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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-25
PLAGUE MAY KEEP
TEAMS FROM TEXAS
Many Ball Clubs to Train in
Region Where Meningi-
tbs RACES.

NEW YORK, January 25.-Qf greater
concern to major league base ball than
the various proposed third major league"
outlaw associations, are the health con-
ditions Of the state Of Texas. An cpl
demic of meningitis is sweeping the Lone
Star state and there is every probability
that all base ball clubs will be barred
from training in that section by the board
Of health. Many of the principal cities of
the southwestern state have already been
quarantined. The malady is steadily maxi
ing Roadway against the best efforts Of
the health authorities. Several states
have placed a quarantine not only on the
residents but also the products of the
afflicted sections. Where the disease is at
its height the state of Texas has absolute
ly prohibited trafiic with the outside
world.
Health conditions in Texas directly af-
feet the champions of both the National
and American leagues, so far as spring
training Is concerned. The Giants, title
holders of the National League. have q
permanent training camp established at
Marlin Springs. While this town is free
from the disease. number OF neigh
boring cities, within radius of $50 miles,
have been stricken, and IL the Giants
train at Marlin there Is every probab .lity
that they Will have to cancel their ex-
hibitiOn dates In Texas. Both Fort Worth
and Dallas are plague centers. and Nc
Graw depends on these cities for prelimin-
airy practice.
In the same manner, the worlds cham
pion Athletics, .conquerors of the Giants.
may be affected. Connie Mack has made
all arrangements to take his club to San
Antonio for their first pfeps. San Anto-
MO, a mineral springs town like Marlin,
Is free from the disease just now. But
Mack has booked number of games in
other cities. which will doubtless raise the
bars against any visit.
The Chicago White Sox are more un-
fortunate than either the Giants or Ath-
letics. Comiskey has practically settled
to work at Corsicana, which lie said to be
right in the center of the epidemic.
II have been assured, said Manager
McGraw Of the Giants, that Marlin II
not i'm the danger zone. But you can bet
your bottom dollar l will take no
chances
The best locations have already been
selected. All the best cities of the south
have been taken; only the field on the
Pacific coast Is open. and that. as many
major league clubs have already learned.
requires such heart-breaking jumps as to
make the trip anything but desirable.
Raising the bars In Texas might drive one
or more. Of the three major league clubs
TO the Bermudas. whittier the Skeeters
will journey this spring.
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WARD NO MATCH FOR
PACKEY M'FARLAND
English Lightweight 0utboxed
by American Opponent.
Bout Tame in Spots.

PHILADELPHIA, January 25.-Packey
Mcfarland, that wonderful lad from the
stock yards of the Windy city, beat Jack
Ward Of England. rated as the equal of
Matt Wells, In a six-round bout before
a damned house at the National A. c..
last night.
Ward fought defensive bout, and
Packey had heard SO much about the
skill of the visitor that he slowed down
the pace at times, and 1t was not until
the final round that he used his skill to
the limit, and then he rapidly pegged the
clever visitor and knocked him OF his
feet
Packey started as though he were going
to box six rounds for his life. He fid-
died and he tented, and Ward stood and
waited for the first lead to come over.
The men spent almost q minute. and the
crowd. having paid high prices-for
Philadelphia-began to gibe the fighters.
Packey continued cautiously. however.
and the bout was voted tame until the
ANAL period, when the Chicagoan cut loose
with a. his famous skill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-25

DETROIT, Mich, January 2J.-EiGht-
cen pitchers-two base ball teams in
themselves-are on the Detroit roll a.
now comprised.
And of the eighteen, fve-Mullfn, Dono-
van, Summers, Willett and Covinston-
are practically certain Of their jobs. This
leaves three or four positions open.
President Navin will not take eighteen
pitchers south. That is certain. Two or
three recruits are ticketed to leave before
the beginning Of the training season, and
who they are Is a secret with Mr.. Navin.
However. II is hardly possible that Rem
fer and Stroud win hold on that long.
Detroit is well acquainted with the
abilities OF Works. LATTE and Lively.
And the three will have to labor to hold
their uniforms. Contesting with them
will be Mitchell, Maroney. Pernoll Maur-
er. Dubuc, Taylor, Remneas and Nc
Cory.
Mitchell showed well in the games he
performed in in 1911, but he was not put
into many and he will be given another
chance this spring. He is young
and. like some other recruits. he failed
to take either himself or his work serious
~. Detroit players say II he would put
the proper spirit into his work he would
make good.
Taylor did not have the proper op-
portunity to show his caiiber in 1911. He
performed well in the game he pitched,
and Bobby Lowe. scout for. the Detroit
team. believes he will make some Of the
others hustle for a position In the south
land
Here are the 1911 records of the re-
cruits: Dubuc Montreal, Eastern
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GERMANS BIG SCORE
Aberdeen Man Runs los
Straight.
STORR AND HAWKINS STAR
Former Trspshooter Ties for Third,
With 101-HcCarty Leads
Field, Making 19S.

