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The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Cornell Improving,
But Is Still Green

ITHACA. N. Y. Dec. 2.-The Cornell
varsity basketball team Is certainly Inn
proving. although their playing Is
rather erratic and puzzling. In the
course OF the past week the team has
been defeated once by the 1--WE from
the University Of Rochester and has
in turn gained q victory over the
Niagara team by the score Of " to 10.
The playing IN each case was extreme
ability OF the Cornell men to shoot
goals when easy chances presented
themselves. although Captain Halsted.
H. c. Halstead. and Cross. three Of
last years veterans. frequently made
difficult goals from the middle Of the
floor AS Is common IN early season
games. the playing was exceedingly
rough and many fouls were called.
DR.. sharpe. however. is using the
same methods In basketball as he did
in football. The men are put through
spirited practices every evening and
the head coach'R ideas Of pep" and
teamwork are firmly drilled into all thu
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
MUCH EXPECTED
OF HILLTOP QUINT
Basketball Team Is Recognized by Athletic Council for
First Time Comes Under Supervision Of g.
Graduate Coach
D. BRYAN xoRsr.

Georgetown University IL sxpecting
great things Of IT, basketball team this
this season. and 10 looking forward 70
Q string Of victories ~ soon a. the
schedule 10 resumed after the holidays.
With three victories already to IL
credit and Improvement noted in each
performance, the quint under the d.
rection Of Coach Jim Collinower 10 ex-
pected to not only win the South Al.
lantic championship. but give the other
colleges met on the psetentious schsd-
ule . hard struggle.
This IL the first year that the basket.
bali team 10 recognised by the athletic
council Of tho university and taken
over. by that body. Heretofore basket
ball has been run separately from
other sports at the university.
With the change to the graduate sys-
tenn Of coaching and supervision OF
athletics, the sport. although q minor
one in the sense Of intercollegiate ath.
letics, was taken over by the athletic
association at 0eorgetown and recog-
nixed.
Waidron: captain and forward. 10 one
Of the best Of the players in the South,
and 10 exceptionally fast and clever at
goal shooting; he d.L and JACK S.,r,nH Martin TN
coming season. which. win be really
ushered in with the Princeton game on
For centers. Campbell. Scott. and
:ss ana '%SHxss %s.ssn sR Ssns S:ed
second string men and have shown
ii Ie:ss 81. ;sy;nl Foley; Ley; ,Sr %s;s e:
ensrS ens rpoam posisions are 81 f.r Heisksii and
| Hollander appear to have the call. al
| though Coach Jim Collihower Ii by no
means settled as to the selections.
| as pretentious as could be asked for.
Every chance at the South Otlantic title
fas been taken in the effort 70 schedule
teams which would have any claim to
The list Of games include. North caro:
N. l., Washington, and Lee. and the
Navy in this section. Other colleges
coming down on their annual trips are
The big season opens on January
when Princeton University 10 takeE
on in what is expected to be the mrs
hard game Of the long and attractiv.
be played at Princeton according to III,
arrangement. Loyola College Ii thel
played on January 10.
From this date on games will b.
s,cns yn sSG na1ss H'
washington will be played at tn
Arcade.
The schedule follows:
January 7-Printetou, At Princeton.
J Janusry l0-Loyola College. At the Ar
! January ,s-Nsw York University. q
the Arcade.
January ls-University Of North Caro
lima at the Arcade.
January 2-St. Johns College. q
Brooklyn. at the Arcade.
January - Maryland Agriculture
College. at the Arcade.
. January 2l-Fordham University. q
: Fordham.
January GeManhattan College, Q
| New. York.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Bali Team Anticipates Successful Season Under Graduate Supervision

