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The Washington times., 1911-02-02
ANOTHER MODERN
BUILDING PLANNED
Deal on for Purchase of
Old Commission
Building.

The announcement for the plans for
$1.OO0.O0O office building at the corner
of H. and Fifteenth street has been
followed by activity IN realty In that
neighborhood. 1t became known today
that negotiations for the purchase Of
the old Spanish Treaty Claims Commits
sion building, just across H street. at
No 1415. have practically been con-
cluded, and that modern store build
ing viii be erected on the site.
The property is next to the Southern
building, which is now nearing COM
! pletion. Details of the transaction
are withheld for few days.
Another transfer of property in the
immediate vicinity has been made.
John o'Donohue has purchased the
building on Fourteenth street next north
of the Montrose Hotel, which is on the
northeast corner of H street. The
property was sold by Mrs. r. F. Worth
ington for $4,000 There are 1900 square
feet of ground in the piece.
One of the new houses just erected on
wyoming street, between Twentieth
and Twenty first streets northwest, by
John II. Nolan, number 204O, was sold
Yesterday to George G., Harry *. and
Douglas V. Cornwcll for s35. 900. The
house contains fourteen rooms. The
sale was made through the Davidson
office. Messrs. Cornwell will occupy the
house.
Messrs. CornwelI also purchased lot
at the side of the house 22xl57 feet,
making a fifty-foot frontage. This piece
was sold for $50 a square foot. They
will erect upon it a two-story garage.
The Gormley-Poynton Company today
commenced the work Of extending the
building of the PaIais Royal to cover the
old Scottish Rite Temple, and the five
story building at 1905 G street north
west
Workmen have started to take out the
entire east wall OF the big building and
will replace it with a temporary parti-
ton pending the construction of the new
buildings or that side The work Of
destruction of the adjoining buildings
will commence within ten days. Men
are now engaged excavating the side
walk on the Eleventh street side of the
store for the purpose of extending the
basement space.
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Messrs. CornwelI also purchased lot
at the side of the house 22xl57 feet,
making a fifty-foot frontage. This piece
| was sold for $50 a square foot. They
will erect upon it two-story garage.
The Washington times., 1911-02-02

L. E. Hoffman, of the sales DEPART
ment of the Franklin Automobile Com
pany, was in the city yesterday. and
called on a number of .he dealers. He
is planning an extensive trip through
the South in a Franklin car. which will
be driven by c. E. Carris. the noted en-
durance contest pilot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
COLLEGE AQUAT|CS
New Associations Rumored
Not Likely to Be Formed.
INTERNATIONAL Meeting
Harvard and Yale Almost Sure to
Try Conclusions Against Oxford
and Cambridge This Summer.
By Edward r. Bushnell.

There are rumors of two new intercol-
legiate rowing associations in the air.
Unfortunately there is not much ground
for either of the reports, which look more
like the utterances of ingenious corre-
spOndents. story comes from the mid
die west That the universities of Michi-
gan, Wisconsin. Illinois. Chicago. Mime
sofa and Washington are to form an in
tercollegiate association and hold an an
nual regatta on some western lake.
Another version of the rumor has it that
the University of Mississippi will join
these northern and western Institutions
in such a regatta. From Yale comes the
story that the Ellis arc favorably inclined
toward a resumption Of the old Inter-
collegiate Rowing Association.
Those who have been watching the
plans for intercollegiate rowing for a
good many years are inclined to be skep-
teal about both of these propositions
Ever since Wisconsin started to compete
in the intercollegiate regatta at Pough-
keepSie there have been reports from
Madison that the westerners intended to
lnaugurate regatta of their own. 1t
was stated then that they had the sup
port of Chicago. Minnesota and Michi-
gan. Apparently this support amounted
to nothing. for not one of the last three
named institutions had ever organized a
crew Ine1r reasons Tor not organizing
rowing crews have been twofold. In the
first place they have not been situated
near any available body of water. At
Chicago all the practice would have to be
done on Lake Michigan. which, in addi-
ton TO being unusually rough, is long
distance from the university This con-
stitutes handicap which could hardly
be overcome. The obstacles which con-
front Michigan and Minnesota are doubly
severe.
The only crew which is at all likely to
take up rowing besides Wisconsin is
the University OF Washington The
crew from the Pacific coast last year
held dual race with Wisconsin on
Lake Mendoza. This race was won
somewhat easily by Wisconsin. whose
crew later made poor showing on the
Hudson. This showing established
Washington as an overrated crew. The
rumor that Washington would compete
at Poughkeepsie has been quite as fire.
quent as those that provided for the
organization of a western rowing as
ISOLATION. AS a matter OF fact. Wash
ington never received an invitation
from the stewards of the intercollegiate
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INQUISITIVE FANS.

