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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02

The actors Of the country are ex
pected 70 erect a monument 10 the
man who invented the free lunch.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02

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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02

Why isn't the man higher up
Isn't he really lower down?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14
GESSLER IS SOLD
Griffith Disposes of SIugger to
Kansas City.
ANOTHER VETERAN GONE
Has Been on the Market Ever Since
the New Manager Took
Charge.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Doc Gessler has played his last game
for the Nationals. Gesser. like Cenroy.
Elberfeld, Lelivelt and Gray. has drifted
back to the minors. Kansas City will be
his address during the coming Season.
Manager Griffith made the sale this
morning, and the information comes in
the following telegram:
Chicago February IA.
u. Ed Grillo, Sporting Editor Star,
Washington, u. c.:
Have sold Gessler to- Kansas City
club.
CLARK GRIFFTTH.''
The sale of Gessler will not come as a
surprise to readers of The Star. 1t has
been intimated from time to time in these
columns that Griffith did not figure on
using the former hard-hitting right field
er. In accordance with Griffith's adopted
policy of trying to build up winning
team here, he decided long ago that he
did not propose to hold on to veteran
players who We're on the down grade.
Gessler came under this classification. 1t
is not divulging secret to say that there
have been several opportunities to sell
Gess.er to minor league clubs during the
winter, but Griffith waited until he got
the price that he thought Gessler was
worth. There is no doubt that he Is apt
to be a star in the minor leagues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14
GEORGETOWN WILL
PLAY YALE APRIL q
Game in New Haven, Although
Cancelled at One Time,
Has Been Scheduled Again.

Although it was reported that George
town University would not meet Yale at
New Haven in base ball this spring Man
ager Haggerty of the Blue and Gray
nine announced last evening that the
game with the boys from New Haven
had not been Cancelled and that the Hill
top ball tossers would be in the Connect
cut city April 81. The rumor that this
game had been Cancelled had its origin
in the fact that the celebration of the
unveiling of the statue to Archbishop
Carroll was to have come on the 9th of
April. the date on which Georgetown
is scheduled to ply the sons Of old Eli
IN New Haven, but owing to the fact
that the celebration to the founder of
the West End institution has been post
poned to May 2, 3 and the game with
the big northern university will be played
on the date that it was originally booked
for.
One of the biggest attractions that will
mark the sporting program of the week
of the big festivities will be the games
that will be played on the Hilltop dia-
mond with the University of Virginia
on the I'd and 4th. Owing to the an
Gent rivalry between the Blue and Gray
and the Orange and Blue institutions the
alumni Of the former university that will
he in this city during the week a great
deal of interest will be taken in this game
this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14
NOBODY TO BURY BALL PLAYER
Old Time Experts Body in Morgue
in Jersey City.

NEW YORK, February 14.-Mrs. James
Knowles, wife of the old-time base ball
player who was found dead in a cheap
lodging house at 81 Montgomery street,
Jersey City, Sunday, called at Hughes
morgue and said she was too poor to
bury her husband. The morgue keeper
promised to keep the body for a week,
pending arrangements for its interment.
Knowles was a third baseman. He
started in the professional game TWEEN
ty-eight years ago, going from Pottsville,
Pa, to Pittsburgh. He later played in
Washington. Rochester, BROOKLYN. New
York, Buffalo and Jersey City He
was once manager of the Elmira, n. Y.
team, and for two seasons managed the
Atlanta, Ga, club. He wound up his
base ball career as an umpire in the
Eastern League years ago.
The best job that Knowles had after
getting out of the game was a position
as a keeper in the Hudson county Jail.
He afterward became a bartender, and
later he found 1t difficult to get work of
any kind. Knowles and his wife sepa-
rated three years ago. Mrs. Knowles is
supporting herself on SD week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14

