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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
MAY BE SHIFTED
FROM LINE TO BACK FIELD
Last Years All-South Atlantic Guard May
Be Played at Fullback-Other
Gridiron Gossip.

Virginia that it should in the last few
seasons. and it has seemingly wasted a
great deal of good material under poor
system of coaching. 1t seems that Caro-
lima has always had just as good ma
terial as has had Virginia, and yet 1T has
not played consistent ball against the
Charlottesville bunch. Especially was
this true last season. when Carolina had
what was undoubtedly the material for
the best team in the south, and yet when
ii went up against the poorest team that
Virginia had in years IT failed to make
the showing that it should losing 9 to 0.
This year the North Carolina eleven
will be in charge of Bocock, who has
had a great deal of success at the Nlr-
sinia Polytechnic Institute. and under
his tutelaGe the team should make ma
terial advancement in the rating of the
school in this section at the end of the
season. Certain it is that Bocock will
get together a better eleven than has rep
resented North Carolina in years.
The fact that Brides failed to make
good at North Carolina as coach was
another case of man who was a great
player failing to toe the mark in that
capacity. Brides unquestionably knew
foot ball. because had he not had an
excellent knowledge of the game he would
never have been able to put up the game
he did at Yale. Brides was one of the
best tackles in the country at the time
he was playing in New Haven, and it
is doubtful if there have ever been
great many players developed in that po-
sition who were much better than lie,
but he failed signally to make good as a
coach. even when he had better material
than the other men who were in charge
of elevens. That Brides did not get the
most out of his team was due to the fact
that he was not able to impart his know
ledge of the game to the men under him.
No matter how great player a man
may be he cannot make good on the field
as a coach unless lie has at least a fair
knowledge of pedagogy.
Sullivan. who comes from La Sale
Institute. at which school he played
fullhack looks as if he may make
good man. If he should develop e.lough
10 make one of the jobs back of the
line at Georgetown he would undoubt
edly boost the stock of the team
While il is true that Cunnif of
Georgetown is back little in his class
room work, it is not probable that he
will he out for the rest of the season
on that account. 1t is not likely that
the faculty would stand in the way
of Cunriff taking examinations to make
him eligible to play on the team if
he is needed. The faculty in all other
schools generally makes every effort
to give examinations to those who are
back in their work so that they Will
be given chance to make it up and
II is not likely that those in charge
of the classrooms at GEORGETOWN
would stand in the way of thu prob
able success of the team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19

last June. Davis, another substitute end
is back in college this year and prom
iSes to push the regulars hard for var
sity position.
Coach Greene is now busy Sizing up"
the new men and will try out the most
promising candidates for the open posi-
lions at once.
Men who were CT the squad last year
and who are back college are McIyer.
Sykes, FetZer, Sp, ncer, Derby, Proff1tt,
Patton. .Jaynes. he lar. Lane. Plyler, Har-
die, Jeffrey, lie Gil and and Gore. Some
of the new men OF the field are Harris.
Johnson, Grimesey Nathan. Taylor, Co
Fart, Lehman. An hony, Sumner, Brick
house. Chambers. Harper. J. P. Robert
son. Rawlings. Nicl OILS. Porter, Stockton.
j. NJ. Davis, Helm, Cox. Hassell, Potter,
Farmer, c. O. Self, TT, Fields, Knox and
Huntley.
The practice since the opening of school
has consisted mainly in running the old
new men how to handle the ball Yes
terday the first scri manage of the season
was held
Tai Stafford. who will captain the 1911
Red and White eleven. is in fine condi-
ton, and is busy assisting Coach Greene
get the new material in shape. Stafford
played substitute end in his freshman
year. and won regular place before the
season was over in this position during
tried at quarterback and worked like a
veteran at this position from the very
beginning, handling the team In every
game with the greatest ability and ease.
At the end of last season Stafford was
picked as the substitute quarterback on
the 'All South Atlantic" team, with only
one years experience as quarter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
taon in South Atlantic A. A. u PreSages Conflicts Between Clubs
LOCAL AMATEUR CLUBS MAY
SECEDE FROM ATHLETIC UNION
AS Result of Unsatisfactory Meeting Last
Night in Baltimore New Organi-
zation May Be Effected.

