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The Washington times., 1911-01-02
HOPPE MAY RETURN
TO DEFEND TITLE
Washington ,Billiardists Are
Pleased With Prospects for
Championship Match.

Washington may have a chance to see
"a championship billiard match II proper
arrangements can be made for accom-
modating crowd.
Willie Hoppe. worlds champion at 1s-1
and 1872, who gave exhibitions here not
long ago and returned for an exhibition
before the President, has been called
upon to defend his title at 1872 by Al
bert Cutler If Burton L. Mank. Hopes
manager. can find room for the match
assurance is given that 1t will be pulled
OF here.
The terms of the match as submitted
by Cutler call for 1,5OO points. to be
played in blocks OF 500 points on con-
secutive evenings, and so sure is Cutler
that he can take the champions meas
'ure, that he has gotten his $3.50 forfeit
covered by Mank.
1t Is understood that Mr.. Mank has
closed deal for an auditorium in which
to play the match and thought that the
middle of February would surely see
championship match being played In
Washington.
Hopes last two visits were the first
OF their kind that washington has had
in the past six years, and the attend
ance and interest in Hopes perform
ances seem to warrant a return engage
ment which was contemplated.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
AMATEURS PREPARE
FOR BUSY SEASON
American Security and Trust
Baseball Team Elects Cap
tain and Manager.

American Security and Trust Is al
ready getting into line for the baseball
campaign among the amateurs for this
spring.
"Shag" Rawlings has been elected
captain and Malcom Macdonald has
been selected as manager and the two
have been at work on the schedule. The
team will be strengthened as several
good men have been at work at the
bank for some time and are sure to
represent the team.
1t was expected at the close of the
season that the bankers would apply for
a franchise in the Capital City League
and It may be that in the event of
there being no Bankers League, Ameri-
can Security will enter the Capital City
League.
All the high schools Will be scheduled
up in the ante-season games and Man.
ager Macdonald has not despaired Of
getting a game with Georgetown Uni
versity. The Annapolis Plebe team will
be taken on with teams from Virginia
and Maryland and from the looks OF
preparations the Security team Is going
out after the city championship with a
vengeance.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
COMMITTEE MEETS
TO FIX SCHEDULE
Officials of Major Organiza-
tions Compare Arrange
mentS for Dates.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 2.-Members of the
National League schedule committee.
composed of President Barney Dreyfuss,
Of the Pittsburg club; President Lynch
and Secretary Heydler. of the National
League, held an informal session with
President Ban Johnson, of the American
League today, and schedules drafted by
Dreyfuss and Johnson were compared.
1t was said the opening and closing
dates of the two leagues would be an
nounced tomorrow.
A meeting of the National Commis-
sion will be held at the Laughery Club,
near Cincinnati, tomorrow. at which II
will probably be decided to prohibit
championship teams from making barn
storming trips. The series of defeats
inflicted on the Athletics by the Cuban
teams this winter has caused the mag
mates taking this action.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
.GESSI.ER IN LEAD
AS PINCHHITTER
Records Show That Outheder Drove in Most Runs for
Nationals Captain Mcbride Is Optimistic
About Teams Outlook for 1911.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

''Doc" Gessler was the most timely
hitter on the Washington ball team dur
fng the season of 1910.
Although the impression is widespread
among the fans that Gessler is one Of
the least valuable of all the Nationals,
the fact is that he was far in the lead
In putting runs across the plate. Fifty
six times during the year Nationals
crossed the plate on drives by the big
dentist.
Among the twenty leading pinch hit
ters, Bill Cunningham, the second base
man, stands fourth, although the fact
that he performed in but twenty-five
games does not entitle him to lead the
Nationals. In the twenty-five games
Cunningham drove in thirteen scores,
which entitled him to a percentage OF
.591. He is the only Washington player
to be listed In the selected class.
In addition to Gessler, the leading
timely hitters of the American League,
by clubs, follow:
Crawford. for Detroit, n5 runs; Stahl,
for Boston, S4 runs; Collins, for Phila-
delphia, 80 runs; Cree, for New York. IS
runs; Lajoie, for Cleveland, rs runs;
Wallace, for St. Louis, Il runs; and
Dougherty, for Chicago, 3S runs. The
team leaders of 1907, 1908, and 1903 arc
named below:
Boston-Unglaub in 1907, 70 runs; Cess
Ter in 1913, "a runs; Speaker in lsos' 70
runs.
Chicago-Donohue in 1907, 50 runs; An
derson in 1905, 81 runs; Dougherty in
1919, 60 runs.
Cleveland-Lajoie in 1907. IS runs; La
joie in 1908, 50 runs; Hinchman in 1909, 81
runs.
Detroit-Cobb in 1907 116 runs: Cobb in
1908, 101 runs; Cobb in 1903, lis runs.
New York-Williams In 1907, 81 runs;
HemphiIl in 1908, AZ runs; Engle in 1909,
70 runs.
Murphy in 1908, "A runs, Baker in 1903, 50
runs.
st. Louis-Wallace in 1907, Il runs;
Ferris in 1908, "a runs; Ferris in 1903, 60
runs
Washington - Delahanty in 1907, "a
runs; Freeman in 1903, A runs; Unglauo
IN I909 43 runs.
The twenty leading pinch" hitters Of
the American League follow:
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
1ESSLER IS MOST VALUABLE NATIONAL IN DRIVING IN RUNS
b. JOHNSON EARNS
PRINCELY SALARY
President of the American League Handles Many Delicate
Situations and Proves His Worth During the Year
Treats Scandals in Masterful Manner