wes also . sand lot bail player OF .uf-
ncient skill to earn place on the New
England League team Of that city: In
19e6 Arthur Irwin. then manager OF the
Qlants, heard Of LAjoie and went to
FAN River to look him over. There wss s
snCsher ,s.S clever ., young PLAYER p on. on the inc
formed by President Marston. of the
Fall River club, that he could buy
both men for N.000 Irwin urged the
Giants owner. Andrew Freedman. to
make the purchase. but was turned
down, whereupon the Philadelphia Ma
tionat stepped up to the captains Of
nee with the coin and got them.
mighty batsman. even then: The nrst
time he appeared in . Quaker uniform
At the Polo Grounds he made . single.
Q three bAgger and . home run on the
famous Amos Rusie. while Irwin on the
bench groaned audibiy.
From that time to this Laioie became
one of the greatest hitters In the pro.
fessi0n, also one Of the most graceful
iH,nslders !.,a the game has ever known: He
later on. and With such biz slu9eers ~
Ed Delehanty and sam Thompkon the
Philadelphia fairly terrorised the best
pitchers. Lajoie Joined the Cleveland
club when the American League en-
braced that city. and has been q Nap
ever since. also managing the team for
one season with rather dubious results.
sos sos S Sssys " ma No w
that rather than be humiliated In this
way he will decide to get out Of base-
bail. II he does It Will be many years
before his wonderful record on the field
10 forgotten.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
ASKED TO ACCEPT
SALARY DECREASE
Larry Lajoie Likely to Be Requested to Sign Contract
With Cleveland for Less Money Than He Has
Been Getting.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4a.-ror the frst
time since he became q major league
BASEBALL player. nearly seventeen years
ago. Napoleon Lajoie will be asked to
accept cut in his salary for 1913.
La3oie. II 10 said. has been drawing
At least $4,000 year from the Cleve-
land American League Club. but his
new contract will cali for not more than
e.too. maybe less. 10 the story goes.
II seems that while LAjoie kept up
HE wonderful batting last season he
slowsd up In his fielding 70 that Man
agsr Birmingham thinks that In future
second base should be covered by q
faster man. possibly Olson. the BID
Sweds. Lajoie may be moved over to
hrst bass II Johnston. the youngsteT
secured from the Southern League last
summer. falls to come up to expecta-
tions. Then. again Lajoie may be sent
ting the way he did when he finished
last season In Q Cleveland uniform.
ta3ole. like all baseball players. can.
not last forever. He 10 thirty-nine
years old. From salary Of t3.0o0
which he received when he Joined the
Philadelphia Nationals In lses, this great
star has gradually earned q higher sal.
sy ZACH year Sns y !. :sG a.. that on b
600 during hts major league career: He
has invested some OF his money in q
profitable cigar business and other sue.
ce0oful ventures. and when the time
comes to quit the national game for
ever he Will have no cause for worry. I
The big Frenchman was . cab driver
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Many CHAMPIONS
|. AND NEW. RECORDS
MADE This YEAR
Past Season Brings Better
Results in All Sport
Performances.

NEW YORK, Dec. 47.-The year 1s13
has been q great year for sports. Here
are some Of the champions and records
which have been made in various lines:
BasebalI-Worid's champions. Boston
National League champions. New York
American League champions. Boston
Champion baasman. National League.
Chsmpipn batsman. American League
FeosSsii champion college team. Har-
Hockey champion college team.
Princeton University. -
Tennis-Nationai champion. n. T. NC
Sssionsi doubles champions. Nc
Gois-Nstionai champion. Jerome D.
Nssion.i xcmsn'' champion. h'''
Rowins champion college eight. Cor.
ne: ch.mp;en %n1sss''S n. A. A. o. single .cu',.r
Npolo-Nstiona, champion. Senior Nea.
Motor Boats-worid's championship
Maple Leaf "; one mile record. Tech
Jr.. minute II seconds nautical mile i!s.
Rec. Record 4. Z Z dispute .yeras' IN statue
MIRO TrottinS I worlds champion; e. K; q 9
| Billings, Uhlen, minute tsh ,seeonds
| Biiiisrds-lSl balk line. Ora Morning
star: 49, baik line, Willie Hoppe; three
! cushions. John Horgan.
| Pool-PrOfessiOnsi CHAMPION ., Aios
Dc Orc; amateur champion. A. b. Hey
Court Tennis-Nationai champion. ia,
Gould.
Racquets-National champion. Req
| nald Finckle.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22

January S-virgiuia Military lnstSs
tute, 1t the Arcade.
January g.University Of Virginia. a
Charlottesville.
February l-Washington and Lee. AZ
Lexington.
February 3-UnivefSity Of Pittsburgh.
at Arcade.
February 1-Trinity College, At the
Arcade.
February li-Fordham University. at
the Arcade.
February u = Maryland Agricultural
College. College Park. Nd.
February H.-University Of Virginia,
at the Arcade. -
February is-Prinoston University. st
the Arcade.
February 3o-Franklin and Marshall,
At the Arcade.
February E-Navy at Annapolis.
February 2-Alumnl. at the Arcade.
March C6warthmore. at the Arcade,
March t-Susquehanna. at the Arcade.
Arcade.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
DIAMOND DOPE
Forest Cady. the Red sox catcher
has signed his 1918 contract.

