
Stauings made an interesting remark
about Chase on the way frcm Athens.
He said
Chase IS the best looking ball PLAYER
out there I ever saw In all my baseball
career I had LajOie when he was al his
best but this fellow lays over him
1t would take a prophet indeed 10 dope
out Stallings' Outfield- There is a strong
impression among those who have seen
the team at work this spring that Cree
* too good man 70 be kept out of d
regular position He is a magnificent
judge Of fiy ball. a sure catcher. and is
hitting as well as any OF the OutfieIders
Next TO heeler. he seems to be the head
fest man Of the Outfeld candidates.
The Highlanders are entering on the
last two weeks Of their stay In Macon.
and from now on their work viii be
harder
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
ENGLISH MEETING STARTS.
Flat Racing To-day and Lincoln.
shire Handicap Tomorrow.

New York, March M-The Lincoln
spring meeting will open England's fat
racing season tomorrow, and the Lin
colnshire Handicap for three-year-olds and
upward AT a mile will be run Tuesday.
For this event the only American eligible
is Harry Payne Whitney's Delirium, who.
carrying 116 pounds. may be sent 70 the
post by Trainer A. J. Joyner
II he starts, which was Joyner's plan a
week ago. he will be regarded az an out
slider. as his most recent quotation in the
future books was 66 to / Delirium was a
very fast horse on the local tracks last
fall, his best quality being gameness. and
for that reason Joyner took him across
the Atlantic
The Liverpool spring meeting viii open
on Thursday, and the Grand National
Steeplechase, the greatest jumping event
in the world. will be decided on Friday.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22

New York. March 1--It was pointed
out several days ago that Stanley
Ketchen mlddle-weight champion, had
become Jealous Of the notoriety attained
by Battling Nelson. lightweight cham
pion. and had instructed his manager.
Wflus Britt. who is also Nelson's man
ager. 20 turn on the liIaeHght, fun
strength.
KetcheH intmated al the same tims
that unless Britt got him completely into
the public eye he could hunt for another
Job. Britt scratched his hkad and did
scne hard thinking after that. with the
result that IL suddenly struck him that
il would be an excellent plan 20 fix up
even a "phony" match with Johnson
the big coIored champion just as Jef-
fries was getting ready 10 announce his
return 10 the prize ring Both men had
posted $1,000 but ths< negro insisted that
the forfeit should be not less than S5p01.
and named to-day noon as the limit for
posting the rest Of the coin
Johnson posted his 5000 in Chicago on
Friday night, and then expressed the
opinion that keIchel and Britt would
crawl Britt. as soon as he heard that
all OF Johnson's forfeit was up. began 10
run around town 10 obtain the remaining
s. COO. but failed 20 get il
IL is a fact that wherever pugilism IS
discussed The proposed Johnson-K -Ketchen
battle was ridicuIed today.
Langf0rd is highly amused AZ the talk
Of Johnson and Ketcheu battle. and
SAYS
7 can whip both OF these men, and do
the trick quickly TOO. know 1 can
knock Johnson out. 7 have been after
ketChelI for a long time could knock
him out inside Of ten rounds Ketcheu.
believe. said he wouldn't fight me be-
cause was c0l0red. but what excuse
can he have for trying for a match with
Johnson
Langford cannot get any OF the Ameri-
can pugilists. white or black. 70 fight
him now, so he IS going 20 England and
France IN a couple OS weeks.
JEFF was among those who ridiculed the
Johnson -ketChelI affair to-day. Re said
thar such a match would be q joke. for
the reason THAI Retcheu is too small for
the negro. But JeT continued 10 dodge
the question, ''WiI you fight Johnson -
that is. for pubIca1ios To intimate.
friends. however. Jehries IS talking OF a.
fight with Johnson necessarily.
Jim COrbetJ's tongue is beginning ID
Uag again an a great rate lie saws ha-
will fEht either Jefries or Johnson. anf'
declares he win post forfeit 70 bind Z
match. Corbett Is forty-two years old.
but states that he is in superb health
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
Eastern stars ChaIIenre.

