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The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
BOB" GANLEY REFUSES
TO SIGN A CONTRACT
Nationals Captain Says He Viii Quit Game if COndi-
tiOnS Not SatiSfactOD---KnOWs Nothing of Trade.

me. and I shall not sign u a. :: reads Al
present. Remember. I've only had it two
days
Il have been Informed that BIZ Burns
says he win not play with ne. II that
Is Sd 7 am sorry for I think Ball is one
Of the best pitchers and best fellows that
I ever played with. no matter what might
have happened.
Whether play with Washington or not
next season I think that the Washing
ton club. under CanJiiiOn's management
Will land in the first division. If not one.
two three.
The team Is there and so is the man
ager. and whether ] break with the team
OF not. Csntillo1 is one Of the wisest mar
ayers in the business and a fine man %
work for. The Washington fans deserve
a good team and they're going TO have
Il next season.
Mr.. Ganley IS holding down q respon-
sible position with local mercantile con-
cern and is likely 20 quilt the game If
conditions do not suit him when the play
ing season opens.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
TRACK A SEA OF MUD.
Form Players mt EmeryviIle Badly
Upset as a Result.

San Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE track ar
EmeryviIle was a sea Of mud this after
noon. Form players were badly upset,
several long shots winning. The sum-
maries:
FIRST RACE-Si1 furlo1gs Otogo. log SIc-
Carthyl. 20 !. Won; Fo0tloose 81 (Taplin). is to
). second; Sir John, 10 lGoldstein), 70 l. third
lime. lis - Incentive BantheL Hampton
Beauty. Lady Rensselaer,, Gretchen G.. Rose Kismet
Jim Msllady Car0uia. and Jim Hanna also Tan
SECOND RACE-Three fuTionEs. Contra Costa
l05 (MentTy), Z 70 ]. Won; Eel l15 (Upton] % 10
/. second; Redeem. lO3 (Inesl 100 70 J. third Time
60 25. BslrUuia. G0odShip. Alarmed. TuberUse
PHtheel- Venetian Girl, Sirs. Dct, Seven Ford and
Amelia Hunt also ran.
THIRD RACE-One mile Minalto. IcO UJp.ou,
= % l. Won; Harry Rogers. 81 Glass. Is 10 !
second; PM Igo, g iSullivanl, = TO / third
Tine. l:s5 Is. Alitre. Buchanan, Silver Sue Hand
maiden. Il Davis. Netlatkats, Ny Bouquet, and
Eckersan also ran
FOURTH RACE-One nile. Estella C.. los
eientTyl, TO ]. Won; StsndCTer. i0S fNcIntyrsl
z 20 !, second; I'm and En-, IG (Ross), Il to /
third Time. I,s4 - Csmhyses Senator Beckharn.
Docile. GrUnoboi. Bol0man okenite, Saracinescs
ard Blanche c. also Tz1.
FIFTH RACE-Six furl0uzs. TOIIbox los NC
CsTthyl- IS 20 l. Won; Yankee Daughter, l05 But
ler. 4 10 5, second Apto Oro. IOs CSecriIlel to
!. third Time. lis Is. Trzfic Desconrnets
C0Wen. Miss Highland. Altsnor, Tennessee Boz.
nd EgCtist also ran
SIXTH RACE-One and three-si1tsenths miles.
Prince Nap. 100 lSCovilel IS to 5 won LADY
Alicia los Ross. to , second: Lard Rossing
ton. lei (Tap.inl. p to l. third Time 2s4 Warner
t5riSTell. BeilmCDcc. Byronerd2le Col White TY,e
captain. CO.. Bronson. Song Writer. and Veterano
ais0 ran
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
SPORTING SIDELIGHTS.
BY BILL BAILEY.

Wonder Il Senator TiIIman knows what
70 do when the umpire says "three
strikes
Il Is quite safe for any wart on the
Nevada desert. which wishes 20 get its
name on the map. 20 oner $4,000 -or a
fight between Johnson and Jefries. Even
the best regulated newspapers viii fall
for il through fear that some other
papers will take It UP.
Dr. Hudson Is OF the opinion that the
Mckinley Manual Training School can
scrape Up a pretty good sort OF a basket
ball team without using men who are
rot in good standing with the faculty.
An exchange from Cleveland says:
Pitcher BiH Burns has informed the
Washington club that unless he 70
traded he might consent 20 pitch for
the Nationals for the small sum Of
$500" Bill certainly got an awful
good opinion OF himself 10 the short
breathing spell he enjoyed before
Ganley made him take the count
with his bat
Georgetown will enter relay team IN
Boston college meet" flashes afternoon
paper as exclusive story. Huh. We had
the story three weeks ago. Wake Up.
brother
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
MEETING Is CALLED
New Outlaw Baseball League
Nay Be Launched.
TO BE KNOWN as "TRI-STATE"
Washington Asked tn Enter Club.
Alex. j. Lawson, Brother Of Union
League Founder. Is Behind the
Scheme-Eight-cIub Circuit 10 In
eIude Brooklyn and other Places.

