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Johnson To BOX SAM
M'VEY IN SYDNEY
McIntosh's Representative Of
fers $4,000, With $1,000
Expenses.

CHICAGO, December 3O.-Jack Johnson
and Sam McVey will fight for the world 8
heavy ,iAht championship in Sydney.
Australia, y 'obably on Easter Monday.
Tom andrews, representative in the
Ur ted States for Hugh Mcintosh, closed
the match at a two-hour conference with
the champion yesterday. He first asked
Johnson to abide by the contract he
made with Mcintosh in England, which
called for $4,000 for the champion S
end for one fight.
This Johnson declined to do. He told
Mcintosh that he would box McVey and
make the trip across the Pacific for a
$50, 900 guarantee, 5000 for the expenses
of training and the time lost on the trip,
and four round-trip tickets. Andrews fun
ly agreed. and cabled Mcintosh last nigh,
in regard to the date. though Easter Mon
day is thought to be certainty.
Johnson will have to leave late in jan
uary or early in February. for the open
air boxing season closes in Australia in
April. This will prevent his taking on
Jim Flynn or any other "hope' in Ameri-
ca unless the match is staged the middle
of January. which seems impossible.
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BY H. c. BYRD.

An attempt is to be made soon to form
a basket ball league to be known as the
Southern intercollegiate Association. The
league is to embody practically all the
larger colleges in the south, provided IT
Is successfully promulgated.
Tho movement is being launched by the
management of the Georgetown basket
ball team, and is to he worked up by
representatives Of that school. While lit
tie has as yet been done regarding the
matter, plans are being for'nu-
lated, and as soon as practicable they
will be forwarded to the colleges that
are wanted in the association. It is in
tended to have North Carolina University.
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Wash
ington and Lee. North Carolina \. and NJ,
Trinity, Davidson. Virginia and the Navy
compose the league, If possible, besides
one or two OF the local schools if they
should desire to oily themselves with
such body.
That the idea will receive support i'll
some directions is certain from the
fact that 1t is not the first time that
an attempt has been made to iaunch
the project Two years ago the Naval
Academy tried to get some of the other
schools Interested. but the plan was
not found feasiEka At the time. Man
ager Fortune of the Georgetown Bas-
ket ball association has received as
surances that the Midshipmen will
support the plan to form the circuit
such as exists among the northern
colleges SO that basket ball in the
south may be brought into more con
crete form and better determine the
leadership at the end of the season.
There IS only one hurdler In this
country at present who would be
practically sure Of winning points in
the Olympic races next summer. That
one is Forest SmithSon. and he has not
been in training for the last two years
There does not seem to be another man
in the country who can run over the
timbers as can the westerner, and GER
tainly there is none who would stand
the show to win from the best for
eign talent that he would.
Four years ago in London Smithson
scored one of the best performances ever
recorded in hurdle race, and his work
was regarded as nothing short of mar
velous. He ran the 100 meters, high hur-
dies, in fifteen seconds, something that
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SPECTACULAR GOLF
MATCH At P|NEHURST
Hunter Beats Robbins in Semi
Final Round, Playing Five
Extra Holes.

PINEHURST, N. c., December :O.--A
spectacular twenty-three-hole victory by
Robert Hunter of Weeburn from Arden NJ.
Robbins of Garden City was the feature
of yesterdays play in the eighth annual
holiday week golf tournament. Two down
at the ninth, Robbins squared the match
on the thirteenth and gained the lead on
the fourteenth, where a lost ball cost
Mr.. Hunter the hole.
The next three holes were halved in
DOGGY, the failure to run down a twelve
inch putt by Mr.. Robbins giving Mr..
Hunter an opportunity to tie on the
eighteenth. First three of the extra holes
were halved in DOGGY figures; two clever
puts halving the twenty and Mr..
Hunter winning the twenty-third with a
drive, which made the green, while Mr..
Robbins was short.
Numerous other extra hole matches
added to the interest of the day. In
the consolation F. X. Robson of Oak
hill, in the second division; Henry Nc
Sweeney of Oil City, in the third; George
Wilson of Winnipeg, in the fourth; w.
F.. Prior Of New York, and in the fourth
consolation George A. Mosher of Amity-
Vile and E. Heikel Of New York all won
extra-hole matches, Mr.. Heikel going to
the twenty first in the morning. with
Mr.. Robson being the only survivor of
the group to win in the afternoon.
From start to finish it was a big day
for the crowd, which thronged the course
and kept it pretty steadily on the move,
The summary of play in the first of the
four divisions follows:
Presidents cup-First division-Second round
4, NJ. Robbins, Garden City. beat Allan Lard,
Chevy Chase, and l.; Robert Hunter, Weeburn.
beat +. T. Heating, Lenox, and 4: J. NJ.
Thompson. Springhaven, beat J. NJ. McNenamy,
beat l. S. Robson, Oakhill ) and 4. Semi final
round-Hunter beat Robbins, l up -; holes
round-C. T. Eddy, Ridgewood. beat J. H. Clapp,
Chevy Chase, and /: Fillmore Robeson Oak
hill beat J. G. Wilbur. Canoebrook l up %
holesl II. c. White, Ridgeuood. beat Walter ].
Travis. Garden City, by default: G. l.. Becker.
Woodland beat $. o. Miller. Englewood, ) and
/. Seminal round-Hobesn beat Eddy . and
/; Becker beat White, up.
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DIRT TO BE TAKEN TO VIRGINIA
Excavating for New Bureau of En-
craving Building.

