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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
VIRGINIA LEAGUERS
Details of the MIDDLE in the
Old Dominion Organization.
MAY BE SETTLED IN COURT
Two Separate Bodies That Must Get
Together Within Next
Six Weeks.


Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBURG, Va. December 11.-As
the result of the rump meeting of three
clubs of the Virginia League and the
retiring president, c. r. Williams of
Roanoke. in Petersburg Monday. the
organization is now headed by two sep
arate and distinct set Of officials for the
season Of 1912. one of which must be
gotten rid of during the next month or
six weeks If the league is to be able to
prepare for the coming season. Just
how this will be done can only be de-
termined by either the national com
mission or the courts of the state of
Virginia.
Monday. at the call of President Will
liams. who formerly would not serve
without the unanimous support Of the
six clubs, there met in Petersburg rep
resentatives from Roanoke, Norfolk
and Petersburg. the session being due
to a call sent out last week for a meet
ing of the league. AS was forecasted
in this correspondence. the Lynchburg.
Richmond and Danville clubs were con-
spicuOus by their absence. Disregard
ing and repudiating what was done at
the November meeting. Mr.. Williams
and the faction backing him proceeded
to the election Of officers and to do
other things necessary to get the clubs
ready for the next season. OF course
Mr.. Williams was reelected president
| secretary-treasurer. and Julien Hill
some one from Richmond who has
never before been heard of in these
parts, was used as a dummy for the
position OF vice president. The rumr
meeting decided to open the season
next spring April "a and close Wednes.
day. following Labor day. Then the
meeting proceeded to read the faction
backing Mr. Whitaker out of the league
If it did not knuckle to Mr.. Williams
dictates by December 10. declaring
these franchises forfeited at that time
IL Richmond. Lynchburg and Danville
ging for life. liberty and base ball
If. according to the mandate of the
meeting. these clubs do not sue fol
peace by December 10 then the league
mouth. Newport News and Suffolk
lLynchburg. Danville and Richmond
being turned out in the cold to suffe,
for the national game next summer.
| All of which sounds mighty pretty or
paper, but the league will be intact mex
spring when the time comes for the UNI
pires TO start the ball to rolling ono
again. regardless Of who is president. OF
| WIZ 10 " pun uoWu DuChs
for five months pleasure of carrying
pass to the game and trying to get a few
umpires, for that's about all the Vir
lginia League presidency has ever amount
ed to.
But back to the meeting on Novembe
6. upon which hinges the entire souabble
If that meeting was regular one ant
its proceedings were legal, then the on
held Monday In Petersburg was RUM
pure and simple. The November meet
ing WIS called By President Williams
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
'Plunger Benzon Dead.

NEW YORK, December 11.-Ernest
Benzon. known to sporting men through
out the world as the jubilee plunger,
Is dead in London. according to adVlces
received here. BenZon won fame IN
1887 by gambling away $1,e5O,o0o with
in a year. He was very proud OF MS
gambling exploits. and wrote q book
recountinR them. ---.-----.
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ARREST BALL PLAYERS
OUT ON THE COAST

OXNARD, CAL, December H.
Because they refused to respond
to q call of q deputy fire warden
to help fight fire when blazes
threatened Ventura last week,
Charles Hall, pitcher Of the BOs-
ton Americana, and Harry Price,
n ball player Of Sacramento,
were arrested Friday by Fire
Warden Johnny kaufman.
Both men are now playing
with Ventura, in the winter
league, and were sitting on the
hotel vcranda when a deputy FIRE
warden ordered them out to the
hre. They refused to go. War
rants were issued for their ar
rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
onas May Get George Moiari or Phean to Play Third Base

There have been more curious mix-ups
this season than usual. and any critic
by the use of comparative scores could
make any one of four or five teams the
champion CT the country.
In some respects the Pennsylvania Cor
nell game was not surprise. The Itha-
cans proved to be even more erratic
than the Quakers. in spite of their slight
iy better record for the first part Of the
season. The Pennsylvania eleven gave
still further evidence of the great recu-
perative powers of the Quakers This
was Pennsylvania seventeenth victory
in nineteen games played to date. Cor
nell has the distinction of having
won only one game and tied another in
all this time.
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A rather unusual feature Of this team
is that four of the eleven men were
unanimous selections for their positions.
They were White Of Princeton, one end
Hart Of Princeton, for tackle: Fisher of
Harvard, for guard, and Wendell Of Har-
ward, for one halfback. Duff Of Prince
ton was the next most popular man, re-
ceiving % of the % votes for guard.
After him came Mercer Of Pennsylvania,
who received q votes for fullback. The
remaining five men received scattering
of votes.
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Credit to Sullivan.

