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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
WILL CHANGE BALL PARK.
Detroit Club to Make Numerous
Attentions in Its Plant.

DETROIT. Mich. November 24.-About
$40. 900 will be expended by the Detroit
ball club in alterations at Bennett Park
and the seating capacity raised to 5000.
Property owners on National avenue re-
fuse to sell. although we have offered
them inflated prices for their holdings.
So we shall get along without widening
the ball yard" said President Navin.
According to the plans. the grandstand
will be extended around the frst-base
bleachers and deep into right field. About
235 feet from home plate the covered
stand vii, cross the foul line and extend
around in the shape of q curve to deep
center This huge stand will be covered
and made as comfortable as the present
grandstand.
The present bleachers in behind first
base will be ripped out. President Navin
has also decided to tear out the new left
field stand and leave this spot vacant.
Visiting hitters have singled this spot out
repeatedly for home-run drives.
1t is believed that the new right-field
stand will prove of great benefit to slug
gers like Crawford and Cobb. Right field
ers will be robbed Of the chance to play
close to the foul line to get the mighty
wallops which come to that direction.
usually from Crawford and Cobb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
FOOT BALL
SEASON ENDS TODAY
Pennsylvania and Cornell Big
gest Battle on the Days
Schedule.

The Pennsylvania- Cornell game, in
Philadelphia. is the principal Thanksgiv-
Ing day foot ball attraction, and is an
annual battle which has a great deal OF
interest all it's own. although the Quakers
generally win 1t. Except in 1905 Penn has
won the last eight games from the Itha-
cans. The 1906 game was a no-score tie.
There have been other games in that
time which were far from one-sided. In
1902 and 1905 Penn won by a margin of
one point-that by kicking a goal from
touchdown, whereas Cornell missed one.
Cornelfs only victory over Penn in the
last eighteen years was in 1901.
There are q good many scattering
games on for Thanksgiving, but impor-
tant contests are few. One of the latter
Is the Brown-Carlise engagement. Brown
is looked for to win easily. but Brown
is anxious to make big score. The
Providence eleven has made such a strong
showing in the latter half of the season
that it wants to do something more
toward getting a high rating and is eager
to do better than either Princeton or
Pennsylvania did against the Reds.
A battle of more than ordinary interest
will be that between Pittsburg and Penn
State. The latter is husky team, and
this Is the last chance for somebody to
beat the hitherto invincible Pittsburgers
or score on them. The principal games
for Thanksgiving day are as follows:
Pennsylvania VS.. Cornell, at Philadel-
phia.
Brown VS. Indians. at Providence.
Lafayette VS.. Dickinson. at Easton.
Gettysburg VS.. F. and NJ, at Lancaster.
Pfttsburg VS.. Penn State. at Pittsburg.
Vanderbilt VS.. Sewanee. at Nashville.
Syracuse VS.. st. Louis, at ST. Louis.
Virginia VS.. n. c. L.. at Richmond.
Records don't point to a likelihood of
Penn losing to Cornell this year. but the
times when Cornell has done her best
work against the Quakers have been the
years in which her chances were not
bright. In the years in which the Itha-
cans were expected to knock the spots out
was the other way. Cornell has had the
Penn game in view more than ever this
season, and IL certain rudimentary weak
nesses which cropped out plainly late in
October have been overcome the Cornell
Hans should play much stronger game
against Penn than they have done this
season. Their showing against Harvard
was weak in the extreme, but they have
had plenty Of time to shake of the faults.
There is more @intrinsic strength in the
Cornell eleven than some Of their perform
ances indicate. It's q pretty fair looking
team individually. In competition the
Comedians haven't shown the adaptable
ity or power. Of the Quakers. haven't
played as il they had absorbed as much
foot ball. However poorly the Quakers
may have done prior to meeting Cornell
they always come to the Cornell scratch
fit for their best efforts. Both teams
have been quite variable In form, but that
has been true Of SO many teams this sea-
son that the new rules. with their en-
couragement OF in and out play and
freakish twists to the play. are doubtless
the cause of most Of the seasons erratic
developments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
tonaS Training at Atlanta Next Spring to Be Under New System
NATIONALS WILL WORK BUT
ONCE A DAY AT ATLANTA
McAleer to Inaugurate New Training
System Next Spring-Has Refused to
Waive on Wood and Cicotte.

