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Evening star., 1912-11-16
DECISION HELPS RACING.
Maryland Court Of Appeals Sustains
Hartford County Commissioners.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpatch Inc star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November 16.1iov.
Goldsborough and Attorney General Poe
of Maryland were sweepingly overruled
yesterday when the court of appeals at An
napolis decided that members of the
Hartford county racing commission did
not forfeit their offices by failing 10 have
themselves sworn in within thirty days
after the date of their appointment. The
opinion was given in connection with the
sustaining of the opinion handed down
by Judge Harlan in the circuit court Of
Hartford county when he dismissed the
states application for an injunction
against the Havre de Grace racing meet.
The court also overrued the opinion of
the attorney general that the Hartford
county racing commission act is unconsti-
tutiOnal
Yesterdays opinion, which was written
and read by Judge Brisco, practically
ends the governors long and stormy fight
to drive the race tracks out of the state
The court of appeals upholds the
prOpriety of courts of equity issuing in-
functions against criminal proceedings in
order to protect property interests, and
also holds that the duties of the members
of the racing commission under the act
did not constitute them official persons,
required by the constitution to take the
prescribed oath, and thus they had not
forfeited their status by failure to take
such oath. The court also ruled adverse
lS Ou dli VI the brought 10 the
constitutionality of the act
In discussing the status of the commits
soners appointed by virtue of the act.
the opinion said that they were not civil
officers within the meaning Of section 6
of article 1 of the state constitution. and
therefore were not required to take the
oath prescribed in the succeeding section.
No civil commissions were issued to
them, the opinion states. They had no
duties apart from those as members of
a board and nothing in the act prescribes
that they should qualify by taking any
OATH This phase of the case is fully
discussed, and decisions are quoted to
indicate that members of such boards
are not regarded as civil officers.
In discussing the objections to the
validity of the act, the court held that
there was no unreasonable classification
in the limiting to corporations then
existent the right to conduct race meets.
The opinion states that the right Of
the legislature to create classes for the
purpose of regulation and limitation had
been expressly allowed by the courts,
and that the act properly exercised such
a power
No fault was found in the provision
which made the commission self-per-
petuating by providing that remaining
should fill vacancies. The legis- |
lature, the opinion says, can change this |
method of selection whenever it wishes |
the opinion holds that legisla- |
tive powers are not conferred on the |
by the act, but merely ad- |
functions.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
DETROHT=ELECTRHC
AND APPERSON CARS.
EMERSON & OPME,
14o7 II ST NV PHONE MAIN 1855.
LOCKE SAYS PRICE IS HIGH.
Admits. However. Frazee and Baker
MAY Purchase Phillies.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. November 10
Secretary VIII II. Locke of the Pitts
burgh base ball club returned yesterday
from Milwaukee and said he willing
TO assume the leadership of the Phia-
deiphia National League base ball club
IL the club can be bought for reasonable
figure.
Il have not made any offer for the
club despite the reports that have been
sent out OF Philadelphia said Locke
"and / have not been interested in or in
volved in any negotiations for the sale
OF the club because / consider the prices
placed on the club quoted in the news
papers as entirely too high At the fig
ures quoted the purchase OF the club is
not even 10 be considered
Although he vii not say so plainly
Locke practically admits that IL the fig.
ure was cut down to a reasonable size he
and those with whom his name has beer
associated-H. IL. FraZee and w. +. Ba-
ker of New York-would go in and take
over the Phillies.
Il know too much about base ball val
ues to even consider the purchase at the
prices quoted" said Locke. "Of course
the Phillies are good team and they
have good enough plant. But before
any one will buy the price will have to
come down"
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Physical Fitness for Business Men
THE PILEDRIVER.
By Frank A. Gotch, Worlds Wrestling Champion