Fielder Jones. when manager of the
White Sox. always attributed the win
ming of the worlds. pennant of 1906 TO
Billy Suliivans brains instead of to
Eddie Walshs iron wing.
II is a position in which experience
counts for most. and every week of
every season a brainy catcher learns
something new to add to his store of
ability which abides close under his
scalp rather than in his arms. or hands.
or legs.
real catcher need not be fast. he
need not be strong batsman, and he
can get along with only average
throwing arm-if he is real catcher.
speed. batting prOWeSS and fast throw
are of great advantage to him as we'll as
TO any other player. but the absence or
loss of them is not fatal 10 his career in
a major league If he has the brains.
Modern stands have crept up so close
To the playing field that not much speed
is required to get under any foul that
does not hit the stand. The catcher who
receives the ball in position to throw
viii get the ball to its goal more quickly
than one who thinks only Of catching the
pitched ball, then has to get in position
before he can throw out runner.
The wise catcher seldom is interfered
with by even a tricky batsman when
runner tries TO steal. The tyro behind
The mask is often bothered at such times.
Knows the Batter.
But IL is in his perfect coordination
with his pitcher that a catcher proves
his greatest worth. He knows the
strength and weakness of most batsmen
in his league as we'll as, and often a
great deal better than. his pitcher does.
By mixing up the different styles of
delivery possessed by pitcher so as to
produce the greatest amount of guessing
in the mind of the batsman, the catcher
is of great help TO the man on the slab.
The temptation to which the average
backstop yields is to use his pitcher S
strong card too often. If the slabman
starts a game with a great jump on
his fast ball with perfect control of
"A curve that hooks sharply and has
the batsmen striking out or popping easy
fiies. the unwise catcher will signal for
that deceptive ball so much that two
things are likely to happen.
The batsmen will begin to expect 1t and
will lay for IL. with disastrous results for
the good batsman can cope with almost
any pitched ball, when he feels sure what
1t is.
II the pitchers strong card is a curve
and his catcher keeps him using it a lot
II viii weaken his arm. and about the
fifth or seventh inning you Will see that
pitcher getting hit hard. as rule
There is nothing that takes more Out
of a pitching arm or hastens the end OF
q pitchers career more than constant
dependence on a curve, because OF the
severe strain it puts upon the minor
muscles Of the arm. whereas other styles
of delivery put most Of the work on the
major muscles, SO to speak.
Sometimes Differ.
IN Shan> tAines thu caAchar ,,,,,st tai
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11

