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The Washington times., 1911-02-11
WAGNER TO SERVE
ON COUNTY JURY
Clever German Will Thus
Avoid the Training
Trip.

PITTSBURG, Feb. 1S.-Hans Wagner
is accused of having played a very
clever trick on the owners of the Pitts
burg baseball club in getting himself
empaneled on the March jury Of Allie
gheny county, which, unless some hard
wire pulling is done, will necessttate
his attendance during the entire month
of March, the first month of the train
ing season
mo. l shall make no move to have
Wagner excused from jury duty" said
President Dreyfuss. He never was
fond of water drinking at West Baden
and would probably be around with
some other excuse to keep away"
In connection with Wa ner's latest
move there was made public part of a
letter from Manager Clarke, in which
he spoke of his understanding with
Wagner regarding the coming season.
In part, Clarke writes: Wagner and
had complete understanding.
told him last fall that 1t was either
work faithfully or quit, and I made him
understand that I would not welch in
the matter"
No secret is made by an official of
the Pittsburg club of the fact that
Wagner did not behave the best last
season.
The signed contract of Lefty Leifield
has been received.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Columbia Swimmers Win
From Princeton's Team

NEW YORK, Feb. lin the closest
and most exciting meet of the season
Coumbia's swimming team defeated
that of Princeton, by a score of % to 25.
By losing the relay Princeton had a
handicap which she could not overcome.
When Columbia won first and second in
the fancy dive and made the score. 16
to /, 1t looked almost hopeless for the
Tiger team. Splendid work by Cross in
winning the fifty and getting second in
the go, put Princeton back in the run
ming, and when Barry won the plunge
for distance, and Barnett finished third
the score was q to 81 The last race
the 100-yard, decided the fleet, Prince
ton hopes centered on Cross, but amid
great excitement Culman won the race
and meet for Columbia,
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
snqon Athletes Are Strong Indoor Meet Be Held Baltimore 7oniqt
WASHINGTON BOYS
GO TO BALTIMORE
Indoor Meet Promises to
Be Important
Event.

Washington's delegation to the Fifth
Regiment-Johns Hopkins meet at Balu-
more tonight will leave late this after
noon.
More than 100 men are entered from
here, the largest representation that
has ever left Washington for any in
door meet in the past. About 500 ath-
letes will take part in all, and there
are thirty-five games in which they will
compete. OF these thRty-two are track
events and three are devoted to the
field. There are fifteen relay races, and
these are expected to furnish the
greatest interest to the spectators.
Georgetown, George Washington, Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania, and Johns Hopkins
are the universities represented. The
Carlisle Indians in their race with Penn
are to be one of the features Of the
meet. Schools. colleges, and clubs from
Washington Baltimore, Maryland, Vir-
g.nia, and Pennsylvania will also have
men entered.
The feature that is calculated to af-
ford greatest interest to Baltimoreans
Is the three-mile race between Harry
Cressider, the Canadian champion, and
three Baltimore runners, Henry Elphin-
stone, A. c. Rogers, and W. G. Howard.
Among the officials are three Wash
ington men. w. G. Thacher, Bryan
Morse, and j. V. Mulligan.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Collegians Planning
Golf Reorganization

CHICAGO. Feb. 11.-Charles Evans.
jr, the Western open champion; Paul
Hunter and Ivan Webster have taken
the initiative in the reorganization of
the Western intercollegiate Golf As
sociatfon, and have called a meetir
for tonight for the purpose of putting
their plans in definite shape.
The Western coIlegians claim the
have as much right to play for the
National intercollegiate title as have
the Eastern collegians, and one of
their main plans will be to have the
four semi-finaIists in the Western
championship meet the four semi
finalists in the Eastern event, and
play for the national intercollegiate
title.
So far the Universities of Chicago,
Northwestern, and Wisconsin have
agreed to join the Western intercol-
iegiate body, and Minnesota and
Michigan have been requested to
come into the new organization.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Connie Mack's Plans
For Training Trips

