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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
AUSTRALIANS BIG RACE.
Melbourne Cup Most Valuable Turf
Event

The Melbourne cup. the worlds most
Valuable handicap. was run recently over
the Pennington track in Australia. II is
a race OF two miles for three-year-olds
and over, at $50 each, $50 forfeit. and
only $40 if declared. with So, 900 added.
This year il had 2OS entries, of which
twenty-three went TO the post. At the
finish w. Browns four-year-old bay colt
Piastre, by Positano-Chand Bee Bee, at
q to 1. was first by a length and a half.
with +. Merton's five-year-old bay horse
Hallowmas. by Martagon-H Halloween, sec
oRd. and w. Reds four-year-old chest
nut colt Uncle sam. by United States
Nelly. third. The time was 3.27L.
During the race the horses can be seen
from the moment they leave the barrier
until they Hash past the judges box.
They are never out of sight: every phase
of the race can be watched and noted
aud every person among the 10000 can
see IL all. There are sitting accommo-
dations for close upon 5000, and the
saucer shaped formation of the race
course permits the other 10000 to view
the race Just as well as il they were
sitting in "a grandstand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
CUBS AFTER BRESNAHAN.
May Land Him, Too, According to
Charles Webb Murphy.

CHICAGO. December Platter a long
distance telephone conversation with
Roger Bresnahan last night Charley Muir
ply, president of the Chicago Cubs said
he was certain the former st. Louis man.
ager would be with the Chicagos next
year.
Murphy refused to say what offer he
had made Bresnahan. but it was under
stood he told the catcher-manager he
would give him bonus of $4,000 for his
signature and three-year contract at
S. 800 a year.
Bresnahan is free to sign with any Ma
tional League Club. as he was discharged
by Mrs Helen Britton, owner of the st.
Louis team. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
have been trying to sign him.
Murphy said he believed Bresnahan,
who is thirty-two years old. would be
good for six or seven more years in the
major leagues. If he comes here he will
be expected to do half of the regular
catching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
HENRY COMING TO
Be OPERATEDON
Writes Griffith That He Will Be
Here After the
Holidays.
IS AT HIS OLD HOME
IN AMHERST, MASS.
Doubtful if Lajoie Will Play
Regularly for Maps
Next Season.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

John Henry. the Nationals star catcher.
will arrive here about New Year day to
undergo the operation for the floating
cartilage of his injured knee Manager
Griffith received letter from Henry
this morning. lie is at present at his
home at Amherst. and informs his man
agcr that he will be here right after the
holidays ready to go to the hospital to be
operated on.
II is figured that Henry will be laid up
for about two months, but that he will be
ready to go south with the other players
early in March. The operation promises
TO entirely cure him from the trouble
which threatened to cut him out of base
ball
In his letter Henry inclosed a clipping
from a Montana paper which states that
the chief game warden of that state has
issued a warrant for Clark Griffith. charg-
ing him with killing more deers than the
law allows. and that he is subject to a
$500 fine. The story SAYS that the warden
objects to having deer KILLED by the
promiscuous throwing of stones, and he
proposes to make an example of the
Nationals manager.
Manager NcGraw spends several hours
each day in the offices of the New York
base hall club and is fast getting his
spring games mapped out to his satisfac-
ton If Becker and Drucke go to other
clubs before the training season opens
there will be about twenty-siN Giants in
camp at Marlin, says an exchange.
From Mathewson. Tesreau. Crandall,
Marquard. Ames. Wiltse. Bader. DEM
aree. Goulait, Kirby and Robertson the
Giants leader expects to construct a
pitching staff second to none. Meyers.
Wilson and Hartley will represent the
catching department Infielders will in
clude Merkle. Doyle. Fletcher. Shafer
Herzog. Stock and Groh. and Murray.
will fight 1T out in the outfield. although
it is possible that Robertson will also
be a candidate for the outer garden.
Some fear is expressed that Lajoie's
most active days as a ball player are at
an end. If he is compelled to retire or if
he feels that the activity of the game de-
mands too much from him to continue
is not to be the only loser. The thou
sands of base ball fans who admire
proficiency in their favorite players will
regret to a man that he has arrived at
that period of life where time calls a
halt.
Lajoie has been one of the fine char
acters of base ball for a long term of
years. Not only is he one of the most
expert men who ever took part I'm the
game professionally, but he is a manly
fellow and a player of fine department.
As fielder he has been a marvel. His
easy style and almost seeming careless
ness, though no more accurate player
ever lived, never have been understood
by spectators until after they have seen
him make sure plays on what would be
the most difficult chances for others.
With what almost seemed indifference
he sauntered over the field in the face Of
the sharpest hit ground balls and cap
tured them with the certainty with which
a steel trap shuts its claws on the I'M
suspecting muskrat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
BILL LANCE CLASSED WITH
THE WONDERFUL TY COBB
Old Timers Pick "Little Eva," While
Others Consider Georgia Peach" the
Greatest Player of the Game.

