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The Washington times., 1912-01-31
BALTIMORE WILL
ATTRACT MOTORCAR
MEN OF CAPITAL
Show Opens There on Febru-
ary 20, and Continues
Eight Days.
BY HARRY WARD.

As it Is practically certain Washington
will not have an automobile show this
year, the big exhibition which opens in
Baltimore on February %, and continues
eight days, will attract many dealers
and individual motorists from this city.
Several dealers are planning to take
prospective buyers over to the show
and there is also some talk of having
a Washington dealers night during the
Baltimore show. If this plan is car
ried out the dealers will charter a
special car in which to make the trip
to the Monumental City. A canvass Of
the trade is now being made to ascer-
tain II the dealers desire to attend the
show one night in a body. The matter
will be brought up at a meeting of the
Washington dealers to be held next
week to decide the question whether
this city is TO have a show late in the
spring.
The heavy fall of snow which has had
this city in its grasp for several days
has given the motor truck a decided
impetus. There is hardly a dealer
handling trucks who has not been busy
demonstrating them to merchants who
have been handicapped in the delivery
Of their goods by the almost impassable
condition Of the streets. The latest
truck sale to be made is five-ton
Pierce-Arrow truck, purchased by the
j. Maury Dove Company from the COOK
& Stoddard Co. The former has also
placed an order with the Luttrell Com
pany for five Packard trucks.
Notwithstanding the prophecies OF
many who claim to know that automo-
bile racing Is on the wane and that
manufact turers are becoming more and
more inclined to dodge contests, at least
one company will make its debut In
motor car racing at the 5OO-mile inter-
national sweepstakes race on the In
dianapolis motor speedway next Me
mortal Day. The Lexington Company
has entered siN-cylnder mooei III the
five-century grind.
Harry knight, one of Americas s
youngest motor pilots, Is nominated 10
drive the Lexington car in the long
race. Knight appeared in the last 500
mile race in a Westcott and was max
ing an excellent showing until he met
with an accident in the ninety-siXth lap
or very nearly half way through the
event. knights escape from injury was
remarkable. He was involved in one
of the most spectacular and thrilling
accidents that ever occurred on mo-
tor racing course. In an attempt 10
avoid running over and killing mech
anlclan VINO Hdu ldlieH from Gar JuSt
ahead of him. and despite the fact that
he was half blinded by smoke, Knight
voluntarily turned his car head-on into
the pits near the starting line and
crashed into two automobiles standing
at the side of the track.
knight and his mechanician were
thrown many feet through the air, but
neither was injured seriously, and the
plucky driver accomplished his purpose
In saving the life of the man who had
fnIan m the track Hundreds of
tators who witnessed this thrilling ac-
cident signed petition asking for a
Carnegie medal for knight. This Pc
tition is still before the Carnegie com
mission and will probably be acted
upon during 1912.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Central Has Large
Entry in q. w. Meet

Manager Pollard and Coach Foley. Of
the Central High School track team,
have indicated which athletes shall be
entered In the George Washington Uni
versity track meet Saturday, February
10. and judging from the entries the o
street institution should carry home a
goodlv share OF trophies.
About twenty Central athletes will be
entered In dozen events, that number
of students having displayed sufficient
form to date to be allowed to contest
for the Blue and White track team.
Although some additional entries may
be forwarded to Manager Hodgkins, OF
the George Washington meet, the Cen
trail representation for those events, as
decided upon to date. are: Fifty-yard
novice. p. Pollard; 50-yard open, Reuter-,
Hin. McDonough; 5O-yard scholastic,
Reuter-. Hill, McDonough and w. Pol
lard; 5O-yard open hurdles, Oyster,
Schreiber and Blackstone; 60-yard
hurdle. Oyster. Blackstone; 44O-yard
open, VanDyne, Hamilton and Agnew:
440-yard scholastic, VanDyne, Hamilton
and Agnew: SSO-yard. Hamilton: 66O-
yard. Kelly; one mile. Lawrence.
Suively: shotput, Jones, Chamberlain
and Hamilton; high jumps, Schiaba.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
BROWNS WILL HAVE
!. IN HAROLD DANllG
BIGGEST GUARDIAN
Sacramento First Baseman
Is Giant and Should "
Make Good.