"popr' Yes. my boy" who was
Centaur?'' "Centaur. my son, was a man
who never got stuck In morse trace
He was 'on to the horse so to speak
Yonkers Statesman -
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Princeton. The two men were quite
evenly matched. each being superior to
his rival in some particular. Bluethen-
thai, for instance, was a more accurate
passer than Ketcham, there never being
any fumbles in the backfield on account
a bullet and was quite as accurate.
whether the pass was to the quarterback
or for a punt. Ketcham, on the other
hand, was a more active man than his
Princeton rival. He tackled out on the
ends and was frequently down the field
on kicks with the ends themselves.
In spite of his lack of genera ship in
Howe Of Yale wins out at quarterback.
Howe'has always been. a much more val
liable player and field general than he
has been given credit for being. For
instance it was his clever genera lship
that helped to make Coy the great player
he was two years ago. This year Howe
proved himself to be the most dependable
which he was star in advancing the
ball himself or returning kicks. The
only other men considered for this posi-
ton were Sprackling Of Brown and Miller
of Pennsylvania State College. Sprack-
ling perhaps played as good game as
he did a year ago. when he was the al
most unanimous choice for the position,
team which lost all of it's important
games. Miller distinguished himself in
two games, those with Cornell and the
University of Pennsylvania. both of
which teams State College defeated. Mill
err was midget compared to his rival
quarterback, but he had SO much speed
and WAS such wonderful judge of pace
that he was possibly the most DANGEROUS
quarterback of the year running in an
fold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. November LII will go a.
high as any one in price for the Boston
National League franchise. j don't mean
bv that to indicate that l will pay any
fictitious value which the owners may
choose to place upon the property, Out
figure that experienced base ball men VIII
not care to put any higher valuation upon
the stock than what it is really worth
am prepared to make a gooo oio 10
keep this property in the hands or Bos'
ton men, and feel confident that L car
meet the figure that Johnny king or any
one else may offer.
Will Make Fight.
Aroused by the rumor that Johnny
King is hurrying east to buy the Rus
sell holdings in the Boston National
league club. former Treasurer Hugh Nc
Rreen of the Boston American states
that he will go the limit to keep the
property here. Ever since the death of
William Hepburn Russell. McBreen has
been prominently mentioned as pro-
spective purchaser and he does not in
tend to allow outsiders to come in here
and secure the property without the big
gest kind Of a fight.
But McBreen will not pay the $4,000
which represents the value placed upon
the Russell holdings by William Beverly
Winslow. McBreen has studied the propo-
sition from every angle, knows well the
assessed and real values of the property
in the much maligned Wal
pole street park, and realizes. too. the
tremendous handicap which this block
of real estate presents to those who
would be glad to secure the franchise
at any figure. were not the real estate
attached to any deal.
Three times last season this property
was appraised privately for different in
dividuals, who were working quietly with
= I,a hot tanxv feyIaf Hna ,,1As
And according to L. c. Page.
who has never desisted from his purpose
of securing control Of the franchise. any
one who buys has got to figure on q
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CATCHER IS BRAIN CENTER
OF SUCCESSFUL BALL TEAM
Man Behind the Mask Most Important
Factor in Defensive Play-Should
Play Until Old.

No position on the base oall team is
more difficult to fill than that of catcher.
and the proof thereof Is the present great
scarcity Of men for that berth.
There are plenty of good backstops.
but few good catchers, and the manager
who has one considers himself lucky.
The bushes are full of players who can
stand behind the bat and catch all kinds
of speed. curves and spit balls, high, low
or wide: who can throw fast and true to
second base-if nobody gets in the way
and, in fact, can perform we'll all the
duties the public believes are required OF
the catcher. But the mechanical art OF
catching is of least importance.
Brain Center.
The star catcher is the real brain GEN.
ter of his team when it is on the de-
fensive Usually the man behind the
mask plans out every play made in the
field.
If the manager occasionally cuts in
with signaled suggestion it is the catch
er who starts the execution of that
play almost always.
What the quarterback is to the foot
ball team the catcher is on the diamond.
except that one directs his team while
attacking and the other while on the
defense.
Brains are the chief essential Tn
less a man can think fast and clearly.
can watch with instructive intelligence
his opponents every little movement,
many of which really do have "a mean
ing of their own and can anticipate
any play that is likely to come up, he is
not star catcher.
Once, when Johnny King was talk
ing about quitting the game for a less
strenuous life as billiard promoter.
Manager Chance told him: You're fool
ish. for YOU can draw good money as
long as you can stand up behind the
bat. A catcher with brains ought 10
be able TO play until he is seventy-five
wears old -
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N xhAss things The ca1cher must take
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The chances are that when the national
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-09
PRACTICAL TALK
To the Methodists by Former Vice
Pres. C. w. Fairbanks.

Toronto, ont, Oct. S.@"Papers on
Christianity and Social Problems" by
two members of the English Parlia-
ment and by 4 former Vice President OF
the United States We're among those
which today proved 10 be of especial
interest TO the delegates attending the
sessions of the Ecumenieal Methodist
Conference in this city. The status Of
the laborer as seriously affected by
vital changes in modern. social and in
dustrial conditions and the duty and
of the church in dealing
with the various resultant problems,
were among the topics dealt with from
both practical and ethical points of
view.
The keynote should be more re-
ligion in business and more business in
religion" said Charles w. Fairbanks.
former Vice President of the United
States. Inequality of wages for men
and women, working under like condi-
tons, is an affront to the spirit Of
Christian religion. The progress Of
nations in the last analysis is measured
by the real progress of woman her
So1fft
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DAUGHTER OF REVOLUTION
Grandfather of Mrs. Maria Fitzgerald
of Ware, Mass, Fought at Bunker Hill