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1L-Manager
Mack has completed plans for the send
ing of his players South for spring
training.
The regulars, in charge of Capt.
Harry Davis, and accompanied by Sec
retary John Shibe, will leave here on
the evening of March for Virginia Hot
Springs. They will take the baths for
two weeks and then go to Savannah.
The Yanigans, with Manager Mack as
the pilot will leave here on March 4 for
Savannah. The list of the men who
will go to Hot Springs has not yet re-
ccived the official stamp, but those in
the party will probably include Davis,
Thomas, Lapp, Bender, Plank, Coombs,
Morgan, Collins, Barry. Baker, Murphy,
Oldring, Lord, and Hartsel.
President B. F. Shibe and Manager
Mack will leave here next Monday
afternoon to attend the American
League meeting in Chicago Tuesday.
Manager Mack said that the Athletics
exhibition games were uncertain as the
only game arranged was with Ralti-
more. The signed contracts of Griffin,
a pitcher secured from North Carolina
and Collmore, of Worcester. were re-
ceived at Shibe Park yesterday. Steve
O'Neill, the catcher from the Eimira
club, of the New York State League.
wired that he has signed his contract
and mailed it.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
MARQUETTE EXPECTS
SUCCESSFUL SEASON
Six Teams Will Comprise
Baseball League
in 1911.

With the location of new grounds in
the northwest section of the city and
full roster Of clubs for the circuit, the
Marquette League promises to have its
most successful season in amateur base
ball
At a meeting of the officers Of the
league last night all the vacancies were
filled. and the application of the Pastime
Athletic Club was filed for further ref
erence The circuit will be composed
of Columbia GOD, Pension Bureau.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Co, st. Stephens, Co. K. of the Y. NJ. c.
A, and the Georgetown A. c.
While no definite report was made by
the grounds committee it Is understood
that option has been obtained on a fine
site in the northwest section of the
city. The final decision will not be
reached by the officials of the league
until all have been able to look the
grounds over. Captain Edwards, presi-
dent of the league, is enthusiastic over
the prospects and declares that the
league will enjoy a good season.
The election of officers was postponed
last night because of the meeting of the
amateur commission. The date for the
annual election has been set for Fri
dav. February "a. at which meeting
many details of organization will be
completed.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
.GENERALSH|P SAVED
EGAN A KNOCKOUT
CLANCY Has Best of Cen.
test With Washing
ton Boy.

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 11.-George
Chaney, the sensation here inshght cir
cles, took another step upward lRsi
night at Germania MannerchOr Hail.
when he gave Kid Egan, of Washing
ton, a good beating in fifteen rounds
of fast fighting before the Eureka Club
Egan's ring generalship and his great
staying qualities alone saved him from
a knockout. He took a great deal OF
punishment, but CLANCY always had a
lead that entitled him to the decision
beyond the shadow of a doubt.
In the twelfth and thirteenth rounds,
with his hefty left to the jaw, CLANCY
sent Egan to the rosin. Egan was up
quickly and always was willing to fight
and take punishment. From bell to
bell the Washingtonian battIed as hard
rs he could, but CLANCY put it all over
him.
CLANCY had the chance of his lifetime
after the thirteenth round, for he could
have walked into his opponent and put
him away. Egan was unable to hurt
the Baltimorean at that time, for his
punches lacked the steam, but Chaney
seemed content to remain away, as lie
had so wide a margin that he knew
he could not lose.
Although CLANCY fought well, his VIC
tory was due entirely to his good left
fi1st. He still is unable to use his
right hand, and he seems slow to show
Improvement in THAT line of fighting.
If he were a t@o-handed fighter, he
would be a wonder for his age. Ever
as IL is, he goes merrily along bowling
over his opponents in rapid-fire order,
and unless some misfortune overtakes
him he will climb the ladder to success
more rapidly than any fighter ever
turned out in Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Mccoy Comes Back
Through Hypnotism

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. u.-Kid Nc,
Coy has come back and is better now
than he was in his best days of the
past, according to himself.
And he attributes it all to a certain
form of hypnotism which makes him
immune to pain or injury of any kind
In other words, he declares an opponent
may hit him with sledgehammer blows
and he won't even feel them not to say
they will not knock him out
To demonstrate he is perfectly on the
level, the Kid has assumed thit hyp-
motto state and allowed local fight ex-
perts to jab pins in his leg muscles and
he declares he cannot feel the pin
pricks But he hasn't allowed any real
husky punCher to take a whack at his
solar plexus or jaw point just yet.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Intercity Racquet Clubs
Played Four Matches

