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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
Chicago Cubs to Figure In More Deals Fogs Option On Phes Exi
INTERNATIONAL RACE
May Be Held Between British and
American Yachts.

NEW YORK, December 14.-There is
now good prospect of a race for the
Americas cup in 1914, according to
prominent members of the New York
Yacht Club. While the club has taken
no official notice of the gossip that has
become current since the arrival in this
country of Charles c. Allen. a British
yachtsman. VINO is said to represent a
syndicate of his countrymen who are
anxious to challenge. it was said that
the situation has crystallized to a point
where it seemed probable that a race
could be arranged under conditions &C
ceptable to both challenging and de-
Tending clubs. And that is where the
hitch has been all along.
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FARRELL TALKS OF CHANCE.
Denies Report Of Fabulous Salary
Sent Out From Chicago.

NEW YORK, December 14.-President
Farrell of the New York American
League club intends to open negotiations
with Frank Chance shortly after the
holidays In a statement made tonight,
following his return from Chicago Mr.
Farrell indicated that he hoped to sign
Chance and expressed qualification that
the way seemed open for the former
leader of the Chicago Nationals to take
up the managerial reins here.
while. of course, it is taken for granted
that Chances release will be turned over
to the New York club" said Mr.. Farrell
In his statement. lit is true that 1 have
received no official notice of his release
by President Hermann Of the Cincinnati
club. Until have been notified that
Chance is eligible to consider an offer
from me I shall be compelled to remain
inactive Nothing will suit me better than
to have him manage the Eighlanders.
II intend to open negotiations with
Chance by inviting him to visit me here
after the holidays. Then / will be ready
to sign him to contract. 1t is my
desire to give the New York base ball
public a championship American League
team. II possible, and if there is one man
In the world capable of accomplishing
this task that man is Frank Chance.
II was surprised to see statements at
tributed to me in today's dispatches
from Chicago to the effect that l was
ready to pay fabulous sum for Chance S
services, for. as a matter of fact, / gave
no statement to any newspaper man re-
garding this matter in Chicago Friday.
There Is plenty of time to fix up with
Chance. AMI nobody will be more relieved
when that has been accomplished. Per-
sOnaily L never believed that this deal
could be put through successfully 1t
seemed too great an undertaking.
|. 1T is waste of time for me to praise
Chance, for every base ball fan knows
his worth a manager, but i will say
that the entire American League is well
satisfied with the new order of things
that will pretail here
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DOESN'T BELIEVE IN WINNING
REMNANTS IN WINTER
Griff Well Satisfied With His Team, But
Does Not Claim Flag for 1t-Frank
Chance Not Certain to Manage
New York Americans.
BY 7. ED GRILLO.

Though it generally conceded around the American League
circuit that the Nationals stand splendid chance the pen
Clark Griffith is making predictions He
that he ball but he has been the
long the flag during the off Victories must be
scored the ball field dope and predictions that
made during the winter months really to nothing.
The splendid showing rather dis
has had the effect of giving the Nationals position
among the prospective yet Griffith is
saying little and waiting for the show for itself
This the of the pennans said he 81
of than satisfied with the showing the made
last For that seeing its first year together really
did splendid but there telling what will do
that have which, if goes we'll
did the of last will be there knocking
the door, but many things happen which
of mistake
1t does pay take anything for granted base ball. and l. for
will have to be
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BASKET BALL ON WANE.
General Impression Is It Is Dying
Out Among Big Colleges.

NEW YORK, December lis basket
ball to live on its merits or will 1t
eventually be abandoned by the larger
colleges now paying the game in the
east? 1t Is the general impression among
collegians that the game is waning fas.
and losing many OF its stanchest sup
porters. Roughness of play. it seems,
has injured the game. but now the
authorities are trying to doctor 1t up
with the avowed purpose OF saving IL.
Just what effect the new changes will
have on the game is provoking attention
from all parts OF the country. especially
from eastern quarters, where the founda-
ton is not so solid.
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EVERS PLANS0NE
MORE BIG TRADE
Cub Manager Willing to Part
With Sheckard and Leach
for a Pitcher.
May GET HAUSER OR
DOOLIN FOR SHORT FIELD
Ban Johnson Puts Soft Pedal
on Report That Chance Is
to Get $40, 900 Salary.