The contractors for the erection oY
the new bureau of printing and en-
craving building have a large force AZ
work. at the site Of the new building
erecting offices and storerooms and
cleaning up the ground. and the big
steam shovel which is to dig the foun-
dationS for the new building has begur
operations and is daily taking out :.
large quantity Of material. This ma
terfal is loaded upon dump wagon:
and taken To the new pier built on th.-
Potomac Park side Of the harbor. abcu-
abreast OF 18th street southwest. wher-
it is dumped into pocket scows. to bs
taken TO the Virginia side Of tbs
Georgetown channel and dumped. The
dred ging machine Dewey. which has
been employed upon the improvement,
work at Alexandria, viii be brought t.
this city and will be used to pune
this material out of the GeorGetowl
channel upon the flats on the Virginia
side The dumping pier is 30 con
structed that the wagons employed IL
hauling the eNcaNated earth from t1e
bureau site can drive out upon il ana
DUNN their loads directly into scows.
which are placed under the pier in a
slim arranged for them. and no shoN-
cling is necessary. 1t is stated that
II will be several months before the
digging of the foundations il con-
pleted and the building begins to show
above Uround-
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PLAYERS NOW FREE AGENTS,
National Commission Rules in Favor
of Marion Club Men.

CINCINNATI. December 3O.-The ma
tional base ball commission yesterday
sustained the decision of the national
board that twelve players of the Marion
Club Of the Ohio State League were free
agents, because the management of the
club had not paid the salaries of the IN
for part of last season.
The players filed claims aggregating
1853. The national board ruled that the
players he declared free agents and that
the amount due them and other Abliga-
tionS of the Marion club he liens against
the Marion territory until the claims were
paid through the office of its secretary
The national comm ssiOn also directed
the Marion club to pay the New York
club of the National League the purchase
price of $500 for the release of Meehan
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Enge Latest Acquisition to Nationals Pitching Staff 0the Sports
WORLDS BOWLING RECORD
SMASHED AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO, December 80-By
scoring LAOS pins In q free bowl.
ing entry tournament here last
night George Bangart and Al
Lindgren surpassed the worlds
best figures.
Only last week two Columbus,
Ohio, bowlers made q mark Of
1,3S5 pins.
A feature OF last nights match
was that each player made 7O4
pins in the three games. The
players also broke a record when
they made 544 pins In the first
game. surpassing the mark OF
621 made by Smith and Thilmany
In the recent city meet. None Of
the marks made by BanEart and
IAndgrep In these games stands
as an OH cial record.
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Hackenschmidt's condition was that day.
1 should like to foretell that the longer
Hackenschmidt lives the more he will
regret having entered the arena last Sep
TENDER. He would have to hurry, how
ever, If he were to get Gotch to accept
another challenge for neither man is
getting any younger. This must not he
taken as to the disparagement of Gotch
but compare the result of that fine Sep
TENDER afternoon with the previous bat
ties which Hackenschmidt fought.
Money is not everything. even to a pro-
fessional athlete, and much as certain
tactics Of wrestlers have nauseated one
it would crafty the intense curiosity of
myself and many others If we could see
the real Hackenschmidt have a real
struggle with a Gotch. 1t may be that
our speculation on this point will never
be satisfied. but then again these things
have happened before, and I daresay
there would be many to dig down and
find a nice bit of money to bet on the
event.
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BY j. ED GRILLO.