Special Dispatch to Tie Star
CHICAGO, ILL.,, February 14.-AI kinds
of trade talk were rife when the Ameri-
can League club owners and managers
gathered at the Congress Hotel here for
their annual schedule session. Although
the meeting was not expected to last
more than couple of hours, 1T is said
that there will be more trading done
at the gathering than any of recent date,
II the rumors of deals and gossip Of
trades count for anything.
Manager Clark Griffith of the Nationals
was the first of the magnates to arrive
on the scene, and he has been busy
man since his arrival talking to some of
the other magnates, but he has not been
able to put over any deal SO far that
looked right to him. After putting in n
whole day with Jimmy Callahan, man.
ager of the White SoX, talking trade,
Grif went into conference with Bob
Hedges owner of the Browns, yesterday
but came out with the announcement that
he had been unable to do any business.
He made emphatic denial of the rumOrS
that We're floating around base ball head
quarters during the afternoon that he
had offered Hedges Catcher John Henry
in even trade for Pitcher Lefty George.
re was WILING 10 ADMIT tnat lie would
like to have one or two good left-handed
twirlers for the coming season. but he
was not at all confident that he would
land any.
Il have been talking myself black in
the face since / got here" said Griffith,
but that is all the good it has done me
SO far. l am not bit confident that
will be able to make any trade at all
while here, but there is no telling what
will take place before 1 leave"
Vice President E. S. Barnard of the
Cleveland club was one of the early ar
rivals on the ground yesterday and he
was ready to talk trade to any one that
felt inclined to talk to him regarding
George Stovall. The Nap owners are in
clined to hold Stovall a little too high for
the other club owners to fall for and so
he is still the property of the Cleveland
ers.
Manager Harry Wolverton of the New
York Highlanders got into town late yes
terday afternoon and was present at the
big gabfest last night over which Charley
Comiskey presided. Griffith was the other
guest at the informal gathering and
President Ban Johnson was also among
those that took part in the conversations
Trades of ball players soon became a
commonplace topic and the big subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14
DENVER VETERAN
LOSES GOLF MATCH
Walter Fairbanks Succumbs to
H. P. harrington at the goth
Hole in Florida Tourney.

PALM BEACH, Fla, February IA
Four extra hole contests marked the first
round of match play yesterday in the
golf tournament for the South Florida
championship Walter Fairbanks, the
veteran Denver player. went down to
defeat at the hands of Harold P. Far
rington Of Woodland. in match that
went to the twentieth green. Another
close round in the first flight was played
by II. r. McElwee of Onwentsia and F..
c. Van Dusen of Minnekahda, the for
mer winning in an extra holes play.
In the second division Simeon Ford of
Apawamis had to play an extra hole to
defeat St. John Wood Of Baltusrol, while
M. M. Townley of Glen View and Waldo
A. Avery Of Detroit carried their match
in tho third division to the twentieth hole
before the former Won.
Summaries of the first and second di-
visions follow:
First division-William E Glow, jr., Onwent-
STA. defeated v. g. Longley. Wannamoisett. 4
aud 2; v. B. Hubbell, Englewood defeated C. II
Geist, Whitemarsh Valley, and 2; james R.
HYDE South Shore Field, defeated Ward .Ames
Duluth, up Cd holes: Walter j. Travis, Gar
den City. defeated John Shepard jr. Wanna
iDoisett, and g. II. j; Topping. Greenwich, de-
feated Richard Hyde. South Shore Field. and
81 Dr. w. S. Harlan, Columbia defeated L. r.
Martin, Allston, and 3; r. II. McElwee, on
wentsia, defeated b. e. Van Dusen. Minnekahda,
up 90 holes.
second dlvision-D. G. hurry, Utica, defeated
Louis Washington Midlothian 8 and 8: A. +.
Huston, st. David, defeated Haron K Bolton,
Onwentsia, 4 and s.; J. E. Rumbough. Asheville,
defeated A. B. Switzerland: Garden City. up;
J. F. Soutter, Apawamis defeated A. L. Belk-
nap. Minneapolis, Z and 8; J. F. Harris, Shinne-
cock, defeated NJ. L. Brown Philadelphia, and
L. John A. Black, Ardsley, defeated r. NJ. Chal-
mers, Albany, 2 up; 1. n. Stumer. Ravisloe, de-
feated j. H Mason, Brae Burn, and B; simeon
Ford, ApawamLs, defeated st. John Wood. Bal
tusrol. up Go holes}.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14
BY n. C. BYRD.

Practically all the local clubs, schools
and colleges will be represented in the
Johns Hopkins-5th Regiment meet in Bal
timore Saturday night. Besides sending
| relay teams several Of the organizations
will make individual entries, and those
| that are not represented in the four-n1an
events will send men to the marks in the
open or scholastic events.
Georgetown will send over its relay
team, providing it can get a good race,
and will enter several men in the open
events. II no suitable match can be ar
ranged for the quartet, the men will all
be entered in the individual races. Eller
and Golden will run in the hurdles, while
the largest entry will be placed in the
quarter mile. Chapman will run the $50,
and Corrigan will be the mainstay in the
dashes.
Corridor and one or two other men
from Catholic University will probably
The Maryland Aggies will be repre-
scented by the same relay four which
represented the school in the George
Washington meet and which won from
the University Of Maryland by half a
lap 1t will also either place its second
team in the meet, Or else enter the men
who composed it in the open events.
Three of the local high schools will
have teams entered, Tech, Central and
Western being the ones to send men
over. Tech and Western will probably
be represented by relay teams, while
Central will have men entered in the in
dividual events.
George Washington will also send over
it's relay team.
The fremont Athletic Club and the
Washington Cross-COuntry Club will have
big squads in the different events. The
cross-country club will make its great
est effort in the distance events, while
the Tremonts will bank their hopes on
the success Of two relay fourS.
1t is probable that two Or three Of the
smaller organizations will be represented
Georgetown will meet the New York
University quint tomorrow night at the
Arcade 1t will be the first time that
the Blue and Gray quint has played on
it's own floor since two weeks ago, when
II defeated the Catholic University quint.
No excuses have been offered by the
members of the Hilltoppers' quint for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14

