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The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Bobby Wallace Trying
To Sting Davis Again

Having found Manager Harry Davis
inclined to be tender hearted. Bobby
Wallace Is trying to sting him again.
That st. Louis "houn dawg" is learning
TO take a piece out of the nearest leg,
by the looks OF it. What does Bobby
want now? Oh-ah-oh, merely TcId
Easterly-that's ell. Bobby will prob
ably, give Jack Powell for Easteriy, il
Davis doesn't wake up.
wallace has begun to see things
imagine himself playing with a regular
Dig league team. He thinks that, with
Davis on the job in Cleveland, he should
eventually coZen him into shifting Joe
Jackson to the Mound City. But Wal
lace will wake up.
Nothing doing on this Easterly deal. ."
shr!eked Davis, when questioned about
1t. Ted Easterly is a rattling good
batsmen. I'm going to try and make
him good catcher. II he can smooth
out his catching weaknesses without
losing his batting eye, Cleveland will
have the best backstop in the American
League"
Then Harry lighted up another one.
Bobby Wallace. manager of the St
Louis Browns, will take forty players to
West Baden, Ind, and the noise of the
weeping and wailing when the cuts be-
gin will be loud in the land. Paul
Kritcheh Is expected to be the mainStay
of the team this season, with Jimmy
stephens filling in and some youngsteI
sitting on the bench. Wallace will have
have until May 20 to cut his squad down
to the legal number-twenty-tive
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
HOT SPRINGS NOW
MECCA FOR STARS
TAKING OFF WEIGHT
@. Erminie Schaefer Among
Those Running Over
Hills.

Hot Springs, Ark, is the center of
ante-season baseball right now. Our
one-time friend and companion, G. Err
mimic Schaefer, first baseman, Vaude-
villep erformer on and off the field and
latest challenger of Jack Johnson, is
now in Vapor valley Willing away the
hours running miles over the hills and
laving his noble. limbs in the steamy
baths of that noted resort.
-Four Tigers, all huge and husky from
too much food and too little work, are
in the baseball colony. George Mullin
whose last appearance in this city was
as a member of Jimmy McAleer's ALL
Stars; Sam Crawford, the terrific fusi-
lader and galloping gardener; Jim Della
hanty, the broken-legged infieder with
the whaling wand, and Charlie OLeary
who has to keep in the sun all the time
to prevent schleross setting in, he is
so aged, are the four diamond war
rlors at the springs ,as representatives
of Jennings Jungaleers.
Bill Carrigan, the sturdy backstop of
the Boston Red Sox, is there, too, get =
ting down to weight and wondering how
much longer the course will continue
al how he ever managed to gather so
much superfluOus tissue. HUB Purdue
a tall, rotund finger of the Boston Ma
tionals, is watching the pounds ooze
away.
Garland J. Srahl, whose right name is
Jake. just plain Jake, should pull into
the little station tonight or tomorrow
morning. Stahl expects to have little
trouble in getting down to weight, etc
That's what they all say. BY the time
he has plowed his majestic way over
those hills couple of times he may sur
fer sudden change of heart, however.
Barney Reilly, the old Yale captain
who landed in the White SOx camp just
long enough to get a transfer for the
Sioux City outfit, is the chief attraction
Of the Brooklyn lookies. Bad Biz
Dahlen, the Brooklyn manager, is on
the job with his darlings, and is keep
ing them bIsily engaged in keeping Mr..
Rotundity outside the door.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
MaCk'S Idea.