PiNEHURSr, N. j.. January 25.-one
OF the fastest and classiest fields ever
gathered In the south lined UP for yester-
days opening events In the NTH annual
midwinter handicap trapshooting tourna-
ment. seventeen Of the contestants max
ms. better than 9&11 per cent and fifteen
straight runs better than 50.
The sensational feature was q score Of
1873 which placed C. 9. McCarty Of Phila-
delphia, At the head OF the field with a
margin Of six targets. Charles H. New
comb Of Philadelphia finished In second
place, ct le2, punched in . quadruple tie
With F. S. Wright OF South Wales. N. Y;
II. "A. Hodgman OF Tuckahoe, N. T.. and
w. =. Laslie Of Tuskagee. winner Of the
1911 southern handicap.
In third position Harry w. Kahler Of
the Quaker City, and winner Of the New
York Athletic Club amateur champion
ship In 1911, was tied with II. e. Buck
walter, also OF Philadelphia. at 1e1.
Lester German Of Aberdeen. Md. chal-
Ienger for the worlds championship. held
by c. L. Lyon Of Durham. ~. c.. also q
contestant In this tournament, headed the
professionals with 1875. and straight run
Of l05 j. r Skelly, Wilmington, Del.
who scored 1914. was second: r.. w. Clan
cy, Chicago; 4. II. Storr, Baltimore, and
r. J. Squire, Pittsburgh, tied for third al
i9i. walter Hun. Macon, Ga, made 100
and J. M. Hawkins, Baltimore. $50.
The day was perfect and conditions
ideal
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PITCHERS ON DETROIT STAFF
MAKE UP TWO BALL TEAMS
President Navin Has 10 Men on List and
-Four of Them Are Left
Handlers.

League. now internationally. won q,
lost H.. Dubuc's. peScentage, 656; club
percentage, .474. Il
Stroud Buffalo. international League)
won lie lost 81 Stroud's percentage, ST.:
club percentage. .497.
McCorry ALBANY. New York State
League) won II. lost 10; McCorry's per-
centage. $50: club percentage. 800.
Maroney Utica, New York State
League) won s. lost 0: Maroney's per-
Pernoll Oakland, Pacific Coast League
won 3d. lost Is; Pernolrs percentage,
$50; club percentage, .52s
Remneas Butte. Union Association)
won ~. lost 10: Remneas percentage.
$50; club percentage. $50.
Renter (Sag1naw, South Michigan As
sociation) won IL. lost 10: Renters per-
centage, go; club percentage. .533.
Maurer pitched In local semi-profes
.sional teams last season, and he made
the record Of being one of the best
left-handers ever on Detroit semi
professional diamond.
The Detroit team will have four left
handlers in the south. Mitchell, Ma
roney, Pernoll and Maurer will be given
every chance to show their worth. and
Manager Jennings hopes to get one
twirler Of value from the quartet.
American League clubs aren't as weak
on left-handers as they used to be, but
q good port-sidc twirier. such as Plank,
Gregg or White. is still able to give the
best team ever devised battle for
honOrs.
Pernoll, according to Pacific coast au-
thorities, has developed greatly since
leaving Detroit in 1910. Hub. as he
Is popularity known, is one of the stock.
lest players in base ball, and he is said t.
have eradicated one prominent weakness
the absence Of a wind-up-since he left
the Tigers.
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BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Additions to the Nationals are decidedly
doubtful, according TO Manager Grifth.
In fact the head of the local team Is OF
the opinion that he will go into training
with the players now on his list and that
the team will be made ,rp of this same
material.
Griffith has about lost all hope of Sc
curing any additional talent. His efforts
10 purchase Moriarty, in his opinion, viii
prove futile and trying to secure players
that other clubs want to send back to
the minors has to date not proved sue
cess He has refused to waive on three
or four players to date. but in every in
stance he has been informed that the
club asking for waivers would carry the
players rather than turn them over to
some other club. The latest turn in this
respect comes from Chicago. Griffith had
refused to waive on an outfielder named
Rabbit Powell. who halls from st.
Joe. Callahan tried to turn him back
for further development, but when Grif-
nth refused to waive Callahan promptly
notified him that he would retain Powell.
whom he considered too promising to let
get away from him.
This is only one of several experiences
that Griffith has had of late. So he has
about made up his mind that he will
have TO stand pat with the material he
has on hand. But Griffith takes an opti-
mistic view Of the situation. He believes
that he can build UP stronger team
than has represented this city with tine
material on hand though he realizes that
much depends on the showing Cunning
ham will make.
IF Cunningham holds his own we will
be well fortified. for j am sure that
either Foster or Morgan will fill third
base satisfactorily" said Griff. II be-
Iieve that with proper handling and en-
couragement Cunningham will come up
to expectations. He undoubtedly SHOWED
himself to be a high-class player the
fall he broke In here. and he should re-
peat. The fact that he had poor year
counts for nothing. for he is young and
should come back better than ever.
IF he does we will be all right. If he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-25
By J. ED aR11Lo.