Unless all dope fails, 81. Louis is
going to boast the tallest first base
man I'm the business next year. and
Washington fans will see him when
he comes here with the Browns on their
first swing around the Eastern wheel.
He Is Hal Danzig, last season with the
Sacramento club of the Pacific Coast
Danzig is New England League
product, picked up a couple of seasons
ago by John 1. Taylor for his Boston
Red Sox. He towers 6 feet AZ inches
in his sox, and weighs 1870 pounds in
training form. II he makes good, no
other first sacker will be anywhere
near his height.
This young man, failing to land with
the Red Sox, was dropped to the Sac
ramento club. Last year he pounded
the pill for .292 in 199 games, besides
sw ping twenty-three cushions. He field
ed for .9Sl and played, in every game
on the schedule, never suffering any
in iuries.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Jennings Will Take. .
Thirty-one Men South

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 3l.-Notwith-
standing the fact that Detroit recently
turned over eight men to Providence
and Buffalo clunbs Of the International
League. the roster of the men to be
taken South this season is fully as
large as previous years. In all thirty
players are booked to leave for Mon
roe, La, in two squads, the first de-
parting on Feb. a. the second on March
s. Several Of the regulars will spend
q few days at Hot Springs. The fol-
lowing men will be taken South:
Pitchers-DoEovan, Mullin, Wlllett,
Summers, Works, Laftte, Covington,
Remneas. McCorey, Maroney, Dubuc,
Taylor, Pernoll.
Catchers-Stanage, Casey, Onslow,
Kocher
Infelders-Gainor, Delahanty, Bush,
Moriarty, Witt, Louden, O'Leary, West
erZil.
Outfielders-Cobb. Crawford, Jones
Perry, TCtewiller.
Doubtful as TO the clubs Intentions
Pitcher Mike Mauer and Infie!ders Flick
and Baunann.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
REAL NEW YORKER
PLAYS ON YANKEE
TEAM This YEAR
Few Gotham Youths Per-
form in Either Big
League.

NEW YORK. Jan. 31.-At last there
will be real New York boy playing on
one of the three local, major league
teams this season when Pack Er-
hardt. a graduate of the public schools
in this city, takes his turn at bat for
the Highlanders. It's a peculiar thing
that Of the hundred-odd players that
represent Gotham each year on the dia-
mond, few are local youths, the rest
are drawn from all four parts of the
country.
OF the hundreds OF players that grad
uate from local institutions, few ever
remain to achieve glory for Father
Nick. They ..l migrate to remote parts
OF the country. This rule didn't apply
to Jack Erhardt, however, for this form
er schoolboy wonder has cast his for
tunes with the Highlanders for the COM
ing season.
Erhardt Is a weli-built lad and strong
He is a product of the New York City
p. S. A. L. Baseball League, and he is
to get a thorough trysout with the Yam
kees this spring. 'Zack," as he is call
ed by everybody that knows him. for
Iacharus is too long to pronounce.
played with the High School of Com
merce nine in 1910. He was the sensa-
tion of the High School League and
Won the medal for being the best play
er, having a percentage of ,G36 with the
stick and $50 at shortstop for ten
games.
1t was at Jasper Oval, where he play
ed with the rest of the kids with a
taped ball, that "Zack" learned the ru-
diments of the game. He became so
proficient that when he reached the
high school he had little difficulty MAX
ing the Townsend Harris Hall High
School nine. He soon left that school
to go to work, but shortly afterward
took up his studies again, this time at
the High School Of Commerce. Here,
under the careful coaching of Forest
Grant, DIS prof" at the school. and
himself an old time ball player, HAVING
played with the University of Chicago,
Erhardt developed into a star.
He was given tryout by the High
landers last year and made favorable
impression on Captain Chase, and that
Is why he Is going on the Southern
training trip OF the American Leaguers
this year.
Erhardt plays the infield and can
throw and bat with either hand, but K
IL batting left handed and throwing
| right handed that he makes his best
showing. He Is at present attending
| Columbia University, but expects to
leave in February to get n rest before
| going South.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
DIAMOND DOPE