Connie Mack works along different lines. AS a
starter Connie snta kicker anyhow and has but little
to say. His aggression is cast within different mold
from that of McGraw, Bresnahan even Chance and
Jennings. And Connie also figures that umpire will
be inclined to give that club break
a shade the best of it which lets him alone. Most
of his people, in place of prodding the ump, always
boosting hmaways there with the polite and friendly
chit chat-kidding him along throughout the game.
Connie probably has the correct sysem--but there
are undoubtedly types that Influenced by
other method. For while McGraw is the most aggressive
the bunch Chance, Jennings Clarke and others
far from being md-mannered in hectic battle where
the decisions apparently going against them.
Fielder JONES' one of the most successful managers
that lived, would come in from field about
every other inning to launch heated debate with
oficial-not much in the way of kick what
had been called but for general effect upon others
come.
AS to whichever system is best from working view
point far personally and even imperson-
ally concerned there will be active competition in
bidding for the umpire's post With players and
spectators 1t isn't question of the right decision but
rather which club is favored Decisions look diff
from different parts of the field, but as the UNI
pire generally top of the job in ninety
out of hundred he is exactly right This may reach
95 per cent but Of 800 is fair enough
under the handicap imposed.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Up Against 1t.

The umpire is the official who is always up
against it. The football referee umpire may fail to
foul which is claimed and let it go by default
The fight referee always has the old abi draw
in tight spot The judge put it up to the jury
cothe his answer in such of language that
neither side knows what the is until said judge
has made his escape.
But in balloon the ump must give his decision one
way another and give it with the play. And these
decisions mean much more to the final than
the batting or fielding of any two men involved.
The umpire with close decisions that may be given
with fair justice either turns the tide of battle in
least 80 Of the 154 contests played by each club.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Where Decisions Count.

There any number Of decisions that based
upon plays where the correct is tossup. And
in close, hardought battle drawing the bulk
of these close will out in front This ac-
counts in big for the fight managers make
keeping after the judges of play for the close ones
They figure that by constantly reminding the umpire
that he has given the rival club all the best of it
these neck-andneck decisions he will be inclined
turn and up. McGraw is the leader along these
lines. The Giant leader in making his roar, isn't fgur-
ing the play already called but is looking the
ahead
Whats the of kicking now?" queries the fan.
The decision is already given and kicking can't change
it," Which is true enough But the kicker is often
working effect; get the break the opening
make the ump feel that he has given him the worst
of and that>the tight is due the other way
round.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Naplanders Have Big
Party to Take South

When the Naplanders go to Mobile. on
February %, Harry Davis will have
thirty -scvem strong. sturdy young men in
tho party, lighting for twenty-five places
Their great winning streak last year ha J
worked up the NaplanderS to a frenzy.
They actually think they can win the
American League banner OF 1912 The
nrst squad to go South includes O'Neill,
Eastnrly, Livingston, Fisher, Adams,
and Talbot CatchcrE; kalcr, Blanding,
James, Knapp Baskcttc, Swindcl De
MDlt. Mitchell, Stccn, lefty" George
C0Ok, ana Swctzcr, pitchers and Man
HgCr Davis.
Laloir. Neal BaII. Terry Turner, Olson,
Pe"klnzpaugh, Barr, Manush, Holm
hurst, SlauHbuTY. and BTOnklc. inheldcrs !.
Birmingham, GrHnsy, Jackson. Ryan,
Htd "tianE" butcher OuthcidcrE; Ncau
Gregg. AMI whaling n hid catcher. viii
akS 10 tho s"crnd squad, due 10 be at
WDIk on March b.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Bush, Tiger Shortstop,
Wants Raise to Sign

DETROIT. Mich, Feb. 22.-This Is a
sour holiday for Tiger rooters, for
"Donie" Bush. the cack young short
stop. is a hold-out. He refuses abso-
lutely to sign a contract for the figures
offered him by Hughey Jennings.
Il played good enough ball last Sea-
son." writes Bush to President Navin,
Ito get a substantial raise, not a little
to take my place and play the same
kind of ball have played for two years
this is the opportunity. I shall not re-
port for the training season until get
what l want and that's a good raise" "
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
The First Interview.

