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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
BASE BALL NEWS AND COMMENT
AROUND THE STOVE CIRCUIT

that was shouldered on him because of
the management of his team.
Wagner Is the ideal ball player In
everything but appearance. He has never
been entered in any beauty show to my
knowledge, but 1 do not believe he would
have much chance, except for the BOBBY
prize. If he was, but when he gets into
his base ball uniform and starts to warm
up his long arms and longer legs every
one forgets what he looks like. for they
are spellbound by his actions.
mo one ever discovered that Wagner
had weakness. He was always handy
with the willow and free hitter. No
pitcher could ever feed him on any spe-
cial curve or high or low ball. but what
he would get a wallop at it some time or
another. Brown of the Cubs is perhaps
the only pitcher who ever faced him who
ever had anything on him..
"As fielder the great Pirate never
showed that he had a weakness. He
could play the outfield or the infield with
the same kind Of success.
'As base runner there never was
much Of any one who would show the
Dutchnan anything. Whenever he got
on first it was pretty hard for catcher
to throw him out If Honus got any kind
of a start at all. His brain never seemed
to be slow in working, either.
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BY J. ED GRILLO.

Manager Griffith is not after mig
Clarke. The st. Louis catcher does not
figure I'm the Street knight deal, and even
if he does not remain with the Browns
he will not become a member of the
Nationals.
Two months ago waivers were asked
on Clarke by st. Louis, and Griffith re-
fused to waive. but he never heard any
thing from the st. Louis club regarding
the matter and passed it out of his
for Knight and a catcher in exchange for
Street he does not want Clarke. The
catcher who comes here with Knight in
exchange for Street will he announced
within the next few days and surely be-
fore the team starts south. He Is at
present on the reserve list of one OF the
other American League clubs. but will
be purchased by New York and turned
over to Washington.
I'VE don't want Clarke said Griff. "A
asked on him l held him up. but condi-
tons were different then from what they
are now, and there is no room for Clarke
on the local team. We are we'll supplied
with catchers. as will be shown when the
name of the new one we will get out OF
the New York deal is announced"
Perhaps the most absurd story that has
been sprung in connection with the local
base ball situation is the rumor that
Grifi7th intends to trade Mcbride for
Stovall. Such a trade, according to Crit
fifth. would make him eligible to appear
before a lunacy commission.
IT really feel offended that I should
be accused of contemplating such a deal, >"
said Griff. Mcbride is the only infielder
that feel certain about. and to suggest
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Everything is in readiness for the big
wrestling tournament which will take
place at the Arcade this evening, COM
mencing at $50. when six of the world s
premier wrestlers will appear in bouts
that are so we'll matched that each will
undoubtedly be very interesting and
well contested. Each bout will be to a
finish. The best two out Of three falls.
DIR. Roller Of Seattle, one Of the most
scientific wrestlers in the world, will de-
liver a short address on wrestling, after
which the first bout of the evening will
take place. which Is a bout Of jiu-jitsu
wrestling. The contestants will be Hara
Myka. champion of Japan and William
Bingham, the middleweight champion of
England. -, -.
The second bout will be. between DR..
Roller, who arrived in this city yesterday
afternoon, and is in the pink of condi-
ton, and Shad Link Of Baltimore. Link
appears to be in the best shape in his
career, and will undoubtedly prove a
tough proposition for the more scientific
DIR. Roller.
In the last bout of the evening, Ameri-
Gus, the light heavyweight champion of
the world, will appear. and have as his
opponent Yankee Rogers. a heavyweight.
of Buffalo. Americas has shown by his
recent matches that ne IS one OF the con-
tenders for the honors now held by Gotch.
and Rogers will be forced to exert HIM
self to the limit to gain a victory over
the Baltimorean.
P. F. .O'Connor Of this city will referee
the bouts.
After the tournament the ladies who
are accompanied by gentlemen will be
invited to attend an informal dance In
the ballroom without additional charge.
The motion picture theater will also give
a special performance, to which all those
who hold reserved. seats for the tOurna-
ment will be invited.
A special section of seats has been re-
served in the large auditorium for the
benefit Of the ladies who desire to at
tend the tournament.
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GOLF AT PALM BEACH.
Miss Lillian B. Hyde Leads Field in
Qualification Round.