has signed his 1913 contract.
Ray schalk. the youngster secured
from the Milwaukee Brewers last sea-
son. will catch Ed Walsh the coming
season.
Tho International League produced a
son. an even half hundred players hit.
ting 100 or better. -.
Another holdout, Jean Dubuc, of the
seasons contract at the Inducements
offered him.
Two National League managers-Ev.
srs and Hmgsins-have two points in
Baseball is all right II you're a top
notcher-wisdom Of {. MathewsOn,
l. The Louisville Colonels have sold
field. Mass.
Ed Honey, the star first baseman o,
| the Cardinals. says he would be glad
to be traded to the Pirates.
We should forgive Sam Crawford. H.
| n3o Uceu III UAoeOdu fourteen years 0nC
this Is his first holdout.
Fred Clarke says that when he wen,
from Savannah to Louisville In 1884 III
was tho freshest kjdsin baseball. That
why he. likes the frs.hies.
1t is said that George Burns will earl
q regular position In the Giants outfielt
next season. l -.
Outheld fences at Hot Springs hav
been moved many yards for the cominI
Of Speaker. Stahl. Gardner and othe
The Western League will use tn
double-umpire system in all Its Ramea
II the decision recently reached is car
ried out.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Signs Umpires.

At the International League meeting
In New York. President Edward q.
Barrow announced the signing Of TIM
pires Gerald Hayes. from the American
Association: Jack O'Toole. from the
Western League, and f. 8. Quisley
from the New York SKATE League, ana
the release OF Umpire w. J. Byron to
the National League.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
BOB THAyER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
-"EvERY KNOCK IS A BOOST"

can be prevailed upon to accept the
position! A meeting Of all Yale football
men has been called in New York near
the first Of the year at which Captain
Ketcham will 20 over the situation with
them. 1t is reported that Howard Jones
has been to see Sanford In regard to
the position. but that Sanford has re-
fused. -......-..-'-- -
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Chief Bender Goes
South for Winter

ATLANTA, Dec. 2-Charles Albert
tChief) Bender. the great Indian pitch
er Of the Athletics, has arrived to spend
the winter here. Mrs. Bender accom-
pa MED him and will keep him company
until the time comes for her pitching
San Antonio. Bender will spend his
time hunting and playing golf. by which
means ne hopes to round Into condition
for NEXT season.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22

Barney Dreyfuss, president Of the Pr.
ates. who was in our midst for brief
period yesterday. says his team will WIN
the National League pennant. Right
now this opinion 10 shared by number
Of people. including Larry Doyle. the
Giants captain and second baseman.
Dreyfuss was communicative on al
topdcs but baseball.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
LARRY LAJoIE.

candidates. In all. only seven men
have played in the two games thus
far, Capt. q. c. Halsted, II. c. Halsted.
Lunden, Cross, Haeberle. Riley. and
Stewart, although almost a dozen more
are retained ON the squad and report
for practice.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22

Yeul Nusser IL 1 nthe fold. the young
piteher having sent the usual Am feel
inR f,no and expect to do my best next
season. remarks along with his signed
contract. johnson. Groom. Gandil. Fos-
ter. Morran, Mcbride. Moeller. and
Nusser have signed for next year. The
contracts sent to the youngsters will be
IN this week.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Regulars Win.

sixty-one to twenty-four Is the result
Of the Bull Moose-Y. M. c. A. Regular
basketball game last night. the latter
having no trouble taking the larger
number Of points. Frazier was the In
dividual star for the winners. while
Hoppe ran second for that honor,
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
MOrdecaiBrOWn Not
Satisfied With Offer

CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Mordecai Brown.
former star pitcher Of the Cubs. has
written to his old teammate. Manager
Joe Tinker Of the Cincinnati Reds. that
he would be unable OF consider the
proposition to pitch for the Reds next
season. Brown told Tinker he would
be willing to 20 to the Reds. but could
not afford to accept the salary which
Tinker offered to him.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Obtained Release.

