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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25
PREPS AGAIN IN LURCH,
Action Of High Schools in Not Con.
tending With Hilltoppers Criticized.

The managers Of the Georgetown prep
teams are again beginning to give all
sorts Of criticism to the local high and
prep schools which are 30 reluctant to
make matches with the embryo teams of
the Hilltop In the different branches of
activity. Every year the
props are finding themselves more ana
more without games and. according to
them. the whole trouble lies In the fact
that their logical rivals do not seem to
recognize the value Of contracts for
matches.
Each season the props have arranged
good schedules for the different teams at
the beginning of the campaign, only to
have cancellations take place in a large
number OF cases. As the other school
teams. with few exceptions, see the HILL
toppers develop into anything like q for
midable aggregation they immediately, de-
eide that II would be best not to meet
them. AS q result the props are left In
the middle Of q campaign with no games
at all and with no chances Of filling out
the places left vacant.
The latest team to suffer from the
timidity OF the other local schools. is
though the youngsters are by no means
as strong rs they used to be In past
years. yet they have developed q pretty
speedy aggregation and can give q good
game to any team. In the beginning OF
the year they played q game with East
ern In the high school Quint's gym and
were defeated. Soon sitter, Eastern can.
celed the return battle ana claimed
supremacy on the one already played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25
BIZ J. ED oR1LLo.

Concrete bleachers and similarly con-
structed fence in right and center field
is one Of the permanent improvements
contemplated for the ball park.
{. These bleachers will be erected in deep
right field, ninety feet outside of the
present fence, and 1t is not unlikely that
they will be ready for occupancy when
the next season opens. 1t will be the
first step toward the building of q mod
ern base bail plant in Washington. and
while no great changes are contemplated
In the present grandstand and pavilion,
these two will be improved temporarily.
The present pavilion along the first base
line will be added to the 4grandstand,
greatly increasing the seating capacity
OF that stand. Then. too. there is to be
q change made in the entrance to the
park. Turnstiles and ticket Office will
be built across the present approach,
which will facilitate the handling OF
large crowds, while new runway will
be built leading from the ground to
the center of the grandstand.
President Moves, who is busily engaged
with architects, expects to have this work
started very shortly. There is every
reason for believing that the present
wooden stands have but another season
to stand. The building OF the concrete
bleachers and fence in right center will
be permanent structures, and give an
idea of the kind OF plant Washington will
eventually have.
The clubhouse, too. will have to be
moved back farther and may temporarily
be built under the bleachers.
The entrance to the bleacher seats will
be on 9Th street. BY making use OF the
extra ninety feet outside OF the present
fence the playing field will be consider
ably increased, q home run in center be-
ing q possibility.
Automobiles will enter and leave
through the gate in extreme left field. so
as not to interfere with the crowds COM
ing and going into the grandstand pa
vilion.
Feeling clipper as a chicken. loaded
to the guards with ambition and conf
dent OF having good season" was the
essence OF 4 letter sent by "Cy' Young to
Secretary "Bill' Blackwood OF the Cleve-
land club recently.
"Cy'' incidentally mentioned that he
has no desire to violate precedent. He
will start on his annual preseason pill
krimage to Hot Springs February 10. re-
naming there until the first squad or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25
EGAN CAN MEET CLANCY.
Sam Harris Says He Will Bet 500
ON Baltimore Boys Chances.