The Philadelphia Nationals have ar
ranged spring series with WdshinSton,
Philadelphia, and Eoston, of the Atneri-
can eague.
Manager Jack Dunn has gathered the
class OF the Canadian League, including
Pitcher Smith, the "back- breaker" for
his Baltimore team. 81
-
This Young Badielt. the Jersey CitS
twirier, must have something bnsiles
mis- glove. when the Boston Red SuX
give seven players for him.
70 Cunning, Jacobs. and I.IndeghacK,
three Boston Rcd Sox rockies. have
hcI,' TUNED over Ia Marlser Jesse
RuTkett, Uf the Worcester club.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Providence Obtains
Another From Tigers

DETROIT. Mi2h., Jan. 3-Clarence
Mitchell. young left-hander on the De-
troit team in 1911, has been sent to
Prov iderce in the International League,
by President Nayin. Mr.. Ndvin con-
siders Mitchell promising material, but
the ycungster needs more work than
he can get with the Tigers. With the
experience of a years work in the
minors, Mitch" as he is known by
the players, should make a berth with
the Tigers :
Bradley kocher, catcher On the To-
ronto team, in the old Eastern League,
in 1911, has sent his signed ..ontrart to
Detroit, and he will report for the
spIing training trip.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
High-Priced Players Not
Always Best Performers

High-priced players do not always
develop into the stars expected Gaze
upon this list: Russell Blackstone
cost $4,000, Rube Marquard cost sl1.-
600, Lefty Russell cost $4,000, Marty
O'Toole cost s22,500; total price Of
quartette, $4,000. Truly an appalling
figure when one thinks of a Collins
that cost nothing, Barry that meant
no expenditure OF money. and a Baker
whose price was well within $4,000.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Montreal Club Will
Meet in Washington

According to the plans Of Manager
Billy Lush, the Montreal club of the
International League, will gather in
this city March 20, and go to Char
lottesville that night to replace the Ma
tionals in the use Of the Virginia Uni
versity field and the club house charter
ed by Manager Griffith. The following
exhibition games have been booked for
the Montreal team before starting their
season.
April II, Lynehburg; ~ Roanoke; ls.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Damage Suit Filed
Against Baseball Men

LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. a.-A damage
suit for 800, 100 was filed yesterday
against the National Board of Arbits-
rtion. the National Association of Pro-
fessional Baseball Clubs. AMI the indi-
vidual members os tho Arbitration
Hoard. including Secretitry ]. II. Farrell,
bv GUY W. Green, former owner OF the
Lincoln baseball club. The suit Is filed
in the Federal court, and service has
been had on President O'Ncill. of the
Western League, who is here untarg.
ling tue affairs OF the local club.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Rube Marquard Is Said
To Be Holding Out

NEW YORK. Jan. a.-Eighteen men,
bers of the New York National League
club have signed their 1912 contracts,
most of the veterans having signed. 1t
is reported that "Ruhe" Marquard Is
the only hold tho star pitcher be
ing dissa tisfied with the salary offered
him, according to reports in circula-
ton here today.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Meyers Stole Most
Number of Bases

What National League catcher stole
the most bases last season? Do you
know? Would you believe it was Chief
Meyers. the Giants slow and awk-
ward Indian? Well, the dope shows
that the Chief is entitled to the honor
Here's the figures to prove It. Meyers
stole seven bases in 12s games. Here's
the map:
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Marty O'Toole Signs.

SOUTH BIRMINGHAM. Mass, Jan,
si.-Marty o'Toole, the $22,OO0 twirling
beauty OF the Pittsburgh Pirates. has
resting at his home here and says that
his arm has recovered completely from
its soreness that bothered him SO much
last fall.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
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The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Can he re-Peet?