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. flowing 70
the non-arrivaf of II. w. Reed. of the
Boston team, only four matches were
played between Boston and Baltimore
in the intercity championship series at
the Rgcquet Club, and of these Boston
captured three to the one of their op-
ponents.
Quite the best match was seen when
F. B. Smith, of Baltimore, and the
champion OF Maryland. played G. f.
Wales, the Boston first string man.
The contest was close and exciting
with the Baltimorean gaining the ver-
dict By the narrow margin of three
games to two. Although Wales was
beaten, in the opinion of many he play
ed the cleverer game of the two Smith,
however. is a sticker, and he showed a
trifle better staying powers than his
opponent and just pulled out in the
last game by the odd one.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
"Knockout'' Family

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-There is
one person in New York who is
convinced that she can take the
measure of Knockout" Brown,
picked by many sports as the COM
ing lightweight champion. She is
"Knockout's" mother. Interviewed
today as to how she reared her
pugilistic son Mrs. Brown replied:
81 brought him up to mind me,
and not to loaf around on street
corners. / never had to lick him or
hIs brother much, but I'd lick either
of them right now if they needed it.
They're not too big to be licked"
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
.KAUF MAN HAS SOLD
CAREER FOR $4,000
Challenger of Johnson Signs
TWo-Year Contract
With Gerard.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 11.-Al Kaufman,
challenger of Jack Johnson for the
heavyweight championship of the world,
today sold his career for the next two
years to Barney Gerard, his manager.
Gerard agrees. under contract, to give
the Frisco fighter $4,000 for his ser
vices for that period Kaufman agrees
to keep himself in perfect physical con-
dition in order that he may be pre-
pared to meet Johnson at any time the
champion agrees to fight.
Gerard will! give bond for the amount
he agrees to pay kaufman.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Busy Season Ahead
For Annapolis Rowers

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 11-Ensign
Jonas H. Ingram, formerly a noted
stroke at the Naval Academy, and
who will help Glendon with the Navy
crews this spring, has returned from
New Haven with the assurances that
the Yale boating management is will
ing to row the Midshipmen at An
napoIis on April 19 and will bring
first and second crews, if they are
allowed by the faculty to take the
trip.
With races with Columbia and
Pennsylvania already arranged and
contests with Yale and Syracuse
probable. the rowing season at An
napolis promises to be of unsual in
tereSt
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Roller Skate Experts
Sign for Three Races

A series of three roller skate races,
calculated to decide the championship
of the South, has been arranged between
Carroll c. Donnelly, present champion,
andl Lyman P. Moore, the District
crack, at the Arcade rink on February
q, %, and 2
The races will be one mile each, and
the winner of two will be declared
champion. Both men are well known
here, and their followers are expressing
the belief that the races will be close.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Grant Signs Contract Y
With Cincinnati Team

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 1.-THE
signed contract of Edward Grant, for
mer Harvard baseball player and third
baseman Of the Philadelphia National
League team last year, has been re-
ceived by Manager Clarke Griffith, OF
Cincinnati.
Grant is the last of the four players
expected in the big trade with Phi'adel-
phia to sign for 1911. Bates, Moren,
and McQuillen having accepted terms
shortly after the transfer was made.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Polo Game Tonight.

Hopes for victory tonight are much
stronger with the Washington polo
team against the Baltimore squad. as
several men of ability have been
added to strengthen the team here.
Last Saturday the team from the
city defeated the Capital
men, to l. Baltimore will present
the same five tonight.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
New Skating Record.

