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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Connie Mack Declines
To Pick Twenty Great

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Dec. 22-Con-
ME Mack, manager of the Worlds
Champion Athletics, refused to pick the
twenty greatest baseball players whom
asked to do SO yesterday. He said thai
he did not see enough Of the National
League teams, and did not care to
choose the stars Of hts own orgapiSa-
ton.
"If / had to bet my life. on q ball
game and wanted to pick q man to
pitch that game for me, I would take
Chief Bender for that one game said
Connie. That was as far as he would
CO.
81 feet fiattered at what the writer's
have said about my team, in picling
players" said Mack. "Ty Cobb picks
five-Eddie Collins, Jack Coombs. Ira
Thomas, Frank Baker. and Jack Barry.
three of my infielders, q pitcher ana
catcher Had Jack McInnes not been
hurt I guess he would have added
'Stuffy' to the infeld."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Pennsylvania May Play
Baseball With Michigan

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-Two base
ball games between Pennsylvania and
Michigan are practically assured Tor
next spring, according to the report
made by Manager George R. Kent. of
the Red and Blue nine. II the games
materialize they will be the first be-
tween the two institutions. Michigan
is PENIS opponent In football and al
ways Is a formidable rival in the inter
collegiate track meet and relay races.
The negotiations We're made principally
by p. G. Bartelme. graduate director OF
Michigan sports, and Theodore T..
Brown, chairman Of the Pennsylvania
baseball committee. The games will
probably be played alternately at Ann
Arbor and Franklin Field.
Last year Michigan had games with
Princeton and Cornell, but was unable
to arrange a date with Penn.
Besides Michigan, Penn will NICE,
Harvard on Franklin Field for the first
time since 1904. They will also play
their usual games with Yale and Prince.
ton and will meet Cornell four times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
WANTS CINCINNATI
TO ADOPT COLUMBIA
AS TRAINING GROUND
Citizens Strive to Show
O'Day Excellence
of City.

COLUMBIA, s. c.: Dec. Pin an ef-
fort to induce the Cincinnati Nationals
to- do their spring training here next
merce and representatives of the South
ern railway are taking steps to show
Manager O'Day the excellence OF this
Handy. of'the chamber OF commerce.
and District Passenger Agent Mclean.
OF the Southern railway. are now en-
deavortng to get into communication
with Mr.. O'Day. Brooklyn, when that
city was winning pennants under Ed
ward Hanlon, trained in Columbia for
Ave years, and in 1909 Edward Barrow
brought the Montreal club here. Both
Messrs. Hanlon and Barrows We're en-.
point
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Virginia will Have
twenty-five Contests

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Dec. o.
Twenty-Five games will be played by
Virginia's baseball team next spring,
including exhibition games with the
Washington American Leaguers, ac-
cording to Manager J. f. Moore. who
will announce. the schedule after the
holiday recess Four games will be
played with North Carolina, this being
a feature Of the schedule Manager
Moore will go to Washington next
week to arrange dates with the Wash
ington Nationals.
Trinity College, of Hartford. Conn.
Georgia., and South Carolina will be
seen on Lambeth Field for the first
time next spring. Amherst will oper
the local season. followed by Prince.
ton. Yale will be met at Norfolk. and
during the Easter week Holy Cross ant
Trinity will be played.
Virginia will play Pennsylvania II
Philadelphia and may tackle Lafayette
at Easton before returning to Wash
ington for the last game Of the season
with Georgetown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
JOHNSON DENIES He
HAS QUIT RING OR
IS WITHOUT MONEY
Worlds Champion Leaves
New York for Windy
City.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22..-Jack Johnson.
und!sputed heavyweight champion OF
the world, who returned to America last
night on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, de-
clared today he would leave at once for
Chicago to look after his business in
terests.'
The big fellow seemed tn be in al
most perfect condition. and to disprovs
the stories that he was fat after
riotous career abroad stepped on the
scales and showed that fully dressed
he weighed only 23s.
Don't believe al! these stories you
hear about me-" said johnson today.
II am as good as ever was. and
would fight any man in the world. II q
purse of $4,000 was offered. have not
retired from the ring. Don't let them
tell you, either, that am broke. ! had
a good time abroad, and bought new
rae Ing car-but ! came back with more
money than I had when I started"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
HARRY KRAUSE MAY
DUPLICATE WORK OF
HIS FIRST SEASON
Gains In Weight and Elk.
poets to Have Old
Strength.
Photo by Buck.

