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The Washington times., 1911-01-04
ST. LOUIS TOURNEY
TO TRY NEW PLAN
Secretary Langtry of A. B. c. Proposes to Save Much
Time by Having Individual Bowlers Roll in Pairs.
Idea Already Proved Expedient.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-Among the many
innovations to be tried at this years
tournament of the American Bowling
Congress is one that will save more
than an hour each day in the rolling
of the individual events, and will make
the work easier ron the bowlers-
This is the plan, introduced by Secre-
tary Langtry, OF having the individual
events run OFF in the same manner as
the doubles, and should meet with the
approval of the majority of the bowlers.
In former tournaments, when two full
squads of fiVe-men teams shot the night
previous, it became necessary the next
day, in order to take care of the doubles
and singles of all members of these five
men squads, to start bowling as early as
7:3O a. m. This has caused considerable
discomfort among the bowlers scheduled
so early.
There hardly seemed any remedy for
this, but 1t has been found by Secretary
Langtry, and he has had the Illinois
and the Chicago bowling associations
try It out for him in two tournaments
since the last national tournament. and
they have found 1t worked to a charm.
The idea is to double up the individual
squads and have them shoot their in
dividual entry in the same manner as
they would the doubles, thereby having
on the tournament alleys at one time
two squads of individual bowlers, while
heretofore there was only one squad
shooting.
Much Time Lost.
A great deal of time has been lost
with individual SQUADS in checking them
in at the paddock. and. in addition to
that, the greatest loss OF time was when
one bowler started to lag, either wait
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
LARGE ENTRY LIST
FOR c. ". U. MEET
Not Likely to Be Dearth of
Athletes Compete in
Any Event.

With the date of the fourth an
nual George Washington indoor
meet one month of, the complete
list of events has been completed by
Manager Keats, and the work of
classifying the relay teams is now
under way.
At this time 1t Is impossible to form
any definite estimate as to the prob
able number of athletes who will
compete, but judging from the size
of the Washington and Baltimore
squads that are already in training
there will be no dearth of entries in
any event.
All entries must be in the hands
Of the games committee on January
21.
The complete program of events
follows: 50-yard dash, scholastic;
50-yard dash, novice; 50-yard dash,
open handicap; 50-yard hurdles,
scholastic; 50-yard dash, open
handicap; 1,000-yard run, open
handicap; pole vault, open handicap;
12-pound shot put, open handicap;
600-yard run, novice; 880-yard run,
open handicap; 440-yard run, schol-
astic; 44o-yard run, open handicap;
1-mile run, open handicap; emile
run, open handicap; running high
jump, open handicap.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
Makeup of Tri-State
Circuit May Be Changed

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 4.-Baseball
interest this week will be centered In
the Tri-State League meeting to be held
in Harrisburg Friday, scheduled tc start
at D. m.
This will be the annual meeting Of the
Tri-State and President Carpenter Will
preside. y
The most important business to come
IN at the Friday meeting will be the
question of circuit. Every city now In
the league will be represented, likewise
Wilmington and Allentown. Indications
are that Johnstown will not be able to
come back, tut reports received here
today from Williamsport say that Sec
retary Thomas Grav has secured enough
financial backing to keep the team there
another year, providing the salary limit
Is cut down.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
Gallagher Put on Trial
For Attack on Edwards

JERSEY CITY, N. J., jan 4.-James
J. Gallagher, who shot Mayor GaynoI
last August. was placed on trial in
court of oyer and terminor today for
An atrocious assault with intent to
kill on Street Cleaning Commissioner
William Edwards of New York city
Justices Swatze. Clair, and Carey pre-
sided.
A record was broken at the outset OF
the trial, the jury box being filled
within fifteen minutes after the case
was called.
William Arbuckle was selected as
foreman. The other jurors are Frank
Dobson, Edward Dinse, H. J. Darling
Jacob Dipel, r. K. Moffett, Frank APP
pei, E. ]. Cooper. A. w. Overton, l.
d. Cassell, w. ]. Eypper, and ]. Reese
The assault on Commissioner Ed
wards was committed at the time
Mayor Gaynor was shot, the commits
sioner having captured the would-be
assassin.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
SECOND LEAGUE
MAY Be FORMED
Another Basketball Organi-
zation Is Being Planned
for Washington.

