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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06
WOLGAST RIDICULED.
Moran's Manager Says He Ignores
q Real Challenger.

NEW YORK. January 6.-when Owen
Moran. the English boxer, arrived in
Chicago Monday. prepared to challenge
Ad Wolgast to fight for the worlds light
weight title, he learned to his dismay
that Woleast had accepted an offer to
fight" twenty rounds with George Mem
sic. fourth rater. at Los Angeles. Febru-
airy D. Wolgast. knew last week that
Moran intended to claim his title by for
felt IL the Milwaukee boy did not accept
q challenge. so he signed with Memsic as
a subterfuge. Moran. of course, realized
that he couldn't secure a match with
Wolgast for at least three months. II
then, and therefore decided to withhold
his challenge and forfeit money. But
Moran's manager, C.. j. Harvey. put
Wolgast ON the pan until the alleged
lightweight champion fairly sizzlcd.
'.Wolgast has simply sidestcpped u.s.
declared Harvey. HE has taken on
Memsic and has no time to bother with
Moran just now. Memsic Is about the
poorest apology for fighter that VOL
CAST could dig up, yet he has the nerve
to meet him instead Of taking on a real
challenger. In my opinion promoters
should refuse to put on such matches for
Wolgast, In which event he would soon
be compelled to come out of his shell"
Harvey and the manager Of Packy Mac
Farlapd are discussing a match between
the latter and Moran to be decided In
Milwaukee. A Milwaukee boxing promoter
wants to stage the bout some time In
February. I
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McAe SaysHeHas avedon gNeWsandCOmme
LEAGUE
OFFICIAL FIGURES
Russell, Mack's New Pitcher,
Fifth Among the List of
TWirlers.

NEW YORK. January 6.-Donnelly Of
League twirlers, according to President
Powers official averages. The youngster
won eleven out Of his fifteen games. Rube
Kissinger and Wyatt Lee. two men who
have been pitching for many years. fol-
low, while Lefty Russell. Comics new
find. is found in fifth position, Cy Par
kins Of Newark nosing him out for
fourth.
Russell had less hits made on him on
an average than any other twfrler. was
the premier strike-out pitcher and pitch
ed the greatest number OF games In
which his opponents failed to make five
hits.
Russelrs work. was easily the best OF
any of the twirlers. despite the fact that
he failed to lead the league He lost most
of his games in one slump, when the en-
tire Baltimore team was playing poor
ball. ~ .
RUDE Vickers and Joe McGinnity pitch
ed the most games, the latter winning a
better percentage Of his games than the
former White Elephant. McGinnity won
more games than any other twirler, with
Russell second.
Hearne OF Newark and Blair OF ROcheS-
ester were the leaders in catching
Hearne's average was .976. while Blair's
was .97l. Blair caught AS games and
Hearne "a.
Bill Abstein, formerly of big league
fame for '.boneheadedness." was the pre-
mier among the first basemen, with an
average Of $50 for 11S games.
George Smith. another civil war vete-
ran, led the second basemen. with .972 for
III games, Smith played with both Mon
treal and Buffalo. Morris Rath stood
third.
Eddie Zimmerman Of Newark was the
leader at third base The base stealer was
there with .p48 in 1856 games.
Rock, Providence's shortstop. led the
other men in that position. His average
was .a44 for 125.
Kelly, the Newark veteran, was the
leading cutfielder.' His percentage was
1884 for IA games. Walsh, Goode and
Heitmuller. formerly OF the Athletics. did
not figure among the first ten REGULARS. :.
Moeller. Of. Jersey City and Rochester
was the best throwing outficlder.T while
Hoffman OF Providence. Elston OF Provi-
.dence and Deininger. formerly OF the
rPhiliies, were tied for the largest number
of errors. Each he'd 10. ~.t@,se
Wyatt Lee Of Newark pitched in 3s
games without an error. real classy
performance. Vickers and Russell did
not shine prominently in this department..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06
FOLLOW FOOTSTEPS
Of CONNIE MACK
School Superintendent Tells
Teachers to Use Methods of
Great Base Ball Manager. i

MARLBORO, Mass. January 6.-Cor-
nelius McGillicuddy, more popularity
known az Connie Mack, manager OF the
world champion; Athletics. would have
been greatly surprised q few years ago II
anybody told him that q director of edi7
cation would point to him as an example
In q teaching way.
That is what occurred, however, when
Supt o. A. Morton OF the school depart
ment. in a talk to the teachers. called
their attention to the qualities SO pro-
nounced in the Philadelphia base, ball
manager and advised the teachers to use
the same ideas in teaching the young
how to shoot.
Supt Morton spoke OF the success Cor
nelius McGillicuddy has attained by TAX
ing practically unknown ball player and
making them champions Of the world.
This was largely done. he said. by diplo-
macy. and In imbuing those under him
with confidence. The. teacher, like the
base ball manager. he said, can accom-
plish much by using tact and inspiring
methods in the work.
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A sIx.cLUB' CIRCUIT.
Newport News and Portsmouth Not
to Be in. Virginia League.