The strong colored Eastern Stars base
ball team, OF AnacOstia, desire games for
the coming season.
That the strength OF the team Is not
exaggerated is attested 10 by the follow
ing lineup: Walter Cuffy. captain and
first base, Melvin Barnes, second base,
Harry Hall, third base: James Green.
short stop James Clarke. center field.
James Chase. left field. Melvin WiIker-
son. right field; James Sims. Thomas
Dent, and William Wilkerson. pitchers;
William Smith. Robert Duckett. and John
Dixon, eatchers; Robert Mason, Fred
Spencer. infelders- Smith Berry. out
fielder; Arthur Mason. mascot: William
H WilkersOn, jr.. manager, CO Nichols
avenue, AnacOStia. d. c.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
Anacnstin Gtnnt. in Linz

The Anacostia Giants are ready for
games with the following lineup: Henry
Watts. third base; Boney Harris, pitcher;
johnnie Thomas, second base: Clarence
West pitcher; Little" Roscoe Thomas
short stop; Percy Lacy. catcher: Hayden
Smith, center field; Moses Hawkins. first
base; Stump Mason. left field: Bugwine.
right field; Timmie Harrod. mascot. VII
liam GatewOod. manager.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
KETCHELL TRAINING HARD
Goes Through Many Stunts TO I'm
prove Condition.
Realizes He Must Knock Ont O'Rricr
in Order to Take on
johnson.

New York. March 2I-KetcheH did a lot
OF hard work to-day He took a long run
on the road, chopped wood. boxed. and
wrestled until his partners were ready 10
drop from exhaustion. and then weighed
himself in. tipping the scales al Is4
pounds He says he realizes that he
must knock O'Brien out in their bout at
the National Athletic Club on Friday
night in order 10 force Johnson 10 meet
him, and for that reason he declares that
he Will rush % 'Brien from the outset
IF I can land one good punch" said
Ketcheu. III stop this fellow quickly. I
know he's clever. but so am l. O'Brien
viii ind that he isn't fast enough 20 keep
away from me. and in that event he'll
take the count"
O'Brien took up his training at Sleeps
head Bay to-day. lie declares that he
win fight on the level this time. He also
says he viii be as fine as silk when he
faces Ketchen. and that he will not only
stay the ten rounds. but will also be
entitled to a decision on points. O'Brien
thinks that he viii outclass the middle
weight champion, VINO, N his opinion.
never has beaten really first-class man
II is safe to say that Jim Corbett's de-
sire TO fight Jeffrles or johnson will not
last long. Joe Choynsli says he will
tackle COrbett in A ten-round bout 10 a
finish for any reasonable side bet
1t Is expected that the $1,000 Marathon
derby to be run at the Polo Grounds on
Saturday afternoon, April s, will have
these starters: LongbOat, Dorando,
Shrubb, Maloney, Svanberg. White, and
St Ives The race will be run over
Quarter-mile track. and will probably be
the greatest event Of its kind ever held
in this or any other country.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22

SPECIAL 20 The Washington Herald.
Lynchburg, Va. March q - Catcher
Gaul. OF Cleveland Ohio. and Outfelder
Moreland. Of Washington. reported "a
Manager Orth to-day. being the first bal
players TO show up. Tonight and to-
morrow nearly al OF the eighteen mer
viii be on hand
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
Central Looks Good. says Menefee.

Acting Capt Menefee. Of the Central
High School baseball team. in speaking
OF the overwhelming victory OF his team
over the Gallaudet baseball team Al
Kendall Green Saturday afternoon
said; 1T is rather early 10 make anv
predictions about the team. but for the
first game OF the year to-day's went very
we'll considering the fact that two OF
the regulars were out Of the play When
the pitchers begin 10 use curves and the
men get their true batting form. We hope
TO make the good showing that Central
teams have made in the past"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
Urbanitr CInh ChnIIenre.

The Urbanity Athletic Club has or
ganized baseball team for the season.
and is anxious to meet all clubs os the
District averaging thirteen and fourteen
years.
Address Earl Mcintosh, 1l29 Fifth street
northwest
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22

New York, March 2l.-The Maryland
Jockey Club, which viii conduct the
usual spring and fall meeting at Pimlico.
has conformed to the policy of the Jockey
Club by hanging up liberal stakes and
purses
The meeting viii last sixteen days
winding up May =
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22

Base hits OF Willett. in IS times At
hat, five innings: Of Jones. in IS times az
bat, four innings; CA Gray, in Is times AZ
bat four innings; of Groom, in 13 times AZ
bat. IN four innings. Stolen bases-Bush. Cobb
Mcbride. Sacrifice hits-Moriarity MeIntvre.
Clymnr. Freeman Home runs-Gray Bases on
balls-Oh Gray. ]. OF Groom /: OF WfIlett
Struck out-By Groom, /. by Jones. , Left on bases
-Detroit 4; Washington. :. Double plsy-Jnglaub 10
Mcbride TO Freeman. First base on er7ors-Detroit
Washington. !. Hit by pitched ball-By WilIett.
:. Time-l hour and IS minutes. Attendance-3. zoo.
Umpire-Mr. Leidy.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
Young Giants. ?, Dallas. .