It was this same condition of affairs
which caused the formation Of the south
Atlantic section. At the time when the
south Atlantic section came into being
immediate steps to remedy the condition
almost solely by Philadelphia with Baltl-
more in the same organization. 1t was
stated at the meeting last night by a
Washington man that it was the same
discrimination the part of Philadel-
phia against Baltimore cas- that which
Baltimore is now exerting against Wash
ington which caused Baltimore to Sc
cede from the Middle States Association
and form an independent body, which Is
now the South Atlantic Association. 1t
was made clear to the Baltimore crowd
that this was the course held in view by
the Washington clubs now and that 1t
would he the one pursued unless a change
is made shortly.
That the threat in regard to handing
Baltimore the same kind Of treatment
that Baltimore handed Philadelphia some
years ago is not without foundation Is
certainly not an idle matter. meeting OF
several clubs will he held Friday night 10
discuss the matter and make plans or
procedure, Just what the different locai
amateur organizations viii do Is prom
lematic but il is certain that they mean
to have a change made in the present
methods of conducting the Amateur Atm
letic Union affairs in the south Atlan'lc
section.
According TO the Washington delegates,
the meeting held in Baltimore last night
was more of a farce than meeting
of regularly organized body. 1t
was called for the purpose of electlns
officers for the coming year 1t seems
that the Washington delegation did not
want some of the men now holding offices
to continue in their positions. and the
beginning of what is likely 10 be the
greatest conflict in local amateur athletics
arose out of the discussion o. tHdt phase
of the meeting.
The old officers were all reelected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
BY H. C. BYRD.

When BIZ Fitzgerald returns to
school and it is fairly certain that he
will, it is probable that he Will be
tried out in the back field. There has
been some idea of shifting him to
fullback TO take kelly's place. and 1T
is pretty certain that he viii be given
a trial in that position.
While Fitzgerald's absence from the
line may weaken the guards position
TO certain extent, the .superabun-
dance.of material among the forwards
and the present seeming lack of 1t
for the backfeld position will be the
cause for his being shifted to the
position if he is finally placed there
Fitzgerald should be able TO make
good in the back field. He is not a new
man 10 the position by any means. as
II was there he got his first experience.
Fitzgerald started in at Georgetown as
q back, but hurt his knee to such an
extent that he could not stand the
tackles, and was shifted to a guard
position, where he more than made
good. :.
October Il. when Georgetown meets
the Carlisle Indians. the University Of
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Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, September 10.
The national pastime will see many
changes before the season of 1912 rolls
around. and proba bly, the greatest of
these will be the retirement from ac-
tive management of the Athletics of
Connie Mack, considered by the ma
jarity of experts the country over as
the shrewdest judge of ball players
that has ever been identified with the
game.
Connie says that if his club wins the
worlds championship again this sea-
son he will surely quit the diamond
and allow somebody else-probably
Harry Davs-to lead the team. OF
course, most fans are of the opinion
that if Mack's retirement depends on
any such thing it is, a cinch he viii
remain at least another year in charge
of the Philadelphia aggregation.
Although Connie says that the
chances are that he will quit the dia-
mond, it does not mean that he will
give up all his interest in the game.
Although it isn't generally known,
Mack is one of the biggest stockhold-
ers in the Philadelphia club, and it
would not be surprising If he bought
enough additional stock to permit of
his being elected president of the club,
as Charley Comiskey of the White SoX
has done.
Health Is Poor.
There are a number of reasons why
Mack wants to leave the diamond. First
and foremost is his poor health. He has
not been well man for the past few
years. and this season he has been ailing
more than ever. He is greatly subjected
to colds, and the riding about the coun-
try, with it's subsequent change of eli
mate and interrupted sleep, has raised
havoc with him.
Another reason why Mack wants to de-
sert the game is Mrs. acGiilicuddy. 1t
will be remembered that at the close of
the worlds series last fail Connie was
married again, and the couple went to
Europe on their honeymoon. They had
the pleasure of meeting the Pope, and one
of Macks friends is credited with the
statement that Connie thinks his team
will cop the championship this season
because of the we'll wishes and hopes OF
success he received from his holiness.
Mrs. Mack doesn't like to See her nus
band absent from home so much, and she
realizes it is impairing his health lie
is no longer young man. helns 1orty-
nine years old now. He has been groom
ing Davis lately in the duties of man
ager, and instead of this former star go
ing to the Clevelands to manage them it
is likely that he will sit on the bench
ana direct the Athletics next season.
Mack before assuming the managerial
job in Philadelphia was one of the great
est catchers in the business, and has
son-Earl-by his first wife. now dead.
who promises to develop into every bit
as good a backstop as the old man.
Mack caught for the Pirates from 1890
to 1896, and was the captain of the club
for two years. The Athletics We're
member of the American League for the
first time in 1901. but it was not until the
next wear they won the pennant. They
captured another flag under Mack's di
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
LOSES four MEN
A. & NJ. Has Best of Last
Years Eleven Back.
Is HAVING SCRIMMAGES
Raleigh Aggregation Is Much Ahead
of Other Schools in Prac-
tice Work.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RALEIGH, N. c., September 19.-ln re-
Spouse to Capt. Staffords call for candi-
dates for the 1911 North Carolina A. &,
NJ foot ball team, between forty-five and
fifty men have reported to date.
Among the candidates that have re
ported so far are six letter men of last
years varsity, these being Capt. Stafford,
quarterback; Floyd. right guard; Seifert,
right end: Cool. right halfDack; Hartsell
left end: HURT. left tackle, and Robert
son, left halfback.
1t will be seen that the positions OF
fullback, filled by Won Eberstein: center,
by Bray; right tackle, by Glenn, and left
guard. by Gattis. are the open positions
on the team. Sherman. substitute half
back and end, will not return to college
this year, having received his degree
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19