CHICAGO, December Ia
Manager Evers of the Cubs ex
poets to get good pitcher in
trade for Jimmy Sheckard and
Tommy Leach before the next
season opens.
With that deal added to the five
for the Tinker trade, President
Murphy believes the West Side
team will be in the hunt for the
National League pennant next
season despite the general belief
to the contrary.
The Cub magnate returnd to-
day from the New York meeting
OF the National League just per-
fectly confident that the deal with
Cincinnati would benefit the team
greatly. He did not claim, how
ever, to have the better of it. He
said:
1t is an unusual trade in that
1t ought to benefit both teams.
Tinker will be of great assistance
to the Reds next year. In return
for him we have in Mike Mitchell a
fine outfelder and in Corridor and
Bridwell, with Phelan as utility
man, combination that will make
1t almost impossible to break up
the inleld by injury or accident.
There is disposition to figure the
Cubs out of the race. but / can't see
why that figuring is not wrong. Evers
will have a fast and aggressive team.
and we will be fighting 1T out with New
York and Pittsburgh. If there is a
chance to strengthen the pitching staff
by trading Sheckard and Leach for
pitcher, we are willing to trade, but
not unless We get their equivalent in
slab talent. That means a pretty good
pitcher"
May Get Shortstop.
The Cub boss did not discuss the re-
ported deal for Hauser of ST. Louis,
but it would not surprise West Side
fans if, in addition to landing pitcher.
Hauser Mike Doolin for the Cubs
before the winter is over.
President Johnson of the American
League said the unnamed pitcher whom
Garry Hermann wanted for the release
of Chance was promising young man,
who already had been disposed of to a
minor league club, but whose recall
might be brought about. In the mean
time. he refused to name the pitcher.
He put the soft pedal on the report
that Frank Chance was to be offered
a $4,000 salary to manage the New
York Yankees
The American League leader said he
expected to arrange conference with
President Lynch of the National
League at French Lick early in Janu-
airy to shape up the playing schedules
for both leagues next season The
Indiana resort is selected for the meet
ing because il is far enough out of the
hmelight to prevent leaks" in the
matter of choice dates.
joe Tinker. who will become actual
manager of the Reds when he goes to
Cincinnati Wednesday to sign his
contract. wants to get Mordecai Brown
tn pitch for him next year. Tinker does
not believe Brown is through as a slab
man. and will try to secure his services
from the Louisville club. TO which
Brown at present belongs Tinker also
wants to get Shafer from the Giants
and viii try TO arrange deal with
McGraw while in Cincinnati this week
The Chant leader will be showing at
theater in Redland at that time.
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PINEHURST GOLFERS.
Crack Players to Participate in An.
nual Holiday Tourney

