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ROUGH DAYS AHEAD
FOR CATCHER Killing

NEW YORK, February 1o.-Jolfn King
will have harder time getting back into
the good graces of the national commits
! sion than most people believe. This is no
idle dream. 1t comes from q man who
is as close TO Ban Johnson and August
Hermann as any one III base ball.
Others have got back who have sinned
as grievousIy as the star catcher of the
Cubs. We have to look no further than
Hal Chase for such an example. Chase
jumped a contract to play outlaw ball.
That's just what King did. He was I'M
der contract to Murphy last year. While
under contract 10 Chicago he took a
emi-professional team to the Windy city
and literally invaded big league territory.
He did il in spite of warming from the
national commission. That's about as
grave offense as can be imagined
Extenuating circumstances In favor of
Chase were advanced at the time of his
reinstatement. II was to guard against
as was hcaped OF the triumvirate for al
legged partiality to star of ChaSe's CAL
4ber that the commission year ago
passed its famous blacklist rule. That
was that major league player engaging
in outlaw base ball be blacklisted for a
certain period; five years If a contract
breaker: three years if failing to observe
the reserve clause.
King qualities under the head of con-
tract breaker. He was warned by the
national commission at the time that if
he played in Chicago lie would be barred
from base ball for term of five years.
Now the commission is UP a tree.
Murphy says he gave Killing leave of
absence last year. But lie forgets when
he was frantically running around Chi
cago last summer applying for an in
junction to keep Killing out of town. Now
Joe Flanner has been appointed by the
commission to look up the evidence of
the case for the triumvirate. He is John
sons private secretary. Ban will
not break bis neck trying to hand
Charles w. Murphy anything, nor will
Hermann for that matter.
But base ball interests must be pro-
tected. King is a valuable chattel. both
to Murphy and the National League.
Every one hopes he will get back in the
game from which. perhaps, Murphy was
largely responsible in driving him.
King will not slip back, though, as easily
as he slipped out. There will be some
severe discipline; whether suspension or
stiff fine time will tell.
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TO BAR HOPPLES.
National Trotting Association to
Gradually Eliminate Them.

NEW YORK. February 1O.-The Ma
tional Trotting Association held its twen-
ty-dfth congress at the Murray Hill
Hotel yesterday, representatives Of 3S1
tracks being in attendance. several Of the
delegates holding numerous proxies Of
members who were unable to be present.
Peter P. tombstone Of Lexington, KY.
who has served twenty-five years as
president, called the congress to order
and later in the session he was reelected
as head of the association. This years
meeting showed that the national Amer
lean trotting organizations are working
more in harmony than ever before. and
instead Of making rules to suit them
selves as heretofore. the two bodies got
together and adopted uniform rules as
far as possible to govern light harness
racing The changes in rules that were
adopted were not as radical or sweeping
a. was anticipated, although a new rule
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was adopted which Will eventually bar
the use of hopples on PAGERS
The rule which the congress adopted
concerning hopples worn by PAGERS pro-
vides that they shall be abolished at the
beginning of the season Of 1915 Up to
that time there will be a gradual elimfIla-
ton of this under harness as follows:
Topples shall not be used in races or
performances against time on twO-year-
olds or younger In 1910: on three-year-
Odds or younger in 1911: on four-year- Odds
or younger In 1912: on five-year-olds or
younger In 1913. and on six-year-olds or
younger In 1914, after which time they
will be barred.
proposed rule to allow horses to start
on half-mile tracks in classes four Sec
onds slower than on mile tracks was dis
cussed at some length, but no change
was made In the present rule. The effort
to make uniform a rule which places the
distance flag at a certain distance from
the wire was discussed. but no change
was adopted. The trotting associations
Of Ohio received the privilege OF Joining
either the National or American Trotting
Associations Heretofore, on account OF
the controversy between these bodies.
they were compelled to join both organ
ixations A new rule provides that in
all purses there shall be five entries, two
to start Several other rules were re.
vised.
A new rule was adopted prohibiting .
driver from using a timing watch during
a race without the consent Of the judges.
Violation Of this rule Is punishable by .
fine Of $50 or suspension.
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GRO. UNION LEAGUE.
PRINCETON's NEW TRAINER.
Keene Fitzpatrick to Have Charge
of All the Tiger Athletes.