ROANOKE. Va. January 6.-There will
be only six clubs in the Virginia State
League next summer. The teams will be
from Roanoke. Lynclrburg. Danvfile; Rich
mond, Petersburg and Norfolk. The
eight-cluo proposition. by which it was
expected Portsmouth and Newport News
would come In, died a natural death last
evening. when the time limit set for hl-
ing formal applications by Portsmouth
and Newport News with President Will
liams expired.
President Williams promised to call a
meeting January TO-, provided Newport
News and Portsmouth submitted applica-
tons signed by. Ave reliable men in each
city agreeing to put up 81, 500 as guar
antee to see the proposed teams In these
towns through the season. Yesterday a
letter was received from g. b.. A. Booker
at Newport News, making the formal APP
plication for "a franchise, but President
williams does not find the letter at all
satisfactory. The required five men have
not signed the application. and no appli-
cation has been received from Ports
mouth. Hence President Williams will
not call the Richmond meeting to con-
slider the eight-ciub matter. Had the
meeting been called, the proposition would
have been defeated. for Roanoke. Lynch
burg and Danville are opposed to 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06
COLLEGE BASE BALL SPIRIT.
Too Much Like Boiler Factory, Ac
cording to Yale News.

NEW HAVEN. January Elm discuss
ing the base ball conditions at Yale the
alumni weekly last night contained the
following:
: I'VE believe that We are voicing the
opinion of most OF the graduates when we
say that professional methods on the
college base hall field are ungrateful to
the alumnrs taste We have witnessed
or rather heard base ball games at Yale
Field now ard then which caused US to
rub our eyes and wonder whether we
were not Present at a championship
game between boiler factory and a
steam .calli ,pe.
ut Is the spirit of the college players
themselves that we want to see come to
the front again. minus the attendant cir
cumstances which now and then Of late
years have inade Yale Field sound like
q Tower OF Babel"
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totals. $50 sos 12O Totals. sIs To
sTANpINC III. PALACE 5TouRNEY
STREET SIGNS UP.
Clever Catcher Reported to Have Re.
ceived q $500 Advance.

WII.LIAMSPORT. Pa. January g.
Charles Street, star catcher of the Wash.
ington American League team. at his
home here yesterday. signed 1911 con.
tract at an advance of $500 in salary.
Secretary Thomas Gray of the Williams.
port base ball club, will leave for Harris
burg today to attend the Tri-State meet
ing. He states that enough financial sup.
port has been received to warrant Will
Transport remaining in the league and II
Is not thought that the league directors
will order the sale OF the local franchise
limit not to exceed &, 100 a month.
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" C. C., TO GET. TROPHIES.
Letter From Elphinstone Clears
Away Hard Feelings. q

That the Washington Cross Country
Club was not kicking about the deal it
received in the ten-pile run given in
Baltimore January 2 by the Baltimore
Cfoss-Country Club without some cause
is made evident by the following letter
received by Capt. Holland from EIphin-
stone. the winner OF the race. and cap
tain of the Baltimore club. yesterday
morning:
Baltimore, Md, January 3, 1911.
Mr.. G. w. Holland. washington. D. c.
Dear Sir: / am writing to notify you
that your club won the trophy for Sec
ond place and also the one for the team
having the greatest number Of runners
to finish, our club excepted.
Il. want to- congratulate you on. your
clubs showing and wish to say that we
are very sorry that the track was in
such bad condition, but think 1t was
as fair for one as the other -
As regarding the men who checked the
runners on the track. think that they
the circumstances, and ! hope you will
not hold any hard feelings toward our
club on account Of any little discrepan-
cies. You know, we attempted the af-
fair with Only the members Of our club
backing US. and most Of them had to
train and work up interest In the run at
the same time. However. l think the
run was q success.
] will send your trophies by mali in
the next day or so.
Yours very truly,
HENRY C. ELPHINSTONE. q
The officials at the meet refused to give
the Washington boys the two trophies
which they won. and Elphinstone was
asked TO look. into the matter, which he
did, with the mentioned result.
The local cross-country club has just
been formed and Is composed mainly of
high school boys ranging from sixteen
to eighteen years of age. and they de-
serve lots of credit for taking two team
prizes in the first run. entered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06

John Sexton, who was one OF the best
pitchers in the Virginia League last year.
and who is still under reservation by the
Lynchburg team, has notified President
wilkinson that he has determined to play
salaried tw!rler. and II will be necessary
to dispose OF him In 19i1. He expresses
q desire to be sold to some western team.
Sexton would have no trouble making
good In any class A or 3 circuit. He was
the star siabnnan for the A. and M Col
lege OF North Carolfna, for several sea
sons. He has been employed during the
offsseason In the general ONCE Of the Nor
folk and Western railway at Roanokess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06
Strict Rule for Contract Breakers.