sition. Something crooked had been
done and how could II be straightened
out without making a broad admittal
OF everything? Admittal would have
slpe,ied lad "a disaster and acquittal would have
Ban Johnson was the only man in
the world who could worm out of this
delicate situation and Ban is the man
who did. The club owners said moth
ing. They left 1t up to Ban, the way
they do in everything else, and Ban
Howell. oconnor and Corridor all
came to the American League head
Quarters In Chicago and were exam
testimony, II was announced. revealed
little to say. -
0'Connor Released.
Soon after came the announcement
that Jack O'Connor had been released
as manager Of the Browns That was
the first step In getting a. solution.
O'Connor had shown nothing in the
capacity Of leader, had finished last
and a poor last at that So It was
perfectly natural that he should be re-
leased without bringing IN the batting
fraud as part Of the cause for the dis
missal
I1O"cll tldu IcCSIN6u q bOTI OF
promise from Johnson that he would
be appointed umpire. Ban was GER
tain that he would name Howell. But
that was before the batting incident
appeared Harry Howell was discharged
as scout. That was his first punish
ment. He didn't take hint and went
to Chicago to see Ban about being Ap-
pointed umpire. He was told that mo
Job was open for him nor would there
be any vacancy. Ban made public this
refusal to have Howell serve, but he
gave no intimation that the batting in
cident had anything to do with itl-
And now Hedges has been forced to
sell his club. The Browns belong to
new owners, the entire regime tSat
conducted the batting incident has been
removed from baseball and the third
chapter In Bans clearing process has
been performed. ~ = -
Next year the Browns will start the
season with q clean slate. Basebafl's
popularity can be continued. Ban cleared
up the entire affair without making a
fuss or putting the league open to
severe criticism tE--
Personally, few people really like Ban,
but they admire him and he has their
respect incidentally he has 81, 900 Of
the American Leagues money every
year and-Ban earns II.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Clarke Decides to Play
More Exhibition Games

PITTsBURG, Jan. 2.-Manager Fred
Clarke has decided upon a departure
from his usual plan for spring practice.
Heretofore the Pittsburg baseball club
has not played more than two or three
exhibition games after leaving Hot
Springs, but Clarke wired yesterday
advising the scheduling OF a series of
twelve practice games.
The purpose of the change Is to give
the regulars training that will better fit
them fer the championship games. The
1911 spring schedule calls for a VISIT TO
Little Rock, Memphis, Chattanooga, { o.
lumbus, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio.
The program approved by Manager
Clarke provides that the advance guard
must report at West Baden, Ind on
MoTch 7. This Is earlier than usual, but
Clarke has so many pitchers on his STAFF
thar he will need few days extra for
inspectiOn.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Baseball Notes

