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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
Physical Fitness for Business Men
THE GENIUS AND THE BOOB.
By Frank A. Gotch, Worlds Wrestling Champion

/ never believed much in artistic tenn
permanent until l saw it work out.
There were two fellows In little Iowa
town. One was a long-haired, dreamy
eyed genius-and the other was a plain
boob. The genius was as nervous as a
woman about to sing her first song in
public. and the boob didn't know any
more than to laugh at fool pups and TOM
cats-which proves he was boob.
The genius was invited to dinner par
ties. and 1t was UP to the boob to amuse
himself in simpler ways.
The genius was hollow-chested-and he
wrote poetry, or something Of the sort.
The boob had a signature like a plow-
share, and couldn't whistle tune so that
anybody could recognize 1t.
The genius was always in debt-and was
forgiven because a genius isn't supposed
to make money anyway. The boob looked
at life differently.
This boob person knew the value OF
every lot in his township. and he soaked
his hard-earned kale into lands. In time
land prices went up, and the boob had SO
much money that he was ashamed to
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Ibtfu| If Nationals Will Be Able to Train at Charlottesville
CAN'T CHOOSE BETWEEN BIG ED
WALSH AND WALTER JOHNSON
Hughey Jennings Says He Doesn't Know
Which, Greater Pitcher-Both onSame
Team Would Assure Pennant.

To an impartial observer there is little
, to choose between the two men. Each is
willing worker; each has display of
speed that is battling: each has curves
that seem unsolvable: each is a fairly
good hitter-there is nothing more to ask
for in either by way of a disposition.
Undoubtedly Walsh is of more benefit to
young pitchers because of his greater eX-
perience, yet. at the same time, Johnson
can offer much to the recruit breaking
into the league.
1t has been said that Walsh is more
willing than Johnson That may be. but
sometimes Walsh's very Willingness
proves damaging to his team. Chicago
players have told me that Walsh often
remarks, We'll. 1 guess I'll get in this
game!'' and forthwith throws off his
sweater. grabs glove and proceeds to
warm up.
That often happens in the thick of a
game, and a pitcher who is going we'll is
liable to become nervous and lese effec-
tiyeness when he sees Walsh going out to
warm up.
AS I say. for this reason Walsh some
times Injuries his own team by his willing
ness and readiness.
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BY HUGH JENNINGS.

In discussing base ball the other day 1
was asked to name which l thought the
better pitcher-Johnson or Walsh.
l do not know of harder question to
ask of a base ball manager.
Johnson or Walsh! My. but wouldn't
they be grand pair for any team! You
could almost take crowd of :choOlbOys
into the major leagues and with johnson
and Walsh with them win a pennant.
But as for choosing between the two
that's something nearly impossible
Chicago claims Walsh as the superior
of any pitcher: Washington howls for
Johnson. And each has it's good reasons.
The Chicago argument:
The Chicago club. which, on paper.
hasn't appeared a bit stronger than the
Washington aggregation, has always fin
iShed well up. while it was not until last
year that the Nationals cut any figure in
the pennant conflict. And Chicago credits
Walsh.
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HARVARD DEFEATS YALE.
First Round Of Twenty-First Inter.
collegiate Chess Tourney.

NEW YORK, December 23.-Harvard
defeated Yale by the score Of 3 to l in
the first round Of the twenty-first annual
intercollegiate chess tournament OF the
Columbia Harvard Yale-Princeton League
here yesterday. Harvard won two games
and two were drawn. PrincetOns quartet
failed to appear. but Columbia did not
claim default. and postponed match
of these teams probably will be arranged
for Christmas day.
The second round will be started today.
with Columbia pitted against Harvard
the present league champions, and Yale
playing Princeton.
Following is the summary of yester-
days play, showing pairings, results,
openings and moves:
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look at a bank.
The boob never got far away from ma
ture. He kept his body in condition, and
could digest corned beef and cabbage
better than the genius could digest lady
fingers.
The genius never liked the boob. but
the boob liked the genius. The genius
coveted the boob's wealth. but the boob
did not covet the talent Of the other
flock Of typhoid germs flew over the
town one day and liked the looks of 1t,
and turned back. They tried to find lodg-
ing in the boob's system. but the nothing
doing" sogn was out, and the boob went
away unmolested. He had resistance"
The genius didn't get through with it
that easily. Indeed. by the evening of
the second day the great-great-grandchil
dren OF the first germs held q convention,
and by the time roll call was finished the
genius had his toes pointing toward the
zenith.
The boob wept a little at the untimely
end. but was willing to act as pallbearer.
Before the rites were pulled the boob did
a few gymnasium stunts, and stepped
higher than the black horses.
Still, at that. the boob had ideas. This
is one:
1T is better to be q live boob than q
cyOaked genius"
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LOCKE BACK IN PITTSBURGH.
Price Asked by Owners Only Obsta
Gle TO Sale of the phi1lies.