PALM BEACH, Fla, February 21.-The
qualifying round in the women's golf
championship Of Florida yesterday de-
veloped no phenomenal cards Miss Lii
liam B. Hyde, the holder Of the title. was
easily in the lead. with SO. which is
twelve strokes above a card she made
here few days ago in establishing a
new record for the course. Mrs Edward
II. Filter of the Merton Cricket Club,
philadelphia. who once held the Florida
title, turned in a card Of o. the second
best of the day. The summary:
First division-MIss Lillian B. Hyde. South
Shore, So; Mrs.. T.. II. Filter, Merton ~;
Mrs. Milton G. Work. Philadelphia 90; Mrs.
Milton Herold. Philmont, -; Mrs. II. c. Phipps,
Newport. 81; Mrs. e.. \. McKinlock Ilakeshore
1O1; Mrs. louis Brown. OakmOnt, 1903; Mrs
Louis n. Stumer. Ravisloe, 1o4.
Second divisiOi--Mrs. w. l.. Hodgkins Mid
thian, 1O4: Mrs. Edith Hopwood Uniontown.
106; Mrs. w. q. Ross, Montreal 106; Miss Alice
Corners. Buffalo. los: Miss Constance Robert
son, New York. lib; Mrs. j. ]. Cahn Lakeshore,
116: Mrs. w. Guy Parsons Brooklyn 116; Mrs.
Walter Wickes, Baltimore, III.
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GRIFFITH WANTS NEITHER
MIG CLARKE NOR STOVALL
Name of Catcher Who Comes Here in
Street Knight Deal to Be An
nounced Shortly.

trade of him for first baseman when
we already have four men who can fill
that position might create the impression
that I was in my dotage.
LAS a matter of fact / waived on
Stovall six weeks ago. If 1 had wanted
him I could probably have secured him
for a little over the waiver price. and l
surely would not give the only inflelder
have who is sure of his job Tor a play
er whom 1 probably could not use"
If it develops that Jack Flynn can play
third base, Griffith will try him out there,
which means that knight will play first
base. Knight, in the opinion of every
base ball man in the country, is first
baseman of the highest order, and II Gr1f-
flth'S infield was so made up that the
other positions were in secure hands he
would not hesitate a minute to place
knight on first. But since both second
and third are doubtful he does not pro-
pose to put Knight on first unless the
two other positions are competently niied
Flynn played third occasionally in the
American Association, and he impressed
those who saw him as having a chance
to shine there. If this should prove to
be the truth, Flynn will be placed in that
position, while Knight will be shifted over
to the initial sack
Trainer Mike Martin of The Nationals
will start for Charlottesville on March
and get things ready for the Nationals
arrival The house where the players are
to live has not been heated for months
and Martin will begin firing up as soon
as he arrives.
Griffith expects both Milan and Flynn,
the two players who have not yet signed
their contracts, to get into the fold by
the time the team departs south. Milan
has written, saying that he would talk
things over with Griffith when he re-
ported, while Flynn promised to be here
to have some concessions made in his CON-
tract before the players leave for the
south.
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CHESS MEET OPENS.
District, Maryland and Virginia
Championship at Stake.