PINEHCRST, n. c., December 14.-En-
tries for the ninth annual holiday golf
tournament. scheduled for December o.
81. include Robert L. Hunter of Mid
lothian. former intercollegiate champion.
and his cousin, Paul Hunter Walter T
Travis will head the metropolitan dele
CATION, while Parker w. Whit:emore and
George II. Croker Of Brookline will rem
resent MaSSachu -ettS. Henry c. FovpaS
and other experts from PENNSYLVANIA will
participate.
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Il must admit that We look to have a
splendid chance on what we have shown.
That was a pretty nifty team We took
through the last season. and even without
change being made it ought to be bet
ter. There is. of course. a chance for
the team being improved, for there is
never any telling what the trial season
will bring forth from the corps Of young
sters We had fairly wen balanced
team last year. that must be conceded
and we deserved to finish just where We
did. II we can improve conditions we
should win more games than we did, and
don't overlook the fact that We did not
have much of a ball team during the
first six weeks of the campaign. l am
not claiming any pennants, but we Will
be out there trying, and If we do not have
a lot Of bad luck in the matter of having
players injured. we will be able to let
the other seven clubs know that We are
in the race"
Rarring: the possibility of Frank Chance
landing at the head of the New York
club, the American League teams have
not been affected in any way by the few
big deals that have been made since the
season closed. But, there has quite
change taken place in the National
League. To begin with, four of the eight
clubs in the old league have changed
managers. Chicago, st. Louis. Cincinnati
and Boston will have new MEN at their
heads, and three of them. Evers. Tinker
and Higgins, will be inexperienced in
handling the reins of a team. Stallings.
who will hold forth at Boston, is an old
head at the game. having managed teams
in both of the big leagues, but for the
past few years he has been delving
among the minors.
Barring a remarkable upset. there
should be no material change in the
general standing of the American
League clubs next fall. Boston, Wash
ington and Philadelphia looked to be
the only teams which stand chance
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to fight it out for the flag. but after
that it will be no easy matter to fig
ure on how the remainder will finish.
for not one of them seems to be
strong enough to have a cinch on any
particular position in the race. But,
of course, there may be surprises.
Teams which figure to be prominent
may fall down, and a dark horse or
two may gallop to the front. 1t was so
with the Nationals last season. No one
figured On them being anything more
than second division contenders, and
yet they were prominent in the race
most Of the way.
During the recent meeting Of the
American League Il special effort was
made to have some plans devised which
been considerable complaint of late
because of the length of the average
game. and President Johnson. though
he instructed his umpires to hustle
the games along, was far from salts
fled with the way the games were
drawn out. 1t was suggested that the
games could be shortened if the catch
ers were not allowed to waste so much
however. brought Connie Mack to his
feet, and he made the following plea:
What the William Penn are you going
to do with our great national pastime?
yelled Connie. IF you restrict the pow
ers of the catcher you are striking at the
fountain head of base ball. If you try
to have the catcher use haste in giving
his signals you are with one fell swoop
blotting out the result of years of work
and many a sleepless night by Cornelius
McGillicuddy. You are throwing the har-
poon into the strategy of the game and
how could John McGraw and I win pen
nants without strategy? Gentlemen, j
spell strategy with big S, and I want
you to know that strategy works in a
circuit.
I'm Philadelphia the dynamo is on the
lContinued on Second Pagel
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Fencing Contest Called OFF.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 1.-THE
fencing contest between the Mdshipmen
and the experts Of Washington Fencers
Club, scheduled for today, was called off
because the Washingtonians were unable
to get to Annapoua.
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ST. JOHNS COLLEGE
TROUNCES GALLAUDET
Annapolis Boys 0utcIass Ken
dali Green at Basket Ball,
Al to 9.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 1.-THE
Gallaudet College quint was completely
outclassed by the st. Johns College cadets
at basket ball here tonight. the latter
winning by Al to 9. The cadets played in
splendid form, considering that it was the
initial game of the seasons schedule. AL
though the silent men fought along dog
gedly, the advantage was SO clearly in
favor Of st. Johns shortly after the OPEN
ing that it was only a question Of how
large a score it would pile UP. The first
half ended with the figures reading: St
John, Il; Gallaudet, 3. and by consistent
team work and splendid tossing. the
cadets kept the visitors on the defensive
most Of the second half. Summary:
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Goals from feld-McKee 81. Hall (5). Cochran
CO, Vic.ery GU, Wild t2), Travers a. Bird a..
Pole. Goals from fouls-McKee t2). Pole az.
Referee-Mr. CollilOwer Of Georgetown. I'm
pires-Mr. Kirby. st. Patrick's Athletic Club
Baltimore. and Mr.. Sturdy of Annapolis. Time
of halves-2O minutes.
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POOL TOURNEY.
Kelchner Defeats Goodacre and Con-
tinues in Lead,

George Kelchner had little trouble in
defeating Charles Goodacre in the pocket
billiard tourney at the Royal last night
Goodacre was in bad form and missed
many easy chances. Kelchner was also
little off in his playing and the game
was one of the slowest of the week. High
runs, Goodacre. 13; kelchner. II. Bar
telmes and Machen will play Monday
night.
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c. i. BY BIG SCORE
Br0oklanders Defeat Frederick
by SO to 80.
VISITORS ARE VERY WEAK
Fail to Show in Glass With the
Local Quint, Which
Goes Well.
VISITORS ARE VERY WEAK