Alexander J. Lawson. OF New PrOvi-
dence, Pa, brother OF Al Lawson, who
Il Will be remembered launched for a
brief life the Union League last season Is
behind new outlaw organization 10 be
known as the Tri-State League ts in
clude the cities Of Brooklyn, y. Y VIII
mngton. Del. Frederick and Hagers-
town. Nd. Richmond. Va. and Lebanon,
Pa, Baltimore, and possibly Washing
ton
Brother Alex declares that he is pre-
pared 10 do business with all Of the cities
and has secured the necessary backing n
each one OF them. As an indication Of
this he has called a meeting for next
Monday night in Baltimore at the Hotel
Rennert for the purpose of talking base
ball and 20 start organizing the league
sAfT. Lawson mas written 10 several
weIl-known baseball fans in Washington
20 see II the Capital cannot enter a team.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12

Special 20 TIE Washington Herald
LoweIl--4Iass.. Jan. 1.-THE report that
Bob" Ganley. captain Of the Washing
ton team. had been traded for EIberfeld
reached this city tonight. and the cor
respondent Of The Washington Herald
sought vc.ifcation Of the rumor- Mr.
Ganley. VINO was located at the Knights
OF Columbus gym. where he spends his
leisure time in light exercise. made tie
following statement
The only intImstion that was 10 be
traded for any one came 70 me through
the columns Of a sporting paper. which
stated that there was a move on 10 trade
me even for EIberfeld. have received no
Official information on the matter and
am not worrying. 7 think If there was
anything 70 it they would do ne the
courtesy OF notifying ne
Il received ny contract two DAYS ago
and have not signed It and I will not until
/ have had an understanding with the
management. The terms don't quite suit
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

There was talk at Technical yesterday
70 the effect that an independent baseball
team would be formed.
The indoor meet held At Central last
Saturday VIII be repeated again this
SATURDAY -'BfI' Foley IS expecting bet
Ter performance. too
The baseball nine al Technical VIII be
without the services Of FalcOner next
spring. The big first baseman IS behind
II his studies and has decided 70 play
professional
Capt Sessenden. OF the Eastern High
School track team IS a busy man these
days getting out candidates for the team
Already a large number have promised
70 turn out this afternoon.
The basketball team at Eastern has
been a little slow in getting started. but
Il IS expected that a game viii be played
within the next two weeks. although no
game has been arranged yet
The second basketball team at Eastern
has prospects Of finishing a grand sea
son. The form displayed in their last
game with the NeSpers If continued,
Should help win many contests
small-sized indoor meet will be held
in the corridors al Technical this after
noon. starting at 2 p. N. Coach Walker
IS adopting ''Bin- Foley's idea, 10 see
what is IN the candidates. The affair
promises 20 be 4 big success
Although several athletes al Eastern
may run IN the Johns Hopkins meet In
Baltimore. on January 80 II IS almost
certain that Pat Murray viii be one Of
them. Pat IS training for the 150-yard
dash, and has been showing up well
Manager Kennedy, OF the Central track
team, has not decided who will represent
the Q street school in the Johns Hopkins
meet, but VIII pick a team some time
during the next two weeks He viii en-
ter men in the spTints and middle dis
tance runs.
This afternoon "BilI" Foley. the man
who IS responsible for the good show
ings made by the Central athletes for
several years. viii take hold Of the candi-
dates for the cinde- path at Eastern The
training viii all be done in the corridors
II the southeast school
Mike Macdonald who showed I'D so
well IN the dashes in the indoor meet
II Central Saturday, Is a brother OF the
famous 'Cy' Macdonald Mike" IS a
novice, but viii certainly deliver the
goods He Is also slated as a possibility
on the football eleven next fall.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
pesal 70 he washinston Hsrald.

