The Washington times., 1910-01-17
Ball Club Official Is Re
turning From Trip
to Cuba.
ARTICLES FOR FIGHT
AROUSE DISCUSSION
Michigan Not Impressive In Fore
ing Joy Miller to Shoulder
Blame.

President Tom NOyeS, Of the Wash
ington ball club. who was scheduled
10 reach here last night. has been de
Iayed BY the storm in New York haT-
Dor. and may not be home until to
morrow.
During the trip Of the executive
Of the Nationals 10 Cuba a mass Of
correspo ndence has reached his Office
on matters pertaining 10 the club.
and until this IS Strengthened out
little news may be had
The report that contracts have been
sent TO all the players was a bit pre-
mature. although those who have re-
ceived the papers have returned them
signed without protest
The managers Of all three indoor
meets 10 be held in Washington this
winter declare the outlook for a record
mark in number Of entries is most
bright Here's hoping their hopes come
true
The publication in the Sunday after
noon edition Of The Times Of the pro-
visions of the mysterious section - Of
the geffries-JohnsOu articles. aroused no
end Of discussion among the fight fol
lowers Of Washington
When the agreement for the cham
pionship battle was first published this
section, for a while. was withheld. and
then II was announced that II was
simply an understanding between the
pugIIists concerning the picture privi-
leves
However, the publication in these col
un1us yesterday changes ire WnCle
aspect OF the affair .lnd shows that the
two men are planning q corporation 10
be known as the Jeffries-JonEson Nov
II -lis is true # means that q long
fight and a victory by JeffrIeS are utter
" necessary IL the pictures are 10 bring
the best possible financial return
Discussing the situation the FhIiadei-
phia Press this morning in part
''If JefTies and johnson have formed
e. combination 10 pool their interests on
me films wOuIG Il not be rea-C BILE TO
suppose that both IF them WOlld Try to
make the pictures as good as possible
TO spoil the pictures would Be removing
money from their own jeans
1t Is not necessary To say anything
more about the pictures FlEEL fans
have already heard great many
stories some Of them absurd and others
possible And 20 my mind u all re-
solves itself into the one question if'n
fights which depend upon the moving
picture receipts TO enrich the fighters
and promoters he free from some ele-
uelr Of frame-upZ
II IS however, unfair To- presume
that either fighter had this end in view
when he affixed his signature 10 the pa
perS- The faC- that the men are 10 re-
Ceive the fun 100 per cent OF the picture
income was probably signed in the hest
ef faith. each believing that under this
clause he would get the greatest profit
IF the negro or IN fact, the white
man. should be knocked out IN the first
few rounds Il would mean the loss Of
thousands Of dollars from the films
But taking the viewpoint of the vast
amount 70 be gained by holding an u1-
~ ed
Is probable that when the men once
enter the ring they VIII give the picture
returns little consideration
the other day that Branch Bocock. of
this city. has decided 10 resign as foot
ball coach AT Virginia Polytechnic In
stituts, the Richmond TImes-Dispatch
says
This announcement. which is made
on reliable authority - the greatest
blow that could have hcraIIeu the fu-
tUTe Of football at Blacks burg
II VIII require more than a mere no
1tCe OF expulsion by the Michigan fac
UIIy to convince the average man that
Joy Miller has not been grossly mis-
treated By the UNIVERSITY
: few weeks ago the hero OF Ann
Ar5gr- Miller IS today trampinE through
ire woods NJ Michigan IN deUented
condition brought about by the dishon-
OTIS Heaped upon him by the ones for
whom he worked so hard in reha biIitat-
Ing Michigan on the field Of athletics
II affairs at Ann Arhor are such that
one man who has never been REGISTERED
curing the season. much less a student
can rise so high as 10 be given the
highest honor d Is within the hands of
&c student body 20 besioEr and another
member Of tHe same team Is a urOfps-
-.o1aI wrestler, surely Michigan has
little TO be proud OF in. ner C0nquests OF
The season Of 1903
But why detHrOne AiIeT-s mind
through disgrace. while those with
whom rests the duty Of preserving the
honor of the university are allowed 10
go frecT
Michigan has now barred most Of He-
baseball players because they are pro
F-ssicDals- If the charge against the
men Is true. what else was there left
for the board TO do2 t. surely. deserves
10 credit In seeing that the eligibility
code Is lived mp 10, especially after
the Miller incident IT X