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The Washington times., 1913-06-08
NICK ALTROCKDONE
OUT OF UMPIRING
andsomest Man in Baseball Loses Arbters Position in Dou
bIe-Header Because Of Conflict Of Dates-Managers
to Meet at SpaIding's.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Nick Altrock Is not to umpire at the
Central League grounds today. The
handsorest man in baseball is done out
bers of one of the teams which we're
to meet at Central League Park today,
have a previous engagement to ptay
against the Bloomer Girls at the Union
League Park.
The double bill is called of and II
Nick happens to be over at Fifteenth
and II streets northeast today he may
be pressed into service to umpire the
Bloomer Girls Columbia stars contest
It all happened this way. President
Cornelius announced some time ago
that double bill would be staged at
Central League grounds today and that
efforts were being made to have Ty
Cobb umpire. Yesterday Nick Altrock,
the versatile comedian of Clark Grit
fith's performing troupe of funny men,
Schaefer and Aitrock, with an under
study in the person of Joe Gedeon, was
announced as the performing umpire
at First and M streets for today.
Maurice o'Connor. who has staged
his Sherwood players with the Bloomer
lHt SUhCdSo pids
from all over the country as the cham
pion girl baseball team. decided that he
had not been given time enough TO
cancel the game.
The Sherwood players stage Sunday
contests under the name Of the Colun-
bia Stars and consequently not being
able to play in two places at once,
O'Connor loudly registered a kick. The
double bill is OF. although the game at
Union League Park stands as 1t goes.
Tomorrow nights gathering at Spald-
ings' store. when the amateur baseball
moguls get together. is expected to de-
termine the fate of the proposed anna
teur day. Nothing definite is known
save the fact that the managers know
what is expected to happen and will
record their vote as to whether or no
the event will be staged
The idea worked out incompletely last
year, owing to the several postpone
ments and the fact that the boys got
somewhat peeved at the failure of all
the teams to show up. as they had agreed.
Clark Griffith is expected to attend the
meeting tomorrow night.
Freddie Dyer. of the Bankers, is
maintaing today that he is some
pitcher, and points to the fact that,
while Loomis shone with a no-hit game,
his effort yesterday was no mean per-
formance. Southland was trimmed to
!. and Dyer. figuring largely in the box
for the Bankers, allowed but three hits.
American Security is weak at third at
present Howard and Davis. used dur
Ing the last two years, are missing, and
the team Is suffering some extent.
Tanglewood viii have another oppor-
tunity to coL2e through with the full
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Maps Get SWindeII.

NEW ORLEANS. June s.-The local
club Of the Southern Association an
nounced today that OutfieIder Kyle,
OF the Columbus American Associa-
ton team. had been obtained ana
that Pitcher Swindell had been re-
leased to the Cleveland Americans
and Third Baseman Mills to Water
bury, Conn.
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See the Athletics.

With thirteen straight games in a row
and three more with the Browns. the
Athletics may find themselves with the
zone of wiping out the Climbers record
Of seventeen straight wins Should the
Browns be defeated these remaining
contests, the Athletics will find them
selves chucked up against the Nap
landers for their seventeenth effort and
q chance to tie the Climbers mark.
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of Dates Robs Ahock of Upg JobWn Take Up Amateur Day
Clarke Succeeds
Holmes as Manager

SIOUX CITY. Iowa. June &-Nanager
Ducky Holmes severed his connection
with the Sioux City club today and Josh
Clarke, brother Of Fred Clarke, Of the
Ptttsburgh Pirates. was appointed to
succeed him.
Holme1 plans are not known. Clarke
has been playing center field and came
to the Indians from the American Asso-
citation.
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Corey Dissatisfied.

YORK, Pa. June Pitcher Corey,
recently purchased by Manager Heck
ert from the Wilkesbarre club. will not
= ffix his name to a York Tristate
annfract. The price does not suit him.
Corey met Heckerr at Harrisburg on
Wednesday to be tried out but he
returned without signing the con-
tract
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Laughs at rumor.

Essence of ginger. extract of pep. and
all the other things that go to make up
speed and get-up. Did you see Ty
Cobb's lame arm? The Tiger star lost
no time showing the fans that his wing
Is better than ever. Working harder
than any other player on the field. Ty
caught, played third. pitched a while,
ana generally exceeded the efforts OF
any other player on the lot His arm
Is very bad.
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Morgan back.