BALTIMORE, Nd, January 25.-Kid
Egan. the little Washington scrapper. can
have his bout with George CLANCY. the
local boy, IL he hurries another ffty-dollar
note over to Baltimore.
The Kid has been kicking because he
was sidetracked for Monte Attell. who
has landed the chance to meet Young
Britt before the Eureka Club. Egan had
q Just kick on that score, for Sam Har-
ris promised him bout with Britt, but
now it seems that Egan has a good OPP
portunity Of showing his class before
Baltimore audience.
GeofEe CLANCY is coming and he Is pop
uiar with the fight fans. A bout between
Egan and George would draw large
house and the fans really would like to
see such q mill, for they realize the
battle would furnish plenty OF action.
In q letter received recently 1t was
stated that Egap stood willing to bet 800
on the side IN I bout with Chaney Sam
Harris says the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES side
bet suits him exactly.
sIf E9an comes across with the other
$50-for he now has $50 posted to meet
Britt will let him meet CLANCY the
second week in February" said Harris.
IT am willing to let Egan weigh 1ld
pounds ringside. but he must do the
weight at rfngside. There will be no
uuibbling about the weight question. !
will insist that Egan actually weighs IN
at ringside at the weight he mentions"
Harris further said he would be willing
to match Egan with Britt should the
washingtonian defeat CLANCY. When
asked what he would do should Egan
fail to beat CLANCY, or even lose tho de-
cision. Sam said he supposed he would
have to send Britt and Egan into a room
and let them fight for the side bet alone
owing to the fact that he had promised
Ekan a bout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25
WHITE MANS HOPE ]
q
NOT WHITE, But RED
&
PugiIist Picked to Whip Jack
=
Johnson Has Cherokee i
Indian Mother. i

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, January 25--Sou16
joke on the boosters Of the last and bief
gest white mans hope" dear brothers
and lovers Of the ring. Yea. bo! For
Carl Morris. the huge Oklahoman, touteii
as the srandest young elephant of many
seasons. is an Indian. and, therefore.
shouldn't count as q white mans hopes
at al. When Morris wAs visiting the
Kansas City newspapers a few days ago z
scribe CHANGED to comment on the young
giants high cheekbones and dark cons
plexion. Morris explained that he came
by these features naturally. as his mother
was q Cherokee Indian Of Oklahoma. His
father 10 an eastern man, said to be part
Yankee and part German. Morris Is prob
ably. considering the mixed blood OF the
Cherokee. 80 per cent white man, but he
counts as an Indian under tribal law anu
under the rules by which the governments
gives allotments to the aborigines. SONS
horse on the white mans hope enthss-
siasts, isn't IL? And yet--how appropriate.
it would seem should q black man be
beaten by a real American, descended
from the genuine Americans who were on
the job before c. Columbus discovered thu
large area! =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25

Besides being the promoters OF 4 Blue
and Gray alumni guint. ex-Capts. Dow.
tions on the Carroll institute Ave. They
have both Joined the yellow and white
again and are now doing regular work
in their efforts to get back into their old
time form.
Manager Fortune OF the Georgetown
basket ball team Ia negotiating for a
game with the Carlisle Indians to be
played here on Washington's birthday. AS
the redskins have never played the in
door game In this neighborhood such q
contest will surely draw wen il Il IL
finally pulled OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25

to match Al Kaufman against JEFF and
make ten-thousand-dollar side bet on
the result.
There is, of course, not much chance OF
not apt to ever fight again. Neither
would 1t prove that he had a chance with
Johnson should he beat Kaufman, who,
after all. cannot be considered anything
but q second-rater. -
from st. Louis In q trade for Mig Clarke.
win not be played regularly by the Maps
II present plans do not miscarry. Grfggs
to to fill one Of the fields when left
handed pitchers are used against Me-
CURES team. The Maps have an album
dance Of southside hitters and It is figured
that every club will use left-handed
pitchers against them whenever.it is pos
sible to do So For this purpose Griggs
will be used so that the southpaw fingers
will not have too much of an advantage.
While. of course, 1t is conceded that a
left-handed pitcher has an advantage
southpaws De just as successful against
right-handed batter. while good left
handed hitters are not worried much by
the southpaw twirlers
Doc White and Eddie Plank are hit no
harder by the right-handers than by the
left-handers, while Cobb. Milan, Speaker
and one or two others Of the crack left
handed hitters get their share of hits of
VI the 8OulHpaW8.
John Mc0raw is accused Of having slip
ped one over on his former playmate
Fred Tenney, when he traded Shafer for
Shean. 1t seems that Shafer. who Is in
japan coaching bate ball. may remain In
the orient, so that IL the deal had not
been blocked by the Boston club owners
there was q good chance OF McGraw get
ting Shean. while Boston would not have
had Skaters services. 1t Shafer heard
that he had been traded to Boston he
would be very apt to stay on the other
side.
Five Of the eight clubs in, the american
League will experiment at first base the
coming season. Washington has not Sc
lected . regular man for the place. Chi
cago has Mullen and other youngsters.
st. Louis seems to be without man for
the place, unless Newman returns, and
that Is not likely. Jake Stahl has quit
Boston, and Donovan will have to try
some youngsters in the position. Even
Detroit il very apt to have a new man
III Tom Jones' place.
1t Is doubtfur whether in any previous
year there has been SO great a dearth Of
first basemen in the American League as
exists today. Chase, Of course, stands
out in q class by himself. and there III not
another first baselnan IN the league any
Nhsse near lin $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25
CONCRETE BLEACHERS TO BE
ERECTED AT LOCAL PARK
FIRST Step Toward Permanent improvements
Soon to Be Under Way-Additional
Seating Capacity Will Be Added.