The plan of holding a mass meeting
of those directing the different anna
teur baseball teams and leagues In the
District is an excellent idea. Misunder-
standings have in the past been the
principal cause OF troubles in the va
rious organizations, but II President
Bob Young's suggestion Is put through
the whole season should open under
more auspicious circumstances than
ever before. A clear explanation OF the
whole situation as regards rules and
their meaning should be feature of
this gathering.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Making Cartoons Keeps
FOrd's Arm in.Shape

Russell Ford, the crack pitcher of the
New York Highlanders, is drawing car
toons for a Minneapolis paper during his
winter vacation. He says that this ex-
ercise keeps his arm in perfect condi-
ton and improves his disposition.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Agrees to Throw Gerega
Brothers in One Hour

Shad Link, the Baltimore athlete, will
meet Frank and Louis Gerega, the
Italian champions, on the Lyceum
Theater stage after the regular per
formance tomorrow night. Link agrees
to throw the Gerega brothers within
an hour.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Tonorrow's Sports

Ingram at Epiphany gymnasium,
basketball.
Lawn tennis--Midwinter t0urna.
ment, Mt Pinehurst, n. G.. ....
Jack "Twin" sullivan vs.. Tony
Ross, six rounds, at Titusyille, Pa.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Garrisons rolling some.

Baltimore Is showing a lively interest
In the two indoor meets that are to be
held here during the winter and is
promising to send over a rd-break-
ing number of entries. It has not been
many years when the Marylanders used
to "clean up In most of their events
against washingtonians, but times have
changed, and now most of the prizes
remain in this city.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Joke I'm New Haven.

Baseball. that is. organized baseball.
will have to stand or fall In the Federal
court Of Nebraska, where 1t has been
summoned to show why 1t is not
trust. From this distance It looks as
II trouble may be brewing for the mo-
suls. Baseball doesn't care to appear
In civil courts, and 1t has a reason.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock is q Boost."
Outlaws still outlawfng.

To have d New Haven sport come
through with an offer OF $4,000 to Jack
Johnson TO stage HIS bout with Flynn
there and then have a small match
calling fora mere S.ioD, called or be-
cause of lack of the ready money, is
one of the best jokes Of a crazy sea-
son. Perhaps now New Haven will be
good. Also quiet
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Mosely Refuses to
Sign With Chicago

Earl Mosely, a southpaw pitcher
from Youngstown, whom McAleer
tried to get last year, refuses to sign
with the Cubs.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Griffith has a hobby.

Reggie Foster, formerly lIarvards
track captain. who pulled a tendon two
years ago, and has beer OF little use
since. is loinS light work in prepara-
tim for the coming Olympic trials. He
expects his leg 20 he strong. and IL his
hopes come true. america win have one
OF the best 250 yard flyers IT, ,he world
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Organized baseball a trust?

With a baseball game out of the
question and little probability Of a
meeting on the gridiron, followers of
Georgetown and the Catholic University
will have one of the few chances to see
their favorites facing each other this
evening when the basketbar teams play
at the Arcade. Despite the defeat by
Virginia, the Brooklanders believe they
have a good chance to win. while over
confidence Is the only thing that the
Georgetown players think can separate
them from q victory.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Indoor baseball tonight.

President Tom Noyes, head of the Ma
tionals, is correct when he says that
Washington doesn't want Sunday base
ball. Six days week is enough for
local fans and the reasons, which are
readily understood in manufacturing
centers. do not obtain here. Then, too,
those outlaws haven't begun to do any
real business here yet. SO what's the
use of worrying?
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Georgetown loses Mattison.

Capt. F. Augustus Reuter- will lead
practically the full strength of the Cen
trail High track team against all other
competitors for the scholastic cup Of
fered by the George Washington man
agement In the meet one week from
Saturday. Central has a score of en-
tries and Bill Foley expects to have all
OF his charges ready in ten days.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Centralites start tossing.