Compare Tyrus Cobb and William
Lange and there's an argument. Kick
into any gathering of fans when the bugs
are burning and purring over the
Strike one of those fell
lows with lace curtains dropping down
to the third button on his vest, and you
hear the poohpooh for Tyrus and the
banzai for Billiam. You cannot juggle
words with any old veteran who remem-
bers Tim Murnane in uniform who won't
plank his fist down on the mahogany and
say that B. LANCE had T. Cobb looking
like wild night with the nat com.
On the other hand. meet with some of
the old fandom of the present day. from
the kid who saves the "siggie" pictures
to the young man who is cultivating his
first mustache. and there is nothing to
it but T. Raymond. When you mention
Lange he looks at you with as much in
tellgence as contumacious mackerel,
and gives you the whotellislange look
However, If you skim over the pages
of the book of Col. G. o. Dope you will
discover that Mr.. Lange was quite some
persimmons in his time. You will also
discover that he was the fastest be-
hemoth who ever busted into the an
nual frOlic
Also you will discover that he has
something on Tyrus for one thng-he
quit the same when he was the pride of
Chicago West Side, and met every year
with a brass band the mayor and sew
eral other city employees when he re-
turned to Frisco.
IL you haven't heard of the glittering
Georgian there is no use putting your
lamps on this Illuminating bit of word
daubing. If you haven't heard of Cobb
we can only look at you more in pity
than in censure and murmur: "Vos is
lOs3''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
FRENCH GOLF CHALLENGE.
Four American Professionals Invited
to Compete on La BOulie Links

NEW YORK, December 21.-For the
first time in the history Of golf, France
has formally challenged the United
States to a match. American amateur
and professional golfers have competed
on several of the French golf courses,
and last year J. j. McDermott, the Amer
lean open champion. took part in the
French open championship, but failed to
get i'm the money.
President p. Deschamps of the Golf
de Paris Club has written a cordial let
ter to Secretary Robert c. Watson or
the United States Golf Association in
viting a team of four American pro-
fesslonal golfers to compete on La Boule
links, near Paris, in the tournament
which will follow the competition for the
British open title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Sam Langford's victory over Sam NC
yey i'm Australia yesterday may mean
that the Boston scrapper will get match
with Jack Johnson. Langford's victory
over McVey puts him i'm line for a meet
ing with the champion. OF course. such
a fight could not come off in this country.
where Johnson is barred. but Paris pro-
moters have offered $4,000 for battle
between Langford and Johnson, and that
would probably be the spot where it
would be pulled off.
Conditions have changed since Lang
ford left here. He will learn that john
son will not be able to fight until the
federal authorities have finished with
him. Incidentally he will learn that
practically all the white heavyweights
have drawn the color line for the good
of the sport. The Palzer-M Mccarthy fight
at Vernon, Cal, New Year day will be
for the white championship of the world.
To the winner will go a gold belt. with
the stipulation that the holder cannot
fight a negro for the worlds title.
While these conditions are the result of
public feeling against Jack Johnson, they
will nevertheless affect Langford and
other colored fighters who are popular
absolutely barred from taking part in
any sort of pugilistic exhibition in this
country, and if he ever fights again 1t
will be on foreign soil.
In order to refute the charges that
the Cubs would not be in the first di-
vision next season Manager Evers and
Charley Murphy have done a lot of booting
for their players. They have been espe-
cially kind to Jimmy Archer. whom they
declared was the greatest catcher in the
world. Now comes Archer with a de-
mand of a $4,000 salary or he won't play.
He has taken Eyers and Murphy at their
word. he says, and if~as they say he is
the greatest catcher in the business he
ought to get that kind of salary. This.
Murphy combination, though they are
sure to hold out while before acceding
to Archer's demands.
Jimmy Callahan's statement that Joe
Jack hit 500 OH the road and 100 at
home has aroused the Cleveland scribes.
who take this to be an insinuation
against their scoring. Such. however,
was probably not Callahan's intention,
for it is matter of fact that Jackson
grounds. 1t was matter of much COM
ment last season that Jackson did not hit
when away from home. There was a
comparison made Of his averages at
nome anu aDTOdu anu Was d Wbil-
derful difference in them. What Gala
han said was pretty near right.
The chances are that the team which
wins the pennant in the American League
next season will have a much harder time
of it than did Boston last year. 1ndica-
lions are that the league is better bal
anced than 4 was. There are no weak
teams - 3ilc c'-"n.t nov. even New York
and st. Lou s, the two teams which fought
it out for the cellar position last fall, will
look a lot better. With Chance at the
head of the Highlanders that team is not
going to be down in the race. and there is
no getting away from the fact that the
Browns. with that array of good pitchers,
is going to be troublesome Chicago, too,
will be stronger, and the Maps showed so
much improvement last fall after Br-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
SOLONS WILL MEET
TO ARRANGE DATES
Both Major League Schedules
Will Be Decided Tomorrow
at Aiken.