PRINCETON, n. j.. February 10
The announcement of keene Fitzpatrick S
resignation as athletic trainer at the Uni
versity of Michigan and his acceptance
of similar position at Princeton Uni
versity was officially confirmed here last
night. Fitzpatrick is to begin his work
at Princeton next September, and he will
have charge of the physical condition of
the athletes on all the athletic teams.
His principal efforts will. of course, be
devoted to the care of the men in foot
ball. base ball, basket ball, track and
hockey.
Fitzpatrick is to occupy a position of
similar capacity to that filled by the late
Jim Robinson. Since Robinson's death
two men have acted in the capacity of
trainer. one for foot ball, the other for
track, and although not criticism of the
condition of Princeton teams has been
made by the Tiger authorities. it was
decided after the resignation of Val Flood
that the old system of placing all train
ing in the hands Of one man should be
restored.
Fitzpatrick has a notable record as
trainer In addition to his work at Ann
Arbor. he was also the trainer of a
championship foot ball team at Yale
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TRACK RECORDS GO.
Three Marks Broken at the Jackson.
vile Meeting.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. February 10
Spirited racing marked the sport at Mon
Grief yesterday. Four favorites and two
heavily played second choices won. ]. w.
Schorrs Charlie Eastman gathered in the
Cracker stakes. Three track records were
lowered.
The summaries follow:
First race. one mile-Gatien Lass 1U7 (But.
welD - to o. won; Danger. 112 (Powers), to
), second Allonby 100 (Burns), s to T. third.
Time. 1.412-5. Foreguard. Woolspun, Square
Deal, Ball Hazard and Dearly Bell also ram
Gee), IL to 90 won; Sandpiper. lO6 Davis, 40
to J. second; Ruble. 106 LEACH. 16 to /, third.
Time, liz. Silverin Harold Hail. Endymion
Croydon. Enlist, Birdslayer and Wingohocking
also
Third race handicap: five and a half furlonss
Milton B.. 100 (Powers). TO 1, won: Carroll.
116 (Troxler). to 1. second: King Of Yolo lO5
Davis. 40 to 1. third Time LOT Is. Alfred
the Great, Billiard Ball, Indian Maid aud
Amoret also
longs-Charlie Eastman. los (Burns). even. won.
Tom McGrath. 1876 tButwelD, to 1, second:
Strike Out, 80 Davis, TO 1. third. Time. l.O7.
Top Note, George $. Davis. Achieve, Flying
Footsteps. Ratio and Hasty Agnes also ran.
Fifth race. one mile and seventy yards-Des-
tBurns) Ii 10 = third. Time, LAS 3-5. Strin-
gency Roseboro, Billy Pullman, Stoneman and
Katherine Van also ran.
Peep. log (McGee, II to 10. won: Oberon. III
tOberf, I to l. second; Elgin lo6 tButwe!D. 5
Algol and Admonish also
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PIMLICO PLEASED
WITH RACING DATES

BALTIMORE Nd. February 10-The
allotment of racing dates for various
tracks under the jurisdiction of the Jockey
Club were accepted by horsemen in Bal
timore as being about the right thing
Pimlico has always been fortunate in
having late dates for its opening meet
ing IN the spring. In the early part OF
April, and especially in this part of the
country, the weather is unsettled. while
along about April % fine, sunny days
are on the calendar 1t will be recalled
that last year at this time there was a
general kick when 1t was announced that
the New York tracks would open the
same time as Pimlico. Every one inter
ested had different idea as to what were
the best dates for the local track Some
wanted the meeting to begin as early as
March. Others commended that May was
the right time to hold spring meeting
But the members OF the Jockey Club,
who study these matters from year to
year. concluded Tuesday that racing
should begin in New York April Is at
Aqueduct, when the Carter handicap is
run. The opening of the New York racing
before Pirnlico will not hurt the local
track in the least.
A prominent turfman at the BeIvedere
yesterday afternoon said:
IAN this talk of conflicting dates is
rubbish. Pimlico's attendance might be
affected to the extent of a few hundred
New York patrons. But you cannot blame
them for staying in New York when rae
ing is going on there in preference to
Pimlico.
In the first place, the purses on the
New York tracks are larger than those in
the south. Horsemen want to go where
the purses are highest. which is natural
The average attendance at the local
track is 1900 a day. Patronage is drawn
from this city, Washington and >interme-
date points. Very few New Workers
aside from the bookmakers and their
clerks come to Baltimore. so that / fail
to see what difference it will make if
the season begins here five days after the
opening in New York
Hundreds of racers now in Jackson
vile, Tampa and Mexico VIII be shipped to
Pim1ico when the meeting opens here
Jacksonville will close about the time
P1mlico opens, and the horses that have
campaigned there the past winter will be
tit and ready when the bell rings here
In New York the season opens at Aque.
duct April ID, and closes there November
ID. This is the way 1t was for more than
ten years prior to a few years ago.
The officials of the Jockey Club in New
York, If they thought the interests of the
turf would be enhanced by opening the
season at Pimico, would certainly have
given Baltimore the preference, for in
these days Of turf trouble they are care
full to make no mistakes and to please
all.
las a matter of fact. the spring season
will open here about the same time 1t al
ways has, and the racing officials are en-
urely satisfied with the dates allotted
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ASPIRING YOUNGSTERS.
All the Best "Kiddies" in the Dis
trict Will Be in Federal Games.

