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The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
GRIFF IS HANDED
OUITEASURPRISE
Old Fox Learns that Gideon
Is Second Baseman and
Not 0ut6elder.
COMES HIGHLY TOUTED
Connie Mack Names Reading as Farm
for Athletics-0ther Sporting
News and Comment.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Manager Griffith, Of the Nationals, was
agreeably surprised yesterday when in
formed by a Washingtonian, who is Il
thirty-third degree fan and who spent
part Of last summer on the Pacific
Coast, that Joe Gideon, the recruit
drafted from the San Francisco club,
was a second baseman and not an out
fielder, as the Nationals manager all
along supposed.
IAN know about Gideon vouchsafed
Grifr. was this. l was tipped of by
friend in whom 1 have the greatest con-
fidence that when the time came to put
in drafts for players I would not make
a mistake in going after Gideon. I did
so, and believed l was getting hold of
an outhelder."
It appears that Gideon played nearly
fifty games of ball ut second base last
season before he was shifted to the out
field, according to a Washington fan
who has seen him in action, and who
declares that the youngster early last
spring was the sensation of the league.
Fast on his feet, a good hitter, Gideon
is a big tow-headed chap weighing 10
pounds and standing over six feet.
Griff is more satisfied with the present
outlook in the garden patches than at
second base. He believes that Shanks
will prove a yeritable WhlrlWind ana
that Danny Moeller will also have
good season. The Old Fox declares that
both Welchonce and the young Cuban,
Jacinto CaIvo, have a chance to stick,
while at second base he is not so en-
thusiastic Ray Morgan proved an in
and outer last summer, while each sue
ceeding year naturally slows up Frank
LapOrte.
When the Nationals start training this
spring, Griff will again split up his squad
into two teams, the Regulars and
Yannigans, and it is more than likely
that he will schedule a number of games
for his second string players.
Joe EngeI, the young Washington
twirler. called upon Grin yesterday and
the manager advised that Joe get busy
indoors for a couple of weeks before tim"
to report to the training camp. The
work prescribed will consist of lobbing
the ball to a catcher for half an hour
or so each day in order that all the
soreness may disappear when time TO
take to the field. 1t is not at all I'M
likely that Gri1 will have Joe Boehling
up from Richmond to work out with
Engel.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24

OLIVER ELECTED
yIGILANT LEADER
Manager Joe, Unanimously Chosen
to Pilot Independent Champions.
Turner Is Captain.

Joe oIiveri, jr.. who has so ably man
aged the Vigilant football team for the
past two seasons, was last night unani-
mously chosen TO pilot the team during
the 1913 season on the gridiron at the an
nual banquet held at the COLISEUM Hotel.
Oliverf has developed the Vigilants into
the best independent eleven In the South,
and while the boys have played great
football, the majority Of the credit be-
longs to Oliveri. who has worked night
and day for their success.
Bumps" Turner, the fighting tackle,
was elected captain of next years team,
succeeding Dooley Mckenzie, who plotted
the eleven during the past year. Turner
is rated as one of the best tackles In this
section OF the country, and would have
little trouble making a position on a col
lege eleven, and his selection as the next
captain OF the team is sure to turn out
a wise one, as Bumps" will work all the
time for the Vigilants.
The banquet was a huge success, the
time being spent in song and story and
no one left the table in bad humOr.
Speeches were made by Manager oliver,
Coach Wayne Hart, Buck oliver. the
original Vigilant; Capt Mckenzie. Cap
tain-elect Turner, DR.. Pyles, "Bugsie"
Baer, and "Cuppy" Farmer.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
IMMENSE STADIUM
FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
Committee for Affair -Four Years
Hence Getting Things
in Shape.

Stockholm, Dec 2S.-The general secre-
tary OF the Olympic games to be held in
Berlin in 1916, Mr.. Diem, has been spend
ing some time in Stockholm to gather in
formation from the Swedish committee
which conducted the successful meeting
Of 1872 Mr.. Diem said that the German
games will be conducted on the same
lines as were the Swedish, with one CEN
trial body and different committees for
various branches of sport.
The stadium in Berlin. which is nearing
completion, will contain a large running
track, surrounded by a cycling track.
The running track will be Go meters
long, and there will be plenty of room
on the green inside for field sports. The
Berlin stadium will cost $4,000.
At the next Olympic congress Ger
many will propose cycling and figure
skating in an ice rink to be added to
the Olympic programme and will strong
ly oppose the inclusion of boxing.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
RIDES BECAUSE BROTHER DID,"