NEW YORK, December 27-John Ar
mold Hey dler, secretary of the National
League, leaves this afternoon for Aiken,
S. c., to attend meeting of the joint
schedule committee of the National and
American leagues The committee will go
into session at the southern winter re-
spective schedules of the two major
leagues will be discussed. The schedules
approved by the committee will be SUBJ
mitted to the club owners of the rival
circuits. AS is customary many sug-
gestions and a few changes may be neces-
sary before the drafts are ratified by the
magnates at the big schedule meetings
in New York in February
1t was proposed at first to hold this
committee meeting in Pittsburgh Thurs
day next, but a change was made to
oblige Barney Dreyfuss. chairman of the
National League corps. The owner of
the Pirates is in very poor health and is
recuperating at Aiken. Tom Lynch, pres
ident of the National League, will not
attend the schedule meeting. The eXecu-
tive of the old major association has
turned his proxy over to Dreyfuss. Ban
johnson will represent the American
League.
Johnson left Chicago for the south yes
terday. Before going he is alleged to have
tipped off to some friends the opening
day attractions Both circuits will COM
mence operations April H. The champion
Giants have the honor of a home open
ing, and will entertain George StallingS'
Boston tail-enders. Both Brooklyn and the
Yankees commence the season away from
home-the Dodgers at Philadelphia and the
Kilties at Washington. The worlds cham
pion Red SoX entertain the Athletics at
Boston, the Pirates visit the Reds, the
Tigers are in Cleveland, the Cardinals
play the Cubs in Chicago. while Jimmy
Callahan takes his White SoX to St
Louis for the inaugural series
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
FOGEL IN SILK BUSINESS.
Deposed President of Phillies Enters
New Field.

ALLENTOWN. Pa, December 27.-Hor-
ace Fogel, former president of the Phil
lies has engaged in another business.
Few know it, but the eX-Philly president
has been treasurer Of the Stuyvesant
Silk Company of Allentown for many
months past. He announced recently
that he would devote the rest Of the VIM
ter to the silk business, learning all there
is to know about it, and probably devote
the rest of his business career to his
company. -..t
Fogel says he likes the business. what
little he knows about it. and expects to
derive both pleasure and profit from his
new venture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
Debate on Two Sports.

Whether base ball is a better game
than foot ball is to be decided this after
noon by the Debating Club of the Y NJ.
C. A. boys department. the membership
of which is limited to high school stu
dents between the ages of fifteen and
eighteen Edward Wilde and Stephen
Baldwin will argue the merits of base
ball, while the champions of the autumn
sport are Joel Rogers and Herbert Bur-
sley. The debate. which is open to the
public without charge, will take place at
o'clock this afternoon in the assembly
room of the Y. NJ. c. A. boys depart
ment building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
Arnst Wants Job at Penn.