SPECIAL TO The Washington Herald.
Lynchburg. Va. Jan T.-After being
IN session for four hours and TWO ballots
had been taken for president. resulting
in another deadlock. representatives from
Portsmouth. Roanoke. and DanviIle
bolted the meeting OF the Virginia
League. leaving the league where It was
before the session. as far as the election
Of a president was concerned.
On the first ballot, Jake Wells. the In
cumbent- and Charles ". Boyer, OF the
South Atlantic League. each received
three votes. Lynchburg. Richmond. and
Norfolk voted for wells On the seccnd
vote Boyer's name was withdrawn, and
W ". Clark, vice president Of the Dan
Vile team. was nominated DanVille-
Roanoke. and Portsmouth voted for CarE.
and the other teams for Wells Then
the three clubs bolted the meeting, de-
claring they would have nothing TO do
with the tangle.
For more than three hours the direc-
tors wrangled over the amendments 70
the constitution and bylaws which we're
adopted at the last Riclm6ld meeting.
These we're found IN many instances 10
De contradictory 10 the national agree
ment- When the whole proposition was
reconsidered many changes were made,
the principal one being The raising OF
the salary limit 70 S1.7e0. this being 80
larger than last year
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
LOS ANGELES.
Bookies Are Hard Hit-Track Is
Heavy


Los Angeles. Jan. 1.-The track was
very heavy to-day. and the boOkies were
hard hit. La Londe. Barney Oldfeld,
4. Muskoday. and The Thorn were tip
ped of as good things, ard The public
took advantage.
The summaries:
FIRST RACE-FIvs ard one-haIf f-rl0nEs Ia
Londe. lo9 CTrubeli. 70 J. Won; Feminine, is
Powers, 4 70 ). second; Albion r., le9 tA7chi-
bald, to I third Time. l5S Is. Agnes Virginia,
Evsdos. julia c. ard TendeTCest also rsn-
SECOND RACE-Three furlcnEs. MaTy Van BU-
III. 100 lBullnan} 10 / Won; z Per1ectc. le9
Booker. 6 10 l. second: TyTas ~ tHowaTdl. Z
20 l, third Tine. 0-S6 Is SeIuiyed2. Aoihu. Dare
Do T. Chalmu NcltOndale. Mrs Prank Hogan,
and sam Web also rsn-
THIRD RACE-Six and 0ne-haH fuTlOugs- Old
fed. l1S (ATchibaldl. S to !, woa; Norfolk, log
(ButTelll 10 20 : second. NJ MrSgTsre- = Mar
TIM. 20 / third Tine IN -. Helen Harvey.
Maid Of Gotham hey de- MundO. Harbor. Steel.
Orihanb Lucky Lad Pert. Uncle Hen-y. ard
Dibari also rs1.
FOURTH RACE-One mile AnimuS. lGs Pow
ers) 8 70 ; Won. RaSty AE1,es. 100 (Psgei. 20 L
second: Red Gauntlet. 10 Howard Is 70 1. third.
Tlme. 1:ic. Capt Burnett. Mark antony. and
Alma Boy also ran.
FTFTH RACE-Ore and one-aua-ter miles. A
liuskoday. l0s Clark ) 10 . Won. Lord Stanhope.
lI5 CMcGeel. 8 20 5 second: B-alCas. III (ATChi-
bald. s 10 1. third. Tine. 255 - Miss Hlnysr
and BeauciCTe also rsn.
SIXTH RACE-Seven furlouss- The Thcrn. IaI
(Rice) Is 20 ; won: 0ucaEa. lG t1Orkcl. 20 /
second: Calves. IOf tButEeIb Z u l. third Tine
lN25 Diamond NCSe. Third Rail. PrugTess. An
drbop. Charles Paine. J. F. Donchue Wisc Child
Summer Clo.5i. Tarrt Cchleskin. and Bob Ragon
alss ran
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
SAVANNAH RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-FITe fuTlongs- IS,ris 10 fD1aeil.
% l. wo1. Tilekins Id tMuTphyi. 8 70 !. second, :,
Ora Sutduth 2 Bilac'. 3 20 l. third Tine. 30 s.
G-a-sa-. Sir Nz-znt. EsnCEzy. SKY Bl-e. and
Bright Boy also Tz1
SECOND EACE-SL fI-iClEz- hsC1ue-- IL
tLEacal. @ 3 ECl. Siskin. IL tCEOEieyl. % ].
sec1ld. SpTing Frog. Ill CONES. - l. third
Tine, LIS. Dolly Bul1s1 alSe -sn-
THIRD RACE-FIve furlo1sS. MsTise. 2 iLyocSr,
ever Eon: LADY FItzherbsTt. I'2 iDJbeil. 70 !.
second; Dsns. Ia Buns. 70 l. third. Tine.
ls5 50 Pozanite ard Miss Cardigan also az
FOURTH RACFr-Oue nile and forty Yards.
Autumn Flower. los Buns. % 5. von: Frslk
Pztt0[ 2 tDspAin'. 3 70 :. sscood; Bes-erIlg-
10 tDzTlsl. % 2 third. Tine Ia Is. 8Islecon
and F1iuuap also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Six ard C1e-hat fuTi0ngs- Anna
Smith. Is lMuphyi. 8 20 !. TOn- Judge DE1d1C,
- Dale % ]. second: Don Hamilton l0i
iC-oEIevi % = third Tine. rs 55 Big Hand
and Mss X o. b also rzr
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
ALLAN LARD QUALITIES.
Chevy Chase Golfer shows Up Well
at Pinehurxt