Ware, oct. S.-Daughters of the
American Revolution are scarce III
Ware. but Mrs. Maria F'itzgerald's
grandfather on hersmother's side, John
CLARK, was a Massachusetts man who
enlisted at the beginning of the war
and fought in the Battle Of Bunker
Hill.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, who lives on Park
street, is a woman nearly s. years old,
having been born in Feelings Hills.
Vest Springfield. Dee. II, 1927, and Yet
she daily assists at the houseWork In
her home, saying that she is willing to
work and enjoys it. She lives with her
daughters, Mrs. Ellen Culhane ana
Mrs. Margaret Robins, and appears t.
be 10 years younger than she really is.
When asked to what she credited her
old age she replied: Living moderate
~ and eating plain food. believe that
the people of today SO a pace that
they cannot live TO an old age. | won
der how some people live at all, the
way they eat; such fancy dishes and
outlandisll mixtures.
Il believe in early - bed and early
To rise and think that many people ~
today do not get half enough sleep.
When ! was a girl living Al home, we
always retired between go ana 10
O'Clock and there were no excuses Tor
staying out late.
Mrs. FITZGERALD was formerly Miss
Maria Starkweather. daughter OF
Alexander and Mary Clark stark
weather ard was married in 1916 to Ed
ward Fitzgerald at Chicopee AiteE
her marriage she came TO Ware ana
has lived here ever since. Besides the
daughters with whom she lives, she
has a son, John f. Fitzgerald of South
street, Ware; brother, Samuel stark
weather of WilIiamstown; two sisters
Mrs. p. j. Crafts of Holvoke, and Mrs.
Ruth Wilcox of Jacksonville, Vt.
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II. ". Whitney Has
Change of Heart.

Boston, Oct. S.-HenrY NJ. Whitney.
Democratic candidate for governor of
Massachusetts in 1907 and a prominent
Boston business man, came out with a
statement tonight in which he an
nounced that he should stand with the
Republican party during the present
campaign.
Mr.. Whitney says:
To my mind there is one issue which
transeends In importance TO the people
of Massachusetts all the other issues
combined and that is the tariff issue.
Whether the people of Massachusetts
VIII approve the cut and slash policy
of tariff revision as applied to her in
dustries by the Democrats in Congress
or the safe and sane method proposed
by President Taft, is the main ques-
ton to be determined at the polls on
Nov. Z.
Hence on this question of tariff
policy my views are. and long have
been. in accord with those now adopt
ed By President Taft and the Republi-
cans of Massachusetts, and l am COM
PEELED TO stand with them in the pres
ent campaign
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was injured, but many were in sdanty
attire. The fire originated in the chap
ei and spread with great rapidity The
loss will be between $4,000 and 5000.
While number OF men and women
We're holding an out door religious
meeting in front Of Harlem. n. Y,
hotel sunday, and the worshippers
stood with heads bowed in prayer. the
body OF man came hurting down
from the sixth story window Of the
hotel and laRded, a. mass of broken
bones, directly In front of them. The
body was that of Morris Greenwald,
IS years old. who wanted to end his
life, because, il is believed he was dis
appointed in a love affair. Greenwald
was six feet tall and weighed 200
pounds. After recovering from their
horror the men and women who We're
taking part in the street meeting con-
Quoted prayer service over the body
before il was removed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-09
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The annual Y. p. c. L. convention,
which has been in session in Dexter
since Thursday evening, adjourned
Saturday. At the business session
these officers We're CHOSEN: President.
E. C. Park Of Bethel vice president
Miss Flora Buxton of Pittsfield; sec
rotary, e. L. Hicks of Sangerville:
treasurer, ". L. Wish of Portland
superintendent Of Junior Union, Mrs
Persis Shedd of South Portland; SUI
perintendent post office mission de
partment, Miss Hazel Williams tf Au-
burn; superintendent two-cents-a-
week mission movement, Miss Nivien
b. Billings of Roekland.
Edwin II. Goodwin of South Ber-
wick, who injured his heart while cut
ting down a tree recently, died sud
denly Saturday al his home. He was
4 member of Olive Branch Lodge
was past chief patriarch of Agalhenti-
Gus Encampment, l. o. OF, a mem.
ber of Quampheg1n Lodge. knights
Of Pythias, and past district grand
master of the Pythian Order He was
chairman of the Republican town
committee and j leader of the No
forces at the recent election 4 widow
mother and one child survive
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ITALIANS TAKE TosRuK.
Flagship 5onbards Fcrt Early Sunday
Mornins-~Struaale Is Brief.