Tonight at the rooms Of the Washing
ton Chess and Whist Club, 814 18th street
northwest, the annual chess match
against Baltimore will be played over
twenty boards. and on the I'D all the
stars at the royal game in this section
of the country win clash in knockout
tourney for the substantial prizes offered
by the local club. An effort will be made
to have all the players from Virginia re-
main over Friday to play team match
If this can be done 1t will be the first
time that Virginia has ever been a con-
testant for chess honors with the District
in match play.
Play in the match will start at pm
the 21st, and at 10 am the 22d the first
round Of the tourney will start. The pub
lie IL cordially welcome to witness both
Of these events.
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SENDS BIG SQUAD
: TO RICHMOND MEET
University Of Virginia Will Be
Well Represented Next
Saturday Night.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. February
21.-In spite Of the fact that Richmond
officials have been unsuccessful In their
efforts to arrange q relay race for the
crack four Of the University Of Virginia,
Coach Lannigan has entered twenty-five
men in the big set OF games booked fol-
the Old Dominion city next Saturday
night. According to original plans the
local quartet was to have been matched
with Carolina and Cornell for q mile race;
but as both these teams have Withdrawn
their entries arrangements could not be
completed. Coach Lannigan made an ef-
fort to match his boys against the team
from Richmond College coached by Ex-
Capt. Larry Martin Of the 1910 Orange
and Blue squad. Thus far his efforts
have not proved successful, but hope is
still entertained that a satisfactory agree
ment will be reached.
pom Is particularly anxious to test the
mettIe of his team before the match with
Georgetown in Washington, and since
Richmond. College succeeded In downing
the Capital city rivals In Baltimore last
saturday night. he figures that they
the relay candidates having been entered
in the events, and should the Richmond
authorities fail to arrange. match race
the local squad with Its full strength Is
going to make strong bid for the col
leeiate team trophy.
The entries forwarded to Richmond
after the try-outs here yesterday are as
follows: w. r. Ward. high jump and 90
ward hurdles; p. M. Holc0mb, 5O-yard
and 44O-yard open: r. NJ. Bone. sS0-yard
and one-mile open: e. r: Walter. 50-yard
hurdles and high Jump; r. K. Gooch. 50
ward hurdles and high Jump; Capt T. H.
Todd, 5O-yard and 440.yard dashes; w. II
Welton, 40 yard and S00-yard runs: r. w.
r. Hart. SSO-yard and one-mile runs; L.
II. Cooke, jr.. 7twelve-pound shot-put: w.
8 Rumbough, 880-yard and mile runs: J.
II. Toole. 56-yard and 44o-yard 9ashes:
al. B. f8lanchards SO-yard dash and
yard and .44o e.;H r, asshe s;,. w R.
stacey. 5O-yard dash, 5O-yard hurdle and
4lo-yard dash; NJ F. Brisss, so so,yard and
mile runs; g. Hawkins. 5O-yard and 40
yard deshss: E. 2. Cochran, pole vault IIt
44O-yard dashes: A. Diebolt Seo-yard and
mile runs. ~
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MISS VAN 0STRAND
IN FINAL AT GOLF
New York Player Will Meet
Miss Fownes for First Prize
on Pinehurst Links.

PINEHURST, N. c., February 21.-
Surviving yesterdays semi-finals round
in the annual February golf tourna
ment for women, Miss Kate Van Os-
trand Of the Jefferson County Golf Club
of New YORK. meets Miss Mary Fownes
of the Oakmont Country Club. Pitts
burgh, in today's final for the Presi-
dents trophy. Miss Van Ostrand won
from Mrs. G. S. Haskell Of the Home
wood Club, Chicago, and 2, while Miss
Fownes defeated Mrs. A. c. Aborn of
Montclair. and 6.
In the second flight Mrs F. H.
Bowles of Cambridge won from Miss
Mary Lippincott of Riverton, 3 and 2.
and Miss Agnes Blancke of Plafnf1eld
from Mrs. M. G. Rae of Buffalo by the
same score.
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washington CITY
BOWLING TOURNEY
New Teams and individuals
Go Into Lead in Differ
ent Classes.