Every high and prep school and acad-
envy in the District, except one. VIII ne
represented in the eastern interscholastic
championship events on the afternoon
program of the Federal indoor games a
week from next Saturday, and 1t is evil
dent that most of the local scholastic
athletes intend to go the limit to prevent
an out-of-town team capturing the
Franklin championship trophy.
Technical. Business, Western and Dast-
ern High, Georgetown Prep, Washington
School for Boys, the Army and Navy
Academy. the Army and Navy Prep
School. Richardson's School, University
School, Friends Select and the National
Cathedral School for Boys will have
entries in all the individual events.
One Of the most numerous and strong
est Of the local teams will be the group
Of boys from Georgetown Prep School
In the JO-yard novice the Props will have
nine entries. including Trumbuli. Golden,
Laralde, Fahey. Mclaughlin, Hanna
Galligan, Banner and Mathison, and In
the 5O-yard open, Capt. Dahill, Golden'
Langmuir, Larralde and Fahey will start
The Blue and Gray school Will also nave
Dahill and Golden In the hurdles, c. Nc
Loughlin and Hanna In the 3O-yard run.
Mcintyre and Trumbull in the 6W-yard
novice, Heiskeil and Duffy in the 6OO-yard
open, Murphy and Golden in the running
high Jump, Kerwin and Miller in the
shot put and C. Mclaughlin in the stand
ing broad jump. The prep school ath-
letes have been working steadily since
the Christmas holidays, and with q bigger
squad in the Federal games this year
than in any previous year they expect
to cut figure when the total points are
counted.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Y. NJ. c. A
will be represented In indoor games In
Washington for the first time In the
Federal games. Lester NJ. Carlton, the
Quaker city railroad associations star
long-distance runner, has entered in the
LOCO yards and two-mile run handicaps
Carlton has a record just outside of ten
minutes for the two-mile run, and is a
cross-country runner of some note in and
around Philadelphia. having won four
mile Christmas cross-country run In good
time, and being second to Joe Ballard
other occasions.
The relay team of the Mercury Athletic
Club, one of the fastest Of the young
local organizations, was entered this
morning and will be classed in a 100
yard race on the evening program. prob
ably with the Cross-Country Club of Bal
timore and one other good team. The
Mercury team will be made up from these
men: w. Farmer, r. Van Reuth, E.
Thrall, H. j. Hennig and j. Darlington.
Entries for all the events on the Fed
eral games program will close tonight al
the Central Branch Y. NJ. c. A, 1876 q
street northwest.
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EASY FOR JOHN GARNER.
Favorite Has No Trouble, But the
Other Races Are Very Close.

TAMPA, Fla. February 10-At the
Tampa track yesterday the finishes in a
majority Of events were close and ex-
citing. The feature race OF the day was
the fifth. which went to John Garner,
the favorite. with ease. Summary:
First race. maiden two-year-olds; about three
furlongs-Crow .Robb, lot (Glasner), to g. won:
Rose MCGEE. lot tBrannon), to 2, second; Gold
Fish. 103 (Kohn), to /, third. Time, O35A.
NJ. Depres, Blanche Ring, Good Acre, OreIla and
Sentalona also ran.
Second race. four year-olds and up: Eve fur
longs; selling-Ben Howe, LOT (kohn) to /
won: Alencon. los (Glasner,, to :. second I:
Serenade. 10: REILLY. 5 to ]. third. Time.
l.O5is. Belle Of the Ball. Amctus. Annie Dona-
hue and Rob May also ran.
Third race, three year-ofds and up: Eve and
one-half furlongs; selling-Okenite, los Hane).
to l. won; Mantle. lOa %. Murphy IS to /,
second; Pho Pico. los tWrispenl. to 3. third.
Time 1.1I%. Rannade. May Jehe NV Love
Dredger and Nellie Burgess also ran.
Fourth race, three-yearolds and up; I'VE and
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BIG BENCH SHOW
AT MADISON SQUARE
Maryland Dogs Are Prominent
and Capture Many
Prizes.