Joe Engel the Washington boy who
~ ade a splendid record pitching for Mount
s. Mary's College team last GUNNER
ms morning signed a contract with tho
\ationals Ehgel will make the south
cfn trip with the team and is confident
that he viii be able to eventually win
OCULAR position OF Griff1ths pitching
staff Engel Is but nineteen years old.
but is six feet one and weighs ITO pounds
Grfff does not expect the youngster TO
make good from tho outset. but il he
hows enough natural ability he VIII DO
carried along until he learns the art
ninth was pleased with Engel's appear
;snce, and he proposes to give him every
dvantaSe to develop into a major league
ri;cher.
The young fellow looks as Il he might
AXE pitcher" said Grif- He has the
ze and is young. If he shows me ability
shall be willing to go quite distance
With him. I like these young fellows who
have not had any minor league expert
nee. for they are not worn out, and If
vsarS"
Engel realizes that he Is a green hand
md has much to learn before he can ex-
pect to make good In fast company, but
believes that under Grifiths guidance he
will learn.a whole lot during the training
I,criod.
No youngster. and particularly pitchers,
VIII ever be turned down by Grin without
- trial There have been 50 many in
stances where successful twirlers have
been found on the lots that the Nationals
manager is always willing to look young
fellows over. q # figures that If it should
hc his good Hrtune to pick up a good
Young pitcher II would mean a whole lot
- his team. This trying out of young
~ters who can be secured for nothing is
accidedly inexpensive, and club is just
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&~~~%<'
BASKET BALL BOOMS
IN COL0RED LEAGUES
Twelve Teams Battling for
Championships in Four
Divisions.

One of the best arranged basket ball
series among colored scholastic athletes
of this city is being played off Saturday
nights at True Reformers' Hall. In the
series for the scholastic championship of
secondary schools the teams are evenly
and close games are assured NJ
Street High School has light team that
does not average over 125 pounds. and
yet 1t is making a strong bid for cham
pionship honors. A well played victory
over Commercial High quint, which pre-
viously had defeated Armstrong Tech. puts
the NJ Street School well in the lead.
Armstrong Tech team is scheduled to
play Howard Academy five Saturday
night, fact that insures good basket
ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

For city championship in the Public
Schools Athletic League, in the heavy
weight class, Banneker School, cham
pions of the Twelfth Division Athletic
League and Stevens School, champions
of the Tenth Division Athletic League,
are tied for first place in the standing SO
far, each having a victory to it's credit
The Banneker boys started the game this
season and after playing several hard
preliminary games are in the series show
ing good form. Although Mott was with
out the services of her best player. yet
Banneker displayed form enough to win
il Mott had not been so weakened.
Stevens School, champions in the city
championship of last year, will meet a
dark horse Saturday night in the @hape
OF the Birney School team, which won
the championship of the Thirteenth Di-
vision League.
STAMINA
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40 eDt to pick up a star in this manner as
1t is to purchase one from the minor
leagues.
''Of the many selections made Of the
twenty greatest base ball players not
one" saws Billy Hamilton, the old Boston
center fielder, has named Martin Ber-
gen, the old Boston National League
catcher. There a man who, ex-
ceptlng Buck Owing, was the great
est hackEStop the game ever saw. He
was wonderful thrower. and could hit
the ball and run bases. You know how he
came to be such an expert thrower don't
You? Well I'll tell you When he was
starting in he practiced Swapping tho ball
of his house iFIo never brought the hall
back or over his shoulder, and the old
timers will remember how nc used to
snap the ball to second and get the rum
ner. There was no reaching for hts
throws. They were right aginst the run
ner and low, where the man sliding gen
orally made the play by his 81 dc. I don't
see how this great man could have been
forgotten when considering the great
catchers. The names of the three great
est catchers, to my mind concluded
Hamilton, were Buck Ewing, Martin
Bergen and Jimmy Archer Of the Chica go
Cubs
Ping Bodie, center fielder of the Chi
cago White Sox, is wintering in the sun
ny state of California. Yarns are con-
tinually being told about the former Pa
cif1c Coast League star and one about his
failure to make good his "fence-buster''
reputation, acquired as a member OF the
Pacific Coast League. Is interesting. 1t
seems that ping made thirty home
runs in 1910 way out on the coast and a
lot was expected of him when he joined
the band of Comiskeyites. He made good
on the team. all right and secured a per-
1nanent pos fon. but could not live up to
his reputation buster" His excuse
is "I've given up all hope of knocking
en- down, for most places the barriers
CRETE
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Loses Life Trying to Save Brother