This is perhaps the first winter in the
history Of the two major leagues that two
clubs have failed to figure In q deal In
volvtng seasoned players.
In fact, there has been, decided falling
of In this practice In recent years. though
the time 10 not so far back when a batch
Of players shifted clubs during the of
season. Today trades are not even seri-
ously suggested. The club which has
player good enough to hold his own re-
tains him, because 1t Is generally UNDER
stood that nine times out Of ten player
less vaiuable would be secured for him IN
a swap Ball players are too scarce these
days to take any chance with them ano'
what. lis more. there are but few teams
which have been benefited by reason OF
any trades they have indulged IN. Occa-
sionaliy a weak ball team win let a GOOD
ball player slip. out Of its grasp Tor
batch. OF players. in the hope of strength
euing the team, but this has scarcely ever
been successful The Cubs were made a
championship team when Chance traded
four players OF mediocre ability for jim
my sheclard Of Brooklyn. but that was
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GOOD WRESTLING ASSURED.
Montana and Mitchell at Lyceum,
Turner and Leonard at Gayety.

The wrestling game has taken on a
big boom in Washington. large crowds
assembling whenever two good mat art
lists get together. the spectators evidently
getting as much enjoyment out Of the
sport as In looking at boxing bout.
Tomorrow night two good matches are
scheduled. At the Lyceum Theater Louis
Montana. who had an exciting go with
joe Turner last week, will wrestle Billy
Mitchell who. claims to be the middle
weight champion Of Maryland. Montana
is an Italian and has large following
in this city, while it is expected Mitchell
will not want for encouragement, as a
big delegation. is coming over from
Baltimore to urge him on to his best
work.
At the Gayety Joe Turner, the WASH
ington lad who has worked his way up
to the middleweight championship of the
United States, takes on Marty Leonard.
the former amateur champion. It is
reported that Leonard defeated Prokos
twice within an hour last week in Bos-
ton, SO that 1t can be seen that Turner
will have his work cut out for him from
the start.
These matches will be staged after the
regular performances and will be the
best two out of three falls, catch-as-
catch-can.
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did much to assure his popularity with
local patrons of the game. 1t is not d.
vulging a secret to say that McAleer lost
caste here from the very day that he
shed his spangles and occupied the bench
in his street clothes. 1t was taken to
mean that he had given up hope and that
he was through fighting for his team.
All cities have their peculiar notions
about how q ball team should be ham
Led. and here in Washington the patrons
demand that the teams leader do some
hustling on the lines. Incidentally the
change from the uniform to bench duty
has marked the end of the career of two
managers here. Cantillon gave up COACH
Ing during the closing months of his re-
gime, and this was also true Of Nc
Aleer.
None of the major league managers
Will be as busy az Clark Griffith during
the coming training period. In the first
place. he will have a lot of youngsters
to select the majority of his team from,
and, excepting one or two of the vet
erans he is not familiar with their abil-
ity either. Griff Will have to be on a
constant lookout, and his scheme of
housing his players at Charlottesville will
also require q lot of his time. This, to-
gether with looking after the clubs busi-
ness affairs, is going to keep him a very
busy man.
There are at least five positions to be
third base are to be contested for, while
Milan is really the only outfielder who Is
sure Of his job. Then there is large
batch of pitchers to be looked after. In
fact. every twirler on the staff. not even
barring johnson, will be taken in hand
by Griffith in an .effort to improve his
work.
Most of the ma ior league managers will
have a batch of youngsters to look over,
but in every instance their teams are vir-
tually intact when they report for train
ing work.
That Jennings is making every effort to
strengthen his pitching staff, which Is the
teams weak spot, is shown by the fact
that he will take eighteen twirlers south
with him in the hope of finding at least
five who can pitch winning bail.
Unfortunately for the Tigers. Jennings
cannot rely on any of his veterans. Mullir
went good for q while last season. but
Donovan. Willett and Summers could MOI
be relied upon, and pitched In and opt ball
There is no good reason why they SHOULD
show Improvement for most of them have
been in harness SO long that they have
about reached that stage where they arr
not apt to grow better, so that the pitch.
ing problem Is still one which bothers
Jennings, and unless 1t Is solved there r.
no chance for his team to be more than
a contender in the race.
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VIRGINIA HERE TOMORROW
TO MEET LOCAL SCHOOLS
Orange and Bite Quint Scheduled to Play
Catholic University and George
town-Other Athletic News.