PITTSBURGH. December 23.-Will H.
Locke, secretary of the Pittsburgh Base
Ball Club. returned from Philadelphia las,
night and admitted that he was busy
trying to arrange transfer of the Phil
adelphia property that will land him al
the head OF the Quakers.
Locke denied that Gov. John X. TeneI
is backing him in the project. Because
things have not progressed far enough
yet, Locke declines to name those who
are associated with him in trying to buy
out Taft and Murphy. I,ocke said:
I'VE are trying to get the club and we
are hopeful that we will get 1t, but the
price will have to be cut somewhat
know base ball values and I have an idea
of what the Philadelphia property is
worth. 1t is not worth quite SO much a.
the owners are asking for it,
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nEaRTINENI @l1nENT
IN Happenings rSportdom

After the runners had circled the bases
the umpire, threw up another ball.
Schmidt took it. shook his head and
walked over to Bobby Lynch. who was
playing third base. and was captain and
manager of the team and said to him:
Say. Bobby. no wonder l can't beat
these fellows. I won't pitch against them
any longerN quit right now. They don t
are leading in this league. The runner
that was on first base just let me waste
/, three balls. and yet he does not attempt
to steal. Then. when I put one over for
the batter. who has three balls and no
strikes. he hits it. Tell me, how can a
man of my intelligence and base ball
knowledge pitch a game of base ball
against such bonehead and unscientific
playing of the gamer
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NEW WORKS. MANAGERS
WON 8 FLAGS IN II STARTS
John J. McGraw and Frank Chance Have
Each Plotted Winners -Four
Different Years.

With John J. McGraw and Frank Leroy
Chance guarding the city walls and oppos-
ing all invaders. New York can consider
its interests fairly well protected for the
next campaign.
II isn't often that a single city can
boast of two base ball leaders drawing
$40. 600. or thereabouts. year in the way
of salaries Not very often, at least
Nor is it often that any one city can
look to a pair of managers who within
the last ten years have gathered in eight
remnants between them and In the on
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Birthday Greetings
CONGRATULATIONS TO CONNIE MACK.


he
in
fession in 1884 with the Mede club The
he In he
md
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AL PALZER Is ON EDGE.
Tom O'Rourke Would Force Nc.
Carly Into Fayoritism.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, December %
With but a few more days of the train
ing camp torture to live through, the
heavyweight trail grows red-hot From
Al PalZer's camp comes the tip that Old
Fox Tom O'Rourke has been '.spooking'
about in order to force McCarty into
favorlt1sm. 1t is guaranteed that Pal
Ter for the first time in his life is on
edge, ready to lick a regiment
McCarty is making a show of conf
dence by rehearsing the stage stunt he
expects to pull after winning the heavy
weight belt. Lutte is ppacticing with his
rifle, using grains of grapenut for tar
gets and training his long horned goat
to assist in the lariat-throwing act No
boxing will be done in McCarty's act He
is to be billed as the cowboy champion.
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BUSY VIGILANTS.
Beaten by All-Stars; to Hold Bust.
ness Meeting and Banquet Tonight.

The Vigilant. foot ball team met defeat
yesterday for the first time in five years
by an Independent team when the ALI
Stars won hard-fought contest by a
14-to-13 score.
The Vigilants will hold. an important
meeting tonight at the club headquarters
40 10th street northwest, and a full at
tendance is requested promptly at 30
o'clock.
After the business meeting the Vigi-
lants will hold their annual banquet at
the Coliseum Hotel. and about fifty
guests will sit at the tables with the
Independent champions of the south.
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years have managed to finish within the
fight only a stride or two from the wire
These comparative records show fairly
well the quality Of Manhattan's. mana
gerial talent for 1913:
McGraw-Four pennants. Second three
times, third twice, Fourth once. Chance
Four pennants. second twice, third once.
McGraw~has led the Giants ten years.
Chance has carried the Cubs forward for
seven seasons. A matter of eight pen
nants out of seventeen starts is about
al bulky an average rs any one would
care to see.
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Events for Trap Shooters.