First sixteen first round,-Fownes heat
Wheeler up and 10 play: Ward beat Rogers.
mp and to play: Hilton beat Seckel up
and TO play. Macdonald beat Carter. up:
Herreshof heat Knapp. up and to play:
Evans beat Simons. up and 3 to play; Behr
beat Tuckerman. 2 up and to play; Watson
beat Robertson up and to play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19

Mrs Charles HerZog. mother of G, l.
Herzog, third naSeman on the New York
National base ball team, was stricken
with paralysis at her country home at
Govanstown, Md, and is in serious
condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19

Byron Bancroft Johnson. president Of
the American League, denied fatty in
Chicago last night that he was interested
in any way in the recent purchase of
half interest in the Boston Red Sox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19

Jack Ra1sigle, nought from New Haven
by Cleveland. is the champion strike-out
and relief pitcher of the New England
League. He struck out 312 batters this
season. No other pitcher came near that
mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19

Chief Bender one Of the star hurlers
of the Mack corps, is i'll. Connie says
il is Il slight attack of grip and he hopes
the Indian will be able to pitch against
Detroit but he is not certain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19

Others to win their frst-round
matches were Charles B. Macdonald
John Nj. Ward, Max Behr and William
Watson. The pairings for the second
round today follow: Fownes VS.. Ward,
Hilton VS.. Macdonald, Herreshof vs.
Evans and Behr VS.. Watson.
In commenting on Hilton's fine card
yesterday afternoon Macdonald said ::
You see that proves low scoring is
possible here, provided person is play
ing good golf. A man can't go all over
the place and expect to keep out OF
trouble
The scores and summary follow:
QUALIFYING ROUND.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19

1t is reported that if the Giants win
the pennant McGraW will use MatheWSon
and Marquard alternately in the world S
series with the Athletics. He thinks his
two star pitchers can retain their eff
fectiveness with a days rest between
games.
Mack's champions presented eight 300
batsmen in the first game yesterday
even Coombs and Lapp being in the Sc
lect set. Barry was the only man who
is batting below 300, and he won the
game, so that excuses him.
Marty" O'Toole, the twenty two thou
sand hundrede-dollar pitcher of the Pi-
rates. has just purchased a fruit farm in
Oregon. where a number of other players
including Fred Clark Fielder Jones and
Billy" Sullivan have profitable invest
mentS.
Columbus won the championship of
the South Atlantic League by taking
the sixth game of the post-season series
from Columbia by a score of to ..
The victory gave Columbus four games
to Columbia's two
In a recent game between the Jack
son and Battle Creek teams of the
Southern Michigan League Buck" Con-
nors, the Jackson first baseman and
former Central Lacquer. secured six
hits. four of them doubles, in six times
at bat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19