Catcher James ]. Greenhalgh. q St.
Louis Brown catching recruit. IL q for
mer eBthlehem. Pa, preparatory school
player. He was under contract to catch
for the London team OF the Canadian
League, but obtained his release.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Gets SWede Battery.

Peoria. Of the Three-I League. has
signed q Swedish battery from which
much Is expected. The pitcher Is Olaf
swanson from Streator. ILL.,. and the
catcher, named Stephenson. halls from
Greenwood. Ind
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Late in Start.

The International League will open
its 1918 season on April 16. The schedule
will be adopted at q meeting to be held
In New York some time in January. It
IL understood the eWstern clubs will
open In the East MS usual 80"
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Opens April 8.

Indianapolis will open its exhibition
season at home on April with the
Philadelphia Athletics. and the Chicago
Cubs have also been booked.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Wants Another,

In addition to buying Zip Haserman.
Of Lincoln. the Portland Pacific Coast
League Club n said to be after Casey
HaGerman, the Denver pitcher who hsd
trial with the Boston Red Sox.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Keller Coaches.

Willie Keller Ia panning his own game.
He IL hired a. q batting coach. and now
he comes out in an interview to say that
batters are born, not made.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
WOlgast VS.. Ritchie

SACRAMENTO. Dec. 22-Biily Nolan.
manager Of Willie Ritchie. lightweight
champion. has accepted Tom Jone's
challenge OF $4,000 for a return en-.
gagement with Ad Wolsast.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
MARTY Marries.

Marty O'Toole will be married on De.
cember 20. and will take hie bride to the
Bermudas on a honeymoon trip.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Signs Moran.

Manager Jack Hendricks Of Denver
announces the signing Of . Chicago
semi-pro pitcher named Moran, q left.
II inches -
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Appointed Trainer.

William Happy Campbell, last season
with the Paris team In the Blue Grass
League. has been appointed trainer or
the Newark team OF the International
The Washington times., 1912-12-22

Country" Morris. former Tech foot-
bal player. who found 1t just a. easy
to rund around the end OF college play
ers a. he did while at high school. 10
signally honored by the football team
At Maryland Agricultural College IN re-
ceivinE the captaincy for next year.
Morris will be in his second year next
far. and from indications will captain
one Of the best teams ever turned out
at College Park.
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Eiler 10 hying.

, Those who saw Bob Eller attempt to
run q ~ at the Georgetown meet lass
winter we're inclined to doubt his ability
Il the distance. II Eller's performance
a the 800 at New York last night 10 to
s. taken a. an indication Of his speed
tits winter he Will likely make the relay
team ~ t.'E
The Washington times., 1912-12-22


,4OriiM, 10 right saying that he wants
pitchsrs to be credited with wins and
losses rather than hits per game. or
runs earned of them. The pitchers have
been rated In. this way for SO many
ysars that II would be too radical q
step. II 10 hard to get ths fans out Of
their accustomed habit Of thinking Of
the number Of games won. At the same
time the good pitcher with poor team
IL rated sometimes by Ban Johnson's 8
method. " ~, T.. .,
Nike Donlin through.
. Mike Donlin. actor man and ball
player. 10 through with the Pirates.
Mike can still hit them out with the
best. but his poor old legs refuse to
carry him along at the proper gait
Mike may land q berth as . manager
at which position there 10 little doubt
but that he would succeed. Mike Don.
lin helped Fred Clarke considerably last
season. and knows all the ins and outi
Sanford at Yale.
Yale football players may find Fostel
Sanford as head coach next year II HI
The Washington times., 1912-12-22
Nike Donlin through.
Sanford at Yale.

Yale football players may find Foster
Sanford as head coach next year II he
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-18
Typographical Errors.

Speaking of typographical errors
in newspapers, James R. Tanner,of
New York, former printer and
newspaper man, who was seen at
the Arlington, said: 1.-TWO articles
had been prepared for a New York
daily, one containing a sermon
preached by an eminent divine land
the other about the freaks of
mad dog, e. Unfortunately, the fore
man, when making up" the form,
mixed them, producing an article
which ran something like this: The
Rev. James Thompson, rector of
St. Andrews Church, preached to
a large concourse of people on Sum
day last. This was his last ser
mon. In few weeks he will bid
farewell to his congregation, as
his physicians advise him to cross
the Atlantic. He exhorted his
brethren and sisters, and after off
ering devoute prayer, took within
to cut up some frantic freaks. He
ran up Timothy street to Johnson,
and down Benefit street to College.
At this stage of the proceedings a
couple of boys seized him, tied a
tin kettle to his tail, and he again
sarted. A great crowd collected,
and for a time there was a grand
sene of noise, running and confu-
sioon. After some trouble ,se was
shot by policeman Washing
ton (D.C.) Herald.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-18
Tho Zodiacal liqht.