ROCHESTER, n Y, Feb. 10.-Lot
Roe, of Toronto, again featured in the
championship ice races. He won both
open events, the quarter and three-mile,
establishing what is said to be a worlds
competition record of 40 1-5 seconds In
the former events. Edmund Lamy, un-
der suspension, gave an exhibition.
jumping eleven barrels. He did paced
quarter mile in 3S1s, another record,
though 1T may not be accepted on ac-
count of his disqualification.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Virginia Five Defeats
Washington and Lee

LEXINGTON, Va. Feb. 1L-Failure
by the Washington and Lee five to
cover the Virginia guards in the first
period went long way toward estab-
fishing a lead for the latter team that
its opponents could not oversome in the
game here last night, which resulted
"a to 19 for the Orange and Blue.
The contest was rough and hard
fought from start to finish, but Virginia
had the superior pass work. Cecil and
Campbell. for Virginia, were the stars
of the game.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Cornell Claims Hockey
Championship Honors

NEW YORK, Feb. I1.-With four
straight victories to its credit, and no
defeats, the Cornell hockey team is
practically assured today OF the collie
giate championship. The Ithacans have
now beaten all the other contenders ex-
cept Dartmouth. which is out of the
running. Cornells victory over Column
bia Iast night showed the Ithacans in
their best form, the locals being shut
out, to 0.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Challenges Moha.

BUFFALO. Feb. n.-Mike CTwin)
Sullivan. of Boston, today issued a
challenge to Bob Moha. the Milwaukee
welterwetght, who last night had the
Dixie Kid hanging on for dear life, to
last through the closing rounds of their
fight.
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
Carroll Institute to
Meet Y. M. c. A. Rovers

Because the Carroll Institute five nteds
every game to maintain its position
near the top of the City Basketball
League. there is exceptional interest in
the game it will play tonight with the
Y. NJ c. A. Rovers in the association
gymnasium.
Between the halves a wrestling match,
at lS5 pounds, will be put on by Whiele
and Mikalask
The line-un follows:
The Washington times., 1911-02-11

Goals-Cecil "a, Kearns CD. Rixey,
Jones, Campbell, Driver, Burke 90.
Boyd 90, Craig, Bear. Goals from
fouls-Rixey (0, Driver, Boyd. Referee
Mr.. Moore, of V. NJ. I
The Washington times., 1911-02-11

Totals... ss5 ass sc7I Totals... in los q
The Washington times., 1911-02-11
h.. Al 474 as. Totals.
Totals. $50 AS 4asI Totals. 4ss 47a

DISTRICT DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-21
BET TER RECKON NOW
WITH LABOR Spirit
Parade and Meeting Of Union
Workmen Show Temper Of
s American Laborers.
Kidnapping of McNamaras Is
Cause Of Big Protest Meeting
..~. In Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-With a
shout, the echo of which will ring
over distant Los Angeles the people
of Philadelphia have voiced their
protests against. the un-American act
of kidnapping the Mcnamara Broth
ers, ten thousand men and women, of
and music and intellect of the repub-
lie paced with steady tread the streets
of the "City of Brotherly Love- and
$1,000 citizens acclaimed every utter
ance of the champions of organized
labor who acclaimed for liberty and
the preservation of the traditions Of
our land. 1t happened on the even
ing of Tuesday, Oct. 10, and the fol-
lowing excerpt from the Public
Ledger of Philadelphia tells the story:
Big Leaders There.
Fifteen thousand workers-mem-
bers of all the various unions in the
city-filled and surrounded the Labor
Lyceum, in Sixth street, last night
and gave to Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent. of the American Federation of
Labor, Frank Morrison, secretary of
that organization and Frank Ryan,
president of the International Iron
Workers union, a wild ovation.
Hearts of Men Stirred.
THE occasion was one that stirred
every good union mans heart to
speech and song. The demonstration
was one of protest-protest against
any adverse decision that the Los An
geles courts might make against the
Mcnamara brothers, John j., and
James B.,-who are on trial charged
with completely in the dynamiting Of
the plant of the Los Angeles Times
Gompers, Morrison and Ryan, the
latter an intimate associate of the de-
PENDANTS, who belonged to the union
which he heads, stirred the 5000 per-
sons crushed inside the big brick edi-
flee to very rage of enthusiasm.
Gompers Wildly Cheered.
when the venerable head of the
federation rose to speak the cheering
lasted for five minutes and could be
heard distinctly two squares away.
Morrisson's address was punctuated
| with roars of approval and snatches
of the French battle hymn-the Mar
seillaise-taken up by the throng in
the hall and roared by the responsive
| crowd in the street.
Biggest Demonstration.
1T was by all means the greatest
demonstration that labor has ever
made here. A great parade, in which
at least 10000 men and women young
| and old, marched preceded the meet
| ing. That parade was one at which
! to wonder. And certainly the spirit
that prevailed within it's ranks was
! J14e v Iii which to reckon"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-21
BIG POSTAL STRIKE
HANGS over ENGLAND
Postal Workers in Britain Dis
contented With System in
Operation There. .
Wages Are Low, Sweating Is in
Vogue, and General Unrest
Obtains Everywhere.