A plan is afoot to create a second
basketball league among the amateur
teams of Washington
The success which has attended the
forming of the first league has led
friends of the game to believe that
another circuit numbering four teams
would gain equal popularity.
Chris Mullady is chief among the
promoters of the new organization
and among the teams he is seeking to
have join are Railroad Y. NJ c. A,
National Guard, Foundry Church, and
possibly a second five from Carroll
Institute.
These quintets are composed Of
classy players, and there is every
reason to believe that they would
make a league race an interesting
one. -....-..-
The Washington times., 1911-01-04

, ing for his ball or from fatigue, as the
pace set in the individual event was
| rather fast.
Now, to shoot the bowlers in double
| squads will give each man a short
period of rest, which will not only work
| to his advantage, but to the advantage
! of the tournament secretary, and, in
| doing so. II will save about five minutes
! to squad. When you figure from twelve
| to fourteen squads shoot daily, you will
readily see a saving of one hour and
| over and the starting Of the tournament
| that much later in the evening. This
who shoots the night before, as he can
snatch a few extra winks and be satis-
fled. This he will thank the American
Bowling Congress for, and other Iourna-
ments will surely follow their lead
within a year or two when they see the
advantage of the system.
Ideas Are Successful.
These ideas, which have beer put
through successfully, and the general
handling of the tournament in a busi-
ness like manner for the bowler, eX-
nlains the reason for 4 $4,000 entry to
the tournaments of the congress ard ex-
plains why the bowlers have confidence
and will go to a. B. c. tournaments and
pass by the others.
REPORTS from all over the country
verify the prediction of the st. Louis
promoters, that the coming tournament,
for which entries close on January s,
1911, at midnight, will be a record-break-
er. 1t is surely 10 be a hummer, and the
bowler will meet the good fellowship
that he is looking for at tournaments,
as the Coliseum is teing decorated up
like the Cincinnati tournament was, and
the bowler will find a full line of enter
tainment TO keep him on the jump from
start to finish. Langtry is now in st.
Louis, and the promoters Vill keep up
with him to starting good things for the
bowlers' benefit.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
N. Y. Fans Are Surprised
By Tom Hughes Release

NEW YORK, Jan. Anew York's S
baseball colony was plainly surprised to-
day to learn that Manager Hal Chase,
of the Yankees, had let Tom Hughes.
his elongated twirler, slip back to the
minors, via the Rochester route. With
Hughes, also went Catcher Mitchell and
Shortstop Foster, but .ha!r return was
expected.
Hughes did some great work last sea-
son, and the fans were counting on him
TO do even better next season. His
worst trouble was inability to go the
entire route. In several games he got
10 the very windup without allowing a
hft and then blew"
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
HOPKINS TO PLAY
c. J.. TEAM HERE
Gallaudet Nine Is Also on
the Schedule of Balti-
more University.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 4.-Since the recent
baseball scare at the Johns Hopkins
University. Manager Sadtler, of the
newly organized team. has communi-
Gated with other colleges and made con-
siderable progress for the team along
other lines.
When 1t was feared that the local
institution would not be able to have q
team, Manager Sadtler was told to en-
ter no new negotiations until further
notice
At the time there were many con-
tracts on hand watting~to be signed.
Since then the management has gone
ahead and completed the schedule with
the exception Of one date. Not only
have the teams agreed to play, but
nearly all the contracts have been
signed, which assures the basebalI\ en-
thusfasts that the national game is at
last thoroughly installed at Hopkins.
Teams on Schedule.
The schedule is as follows:
April s-Gallaudet, Washington.
April 14-Columbia, Homewood
April 17-Pennsylvania, Homewood.
April 1S-Randolph Macon College,
Homewood.
April 1S-Catholic University, Wash
ington.
April 22-washington College, Chester
town.
April 2s-Western Maryland College,
Westminster.
May 6-Open.
May IS-Delaware College, Newark.
May 20-St. Johns College, Annapolis
Although the schedule is long one.
It is probable that the management
will arrange for q game between the
ed and 18th and also between April q
and May 6.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04