PHILADELPHIA, December. 27.-Dick
Arnst of Australia and Guy Niekalle of
England have announced themselves cam
didates for the position of rowing coach
at the University of Pennsylvania when
the contract of Ellis Ward expires, which
will be after the spring regatta at Pough-
keepsie Two Philadelphians will be
urged for the position. Jim Dempsey and
Fred Hartman. Hartman has not had
the experience that the Australian. the
Englishman and Dempsey have had but
his success as rowing coach has been
remarkable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
Polo Alta Finishes Third.

PAU. December 27.-In the jumping
races here yesterday Polo Alta, owned
by the American. Wadsworth Rogers,
finished third in the Prix Arthez. Six
teen horses ran. NJ. .Brossault's Patri-
Glen finished first, and NJ. Brette's Thur
ms Saint Auran was second. Jockey
Bourdale rode the winner, Fournas the
second horse and Tronqua was up on
Polo Alta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27

PITTSBURGH. December p. = The
Pirates are willing to pay Mordecai
Brown, the former Cub the same salary
that he received while with the Chicago
team according to an announcement by
President Barney Dreyfuss of the local
club. The hitch in Browns negotiations
with Tinker of Cincinnati is said to be
that the Red leader 10 not Offering the
miner enough money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
LANCE a Real Marvel.

But if you haven't heard Of Bill LANCE
glue your glims to this bunch of wording
We will proceed to tell you. MIR. Bill
Lange. now successful real estate Oper-
ator of San Francisco. is forty-one years
DID, is married. and votes the democratic
ticket Whether or not he is good citi-
you can cut fifty-fifty with yourself.
When Bill was a kid around Frisco he
had proportions that resembled an over
grown woodchuck suffering from ele-
phantiasis. AS he grew older he spread
out east and west, and shot up north and
south. After he found that real money
could be obtained for a few moments
work during each afternoon he kicked
into professional base ball. We say
kicked in advisedly. for when William
went to Port Townsend and insisted that
a nice white envelope be handed to him
on the 18th and Both the manager took
one squint at Williams heft and said: =
We amt no room on our team for a
bouncer."
Bill got mad He asserted that he
wasn't any bouncer except when 1t was
necessary TO bounce a brick off the bean
This was in 1891. He was a whale with
the bat. that boy. He hit 'em high and
as far as la Il. Delahanty.
Next year Bill went to Seattle. But
Cap Arson rather smelled out the fact
that Bill was birderino. He grabbed
him for the White Stockings, probably
the most famous aggregation that ever
played the grand old game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
Race at Arcade Skating Rink.

One of the most exciting skating con-
tests of the season will take place at tho
Arcade skating rink Saturday evening.
when William $. Whiting, amateur cham
pion of the south. meets Steve Ship!ey.
who won the worlds amateur champion
ship in London in 1912 in a two-mile
race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
Bridwell Strong on Come back.

CHICAGO. December 27.-Charles w.
Murphy left last night for Florida to So
lect training camp for his Cubs. Dur
ing the day Murphy received letter
from Manager Eyers stating he had
heard from Bridwell. Bridwell SAYS he
feels fit again and hopes to make the
Chicago fans forget there ever was d
shortstop named Joe Tinker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
PENN LEADS CHESS TRIANGLE.
Scores Clean Wins From Cornell and
Brown.

NEW YORK, December o1.-Cornell,
Brown and the University of Pennsyl-
wanna. members of the Triangular College
thess League, yesterday began their
fourteenth tournament at the rooms of
the Brooklyn Chess Club Penn repre-
sehted by the Chinese player. Rudolph
SEE. and NJ. j. Teitelbaum. carried off the
hohors OF the first days play, with .
points to l for Cornell. 1t was an i'm
portant victory in that the point scored
by SEE was against A. c.. Enrich. the
senior player from Cornell. Teitelbaums
opponent was X. E. Mitchell of Brown.
Cornelfs one point total was accumulated
by y. $. Perkins at the expense of c. L.
Woolley of Brown. The Providence team
was thus left without a tally to show
for the days work.
Enrich of Cornell came to the match
on crutches.' having been for some time
d sufferer from blood poisoning follow
ing bad injury sustained in a soccer
foot ball match at Ithaca. After losing
a piece for two pawns on the twentieth
move. he held out until the sixty-seventh
move before he was forced to resign
Teitelbaum obtained the upper hand in
the opening. His opponent, Mitchell was
a piece down on the tenth move and got
into trouble in trying to recover il. Tel
telbaum played with much force and soon
succeeded in capturing his adversary's
queen. The game went on for thirty-three
moves.
Perkins of Cornell with a Petroff de-
Tense built up a splendid position. WOOL
ley was mated at his thirty fourth turn
The tournament continues today.
The pairings. openings and results:
White. Black
l-Ebrlich tCl..... u Sze Up, ............
-Noolley tB' 800 Perkins e. ........ l
;;-Teiteibaum P'...l Mitchell ,B, ........ D
The players named first in each instance had
thc move The openings: I, Petrun defense: .
Ietron defense; :. Huy Lopez. Referee-tieorgc
J. Schwitzer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27