Piaehurst. y c.. Jan. u-R. E. Sproule
Of the Royal Port Rusn CLUB. ireland. led
a field Of IL contestants in the qualihca-
ton round Of the sixth annual midwinter
golf tournament to-day. and won the
gold medal offered for the best score
with a fast card Of 10 out. and 81 in
five strokes in the lead Of his nearest
opponent
J P. Knapp. Of Garden City: J. J.
Hazen OF Fox Hall. and E. !. spauIding-
OF Waubanakee, were punched for second
place in q triple tie at s. with H V
Seggerman. of Midland. third at s.. The
balance OF the field were close up. 90
marking the limit OF admission 70 the first
division. with a triple tie between T. c
Jennings. OF Nassau. s L. RUmbaugh. OF
Philadelphia. and n l. Feary. Of Fox
Hills, which Mr.. Jennings won on the
draw.
The day was absolutely perfect and all
but few Of the contestants finished the
round
Among those who qualified for various
cups was Allan Lard. Of Chevy Chase.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
CLUB Is AFTER 4 SITE
Columbia Golfers Decide to Quit
Brightwood Links.
Committee Advised to Seek Pastures
New, on Account of Increased
Rental Demanded.

4. a I1-cting Of the Columbia Golf Club
al the Raleigh last night. John Ebert
Wilkie. presiding. It was decided after
discussion, that q committee be appointed
for the purpose of continuing its efforts
to locate a suitable property fitted for the
use OF the club
This step was brought about by the ex-
pirati0n OF the lease which the club has
held upon the property at BrightwOod
for the last FIVE years, and the decision Of
the owner 10 almost double the rental
For some time the Columbia Club mem
bers have been looking over various prop
critics In the city and along the Great
Falls and Old Dominion Railroad in Vir-
ginia for a suitable site for golf links
Almost every member present signifled
his willingness 10 subscribe 10 stock for
the acquisition Of new property
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
District League.
G. P. o. LeaEue.
LOCAL BOWLING NOTES.

The Fat Men dropped two games 70
the Saengers last night. but easily copped
the other one by big score
Underwood al the Y. II. c. \ can bowl
a better duckpin game in practice than
in a league contest Underwood always
was nervous chap
Several scribes have been knocking Col
iins for playing OF so many teams Len
doesn't mind these little knocks he says
every knock is a boost
Jimmy" Smith. the champion bowler
Of the world. viii meet Joe Erichton.
the best man IN Baltimore tonight IN St.
James Hall. at Baltimore.
The second series Of the Plate Printers
DUCkDin League VIII start tonight Ths
first series were run OF without a hitch
Now lets see this one finished in the
same manner
The duckp!n and tanpin scores have
not been 50 good recently None OF the
teams has reached the 1.000 mark IN
tenpins and only one or TWO CUNTS have
gone over 50o IN the little pins.
Brosnan, the man who won the best
prize in the Palace tournament. had tbs
highest score last night, with 2l9 His
other games were 160 and 80. which
brought his average for the evening down
The residents OF BrightwoOd want
champions Listen TO this. The Bright
wood team in the Sunday School League
took ali three games from the MetropOIi-
tans last night. That looks ike a cham
piOnship all right.
The Married Men have now lost six
games in the new Double League at the
7. NJ c. \. Several Of their players have
not bad chance 10 g. into the frav.
bat are expected to show up in a few
days.
Three cheers for the single men OF the
7 NJ c A The Single Mems team
which defeated the Married Men have one
artist who viii need. watching. he Is
Gundlermer, and last night had an aver
age Of IL for duckp.as.
Joe Tinker IS the latest 10 90 on ths
stage. He has been booked 10 April 3 n
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
BASEBAL Ii FAST GAME BOWLING