of including this city in a semi-pro
circuit is doomed.
Although free baseball has always
prospered on the amateur fields of the
Capital, the fans have never shown any
inclination to pay for the enjoyment OF
this quality of sport. Even the post
season series, In which the best teams
in the District have played, have never
been great financial successes. so, II the
promoters of the proposed semi-pro
league are intending to sink any real
money in a scheme to enter here, they
will probably learn a lesson.
Washington is not over enthusiastic
over the idea of semi-pro baseball, or,
in fact, semi-professiohal sport OF any
sort.
1 met Toney Sousa, the cricket en-
thusiast, on the Avenue last night He
is full of ideas and enthusiasm about
the smoking concert which the Wash
ington Cricket Club will give at Hotel
Fritz Reuter- on January IS.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04

pitching Of CIarkson for both the Chi
cago and Boston teams in the ante
bellum days. Tannehill has been select
ed as the representative southpaw be
cause Of his head work. In his eight
really good years Tannehill pitched for
four championship teams, fact which
is well worth considering in forming an
estimate of his abilities.
Great Catching staff.
Bennett and Bergen have been Sc
lected as backstops because of their
great catching and throwing abilities,
which none who have watched them
perform will ever care to dispute.
Mike Kelly has been chosen as
backstop because of his supreme abil-
ity as a winner. and has been placed
back of the bat also owing to his power
Of directing his team to victory from
that position.
Frank Selee has been chosen as the
ideal manager for all time. This great
baseball pilot brought four pennant
winning teams to Boston. He went to
Chicago in 1902 and remained there three
years, in which time he rapidly de-
veloped the nucleus of a champion
team. Selee was taken Ill and forced
coming forth to take up the work where
his distinguished predecessor had left
or"
Here is the Boston mans all-star
baseball team for all time:
Manager-Frank Selee.
Pitchers-Ed Walsh, Christy Mathew
son. Jesse Tannehill. Cy Young. John
G. Clarkson. and Charles A. Nichols.
Catchers-Mike Kelly, Charles Ben
nett, and Martin Bergen.
First basernan-Fred Tenney.
Second baseman-GLarry Lajoie.
Third baSeman-JameS Collins
Shortstop-Herman Long.
Left field-Hugh Duffy.
Center field-Charles s. Stahl
Right field-Ty Cobb.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
High Class Managers
In N. Y. State League

PITTSTON, Jan. 4-There will be a
bunch of high clas managers in the
New York State League next year.
Billy Clymer will have the Wilkes
barre club, and Ed Aschenbach at Syra-
cuse Calhoun will be at Elmira, and
Monte Gross at Scranton. Bill Clarke
will again pilot Albany, and Charlie
Carr the Utica club. Charles Dooley
will be at Troy, and Harry Lumley at
Binghamton. All these players but Cly-
mer have played in the major leagues,
and some of them managed big league
clubs. Clymer won three pennanats in
the American Association.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
MARQUETTE PLANS
GEORGETOWN GAME
Wisconsin Eleven Is Anxious
to Arrange Date With
Blue and Gray.
Georgetown may play Marquette Uni

Georgetown may play Marquette Uni
versity, of Milwaukee, here next fall.
In the tentative schedule arranged by
Marquette, the Blue and Gray is in
cluded on the list, and while no definite
date is announced, the plan is to play
some time early in November.
Marquette would not come East for
this game alone, but plans to have at
least two contests in the, East. the Sec
ond game probably held in New York.
The Milwaukee eleven stands high in
Western football. Its rise was sudden,
and the climax was reached by play
ing Michigan to a standstill two seasons
ago. Like Michigan. Marquette is hav-
ing difficulty in getting desirable games
in the Middle West, and looks to
GEORGETOWN as a suitable rival.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
President John Taylor
Pleased With Contracts

BOSTON, Jan. 4,-President John I.
TAYLOR. OF the Red Sox. breathed easier
today when he looked over sufficient
signed contracts to give him a complete
ball nine with two substitutes.
Among the contracts was that of First
Baseman Hugh Bradley, of Worcester,
who fell into line yesterday. TAYLOR will
use him to take Jake Stabl's place in
case that star makes good his promise
of remaining out of baseball. Another
late signer was Pitcher McHale, who
was famed out last year to Brockton.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
Annapolis Is Baking
At Philadelphia Field