"You say for me-" said Manager Washington, Of
the hardhittng Contnenals that we have the flag as
good won sewed up and ashed to the mast I've had
good look my bunch while training at Valley Forge,
and it's the best looking squad l ever handled My
youngsters look good and the old boys still there
Paul Revere is as fast around the bases and
with Pat Henry pulling Arlieatham the coach
ing lines, | cant see where we can lose"
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Georgetown to Meet
Franklin and Marshall

Georgetown meets the FranHin and
Marshall basketball team tonight at the
Arcade at O'Clock. Franklin and Mar
shall has been most successful so far
this srarnn II hav!dg defeated Della
ware by ~ to Is. Dickinson by 20 to IS,
Merccrsburg by 20 to 2s The only team
that has won rom Franklin and Mar
shall is the University of Pennsylvania.
Score ~ to 70
Tne HiIltopprra displayed the best of
form in thclr EHinr with Navy at An
map"lis this mounts and Couch Coli
lower Is Conhd"nt that = NiStoIy viii he
the result Of tUnighI'B contest.
Probable lineup!
Gerrgetown-Wal r. r: Whalcn
liOllander, I. r.: Schlnssor, Mccarthy.
c.; Foley, Il. g.. lIelskeIl. l.. G.
Franklin and Marshall-Shaub, r. j.. ;
blcnmcr, l.. -; HAYES, g; Stein, X. G. ;
HTiderhaUEh, l.. q.
hcte"oe-Mr. Hughes.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
N 'ALEER COUNTSON
SPEAKER TO SHINE
ON 1872 DIAMOND
Thinks Outfelder Chief Cog
In Machine to Take
Flag.
By SENATOR"

One of the lads upon whom Jimmy
McAleer is counting for valiant deeds
this season, deeds which will 60 far
toward landing the American League
gonfalon in Boston, is Iris Speaker, the
dandy center fielder 50 often compared
with Ty Cobb. This lad Is hardly moro
than youngstcr, and should shave
many long years of good service ahead
OF him. Last year was his third COM
plete season in the Johnsonian circuit,
ahd Boston fans swear by Spoke"
II think Speaker one Of the greatest
outfieideis ever in the game Jinimy
MCAleer told the writer one day last
summer in Boston. HE may not be
as startling as Cobb, either in the ilslj
or with the bat, but for all that he 10
q dangerous hitter and a truly wonder
that. orly star could make. Cobb rs
the greatest player ever seen, but
Speaker comes close after him, in my
opinion"
American League fans are going to
watch this crack gardener of the Red
SoX this season to see il he carries Dut
all the Prophecies of his new boss. They
are going to compare Speaker with that
other star, Joe Jackson, from the very
beginning, and many will be found who
VIII predict his asCendancy over 'SocK-
| less JOE" the Cleveland slugger.
Debut on Labor Day.
Speakers debut in the big show took
place on Labor Day, 1908, in Boston
| He had been breaking fences all over
the SoutEern League, and tales of his
| hard hitting and circus catches had
been bCrne along on the breezes before
| his arrival in the land of the baked
bean. Never will any fan who saw that
| debut forget II.
Confident as any veteran, the rookie
marched to the bat and promptly
| IVN1.V, V,.,b,.. Il l. ~. -
walked. The third time he chopped
| vicious liner down over second. So
much for his hitting. In the field he
ran to the center field bleachers, some
run, too, by the way, and grabbed a
drive ticketed for three sacks. He took
| that bah with one hand ami never even
stcPped to see If the crowd had noticed
/ it,: That was in the morning game.
In the afternoon Speakers game was
/ just AS worthy of headlines in Jhe
papers. His hitting had that savage
| rlng that betokens the hard hitter and
his fielding brought hack memories OF
| Chick" Stahl. Speakers reputation in
| Boston was established that first day,
to continue and increase in glory until
/ now,
Most Spectacular Play.
| Speakers most spectacular play is
| gencr ally made on a !nw-hit ball in
| front of him. His sreed is remarkable,
fully rs great as Ccbrs, and he cones
| to grab that ball just before it reaches
| the grass. He is quite as sure of pull
| ing a homer down out OF the Ellie skies
behind him, showing his S!oved right
hand uIr at just the proper moment ~
| seize the flying pellet.
| Jimmy MCAleer is favorite with iris
Speaker. Iris Speaker has always been
greatly admired by Jimmy McAlecr
| With the one president of the club and
the other the shining star of the out
| fit, their mutual admiration society of
! 1912 may be expected TO result in Il
great record for the player and hign
position in the race for the president.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
LEFTY GEORGE MAY
Be TRANSFERRED TO
TOLEDO BALL CLUB
Willie Mitchell or Former
Brownie Likely to Go
Backward.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. 22.-Man-
ager Topsy Hartsel, of Toledo, says he
will get Wi1iIe Mitchell or Lefty George,
provided Vean Gregg's salary difference
with the Maps is adjusted.
President Somers wants a southpaw
for Toledo. which was one reason for
the StoVall-Lefty George trade with st.
Louis. The Maps don't want three south
paws, and Toledo needs a sOuthpaw to
replace Earl Yingling, the former Nap
who goes to Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Donlin Is Glad to
Go to Pirate Club