Harry Krause. the little "native son.. -
has changed completely in structure, and
when he dons Mack uniform next
year he ought 10 be at his best to go
back and duplicate the season OF 1909.
Krause went through the American
League his first year like ball Of fire.
then he halted in 1910. but he gave
seven-inning glimpses last season of a
return to form. He Is now in California,
playing three times a week in the out
held, and he has gained twenty pounds
of weight. which. according to Connie
Mack, Is just the thing he needed to put
him right for next season. That extra
weight behind the stun that Krause can
flip up to the plate should make him a
fit mate for Chief Bender, Cy Morgan
Jack. Coombs. Eddie Plank, and Dave
Danforth.
With Krause are Brown, of the Cubs
Stanage, of the Tigers; Overall, late OF
the Cubs; Lewis, Of the Red Sox; Egan.
Of the Reds. and "Blunderbuss Bill" Ho-
gan. who is again killing the ball under
the Western skies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
De Orc Will Retain
His Billiard Trophy

NETWORK. Dec. 22.-Alfred De Orc will
retain permanent holding Of the pocket
billiards or pool championship emblem.
Tim Flynn at his Park Place academy,
in this city. According to Flynn. the
challenge put in and dated Tuesday.
November %. by Jerome Keough has
the Brunswick ke-Collender Com
pany.
The rules governing the championship
emblem made it obligatory for De ORC
pired on Thursday, November 30. As tho
challenge was not officially received un-
til Friday, December 1, the time limit
had expired, and consequently, the en-
De Orc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Call of Footlights
Too Much for Waddell

the stage proved too strong for Rube
Waddell, the great old pitcher, who has
played in major and minor leagues for
many years, and he has left Joe Canti1-
lon, duck hunting and fishing. for the
footlights. Rube Joined a troupe that
played here last night and will remain
with the company until he is fired, or
time for reporting rolls around.
The company in which RUDE will star
is the American Stock Company-"ten--
twent-thirt'-on the Lee line boat. New
Madrid. Mo, is the next stopping place
for the company and Rube's friends look
for him to be fired there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Bresnahan would spank "Talkative"
Murphy.

weight. says ne has changed his mind
about retiring from the ring and de-
clares he will begin training again for
q match with Wolgnst. Mcfarland finds
1t hard work to make the weight. and
even though he were to defeat Wolgast
1t is doubtful II he could hold the title
long on this account
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Now for the best twenties.

Those who have been following in
terscholastic football in Washington
for several years will be pleased to
know of the honors accorded William
Bland, a Rhodes scholar. who has
just been elected secretary OF the Ok
ford University Society. In 1906, with
out previous experience, he made
Westerns only championship football
eleven and was universally chosen
for all high school center.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Griff is on the job every day.

II the field is dry, there should oe
some interesting football at Union
League Park Sunday. when the Wig
ilants and All-Stars. picked from for
mer high school players. meet. The
All-Stars gave a good account of them
selves the last time out, and since then
have been strengthened by the addi-
ton of several new men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Frank Sherman did It,.

Reports from Detroit have 1t that
both Germany Schaefer and Ty Cobb
are drawing capacity houses to see
their theatrical endeavors. The Ma
tionals star has had his sketch re-
written and the poor Detroit fans
can't choose between their present
days, Schaefer. So they go to see both
OF them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Brewers Will Train
At Cairo, Illinois

CAIRO, ILL.,. Dec. 22.--Se retary 1. N.
Maxim. of the Milwaukee baseball club,
was in Cairo today and arranged for
his team to train here from March 20
to April ID.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
c. U. to play Navy.