W. c. Fownes, jr., of Oakmont, the
former national champion. won handily
from f. S. Wheeler of Apawamis,
president of the Metropolitan Golf AS
sociation, while Fred Herreshoff had a
none too comfortable time in disposing
of Joseph Z. Knapp by a and l mar
gin.
Chick Evans, the champion of
France. qualified with a 80. This in
cluded l. for the fifteenth hole, where
he got bunkered on his second shot and
took to get clear. Except for that
one bad hole he might have led the
field. In the afternoon Evans settled
into his real stride in round with w.
r. Simons of Garden City. Chick went
out in SO and came back the same way
for IS, winning by up and to
play The cards were as follows
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always in Background.

There are few people who have ever
seen Mack on the diamond in the past
ten years. When he goes out to the
grounds he stealthily wends his way to
the players bench, hides himself in a
corner and never leaves the spot until
the game is over. He is unlike Nc
Graw. Jennings or any other manager.
lnasmuch as he never even goes down
to the coaching lines.
Mack always dresses in some plain
business suit and doesn't wear dia-
monds or loud clothes that will give
him flash In base ball circles. He is
"a tall. thin man, who is loath to talk.
However, when he does say anything
to a newspaper man it is without any
ego he being content to give his
players credit for any success that
may have come to his club
Base ball will surely lose one of its
best types when Mack decides to aban-
don the game. and it will be hard or
next to impossible to find his equal
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
GOLFERS HARD TEST
Champion of Two Countries
Third in Medal Play.
HERRESHOFF LEADS FIELD
Hilton and "Chick" Evans Are
Among Those to Win on
the Ideal" Links.

SOUTHAMPTON. N. Y, September 10.
first invitation tournament at the Ma
tional Golf Links of America here yes
terday. Because of the high wind, COM
bined with the naturally difficult nature
of the course, cards in the medal play
round were on the high side Fred Her
reshoff of Westbrook leading the field
with an 81. Closely following on his
heels were Albert Seckel of Chicago,
champion of the Western Golf Associa-
ton, and Harold H. Hilton, champion
of two countries-Great Britain and the
United States-with 50 and Sc, respect
lively.
Those with scores of 97-Philip Carter,
the fffteen-year old lad from Bridgehamp-
man Z. Tiffany of Powelton-tied for the
last place to qualify. and on the playoff
Carter won.
The luck of the draw brought Hilton
and Seckel together in the first round, an
odd coincidence, as they had been part
nefs IN the qualification test. There were
those who expected to see the champion
of the Western Golf Association prove
troublesome for Hilton, but Hilton speed
lily removed any such impression by reel
ing off hole after hole in par tlgures,
whereas Seckel could not keep out of
trouble out in 81, Hilton turned for
home up, and he won by a 6-and-4 mar
gin. Playing out the bye holes, Hilton
got III. The card of this match follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-19
CONNIE MACK MAYBUYE
STOCK TO BECOME PRESIDENT
Athletic Manager, Who Never Goes on Coach
ing Line and Always Wears Plain
Garb, May Decide to Aban-
onManagerial Bench.

rection in 1909. but the Giants beat them
in the worlds series. Last year they
won another championship and the
world s title for the first time. Mack is
anxious TO capture one more-and then
he will consider that he has won
his share of base ball laurels and retire
Comics proper name is Cornelius Mac
Gillicuddy. but when he first broke into
the big leagues the writer's started call
ing him Connie Mack for short, and it
has stuck to him SO that the average fan
thinks 1t is his right name He was born
in East Brookfield. Mass.-'ffty miles
from Boston'-a place in which George
Conan laid the plot for play some three
or four years ago.
The secret of Mack's success has
been his ability to recognize ball play
ers in the rough. He seldom has
sought to corner stars, but has been
content to secure unheard-of players
for small prices or generally no pur
chase price al all, and teach them all
of the fine points of the game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-09
Keep the Kidneys Well

