The Washington times., 1910-02-01
Player Is No Longer the
Property Of Washing
ton Club.
BALTIMORE MEET
CREATES INTEREST
Capital Athletes Will Compete IN
Joint Games Stand by
Michigan.

II was announced this morning az the
headquarters Of the Washington Dali
club that the local owners have no
further interest In the case Of Jiggs
Donohue, who has decided 10 play with
his semi-pro team in Chicago.
Donohue claims that before ne left
here he received assurances that he
would be allowed to so as a free agent,
but the MANAGEMENT Of the Nationals
declares Donohue was disposed Of 10
the Minneapolis club in an ordinary
transaction. and that If he has any
grievances. II IS with Minneapolis
Donohue, who was once one Of the
hest known ball players in the American
league, declares he VIII never again don
a minor league Uniform II ne gets
into action with his seTni-pro team, ne
u-fu incur the dtspIeasuTe Of the Ma
rionaI commission SO II appears as
1hourh organized baseball has seen the
last of the man who Gid so ullIcl 10 -p-
So al calculations when The SOU beat
the Cubs
yvanted-To know the olflerence Pc pc
tween q balplayeT VINO u------55 ~ So
n contract offered him and q hoido--
second only 10 the trio Of Convention
Hall tournaments. in the interest 70 the
athletes OF washington VIII be q JolI-
set OF indoor Held ana track games by
Johns Hopkins and the Firth Regimen
n Baltimore On March p
me meets viii be held under the sane
ton of the intercollegiate Athlel-c As
ISOLATION Of America ana the AIl---5---
Arhleri- Union Prominent among Jile
r--o-fS on me program viii be four Of
IRE chaTnuiOnsn1ps Of the south AliaEL-c
Aesocfari0n--re 1G0-Vard DASH the W.
yard hurdle. SS1-yarC run ana the mop
step and jump
The Y'rozraUn follows
Handicap eveuts--05-yard dash 20
ward dash. 440-yaTd dash ssl-yard run,
de, running high jumps, and sixteen
C-I0se5 to members Of the Fifth Regi-
ment-1O0-yard dash. zf3-yard dash. and
sSTth Atlantic Association champion
Ehips-IoO-yard dash, 11l-yarc hurdle
Ss0-yard run, running hop, skip and
Tn5sierscholastic events Cfor boys IN
der eighteen years oId)-10o-yard dash
and Lf0-yard dash
Relay races. one nile each
Relay races. closed 70 members Of the
ReIay races. one-haIf mile each, for
boys under sixteen
clubs and colleges OF this city yesterday.
and Il is expected that practically all
rre 49, OF 1VashiaErou's athletes VIII
complete
Another future great Jumped into the
limelight from Augusta Ca, when Iy
Cobb II made his appearance in this
vale Of tears Infelder or oufelder2
An aIumnus OF the University Of
Michigan takes exception 20 our crit
cism Of his college -or ASKING NOIe
Dame 10 play under the Michigan code
after the notorious JOY Miller case and
SAYS that perhaps the loss Of dolla-
10y betting on I'elnsy-- wanna las- -s'L- was
the cause OF the burning words
no, IL was not any loss III Detllnzr
but a sense OF the Tll1CUlous tnaL
rrornpte7 us TO ask why Ncfre Dame
should be forced TO CONFORM 70 4lIcnl-
-aU-s code after Michigan had won
Eames largely through the efforts OF
one who was not even q student Of the
F-ven Ta1 we lost a wager last fall
there would have been little regret
for had we made a bet against Michigan
in each Of her championship games
during the preceding three or -FOUR years
during which she did not even cross
fhe goal line in an important contest.
would have left Us enough 10 drop 1T
lie last November
Reports from Chicago say Ban John
son and Charley COmIszey have gone
down the Mississippi on a hunting trip
Recouect the days but q couple Of years
back when Comiskey used 20 lie awake
nights roasting Johnson
When Il comes TO tanning tie boys who
won't be good Johnson takes first prize.
Pests Price PiDpins VIII officially re-
ceive the Princeton Alumni Cup to
morrow morning in recognition OF win
ming the iuteC-high school baseball
championship last spring
The "chaupeers- VII be seated on the
stage IN the assembly room and there
viii be speeches BY Princeton graduates
and Teprese natives OF thu Business
High faculty.
George WashtnEtOn's att 1etfC. com
InttEee meets tonight 10 outline the foot
hsl policy for next fan An announce
-ueDt that Fred Nelson is 70 return as
coach Is expected T X
DACTD MOTTO