south. 1t is figured that the last season
was. perhaps, an off year for him with
the stick and that he may come back
next season. When Gessler is hitting he
is most valuable man. At any rate.
Doc is to have another chance in the
| spring to show that he can still hit. Doc.
| too. is to be sent to Hot Springs to get
himself in good condition in the spring.
| According to those who have watched
Conway, tine Youngstown outfielder. play
| all season. he is a star. McAleer's towns
people have been telling him about Con-
| way. He is touted as being very fast and
a hitter of the Wagner kind. McAleer
| has met the youngster. who is winterng
| at Youngstown, and he is very much i'm
pressed with his appearance.
| Corbin is another yOungster of whom
! much is expected. Dick Padden. the Ma
tionals' scout. predicting that he will
prove one of the best outfielders McAleer
! has on his list
! Though "Shoeless'' Joe Jackson is at
| tracing much attention because of his
| brilliant showing with the Cleveland team
during the latter part of last season. the
fact that Connie Mack passed him up
seems to have created some doubt as to
his ability to keep up the pace he set
| last season.
| Mack is not in the habit of passing up
good ball players and yet if Jackson is
anywhere near as good man as his
Cleveland performance would Indicate
the astute manager of the Athletics has
allowed a star of the first water to pass
| from his grasp.
The only thing that ''Shoeless'' Joe
seems to be lacking in is thought. and
he will not need much of this if he can
continue to line the ball out as he did
last fall.
McAleer considers his act i'm buying Kid
Elberfeld from the New York club one
or the wisest he ever made since he has
been in base ball. No one was in a
better position to appreciate the Kids
value to the team than McAleer and he
considers Elberfeld as having played the
pest ball of his career for the Nationals
last season.
Though he has been in the game for
many years Elberfeld is one of the very
signs of going back. He will be just as
good next year as he was last.
Elberfeld will be given the privilege to
go to either Hot Springs, Va, or
Arkansas in the spring. He went to the
Virginia resort last year and reported in
perfect fettle.
Though 1t is generally conceded that the
Nationals showing next season depends
largely on McAleer's efforts to get good
outfieider, the Nationals leader refuses
to let this worry him. He believes that
when the season opens he will have three
men covering the garden positions who
will show improvements over any outfield
the local club has had in several years.
He figures that some of his youngsters
are going to win positions on Milan's two
sides and that he is well fortified with
outfielders.
Even If the youngsters should fall down
he is in a position to put a good outfeld
in the field, for he has Lelivelt and
Gessler to fall back on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
JACK JOHNSON IS OFFERED
$4,000 TO FIGHT JEANNETTE
Victor Breyer, Promoter Of Sports in Paris,
Willing to Give That Sum for
aNo-Limit Contest.

All this is merely stated here to impress
very strongly upon You the fact that
while We are prepared to proceed with
this affair on the basis already arrived at
we are not anxious to have the match at
any cost. Therefore we will insist on
every one of the points stated hereafter
being accepted or else we are quite de-
termined to let the matter drop.
!. The first question relates to the
terms for Joe, as stated in my last letter.
2. Regarding the question of a deposit.
Johnson must put UP a forfeit which
must be one-half of ours. viz, 100000
francs. as guarantee that he will APP
pear. We will not deposit more than 20.UU
francs. which is sufficient not only to
show our good faith, but also to bind US
to give the match whatever happens. To
deposit more than this sum of money and
having 1t unemployed during eight
months would simply be foolish.
3. The date you suggest-that Is, at
Grand Prix (June) time-wiu do, but
Johnson must engage himself not to fight
for the title between now and then. Also
should he perchance be beaten in the
meantime We will have the power Of call
ing everything Off.
4. Naturally enough. the contest must
be for the worlds championship, as we
would not otherwise entertain the idea OF
fight. Only a; fight for the worlds
championship would make the venture q
success.
3. Lastly, we want to protect ourselves
against the possibility Of such a fight be-
ing won on a foul. Say, for instance. that
it would end in the first or second round
In this manner. You know very well the
public here would not stand for 1t. There
fore a special clause must be made to
the effect that this match cannot termi-.
nate by disqualification. but can only end
through one of the principals being
knocked out or retiring from the contest.
In case of foul blow the referee must
have full power to fix a certain time after
which the men must resume fighting. The
above arrangement may not be perfect.
but we are quite willing to listen to an
other one. so long as we are protected
against the possibility of the match end
ing in disaster. Yours very truly.
VICTOR BREYER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
First and Third Class Teams of M
Street School Battle to Tie.