Maps starts for the training camp at
Alexandra, February 25
ICY" was slightly peeved by the state
ment issued short time ago to the erect
that the Cleveland club was considering
asking waivers upon him. He then as
serted that he was as strong as draught
horse, and still had much service stored
away in his huge body.
The old boy Is determined, probably
more than ever before. to win berth on
the club. AS matter Of fact, this Is the
first time in the score Of years that he
has been a major league celebrity that
he has been forced to work for a position.
In the past his skill was not questioned.
His job was assured, regardless Of what
happened to all others.
wouldn't it surprise q few. and like
wise furnish food for thought for many,
IL old ICY" would come back In 1911?
Members of the cant come back club
are crowding every branch Of sport, but
ICY" has made SO many wise ones
gnaw their predictions OF his finish in
the past that one Is almost afraid to
declare that he has outlived his useful
ness as a major league pitcher. lbs
Grover Land departed for Hot Springs,
says Cleveland writer, last night on
scheduled time. Grover undoubtedly lost
much sleep on the way. His trip was
started with the news or an Indictment
by the grand jury on several charges
growing out of the shooting fray in
which the Nap catcher was involved
Christmas morning. According to re-
ports Lands connection with the AFFAIR
was in the nature OF peacemaker. 1t
appears that in this case the peacemaker
will receive the usual dose.
Grover is several pounds overweight
now. /. He is the man who is causing
President Somers and Manager MCGUIRE
the most worry. II right when the
gong rings In the spring, Land should
measure UP with the best young CATCH
ers In the league.
He is badly needed. sid Smith is
the only catcher in the employ OF the
Cleveland club who has had extensive
experience. But 'Sid's'' ability, as far
as the Cleveland club IL concerned. is
still an unsolved problem, like that Of
Fisher and Bradley.
Texas Jack" Adams has the max
ings' Of q wonderful catcher, but 1t is
doubtful If he will be able to hit the high
spots next season.
II Land should fail to get into proper
shape the club will be sorely handicap
ped The young pitchers as well as the
old will lack confidence in the back
stopping department, and, when all IL
said and DONE that little thing. conf
dence, is one Of the pitchers greatest
assets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25
BY J. ED oRILLo.

While ID. A. Fletcher's scheme to
launch third league failed to material
ice, there is no doubt that his activity
among the major league players last sum-
mer will cost every club a sum Of money
I'm increased salaries.
Walter johnson, for instance, changed
his opinion OF his value to the local club
after Fletcher had made him all sorts OF
inducements. The fact that Fletcher 8
scheme amounted to nothing more than .
lot of talk and promises does not seem to
have affected the opinion Of many play
ers that they are being underpaid by their
present employers. and hence the de-
mands for substantial increases.
1t is of course. not every player who
can get what he wants, but every now
and then one OF them gains reputation
enough to make 1t impossible for the club
to get along without him, and these are
the players who come pretty near to get
ting what they want.
While Fletcher accomplished nothing so
far as third league Is concerned, he has
added to the expense OF all the big league
clubs Fletcher stands discredited now.
and yet he may bob up again during the
summer and make a lot OF more trouble
for ball players. who are always willing
to lend an ear to 4 proposition which
meAn4 increased pay TOT tnem
While ability to receive and throw &C.
curateiy and quickly is an essential quail
fication for q catcher. that pot'tion re-
quires something more than mere me-
chemical ability. Many are the catchers
who can handle any sort of delivery
and hold their own in throwing. yet are
not successful because the wise men In
base ball are not long detecting that the
Individual cannot think quickly enough.
There il perhaps not a great deal OF
difference in the speed and curves OF the
average pitcher, yet one Is successful
while the other is = failure. simply be-
cause one knows how to use what he has
while the other doesn't. That. incident
ally, is where the pitcher becomes an i'm
portant factor by way Of assisting the
catcher. but 1t requires more than mere
mechanical ability to fill this bill.
McAleer has about as classy an array
of catchers as any team in the country
SO far an mechanical ability is concerned,
and II goes without saying that the CATCH
err who displays the most ability as a
thinker will be the one to lead the stan.
They seem intent on not letting Jim
Jeffries remain in retirement. Billy De-
faney Is now trying to get the former
chanpion out Of his hole having nfsrAd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25
ments at Ball Park to Be Installed Shortly Of All Sorts
CARROLL INSTITUTE
wins FROM YIN. CA.
Puts Up Classy Exhibition of
Basket Ball Against
Association Five.