The postal employees in Great Brit
ain have the same kind of troubles
there that men in like positions have
in the United States. There is general
unrest among the people in the serv-
ice, and it is feared that a strike is
imminent s~.- ...
The newspapers are devoting con-
siderable space to the grievances of
the men in the postal service, chief
among them is. Reynolds newspaper,
which is authority for the following
statement: 49,
1T would paralyze the whole trade
OF the country If there occurred
general strike of postal workers, and
there is SO much discomfort with the
system in vogue, the ramffications of
which are very extensive, the men
may one of these days take the mat
ter into their own. hands and stop
work. ..... T
Zone can easily imagine what the
effect would be. To discuss in this COL
umn the numerous grievances Of the
postal employees would be impossible,
but the leaders Of. the Postmen's fed
GRAFTON are doing their best to prove
to the postmaster general the diff
culties which the employees have to
contend with. But up to the present
the leaders have only met with re-
buff. .@
There is very grave and serious
discomfort, and something will have
to be done to rectify matters. The
postmaster general has been asked
to appoint q select committee of the
house Of commons to inquire into the
grievances and claims OF the ems
ployes. but so far nothing has been
done. Arrangements are being made
to hold q series Of meetings in Lon
don to acquaint the public with the
facts of the case. The casual labor
system, which affects over 20 900 men
and women is one Of the serious
grievances. sS Il rs
Alta meeting held during the week
at Manchester, there was for B the
first time In the history OF the postal
service q gathering Of inspectors 90.
we'll as telegraphists. postmen. and
sub postmasters. They, one and all.
agreed that there was sweating Ia the
postal service, and that the treatment
melted out to them was causing unrest
and discomfort.
- Wages In the postal service have
practically been at. 9 standstill for
the past 20 years, despite 3 the In
creased cost Of living whilst the
work of the Il postal employees has
greatly increa was decided to
=agaill Ica q on tlnast general.
~ 3 y 9 = q M
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-21
.'1,wixt optimists and pessimists.
The difference IL droll;
The optimist sees the doughnut.
The pessimist secs the hole
Gufuelite Fish. /

Three pounds Of black bass. or pre-
ferably carp, clean thoroughly, cut in
four inch pieces. salt and pepper, and
let remain over night. Next day,
scrape out the meat, leaving the skin
and body frame intact for the filling.
prepared thus: Chop a small onion
very fine, next chop the meat of. the
fish, add one egg, little matzo OF
cracker meal, a teaspoon Of olive oil
and season to taste. Mix well. Next
put filling into place. Have q kettle
Of boiling water (enough to cover
fish into which slice an onion. Put
in a little pepper and salt. Into this
put the pieces of filled fish; simmer
slowly for three hours. To serve:
Arrange on platter as whole fish,
garnish with parsley or lettuce or
broth. May be saten>hot or cold with
horseradish: -. -...-'* -s... 49,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-21
AT THE THEATERS.
GUS FORBES TO PRESENT
1.-THE MAN FROM MEXICO. >

1.-THE Man from Mexico which the
Gus A. Forbes company will present
next week at the Lyceum theater, was
built for laughing purposes only and
1t is estimated that close. to a million
people have gone home from the thea
ter with aching sides after witnessing
this highly successful !: farce. !: The
laugh begins almost with the rise of
the curtain and continues !, a., slight
ripple or a hilarious roar during the
two hours and half of the perform
ance. The Man from Mexico will
be an interesting contrast to the plays
that Mr.. Forbes has offered during
this engagement. This will be- the first
farce comedy presented and Mr..
Forbes is in his best vein in farce.
The first performance of "The Man
from Mexico" will be given Sunday
matinee and the play will continue all
week with the usual Wednesday, and
Saturday matinees. ~ 49,
'THE FORTUNE HUNTER."s
1.-The Fortune Hunter" a. BRIGHT.
clean American comedy. by Winchell