"Cutie" Morgan has the fans with
him. and the lad is popular as can be.
These youngsters have a large follow
ing. and Morgan, always popular here,
seems to gain friends as the season
rolls along He did nobly yesterday In
his FIRST effort after his enforced lay-off.
getting to first twice and accepting all
of his chances.
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To Build New Track.

NEW YORK, June S.-Plans to build
an outdoor cinder track on the Ma
room Field were approved by the
Fordham Athletic Association yester-
day and the work will be accom-
plished under the supervision of the
alumni athletic committee.
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Several good ones,

There were several good marks es-
tablished yesterday in the West in the
schoolboy meets. Hoyt, of Oak Park,
negotiated the century in record time
broke the scholastic record in the
furlong, while Samse's record in the
pole vault went to smash. In the
East, Robinson, the Mercersburg
flyer turned in neat times for the loo
and 220.
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Amateurs meet.

A more wholesome interest In ANA
teur baseball may be obtained by get
ting together for an Amateur Day
parade, and I hope the players and
managers feel that they can get out
M least one afternoon to take pay In
the event which has been planned.
The few whose interest are for the
sport should be backed up by the ma
fn-s.- whether theq are In favor or
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BOB TtiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK is A BOOST.

not Where 1t not for the few in
terested the players would find a hard
row to hoe.
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Doust and Jones, the Australasian
tennis experts, won because they
played better tennis, and there is no
use trying to take their glory away
from them by explaining the Ameri-
can defeat by blaming it on the wet
courts. Mclaughlin and Hacket fail
ed to measure up to the standard set
opinion of the experts.
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Pitchers are good.

The strength of the Phillies' pitching
STAFF was pointed out some time ago
without reference to Erszine Mayer the
Phillies' finger. who yesterday stood
the Pirates on their heads. allowing
them three hits. and banking them to
the fans taste. Mayer now Is reckoned
with seaton, Chalmer, Moore. Rixey'
Alexander. and the others. He Is there
beyond a doubt.
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Among the Amateurs
GAMES TOMORROW.

GAMES TOMORROW.
Capital City-Cornell VS.. Southland.
Central-Printers VS.. Y. NJ. H. y.
Departmental-Posto vs. War.
Federal-Tanglewoo VS.. Stanton.
E. Wash. s. S.-Ninth VS.. Presby.
r. r. Y. NJ. c. A.-Station VS.. Car.
Northwest-St. Paul VS.. Calvary.
Potomac-Cong. Heights VS.. High
lands.
Treasury-Civil Service VS.. N. B.
r. A.
Marquette-Holy Name We. st.
Stephens.
southeastern-west. Buds VS.. congr.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Capital City-Bankers, 9; South
land, /.
Central-Twining, 3; Sherwood, O.
Departmental-Comm and Lab
or. 9; War. 1.
Federal-Stantons. 9; Pension Bu-
reau, q
East Wash. s. s.-First M. p, 4:
St Agnes. T.
Whitney, 10; Emmanuel,
10.
reasury-Interstate,3 3; Federals, /.
Southeastern = Western Buds. !;
Avondales. 6.
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Records falling.

Graded school athletes in the city
are being brought forward to the
point where they are going to be hn-
ished products on entering the high
echools. and where trainers ana
coachers will have but little to do.
Practically all of the record made last
year went by the board in the annual
meet yesterday, which speaks more
than we'll for the development.
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Tanglewood will have another oppor-
tunity to coL2e through with the full
roster Of players tomorrow or find steps
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With The Horses At The Tracks

los; Hatteras, III: Golden Treasure. 102.
Apprentice allowance claimed. 102.
Weather clear, track fast.
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Hand 1t to them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
COBB WILL NOT
GET $15,0 900 CHECK