Outfought, outwitted and outplayed at
every stage of the contest telly the. story
of the Y. NJ c. AS defeat last night by
the Carroll Institute in the basket ball
game around at the latter's gymnasium.
The score was A to %. -
1t was one Of the hardest fought games
that was ever played on q local moor, the
players going at each other from the
first sound Of the whistle hammer ana
tongs. The play was exceptionally iast
and there was no let-up until time was
finally called at the end OF the last half
All the men seemed to be in good con-
dition and well able to stand the pace.
Too much cannot be said OF the Car
roll team. The way those men followed
the ball was a caution. They were
everywhere at the right time. Whenever
1t was necessary to guard. they guarded,
and when it was necessary for them to
play q strictly offensive game they were
there with the goods. The Institute bunch
passed the ball with more precision, shot
goals with more accuracy and in ali.round
work showed up u per cent better than
the Association regulars.
The Y. NJ. c. A. five seemed to be buf-
faloed at the start Of the game, getting
little or no fight in its play, and 1t was
never able to pull itself out Of the rut
after the Carroll Quint had the jump
on 1t.
It was thought that Crogan's being out
Of the game would hurt the Institutes
chances, but II he could have done any
better than Walsh, who was substituted
in his place, he would have been q mar
vel The younEster tossed eight goals,
scoring sixteen points for his team, q feat
no other man on either punt accomplish
ed. While Walsh scored one more goal
than Mccarthy, it IL doubtful il his work
was as good as the big center's. Mccarthy
was the pivot around which Prof Joyce's
aggregation revolved, and he proved a
mighty steady one. j,
Miller did the best work for the asso-
citation quint, making six of his teams
goals. The rest Of the team put up q
fair exhibition. but 1t was not up to the
standard set by its opponents.
The game evens up things in the Dis
trict League between Carroll Institute
and the T. NJ. C. A. The teams are now
tied for first place. The tie will be plsyed
OF to determine which FIVE shall have the
honor Of playing Georgetown University
for the championship Of the District.
to- AAA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25

for 90 up at the Arcade tonight II is
not likely that the Hilltopers will have
the easy time with the Kendall Green
five that they did before. when they
doubled the score on II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25

They seem intent on not letting Jim
Jeffries remain in retirement. Billy De.
ianey Is now trying to get the former
chaulpion out Of his hole. having n6enA6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25

Jesse Baker. the young pitcher securtd.
from Spokane for 5000 Of Charlie C6mis-'
KEYS bank roll. has been dubbed Deer
slayer by the Windy city scrfbes. Baker
is one OF the mightiest hunters OF the
state Of Washington. He killed thirteen
deer for a party of seven few weeks
ago Baker il also rome pitcher. Last
season he pitched. -axty-one. copsecutiHE
innings Of shit-out ball. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. January 49,:
The departure OF Al Kaufman to the
east at about the same time that Jacs
johnson has announced his intention 70
come to Sam Francisco for a rest pre-
cludes any talk OF an immediate match
ing of the heavyweights. Kaufman lea
for New York yesterday. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25