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22.-Mike Don
lh' Giant and Boston brave. and an
eA-actor don't forget, is happy. He has
peen transferred from the Beantown to
play with the Pirates this season. lie
likes the change immensely. Yester-
day friend Of Donlin's received a tel
egram from him dated West Baden
Ind, which read:
Il think he Pirates have a great
chance for he pennant. Any club that
can hit the ball viii De IN the iunnirg,
and in my opinion the Pirates are the
hitting club collectively in the National
League. For myself l will do ali
can to show the management ti.at Ihcy
haven't made a mistake in trading foA
me. | am in great shape at present
and am working out here every day.
Donlin viii! be shifted into Manager
Clarke's place in left field. He has a
few days baseball left in him yet.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
International League
Will Begin April IS

PROVIDENCE, r.. J.. Feb. 22.-Aftcr
a three hours session yesterday tho IL
ternational Baseball League officials
adopted the schedule as prepared by
President Barrow, with n few minor
charges. The schedule calls for 1Ji
games, each team playing eleven games
at home and eleven away.
Tine season will open on Thursday,
ACril Is, with p oChestec at Pre- Vid ance
Buffalo ut Newark, Montreal at ;3nlti-
more, and Toronto at Jersey city. In
the West the oPcning date viii &c May
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
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The Washington times., 1912-02-22
How About the Ump?

With ball clubs shifting southwark and the bud
laden springme edging back again, this is supposed
to be the of gay and giddy rejoicing among
those connected with camp-following the game. But
how about the blghted umpire? For four months
now he has pked along the soprano of his way
any other normal being would. His shins have re-
maned unlocked and his bean untapped by the hurt
ling brckbat. There has been around daily cast
ing asparagus his ancestry and bowling horde
demanding his crimson gore or comparing him .un-
favorably to the late Mr.. James old Doc Ali Baba
But this period of rest and recuperation ends.
We have often wondered just how umpire feels at
facing the first of 154 games-n $50 of which he will be
by side the other of being blind crooked
weak minded, senile and to the peace and
prosperity Of the nation
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Tigers Drew Heavy
Attendance on Road

In spite of the talk that Detroit is
not baseball town they can at least
show that they paid more to visiting
baseball clubs last season than any
city outside of Chicago. On the road
the Tigers drew more people than any
club in the league. with the possible
exception of the champion Athletics.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Will Go to Paris.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-J. Ferdinand
Poggenburg, recent winner of the ma
ticnah 1872 balklinc amateur billiard
championship, today confirmed a report
that he will participate In the coming
tournament 1t Paris. lie expects to sail
Monday.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Stanage and Meyers
Worked in 100 Games

Two cat"hcrs IN each wing of the
ma iors worked in more than ICO contests
last sCHson. StaIaga, of DCuoit, caught
~ games, Myers, of the Giants, 12S
7 Thonas. Of philadelphia, l03, and Arch
81. Vi tho Cubs, lOG.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Physician
Advises HandbalI

DR.. William Z. keane, physician for
the Detroit Tigers, says the most valu-
able exercise a ballplayer and business
man can take to keep in physical con-
dition is handball Many men can trace
q new lease on life to handball. Try it"
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
Ed Gremminger Was
Swell Third BaSeman

We hear a great deal about swell"
third basemen, but the only swell"
third baseman we ever saw was big Ed
GremminEer, once with Boston, whose
waist line apprOXimated sixty inches.
The Washington times., 1912-02-22

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The Washington times., 1912-02-22
o Tempora! o Mawrus!