Sacramento traded Ed Mcdonald to Chi
cago for Tom Downey because Mcdonald
would not report to the coast. Now
Downey says. he positively won't go.
Sacramento should try again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27

1t doesn't pay to come close in the
Central League. Punch Knoll, Billy
Gilbert and Bill Phillips were all in
the pennant fight this past season and
all were let out by their respective
clubs .-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
He Never Came Back.

To be selected as recruit for Ansons
Chicago Colts, which was one of their
monakers, was the same as being picked
for Walter Camps All-American - you
were there nineteen ways from the ace.
1t was 1898 that Lange donned his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27

The players named first in each instance had
nc move The openings l, Petrof defense: .
1ctron defense: :. Huy Lopez. Referee-tieorgc
J. Schwitzer.
q The team totals follow: Pennsylvsnis = to o.:
4 prnell, / to l: Brown. . 10 -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-05
Ell Pasoans Away

Mrs. Ernestine Auerbach, mother of
DR. L. 3. Auerbach, who is summering
in Ocean Park, Cal, had q narrow es-
cape with her life in the fire Tuesday.
according to a telegram received by the
doctor
DR.. c. c. Young left Wednesday eve
ming for New York, where he will
sail for Europe and Asia to buy addi-
tional karakule sheep and gather more
data for his lecture tour of the coun-
try, which is to be made for the Chi
cago Lyceum bureau
j. L Gilchrist, of the State National
bank, left Tuesday on trip to New
York city.
J n. Kirkpatrick, of $50 Montana
street. was called to- Ripley, Tenn,
yesterday by the death of his father at
that place Monday.
Bannie Riggs. Of 1114 Myrtle, leaves
to be there about 10 days.
Mrs H. N Hawkins, of 1912 Mesa.
has moved to Deming-
Charles n Lath. of Mills street. left
today for Dallas, Tex, on business
trip.
Miss Mary Cannon has gone to Cloud
croft to spend a months vacation.
Miss Bessie Cannon, Of Fort Worth,
has come to FL Paso to spend the win
ter with her sister. Miss Mary.
Misses Irene Laughlin and Geraldine
Merchant will leave next week to enter
St Mary's school at Dallas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-05
Receptions

As an expression OF the general
esteem in which Gen. and Mrs. E. T.
Steever are held. and in celebration OF
the generals recent promotion, a re-
ception was rendered Gen. and Mrs
Steever by the officers of the post and
the border patrol Wednesday night in
the post hall, headquarters building,
Fort Bliss.
The decorations Of the hall were
especially attractive. At one end of
the hall was a large illuminated
shoulder strap with the generals star
about il with flags and regimental col
ors below. On the opposite wall. in the
center of large flags. was an American
shield formed of red. white and blue
electric lights. Crossed sabers were
grouped on the walls between
the windows and troop guidons and
electric lights were strung from the
with quantities of green and the whole
presented a very pleasing effect. The
majority of the officers wore the white
duck uniforms. Capt. Charles ".
Fenton. of the Second cavalry. was in
charge of the decorations. In the re-
ceiving line with Cen. and Mrs. F. T.
Steever were Col. Frank West. Mrs.
Steven Kochersperger. Col. D. A. Fred
erick, Mrs. D. G. Berry, Mai. Arthur
Thayer. Mrs. Walter S. Grant and Mai
and Mrs George D. Moore. Capt.
George Simonds, district adjutant. pre-
scented the guests to Gen. Steever as
they arrived The reception was CON
fined exclusively to the army people.
While the guests were gathering a con-
cert was played by the 22d infantry
band in the bandstand on the parade
ground, and later in the evening the
band played in the hall for the dancing.
Punch was served through the evening.