CINCINNATI. January 6.-The national
base ball commission I'm . formal reply
to the reques. Of Secretary Farrell OF the
National League. who asked for An
formation IS to the reinstatement Of In
eligible major league players, stated that
rule No. 70 would be rigidly enforced.
Players who failed to report to the clubs
having title to them will be ineligible
under that rule for a period OF another.
year. and players who have violated their
contracts will be ineligible under the rule
for three years longer. =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06
MANAGER MAILER ADMITS HE
WAIVED ON JOHNNY PRIEST
Action Causes Surprise, as It Is Not Con
sistent With His Announced Policy for
the Strengthening Of Nationals.

drew in Boston, where he played star
ball for whole seasons But most or TIE
Nationals will draw larger checks next
season than they did last, the players 70
ter Johnson and George Mcbride.
That the st. Louis club is missing splen-
did opportunities to corral a few valuable
having appointed a live manager is very
apparent. At this season of the year the
major league clubs begin to send their
surplus material to the minors. and be-
fore this can be done all the CLUBS must
waive. 1t is evident that st. Louis rs
granting requests for waivers without CIV
Ing the matter the thought 1t requires, or
Foster, Mitchell and Hughes would not
have been allowed to slip through its nm
gers. for these players would have been
Of help to the Browns.
Unless the new management takes hold
of the club and gets manager at once
the other clubs will have cleaned up their
rosters, and his chances of lettering con-
ditions in st. Louis will be decidedly
slim.
Jake Beckley. who was a star when he
played first for the Giants ten years ago,
has few ideas Of his own about reform
ing base ball, and to his way OF think
Ing the game is just as good now as II
can be.
The question Of moving the pitcher ten
feet closer to the batter came up at
little tanning bee. when Jake remarked:
Nothing to this moving the pitcher up.
When l broke into the game. and that
was some years ago, believe me. the
pitcher stood forty-five feet from the bat
ter, instead of sixty-two, as he does to-
day. That was when Amos Rusie, the
speediest OF all speed marvels in the slab
business. was in his prime, and he GER
tainly could speed them some.
ut was almost impossible to- see the
ball when 1t came over the plate. Rusie
was the speediest pitcher~I ever saw.
feet closer now, it would be all but an
impossibility to hit such mer as Walter
johnson Of the Washington club.
johnson probably is the speediest
pitcher in base ball today. He wins all
his games by using his speed. He admits
this publicly and laughs at the batters
who are fooled by it. Move this man ten
feet closer to the batter and see what
happens. They will not be able to see the
bail at all. 8.
Of the Cobbs and Wagners would finish
the season each year with marks OF .210
instead Of $780, There would not be
even as good averages as these II there
were more Johnsons. 81,
IF they want to Increase batting and
the number Of runs they had better not
move the pitcher closer They had bet
ter put him back farther. Curves have
nothing to do with 1t when they are
closer. It is speed that counts. It. is q
whole lot easier to hit curves as we hit
them today than to hit, speed with the
pitcher: forty .flve or nifty feet from the
plate 80 - -. - p
) Ineidentally. Jake is not just sure what
he will do next season. He may possibly
play with some Western League club or
he may manage some .otbef minor sieagne
team. He has had doxene or more Of
fers, but has not accepted one. He may
accept one before the middle OF January.
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McGRAW LOSES PITCHER.
Commission Hands, Vallaire to Bill
Armour's Toledo Team.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. January 6.-Cruel fate
has plucked from the master hand of
John J. McGraw one Of the young pitch
ers on whom he was seriously banking
for the coming campaign. TwIrler Vail
laire will, not be member Of this
club He was drafted by the Giants
from Kalamazoo, of the South Michigan
League. Toledo of the American Asso-
citation disputed the rights of John T.
Brush to the youngster. And Toledo
backed its claims with such strong EVIL
dcnce that the national commission at its
recent meeting nuliified New. Yorks claim
and handed the pitcher to Bill AEmour's
Mud Hens.
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tracts are coming in fast. viii be pleas
ing to the patrons of, the game here who
believe that to have the players satisfied
on the salary question does much. to give
them spirit in their work.
1t Is, however, not at all surprising that
McAleer is not experiencing any difficulty
in signing his players With one or two
EXCEPTIONS McAleer has Increased the
salaries Of all -llis players. a move which
is always appreciated There are q few
who could not expect to get more than
they did last season. for they were about
Ct the limit, and there was one, IN out
fielder, who has been asked to stand a
cut because his playing last season did
airy he drew. This piayersis Gessler, who
was signed at the -same figure that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06