NJ Street High first-year class team, and
the third-year class team played an
Interesting and exciting game of associa-
tion foot ball yesterday afternoon, which
resulted in a tie score. each team scoring
one goal.
Norval Barnett. the first-year eleven's
captain. was easily the star of the game.
Although the smaller boys were tiinid
before the rusnes of the heavier and older
third-year players. they always man
q, ,ed to check the progress of their OPP
pUnents Early in the first half the
older boys scored. but nip-and-tuck
struggle took place until in the last min
ute of play Nat Washington, the goal
qua I'd, lost his balance and the ball sped
past.
Lineup:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
BY j. ED GRILLO.

A change i'm the training system of the
spring. Instead of the team working
twice day it will be on the field but
once. This change was really forced
on Manager McAleer, who has agreed
with the Atlanta club to occupy the
playing field but once day. This will
be necessary to give the Atlanta players
chance to do their training.
This innovation, 1t is believed. will be
of great benefit to the players. McAleer.
who returned from the south this morn
ing, is delighted with the Atlanta
grounds. Its the greatest place we have
ever had.'' said he. The playing field
is almost twice as large as ours, and
there is a good clubhouse. with hot and
cold water. SO that the players can take
their baths right on the grounds, which
in itself is a great advantage.
1--WE will work but once a day. l figure
on having the players out at the park
from 10 o'clock in the morning until z
O'Clock in the afternoon. This will give
them all the work they need. and should
get them in better condition than to work
both morning and afternoon.
I'VE will play exhibition games IN Az.
games with the National League clubs
to be played on the local grounds after
April L.
According to McAleer. the Boston club
asked for waivers on Pitchers Joe WOOD
and Cicotte some time ago, and he re-
fused to waive.
Boston asked for waivers on these TWO
players some time ago. and L refused, ana
guess a lot Of other clubs took SIM
liar stand" said McAleer. Il would like
to have either one of those pitchers. We
need just one more good man to make our
to be a great help to us. and with just
one more man to help out johnson and
Hughes we would be well fixed consider
ing what we have on hand. We nave
plenty of pitching material and some OF
1t should improve"
McAleer will send Dixie Walker to Hot
Springs in the early spring, together with
lot of other members of the team. He
figures that stay at the health resort
will bring Walker around to good health.
which he lacked all last season, but for
which he would have been q winner.
While McAleer is In q position to make
trades, he does not propose to go to the
American League meeting next month
anxious to pull off some kind Of q swap
for the mere sake Of getting rid of some
Of his players. What he has to offer he
figures is going to benefit some club, and
he wants at least as good in return.
According to the managers views, he
is not in position to take long chances
will have to show him before he can give
them regular positions on the team. and
for this reason there are many of his
seasoned players that he wants to hold
on to.
Gessler. for instance. is to be taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24