Fielder Jones. after months Of de-
NAL. has accepted the presidency OF the
Northwestern League. and will attend
actively to his duties. Jones should
be most successful as a baseball league
leader. even as he was one Of the most
successful Of big league managers while
with the Chicago White Sox.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
honas Manager Denies Nequ York Politician His Financial Be
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is a Boost"
Outlaws are organizing.

Manager Griffith need not worry
about the signature Of Walter Smoke
ball Johnson, anyway. The peerless
performer signed up for three years
last spring, and can be counted upon
to report in excellent trim next sea-
son. for he passes the winter on his
farm In Kansas, outdoors mostly. and
keeping In shape doing chores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Elect Fielder Jones.

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 22.-F1elder
Jones. formerly manager of the Chicago
sox. is a full-fiedged magnate today. He
was unanimously selected president of
the Northwestern League here last
night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Y. M. C. A. in triple play.

Jack johnson, worlds champion
heavyweight, is back among us. denying
that he has retired because Of poor
physical condition and standing on the
scales to prove he weighs but 23s
pounds. Johnson has been vilified ever
since he criticised Americans and his
words will not be forgotten for many a
day. Still, he may take It all back be-
fore a week 10 gone.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Captain Cohill today. yes, sir.

Before the matches even start, Aus
tralians concede the Davis Cup to the
American challengers. Beals Wright,
Billy Larned. and Maurice Mclaughlin
are showing brilliant tennis form In
the Antipodes. and when the inter-
nationals get under way they should es-
tablish new records for that part Of the
world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Bowlers keep at 1t.

Eastern High School paid fitting trib-
ute to Paul Cohill. who was last night
elected captain Of the eleven. Cohill
10 a sincere worker. & hard fighter. and
was a big factor IN the excellent show
ing made last fall by fighting East
ern.'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Kaufman VIM Battle
PalZer In New York

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Al Kaufman.
attempting to come back as a white
hope, will meet Al Palzer before the
National Sporting Club on December 2S
Palzer lost a decision recently to Tom
Kennedy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
De Orc is surprised.

Ty Cobb says he will retire in the
zenith of his career. II he does he will
be creating a baseball record. The call
OF the diamond is always too strong to
De resisted and Cobb may discover that
he cannot carry out his wise Intentions
when the time arrives for him to decide
However. that time IL long way of
right now. .A".
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Gallaudet has to rest.

With good weather next spring Capt.
tai City fans are going to see more good
baseball than those OF any other big
league. All our exhibition games will be
played at Florida avenue and we shall
be able to see several college mines and
many good National League teams
Only one of the examples Of Griff's wis
DOM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-22
Eastern lads banquet.

The promoters Of the United States
League continue to imagine that they
can provide good baseball with mediocre
talent and make money doing It. They
are going right ahead with their plans
OF organization. but their disorganiza-
ton won't consume half 80 much time.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24
OLD PERSIAN RUGS.

Why They Retain Their Sheen In
Spite Of Their Great Age.
If you have ever seen a Persian rug
fifty years old or older which had
been used only in its native country
you have doubtless observed that,
though made of wool, It had the sheen
of velvet. This was due partly to the
excellence OF the dyes and the work
manship. but partly also to the fact
that it had never known the touch Of
a shoe. but had been walked over IN
stoclsinged feet. If man should en-
ter your drawing room and stand on
the sofa and upholstered chairs It
would appear no more outrageous to
you than 1t does to Persian to walk
with shoes upon his rug.
It seems impossible that such a
beautiful thing as Persian rug should
be produced on the rudest Of looms,
consisting. as they do. merely Of crook
ed. irregular beams Of wood roughly
fastened together The rude construc-
ton Of the loom explains why it is
that every genuine Persian rug Of
any length is more or less crooked.
This is because after part Of it is
woven it must be removed from the
loom and lowered, and on SO crude an
affair it is impossible to get the warp
Of the second part exactly straight
with that of the first part.
Until quite recently each province
had its own style of rug, each village
its own pattern. and yet each rug had
an Individuality Of its own, and no two
rugs were identical in design. The
weaver copied designs and effects
from trees and flowers or from COM
mon objects in everyday use. Some
times verse from the Koran or a
stanza Of a poem in the graceful, In
tricate Arabic character formed part
Of the pattern New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24
WOULDN'T BE tanned.
End of a Wild Stallion That Resented
the Toueh Of Man