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Jan. 4-That the
Army-Navy football game will not be
played on Franklin Field, Philadelphia,
this year, is the growing conviction Of
the athletes Of the Naval Academy
hare.
The contract between Army, Navy,
and the University Of Pennsylvania for
the use of the athletic field has expired.
and a now contract is to be drawn. 1t
is doubtful If Navy will sign Under
the contract, Army, Navy and Pennsyl-
vania get one-third of the tickets each.
Navy insists that this is not fair dis
trtbution, declaring that Pennsylvania
Is not entitled to so many. Pennsyl-
vania. for the use of the field, declines
to accept fewer tickets.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
Want SUNDAY Ball.

wILKESBARRE, Pa, Jan. "A re-
port received here that Governor Dix,
Of New York, approved Sunday baseball
is pleasing to the fans of Wilkesbarre
and Scranton, and the managers of the
New York State League will now en-
deavor to have pushed through the New
York Legislature a law legalizing Sun
day ball.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
To Operate or Honey.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. ed Honey, the
Cardinals popular young first base
man. has named tomorrow as the day
he will be operated on for his in
jured chest. It has allied him more or
less ever since he was hit by a pitch
ed ball, delivered by Wingo Anderson,
who enjoyed meteoric career with
the Reds last season, in a game in
Cincinnati late in May.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
Boston Red Sox Train
At Long Beach, Cal,

LONG BEACH, Cal, Jan. 4-The
Boston Americans will make their win
ter training quarters\in Long Beach.
John Taylor, who is backing the team,
has made arrangements with Manager
Carl Stanley, of the Hotel Virginia, for
accommodations for thirty-fve members
Of the team.
A special train bearing the players
and twelve newspaper men will leave
Boston February Is, arriving in Long
Beach about February %.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
No Game Thanksgiving.

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Jan. 4.-The State
University of Iowa, out of reverence for
the day, has decided to abolish, for the
present, at least, football game for
Thanksgiving day. An effort was made
by Nebraska officials to get game with
the Iowa team, to be played at Omaha
next Thanksgiving, but the offer was
refused Iowa's schedule is yet incom-
plete, nothing definite having as yet
been decided upon.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
Dwight Goes to N. Y. A. C..

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-James Dwight,
captain of the Princeton University
track team, has cast in his lot with
the New York Athletic Club, and in fu-
ture will wear the Winged Foot in open
games. Dwight is considered one of the
best hurdlers in the college world, and
will add strength to the New York
Athletic Club team where most needed.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
Murphy Improving.

President Murphy, Of the Cubs, who
broke his arm in a fall on the ice-coated
sidewalk near his home in Sheridan road
recently, reports good progress. The
arm Is in splints, and while the Cub boss
finds some difficulty In sleeping, he ex-
poets to be well enough to be at his
office in town again within a short dme.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
Praised for Bravery.

Secretary of the Navy Meyer today
commended for bravery Michael j.
Malone, seaman on the battleship
Minnesota, who rescued a drowning
companion at Gravesend, England,
December ].
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
Knight on Second.

Hal Chase opInes that he will try out
Otis Johnson at short next season. and
II the change looks good. will work
Knight in at second. other switches
are promised by the new leader Of the
Highlanders, who is determined to show
New York a good team.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
Semi-Pros Are Not Needed.

Unless there is a sudden reversal of
opinion in Washington as to amateur
and semi professional baseball, the plan
The Washington times., 1911-01-04

With the holidays ended the winter
league is at it's height
The Washington times., 1911-01-04
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is a Boost. ~

The warm spell ruined the ice on the
basin.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04

Dan McGann. who used to play ball
here years ago, is reported to have
a few weeks ago.
AS a rule ball players never learn the
lesson of putting aside for the days
when their usefulness on the diamond
is at an end, but McGann was evident
ly an exception. While he was in base
ball he saved a goodly portion of his
salary and later made some wise in
VeStments in real estate in Kentucky,
his home State.
The secret of why he ended his life
he carried to the grave with him.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04

Umpire Mullin comes to the American
League from the West highly touted.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04

AAC "o4 Az SPSAA ANhiSN liC NC Ol lllC
basin.
Whence did Manager Brown. of the
Jacksonville track, derive his great
power by which he expects to dictate to
the newspaper men just what they shall
write regarding racing in Florida?
Mr.. Brown gathered the scribes
around the banquet board, and despite
the fact that he was host, proceeded
to tell the gentlemen of the press just
where they got off at" He recalled
the fact that he had already barred sew
eral correspondents from the Jackson
Vile course, and more eXpulsions would
follow unless the visiting news gath
erers followed his code in sending out
their dispatches.
This would be rather amusing were 1t
not for the seriousness of the situation,
but Mr.. Brown will, of course, find that
he is only a zephyr in a storm If he tries
any press-gagging propositions.
1t will be remembered that when
Benning was at the height Of its
glory, the powers that were told a
newspaper man, who had the courage
to say what he thought, that he
needn't come back. But the ban
didn't last long.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04