Sporting Editor Star:
was there ever Jordan" played first
base for washington in the American
League? HOOK.
Tim Jordan played several games at
first here In 1902. Jordan is now with
Toronto in the Eastern League. and was
formerly with Brooklyn.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly publish In Sundays pink sheet
why Conroy is kept in left field He
can neither field, hit nor run. Where is
the so,called headwork in playing such
man? SIX FANS.
We would suggest that the Six Fans"
wait on Manager McAleer and get the
reasons from him personally.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly answer the following: % How
many fouls on the last strike is out? ca
How old Is McAleer? CD How old is
Otey? ~ Name the St Louis Browns
pitchers. NJ. NJ. O.
Cd Fouls are strikes until two strikes
have been called. After that they don't
count. CD McAleer is forty-six. ID Otey
Is twenty-seven. a. Powell, Petty, Bailey,
Hamilton. George, Mitchell and Criss.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer the following in the pink
sheet: Cd From which club did Cincinnati
get Jack Rowan, now with Philadelphia :?
% Where did they get Bob Bescher! (3)
Was Mathewson ever signed to a Cincin-
natl contract? a. Does a base runner
get credit for stolen base when the
fielder handling the throw muffs it and
the runner was seemingly out? r. J. L.
CD From Dayton club Of the Central
League. 70 From Dayton club Of the
Central League. 30 Mathewson was the
property Of the Cincinnati club, but was
never under contract and was traded to
New York for Amos Rusie? % If the
runner would have been out had the bail
been handled properly he should not be
given credit for steal.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you please answer the following
=: n, me Sunday Star Of May ID: % When
League? (2) What is the highest per-
centage the team has ever attained? CD
Who is the oldest player now on the
team. in point Of service? ~ Who is
the oldest in years? G. FEETO.
Cd In 1901. (2) .459 in 1901 Finished
sixth. CD Elberfeld. a. Elberfeld.
Sporting Editor Star:
(D II A is on second base am Il, the
succeeding baSerunner, steals second and
both are touched while standing on sec
ond base, which is out? ca Can a be
forced to leave second on this play or be
put out? PUZZLED.
% B is out. (2) No. runner never
is forced off a base except to make room
for a batsman becoming a baserunner.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please give the names of the Sox pitch
ers in the series with the st. Louis
Browns last week G. w.
Walsh. first game: Olmstead, second
game; Scott, third game.
Sporting Editor Star:
In the game between New York and
Chicago in 1908, which decided the cham
pionship of the National League after
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ton, the Southern Golf Association and
the Transmississippi Golf Association,
hold tournaments which are nearly as
large as tho national tournament.
Golf Courses Cover Country.
The whole country is dotted with golf
clubs from coast to coast, and the sta
5i.;ty of the sport Is no longer questioned.
It's popularity is best demonstrated by
the hold 1t has on the general public.
Cities that have established inks in the
public parks would increase their accom-
modations fourfold IL they had the space.
and 1t does not appear to be a rash boast
that inside of the next twenty years
every city OF importance will be able to
boast of one or more public courses
From these incubators will come the
players who will put their finishing
touches on at private courses. and while
at the present time the really high-cla IS
golfers of this country can be easily
enumerated, the time is not far distant
when they will be as numerous as they
are in Great Britain. the home of the
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
VIRGINIA .LEAGUERS
Bad Blood Between Outlaws
and Regulars Stirred Up.
MANAGER BABB AGGRESs0R
Takes Second Baseman Richards