End of q Wild Stallion That Resented
the Touch of Man.
In mustangs. Busters and Outlaws
of the Nevada Wild Horse Country" In
the American Magazine, Rufus Steele
writes of the capture of a splendid
wild stallion that had long eluded cap
ture. He was an outlaw" Writes
Mr.. Steele:
"Until we saddled him we did not
realize his desperation. We fastened
the RATA to his front feet When he
tried to run away we jerked bis feet
from under him. throwing him heavily
As he attempted to rise we threw him
again and repeated the maneuver until
exhaustion necessitated his capitula-
ton. But his surrender was only tenn
porary. For three years we tried to
break him. using every artifce known
to US. As quickly as one man gave up
the task another would try to con-
quer him, but every time a human
being approached or tried to bride
or saddle him he would bite viciously.
while his eyes. protruding from the
sockets, blazed fiery red with hate. As
the cinch was drawn tight the outlaw.
If upon his feet. invariably reared
straight up. poised upon his hind legs.
then hurled himself backward to the
ground. We always mounted him
while he was tied down. and to stay
after he gained his feet called for ac-
ton which boiled a days work into
thirty minutes Of struggle.
His end was tragic as his career. In
making an attempt at escape by jump
ing out of a stockade corral be mis-
judged the distance and became i'm
paled on jagged post, and "A was
turned loose upon him to end bis suf-
fering."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24
DANDRUFF, FALLING
HAIR STOPPED
Harmless, Old Fashioned Rem
edy Brings Back Color to Gray
Hair and Makes It Grow.


How many old-fashioned remedies are
being used, which goes to show that 1t
Is hard to improve some Of our grand
mothers old-time, tried remedies. For in
stance, for keeping the hair dark, soft and
glossy nothing equals our grandmothers'
sage tea Although, by the addition Of
sulphur and other Ingredients, this old
fashioned brew has been made more eff
fective - . scalp tonic and color re,
storers
Nowadays, when our hair comes out or
gets faded or gray, instead Of going to
the garden or garnet for herbs and
making the stea" ourselves, we simply
60 to the nearest drug store and ask for
9 bottle Of Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy.
Druggists are authorized to sell it
under guarantee that the money will be
refunded II It falls to do exactly as rep
resented.
This preparation n offered to the
public at fifty cents bottle, and is
recommended and sold by all druggists
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24
VANISHED GRANDEUR.
Glories Of tho Thames When Lenaor
Roade MARI Markake

Giories Of the Thames When Loneon
Roads Were Markets.
In Tudor times royal residences
were situated along the Middlesex
bank Of the Thames. and splendid
barges manned by oarsmen in livery
were constantly coming and going be-
tween them.
1.-THE city companies" says the Lon
don Times. ''ali had their state barges
and liveried watermen. Great river
pageants were numerous. High placed
criminals Travelled down to their death
on the ebbing tide. Ambassadors and
other ENJOYS of foreign powers were
met at Grayesend by the lord mayor
and his aldermen and taken by river
in stately progress to Tower stairs.
The regular route westward was by
river to Putney, thence by road across
Putney heath.
THAT way went Wolsey when de-
prived Of the great seal, travelling
from York House to Fischer In dis
grace, until he fell In with the kings
messenger on the heath and knew he
was his masters man once more. In a
later age the entry into London Of
Catharine of Braganza. the consort Of
Charles H., was a memorable example
of the river pageant.
.'In old days the city roads were
markets rather than thoroughfares, SO
that even If anybody wished to go
from one part of the city to another
he went by river. for the roads were
quagmires in bad weather and at all
times haunted by highwaymen and
footpads. Pepys. that type Of the pa
triotic permanent official, always used
the river. Such phrases as by water
to WHITEHALL and so by water home
constantly occur In his diary.
"In Queen Anne's reign there were
10000 watermen plying for hire on the
Thames and over a hundred stairs
or landing places. in London proper.
These watermen were the Cables Of
that age. The really curious thing is
that the Thames was still a main
thoroughfare less than a century ago.
Not until 1857 did the lord mayors
show proceed to Westminster other
wise than by water"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24
A soldi.r,. RepIv.