Christy Wilson, who pitched a few
games for the 1910 Grays, is limbering
up HIS salary wing at his home in
Rock Island, Ill.
Fielder Jones, Bobby Wallace, Harry
Davis, Fred Lake, and Jimmy Callahan,
are just a few men who have been men
toned for the managerial berth on the
st. Louis Brownies. The new owners
now declare that they will name the
new pilot of the Mound City team
shortly.
Doc Adkins, the portly twirler, with
the Orioles since 1903, holds record Of
Isl victories and ninety-four defeats
with a grand average Of GIG for eight
seasons.
on his pay roll, Jack Dunn will have the
best pair of receivers IN the Eastern
League the coming season.
It is hinted that Husky Jack" Cronin
will be on the market again II Manager
come back" with the ls11 Bisons.
The Rochester club holds the record of
having won three Eastern League flags
and like number of cellar champion
ships since 1900.
When Manager Joe Kelley, of the Ma
pie Leafs, finished his Christmas shop
ping he found he had spent $500 in
good Canadian money to strengthen his
1911 pennant chasers.
On June 10, 1880, at Boston, Charley
Jones, of the Bostons, made two home
runs in one inning in a game with the
Risons.
The first instance on record of a game
being purposely lost by collusion OF the
players happened September 2, 1865,
when the Eckfords defeated the Mu-
tuals by % to II. Subsequent events,
however, showed that the game was
sold by three Of the Mutual players.
Hank" Mathewson., a brother of the
famous Christy Mathewson, has at
hona contract.
Hank" has given up the idea that he
will be a great hurler like his brother.
but viii try and earn a steady Job in
the outfield with the Texas Leaguers.
Cy Young, Hughey Duffy, Connie
Mack, Jake BeckleY, Jimmy McAleer,
Lave Cross, Patsy Donovan, Arthur
Irwin, Billy Hamilton, Jesse Burkett,
and Tom Daily, who were active as play
ers twenty seasons ago, will be in the
game again next season.
Wee Willie" Keeler, Tim Jordan.
Eddie Phelps, and Johnny Lush, with
that exist Louis outf1eld composed Of
Billy O'Hara. Al Shaw, and Delehanty,
ought to keep Toronto in the front row
- ------.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Penn-Harvard Contest
Not An Impossibility

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2.-It was ad-
mitted by University Of Pennsylvania
athletic officer here that Harvard and
the Quaker eleven are likely to meet on
the gridiron in 1912.
He said that the Harvard-Princeton
game was not to be an annual event;
that II was merely arranged in accord
ance with a year-old agreement. II
Harvard finds that the Princeton match
does not give the varsity too many big
games, the Tigers will be dropped and
Pennsylvania taken on In 1912, 1t is said.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
MAY Lower Salaries.

YORK, Jan. 2-That the club salary
limit in the Tristate. circuit will be ma
terially lowered at the meeting Of the
declared by George Heckert. manager
OF the Trenton club, who returned home
from a trip in quest Of players for the
1911 season. He will use every effort
to eliminate the individual player salary
limit and have the club limit placed at
s., 100. He believes that this limit will
give better baseball than last year and
mean d saving of not less than 5000 to
each team during the season
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Evans Hit Oftenest
In National League

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The best patron
of the "HP' column in the National
League box scores last season was Steve
Evans, right fielder of the st. Louis
team. according to the discovery Of one
of the New York scribes.
Evans reached first base thirty-one
times by stopping wild pitches with va
SAods parts Of his anatomy. Evans never
gave the appearance of trying to let the
fioaters rub against him, but he had
way of crowding the plate and was none
too adept at side-stepping the slow ones.
AS getting to first one way is an good as
another, Manager Bresnahan considers
Evans ability to get hit decided
asset.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

sion, the fact remains the situation is
serious.
The major minors are insisting that
the rules allowing the faster leagues to
draft players as soon as they commence
to blossom forth into stars is unfair,
and, according to all reports, are pre-
pairing to be prepared to break away in
case their requests are not met in sat-
isfactory manner.
While it would not be necessarily
fatal, a war at this time would be a
bitter blow to baseball. Reflection on
the long battle between the National and
American Leagues, a decade ago, win
strengthen the conviction that breach
many a kopek without proving bene-
ficial in any manner.
II would, indeed, appear to be the
easier course should the National Com
mission make any reasonable conces-
sions to the disgruntled minor leagues,
thereby insuring the continuance Of the
present prosperous condition of the
sport, and its thorough control by the
national governing board.
Grantland Rice, the Nashville poet,
has decided to quit the Southland, and
has signed a contract with a New York
paper to grind out his verse for the edi-
fication and enjoyment OF GoIhamites.
New York's gain is Tennessee5 loss IN
this particular incident.
Steve Philbin, the former all-Amer1can
football star and generally conceded to
be one of the greatest halfbacks Yale
ever had, is in Washington. He Is the
guest of'Bob Taft. son of the President.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Washington Runners
Entered in Race Today