Business success requires the punch
the power-and the repetition. To strike
one huge blow and then be unable to
strike again is lost motion. To strike
many petty blows is "A needless waste.
But to keep on hitting hard and SYSTEM
atically will bring results-permanent,
beneficial results.
Every business man can make himself
over into human piledriver il he wants
to. He can so fit himself through ample
and systematic exercise that he can ''be
there every day-every week-every
month-every year.
The mechanism of the piledrivor Is SIM
pie. 1t raises a weight, and then makes
nature pay back the expended energy
through grayitation The human pile
driver can work on the same principle. II
can save itself the brunt of the blow by
supplying the vital force to lift the
weight that is to fall.
But reserve energy is needed always.
That Is what regular physical exercise
and decent physical care will insure.
The direction of that energy is left to the
mind experience and training.
1t pays to be piledriver. Convert
yourself into one. Test it out. See what
the results are.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
6ERIINENr @f1MENT
Happenings s $$s1Sportdom

| ing that Tinker betters himself is hare
| to see. Doolan and Hauser are valuable
ball players. and it is almost cincf
! that neither will be let out by the clubs
which claim them as their property.
| Looks as if Eddie Plank were going
after the honors held by Cy Young
| that of being the grand old man Of the
pitching world. Eddie broke into the
| American LeagueSt ten or eleven years
ago and has been a winner ever since
| Too bad he waited until he was twenty
six years old to turn professional! Other
wise he might have been able to equal
Youngs wonderful record As it Isl
company by winning twenty-siX and los
ing but six games.
Whether Frank Chance will remain in
Cincinnati or what will become of him
will soon be known to the base ball fans
1t is certain that the Tinker deal will
| be consummated and those who are on
the anxious seat as to Wnat FRANK
Chance will do will soon get the news.
! Everything has been arranged for Tink-
er to go to the Reds. although there
has been some delay in the matter, due
to the dickering for certain players. In
the meantime Chance will say nothing
about base ball. He is in California,
resting on his ranch at Glendora
A scribe interviewed him the other day
and he said: Il do not know what l
will do in the way of base ball, and
as matter of fact l had forgotten the
subject. / would like to be able to tell
you what will be the result of all this
trouble. but | do not know. / am hav-
ing a good rest and am not thinking of
base ball. There is lots of time left be-
fore the ball clubs will be getting busy
for their next seasons work. | am not
thinking of base ball except that l will
be in a benefit game in California.
What l will do will be known in due
time
There are stories still circling around
that Chance will be the manager of the
Yankees, but there is not much founda-
ton for them. The owner of the New
York club is taking his time about ap-
pointing a manager, and by the time
that the American League holds it's
meeting in Chicago-December 11-some-
thing may be known.
Managers and players of all descrip-
tons are being mentioned and letters are
also being dumped into the Office of the
New York club.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Virginia sCoahes Make Predictions Regarding Outcome Ga

Somers. August Hermann and John T.
Brush have long advocated a big home
for worn-out players. or at least a reserve
fund for the alienation of their woes
Unknown to the public, these men an
nually expend modest fortunes on the
old-time stars who are now in need.
Several years ago 1t was proposed by
the promoters to set aside a certain per-
centage for the benefit of needy players,
provided the active players would help
the cause by subscribing a small percent
age of their salaries. The magnates were
willing to furnish as much cash as the
players. 1t was the athletes who baked
They couldn't entertain for moment any
scheme that would part them from any
mite Of salary when not sure that they
might never reap any return.
Fortunately. the younger generation
seems more broad-minded and more lib
eral. as testified by the Players Frater-
nifty. A mutual benefit now. with the CO.
operation of the club owners might prove
a great success. At least. it would do nc
harm for the officers of the new associa-
ton to put the matter up to the members
Evening star., 1912-11-16

Despite popular opinion. the piledriver
does not do its humping all at one blow.
but wins through keeping up the same
power and humping at regular intervals.
The piledriver can pound down timbers
faster and more securely than any ma
chine that could ever be invented to do it
all at one time.
The piledriver is a good example for
the business man, because he can be a
piledriver If he likes. And when the
night comes he can shut off his power
and have plenty Of reserve for the next
day, and the next-and up into the years
Regularity is the big thing. Il is the
constant thumping-not of very hard
blows, but repeated blows-that will drive
home success. And unless the power is
back Of the punches. the work becomes
futile, and the energy is expended with
out results.
A man might pound away on pile for
a hundred years with sledge and never
so much as bulge the timber. But he
would be exactly as weary each night as
though he had done some useful work.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
BY j. ED GRILLo.