MOUNT VERNON. n. Y. December so
Two boys. sons of Thomas F. Houlahan.
a city Off cial. We're drowned last night in
an East Chester pond. Joseph. twelve
years old, lost his life while trying to
save his younger brother. John. aged
nine who broke through the thin Ice
while skating. a passerby. who made a
futile attempt to save them was rescued
in an exhausted condition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
COLLEGE BASKET BALL LEAGUE
MAY BE FORMED IN SOUTH
Plans Being Made to Form Association Such
as Exists Among the Big Northern
and Western Institutions.

had never before been heard Of among
European competitions
Smithson has again gone into training
for the Olympic games, and will. If he
gets back in the shape he was at the
time he captured the big event In 1AS
undoubtedly run away with the race I'M
der similar conditions next summer
when the athletes from different parts of
the world congreCate at Stockholm 10
vie with each other for physical suprem-
acy.
What is All amateur athlete That
is question that has been answered by
every association which has anything 70
do with amateur athletics. and yet there
has been no real mark drawn between
the amateur and the professional The
4. a. l., recognized as the parent body
i'm sport, devotes whole page in It's rule
book To defining an amateur athlete. The
7. G. a. A 4. \. does the same The
National Collegiate Athletic Association
has been irving for the past few years
70 announce. a suitable definition Per
haps after they all get through wrestling
with tho problem We will know what a
real amateur athlete is
And now comes Minnesota with n now
phase placed on the question. 1t has
barred from participation in athletics
a man whose only crime was 10 take a
job selling tickets at big foot ball game.
ANY other man would have had 70 be
D51u TOT INC SAME ScrNite anu WI p'-
cause the ono who happened TO receive
the cash was prominent candidate FOL
the track team he was professionalism
Professionalism is generally regarded As
being in existence when man disposes
of his athletic ability for a cash con
sideration, but that one should be regard
ed a S a professional athlete when his only
act has been to sell tickets is new in
depreciation Of the amateur idea.
Arthur Duffy has the following to say
regarding the recent indoor track cham
pionships:
Judging from the results of the big
A. A. l. indoor championships I'm New
York Tuesday and Wednesday nights
many of the possible selections for tho
coming American Olympic team made
good in their particular events, but the
American Olympic committee has some
new performers to consider. Certainly
such star sprint performer as Alvat
Meyer is worthy place on the Olympic
team. And George Bonhag's perform
ance along with Sam Lawrences jump
ing and Abel Kiviat's running in the
1,OnO-yard event were all great perform
ances. All these champions did them
selves proud in the indoor games and
they should do even better outdoors.
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Power boat NJ. 3. Wright, oysters in
the shell from the Potomac beds. at
18th street wharf for the market here:
tug James .. Carter, from Alexandria,
towing dump scow for use in NOV
ing material excavated at new bureau
of engraving and printing; tug Camilla
with d tow from down-river points
schooner Martin Wagner at 18th street
wharf, with oysters in the shell for
the market here; tug Rosalie, at Alex
andria, towing lighters from down
river points; scow Farmers Friend, at
Alexandria, from Broad creek with
poplar wood aboard: tug Powhatan,
towing Potomac Sand and Gravel Com
pany dredge. from Monkeys point to
this city.
Departures.
Schooner 5. C. Colbourn, light. for a
lower-river point to load back to this
city; power barge Louisa. light, for
Nomini creek to load lumber and cord
wood back to this port; schooner Bes-
sic Ford. light. for a lower-river land
ing to load oysters in the shell for
the market here; schooner Neddie,
light, from Alexandria for DOWN
river point to load: tug W. F. Meade,
at Georgetown, with a tow of sand
and gravel laden lighters from a river
point; tug Capt. Toby. towing lighter
for Alexandria.
Memoranda.
Schooner Janet will return TO Reed
Vile. Va, to load for this city if
weather conditions will allow; schooner
John White has been placed out of
service at this city: schooner Thomas
w. Kirby is at Potomac point with
oysters aboard for the market here:
schooner Virginia Dare, laden with
lumber for this city or Baltimore, is
windbOund in the Rappahannock river;
schooner Beulah Land is at Baltimore
with lumber from a Virginia point:
schooner Lancelot will return to
Maryland point tO load cord wood for
the market here; schooner Mary Lee
of this city is at a Potomac point to
load lumber for Baltimore; steamship
Ragwarek is at Alexandria waiting or
ders from her agents: barge Totuskey
is lying light at Alexandria waiting
a tug to tow her to Baltimore: schoon-
er G. c. Wheeler, with lumber for this
city, has sailed from the Rappahan-
mock river; schooner Samuel Wood is
at a river point loading for this city.
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PHILLIES BUY TOM DOWNEY.
Cincinnati Shortstop to Join Dooin's
Men in the Spring.