Several of the fast distance men Of
Washington, but more especially Hol-
land, CurIey, and Renner. are running
in the ten-mile cross-country run at
Baltimore today. The race starts at
2:3O, and is under the auspices of the
Baltimore News.
While Elphinstone, the Baltimore
crack, is picked to win, 1t is thought
the runners of the Washington Cross
Country Club stand an excellent oppor-
tunity of making good in this their first
entrance under their new organization
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

A scheme was launched here today to
include Washington on a circuit Of semi
professional baseball clubs.
Arrangements are in the hands of
Ambrose Hussey. of Jamaica, n. z,
who believes that he will be as success
full in the execution of his idea as he
the plan of Mr.. Hussey he is to lease
some ball park in this city, preferably,
the old Union League grounds on II
street northeast, and from time to time
book games with teams that will be
included in the organization with which
he is now working.
The projected circuit is in no way alt
outlaw or competitive with the Nationals
for the idea Is to bring teams here only
when the Nationals are on the road,
and, if possible, play Sunday games at
some suburban field. He has been ne
gotiating with the Cuban teams that
recently trimmed the Philadelphia Ath-
letics and the Detroit Tigers, and feels
q he is able to land these he will draw
Npell from the fans of Washington, when
there are no rival attractions at Ma
tional Park.
In addition to bringing his own club
here to face any foreign teams tnat IL
might be possible to get, Mr.. Hussey
believes that he will be able to make
arrangements to have the amateur
teams here meet at his park whenever
the races In the respective leagues be-
come so interesting that the crowds will
be SO numerous that it will be well
worth the players time to play behind
gates.
II he can make suitable terms with
those controlling some park here, Mr..
Hussey will start his games shortly
after the Nationals go Westward for
their invasion of the American League
circuit.
We second the motion that the WASH
ington ball club get a downtown office
as a sort of clearing house for baseball
information and for the comfort and
convenience of the fans. All other cities
in major and minor leagues have offices.
Why not here?
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Plans of the Minors.

No matter how emphatic might be the
denIals OF Messrs. Ban Johnson, Garry
Hermann, Tom Lynch & Co., relative
10 the reports concerning the determi-
nation of the American Association and
Eastern leagues to obtain moro liberal
CONCESSIONS from the national comuis-
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
New COIorS for Berna.

SYRACUSE. n. Y, Jan. 2.-HAns
Berna, a former Columbia track saar
and Cornell champion in 1908, is going
to enter Syracuse University Hans Is
an elder brother Of Tell Berna, the in
two-mile champion, who
was elected captain of the Cornell cross
country team.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Age Against Him.

WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 2.-Reuben
Warner, former crack distance runner
Of worcester Academy track team, will
not be able to represent Mercersberg on
the cinder path next spring on account
of the age-limit rule.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Conners Nav Lose Job.

PITTSTON, Pa, Jan. 2.-Eddie Con-
nors may lose his job as manager Of
the McKeesport team of the Ohio and
Pennsylvania League, as President
Moreland. the league chief, is trying to
sign Socks Seybold, the former Ath-
letic outfieIder, as the McKeesport pilot
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
BASEBALL IS CLEANER
GAME THAN POLITICS"

land; John X Teneri geverner-elect7 of
Pennsylvania, and Morgan, G. Buckley.
Senator from Connecticut, old-tiTne ball
players, and says they were made better
men by baseball
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

The owners Of the National League
clubs recently decided that It was about
time that they had something TO say in
regard to the umpires In their organiza-
tion. 1t should be up to them whether
an umpire was to quit or keep his job.
Immediately following the report OF this
move came statement from Ban john
son severely criticising It. Among other
statements this one is attributed to him:
"I think the selection Of umpires should
be left to the head Of the league. and
would not work under any other ar
rangement."
The statement is characteristic Of Ban.
Study It and you have the present
standing Of Johnson in baseball. He
holds more power than any human being
engaged In pursuit Of sport. Bans word
Is law. He receives the sum OF $4,000 a
year for saying his word. and he can
have the job for nineteen years more.
The biggest surprise In the baseball
world thie year was that Bans salary
was not raised. He deserves a little in
crease. This year Ban pulled his league
out OF a mesh which threatened to set
hoseball down for good. That was the
Laioie batting scandal. Larry had
eight hits handed to him in st. Louis.
Something was wrong somewhere, and
the cat was soon out of the bag. Jack
o'Connor, manager. was implicated by
the rumors. He could have stopped the
laying down" or could have prevented
It.
Deals With Howell.
Next came Harry Howell. former
pitcher and scout for the st. Louis
club. Harry had a little talk with the
official scorer which looked bad in print.
Then there was Corridor, third base
man, who played a short left field IN
the doubls-header between the Browns
and the Maps. Also there was Robert
l. Hedges, owner OF the club on which
this took place. Besides these men were
Cobb and Lajoie, vitality interested in
the affair. Unofficial figures after the
game gave Lajoie the batting champion
ship by slight margin. He was credit
ed everywhere with winning the auto
mobile and title.
The wisdom of a Solomon alone
could extract baseball from that po-
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