Health Is Worth Saving, and Some
Tacoma People Know How
to Save IL.
Many Tacoma people take their
lives In their hands by neglectins
the kidneys WREN they know these
organs need help. Sick kidneys
ire responsible for q vast amount
of suffering and Ill health. but
there 10 no need to suffer nor to
remain In danger when most all
diseases and aches and pains due
TO weak kidneys can be quickly
relieved by tht use of Doen'B Kid
ney Pills. The following state
ment leaves no ground for doubt.
Mrs. A. G. Carey, 5641 Mont
gomery street. South Tacoma,
Wash. says: Although l have
never had occasion to use Deans
Kidney Pills myself. know THAI
they are rood remedy for back
ache and other symptoms of kidney
and bladder trouble. One of my
relatives took this preparation
with excellent results
> For sale by all dealers. Price
30 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo. New York. sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-09
Successful Complexion
Renewing Treatment

A treatment for sallow, muddy
or blotchy compilations that is al
ways successful is the nightly ap-
plication of plain mercolized wax
for from one to two weeks. This
method is sure to succeed for the
simple reason that it literally
takes off and discards the old
complexion. The incredible in the
wax possesses the peculiar prop
erty of absorbing the wornout
faded or discolored surface skin
with all its imperfections. This is
done SO gradually, the skin COM
ing off little each day, In fine,
almost invisible particles, that nc
inconvenience or discomfort is ex.
perienced-and the most careful
observer cannot detect the use OF
this treatment.
The mercolized wax, which can
be had at any drug store, is ap-
piled the same as cold cream, but
not rubbed in, and washed off in
the morning. The new complex
ion produced in this way, exhibit
ing the true beauty of health. is
not to be compared with the kind
made by cosmetics.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-09
LONDON MAYOR
SPENDS MORE
THAN EARNS

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
LONDON, Nov. 9.-Traffic in
the busiest parts of the city was
held up for four hours yesterday
by the procession known as the
Lord Mayors show, when Sir
Thomas Crosby, famous London
doctor. was formally sworn in as
lord mayor with all the quaint
pageantry handed down unchang-
ed for five centuries. Crosby is
the first doctor ever elected to- the
mayoral chair.
The term of office is one year
and the salary $4,000. The
mayor generally has to spend
three or four times that sum on
entertainments, banquets and
luncheons to royal and other dis
.tinguished visitors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-09
WOMAN SUES
BISHOP FOR
$4,000
tBy United Press Leased Wire. F,

tBy United Press Leased Wire. J
TOPEKA. Kans.. Nov. o.
Claiming that a letter written by
Bishop David II. Moore of the
Methodist church regarding funds
which she handled for the Wom-
ems Home Missionary society is
calculated to injure her las citi-
zen, as wife. as a mother. and
as Christian" Mrs. Carrie Il.
Cope of Topeka Is today suing the
bishop for $4,000 damages.
The suit follows the meeting
here of a number of noted divines
to discuss charges of SANDER
brought against Moore as a result
of the letter, written to an officer
of the society. insinuating mis-
management of $4,000 bequest
to the society.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-09
EYE STRAIN CAUSES
LAPSE OF MEMORY
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
EUGENE. Ore, Nov. 9.-Eye
strain. due to long hours or work
over drafting board. today is
held responsible for the peculiar
lapse of memory and loss of iden-
tity of Bernard Marvin, the young
University of California engineer
graduate, by his mother. Mrs c.
E. Iceberg.
Marvin, who insists that his
name is George Lewis. and that he
Is an unskilled, uneducated labor
er, has besn identified by numer-
Gus friends.
The first thing he says he re-
members is being out in the woods
where some men directed him
along the road leading to Tilla-
nook.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-09
LOST-ONE BARKEEP

CHICAGO, ILL.,. Nov. S.-The
barkeep of the Planters hotel re-
fused to serve Bat Nelson-Bat
being on something of bat. Then
Bat reviled the barkeep, the lat
ter reached over the bar and bat
ted Bat. While Bat was recover
ing someone enlightened the bar
keep as to the identity of the man
he had hit. Exit barkeep, allegro,
accelerando.
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Get No Money for
Writing Ordinance

Dan Cornell. George Trust and
other builders and architects kick
ed last year on the building ordi-
nance.
The commission told them II
they did not like It to fix up the
changes and they would amend 1t.
So Dan and George got G. A.
Darmer and they wrote a new or
dinance to suit themselves. The
commission passed 1t the other
day.
Then yesterday these three sent
In a bill for $3.50 each. They will
mot get the money.