BALTIMORE, Nd. December 23-The
Maryland Country Club will hold trap
shooting next Saturday. An attractive
program has been arrarsed and shooting
will begin at noon. lie Mount Wash
ington Gun Club win hold a match on
New Year day. while there will also
be trap shooting by the Arlington Gun
Club and at the Green Spring Valley
Kennels.
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three were on off Steele of ST. Louis.
That there was class to New York's
pitching staff is shown by the fact that
only once during the year was a long
nit made off Giant hurler that brought
in three runs. Lee Magee Of the Cardl-
nails made this wallop off jeff Tesreau
when acting as an emergency hitter.
Below will be found a list of the Ma
tional Leaguers of 1912 who averaged
800 or better in driving in runs:
NATIONAL LEAGUE-SEASON 1912.
RUNS-BATTED-IN RECORD.
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Wallace Johnson Has Pneumonia.

PHILADELPHIA, December 23.-Wal-
lace +. Johnson of Haverford. runner-up
to Maurice Mclaughlin, the national ten
mis- champion, at Newport last summer
Is Ill at his home with pneumonia. john
son has held several tennis titles, among
them being the American interscholastic
and intercollegiate Championships.
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Two Umpires Go to Minors.

MILWAUKEE,, December 23.-Wester-
Welt and O'Brien. two American League
umpires, who measured a trifie below Ban
Johnson's standard, have been signed for
the 1913 season with the American Asso-
citation.
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Total $3.50.

Yale played the white pieces on the
odd-numbered boards. The openings and
moves: I. Queens gambit declined, 81.
-. Caro-kann, 43. 3. Sicilian defense, AZ.
1, Caro-kann, 2S.
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Johnny Evers says he will be the boss
of the Cubs or resign. Other young man.
ayers have said that beforehand they
did not resign.
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Substitute Outfielder Beals Becker of
the Giants is to go to the Indianapolis
club Of the American Association.
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Hans Wagner says he has to play one
more year. anyhow, just to win back that
batting leadership.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
BOTH SIDES STAND
FIRM IN STRIKE

KALAMAZOO, Mich, March H.
The second week of the corset makers
strike opened this, morning with no
sign OF weakness on either, side. Pres
ident Hatfield declares he has 500 per
sons at work, and the strikers assert
their ranks are being added to daily
by expert workers from the factory,
The boycott established Saturday, 70
having its effect and the merchants
are beginning to bestir themselves to
settle the trouble, 49,, r
Hatfield, who. has been serving free
dinners to the strike-breakers, Is hav-
ing a hard time to get his orders sup
piled, and today fell down completely.
The girl strike picketH at the dcpots
contineu to work among the travelling
men and the hotels who refused TO
furnish meals to the strike-breakeis
are reaping a harvest.
Secretary Waterman. OF the Michl-
gan Federation OF Labor. and Interra-
tional Organizer Josephine Casey are
again in Kalamazoo and directing Che
strike. .-
Several ministers yesterday dis
cussed the situation from their pull
pits and took sides with the strikers.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
SEVEN KILLED In
FIRE IN WINNIPEG

WINNIPEG Man, March ii.-Sey-
en- persons are dead. one is possibly
mortally injured, and a number suffer.
ed serious injuries as the result OF an
explosion during a fire In the rear OF
the RadfoTd Wright Co, Ltd. whole
sale sash and door factory. late Sat
urdAy night. Captain DeWitt and SIX
ftremen were training hose ON the
back OF the building where the tre.
supposed TO be the work OF an In
cendiary. had started In a lean'to-an-
mex, when the back wall was blown
out, the little party going down in
wreckage which also caught and over
whelmed several spectators and pas
seFsby. -----
Il was standing on plank direct
ing operations" said eatain Dewitt
and had a miraculous escape. Fire
men Mcpherson and Molyneaux be-
ing killed at my feet. while not a
man else of our squad escaped unin-
jured Tons OF brick and doors Tell
around -us. The, men were caught
without chance OF escape
The dead:
z. Molyneaux. fireman.
Charles Mcpherson, fireman,
Walter Rowley, teamster.
Lee j. Dluett, bartender.
Charles Chapman, aged Il.
Clarence Winker. Canadian Pacific
railway employee.
Connolly. Canadian Pacific rall-
way employe. ,.it,t, - ~, ar,
The man probably fatally injured
is A.. Naranuo. who was watching
the Are. N
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
LITTLE THINGS COUNT
MUCH IN uFt, SAYS PASTOR
Rev. E. Y. Mullins Opens Third
Week of Lenten Services
in Opera House