(soals-Mflier (e), Thornton (4h Mulloy. Walsh
(S). Coleman 90, Mccarthy CD. Collinswcrth ca.
Tlmer-Mr. Anderson. Time of halyes-20 min
utes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-05
OFFERS
FARMERS CHANCE
Pumping For Irrigation Is
Proving a Success;
Fine Fruits

Fabens, Texas. Oct. 5--Fabens is as
yet a small town. but land owners are
beginning 90 realize the fact that the
land around Fabens is uneLcelled by any
in the valley
The water is excellent for drinking
as well as irrigating purposes. and IL
is close TO the surface so that at small
expense a farmer can put up an irri-
cation plant and raise fruit and vegeJa-
bles without depending on the canal
and bitches, should that source Of fri
cation fail.
Peaches have been raised at the
Willows farm Of C.. T. White which for
beauty and flavor are equal and even
superior to many shipped from Cali
fOrnia.
The land owners are quickly trans
forming their raw lands into orchards
and planting every available space into
anything that viii grow
T. 81 WingO is very busy improving
his large tract and the Newman In
vestment company is going TO begin
shortly on its lately acquired tract OF
about 500 acres.
c. F. Whites place is planted in al
falfa. has an orchard OF 1000 young
pear trees. 10000 blackberry vines. and
Mr.. White has ordered 500 peach trees
TO be planted in January.
The school facilities are equal to
any in the county. The adobe school
house IS TO be rsmodeled shortly into
modern building by plans furnished By
H. Krause. of FL PasO, one Of the land
owners here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-05
Williams Experiments on
60 Acres; Phillips Makes
Barley and Hogs Pay.

Las Cruces, n. NJ. Oct 5-Arthur
Williams, who is culuvating a rented
farm of so acres near lIesuIa Park. has
shown what can be done with upper
valley land the first season. He plant
ed 40 acres in alfalfa on the land which
had been previously prepared by the
growth OF other crops and raised four
tons to the acre, each crop yielding one
ton per acre. However. he SAYS that
he did not know much about alfalfa and
the preparation Of the land and next
year he expects to grow a much larger
crop Of q better quality. Some OF the
land he sOwed in wheat, raising $50
bushels in all, a total Of IS bushels to
the acre.
Williams went into corn raising on a
small scale and on one two and one
half acre patch he raised over 100 bush
els Of Reds yellow dent corn, while a
patch planted in Boone county white
corn yielded the same.
Popcorn he grew just as q test. and
on two and One-haIf acres he raised
10 bushels. One grade Of corn is a
miN52re Of red and white. Two stalks
showed the wonderful growth of this
crop, for they yielded II ears. one
growing six and the other five ears on
a stalk.
Believes in Barley and Hogs.
T. C. Phillips, who has a farm of $50
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-05
COMMERCIAL CLUB
SECRETARY QUITS
Pastor Of Baptist Church
at POrtales Also
Resigns


PortaIes. n. NJ. Oct Sat the meet
ing OF the Commercial club, Graham
Bryant rendered his resignation as sec
rotary Of the club and 1Ir. Monroe was
elected TO succeed him An interesting
subject Of discussion at this meeting
was the sugar beet proposition. The
raising OF sugar beets has been given
a trial here this year and 10 has been
demonstra. ted that this is the natural
nome OF the sugar beet
Rev W. Q. TaggarL pastor OF the
Baptist church. has resigned and win
take a post graduate course in theology
at Louisville.
julie Brown is having his residences IN
the School addition remodeled into
modern bungalow.
The WOman's club has changed the
hour OF meeting to $3.50 o'clock Wetines-
day afternoon. Mrs. Prue Connally was
enrolled as a new member at the last
meeting
The o. d. C's held their lasr meet
ing with Mrs ]. ,. Sledge
The POrtales Concert band went to
Clovis TO furnish music for the Fire
mans convention
The Portales football team and the
girls basketball team went up to Clo-
Wis and played the Clovis teams, return
ing feeling good over the overWheIu-
ing victory in the football game, the
score standing 10 to 0 In favor Of Poru
tales, and a close game in basketball
the score standing 10 TO In favor Ok
Clovis
The football boys have received their
new uniforms.