The Red Sox have already signed eleven
players. Every position on the club Is
represented except that of second base.
Here II. the list: Pitchers. Frank Smith.
Hall, Hunt and McHale; catcher, Mad
den: infieiders. Bradley. Wagner and Pur-
tell: outfielders, Speaker, Lewis and
Hooper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06
By J. ED aR11Lo. .

Inconsistent with his announced policy
not to let any player out Of the American
League who might be of service to the
Nationals, Manager McAleer admits hay-
ing waived on Johnny Priest, the infielder
who a few days ago was sent by the
New York club to Indianapolis.
The announcement that such deal had
been made came as surprise to those
who were familiar with McAleers as
sertion regarding Priest made some weeks
ago. There seemed to be occasion for
doubt as to whether McAleer had waived
on the player; but in reply to telegram
sent him at Youngstown comes the an
nouncement that he had allowed Priest
to go out of the league.
The telegram follows:
youngstown. Ohio.
-January 9. 1911.
j. Ed Grillo, Sporting Editor Star,
washington. D. c.:
Have waived on Priest. Nothing new.
Contracts coming in fast.
JAS. r. McALEER..'
1t was to avoid having promising play
ers slip through his finger that McAleer
during his last visit here assigned Scout
kahoe to make a trip through the major
league training camps to look over the
youngsters, so that when waivers are
asked on them McAleer would be in a
position to act intelligently upon the re-
quests and hold up such players as might
eventually be of service to the Nationals.
Kahoe recommended Priest to McAleer
last fall and was considerably chagrined
when the New York club beat him to the
youngster. But his praise of Priest was
so strong that McAleer made up his mind
that If New York intended to send Priest
TO a minor league he would refuse to
waive on him.
1t would seem, however, that the local
manager has changed his mind regarding
Priest. though his latest opinion cannot
be based on observation. for he has
never seen Priest in action
Il am awfully sorry Jim let Priest go
to the Minors said Scout Kahoe this
IT don't know when saw a
better looking youngster, and while per-
haps he would not have been ready to
take a regular place on the team just
yet. am sure that he will develop into
a STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06

Lobert and Rowan haven't come into
the Quaker fold as yet Both. 1t Is said,
are still determined to swing on Horace
Fogel for additional currency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06

Hal Chase, at the head of first d.
vision club, had no trouble getting wa.v-
ers on Hughes. Mitchell Foster. Priest
and Channel, but when Cleveland want
ed to pass q player named Knaupp back
to the minors Chase refused to give his
permission. 1t is the old story over
again OF the strong clubs constantly
The evening world., 1911-03-29
JUMPS. DEATH :
FROM SIXTH FLOOR
Of MILLS HOTEL
Watchers See John n. Reed
Climb Calmly to Window
Sill for Leap.

John ~ Reed" hfty-hve years old.
Jumped from tho sixth noor OF the
Mills Hotel. No. 10 Blocker street. at
: O'Clock to-day and was instantly killed.
Persons living In the rear Of No. il
Thompson street. which commands Z
Wow OF h rear windows OF the hotel,
saw the man leap from the window.
The suicide was apparently cool. The
watchers saw him climb out on the sll
with tho care that might be expected
from p window washer in a s~Syscraper.
He balanced himself for a moment and
then took the long dive. The Thompson
street tenants listened for the thud of
the striking body and gave the alarm.
DIR. Mcneil came from st. vincent's
Hospital. lie turned the body over to
the police. who look II TO tho Mac
dougal street station and notified the
Coroner. Fl
The Mills Hotel frequently houses
character and genius incognlto. Like
royalty. they appropriate names Of 9th.
crs while travelling in strange circles.
The evening world., 1911-03-29
BOILER EXPLOSION
CAUSES PANIC IN
APARTMENT HOUSE
Janitor in Washington Heights
Dwelling Blown Out VIM
dow, 20 Families Flee