! From New York comes the story that
| President Lynch of the National League
| is to be deposed. Bob Brown of Louis
vile Is mentioned as his successor. 1t is
said that four clubs have already agreed
to take stand against Lynch at the
annual meeting when the election of
president comes up, and it is limited that
several others Of the club owners will
take stand against Lynch
1t is also asserted that at least half of
the clubs will not back up Lynch in his
stand against Horace Fogel of the Phila-
delphia club. who is charged with hav-
ing asserted that the last pennant race
was crooked.
If Lynch is deposed. regardless of what
action may be taken in the Fogel case
by the league, his dismissal will have the
appearance of being caused by his ef-
forts against Fogel, and base ball will
not be benefited by any such action. II
Fogel is guilty of the charges against
him there is no room for him in base
ball. Lynch has merely done his duty
in bringing the attention of the league to
the statements Fogel is charged with
making.
1t will place the league in an unenviabIe
light to make a change of presidents at
this time. The old body has lost much
of its prestige in recent years, and II
will take another step backward IT 1t
| makes a change in the presidency a
result of the Fogel matter Lynch has
proved himself capable official, and it
is hard to believe that the club owners
of the old league will fail to support him
in his efforts to keep the game clean and
punish those who make insinuatlonS that
the sport is not conducted along fair and
square lines.
All sorts of trades are being proposed
to make it possible for Tinker to go to
Cincinnati. Hauser of st. Louis, one of
the best shortstops in the National
League, has been mentioned as figuring
in the deal to fill the shoes of Tinker on
the Cub team. Strange to say, no men,
ton is made of what sort of compensa-
tion st. Louis is to receive for letting
Hauser go A similar deal involves Doo-
Ian of the Phillies. another star in the po-
sition. Just what interest the Philadel-
phia and st Louis clubs can have in see
Evening star., 1912-11-16

Fred Clarke is unlike other big league
managers In many respects but with re-
gard to surrounding himself with able
iieutenants he stands in a class by him
self. For twelve years he boosted Hans
Wagner and Tommy Leach and welcomed
their part in Pirate councils. Now Leach
is gone and he banks lot on Capt. I1ans
Wagner. He engaged Donlin. That Was
his deal. Now there is said to be an ar
rangement whereby he will get Bresna-
han. They even go SO far as to predict
that Clarke will land Frank Chance. It
doesn't look. therefore. as though Clarke
is 'afraid of his job" says a Pittsburgh
scribe. Clarke and the Pittsburgh club
would not mind bidding for the services
of McGraw IL he could play third base
better than Bobby Byrne. nor would they
be a bit backward in bringing back Con-
ME Mack should Connie ever lose out
with the Shibes. so long as Connie could
do his turn behind the bat. Fred Clarke
doesn't think of another getting his job.
He could boss q team of ex-managerS
and make them do hIs bidding as though
they were a lot OF fresh "bushers'' just
landed at West Baden In the early
spring.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
LOUISVILLE CLUB SOLD.
Syndicate Buys Out William Gray
son for 100000.

CHICAGO, November 16.-American AS.
sociation club owners held a meeting here
last night after their return from NIL.
waukee, at which 1T was said that only
the transfer of the Louisville club by
William Grayson to a syndicate was dis
cussed After the meeting it was said
the formal transfer would take place
Monday and that the price paid was
100000. No announcement was made
as to the officers. but it is understood w
F. Knebelcamp will become president, o
H. Wathen, treasurer; William Neal. sec
retary, and T. A. Barker, attorney.
All of the clubs in the league were rep
resented except Milwaukee.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
ON LONG TRAMP.
Harry Thoren on Walk From Pa
cifc Coast and Rack.

Harry Thoren, who says he is walking
to win a wager of $500. arrived in Wash
ington yesterday from New York. Thoren
started from Ukiak, Cal, eight months
and ten days ago.
Thoren will win his wager if. after COM
pleting the route mapped out for hir~,
he is back in California within fifteen
months from the date OF his start While
Thoren was in town he walked up the
Monument steps in twelve minutes. He
left for New Orleans this morning.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
Jap BILLIARD STAR
WINNER OVER CLINE
Yamada of Toxic Defeats
Philadelphia Entrant in
Tournament.