The following letter. received this
morning, from Capt. George McBride
at Milwaukee, may be of interest to the
fans of Washington:
"Don't know very much, only that I
have ben skating, ice boating, and bowl
ing a greater part of the winter.
"See we train in Atlanta this spring.
and think il better to be little farther
south than we were last year.
"In regards to the team. I think we
ought to give the other clubs trouble, as
we have a dandy good lot Of catchers
and I know Tom Hughes will help US
whole lot, as the American Association
papers say he took good care of him
self last summer. So 1 think the gen.
eraI outlook is much better.
Hope this reaches you well and happy,
and with best wishes for a happy New
Yea-."
Cleveland is trying to get Foster or
Roach from the New York Yankees.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Runs hat

Unless one of the recruits at Toledo
makes good, Charley Hickman, of this
CITY, win be placed on first base for
the Mud Hens. President Armour SOLD
Jerry Freeman, the former National, 70
Indianapolis, and now he finds that he
is very much up against 1t for another
man.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Semi-Pros Coming.

Cleveland is trying to get Foster or
Roach from the New York Yankees.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

When Manager Joe Kelley, Of the Ma
pie Leafs, finished his Christmas shop
ping he found he had spent $500 in
good Canadian money to strengthen his
1911 pennant chasers.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

''wee Willie" Keeler, Tim Jordan.
Eddie Phelps, and Johnny Lush, with
that exist. Louis outfield composed Of
Billy O'Hara. Al Shaw, and Delehanty,
ought to keep Toronto in the front row
all season,
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

The first instance on record of a game
being purposely lost by collusion OF the
players happened September 2S, 1865,
tuals by % to II. Subsequent events,
however, showed that the game was
sold by three Of the Mutual players
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

On June 10, 1880. at Boston, Charley
Jones, of the Rostons, made two home
runs in one inning in a game with the
Pisons.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

The Rochester club holds the record of
having won three Eastern League flags
and like number of cellar champion
ships since 1900
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

It is hinted that Husky jack Cronin
Will be on the market again II Manager
Stallings decides that the ex-Gray can't
come back" with the lr1 Bisons.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

Christy Wilson. who pitched a few
games for the 1910 Grays, is limbering
up his salary wing at his home in
Rock Island, Ill.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-04-27
SELECT STATE SONG SOON
Committee Nearly Ready to Authorize the Winner of the One Thou
 sand Dollar Prize.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 27.-Gov' ernor Hadley said that the commit tee appointed to pass upon the pro posed state song and to award the prize of sl,000 to the winner, will an nounce it's conclusion and award the prize as soon as all subscriptions are in. Out of 1000 contestants the con test has narrowed down to 60, and the committee will soon be ready to agree as to the best song.
 The state song will be sung the first time at the commencement exercises of Missouri university in June.
 Prof. w. H. Pommer of Missouri university Is chairman of the commit tee which is vested with the power of selecting the best song from the man. uscrips submitted. The other mem bers of the committee are: Carl Bush, Charles Galloway, Miss Jesse l.. Gay nor. D. R. Gebhart. Fred w. Mueller and William Schuyler.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-04-27
DEAD MEN TIED TO L0 IS
The Bodies of Three Men Were Found Floating in the Kentucky
 River.

Lexington. Ky, April 27.-With their skulls crushed and note pinned to their coat lapels bearing the grim statement, Dead men tell no tales, the bodies of three unidentified rafts- men have been found in the Kentucky river at Campton, Wolf county.
 It is one of the worst districts in the Kentucky mountains. The bodies were tied to a log raft, and apparently have been in the water several days.
 The authorities have taken the mat ter up. Every possible effort is being made to identify the bodies.