Mary Recklebe. Of Wichita, Kans, is
one of the hundreds of young women
who have taken up mctorcyclIng because
brother did"
She had watched other men skimming
through the roads and streets and had
wanted to skim" some herself. So when
her brother bought a machine and
brought it home her chance came.
ut took me just fifteen minutes to
learn to ride it," says Miss Recklebe.
81 have ridden hundreds of miles and
it certainly is fun. 1t is even better
sport than I thought it would be.
And not only is 1t fun; it is healthy
exercise for girls. Girls do not get out
into the open air often enough. They
have no idea of the pleasure and the
exhilaration Of motorcycling until they
have tried it. Whenever I have a few
spare minutes I get into my saddle and
ride as long as possible. I have never
experienced the slightest difficulty in op-
Grating my machine, and there has never
been a single thing TO mar the pleasure
Of these motorcycle outings.
AT first I rode a single cylinder ma
chine. 1t was great fun. But now I
have a twin cylinder and I enjoy it even
more. believe in motorcycliug for girls,
for 1 know it has been of great benefit
to me.
My very first trip on motorcycle
was one of nine miles. OF course, 1
have made very much longer trips since
then. and have never had an accI-
dent"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Football Affairs at Yale.

Yale's football affairs are in almost the
same state as those at Penn. There is
need for a radical change in the coach
irg; also in the matter of directing af-
fairs. During the last ten years a new
bunch has been in control of affairs at
Old Eli. They have been studious ducks,
whose football was tempered largely by a
spirit Of muscular Christianity. While
this idea is most excellent, it seems that
the other colleges did not join in such
q movement in their athletics. The re-
suit is that the Bulldogs fangs have be-
come dulled. He is not the formidable
brute that he was in days agone. Now
the alumni, used as it is to the good old
rod-blooded Hinkey style of play, wants
an entire change in affairs. For this rea-
son the influential Yale men of the days
Of the past have banded together. They
want George Foster Sanford to direct af-
fairs. 1t can be truthfully stated that If
Sanford gets into the saddle, Yale foot
ball will be red-blooded enough to suit
the most fastidious. as the bankers at
Coney Island are wont to shout.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
JACK BRITTON IS
BEATEN BY AHEARN
Dancing Master of Brooklyn Victor
Over Chicago Man in
New York.

New York. Dec. 23-Young Ahearn.
dancing master of Brooklyn, outpointed
Jack Britton, of Chicago, in a hard
fought ten-round bout at the Royal Ath-
Ietic Club Of Brooklyn tonight. Ahearn
jabbed Britton at will and had the
Windy City boy missing continually.
Time and time again Ahearn had the
crowd counting from one TO five as he
jumped his left TO BrittOn's face with
out return.
Ahearn clearly outboxed Britton and
he was easily entitled TO the verdict.
Britton landed two hard punches, one in
the sixth and another in the seventh
rounds, and 1t looked as though Ahearn
was going out both times. but he raj
lied and held Britton safe from then on.
The weights were, Britton. 1851 pounds:
Ahearn, 1854 pounds.
In the first ten-round bout Mickey De-
vine, OF New York. Outfought Jimmy
Barry, ofB rOOklyn- In the other bout
JabeZ White, of England, with an ad-
vantage of eight pounds in weight de-
feated Mickey Dunn, of New York, in 4
hard-fOught ten-rOund battle.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
RACING RESUMED
AT JUAREZ TRACK
Irish Gentleman Captures the Feature
Event, Beating Ella
Bryson.

Juarez, Mexico, Dec: 23.-Racing was
resumed here this afternoon under more
favorable conditions than has been ex-
pected. The snow had been scraped from
the track, and while the going on the
outside was somewhat heavy, the part
next the rail was in fairly good condi-
ton. The purse race. the days feature,
witnessed the downfall of Ella Bryson,
heavily played favorite. The Carman
mare had no excuse. She was of wing
ing and Dreyer kept her In the good
going, but she chucked it up on the
first turn and got no part OF the purse.
The winner turned up in Irish Gentleman,
which left the post In the front division,
and after racing Ella Bryson into sub
mission, came on to win by q safe mar
GIN Enfield, at good odds, easily took
the place from Batwa.
Miss Jean. Eye White. and Shorty
Northcut were the favorites that scored.
Summary:
FIRST RACE-FIrs fGriougs. RoSirs. to S.
won; Kenneth even. second; Fl PAlOmar, cut
third Time. IO2 rs Only three starters.
SECOND RACE-siE furl0ngA Selback. to l.
won; AcImen, even second: Primers Industry, b
to s. third. Time. la6. Francne. Likely Dtel-
donnc, L. NJ. Eckert, Godfather, and Bonnie baIu
also ran.
THIRD RACE-si1 fuulongs Miss Jean. ls to 8.
Won: Pedro. 10 5. SecUnd; Lily Paxton, ! TO
third Time ll6 IS. Fool. Twikenham. Palma, Ben
Gre5nIcaf Tallow Dip. ADgelus, and Louis Des
cognetS also ran
FOURTH RACE-st1 furiouss. Irish Gentleman.
6 to l. won; Enfield, ) to l. second; BAtEa, to 3.
third. Time, 1881 Is. Ella BTysOn and FGrlonE
also
FIFTH RACE-siI furlonss. Eye White. to s..
won: Sir Barry. 70 s. sccUnd Csntem. 10 10,
third Time LIS IS Pine Vision. Sleepland, Odella,
and Annual Interest also
SIXTH RACE-Onc and OnesiItecnth miles
Shorty NOrthCIt. To >, won; Don Enrique, 6 TO 3.
second; Minnolette. TO 5. third Time III -
Rose O'Nen and Icaran also ran.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Bill
Bailey's
Column