NEW YORK, February lo.--There arc
more Maryland exhibitors in this years
bench show of the Westminster Kennel
Club, which opened yesterday in Madison
Square Garden, than there have been IL
recent years. There has been shown II
some of the previous thirty-thrce annua
bench shows of the club a larger num-
her of Maryland dogs, but i'll few have
there been dogs of higher class
Mr. Stewart Cassard of Towson. has
ono entry in the cocker spaniel class
This is his one-year-old pup, Brother
Drassac. bred by its owner.
Miss +. X McLane of Owings Mills
Md. exhibits five Pomeranians. They
are Nancy's Tim, a four-year-old, bred
by its owner and exhibited in the novice
class for dogs: Sweet William. entered in
the class for dogs under eight pounds
Coauet,e, fine Pomcranian pup less
than year old; Nancy Brown. shown
in the open class for females under eight
pounds, and AIinuit III.
IL. T. Newcomb of bethesda Md
Benches his great Dane Faltcrofts I'm
perator.
John Peasants of the Baltimore club
exhibits through his agent, F. r. Kirby,
in the class for Irish terriers, his pup
Dan, less than one year old.
John W. Turner of Philadelphia road
has one entry in the class for Russian
wolfhounds under two years old. This
is Marksman ii, aged one year, and bred
by Mr.. Turner.
James F. Wagner of 1910 Park place.
Baltimore, shows his two Irish terriers
Baltimore Mick and Baltimore Pat.
Joseph Warmth of 70 North Potomac
street through T. w. Turner, agent,
benches his French bulldog. Bonnie
Renee in competition with several of
Tom Lawsons French bulldogs.
Miss Louise Kirkland Weeks of 13S'
Mount Royal avenue has entered in the
class for French bulldogs, females weigh
Nine. Faust, and is competing with Mrs.
Arnold Lawson's exhibit in that class.
Other conspicuous exhibitors are b. A.
Bywaters of Oliver, Rappahannock coun-
ty, Va, showing foxhounds; j. III. Grouse
of Norfolk, Va. showing bull terriers;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Eustis of Leesburg,
Va, showing old English sheep dogs;
DIR. f. Lester Jones of Cuipeper, Va. ex-
hibiting beagles; the Loudon Hunt of
foxhounds; Countess Theodore Erdody.
Norman Lacelles and r. Z. l.. Nicolson
of Washington, d. c.. and y. +. Mel
son of Harrisburg, Pa.
There are 1900 dogs on exhibition.
Among the special cups offered is one
by Mr.. Henry Walters for the best
French bulldog shown. The exhibition
will continue for the remainder of the
present week. In this years show there
though this breed was a feature of many
of the earlier shows in the garden.
Among yesterdays winners in the class
for great Danes, for novice dogs, was
II. T. Newcomb's Faltcrofts ImperatOr,
which took first prize.
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BASKET BALL TITLE AT STAKE.
GEORGETOWN and Y. M. C. A. to Meet
for Championship.

After considerable dlckerlng over ar
rangements dates have finally been set
tied for two basket ball battles between
quints representing the. Central Y. NJ.
c. A. and Georgetown University for the
goal-tossing championship of the Dis
trct. Both of the games will take place
at the association gymnasium, the first
being played Washingtons birthday and
the other st. Patricks day. In case !.
third contest is necessary i'm order to de-
eide the supremacy it will be played at
the earliest opportunity after the last of
the battles already scheduled.
1t will be remembered that these two
clubs met for the District laurels last
winter, with the consequence that the
most intense rivalry ensued, all the games
being fiercely contested. The Y. NJ c. A.
team took two out Of three of the battles
and thus won the honors Of the series.
last year still exists. and since the two
quints again seem evenly matched, there
is no reason why this years battles
should not be every bit as interesting.
The Blue and Gray five is at present
training for Its game against West Point
Saturday. The squad will leave here late
tomorrow night and will consist of Capt.
Collifiower, George Collifiower, Martin.
Schlosser, George Collifiower, Martin,
Sprowls, who has succeeded to that posi-
Manager Burdick. Although this group
contains the best goal tossers at George
town. IL is hardly believed that they will
be able TO conquer the cadets, since SO
far this year the Army has been easily
victorious over all the fastest teams i'll
the east.
The collegians play this evening at
Gaithersburg, Md, their opponents being
the athletic club team at that place AL
though the Hlltoppers will be greatly
crippled by the absence of many OF their
men, due to conditions. yet they antici-
pate a victory, since the club team has
not as yet shown up well against local
aggregations. The contending hne-ups
this evening follow:
u town Collegians- Positions. Gaithb'g A. C.
Kingsley 1900. Left forward. ......... Fuse
Cogan, Graham. Right forward. ...... Sullivan
Diikes. ....... Center ............ Robey
Waldron ........ Left guard. ............ Briggs
Sitterding
OConner Right guard Sensepny
Wymard
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PINEHURST GOLF.
Gardner Leads Record Field, Beat
ing w. ]. Travis hv Four Strokes.