Detroit. Mich. Jan. 3.-Ty Cobb will
not receive a salary Of $4,000 next
season.
Neither will Sam Crawford or Jean
Dubuc get the raise that they are
holding out for.
Frank J. Navin. owner of the Tigers.
who returned home from a visit in
the east. made the foregoing declara-
tons on his arrival here.
III Cobb insists on $500 or MOTH
ing. 1t will have to be nothing" said
Mr.. Navin. Il positively will not pay
him that much money. even If Detroit
doesn't have a ball club in 80 years.
Ty simply is wasting his time talk
ing abou, that fancy salary. know
how much the club car afford to give
him and it isn't any such sum as the
n being discussed. I haven't told
IT am willing to take a chance on
building up the Tigers with young
sters. We can, get very much lower
than we finished in 1912, with Ty
playing every day. and in time VIC
probably will develop a winner. 1t
isn't the star that makes a ball club
pay. anyhow. If the team is winning
the fans will turn out regardless Of
what YOU have to offer in the way Of
brilliant individuals"
In spite Of all the stories hat have
come from Indianapolis to the effect
that Chick Lathers has been traded
to that club for Charlie o'Leary.
President Navin and Manager Dono-
van Of the Grays have decided to
keep the former Tiger. Lathers, VIII }
hit finely In the International league
last season. Is going to be transform.
ed into an outflelder. as Donovan is
very short Of gardeners and has a
capable first sacker In the person OF
Lefty Onslow. whom he will develop
for the Tigers.
This means that o'Leary will re.
main with tho Indians. an arrange
ment that probably will suit him, as
ne said at the time Of the Chicago
meeting OF the American league that
he did not rare where he played Just
so the formalities Of the flrst and ff-
teanth of each month we're complied
with.
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FOULS SHOULD END
FIGHTS At ONCE
New Code of Rules Issued by
Gotham Board Does Not
Cover Point Fully.
lBy Robert Ederen.l

New York. Jan. 4.--The new rules
given out by the Boxing commission
are very good as far as they so. The.
one o important point that should
be covered by the rules. however, is
omitted entirely.
The referee is not instructed to stop
any contest in which there is persist
ent or harmful fouling. He is not or
dered to d~isqualify a boxer who fouls.
Its a strange thing tha: these points
have been overlooked.
Under tho rules as they stand at
present Gunhoat Smith. for instance.
with Billy job as referee. could win"
his fight with q foul hlow. job could
count over the man knocked by Il foul
punch. as he did when Smith fouled
Wuest and knocked him down. He
ring without being disqualified after
knocking a man u with a blow below
the belt. as he did when Tommy Ma
loney fouled White and severely In
!jured him.
There is nothing in tho rules to
force a referee to stop a hnTt when
one man fouls continually. And some
referees who lack the normal moun
Of courage avoid Toxin. the RESPONSE
should he stopped. If fnuline is not
to he stopped and til. nnly. penalty
Is to lie i15icted nfterward r. tha.
commission there always will he foul
ing.
Foul Should End Fight.
A boxer who strikes y foul l,low
should he disqualified Immediately.
whether the foul is intentional "r
not. If Il boxer fouls through cafe
lessness or lack Of control he is Just
as guilty Of fouling as when he intends
to strike q foul blow. A man who
carelessly runs over some one in the
street is culpahle isn't he?
The penalty for fouling is not inn
mediate Disqualification By the referee
but a later affair. The rule reads:
In Gas the violation is committed
by the contestant he shall in the dis
tcretion Of the commission be restrain
ed from participating in any boxing
competition, ETC.. for a period Of no
more than six months and not less
than thirty days"
should be strictly held to his dut.-.
Many referees need to be under strict
supervision as we'll as the boxers.
There is seldom a boxing show given
in which the referee has nerve or
Judgment enough to prevent coE:tant
fouling by some boxer who knows
he can get away With it."
Dundee an Example.
In his bout With Morgan the other
night for instance. Dundee must have
struck at least 100 foul blows. hold
ing with n hand and hitting with
the other, Tot to mention his DELHI
crate butting. Yet he was not dis
qualified.
The commission should order the
referee to enforce the rules and pro-
vide a penalty for any failure to do
so. When this is done we will have
what every boxing fan wants to see.
absolutely clean boxing. Enforce
good craftsmanship by rule. IL nee
essary; IN time it will become the
natural and expected thing.
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Cubs Not Strong For 1913;
Chicago Fans Are Worrying