but up to the present time. has had very
little encouragement.
Alexander Lawson is responsible for
the success Of the Pennsyivaaia-Wes
Virginia league. and has had a lot Of ex-
perience in baseball He says that with
dissatisfaction in the ranks Of the Tri-
state League and the prosperous condi-
ton Of the country the fans viii sup
port his proposed organization.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
KETCHELLREADYFOR JOHNSON
Cofroth Offers $4,000 Purse for
Ferty-fEe Rounds.
Manager Accepts the Match for
Heavy-weight TitIe-Abe At
tell TO Neet Weeks.

New York, Jan. lI.-If Jack johnson re
turns 10 America in time. he can have
fight for the heavyweight title with stan
ley Ketcheil. the present middle-weight
champion. at Colmo. Cal, on July 4
James Cofroth. the well-knOwn pro-
moter. has offered a 20.eoo purse for a
fOrty-fve-roUnd battle between these pu-
giiisis and Willis Britt. Ketchelrs new
manager has already accepted in the
lsJter's behalf
Ketchel says that he Will be able TO
scale at about I75 pounds and be fast
and fl. and that if Johnson really wants
20 prove 10 the American sporting public
that lie Is a high-cIass fighter. there
VIII be 70 trouble in arranging the match
Johnson viii not BE- ready 10 enter the
ring again IN this country before next
winter He VIII be In England and spend
three months in Great Britain and France.
Jefries stII continues to deny that he
intends fighting again. but SAYS he has
gone into training simply to sDe in shape
to box with kaufman on the road A re
port from Los Angeles says that JefTries
has yielded 70 a request from Billy De-
lauey 10 help get kaufman in shape 10
fight Johnson. and that the big fellow viii
co his best 10 teach kaufman all the
fine points Of pugilism. This looks Ike
an excellent excuse FOR the vigorous train
ing that Jeff Is going through Just row.
but the opinion win not down that Just
as soon as JEFF finds that he can properly
fl himself he will agree 10 take John
son on.
Tie most important fight this week viii
Be decided in the far West. on Thursday
night. when Abe AtteI viii meet Freddie
Weeks in a thirty-round fgnt az Cold
fald, New.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
CAPT. BARR PASSES AWAY.
Racing Yacht Skipper
Dies af MarbIehead.

Boston. Jan u-Capt. John Barr. who
was considered among the foremost of
American yacht racing shippers. died to-
day at his home in Marblehead.
He was skipper Of the Thistle in the
international yacht race Of 1857, ~hen
the Thistle wss defeated by the Amer
lean Cup defended Volunteer The
Thistle was raced by him on September
2 and 30. 1887. and he sailed The Amer
lean yacht Jubilee in the contest 10 Sc
lect the American cup defender TO race
against the VaIkyTis Il
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
DOWN THE ALLEYS.
TO-NIGHT-s GAMES.

Departmental LsaSse- -Connaissio1s-s rz Pcss-oace
Ol tie Palace ALLEYS
Union Lesg8e-Anriques IS Press1en. o. the
RCTal EIie1s
District Dzckp5u Lesg1s-Roysls - Arlins-ous.
ou the Royal ALLEYS
I u c A League-HauleE - Roberts. on tie
/ N C. \ aIleyG
Commercial Lsague-P-. B. & Co. Is. Noses. on
chs Roysl alleys.
Sunday schcsI Lea-ss-Bstia1y -. No1nt Pleas
ant on the Royal alleys-
B-rssu o. ErgTsvlug Lcs-le-JohIries Ts- Nz-----
ais. os Spzruugh's alleys
Co,CaisI Lssgue-PiET5ms Is yiTgiaizns, OF ths
Pslace allevs.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
M'BRIDE IS IN LINE
Nationals Great ShOrtStOp
Signs Up for Season.
HIS SALARY TO BE INCREASED
SAYS Prospects for Next Season Are
Bright and Team should Finish in
First DiviSIon-Pays Glowing Trib-
ute 10 Joe CantiIIOn-Washing
Player in Fine Condition
snscial % ne wsshirs.en Hszsla.