Do your Christmas stopping carly.
Jennings says the Tigers will not hnish better
than fourth. Hughey always was original.
Is former Center Rush Dougherty. II the Yigi-
l1nts in the house! Merry. how the boat rocSs!
As a toastmAster. Joe Oliver n irt-cAss
printer.
But at that Joe was master Of the ituation rom
the first kickoff.
Just a. soon as Charlie CumiSkey. owner Of the
Chicago White Sex. mad that Frank Chanoe had
been let uIt 10 the American League he started
TO enlarge his ball PARK. There's reason
Page Bob Whitney. Penn State football star
Hes IN town.
baseball critics and umpireS will view with
Phillies 1t has been learned that Schneider once
Reynolds"
-FIning ball players is a great little pastime
for managers lrt the boss little finer of them all
is Sol Meyer president u the IndtIuapoliS club.
acrording a story coming frUm that circuit One
second and Manager O'Day mot Hank asked
by Meyer il the player had been fined for not hold
ing the bag.
He was not " answered ODay.
Then I tine you 81 for not timing him" sal
Meyer and, OcCUriins to the dope, the IS was
collected
The parcel post regulations cIcrds all intoIi-
eating liquors fr1m the mails Abas the parcel post
Boston paper speaks Of a ball payer as an
aged veteran" and Western scribe arises 70
ask how long 1t has been since he was young
yOUngSter.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Local Soccer Club to Play in the
Monumental City.

On Christmas Day the Washington As
ISOLATION football club will journey to
Baltimore to play the Baltimore Thistles
in the return game between these two
clubs. The first game resulted in win
for Washington by goals to l and
Capt. McGinty and his men have great
hopes Of repeating the performance. The
team will leave on the electric line at
1O:45 a. m. at Fifteenth and New York
Avenue and all wishing to go with the
team are invited. The Baltimore men will
entertain the visitors after the game,
which should be well worth watching,
as the Thistles have the reputation of
being one of the strongest teams in the
East.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Portland Club on Market.

Portland. Greg. Dec. 23.-Judge W, w.
McCredie, owner of the Pacific Coast and
northwestern League baseball clubs Of
this city, has announced that the North
western League franchise is for sale.
McCredie said he took action because
he believed it for the best interests of
baseball that the two clubs should be
under separate ownership.
Nick Williams. the manager of the
Portland Northwestern team, is a pros
pectlve purchaser
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Athletics Have a Farm.

Connie Mack has decided to estab-
Iish a permanent farm for his players
close at home For this reason he will
send Harry Davis to Reading as man
ager Of that club, Connie owning
large share of the franchise. This means
that Harry Davis will tutor the Mack
youngsters in the Mack school. In
other words, the lads who come 10
Mack as recruits from Reading will
have had the advantage of having been
tutored according to Mack ideas. This
means that they can start right in from
the jump. II will obviate the bother
of having to undo all the kids have learn
ed, which does not conform to the Mack
school of applied baseball. Davis, too
ought to be a success at Reading. Harry
is managerial caliber. despite the tough
time that he had at Cleveland He will
give the mining town the best baseball
that il has had for some time In addi-
ton, Davis will be able to secure good
talent, as he knows a ball player from
the drop of the hat.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
MACK OFFERS AID.
Will Give Wilmington Ti-State Club
Some Reserve PLAYERS.