Chicago, Jan. 4.-Will Evers be as
effective with Tinker absent? Can
Zimmerman get along With Tinker to
guide him?
These are questions that r being
asked by local baseball fans since
Shortstop Tinker was traded to Gin
cinnati for five athletes. Some appar.
entity harbor the opinion that neither
will he as steady with the old infielder
gone. The contention is that a steady
shortstop acts as a man on the mid
die Of a see-saw. balancing the mel
at either end. Tinker has played this
easons: wherefore the query: Will
Evers and Zimmerman be as consist
emit as heretofore?
Baseball men. familiar with the
ability and nerve of Evers. do not
think Tinker's departure will affec.
the new Cub manager materially.
They contend that Evcrs is a grea,
athlete on the diamond and does not
depend on the assistance Of any one
to display his brilliancy in PLAYING,
although it often has been said that
if Tinker had not been at short and
Chance at first Evers would
nave uCNClOpcu lJllO luc SldI III lS'
That is a question that heretofore
could not be decided. Blu it prob
ably can be after the following season,
az Evers will have a new shortstor
and a young first baseman to coop
crate with.
Evers is competent to take care OF
himself at second and at the same
time give assistance to the men around
him. 1t is almost certain there will
be no deterioration in his fielding and
general all around work. although he
is to have the responsibilities Of Il
manager.
There seem to be a slight doubt
about Zimmerman. He Is a natural
player in the field and n natural hit.
ter. His steadihess Is not n prominent
factor in his work. lie Ia inclined tc
he irregular and It requires a man OF
experience like Tinker to keep him
from losing his balance. Tinker did
this for him which probably was the
principal reason why Zimmerman wa.
classed as one Of the best third sack.
crs in the National league.
Zimmerman developed wonderful,
as n fielder under the guidance of botl
Tinker and EveTs and doubtless VIII
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
MCRAW HOPEFUL
Of THIRD. FLAG
Giants Manager Does Not Elk
pect Any Trouble With
Holdouts This Year.

New York. Jan. John J. McGra~
will make few changes in the lineup
of his champion Giants for the be-
ginning of the 1918 campaign in the
National league. He has asked for
waivers on Outlelder Beals Becker,
because he is figuring confidently on
the ability of young George Burns as
regular possibility.
The leader Of the Polo Grounders
is hopeful that "Tilly' Shafer will be
in line TO try for a permanent posi-
ton at shortstop. He thinks that the
development of one or two young
| pitchers will assure the lowlanders a
third consecutive National league
! pennant.
McGraw returned yesterday from
the west. where he has been touring
q vaudeville circuit. File will remain
theatrical engagements the following
day in Chicago. While here McGraw
will take charge Of the local Eation-
al league club offices. He will mail
out the players contracts. complete
all arrangements for the spring train
ing trip and conclude the final details
Of the annual pilgrimage northward.
The leader OF the champions antici-
pated no trouble from holdouts. He
intinnated a very liberal policy in the
matter of salaries for the boys who
made good last Year. A number OF
the stars. including Mathewson and
Vanguard, are under term contracts.
McGraw says he will pursue his
time-honored custom of taking the
rockies to Marlin Springs. Texas. ten
days or two weeks in advance of the
regulars. These will be carefully
watched and instructed Will, the as
sistance of Wilbert Robinson. The
recruits will leave for the Lone Star
February: the regulars about March 1.
Il have asked for waivers on Beck.
or" said McGraw. but l do not think
he will re allowed to go back to the
minors. He is n better ball player than
lots OF outfielders in the league, but,
unfortunately. l have no place for him
with Burns coming so strong.
"Shafer. I guess, knows what is
best for him. I would be sorry tc
see him quit baseball. for he is q
grand player. He would have been
the regular shortstop of the Giants
all last season but for the unfortunate
death of his mother. He was travel
ing at top speed when lie had to leave
4 US. When lie returned he was under
weight.
Fletcher, in the meantime. had hit
his stride and l could not break up a
winning combination. 1 do not take
seriously the reports of Shafer's in
tended retirement. I will not until he
refuses to sign a contract.
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be better than ever next season. ow-
ing to his confidence and nerve. There
may. not be n change in his play.
ing, if Al Bridwell is placed at short.
but probably there will be If Corri-
den or another young shortstop ts
chosen. Zimmerman is not considered
a strong ma to cooperate with a
youngster, as he a not sufficient pa
thence with a recruit breaking In.
Whether there will be a chance In the
work of Evers and Zimmerman cannot
be predicted at present.
Much of the strength Of the Cub
team in the National league race de-
ponds on Evers' selection OF a short
stop. Records prove and experience
has taught that a championship ball
team requires a star shortstop. Where
would Pittsburg be without the skill
full playing Of Hans Wagner? What
would be the standing of the Phillies
without Mike Doolan? Would st.
Louis he as formidable without Arnold
Hauser? New York may be placed
among tho exceptions. McGraw has
only a, fair shortstop in Fletcher. but
still he won the pennant. When he
carried off the flag before he was for
titled with a. crack infielder in Bill
Dahlen. The Cubs have had Tinker.
the Athletics nave Barry, Boston mas
Wagner and the White Sox had
George Davis in 1906. 1t is shown
that all the teams that have won the
baseball championships carried a star
shortstop.
Years ago the old Chicago cham
pions had what was known as the
''stoncwall Defense and Ed William
son. one of the best In his day. was
playing between second and third. He
was a wonderful athlete, old baseball
experts say, and the real thing In ev-
cry detail Of the sport. When the
Baltimore Orioles were the wonders
Of their time Hughey Jennings vas
the sparkling performer between John
Mc(iraw and Herman Reitz. and sure
ly no team could have asked for a
| better man. About the same time
Herman Long. a Chicago product,
was the star Of the Boston cham
pions.
Records show that John NJ. Ward,
former wner Of the Boston Braves.
was one Of the hest infielders in base-
hall history. II" was shortstop for
the, New York Giants In 1883 and
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04
CALIFORNIA CALLS
BIG LEAGUE STARS
Many Noted Players Found in
Line-ups of the Winter
Baseball Teams.