From Newport News and Re-
taiiation Is Threatened.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va, May I3-Th. sign
ing Of Second Baseman Richards Of the
Newport News. Tidewater toutlaw)
League. by Manager Babb Of the Nor
folk Virginia) team. has aroused the ire
OF the promoters OF the outlaws, and they
promise to retaliate by breaking up the
organized circuit in the Old Dominion
From the manner in which some of these
are quoted in the seaside papers one
would imagine all they had to do to get
player under protection is simply TO
fiirt little and the job is complete.
No one takes the Tidewater seriously.
and everybody knows that the outlaws
can do mighty little material harm to
the protected league, save to divide for a
| time the patronage in Norfolk.
The using Of contract-iumpeds was
started by the outlaws. for Pitcher Null
lenex, Baltimore boy, was induced to
Jump his contract with Danville and join
the Norfolk Tidewater team. After play
loose at the behest Of President Han
nan. and now he is in Danville trying
to get back in the fold there. Duke
Landgraff. who played ball last year
with Richmond, is with one Of the outlaw
teams. and 1t is said that he has jumped
his reservation to one of the Carolina
teams.
1t has been intima ted that the outlaw
league will endeavOr to prevent players
leaving that league by Injunction but 1t
remains to be seen how effective this will
prove to be.
The game is an interesting one and the
outcome is being watched with eager in
terest by fans over the state who are
backing the Williams organization.
Fred Lucia, who caught last season
for the Shoemakers has been turned
loose by Manager Stocksdale, this be-
ing necessary in order to enable the
team to get INTO the salary limit June
l: One of the old men had to go and
the team is strong behind the bat with
! out Lucia, SO he rather than any of the
| other old men was let out.
Danville has released Outfielders IT.
win and Bremen and Pitchers Eastman
and Boland, and 1T is reported that the
association is trying to induce Tom
lGuiheen. manager of the Elizabeth City
berth now occupied by Joe Laughlin.
Mcdonnell. the Akron (Ohio) boy.
who is covering second for the locals,
erages for April. for in seven games
he hit at 1878. He is out OF the game
this week. suffering with a bad case Of
charley horse in his right leg. His alb
sence from the team materially weak
ems the Lynchburg infield
Babb seems to have picked up a won
der in Richards. the second baseman.
who jumped Saturday night from the
outlaw league. His work in the first
two games here was nothing short Of
sensational.
Lynchburg has secured Pitcher Phe-
| Ian and Outfielder Kelly from the AL
bany club of the New York State
League for a tryout.
| Manager Stocksdale has a protest
pending with President Williams.
which brings the first case of its kind
before this league that has happened
| since the new rule went into effect. In
the first game last week at Norfolk
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the season, closed. "a did the Cubs make
all four OF their runs in one inning, and
II so, in what inning? ca What pitchers
did each team use, and in what innings
were pitchers taken out. and why? v
"a Yes. In the third ca Pfeister
started for Chicago. and was taken out in
the first inning after hitting one batter
giving two bases on balls and allowing
one hit. Brown finished the game for
him. Mathewson pitched seven innings
for New York, and was taken out to let
Doyle bat for him. Wiltse finished the
game.
To the Sporting Editor Of The Star:
Three men on bases. two out, batter
hits ball to shortstop, two men score, but
man coming from first does not touch
second. but goes on to THIRD; ball is then
thrown to second and runner is called
out. Do the two runs count? HRC
No. the runs would not be allowed It
would be a force play, and, being the
third, no runs can be scored.
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Need Not Fear English.