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 23.-Connie
Mack. OF the Athletics. was here yester-
day and held a conference with Peter
F Cassidy and Thomas NJ Brown. own
ers of the Wilmington Tri-State League
team. and offered to assist them by turn
ing over several OF his reserve players.
This offer changes the local situation,
for while the owners had been waiting to
get additional capital they will now pro-
coed to put a first-class team into the
field and take chances
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
DOWN THE ALLEYS.
SOUTHWESTERN DUCKPIN LEAGUA
BITS OF BASEBALL

James ]. Greenhaigh, of Catasaarua,
Pa, has been signed for next year by
the ST, Louis Club. Greenhalgh is a
former Bethlehem Prep. School player.
and was under contract to catch for the
London team, Of the Canadian. League,
next year, but has secured his release.
Jack Dunn has about decided to take
his Orioles South next year for their
spring training. Scout Steinman now is
In Wilson. N. C., trying to make arrange
ments. If he finds that suitable quarters
can be obtained for about twenty-five
men, Dunn probably will select that
place for preparing his 1913 team.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Vanderbilt to Have New Field.

Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 23.-Vanderbilt
University is to have big new stadium
to replace Dudley Field. a number of
years ago friends of the university bought
a tract of about twelve acres Of land, TO
hold until the old field had become in
adequate. They now will turn it over to
the athletic association, and also will as
sist in getting funds to pay for the cree
ton of grand stands.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
BARTELMES WINS
ROYAL TOURNEY
Defeats Swan in Final Game in the
Pocket Billiard Match by
100 to IS.

By defeating Swan last night by the
score of 100 to 70, in the Royal pocket
billiard tournament, Bartelmes finish
with a clean score, not having lost a
game and running five. This WAS the
final game, giving Bartelmes the cham
pionship and first prize, Swan getting
second prize and KelChner third. Bar
telmes played a steady game throughout,
and had the game in hand at all times.
Swan did not play his usual game, and
seemed to be reckless at times. A large
and enthusiastic crowd witnessed the
match
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Winner Meets "White Hone"

New York. Dec. 23.-The winner of the
Soldier Kearns-Jesse Willard bout, to be
staged Friday night at the Garden A.
c., will most likely be the next man
to meet the winner of the Palzer-M Nc
Carly bout New Years Day in the elm
ination battles to uncover a real white
hope"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
NEVER MENTIONED SALARY.
Friends Say Chance Has Been Great
" Misquoted.

Los Angeles, Dec. 23-Friends of Frank
Chance, who is slated for the manage
ment of the New York Americans next
season. said to-day that he has been
greatly misquoted since the deal that
was to bring him to New York was
announced and that Chance has never
once mentioned the amount of salary he
wants from the Yankees.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Locke After PhiIIies.

Pittsburg, Dec 23-WilIam II. Locke,
secretary of the Pittsburg club, to-day
renewed his efforts to close a deal where
by parties he is representing will pur-
chase the Philadelphia National League
club. LOcke's reward will be the presi-
dency of the club. Locke refused to
state who he was buYing for
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
HEINE LEADS CLOUTERS
In Batting Home Runs in the Ma
tioual League.

New York. Dec. 23.-Heine Zimmerman,
Of the Chicago Cubs. was the leader in
batting in runs in the National League
last season, hammering home ninety
eight tallies in Ia games. Larry Doyle
of the Giants was second with ninety
seven runs in g games.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
JEFFRIES PICKS PALZER.
Former Champion Says Al viii Win
in Ten Rounds.

Los Angeles, Dec. 23.-The stock of Al
Palzer, who is to meet Luther McCarty
in the white Hope" elimination bout,
New Year, has taken a big rise since
Jim Jeffries, former champion, after see
ing both men in training said he'd be
surprised if Palzer did not knock out
McCarty within ten rounds
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Duffy to Coach Boston College.

Arthur Duffy, who when at Georgetown
University was rated as the fastest
sprinter in the world. and whose mark
of 3-5 seconds Is the best amateur
record, has been appointed coach of the
Boston College athletic teams. Duffy has
an excellent aggregation of athletics to
work on.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24

Manager Stahl, OF the worlds cham
pion Red Sox. found time at the meeting
between congratulations to declare that
there was no chance to separate pitcher
Buck O'Brien from his club, thereby
disposing of one winter rumor.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Westervelt Back to Minors.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec 23.-Westervelt
and O'Brien, two American League UNI
pires. who measured a trifle below Ban
JOhnson.s standard, have been signed for
the 1913 season with the American Asso-
citation.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Cubs to Be Starr.

New York, Dec. 23.-Johnny Evers,
manager of the Chicago Cubs, who Is
wintering here, says he'll have an all
star team next season and that the Cubs
will be contenders for the pennant.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
Harvard Beats Yale Again.

New York Dec. 23.-Harvard has beaten
Yale again This time it was at chess,
the Crimson winning by the score of
:; to /
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24

shortstop Geofge Weaver, of the
White Sox. has. at President Comiskey's
request, submitted his terms for 1913
without suggestion from the club owner
as to the amount
The Washington herald., 1912-12-24
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