Catholic University's basket ball team
completely outplayed the Frederick Col
iege qu1nt last night at the National
Guard gymnasium by a score of IS to 30.
AT no stage of the game did the visi-
tors show any signs of being in the class
OF the Brooklanders. Their shooting was
wild and their passing and team work
looked like that of grammar school in
stead of a college team. With ali this
they must be given credit for sticking as
they did. Not for a minute during the
game did they show any signs of letting
up.
Within a few minutes after the game
had started the outcome was almost GER
tain. The superior team work and ability
to shoot baskets was soon in evidence.
The passing Of the local boys was excel
lent, and Coach Rices work with the
men Was very much In the llmelignt The
shooting OF his charges was tar better
than at any other time this season. Nc
Donald, VINO has been sick, and who Rice
did not think he would be able to start.
shot nineteen goals from the floor and
four free losses, making fOrty-two points
as the part of the score which he con-
tributed. Considering the fact he was a
ings pleasure. Koran, who played the
other forward. also played a great game.
scoring thirty points. keegaIl, who, like
Mcdonald, has been In a bad condition.
was started and played q great game.
but during the second half he became too
weak to continue, and Moran was sub
stituted.
In the second half. Donnely. a new
conner, was substituted for Lambert in
center. Donnely looks to have the goods.
but is far from being in condition and
soon had to retire. Koran was sent to
center and Lynch took his place at left
forward.
Loses It's Captain.
The team was robbed of the services
of it's captain. as Mike Clancy has been
taken with the epidemic which seems to
be passing among the members of the
squad. 1t was first Mcdonald and Kee-
gan. and now 1T is Clancy. Coach Rice
is going to have the rest Of the men Of
the squad looked over by q physician, as
he fears losing some of his stars for this
week.
For the Frederick team, Derr, at CEN
ter, and Albaugh. at right forward, play
ed the best game. This pair scored
twenty Of the thirty points scored by
their team.
Lineup:
Frederick. Position or
Lease. .......... Left forward . Horan
Grouse. .....-.. Left guard ........... .Keeyan
Derr. Center ............. Lambert
Fisher. ........ Right guard ........... Derby
Albaugh. -....... Right forward 800. .McDonald
Substitutons-Donnely for Lambert: Horan for
Donneiy; Lynch for Koran: Moran for Kregan.
Albaugh o., Horan p5,. Keesan a., Moran 81.
Lambert a.. Lynch, Derby, Mcdonald (19,
Goals from free tosses-Lease ~. Mcdonald a..
Lease, Referee-CO llihOWer Timer-Efpn Tim.
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TWO FAVOR|TES WIN
B00kmakerS Beat the Wise
Boys at Juarez Races.
PANZARETA BEAT GOOD LOT
Ethel Samson Bid Up $500 and Is
Taken From George
Odom.
PANZARETA BEAT GOOD LOT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JUAREZ, Mexico. December 14-Four of
the six favorites failed the talent at the
Jockey Club Juarez course today. and
1 to was the best laid against one of
the choices that reached home in front.
This was Chapultepec in the fifth race,
and after Sir Alvescot was scratched. the
famous old horse. with a rider like LOTUS
up. stood out alone in the field. One of
the most sparkling performances of the
entire meeting was the race Of Panzareta
today. when she beat out an all-aged
field at 53 furlongs. In this event Were
some good sprinters, but the two-year-
old held sway throughout.
Hereafter bookmakers drawing in the
ring at the Juarez course will have to
cut in for three days. Nine books &C
cepted the new conditions this afternoon.
Ethel Samson, the winner OF the third
race. was boosted $500 over her entrance
price by J. Sturges and G. NJ. Odom let
the f1lly go. She was in today for $3.50.
r. F. Carman furnished the longest shot
Of the day to win, in Compton. in the
last race. The son of Ingoldsby was
and to one in the betting, and he
won all the way. toeroping his field from
the first jump.
Luria was Carman's only other starter
first race. Summaries.
First race. selling; purse, 500; two-year-olls;
five and a nalf furlongs-Connaught. los tSmall).
to /, 3 to 1 and s to ). won; Luria. lIJ
tDreyer), to 8, to 10 and L to 8, second;
Sharper Knight. 1O5 (AiOlesaorth), to /, To j
and to 10, third. Time, 1.O1 l-5. Moth
Ketcham. Sprishtly Miss, Zenotek, Mercrruli,
Garter. Bula Welsh and Swiftsure also ran.
Second race. selling; purse, $500; three year
Odds and up; five and half furongs-Butter
Ball, liz (Gross). TO 1. TO 1 and even. Won
Frank g. Hogan, liz U1oftusD, to 5, to i
and 1 to 2. second; Ulfrun, 1O1 tHa!seyl. 20 Z.
1. to 1 and to l, third. lime. 1.O7 10.
Minco Jimmee. KiOra, Rosey Posey, orbed Lad,
Native Son, Iron Queen, Lady Young and Brei-
we'll also ran.
Third race. selling; purse, $500; three year
ols and %p; fve and =, half fr5lon S Sa
Auto Girl. 1U7 (Grossy. ) TO i, TO 1 and even.
second: Evran. liz (Alolesworth,, 70 TO l, to /
of Rocks. All Moon. Lady Willie, Camarada,
Zooi and Salvage also ran
Fourth race. handicap; purse. 500; all ages;
five and half furlongs-fanzareta, ~ uIili, :,
To 5. IL to 20 and out. won; Lady Panchita, 50
tGroth), . to 3 to . and out, second; Paw
third. Time. 1.O7. Kootenay and Cracker Box
also ran.
Fifth race. selling: purse $500: three year-olds
1 to 4 and out, won; FRAGILE 1oi tNoleswori hl.
to !, 4 to 5 and 1 to 8. second: Ocean Queen.
lo4 (Robbins,: IS to l. . to . and 3 to .. third.
Sixth race. selling; purse, $500; three year-oIs
and up: mile and sixteenth-Compton. los
vale Ios lMcDowelD. . to !. to i and to >,
second: Rose O'Neil. 1O7 UsObinsonD, ) to / 5
to 3 and TO 10. third Time: l.47 %. Orperth.
Maize Girl, Gretchen G. and Lily Paxton also
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VICTORY FOR SOLDIERS.
District National Guard Team De.
feats Martinsburg Quint.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG. w. Va, December a.
The District National Guard team OF
Washington defeated the Martinsburg Y.
NJ. c. A. last night in very interesting
and close game of basket ball by the
score of % to %. AT the end of the first
half the home team led by the score of
10 to 8. but the visitors by superior team
work rapidly forged to the front, the
home team scoring but one field goal in
the last half. Giavononi and Mcdonnell
played the best game for the guardsmen.
while Mason and Ware excelled for the
home team. The score:
Martinsburg
d. Nat. Guard. Positions. Y. NJ. G.. 4.
Schwegler. Right forward .......... Mason
Stull. Left forward .......... Ashcom
Mcdonnell Center .........-.......W Ware
Hutton. Right guard .langford Gerhart
GiavOnoni. Left guard Anderson. Thompson
Goals from feld-Schwegler. Stull. Mcdonnell
81. Giavononi fo). Hutton CD, Ware 81. Mason
a.. Ashcom. Langford, Thompson. Free goals
Giavononi 81. Hutton 90. Ware ~.
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OPEN WITH VICTORY
Middies Defeat Baltimore
Medicos by a. to %.
MAKE Excellent SHOWING
Sailors Held to Score of 10 to 10 in
First Half of Fast
Game.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, December A.
Playing a faster game and displaying
greater team work. particularly in the
second session, the Midshipmen's bas-
ket ball team this afternoon defeated
the quintet of Baltimore Medical Col
lege by the decisive score of A to %.
1t was the opening contest of the sea-
son for the Middies. and although they
played with a somewhat patched up
team, because several members Of the
squad are abiding by the restrictions
laid against them by the authorities
because they violated the regulations
by betting on the annual West Point
Annapolis foot ball game, their show
ing augured well for a successful sea-
son on the court.
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Put Up Stubborn Game.