In ten years the American golfer has
put himself on an equality with the Brit
isfi players. and, while there may be
more good players across the water than
over here, a team Of eight or ten of the
best amateurs this side of the water
would have nothing TO fear from a visit
ing team of the leading Britisi! amateurs.
During the early years of golf here the
american pioneerS were compelled to bow
TO the superior skill of foreign-born play
ers, and for several years IL. j. Wing
nam, L. b. Macdonald and Findlay Doug
las held sway. but III 1899 Herbert NJ.
Hartman of the Neadewbrook Club of
Long Island secured the honor of being
the first American to win the national
championship. which he did at the On
venrsia club OF Chicago in 1899 defeating
Findlay Douglas ia the final :; and -
This was the dawn of American gol:,
and since that year there has been a
string OF native victories. Travis, who
In 1898 was comparatively unknown 10
national fame. beaten that year in
the national event by tindlay Douglas
in the semi-fiEai round, and the follow
ing year again eliminated in the
serni-final round by Douglas In 1900, at
Garden City. Travis had his revenge on
the Scotchman. defeating him in the
final for the title.
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International Meet Is Assured.

International Meet 1s Assured.
Definite assurances have been received
from England that Harvard and Yale will
be accommodated in their desire for an
international track and field meet this
summer with Oxford and Cambridge. The
completion OF these negotiations had
aroused a great deal Of interest through
out the intercollegiate world. 1t should
be said that there has been a great deal
of disappointment that Harvard and Yale
should be named as representatives of
the United States to compete against the
pick Of the English universities. This
feeling is intensified by the fact that the
announcement comes almost Immediately
after the defeat of the Harvard track
team by Dartmouth and the Yale team
by Princeton. 1nasmuch as no one will
deny that both Pennsylvania and Cor
nell are superior to either Yale and Har-
ward on the track. 1t seems unfortunate
that the athletic strength Of this coun-
try should be measured by the perform
ances of Harvard and Yale.
\ team that would be very much more
preferable Is that which was suggested
by Gustavus I. Kirby in 1908. Mr.. kir-
by's plan was that either before or i'm
mediately after the Olympic games there
should be an International intercollegiate
meet between the representatives of the
I. c. A. A. A. A. Of this country. Oxford
and Cambridge representing England and
any other colleges or universities in the
British colonies which would be accep-
table to Oxford and Cambridge. This
suggestion was courteously but firmly
turned down by the Britons. If such a
meet was arranged it would make com
plete test of the relative superiority of
Great Britain and the United States in
track and field athletics.
Harvard and Yale have met Oxford
and Cambridge on three occasions. The
first meeting was in 1899, when Oxford
and Cambridge won somewhat easily.
Two years later the Britons came to this
country and the meet was held in New
York. where Harvard and Yale won. The
last meet was held In London in 1904,
where Harvard and Yale were victorious.
This gives the Americans two victories to
one for England. In view Of the fact
that only one of three meets has been
held on American soil. it Is somewhat
surprising that Harvard and Yale should
consent so readily to go to England for
the fourth meet. Oxford and Cambridge
have suggested the meet in July, during
which the English championships are also
held. This is entirely too early for
American universities. and they will prob
ably insist upon later date. The in
tercollegiate championships are held two
weeks hence and Harvard and Yale ath-
letes would not have an opportunity to
complete their academic courses and get
to England to train and do themselves
justice if the meet was held on July q
as proposed. This, however, is a minor
consideration and can probably be at
tended to without difficulty.
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Gardner Comes to Front.

Another big surprise cropped up In 1909
when Robert A. Gardner. a nineteen-year-
old player from the Hinsdale Golf Club of
Chicago and also student at Yale, went
through one Of the strongest fields that
ever competed in the national tourna-
rnent. defeating II. Chandler Egan in the
final at the Chicago Golf Club. The semi
finalists were Charles Evans. jr.. of Edge
water and Mason r. Phelps of Midlo-
THAN, former western champion.
This tournament more than any Of its
predecessors showed the strength of the
younger school and especially demon
strated the skill of Chicago's younger
players. At the end of the second round
the veteran Travis was the only outside
contestant left in the play. the other
seven being from Chicago. Travis was
put out by Gardner in this round, leaving
four Windy city players in the medalist
positions.
The tournament also served to bring
Charles Evans. jr., the wonderful young
Chicago golfer, into greater prominence,
as. in addition to getting as far as the
semi-iinai, he won the qualifying medal
after the play-off of a tie with r. Gard
ner and T. NJ. Sherman.
Last year at Brookline w. c. Fownes,
jr.. of Pittsburg won his national spurs
after a number of attempts, defeating
Warren K. Wood of Chicago in the final
Charles Evans, jr., and w. r. Tuckerman
were the other semi-f1nalists.
Organize U. S. q. A. In 1894.
The United States Golf Association was
organized In 1894 with five members. the
Chicago. Newport, Brookline, st. An
drew's and Shinnecock Hills. and at the
end of 1910 had total of go clubs, fifty
three being active and $50 allied
In 1899 the Western Golf Association
was formed, with a charter membership
of fifteen clubs. In 1901 the membership
had increased to twenty-eight. and at
the close of 1910 there were 40 active
clubs on the list. making it second in size
only to the United States Golf Associa-
ton.
The recent addition Of the Dominion Of
Canada to its territory and the steadily
increasing number OF clubs throughout
the west and south make it probable that
before many years the W. G. A. will
reach the 30 mark
In all there are no less than forty minor
golf associations I'm the United States, the
majority Of them being the result Of
natural conditions. Several of these,
such as the Metropolitan Golf Associa-
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Travis Puts Out Douglas.