There is strange light in the heav-
ems appearing after sunset in the late
winter and in spring and before sun
rise in the autumn. but few persons In
our ATTITUDES have ever seen it In the
equatorial regions. however. and In
certain parts of the tropics the 20
diacal light appears with great spendor.
and some remarkable views Of 1t were
obtained by French expedition to the
interior Of the Sahara. undertaken for
the purpose of studying the effects of
the unclouded sun on the dry air
of the desert. The mysterious light. in
the form of a vast triangle. rising high
in the heavens. appeared nearly three
times as bright as the Milky way.
Science has not entirely solved the
problem of the origin of this light. but
it Is thought that it Is an appendase
of the sun.-Harper's Weekly.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-18
Cheating In Public and Private.

F. P. Dunno, writing the Inter
prefers House" in the December
American Magazine, says In part:
What we have to do is to make
people feel that political dishonesty
Is as disgraceful as private dishon-e
esty; to force upon men who res
gard themselves as leaders of HUI
man progress the conviction that
they must play the game fairly land
that bribe-giving and bribe-taking
are as shameful as forging notes,
or cheating at cards, or pulling
horse in a race. OF course, there
Is no comparison between the
crimes. A man who would slip an
ace up his sleeve or bride jockey
to put a horse in a pocket is
sentlemanly sportsman compared
with the man who will sow corrup-
tion through the whole body of
community in order to gain an un-
fair advantage in the game of poll
tics. Yet decent people who will
shun black-leg of the race-course
or the card table will not hesitate
to take their dinner publicly in the
company of a man who is avowed-
ly corrupt in his relations with
the Government.
"A card-sharp Is kicked out of
the game. One lapse condemns him
forever. We have known of
brave and 1--WE think) honest man
who was pursued to his grave by
the mere rumor that he cheated at
cards. Yet man may cheat at
the far greater game of politics, he
may sci! his hand to an opponent,
or throw away the stronger hand
for a bride, and be none the worse
off in the opinion of the public He
can't live down peek at his neigh
boris hand, but he can not only live
down, but he can thrive, on bribing
judge"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-18
Krs. Anna {. Douglas.

Preston, Nov. 16.-Mrs. Anne E.
Douglass, widow of Col. James E.
Douglass, died Saturday at the home
of her son, S. Ebert Douglass. She
was IS years old and had been in
failing health several years.
Mrs. Douglass was a daughter of
the late Joseph Mobray. Her first
husband was Stephen Clark, and
while married to him she lived at
Kingston, Talbot county. He died
many years ago, leaving two sons,
one Of whom is DR.. J. G. Clark, su-
perintendent of Springfield Insane
Asylum, at Sykesville; the other
son, Bascom, was publisher of the
Sussex Journal, of Georgetown, Del,
and died about Is years ago. Col.
Douglass, her second husband, died
i'll 1880. Her only child by him
is Mr.. S. Ebert Douglass.
DR.. Eugene Douglass, of North
avenue, Baltimore, and Mr.. Joseph
Douglass, Of Frederick, Md, are
her stepsons.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-18
Heduehoq as Food.

The hedgehog as food Is even more
neglected than the frog. yet those who
have tasted a properly cooked hedge
hog proclaim it the best eating Of all
our native wild animals. According
to Mr.. HARDWOOD Brierley. 1.-The hedge
hog may be stewed or spitchcocked.
toasted sr roasted. But 1t tastes best
baked in clay In a wood fire.
AS the incruStation comes off 1t brings
also the adhering spines and all the
skin. leaving a luxurious little joint
complete. emitting an appetizfng re-
minder of anything from hare to
young pork The hedgehog so treated
consists Of white. sweet. tender flesh.
nowiSe Inferior to sucking pig or a
spring chicken. the flavor being even
more delicate than the sa r,"-Lon-
don Chronicle.