A soldier of Marshal Saxe's army.
being discovered In a theft. was CON
demned to be hanged. What he had
stolen might be worth shillings. The
marshal. meeting him as he was be-
ing led to execution. said to him,
what a miserable fool you were to
risk your life for 3 shillings!''
General" replied the soldier, II
have risked it every day for my pay.
fivepence." This repartee saved his
life
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24

"Yiddish." properly speaking, is not
a language. 1t Is mixture Of poor
German. worse Hebrew and in Russia
has some Russian words added. It
has, however, a considerable htera-
ture. including large number Of
newspapers and other periodicals, and
is used colloquially by Russian. Polish
and Hungarian Jews. In the United
States it is spoken by more or less re-
cent immigrants only. their children
absolutely refusing to use it. and their
attempts TO make them do so is the
chief cause of the disagreement be-
tween them which the parents so BIT
terly complain of.-American Israelite.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24
Natures Protection For the Ear.

The membrane lining the canal of the
ear contains great number of little
glands which secrete waxy substance
having an intensely bitter taste. The
purpose of this is to prevent the en-
trance of insects and to keep the ear
clean, as the layer Of wax dries in
scales. which rapidly fall away, thus
removing with them any particle of
dust or other foreign matters which
may have found entrance to the ear.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24

A lawyer happened to be acquainted
with juror In a petty civil case. and
he met him during a recess of the
court. The lawyer was just lighting
up" and under ordinary circumstances
he would have offered the other a cigar
unhesitatingly. but it occurred to him
that it might not look right.
II suppose" he said guardedly. that
cigar would not influence your YER
dict"
The juror was equally cautious.
"a good one wouldn't" be replied,
'but poor one might prejudice me-"
He got good cigar Brooklyn Eagle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24
rha smisa connrasa.

The regular sessions of the Swiss
congress begins In June and December
and last only about a month. Extra
sessions are very rare. AS one mem
Der remarked. the idea is to have as
much real legislation done among the
people as possible. while the duty Of
the legislative bodies is officially to re-
cord public sentiment as expeditiously
as possible. The proceedings OF the
Swiss legislature are extremely inter
esting to an American. Discussions
take place either in French. German or
Italian. according to the inclination OF
the legislator addressing the house.
and a colloquy may embody all three
languages. Formal readings are in
French. but discussions are usually in
German National Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24

Mrs Caller Down-You needn't think
that I'm going TO ix your trousers al
this hour of the night. Caller Down
Tut, tutI It's never too late to mend
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24
How Could Ia Enrnst2

She-Are you sure 1t was a year to-
day that we became engaged, dear?
He--Yes. ! looked it up in my check
book this morning.-New York Jour
nal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24

A patent was granted Nov. 4. 1893,
in England TO Ralph Govt for ped om-
eter. an instrument that numbered tbs
steps taken by q pedestrian.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24
An Enthusiast.

Towne-Oh. yes, he's quite an en-
thusiast. he goes in for things in real
earnest. Browne Yes; II some one
were to send him on wild goose.
chase he'd speak Of himself after
ward as sportsman.-catholi Stand
ard