In 1901 Travis won the opening tourna-
nent OF the century. defeating Walter
Egan OF Chicago in the final. after put
ting Douglas out IN the eemi-.inai. This
tournament WAS made memorable BY the
postponement Of the final on account of
the death of President Mckinley. 1t also
marked the advent of the younger school
of players. Walter Egan being the first
Of that class to get az far as the final.
The Erepresstble schoolboy was not to
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Egan Wins National Title.

Travis. after winning the British cham
pionship in 1904. had another shot at the
u. s. G. A. title. played at Baltusrol. but
was eliminated in the first round by
George Ormiston. the Pittsburg Scotch
man.
II. c. Egan, who a month before had
annexed the western amateur title. won
the national title. beating Fred HERES
hoff in the final. The Chicago player at
that time had just celebrated his TWEEN
tieth birthday. and his opponent still was
in his teens. Egan repeated the following
year at Chicago, with Ned Sawyer, also
OF Chicago, as the runner-up.
\ year later Eben Byers. who had
knocked at the door several times. won at
Englewood the other finalist being George
S. Lyon the Canadian veteran.
In 1907. at Cleveland. Jerome TraVers,
without doubt one of the greatest young
golfers this country has ever produced,
sprang into national prominence by win
ming from Archie Graham. the New Jer-
sey veteran. Although only twenty years
of age, Travers. by his victory. secured
trinity of titles. having previously won
the Metropolitan and New Jersey cham
pionships. Travers repeated the follow
ing year at Garden City. defeating Max
Behr in the final. The other seml-nnai-
lists were w. j. Travis and Fred HERES
hoff.
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Schoolmaster Sam Lever. recently re-
leased by the. Pittsburg club. was the
last of the members of the team as it
was made up before the consolidation
with Louisville. Lever went to Pitts
burg in 1893. For several years he led
the National League pitchers, and during
the thirteen seasons he took part in go
games winning 1913 of them and losing
81, for a grand average Of .666. He led
the league in percentage Of games won
in 1901, 1903. 1905 and 1909. and ranked
third in 1906. Lever had been anxious
to get his release, as it was apparent
that Pittsburg did not plan to use him
to any extent. Last year he pitched
only four complete games. though he
was in twenty-six. pitching few innings
at the finish or starting and being re-
lieved.
Frank Laporte and Jimmy Austin, the
ex-H;ghlanders. lead the ST. Louis team
in batting. I.aporte with mark OF 81,
per cent and Austin with .31j.
Fred Lake, the man who got together
the Boston Speed Boys. may be Cleve-
land next manager, to succeed Jim Nc
Guire. Lake is now scouting for the ST.
Louis Browns. =
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Travis Big Golf Surprise.

John Bull did rot consider IT possible
that the bronzed Yankee invader could
get far in such Classy company, but as
round after round went by Travis still
was in the running. and in the final
match defeated Edward D Blackwell or
Scotland and 3 Previous to this he
had beaten IL. Holden, James Robb
twice runner-up: X. G. Murray, II. T..
Reade, three times champion of Ireland:
H. II. Hilton, twice British amateur
champion, and Horace Hutchinson. also
former champion. 1t was Jack the
Giant Killer moderniZeG.
The victory of the American player
gave the whole United Kingdom a jolt
and created a wholesome respect for the
Yankee golfers. Although Travis had
won the United States championship
three times before his triumph III Eng
land, he never was able to repeat, as the
young American golfer was able 10 re-
peat. as the young American golfer was
b. this time beginning IL make himself
felt, and since that time the names of
Il. Chandler Egan, Jerome ID. Travers,
Fred Herreshoff, Robert Gardner, Charles
Evans. jr., Eben Byers, W. {. fownes,
irE Warren Wood and others have been
prominent in the making of Soifing his
tory.