NEW YORK, February I'LL you nave
an eve for base ball statistics just cast II
along the fringe fthe old-fashioned way
of figuring pitching averages and then
measure a new style that may be adopted
next season. If you have an ear Tor
argument slip this record on your pianoia
and take a listen
It's a dainty little thing entitled THE
Percentage Rag Ths cohposei
Christy MathewsOn. He doesn't claim
that the idea is entirely original with
him, but he Is the first person. to' our
knowledge to set it to figures. The ar
ranyement is ours, and we Wouldn [
wager a plugged dime that an expert ac-
corntant couldn't pick some flaws. How
ever we show up the general motl1 as
the music critics say, ana tnat Is the guy
we re after.
Matty advocates a new method OF COM
piling pitching averages to snow as near
as it can be accomplished by cold ngures
the value of a pitcher regardiess OF MS
supporting cast 1t Is admitted that the
standing adduced from the number OF
games won and lost by pitchers Is not
true rating of his ability in many cases
A good pitcher with second DIVISION
club-Nap Rucker is a good example
might lose a dozen 2-to-1 games, while
an ordinary performer with good team
behind him might cop a dozen o-to-4
games There can be no doubt that the
chap who holds teams to two runs ana
loses is as good or better than the 1eHoW
who is scored on four times, but Is saved
| by batting support. Rucker has lost many
| heartbreakers in Brooklyn, but under
| Matty's system Of figuring he would rank
| third among National League pitchers
| He was number twenty-five in the omciaI
| averages last fall.
OF course, a good pitcher will be at
| his best with a good team, and poor
! ,1stf1l
| Il tailender. The question is to evolve a
standard by which to judge pitchers on
| individual ability, and Matty believes his
| solution is about the best that can be
| had without going outside the official re-
turns.
Having struck those few preliminary
| chords we will now plunge into the
| theme of the piece. Matty proposes to
| take the games of a pitcher and subtract
| them from the total OF his teams games
| during a season. Then figure the percent
| age of games won and lost by the club.
| Subtract this percentage from the per-
| centage of games won and lost by the
pitcher and the difference will be the
| pitchers speed either above or below
that OF his team behind the other pitch
| ers.
| Such an arrangement does not fiatter
Matty as he stands twelfth in a. list OF
| leading National League pitchers. The
| honors go to Grover Cleveland Alexan-
| der whose winning margin over that OF
| the Phillies behind other pitching was
| .2a4. Tyler OF Boston ranks second
among men who worked in more than
fifteen games. Although Tyler lost more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14

games than he Won, he did .205 better
than the Boston team behind all other
pitching. Rucker won barely more than
half his games, yet he ranks above Rube
Marquard, who leads the league in the
official averages. We will take Alexan-
der's record as an illustration Of how the
method evolves these figures. He won 2S
and lost Ii games, a percentage of 1888
The Philadelphia club won 70 and lost q
games. Eliminating the games pitched
by Alexander the Phillies won less than
half their games. Figuring this way, they
captured 81 and dropped 60. percentage
of .459.
Thus Alexander won 6ss of his games
with club that averaged only .459 beh.n nd
all the other pitchers. The difference is
IA. No other pitcher so far exceeded
his clubs accomplishment behind other
pitching, SO Alexander Is the league
leader.
Herding the twirlers this way we en-
counter many freak situations It seems
silly to rank a man who won less than
half MS games above one who won three
time as many as he lost, but 1t opens up
line OF interesting speculation on what
these pitchers might do with other clubs,
and measures them regardless of their
associations. They might have won as
many games as Marquard had he pitched
for the Giants, and 1t is certain that Mar
guard would not have won SO many
games with the Boston team.
Mordecai Brown ranks just above
Mathewson, and Camnitz of Pittsburgh
just below him. Lew Richie, a pitcher
who beat the Giants repeatedly, failed to
travel as fast as the Cubs behind all
other Cub pitchers.
In the accompanying table there has
been no attempt to include all the lead
for an expert accountant But the stand
ing Of each teams leading pitchers-for
fifteen or more games-is shown, together
with that of a few other topliners. Math-
ewson, Marquard and Crandali are the
Giants tabled up Cole and Brown show
for Chicago and Adams and Camnitz for
Pittsburgh. The others are leaders of
the various teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14
GUS RUHLIN DEAD.
Heavyweight Who Fought Jeffries
Fitzsimmons and Other Stars.