The bowling last night in the city
tourney at the Palace Alleys was high
class, and several new leaders develop
ed. The attendance was again very
large. A start was gotten by class B
and G five-man teams, the CAROLS,
with 1854. taking the lead in the for
mer, and the Fairmonts, who knocked
down 2.45O of the naples, going to the
front in the latter.
Garrett, who made $50. shares the
lead in class A singles. with Whitney.
and Bauman, who caused $50 of the
pins to tOpple over, slipped into the
van in class B. Caldwell and Good
man. class c men, did the best work in
the doubles. rolling 1.112. and estab-
fishing a mark in this division for
others to shoot at Bowling in class
a and class B was not so good, and
scores that were made Monday night
still hold good. The scores:
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SECOND SQUAD.
PHIL WEEMS OUT.
Navy Crew Loses One Of Its Best
Oafsmen.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. February 2l.-By
the enforcement of new rule at the
Naval Academy limiting any midship-
man to membership i'm two. athletic
teams during the scholastic year, the
crew will lose Philip Weems, one Of
it's best oarsmen. .weems was a men,
Der Of the foot ball team and is now
on the wrestling squad. He is one of
the three regular crew men left from
last season and his loss will be felt
severely. It IL the first time the rule
has been applied 30 as to weaken any
athletic team mateT3allH
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Among us there are fans who will not
concede that the pitchers Of the High
landers have lacked for many years the
benefit of high grade catching. says John
B. Foster. New York base bali expert.
Not to hurt their feelings possibly, 1t
would be better not to say that the catch
ing department has been weak, but to
state that II the catching department had
been better 1t is possible there might
have been better results from the pitch
GERS.
That should please everybody.
If the above premises are correct it is
possible that the pitchers Of the New
York American League club will make
more progress in 1912 than they did in
1911, for unless the arm of "Gabby''
Street goes back on him there should be
q different system Of applied coaching
this summer.
There have been those who have said
that when Ford is pitching he pitches to
Sweeney, and not for Sweeney, and there
have been occasional games when the
truth Of that assertion seemed to have
been well demonstrated.
Now Street may not catch Ford. If he
does. those who are fond Of placing light
wagers may make up their minds that
Street will have something to say about
the job behind tho bat or he will not
catch.
Help to the Young.
There are two young pitchers on the
Highlanders who are likely to be much
better off for, the benefit Of the expert
ence which Street possesses. They are
Caldwell and Fisher. Very probably
they will not be asked to break their
backs all the afternoon throwing curve
balls. II they are then it will be time
to back up on Street as a sound adviser.
This new catcher, who comes to the
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BROWNS TO MEET.
Fast Colored Team to Reorganize
for Coming Season.

meeting Of the Asbury Browns base
ball team will. be held Friday night at
the residence Of Mr.. Edward Taylor, S14
o street northwest. at o'clock sharp
for the purpose of electing a captain and
laying out plans for the welfare of the
team for the coming season. Manager
Waters having secured the service of
two well known local colored' pitchers
and fast infielder. he will endeavor
to put one of his fastest teams on the
field. Teams desiring games with the
Asburys after April !, write to Wesley
Waters. 1872 9Th street northwest.
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Princeton, Pennsylvania and Colum-
bia to Row on Carnegie Lake.

PRINCETON. N. j., February I'll
Arrangements have been completed for
triangular regatta with Princeton,
Pennsylvania and Columbia as the
participants, ito be ..rowed on Lake
Carnegie May Is.
The course of the eight-oared race
will be one and three quarter miles in
length. The contest will be held i'm
mdiately after the Pennsylvania
Princeton base ball game on Brokaw
Field.
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AFTER HARRY LEWIS.
Bridgeport Club Wants Him to
Tackle Mike Gibbons,

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
e MILWAUKEE,. Wis.,, February 21-
Word is received here from London that
Harry Lewis, American welterweight, has
received an offer from Bridgeport Conn,
to return and fight Mike Gibbons for the
title He is not recovered sufficiently
FROM an auto injury to accept.
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Manager Wolverton has said he needs
no more catchers, but report at Oak
land is that he may take on Carl Mite
for q trial. Mite was a great favorite
with the New York. manager when he
managed the coast team.
Ty Cobb grows sarcastic about John
Wards objection to spikes, and says il
they rule against the prongs they should
next make o rule against throwing q
swift ball for fear somebody might get
his hand or his head hurt
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Hamilton seems to be out Of the Ohio
State League. Lima, the other wavering
member. may be put on its feet by local
capital, and there Is still chance that
Marion will square itself and retain its
franchise
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SIX CLUB BATTLE
National Leagues Race Be.
tween Half Dozen Clubs.
TAIL-END CLUBS LOOM UP