San francisco. Jan. 4.-Southern
California has a large colony Of base
ball players from the bigger leagues
Of the country.
Perhaps the most noted is Frank
Chance. the deposed leader Of the Chi
cage Cubs. He owns a large orange
ranch, where he has spent his winters
for several years.
Just now. in view of the complica-
lions regarding his release to the Gin
cinnati Reds. he is very valuable to
the baseball writer's Whereabouts.
George Stovall. the scrappy man.
ager Of the st. Louis Browns. winters
ing some Of the winter leagucrs out
there in the hopes Of finding an out
fielder for his team. 1t is expected.
TOO, that Colonel Robert Lee Hedges.
the Brownie magnate, will pass a
month or two with Stovall on the coast
before the training season comes
around again.
is playing second base for the Tufts
Lyons team in the winter league OF
Los Angeles and residing on the ranch
Of a relative at Whittier. a short dis
"Rube'" Ellis and Jack Bliss. both
Of the st. Louis Cardinals, are also
playing baseball with the Tufts-Lyons
team and will remain in Los Angeles
until the big leagues get to work again
next spring. Bliss belongs in Oak
land. but always winters in Los
Angeles, where the weather Is bet
ter.
"Chief" Meyers. the smuggling back
stop Of the New York Giants. is play
ing with the San Diego team and
knocking down the fences. This Is
his fifth winter at this stunt.
Oxnard. a thriving little sugar met
ropolis in southern California. has
Fred Snodgrass. whose muff made the
Red Sox champions Of the world; Art
Shafer, the Giants speedy little in
fielder, and Charlie Hall. the Red Sox
pitcher. on its team. Babe" Thorn
as. the big backstop. and, Ray Col
lins, the southpaw. both Of the worlds
champions, have also promised to don
Oxnard uniforms.
Ping Bodic Busy.
Ping Bodie. the Frisco banana
merchant" is knocking down the
fences around Sacramento. while Duff
fy Lewis and Harry Hooper. two out
nelders Of the worlds champion Bos-
ton Red Sox, are expected to get into
the game before many more weeks in
the same town.
Clarence Walker. the former Ma
tional sent to Kansas City last season,
has yielded to the spell and he. too.
is in southern California. playing an
outfield position for one Of the winter
league outfits.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-04

TWICE BY CURTIS

B. ". wideman. formerly physical
to l.. Curtis Of Halstad. Mimi. in Il
finish wrestling match at Jacks audi
torium last night. The first fall was
secured in Al minutes and the second
in 10. a hammerlock and crotch hold
being used each time.
The match was an exceptionally in
teresting one. although Wideman was
unable to do a great deal against Cur
it's strength. Only once did Wideman
have Curtis in a dangerous position.
and that was during the first five min
utes of the match. From, then unit!
the finish he "a kept on the defen-
sive. Ed. Doran referred.
Several interesting preliminaries
We're pulled off. but the Mcdonald
Deitz match. which was scheduled as
one Of them. failed to materialize.
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oouLoN MAY co To PARIS.

Chicago. Jan. 4.-There is a good
chance that Johnny Coulon. bantam
weight champion. now scale or old.
may take m carly trip tn France and
take on somo Of the good matches
that ara being offered him over there.
Tho French promoters are persistent
in their efforts tn yet tho matches
they want. And Of these is an
international battle heween Couion
and Charley l4edoux. the French star,
The latest offer ONE from Al lip
we. who caused BILLY Papke tn take
his now. famous trip abroad for tho
purpose q meeting and deseoting