NEW YORK, November 16.-The fea-
lures Of last nights play in the 1872 balk
line billiard championship tournament
were high run OF 1877 by Morningstar,
the high record Of the tournament, and
the defeat of the veteran, Slosson, by
Hoppe, the title holder. Morningstar de-
feated Sutton.
Hoppe obtained big lead by running
off total Of 295 in his sixth, seventh and
eighth innings He ran out in the 21st
inning.
Morninsstar made his record in the oath
inning of a 3O-inning contest. Scores:
Hoppe. $50. Average % 17-21 high runs
122, 81. 50. 81. Slosson, pa. Average. IL 1870:
age. IL 20-30; high runs. 1867. 62, 52. Sutton,
3so. Average. IL $3.50; high runs, o. IS. 4o.
In the afternoon game of the tourna-
ment Yamada Outplayed Cline, 800 to 4O4
ed Taylor by the narrow margin Of three
Yamada received well merited applause
for some Of his masse and long cushion
shots Demarest played wonderful
game at times. his run Of 132 in the 25th
inning showing some of the best line
nursing balk line play seen during the
tournament
Yamada. 800; Average. 10; high runs. 6s, 50,
3l. Cline. 4O4. Average, 12-49: high runs,
Is. 81. 3o Demarest, 800. Average, Is 2O-32
high runs 132. 81. 40. Taylor, 407. Average,
16 1-31; high runs. 13, 60, 40.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
BALL PLAYERS FRATERNITY
IS PROVING A BIG SUCCESS
Organization Has Already Exceeded Expecta-
tons of Promoters, Says Vice Presi-
dent Christy Mathewson.

NEW YORK, November 1.-THE Base
Ball PLAYERS Fraternity. according to
Vice President Christy Mathewson, who
is wintering in this CITY, has already eA-
perienced much greater success so far thar
it's promoters had hoped for in the brief
span of time. BY the time of the spring
training trips it is believed that every
active athlete outside the playing man
agers-managers are barred. of course
will be a member in good standing. More
than half of the players of every one OF
the sixteen major league clubs have al
ready paid their assessments. In the
great majority of clubs all but one or
two members are in line, five teams haV-
ing come in solid.
II was expected when the organization
was first talked of that the movement
would meet with strenuous opposition OH
the part of the managers. This apprehen-
sion caused number of the lesser lights
to hang back. The stars from the start
were the prime movers in the reform.
The smaller fry naturally hesitated. They
thought that in case Of resentment on
the part of the managers they would be
left alone to suffer. Organized base ball
might do without them where 1T could
not do without the gems Of the first
water.
Far from opposing an organization of
the PLAYERS the club owners without ex-
ception have encou' aged their men to get
together 1t is believed that an organi-
zation such as the Base Ball Players
Fraternity cannot fail to do a great good
for every one interested in the game.
Hermann Gives Opinion.
AS soon as it was learned that there
were no unionism ideas connected with it
the movement was heartily indorsed by
the powers. Garry Hermann, chairman
Of the national commission. aptly ex-
pressed the sentiments of all the pro-
moters in the following words:
IAN organization Of the players, proper
ly conducted along lines of good sense,
should prove one of the greatest helps in
the history of the sport. 1t would take
out of the hands of the national commits
sion a great deal Of work. The national
commission would welcome such a step
and would more than meet the players
do not demand representation on the ma
tional commission. They want general
representative, however, to appear for
them in all cases relating to the su-
preme court of base ball, and this I think
no more than just. Through such a me-
dunn the commission would be able to
get clearer insight into both sides OF
all controversies"
The fraternity has adopted broad
minded constitution, the aim of which IL
to propagate the best interests OF base
Evening star., 1912-11-16

A report that President Barry of the
Los Angeles Coast League club sought
Frank Chance to manage his Angels is
denied by Barry. He declares positively
that Frank Dillon will continue to lead
the team Barry also says there is moth
ing in the report that the Los Angeles
ball park would be cut up into building
lots and that new site would have to be
sought. The only thing Mr.. Barry doesn't
deny is the statement that the club made
q big pile Of money this year. though he
won't connon the figures given in the
0sWspapers.
Evening star., 1912-11-16

Dave Shehan. infielder of the Proyi-
dence team, will be married November
10 in Boston to Miss Helen Twomey, who
is somewhat famous in her home city
as an athlete. swimming being her par
ticular forte. AS swimmer she has
often contested with Rose Pitno6 and
Annie MaplecrOft. ss
Evening star., 1912-11-16
To Take Care of Players.