Rome. Oct. s.--omeial dispatches re-
ceived here today say:
Early this morning. the ships OF the
first Italian squa drau entered the road
stead at TohruE. in Romba bat. where
they found no Turkish warships They
summoned the garrison to surrender,
but the Turks replied with n fiat re-
fusaI and hois.cd the Turkish flag.
THE battloship Nitterio Emanuele
opened fire The FIRST shots carried
away the flag and made a large breach
in the fort. Rear Admiral Aubrey,
eommander-in- chief of the fleet, then
landed several companies OF marines
who, after short struggle. oVercame
the resistance OF the small Turkish
force. The Italians occupied the fort
and hoistea their flag. a few Turkish
soldiers who refused to abandon the
fort without further lighting. were
made prisoners"
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ACTIVE AT % YEARS.
Mrs. Sophronia Yorke, Newmarket, NJ.
r., Real Daughter of A. r.

Newmarket y. H, Oct. SIN Mrs
Sophronia Yorke now in her s2d year.
Newmarket boasts one OF the five real
Daughters Of the Revolution resident
in New Hampshire The others are
Mrs Mary b. ". Burdick of Clare
mont, Mrs. Irene f. Chase of North
Conway. Mrs. Elizabeth Cobb CT
CharlestoWn and Mrs. Hannah How
ard Of Pennington.
Mrs Yorke widow of Ezra T. Yorke.
was born in Newmarket July 81.
1870. the daughter of David Watson,
who served in the Continental Army
throughout the Revolution. He vas
one of the last survivors of that val.
dying Sept. 20. 1855. aged 81 years, 7
months. His funeral was one of the
most imposing ever held here. Ia the
procession were Il carrie ges and II
military escort OF 50. Cap. Samuel d.
Davis commanding. y lSinsman, Ben
jamin p. Watson. served in the War
of 1S12.
Mrs. Yorke, who counts as her
choicest possession the gold spoon of
the real daughter. has always lived
in Newmarket. She is a member of
Granite Chapter d. y. r., of New
fields. Her faculties are slightly inn
paired. but her general healts IS fair.
Size is proud Of her parentage and has
many inter- sting "reminiscences.
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The Am. Leagues
Greatest Season.

Chicago Oct. S.-With final games play
ed on Eastern fields yesterday, the clos
ing games of the 1911 American League
season We're played in the West today.
Dtroit losing twice to St Louis and Chi
cago winning from Cleveland.
AS in case of all preceding pennant
races. interest never Jagged until the IL
nal games were PLAYED
President B. b. Johnson of the American
League issued the following statement to-
night:
The close of the American League sea-
son marks tho best year this orgauiza.
ton has ever known. From financial
standpoint the year has been a success
for each of the eight clubs.
The race itself naturally developed a
few surprises and disappointments.
THE victory of the Philadelphia Ath,
letics under Manager Mack was to b.
expected. Mack built up a team for this
race that even exceeded his 1910 cham
pions. but nevertheless the attack of tn
Detroit club for the greater part of tn
season made the race far from a one-cluf
affair. a victory such as l am anticipate
| ing for Philadelphia in the worlds Sc
ries will be a browning achievement fol
| the American League.
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All Stars Two
Newark Zero.

Newark. y. ]. oei S.-sThe Star
team, organized 10y Manager McAleer
OF Washington. Ia. tune up the Phiia-
delphia Athletics FOR the worlds series
during the next few days, defeated the
Newark Eastern League Club before u
big crowd here today , to O. Joe Wood
et the Boston Americans, who pitched
for the All stars. was invincible
throughout tue game The All Stars
lined Up with Milan in left field; Cobb
in center; Gessler Of Washington, right
field; Chase. first base: Elberfeld. see
ond base: Larry Gardner of Boston.
third base, Mcbride of Washington.
shortstop and Street of Washington
and Wood as the battery. The All
stars made 10 hits off McGinnity