The Rev. Edgar Y. Mullins, OF
Louisyille. Ky. the speaker for the
current week. In behalf of the Bap-
tist denomination. In the MONDAY
Lenten services, in the Detroit opera
house. gave the first OF series OF
talks on The essence OF Christian
ity," Monday noon. DR.. Mullins Is
president OF the Baptist Southern
Theological seminary In Louisville.
and is well.known throughout the de-
nomination. He was introduced 10
the Lenten audience by the hev:
Frederick T. Galpin, OF the Flrst
Baptist church.
we are so afflicted with bigness
in the United States that simpler,
smaller things Of life either get away
from US or are not considered worth
while" said DR.. Mullins. We have
the biggest businesses, the biggest
railroads, the biggest fortunes, the
biggest future Of any country on
earth. That's why am going to
talk to you about giving a cup OF
cold water in the name OF the dis
ciple.'
ITO give a cup OF cold water with
the night motive Is, to be Christian
II isn't what we have that counts,
but what we do with what we have.
Next to being great is the ability TO
appreciate greatness. Appreciation
exhibits greatness OF character. IL IS
the supreme value Of civilization. II
means that we dare not exploit cur
fellow man for mere gain; dare not
make him work In unsanitary places;
dare not offer him poor wage lor Ia
bor. Gods chief treasure Is human
NV. In the fundamental law OF
Christianity every man shall count as
one II is the motive In Christianity
that determines its significance In
the kingdom OF God. Religion may
be lust -play-aeting, you know, A man
NAV occupy a pulpit or a platform
and preach about Christ and the cru
cif,xion and yet have nothing within
him of the spirit of Christ or His
sacrifice. The man who Is honest Is
inst "a honest with millions as he Is
with pennies.
II often think that our beloved
stars and stripes Is a symbol OF our
American life or at least OF what IL
should be. Its color and its form are
exDressfve or the variety OF otir- HE
The even, broad stripes OF the JUS
lice. the equality, the truth; the stars.
OF the freedom not OF license but OF
law and OF the heavenly principles
for which Il stands. But with AL our
bieness, all our greatness, all our
liberty. ell our advanced education
history will repeat itself with the
American government and the Amer
lean people as with all other govern.
ments and peoples II appreciation is
not shown OF Gods humanity. Inc
cum OF cold water must be given IN
the name OF the disciple
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
POLICE RAID SOUP !.
KITCHENS IN LAWRENCE

LAWRENCE, Mass, March IL
Two OF the free soup kitchens main
talned by the Industrial Workers Of
the World were raided by the. police
today. The FIRST raid resulted from
someone throwing a stone through
the window. Of q private Italian bank
across the street from the Kitchen
The police claimed the thrower took
refuge In the food depot. The second
raid followed the gathering. In the
building of many Italians who had
planned a street parade in violation
OF the city ordinance. ~
The Endless chain" picketing was
resumed by some 10000 strikers to-
day. There were numerous disturb-
ances and nine were arrested. nve OF
them women. The arrests were wit
nessed by Labor Commissioners Nell.
who is making a personal inyestiga-
ton of the strike situation.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
VI. G. TOEpEl KNOCKS NEW
HOUSE NUMBERING PLAN
Would Create Much Confusion,
Banker Tells Council
Committee