1t now looks like Harvard and Prince
tor will meet November 4.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04

l met a travelling man from Provi-
dence this morning who told me that
Jimmy Collins. the old Boston manager
and now leader of the Providence club,
has taken on weight at such an alarm
ing rate that he may be forced to re-
tire.
Washington fans will remember that
even in his best days, when he was
plotting a worlds championship outfit,
Collins was one of the biggest men in
the league, so If he added to that since
drifting to minors, 1t would not be sur
prising If he should slow up.
In his palmiest days Jimmy Collins
was one of the grandest third basemen
that ever handled a ball.
The Washington times., 1911-01-04

First call for the field and track
teams.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-04-20
The Little Busy Bee.
Monroe Enquirer.)

After all man is not the only being
fool enough to fill up on apple and
other fruit Juice all summer, loaf
around any place cider can be had,
neglect his work and then be on the
perish when cider time is over. Until
last Monday we thought that man
was the only creature foolish enough
to waste his time drinking cider, but
Mr.. |. N. Medlin, OF north Monroe
township, gives us some information
which we Value, BUTT cost him some
thing to obtain in Mr. Medlin keeps
a great many bees and he says that
a good fruit year means poor year
for honey; that the bees will not
make honey as long as there is any
fruit juice for them to drink and
when such good fruit year rs last
. year was comes along the bees just
fool away their time sucking bruised
fruit, drinking cider around the cider
mills and barrels to such an extent
that they make almost no honey.
Mr.. Medlin further says that he has
lost twelve or fifteen colonies of bees
this winter just because they did not
make honey enough last year to sup
port themselves, but sucked fruit
juice, which makes no honey, all
the season instead of working the
flowers for honey. The little honey
bee songs and sermons will have to
be changed. The bee is as big Il fool
as is man about a little cider.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-04-20
More Farmers Using Checks.

From q government source comes
the gratifying information that more
farmers are using the banks as places
for depOsiting their funds than ever
before. This il u marked Indication
that the farmers are becoming bette
business men. Incidentally it also
indicates that they have more mon
ey to put in the banks.
The Use OF checks in business is not
alone great convenience and safe
guard in the matter of receipts, but
tends towards dignity and order
And this We regard as of prime i'm
portance, particularly among farm
ers whose business is too often con-
Quoted loosely.
A clear idea as to how little real
money is used in a business Way can
be had from the following figures
compiled by the National Monetary
Commission:
Out OF the total retail deposits in
nVe states amounting TO 81, 1914, ISL,
the proportion of checks was 72.S
per cent; currency, 21S, and specie.
o. per cent. Thepercentage in each
State in the order of the highest ratio
OF checks was, Nebraska, 1875 Der
cent; Iowa, 752 per cent; Kansas,
44.2 per cent; Illinois, 7O.5 per cent,
and Texas, 6S.5 per cent. Other
states, like North Dakota and South
Dakota, show a similar condition of
affairs.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-04-20
More Telephones for the Seaboard.

The Seaboard Air Line, which was
the first railroad in the South to
supplant the telegraph for train dis
patching, has just placed orders for
additional telephone train Dispatch
ing equipment covering more than
600 miles, with two complete circuits.
The first division being equipped
centers at Hamlet, N. c., with extern
sions to Wilmington. Ill miles
away; Columbia, S. G., 1O6 miles,
and Rutherfordton, N. e.. 1871 miles,
a total of 374 miles with 36 tele-
phone stations. The second divi-
sion extends from Jacksonville to
Tampa, with branches to Orlando
and Venice. Florida. a distance OF
265 miles. with 80 way station equip
ments. The dispatcher on the sec.
ond division will be located at Jack
sOnville.
These installations are the result
of two years successful use of the
telephone on other divisions of this
road, extending from Richmond tC
Raleigh, with a branch to Ports
mouth, Va, and from Raleigh tr
Monroe, N. c.