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-. February 21.-An-
other sizzling race is promised in the
National League this season, judging
from present indications. Last year
four clubs were In the hunt until the
flag end of the season, when New York,
under whip and spur. won out in the
stretch drive. Competition was so
keen and the ultimate result SO un-
certain that the fans focked to the
National League parks. The league
made big money and not the least Of
it's attractions were the Cardinals, who
furnished the sensation in midseason.
It has. been roughly estimated that
the Cardinals enriched the National
League treasury by at least 100000
because of their phenomenal squirt in
August. Bresnahan's team was a pop
ular winner, while it was winning,
and the fans were keen to take a peek
at the Climbers.
But during all this excitement in the
National the American League was
staging lukewarm race and the fans
manifested little interest in the john
sonian league. All bets were cop
months before the season came to a
close. Then, early in the year. the
Tigers had such a commanding lead
that the fans could not warm up to
tional League race was desperate
struggle from the start to the finish.
What's the result?
johnson Getting Busy.
The American League is balancing it's
circuit for the coming season. Ban john
son is distributing the leagues strength
In such a way as to bolster up those
lamentably weak spots in st. Louis and
Washington. New York also is being
taken care of. The word has gone forth
that this years race must be keener than
last years. and If few more changes
are made it will be.
However, the National League mag
mates are not idle. Those tail-end clubs
in the parent body are being bolstered
up with amazing rapidity, and before the
bell taps Boston and Brooklyn probably
will have sufficient reinforcement to make
them no longer the joke members Of the
league.
The swap of Donlin for Campbell sure
ly will help the Boston team. With
Campbell in the outfield, the Boston club
fy-chasers who hit better than 800 last
year. Campbell twice has swatted over
.3CO in the parent league. Hickory Jack
son, once a Brownie, wound up with q
.341 mark, last year. while Roy Miller
the third member of the Doves outer
defense, punished the horsehide to the
tune of 1913. Campbelrs mark was .313
That gives the club an average hitting
strength Of .331 for the outfieid.
Campbel1's Speed Counts.
Then. Campbell probably will startle the
fans with his speed, now that he's with
a club that will permit him to run, the
bases. Pittsburgh Is not a base-running
team. Clarke believes in the hit and run
Manager Killing of Boston inclines for the
base-running game. And that's why he
nabbed Campbell. ST.;
: But the idea is that Boston will have
a pretty pert-looking club. And IL the
Doves can furnish a, little keener COM
petition then the N. L. race will be
probably q tougher one this year than
last. Result: Much gold In the clubs
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STREET WILL BE OF MUCH
VALUE TO NEW YORK TEAM
John B. Foster Believes "Gabby's" As
sistance as Coach Will Help Young
Pitchers on Wolverton's Staff.

Highlanders in place of Knight. now
and then has trouble with his arm. He
is not the strongest thrower In the world
He is compelled to take. step to get
the ball on it's way, but he Is accurate,
and that counts as much as a man who
Is very strong and speedy. but who Is az
likely to throw q hole through one or
the advertising signs on the fence as he
is to hit the glove Of the man who Is
covering second base.
Street has been in the game long enough
to know when it is not advisable to throw.
Some players are never more happy tnan
when they can keep the ball in the air
Perhaps 1T is because they wish to be rid
of it as quickly as possible. 1t is a
wise catcher who does not throw when
1t is even money that a runner Will ma e
a break for another base If he does throw.
If knight regains strength in his arm.
and If he applies himself to base ball. one
Of these days he may develop into play
er who will be considered of the standard
A selects.
Not in His Best Mood.
He became disheartened last year. More
than that he played as If he were dis
heartened. Some of his fielding was about
as energetic as the boola woola danced
by a towpath mule. He is young and he
is likely to get over all that Griffith
knows what he can do, and Griffith is
also aware OF the fact that his 1nneid
needs tuning up and that there may be
more chance for him to use knight at
first base than to go into the thick OF
the fray with younger player.
Spencer of Rochester goes to Washing
ton this year, and if he is given half
trial there is reason to think that he will
make a first-class first baseman for
Washington. He seems to be of the type
of player who will improve. But Griffith
may be in such a hurry for results that
he will start with Knight, and Knight
can play acceptably at first base, and may
decide that it Is best for him to do so.
He needs prodding and not coddlins.
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TRIANGULAR REGATTA.

Totals. 435 All Al TOtals.. 5O7 526
sWoltz rolled second and third games.
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BOWLING BATTLES.

Y. NJ. c. A. DUCKPIN LEAGUE.