The game yesterday between Easter
High School and the National Cathedra
School was an excellent exhibition o.
foot ball in every respect, especially wheI
1t is considered that the contendini
teams were composed of boys ranging
from fifteen to eighteen years Of age ant
some of whom had never seen a foot bal
until this fall. 1t also speaks well fol
the ability of the coaches who have had
the boys in charge. Score. 5 to 3.
Neither eleven was able to rush the
leather for consistent gains. each depend
ing mainly on forward passes and trick
plays to make its distance. Eastern was
the better at line plunging, both Weaver
and Chase doing good work at times in
advancing the ball in this manner. Parker
pulled OF several long forward passes te
q good advantage. both on the weak and
the strong side Of the line. Cathedral
School made practically all Of its gains
by the frequent use OF delayed passes
although the forward pass was worked
successfully several times.
On the whole the game was about
evenly contested, with Eastern possibly
having a shade the better of it. Crane
and one team seemed to be about as good
as the other in open work, but the High
School lads played as though they had a
better understanding Of the game.
Coach Green deserves lots Of credit for
the aggregation turned out at the Cathe-
dral School. Not a single man in his
baak1eld, with the exception of the
quarterback, has ever had one bit of ex-
perience at the game before this year.
Neither Todd. Stone, nor Lockwood had
ever played in a foot ball game until
Green took hold of them at the begin
ming Of this season, and it is not an easy
matter to develop backs in a few weeks
from men who have had no previous
training. -
Crane. the Cathedral quarter, showed
that he has 10 superior at the position
in the prep schools in the District. An
accurate thrower of the forward pass.
fair ground gamer, drop kicker and a
good punter, he is by far the most valu-
able man on his team and If an all
scholastic eleven were to be chosen he
would undoubtedly be the man selected
to pilot it, In yesterdays game he got
off a drop kick that was perfectly placed
from the 35-yard line. and scored the
only points for his team.
The score of the game just about shows
the difference between the two teams and
it also gave proof that the Cathedrol ag-
gregation would have had no chance in
the regularly scheduled contests for the
scholastic championship of the city.
Tino.,,n and summary:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
LEAGUE BASE BALL
GAMES AT SHORE.
Plan to Have PhiIIies Play at
Atlantic City Sundays
Next Season.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, November 24.-Of the
seventy-seven games for which the Phil
lies will be scheduled at Philadelphia
Park next season it is probable that
some will be transferred to Atlantic City
and be played on Sundays. The scheme
to play National League championship
games there during the past season was
permitted to slumber. because Ii was felt
that the authorities would object.
Since the recent election in New Jersey
base ball men at the shore and in this
city believe they see chance to put
through cherished project. Plans were
mapped out last spring. and IL Sunday
games can be played at the 'city by the
an immense grandstand and bleachers
OF steel and concrete, which would seat
thousands of persons
! Championship games at Atlantic City
would he distinct novelty. and the Of
ficials of the Philadelphia National
League club and the base ball authorities
at the shore are of the opinion that the
scheme would be a big money winner.
The proposition would be to transfer
games which were scheduled for PhiIa-
delphia Park during the week to Atlantic
City Sundays. The plan, it is believed.
would meet with the hearty cooperation
Of the other National League Clubs,
which would doubtless receive more
money for a game at the shore on Sim
day than for a midweek contest in this
city.
1t Is not believed that the Athletics
would be favorable to the scheme, at
least at the start.
Major league teams in the past have
objected to playing even exhibition games
at Atlantic City owing to the skin" dia-
mond there The grounds are barren of
grass. and the ball shoots SO fast of the
ground that the players are much more
liable to injury than they are on the big
league diamonds In addition. after a
ball hits the ground q few times it be-
comes "wingy." and ii Is much more
difficult to throw or to pitch.
This objection, 1t is claimed. can be
easily obviated by the sodding OF the
field.
Should Atlantic City be able TO hold
contests on Sunday there is no doubt but
that the present management of the
Phillies would jump at the chance to
book championship games there. In that
case 1t would be possible for the QualSers
to transfer about dozen games FROM
Philadelphia Park, many OF which would
be during the height OF the season at the
shore, when thousands of summer visitors
and excursionists would be expected to
turn out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 24.-Jack John
son. champion OF the world. is offered
$780, 900 for fight with Joe Jeanette in
Paris. Victor Breyer, the owner of the
Buffalo Vellodrome, the biggest bicycle
track in the world. and the proprietor of
the paper Echo des Sports, sends the
proposition for a match through a letter
to Dan McKettrick, which is here pub
lished.
said last night. was a most liberal one.
inasmuch as Johnson has characterized
Jeanette as a soft mark" To obtain
$4,000 for whipping lemon" does noe
come to every man every day in the
week.
But johnson has signified no willing
ness to accept the terms. In a talkfest
with McKittrick some time ago, Morti-
mer Phiese, Johnson's representative. said
that the champion demanded $4,000 in
cash, 40 per cent Of che gross receipts
and 80 per cent of the moving pictures.
Not satisfied with these hard terms, john
way, said he would not fight Jeanette
unless he was permitted to name the
referee-a privilege never before granted
a pugilist and never before demanded by
one, especially a champion.
The letter offering the $4,000 for a
fight with Johnson and Jeanette is as
follows:
Paris, November z, 1910.
Mr.. Dan MacKetricke, New York.
My Dear Dan: Both your cables about
johnson came to hand in due time. You
must understand that in promoting such
match we are taking awfully big
chances. Do not forget that we are
paying to Johnson 100000 francs CSC, OOO).
a sum which is far in excess OF the big
gest gate ever reached In France for a
boxing match. Then again between you
and me there is this question of Jeanette
not being considered by a great many
people as an opponent worthy of john
son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
BUFFALO WANTS TWO TIGERS.
Stallings Is Anxious to Get McIn.
tyre and O'Leary.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT November A.-Buffalo would
like to land two Tigers-Matty Mcintyre
and Charlie OLeary.
There is a chance OF getting Matty
away from Detroit. but no chance of
the Bisons dragging little O'Leary away
from the majors.
Buffalo is also after Unglaub. Gessler
and Groom of Washington, Tanuehill,
pougherty and Parent of Chicago Amerf-
can. Dygert Of the Athletics, Griggs, st.
Louis American, and Van Gregg of the
Maps, who may be farmed out because
he refuses to sign.
Minneapolis won the American Asso-
citation flag last season with former Amer
lean League stars. Buffalo has taken a
tip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
IROQUOIS
yfRGINIASs.
INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Lasker and Janowski Draw the Sixth
Game of the Series.