Opposition to the proposed house
REMEMBERING plan was heard by the
council committee on ordinances,
Monday morning. with the result that
another public. hearing was set for
Tuesday evening, March 26, In the
council chamber.
Walter G. Toepel. cashier Of the
Peninsular State Savings bank. pro-
tested against the plan on the ground
that 1t will result In much confusion.
Il have heard no complaints against
the present system or numbering the
houses, but ! have heard much COM
planning against the outrageous way
in which streets are labeled" said
Mr.. Toepel
Assistant Secretary Wreford. OF the
Board OF Commerce, called the COM
post cards which be said represented
the Endorsement OF the proposition by
MANY public service corporations,
merchants and manufacturers. He
pointed out that number OF the petit
TONERS had been before the commit
tee and that in public hearings little
II ANY opposition was voiced.
you had every one here who was
not vitality interested In the change.
said Mr.. Toepel. Take the small
merchants for instance. An illustra-
ton OF the effect OF the plan can be
had from what II means to them. Any
printed matter bearing street num-
bers would be worthless.
''One of my duties Is TO examine
property. All sorts Of difficulties
would be met with In finding houses
II the numbers were changed. There
is now no trouble In locating houses
when the streets are known. But one
third or the streets OF the city are
without labels, so they are hard to
find"
1T would be a long time before
the system could be shown TO be bet
ter than the one we now have, Thou
sauds of houses are now without
numbers because the present ordi-
nance ID not enforced. What guaran-
tee have we that the proposed ordi-
nance will be more generally observ-
ed? II new numbers Were not placed
on the houses that would result In
still more confusion.
II tell you, gentlemen, think the
change IL, too radical, considering the
sire OF the city and the rate e. It's
growth.
Mr.. .wreford again explained the
proposed method OF REMEMBERING by
zo1es. saying. that there would be
less confusion under the system
when II was understood.
"As for the. city being too large
to undertake such q proposition
would call your attention. to Cleye-
land. philadelphia and many other
cities OF their class which were not
too large, to adopt a general renum-
bering plan OF advantage to their peo-
ple," he said. nave ~ -.
81 myself believe we have not
heard enough from the masses; saio
Aid. Schultz. We have heard from
the big business men but not enough
from the small, outlying tradespeo-
pie. whose opinions and needs we
ought to consult before going ahead
with this thing" ,....
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
s'THE WORLD IS TOO. SAD"
NOTE LEFT BY SUICIDE

PONTIAC, Mich. March 11.-Trac-
ing the steps OF their father, Henry
L. Murray, in the snow, because they
were worried over his long absence,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Murray, OF
North Pennington, discovered his
body dangling from a rafter in de-
serted shed on nelghbor's farm, at
8 o'clock, Saturday night.
An envelope lay on the ground be-
side him which had contained ar
senic. II is believed he first took
poison and then hanged himself to
make sure OF death.
A note found on the body read: Il
have taken poison, the world is too
sad. Good bye"
Murray was a wellto-do farmer
and apparently had nothing over
which to be respondent. He was
worried lately because the feed for
his stock was getting low. He leaves
"a widow and two sons.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
MRS, PAAkHURST IS
IN PRISON HOSPITAL
Friends Say Bronchitis Is Ag-
gravated by Being In Cell
Without Heat

LONDON, March 11.--As the re.
suit of her experiences in Holloway
prison, where she has defied the aN
thorities and organized a most ETC.
tive hunger strike, Mrs. Emmeilne
Pankhurst. chief OF the British NIT
liant suffragettes. is In the prisol nos.
pital today. Her condition Is said -
be somewhat serious. Her malady,
which her friends openly allege Is due
10 her being subjected TO solitary con
finement In a cell without heat, 10
bronchitis from which she suffers la
an incipient form most Of the time,
Most OF the prison officials positive,
iy refused today to make any state
ment regarding Mrs. Pankhurst's III.
ness or whether II was such that stG
will be unable TO be present In coli,
next Thursday to be arraigned on the
charge OF conspiracy growing out o.
the raiding OF the retail district and
the breaking Of hundreds OF windowsS
Her friends are inclined 10 be anxious
as they say she will probably stick ~
her determination not to eat until she
Is released and she may also rer',s
all medicines. a.
The hunger strike among the TO-
lowers Of Mrs. Pankhurst who are. IN
prison, is still in force. No inforirH
ton regarding 1t Is available But N
Is believed the authorities are resort
ing to forcible feeding methods.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
FIGHTS HIS WAY
BACK INTO PRISON

MT. CLEMENS. Mich. March IL
Victor vens, also known as Ole Ole
sen, who was discharged from the
Detroit House of Correction, Satur-
day. was re-arrested within. half an
Aour OF his arrival here, and he win
probably be deported to Belgium, his
native country. - ~ TT
Saturday vens completed a s0-day
sentence for an assault, upon local
merchant, and no sooner did he reach
Mt. Clemens, than he attacked
Charles Glover and Louis Matt. Then
he went TO the police station to clean
out" the place, and he was soon over
powered and locked up.