agement of the club to sign mostly
young players and develop them so that
they can be sent to the Savannah or Co
luTnbus club in the South Atlantic League.
by it is hoped to get games with George
town and Catholic universities to take
place in the early part of April.
Any young players in the city who de-
haitian club during the coming year are
requested to communicate with Mr.. Don
nelly, S2S 14th street northwest.
There has been a great deal of talk
recently regarding proposed foot ball
game between Georgetown and Mar
quette University. What it has all been
about is a mystery, because there never
has been any intention on the part OF
Georgetown to schedule q game with
the Milwaukee school, for several rea-
sons.< When Supervisor OF Athletics
Daley, was asked the other day what
he was going to do about q game with
Marquette. he replied that he knew
and there had been no intention OF
even carrying on negotiations for a
contest.
The fact that Catholic University
dropped behind in yesterdays game
with st. Johns College, as soon as Fred
Rice left the game. shows that the
former Georgetown man Is Just ABOUT
as valuable to the Brooklanders as Is
George Collifower to the Blue and
Gray quint. Both players are wonders
at covering their men and following
the ball
It is a coincidence that Rice and
Colliflower were teammates at one
time, both men playing on what was
probably the best basket ball team that
ever represented Georgetown.
The Gallaudet Reserves beat Bust
ness High yesterday bt q score OF %
to 49, The score at the end OF the f1rst
half was 10 to 10. The work OF Miller
and Foltz was the feature of the con-
test
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to Be Made Up Of Players Now on Clubs Lis-0er Sports
GRIFFITH GIVES UP HOPE OF
SECURING MORE PLAYERS
Doubts If Detroit Will Sell Moriarty, and
Refusing to Waive Fails to Bring
Him Any Youngsters.

falls down we still have Sheer, Foster,
Morgan and Gagnier to figure on for sec
ond and third. 1 don't believe we will
get Moriarty, because l doubt IL Jennings
would part with him for cash and we
have no players to offer, and so far as
getting some of the promising youngsters
that the other clubs want to turn back
by refusing to waive I find that these
clubs won't let these players get away,
bu; prefer carrying them to losing any
of them. We will simply have to con-
tinue to make every eIort. When the
coming season Is on we will know where
we are weak and we can then get bet
ter start in the matter of trying to de-
velop.''
During the Nationals stay at Char
lottesville great care will be taken as to
the water they drink. Griffith proposes
to furnish his camp with special spring
water. which will either be secured in
spring near Charlottesville or shipped
lieves that 1t is of the greatest import
ance to have wholesome water for his
players during the training period, ana
this as well as the food will be carefully
inspected.
A new score board, which will rise
thirty feet above the right-tield fence, has
been contracted for. 1t will be $50 feet
long, while a screen of similar height
of the right-field fence SO as to stop
the making of those tantalizing home
runs on fly balls that would be captured
on a field of ordinary size.
If reports as made to Manager Griffith
by the players who have signed are to
be believed there will not be q player go
into training who is over weight. Every
PLAYER writes that he is down to playing
weight a fact which is very satisfactory
to Griffith Even Bill Cunningham, who
reported as If he were trying to get
position as fat boy in side show last
spring. says he is within three pounds
Of his normal weight and that he will be
lighter this year than he has ever been
before, which should prove of great ben
eft to him. When ball players are down
to weight they can give their entire time
to the kind of practice that makes them
proficient, while the heavy boys put In
hours running around to reduce, and this
naturally leaves them weak and unable
to do their best work.
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FOR COLLEGE MEET.
Roosevelt Trying to Get Harvard
and Minnesota Together.

MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, January 30
Col Theodore Roosevelt has given his
assistance In an effort to bring the
teams OF Harvard and Minnesota to-
gether in a track meet next spring.
Coach Richard Grant of Minnesota. a
Harvard alumnus, who has been try
ing for some time to get the teams to-
gether. last night received letter
from Col Roosevelt. in which the for
mer President said he had written
Dean Briggs at Harvard to do all In
his power TO bring about Minnesota
Harvard meet
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nERTINENT COMMIT
XssHappenin&$S rSportdom

probably the only trade in recent years
whereby either club was benefited.
The big trade last year between Phila-
delphia and Cincinnati did not help either
team, and neither Chicago nor Boston
helped itself with the swap 1t made late
In the season. Trading does, indeed. seem
to be out OF 1t SO far as the major leagues
are Concerned.
Even IL Grifhth should fail in his eff
forts to secure Moriarty there Is. no rea-
son to believe that he will be any worse
of at third base than was McAleer last
year. 1t should be remembered that with
either Elberfeld or Conroy playing the
position. 1t was in experienced but hard
~ agile hands. and many was the ball
which went through that territory which
would have been handled had faster
fielder been there. Surely either Morgan
or Foster should be able to I'LL the bill to
better advantage than did either of the
two veterans who aiternated there DUR
ing the past few seasons. Moriarty would,
Of course, help the team not only because
of his experience, but because he Ii a
winning bali player and an excellent base
runner. and yet II will not be serious
blow to the Nationals should Detroit re-
fuse to dispose Of him to the local cluk.
When Griffith decided to manage his
team from the coaching lines. which
means that be viii be- In uniform. hA
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Jack johnson Takes Chicago Chic
Of Police Out in His Auto.

CHICAGO. January. 25.--There were
a few moments yesterday when Jack
johnson felt immune from arrest for
speeding his racing car.
He had Chief or Police Mcweeny as
his guest on a trip from the city hall
to the, stockyards.
The heavyweight champion had gone
to ask the chief for permission 10 box
in a. theater. Chief McWeeny told hin,
that The had no time to talk; that he
was In hurry to get to the stock
yards.
"You can go with me III you'ne IN
ouch hurry" said Johnson. Hurry
is my cars middle name
There were few thrills on the trip.
but the chief warned johnson that speed
laws must pc opseEYse =. =
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YANKEES WANT CATCHER.
Manager Wolyerton Returns After
a Eruitlexs Search.

NEW YORK. January 25.-Manager
Harry Wolverton or the New York
American League base ball club is still
hunting for catcher. He returned 10
New. York after a weeks scouting trip
with the discouraging news that all his
schemes to procure a good backstOp had
thus far come to natigiit. He Processes.
however, to have his eye on a good
catcher who Will he great help to
his team" but he refuses to divulge the
name. because It might block the deeA
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KNOCK
OUT RIVAL FIGHTERS
Frank Loughrey and Frank
Moran Dispose of 0ppo-
nents in Quick Time.

PARIS, January 25.-American fighters
scored heavily in series of bouts here
last night. Frank Loughrey of Mana
yunk, Pa, knocked out the Englishman.
dick" Roberts, in the second round.
Frank Moran, the Pittsburgh heavy
weight, knocked out the Englishnan
"Stoker'' Smith in the first round. The
American Swamont fought q draw with
the Englishman Wingreve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-25

When Griffitf decided to manage his
team from the coaching lines. which
means that be VIII be In uniform, he
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Totals. 500 COS 7so Totals. 7ce 7s5
Totals. 45s 40 4sO Totals. 4s7 4lo AIS
DISTRICT DUcKPIN LEAGUE.

NORTHEAsTERN DUCKPIN LEAGUE.