Georgetown's football schedule for 1912
is growing apace. Now but two dates
are open, though an early game may
be booked with a local team. The Hill
coming season, resting on their laurels
of fslJ, and Dap. Daley. Is showing
much wisdom in his arrangements TO
date. :, # .
Evening star., 1912-11-06
The Cost Of Living.
be Chicago Record-Herald

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Some interesting details are to be found
in the government report bn the cost Of
living, but as a whole it only puts into
formal statement what has been known
to every housewife and every observer of
market conditions for the last ten years.
The bureau of labor's figures will be use-
full for quotation and reference. What
the public needs most. however, is to
know how the high cost of living can be
reduced.
There are economists who say that It
cannot be much reduced. owing to the
great output of gold in the last few years
and the probability that more gold per
annum will be produced as scientific meth
DDS of mining develop. If this belief Is
sound an adjustment will come when
everybody's income has been raised in
proportion to the increase of gold, but
that time does not seem near. Other
students of the gold question, however,
say the annual production is be md to
diminish in few years.
The argument expressed in the phrase
"the cost of high living may have ap-
plication to many persons, and 1t Is un-
not like to live as our grandparents lived.
But this does not explain the most slgnifl-
cant rises in prices, those of the barest
necessities. If crop reports IrOve correct,
however, the harvests this year will sur
pass any before known and prices Of food
supplies ought to go down.
Evening star., 1912-11-06

what a text it was. 'Canst thou draw
out leviathan with an hook?' Do YOU
remember"
1T was the best sermon you ever
wrote" said Harriet, warming to the re-
membrance, though. perhaps, dear, it
was a mistake to dwell on the impossi-
biity of a whales swallowing anything
larger than a. sardine.'
We'll, it is true, isn't it?' argued Ho-
ratio.
That's what you told the vicar when
he took you to task for it after the serv-
ice" laughed Harriet. "And what was
it he said?''
Horatio puckered his face into a frown.
'He informed me, Harriet. that it was
the business of a curate to preach the
gospel and not to lecture on natural his
tory
The curate rose and held out his hand.
Come on. Harriet. He drew her to him
and put his arm round her affectionately.
Lets play We're back in the old stone
cottage at Chale, and you go down into
the larder and see if there's anything for
lunch. and III go into the dining room
and lay the CLOTH
For answer Harriet, conscious of the
moisture in her eyes. gave Horatio a
swift, sidelong peck, which was to a kiss
what the shorthand symbol is to a writ
ten word, and, together, they descended
the echOing stairs of the deserted house.
ITO be continued tomorrow
Evening star., 1912-11-06
Columbus of the Pacific.

rom fne New l0rk Tribune.
The erection of a memorial to James
Cook at Whitby, where his ships were
built and not far from his birthplace
In Yorkshire England, was an incident
which might well have commanded the
sympathetic interest not only of the
whole British empire. to whose territorial
extent he contributed far more than any
other one man, but also of the United
States. because of his rediscovery of one
of the most valuable of its outlying pos
sessions. Gaetano had probably touched
at Hawaii long before Cook, but Spain
had kept the secret so closely hidden
that 1t had become practically forgotten
even by herself. and il remained for Cook
to disclose to the world the existence of
those interesting islands, though in doing
so he sacrificed his own life.
There is no eXaggeration in compar-
ing the exploits of Cook in the Pacific
with those of Columbus in the Atlantic
for if they had not in all respects tn
originality of the daring voyages of the
great Genoese they We're not devoid OF
that quality. and they were supremely
fruitful of geographical knowledge AMI
of lasting results to political empire, 10
commerce and to civilization. Magel-
Ian, Drake and others had preceded him
by 200 years, but during those CEN
turies the vast ocean remained save
for a portion of its shores and coastal
waters, almost an unknown sea. Ii was
left for him to dispel the tradition of
the Terra Australis, 10 circumnav!Sate
for the first time Australia and New
Zealand and to win them for the Brit
ish crown, to demonstrate the separate
insular position of New Guinea and To
make known to the world the existence
of the great Hawaiian group. Apart
from these major achievements his other
explorations in the south Pacific, the
south Atlantic, the waters of Alaska and
around the coasts of Newfoundland.
would also of themselves entitle him to
rank among the worlds greatest discov-
ererS.