The Baltimoreans put UP stubborn
game from beginning to end. and sue
ceeded in holding the sailor lads to the
close score of 13 to 10 in the first half
But in the second half the Medicos
could not smear the Navy attack with
much success.
Summary:
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Goals from feld.St. John $, WIlson CD MeI-
I'm Classen Goals from fouls-Welch (5), Foltz
Referee-Krantz of Lafayette. Umpire-Harry
Ruhl Of st. Johns Time Of halyes-20 minutes.
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Sundays Entries at Juarez.

First race, five and a half furlongs-vested
Rights. 105; Rosiris. 1O1; Acumen Strong
Heart, Kiva, los.
Second race. six furlongs-Sir Barry, 105; Man.
dadero. 10S: Love Day. LOG: Quid Nunc, 1O7; NJ.
Cambon. Ed Adams 1Os: Jim L., liz.
Third race. six furlongs-Console, Winter
Green. Gilpin, Ella Bryson, 10; Irish Gentle
man. Furlong. 11;.
Fourth race, one mile-Crossover %: Injury,
1O2: Any Port, JOG: Lackrose, 1O7; g. NJ. Miller
112.
Fifth race six furlongs-Flying Bush Helen
Scott. 1O3; Vision, Duke of Bridgewater, Cop
pers, los.
Sixth race and one-eighth miles-Force
lib: Silver Grain. 1906 V. Lindsey. Mnnolette
MisprisOn. MOlesey. 100; Lncas. 103; Lehigh.
101; c. w. kennon. 100; Florence Cripp, 81.
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Observation-Disclosures TOT lambert: Koran for
DOnnely; Lynch for Koran: Moran for Krcyan
Goals from fioor-Lease Ga. DER t5). Fisher,
Albaugh tol, Koran Q5). Keegan a., Moran 81.
Goals from free tosses-Lease ~, Mcdonald a.
Goals missed from free tosses-McDonald t5
Lease. Observation-Disclosures. Timer-Ffnn Time
Of halves-20 minutes.