Dallas. Tex. March 2.-Robinson's s
Colts, OF the Giants and the Dallas team
pulled of a very interesting and we'll
played game this afternoon. the score at
the end OF the tenth inning being TO >.
Darkness ended the contest.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
FORT WORTH EASY FOR GIANTS
McGrRw's Braves Dispose of Pan
ahnra n H. Tina NJ * - n

McGraW's Braves Dispose OF Pan
theirs 20 the Tune of Is 20 o.
are the great Jewelers. IN the Texas League.
They reduced Fort Worth to the same rat
ing as Dallas by taking the Panthers into
camp this afternoon by a score OF Is 10 O.
Fort Worth went Up against McGraw's
regular team to-day with lots OF conf
dence. The Giants soon batted them out
Of sight. and when the locals found they
could make no headway against the pitch
ing of Raymond and MarQuard they be-
gan 10 spill errors that had a material
bearing on the final result.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
BASEBALL 0"s"% sss YANNGANS s SPORTS
OAKLAND A. C. READY.
Sixteen-year-OId Team Issues
Challenge.

Challenge.
The Oakland Athletic Club has organ
lied its baseball team, and challenges all
teams in the District averaging sixteen
years The team will be- composed OF
Donnelly. Marks. Webb. Kilgore. Timber
lake. of last years team. and Riddle,
Cunningham. Taylor Wyndham. and
Bahnseu
With so much promising material on
hand, IL is expected that the team VIII
make as good a showing as 1t did last
year. when the Oaklands won the cham
pionship Of the Monumental League.
Teams averaging sixteen years desiring
games write 10 Morton Marks. manager
Oakland Baseball Club, 1l0s Thirteenth
street northwest
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
Regulars Tn-mnrrn,r.

toHians viii arrive here at = O'Clock from
san Antonio, where they have been play
ing the Detroit Tigers FOR the last two
days The last game viii be tomorrow.
when the Washington Americans will bid
farewell TO Waco for this year and wend
their way northward
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22

f. Washingtons first score was made in
the fourth inning. when Collins drew a
pass and took second on a passed bali.
Rapp hit 10 left field for a single. but Col
lins. despite his sore leg. stretched two
sacks and came home. Their other score
came in the fifth. when Hughes knocked
a high fly 10 left. which was dropped by
NinsOn, the manager making second.
Shipke sacrificed and advanced Hughes.
Then Pickering came up with his big
stick and lammed one out for two sacks
10 left field fence bringing I'm Hughes
Meinke's skyscraper 90 right field retired
the side. The locals got their only look
IN i'm the third. when James hit for two
sacks and Kipp singled 20 right. scoring
James The next two men up were easy.
and Waco was out OF the game as far
as runs We're concerned.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
YANNIGANS WIN LAST
Down Waco Texas LeaguerS
to Tune of , to |.
SMITH GOES FOUR SESSIONS
Tom Hughes steps in and Pitches
Mastery Ball, Holding Opponents
HifIess for Five Innfngs-CantiI-
Ions Second Crew Gains Re-
venEe for Saturdays Defeat.


Special to The Washington Herald
Waco, Tex. March 2l.-ln a very good
exhibition of the national sport this aft
ernoon Washington drubbed the locals
out of a victory 10 the tune OF 10 /.
Smith was sent into pitch for the first
four innings. but the Navigators averaged
a hit an inning of Of him, so Hughes
went in and twirled the rest.
The hitting was silenced. as Hughes
had FIRE in his eyes and Was determined
to win to-day's game or die in the at
tempt. Hughes got seven strikes-Outs TO
HIS credit in his five innings. and in the
eighth he moved down every man that
faced him. The big fellow was IN his
best form. and he whizzed them over so
fast that the locals could only hit after
the bail was safely I'm Catcher Rapp's big
mitt. Rapp caught an excellent game,
going the fun nine innings and, although
his hand Is stil a little sore, he froZe 10
everything that came his way. He also
hit we'll
The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
KETCHELL'S WARNING
Tells Britt to Turn on Lime
light or Quit.
ANXIOUS FOR EOTORIETY

PuEiIisfic Fans and FfEhferH Them
selves RIdicuIe Managers Idea OF
Matching KetebeII with Champion.
Jack JOhnsOn-Jefries. LanEfOrds
and Others Declare Idea a Joke.