PINEHURST. n c.. February 10.-J.
P. Gardner Of the Midlothian Golf Club
led the record field of 164 players In yes
terday's qualifying round in the sixth
annual st. Valentines golf tournament,
winning the gold medal offered for the
best score by a margin Of four strokes
from Walter ]. Travis Of the Garden City
Golf Club. his card being II to 81 for
Travis. C. l.. Becker of Woodland was
third in 81. and /. S. Robson of Oak
Hill and II. W. Perrin of the Merton
Cricket Club, Philadelphia, tied for fourth
in So.
Eight divisions of sixteen qualified for
the match play rounds.
Scores in yesterdays qualifying round
follow.
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DIVORCE FOR RUDE.
Waddell Granted His Freedom by
St. Louis Courts.

ST. LOUIS, February 10.-A divorce
was granted yesterday to George Ed
ward CRube) Waddell, the eccentric
southpaw. his wife, May Waddell, max
ing no defense. 1t was stated that for
not resulting the suit she will receive
$1,000 alimony. in accordance with an
agreement reached out of court Testi-
mony by Connie Mack and Robert Lee
Hedges aided Rube to obtain the divorce,
which enabled him to return to Massa-
chusetts without danger of arrest.
HE is not at all vicious" testified
Hedges: "he has a good heart, If he
had $50 now he would give it away to
somebody"
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Caponi to Fight Ketchell.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, February 10
At a conference last night Cal Harris of
Chicago, manager of Tony Caponi, match
ed his protege with Stanley ketcheIl for
a bout to be staged next month BY the
club offering the best inducements.
The match was made TO take the place
of that in which the pair We're to have
figured before the now defunct club man
aged by Tommy Ryan in Memphis Tenn
Tomorrow bids will be asked for by
Harris and ketchell. The bout is to be
at 16O pounds and for anywhere from
six TO twenty rounds. Ketchell is acting
as his own manager In the. latest deal.
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following the schedule meetings of the
two major leagues next Tuesday. john
son admitted yesterday that the purpose
OF the special meeting called by Chair
man Hermann of the national commits
sion for February - was to reach a
decision on the application of Killing for
reinstatement
Word has been sent to Hermann by
Johnson requesting that he change the
date of the special session SO to settle
the fate of King as early as possible,
and suggesting that the commissioners
gather in Cincinnati on either February
II or Is
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CONROY SATISFIED.
Sends On Signed Contract Today and
Starts for Hot Springs Sunday.

President Noyes of the Washington
club received letter from Wild Con-
roy this morning saying that he was
satisfied with his contract for the COM
ing season and would forward it today
Transportation from Philadelphia to Hot
Springs, Ark, has been forwarded to
Conroy, and he will start for the west by
next Sunday
Herman Shaefer is to be the boss at the
Springs, all the players reporting to him,
and he will be held responsible for the
condition of the group when it reports
to Manager McAleer at Norfolk
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one-half furlongs; selng.Al Bush. 10 TO-, McA Al,
Irwin. to 8, second: Sallie Savage. IS tStein-
hardtl 8 to 1. third. Time, 1.l3as. Frank Pat
ton. Joe Eallert, Ensley. Comic Opera Harvesi
Time and Gambler also ran
Fifth race, our-year-olds and up; six furiongs
selling-John Garner, 100 ID. Murphy, even.
Punky, III d. Roland), to l. third Time
I.lSH. Tom Dolan and Uncle Jim also ran a..
Sixth race. fonr-yearolds and uD; seren rur-
lonrs: seIling-Kine's Guinea. liz lConleyl, IL
to |. won: Harting. 100 tGlasner, to 2 SEE
ond Merisc. lo4 IL. Koerner), 2 Z" ]. thtrd;
Time, l.332t. Frank Fleeher, Nebuiosus ncu
Hussar and Beth Goodwin also ran.
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PRACTICE POSTPONED.
Dark Day Interfered With George.
town Base Ball Work.

Although everything was in readiness
Yesterday to start the indoor practice
for the battery candidates Of the George
town University base ball team the work
had TO be postponed until this afternoon
on account of the darkness of the room
in Old North Hall where the warming
UP of the pitchers and catchers will be
carried on 1t was early discovered that