NEW YORK, February 14.-Gus Ruh-
lin. famous a decade ago as a pugilist
conqueror of Tom Sharkey and other men
of lesser note, died suddenly yesterday in
his cafe in Brooklyn as the result of a
stroke of apoplexy.
Rubin fought his last big fight No
Nember 16, 1901 in San Francisco, wher,
Jim Jeffries defeated him in five rounds
His fight with Sharkey took place in 1900
when Rubin made the sailor throw III
the sponge after fifteen hard rounds In
1897 Rubin fought a twenty-round draw
with Jeffries; in 1898 he lost 10 kid
Mccoy in twenty rounds: to Tom Shar-
key the same year in one round, and ir
1900 he was knocked out by Bob Fitz
simmons in six rounds.
Rubin was born in Canton, Ohio forty
years ago, and fought his first fight ir
1896. His wife is active and well known
In stIffragis circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14
BY J. ED aR1LLo.

If Griffith makes any trades during the
present gathering of magnates at Chi
cago it will not involve either one of his
young catchers, Henry or Ainsmith. II
he made any deal which forced him to
give up one of his catchers 1t would not
be either of the youngsters. but more
likely Street, though. of course. he is not
at all likely to disturb his catching staff
Griffith has no intention of disposing OF
young players who show promise. He
believes in getting rid of players who
have seen their best days and are on tine
down grade. Henry and Ainsmith have
all the earmarks of being a pair of bril-
liant performers behind the plate. Neither
is vet seasoned, yet with but little ex-
perience they have shown really high
class form 1t would be blunder tc
part with such players for the sake OF
securing some sort of an experiment
But then there is no need for worry
Anything that Griffith trades will meet
with the approval of local patrons OF
the game, for past experience has taught
the Nationals manager that to enter into
these transactions Is taking long
chance, and he is sure to be cautious.
Lefty George. who. according to Chi
cago DISPATCHES is wanted from st. Louis
by Griffith did not have a very impressive
record last season, but for all that he
seems to have the reputation OF being
a good left handler. George won three
games last year and lost ten. and yet
there are several clubs In the American
League anxious to secure him. The fel-
low had an off season last year, and 1t
seems to be the general impression that
he will come back to form this year
Griffith undoubtedly could use lett
handler. 1t looks like taking a long
chance to start into the campaign with
out a southpaw of experience. But
Hedges is a hard proposition to deal
with for the reason that he VIII want
johnson or Milan for any man under
contract to his club.
But If Griffith returns from the meeting
without having secured. single player
he will not be disappointed. for he con-
sidered himself as having only remote
here. This base bali game is a peculiar
proposition. Eight club owners in
league are partners, and yet the one
will not help the. other. 1t might De
argued that conditions would be more
IL the strong teams would help the weak,
thus balancing all the teams and thereby
make the pennant race more even. But
these partners are really rivals IN pusl-
ness. and there is no such thing as get
ting aid when it comes down to strength
ening teams. Peculiar as this may seem
it is this condition, however, which has
given the public absolute confidence IN
the integrity Of the game.
Charley White, the referee, seems to
have a high opinion Of Carl Morris. who
defeated Jim Stewart the other night.
White says that Morris is much Inn
proved boxer, and that when he learns
to hit straight from the shoulder he
will be a hard man to beat. This is the
way he sizes him UP:
"If Carl Morris can learn to hit from
the shoulder with that long left hand he
will whip a lot of rivals. I never saw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING.
Annual Spring Gathering Winds
Up Today in New York.

NEW YORK, February 14.-Nfagnates
Of the National League anticipated but a
brief session today to conclude the busi-
ness Of their annual spring meeting Some
amendments to the league constitution
and to the national agreement were to be
considered. and a final adjournment
taken. There will be no meeting of the
rules committee at this time, although
one may be held later to consider a
change in the box rule Thomas Con-
molly, chairman of the American League
rules committee, and Umpire Emslie, who
is on the National League rules commit
tee, have both raised a point that the
pitchers box should be cut down to a
level with the diamond. No other changes
in the rules are contemplated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14
GIBBONS BEATS HICKS.
Has Better of Opponent in Almost
Every Round of Ten.

NEW YORK, February 14.-Mike Glib
bons, the st. Paul welterweight, won a
hard-fought ten-Tound bout from Freddie
Hicks of Detroit here last night. a ma
jority of the rinSside crowd gave Gibbons
the better of every round but the seventh
Gibbons beat Hicks badly for several
rounds. but the Detroit man fought ba ck
gamely, and in the third Hicks landed a
hard blow to the face. In the sixth
Hicks stirred Gibbons up with a hard left
10 the jaw. Then Gibbons tore into Hicks
and punished him severely.
Hicks was eroggy in the eighth, and in
the ninth Gibbons opened a cash over
Hicks eye with a hard left hook He
tried hard for Knockout in the last
round. and the bell found Hicks holdin.
Oh.