PHILADELPHIA. December 3O.-Hor-
ace Fogel. president Of the Phillies. an
nounced last night that he had purchased
the release from Cincinnati of Downey.
the stortstop. He will report when the
team leaves here for the spring training
trip. Lohr, an inhelder. who has been
with the team for two years. will be sent
TO Sacramento or Buffalo
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TEAM STANDING.

For The lightweight honors in the 2. S.
A l.. city championship series Stevens
quint heads the list of division cham pions.
Jones School boys. for first-year team.
displayed splendid form in the game
with her opponents in the fight for divi-
ed well against Randall Midgets in the
first of the city championship series. but
were a little light In weight against a
team of players, many OF whom have
played before in the test with Stevens
SIidgets Garrison School boys, under
many difficulties. and after hard fight,
landed the Eleventh Division League
championship. This aggregation of goal
tossers will be up against the lightweight
champions Of the thirteenth division Sat
urday night.
TEAM STANDING.
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Former Secret Service Chief Dead.

NEW YORK, December 3O.-Maj- Will
liam Gourlay, who during the civil war
was in charge of the federal secret serv-
ice. and in that position acted also as
chief aid to President Abraham Lincoln,
is dead at his home in Glendale, l.. L.,
aged seyenty-oue years. He had been IN
the service OF the United States Sovorn-
ment for thirty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

CastuZo Zuccarrello, alias Frank Miller
who has been employed as clerk at
Parkersburg, w. Va, hotel, has been
arrested by the federal authorities on
charge of returning to this country after
having been depOrted for cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

Jet Northern. aged twenty-one years,
son of A. G. Northern, living near En-
merton. Richmond county. Va. was ac-
cidentally shot by colored boy while
hunting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

from time to time
a novelty will be
seen In London
before long. 1t
will be between
celebrities of the
rug and those
prominent on the
stage. Presum-
ably 1t will be
called boxers VS..
q C [ rs. T h a
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Connie Mack has but three Of his old
guard of players-Plank, Murphy and
Bender. The first to leave him was Lave
Cross. who went to Washington in 1905
and the last are Harry Davis and Topsy
Hartsel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

John Kelley. eighty-three years old.
died at Elkins w. Va. Friday from the
effects OF being struck by a bale of hay
which fell from the second story Of a
feed and storage establishment
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FOOT BALL NOVELTY
Unique Match to Be Pulled Off
in London Before Long.
WILL BE BOXERS VS.. ACTORS
Great Sport Expected and Proceeds
to Be Turned Over to
Charity.
WILL BE BOXERS VS.. ACTORS
By the Marquis Of Queensberry.

Copyright. 1911. by the Marquis Of QueensberryD
To supplement the odd foot ball
matches which have been brought of
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George Moriarty Of Detroit has JUS
written a song Probably this is the rea-
son why the Detroit club Is figuring OF
releasing him.
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Good ball players don't come high
Pitcher Hendrix Of the Pirates. one OF
the best-look ng youngsters in the game
cost $780, which was railroad fare from
g. Kansas tank town to Pittsburgh. Hen
dirk was a free agent when Manager
Clarke grabbed him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

Five Boston National batters finished
among the first eleven h'tters Of the Ma
tional League. They all swatted better
than 300 In 1911, but the Hub town ca
diets wound up in last place. All Of
which calls to mind the great feats of the
HitIess Wonders same being the White
SoX Of Fielder Jones.