BERLIN. November 24.-At the Kerkau
palace in this city DR.. Emanuel Lasker
and d. Janowski Of Paris resumed play
yesterday in the sixth game of the cham
pionship chess match begun last Sunday,
and after sixty-seven moves the game,
which was opened by Janowski with a
queens gambit declined. ended. as antici-
pated, in draw. The present score is:
Lasker, 3; drawn, B; Janowski. O. The
seventh game is scheduled for today,
when Lasker will conduct the white
pieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24

Armstrong first year soccer team, hand
icapped by winning an uphill course on
the toss. handily won from the junior
team by a score of goals to I. The team
work of the freshman association eleven
was extremely good, and although the
third year boys had a number of good
players on their team, the lack of team
work and consistent dribbling prevented
them from scoring. Capt Greene is ex-
pecting to give all of the other classes a
lively battle for first honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24

When Georgetown and Lehigh meet this
afternoon one Of the best struggles that
have been seen on a LEGAL gridiron In n
long time is sure TO be the result. Lee
high is bringing down representative
team. one that gave a good account of
itself against Lafayette last Saturday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24

At the coming National League meeting
a resolution to make public the names OF
stockholders in all the league clubs. so
that the base ball fans will know they
are getting a square deal" Hermann
makes no provision for dummy stock
holders however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24

mo ball player goes through a season
without being convinced that the officiai
scorer robbed him of at least twenty
hits" comments Joe jackson. president
of the Base Ball Writer'S Association OF
America. THE appointment of travelling
scorers won't help. The player will not
agree with the score at all times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24

Coombs of the Athletics lost but three
games to Western teams all season. Two
of these were won by Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
Third Year.

Referee-Mr. r. II. Henderson. Linesman-
Mr.. l. Mutt. Timer-Mr. II. Hawkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
PLATE PRINTERS LEAGUE.
Ve"hO'' GOO COo CcS IUtdIS.. OH
olonials won roll-on second game.

Totals. 521 sos 4S6 Totals. 439 473 As.
". GULL rolled second and third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24

1t is barely possible that Minnesota and
Michigan will hook up on the gridiron
again next year, as the latter Is seriously
considering entering the conference again.
Unless the Wolverines do go back into
the fold IL looks as IL things are all up
as far as foot ball is concerned between
the two leading universities OF the west,
as Minnesota has extended a formal in
vitation to the conference authorities to
hold the annual track meet on it's field
this coming spring. IL may be that
Minnesota has enough of Michigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24

SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.