Washington (ofical standing) 1878 40 40 1000
Washington Official standing) 1911 154 60 "a .4l6
The Washington times., 1912-02-22
AND BUNTS
By Grdntldnd Rice.
The Ump's Psalm of Strife.

Lives of umDireS oft remind us
We must sprint to heat the hand,
Or, departing, leave behind us
Pools of gore upon the sand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-15

Not so very long ago lecturer at
, the University Club of Chicago handed
out ono hundred tyrcwr!tten sh cts to
as many mon in the audience. These
sheets contained twenty questions. and
the lecturer declared that if any gem
ticman present could answer all these
questions correctly he might look upon
himself as an educated man other
wise" advised the lecturer. ''hc DAD
better 60 back and take POSTCARD
uatc course for fear that his college
degree Nigh; receive the recall
These Were the questions:
". Name the Vice President Of the
United States.
2. Namc the Treasurer of the United
States.
3. Name the conductor OF the New
York symphony Orchestra.
4. Name the leader of Tammany Hall.
;. Name your Congressman.
e. Who is Hugo Nuns terburg?
:. Who was Sir Christopher Wren?
s. Who Is Ali Bahia?
.. What is the Pentateuch?
10. What is seismograph?
II. What Is a clevis?
Il. How many Justices are thcrc on
the bench Of the Supreme Court ,of tho
United Statesc
10. Name Ave of them.
IA. Who said The child is father of
the man?
10. Who said The groves were Gods
first temples"o
l6. Who said once more unto the
breach. dear friends, once more?
II. Who was Mommsen?
is. Who Is president OF the Lake
Shore Railroad?
10. What is the fourth city In size
in the United States?
20. What Is proposition?
All the men to whom these questions
were put wero college graduates.
Forty-one OF them read the questions
over and gave them UP. The other
thirty-nine filled out answers Not one
man answered all the queries correctly,
and very few gavo correct answers to
any OF them
The Montgomery Advertiser doubts
If there arc six men In the United
States outside of active college pro
fessors who could answer offhand
every one OF these auerics-if there Is
a member Of Congress who could do 1t
III any Governor could do 1t. Doubt
less our contemporary Is right,
The questions are too rigid. The
standard Is too high and false. No set
OF questions ever determined whether
man was educated or not--many a
brilliant man hunks" his college eA-
aminations. deapite the fact that no
is we'll and broadly educated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-15
Voice Of the PEOPLE


W hen but boy in ms teens
had passion for the scenes
And sights of other lands.
which oitentimes fell In my hands.
Among the rest ! came across
was one that put me to a loss
ana MED me. as john Bunyan says
IN lliRrlm's Progress with amaze"
Twas celld. so all might understand
BY a strange tlt!e-No MANS Land
Ana then | thought there sure must be
some otncr lund beyond the sea
10 balance 1t. on other hand
lherc sure must t.. No Woman's Land
a and where mon, aye. man aonc
SITS uEdisputed on tho throne.
Without brat o. woman nigh
10 put a hnEcr in The pie"
Wen. as ! said, j thought and thong hit,
Until a dream the answer brought.
one night as oil nay couch lay
drcamd that I was far AWAY
~ country strange and poor and mea
With not q woman TO he seen
ABOUT the houses everywhere
Mere signs enough she wasn't there.
The Yards were fun OF weeds the gates
were off their hinges, broken plates
AND cups and SaucerS. cans galore
md other rubbish at the door.
The hogs We're roofing uD the ground
In yard, and all. the mouse around
The house itself was full Of dogs.
Whose business 70 bite the hogs,
or ir!gntcn them with canine roar
FROM boldly coming thro' the door.
We'll was hungry ana began
TO suffer with the inner man"
In search Of drink and nourishmcnt.
! knock'd and NJ the door was met
By one | never can forget.
lln sccTNd indeed to he n man,