The magnates are possibly not all so
money mad as Charles Webb Murphy
who released Mordecai Brown to Louis
vile the moment his great pitcher broke
down. They already appreciate that the
fraternity is bound to benefit them They
would welcome even more radical steps
along the paths of mutuHi benefit Indeed.
such men as Charles 00miskey, Charley
Evening star., 1912-11-16
To Be Extended Gradually.

To Be Extended Gradually.
At present the membership of the new
organization will be confined to major
league players. Gradually the associa-
ton will be expanded until the entire
base ball field, right down to the most
obscure minor leagues, will have been
cared for The annual fee for the major
league athletes is SIS. When the minor
leagues are taken into membership the
dues will be graded down to meet the
diminishing salaries right down to the
sticks 1t will probably be several years
before the entire family of organized
base ball has been bound together in one
playing fraternity
If the new fraternity is to prove one
half as advantageous to its members as
the promoters believe, then indeed the
dues are moderate in the extreme AS
a rule. base ball players are extremely
hard "givers up" That was proven con-
clusively in the instance of the present
them objected to the dimensions of as
sessment. If the players were only wise
they would never stop half way in the
new movement. but would make it a
beneficiary association. too. This could
be done very easily at a tariff which
would embarrass nobody in the profess
sion.
One does not have to look far for base
ball derelicts- In many instances 1t Is
quite true, especially in the cases Of the
old school. dissipation Is directly respon-
sible. But not always A young player
might be incapacitated for life so early
in his career that. with his means OF
livelihood taken away. he would become
a burden upon some ones hands with a
mutual benefit association behind him
he would be well provided for, and the
realization of this would undoubtedly
encourage him into taking greater risks.
There would be far fewer gun-shy play
ers IL the existing commercialism on both
sides did not exist.
Evening star., 1912-11-16

would. Men who depend on their ability
to elude tacklers rather than real driv-
ing force to gain ground cannot work
very well on a muddy field because of the
uncertain footing.
Todd is an excellent runner in the open
field. but his ability to gain ground lies
in his speed more than ability to get
away from men who are attempting to
tackle him by lodging. Todd simple out
runs the players who are after him. BY
! covering ground much faster than his
opponents he is able to get around them
for considerable gains
1t is assured that one of the largest
crowds that have ever watched a Yale
Princeton game will be out this after
noon to see the Tiger and Bulldog do
battle. The sale of tickets has been larg-
er than ever previously, and it is doubt
full If everybody who desires to see the
contest will be taken care of.
And it will be contest We'll worth
seeing, too. il the indications count for
anything Princeton will probably pay
a dashing. spectacular game. while Yale
will depend more on its real driving pow
er to cover ground.
The Indians and Pennsylvania are
booked to meet in game which would
mean a great loss to the Indians II they
were to lose. If the Warner crew can
keep up it's record during the remainder
of the season it will stand an excellent
chance of winning high recognition at
the end of the year. when the final
ratings are made. But if the Quakers
We're to happen to nose out victory II
will mean that the Redskins Will not pe
given a look-in for top honors at the end
of the season because of the poor snow
ing made by the Penn team.
1t stands to reason that Warner is not
going to let such a condition of affairs
take place if he can possibly avoid II.
Evening star., 1912-11-16

ball. One Of its most sacred principles is
TO compel a strict observation of con-
tracts by both parties and to force its
members to conduct themselves in such
fashion during the playing season that
they will be able to give the club own
ers their very best services at all times.
There is nothing at all menacing to the
present peace Of the game in the atti-
tude of the new fraternity.
Evening star., 1912-11-16

The Western Maryland eleven appeared
to be lighter than the usual Western
Maryland team, but it was also faster.
There was hardly time when its speed
did not show to great advantage over
the slower men in front of it. The line,
while much lighter than the average
line which the school has had in the past.
was very capable and had little trouble
opening up holes for the backs.
The backs did not look to be very large.
but We're fast and capable runners In the
open. The men themselves, though, were
stockily built and probably were much
heavier than they looked.
Evening star., 1912-11-16

A dry, hard field will have much to do
with the work of the foot ball teams on
Georgetown Field this afternoon. If the
ground is wet and soggy 1t Will undoubt-
edly affect,the playing of the George
town backs 50 the extent that they will be
unable to gain the ground they otherwise