Special 70 The Wsssingt0n Herald
Milwaukee. Wis, Jan. lL-GeOrge Nc
Bride, the local boy who played such j
splendjd game for the Washington clu2
Of the American League last season. To-
day accepted terms sent him by Manager
Zoe CantiIlon and returned his signed
contract for 1903
The new. contract also calls for an N
crease in pay over 1915. which was given
5y Manager CantiIlon without any soilci-
sstion on the part OF George
The Milwaukee boy has been doing light
work all winter. such as bowling and
gymnasium work. with a little indoor
baseball. and feels that ne VIII be IN
fine shape when the time comes Tor
spring practice
In speaking OF the prospects Of the
Nationals for next season the clever short
stop said: Manager Cantillon has been
building Up a strong team, in my opin-
son. and II he lands the new men 1 IN
darstand he IS after, the team should
stand q fine chance OF landing in the first
division. know the boys viii work their
heads on for Joe, and II viii not be their
fault If they do not get into the first divi-
Eion-
Catching Department Strong.
With Blankenship to help Charlie Street
behind the bat the catching department
Will be stronger than ever. Freeman viii
be better than ever al first base, for he
has been improving right along. while
Delehanty should shine al second base.
Il know II hard work viii accomplish
anything I viii be playing better ball
Ihan ever next season Shipke plays q
very fine game al third base so that the
9nfieId should not be behind any team
when Il comes 20 fielding
Pickering has been released 20 Mime
RpOlis. see, so that VIII require another
outfeIder and I understand that Man
ager Joe has a hard hitting fielder in
view.
Outlook Unusually Bright.
The pitching staff is good now. and
shoesld be even better next season. as
Walter johnson viii have more experience
Besides the present strong staff there are
two new pitchers coming from the Coast.
who I hear are very good and viii add
more SiFenSJ- % tlle pl-Ci-ilL6 c0A'di tiltllt-
The outlook at this time Is certainly
encouraging and I expect 20 see the Ma
tiOnalS right IN the race next season.
The players, along with myself, who
played against the outlaws IN Chicago,
have ali arranged 10 pay the fine levied
by the national commission. Of 50 each,
so that there viii be no trouble from that
source.
.'1ranagsr Can-iTIon raised my salary
this year without any request on my part
Tor which I am duly thankful. and know
he viii not lose anything by the act Joe
IS one manager who has every COnsidera-
ton for his men"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
NAVY CAPTAIN RESIGNS.

Robertson Named for the Track
Team Leader.
Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Annapolis, Nd, Jan. 1L-Percy W
Northeroft. of PawtGcket, r /. has re-
signed as captain Of the midshipmen's
field and track team and Marion c.
Robertson OF Houston, Tex. has been
elected 70 the vacancy Northcroft was
captain Of the football team last sea
son. He is a weight man and high jumper.
Robertson also performs in the weight
events
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
Y. NJ. c. A. Plays IN Baltimore.

Baltimore, Nd. Jan 1.-THE Baltimore
Basketball Club viii play the team OF the
Washington Y. n. c. A. at Cross Street
Hall tomorrow evening. This game is
expected 70 prove one Of the best Of the
season. as the Washington team has been
greatly strengthened by the addition Of
several players from the late Second Reg
ment team Of Washington. Hubbard and
Reyes are the two new men.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
ATHLETIC COUNCIL MEETS.
Three Candidates Named for Base
ball and Football Managers.

a meeting was held at Friends School
yesterday afternoon by the athletic
council 70 nominate members for the posi-
ton Of managers for the baseball and
football teams. Chairman Sidwell pre-
sided
Three popular boys were named for
managers Of football and baseball The
election comes Friday or Saturday.
a new feature in school athletics VII
be the awarding Of the F 10 the mem
bers Of the second team and substitutes
on the first teams.
The athletic council consists Of the fol-
lowing members.
Mr. SidweH. who Is principal OF the
school chairman; Mr. Sensner, secretary;
Mr.. Brooks, who is the athletic coach;
Sir. Platt. the basketball manager, and
Mr. Stewart, manager for last years
football team.
The next meeting Of the council viii
be held on Thursday, At 3 o'clock
The Washington herald., 1909-01-12

It looks very much as II the reported
marriage Of Rube Marquard was simply
q ruse on the part Of the big southpaw
to get Johnny McGraw 70 come across
with part OF the purchase money. as
well as a latter contract Rube believes
McGraw IS wise 10 the fact that two
cannot live cheaper than one.