George Graves, furifo- OF tho hber.
crombic Apartments. 40 40. 50 West
one Hundred anl S.Niy-uNh street.
was blown twenty foot THROUGH a win.
dow %. .lc basement To-day 10y an OK.
p'o-'on tal, broke 1ll tho lower wIu-
doN- OF tine house and sent the tenants
scurrsius 90 The street ip panic The
trouble was duo 20 tue bufstIns OF a
hot-watcr boiler. The damage was
only 500.
rho Ahcrcromblc Apartments over.
look Riverside Drive and the Hudson.
AMI house a number Of substantial CT!
1cns. Twenty families reside on ia,
six floors Of the building. Just at the
time tho nvcrIgc household was wish.
ing that the alarm clock would throw
ON the slow clutch there came = deaf
cu,ng roar
\ trcmor shook the house and the
lower glass ratified 10 the streets and
court. Men. women and chIIdron hur.
ricd from their rooms In variou8 stages
II dress arl uulr,ss and sought IN,
street 10y elevator. s,alrways and fire
escapes. The lire escape route was tho
most popular Tor the tenants who had
just read OF ono horror from fire and
believed IN taking No chances.
Graves was In tho coal cellar adIoln.
Ing tlc boiler room. lie found himself
doing an aviation stunt to the lc.
compartment OF tl. explosion end before
he had time tp think what had happened
The evening world., 1911-03-29
DESERTED FOUR. MASTER
MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The Steel Bark Buteshirc Found in
Trim With Sails Set But ?
Not a Soul Abroad.

LONDON. March 2?.-Thc captain %
tho steamcr ~Branksomc Hall reports
that the four-masted steel bark Butte
shire. laden with nitrate IL roaming
with sails set. but with NOBODY aboard.
IN the BAY Of Biscay.
The Branksomc Hall bore down on
tho vagrant Monday and found her
deserted aud a life boat gone. The
bark appeared to be scaworthy and in
good shape. and her lamps wero stili
burning. Indicating that she had not
been long abandoned by tho ere. :. A
gale prevented an attempt TO board.
The evening world., 1911-03-29

Nv 'f' - ''f' '''N $1,000 500
tune.
Poets. scu.ptors and painters vii
never give these up for tie motc ,t.,N-
ing fashions OF o." dAT.
"You know" MR.. Wood oontln-
ued, "wc are now IN the midst ot
the annual spring attack on gowns,
hats and shirt waists, but If II
were not for the incessart change
and styles, what would we mean to
businegs2 Manufacturing and Eicr-
chant establishments are abso-
lutely dependent on fashion for the
business they do, and our ever
changing fashions make the whoels
of industry go round.
This duspotic dam,ol at the wheel of
Time drass designers into the archives
of history, for the fact that fashion
moves in cycles is an Old, old story.
Research has disclosed that Cleo
patra was the first woman 70 wear a
hobb,c skirt" added Mrs. Wood. "IIip-o-
glyphics on the newly eXcavated build
ing-blooks i'm Egypt show the fashion
queen in a gown drawn 50 tightly about
her ankles that ono wonders how she
walked al all.
Man may cling go the n~orpcndioula.
IN his trousers, the rectangular in his
Prince Albert, 10 say nothing OF his
stove pipe Aat, but woman may make
a picture Of herself i'm line ana color,
and WOO the poetry of motion In mo.
walk and tlo music p' tJtes INTO hu
laughter.
AIMS and the man. II may
have been, but clothes AVID the
wonan IL ever has been and ever
shall be. She delights in the very
worries they cause her. n takes
20 naturally ~ clothes az q man 10
baseball. Woman L., and will
continue TO be, the expensive sex.
"'Men's clothes are Of mans NO a
thing apart,
They're vomsn's whole existence
The feminine Instinct for clothes Is
The evening world., 1911-03-29
Mrs. Wood Explains Why "A Blonde Dons
Same Carb as an Angular Brunette. and a WMoWy
Titan That of Petite and DuSky Gypsy"
ITO Meet Latest Freak of Fashion She'll Be Concdue o,
Conrex, Hipkess or P0nniered Loose or Punched, Ruff
flea or SHm'-BM An Helps Business.
BY NIXOLA GREELEY-SMITH

why should a goo pound blonde array herself in O
1ouH cJdctiy similar to that corn By a brunette angular
as a grcnddicri
why shouid The ,ciiiopy Titan beauty deck herself
IN The garments Of the petite and dusky gypsy'
Mrs. Allen G.. Wood asked these and other porten
tous questions of the members of the Clio Club the other
day at the Hotel Astor, and yesterday, in her home in
Crawford, ". j., she furnished me with the answer.
Because Position is more dutocrdttc than a Csa,
ana more respected than a Pope"
Mrs. Wood Ia n woman who unites In ono nersop-