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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-30
nERIINENI @l11ENT
n Happenin&$Sr Sportdom

ranged plan not to disturb the Amerl-
can League clubs remains to be seen.
No doubt the invaders have found NOR.
players susceptible to their inducements
in the National League than In the
American There have been more rea-
sons for players in the old league to feel
disgruntled with existing conditions than
in the Johnson circuit. which probably
explains why invaders trained their guns
on the weaker organization at the out
set.
The question of whether or not the
present contract OF organized base
ball is legal is sure To be determined
as a result of the efforts the Federal
League is making. The major leagues
are sure to resort TO the courts In an
effort to hold their players. The test
case which is promised by the Brooklyn
club to determine just how strong the
uniform contract of organized base bali
may be in the eyes of the legal courts
win be one of the most interesting mat
tiers that base bali men have ever sub
United to the jurists.
According to legal opinion the Law VIII
uphold the reserve clause in the players
contract. in which event there should be
no trouble i'm en- Joining Tinker and others
who have jumped to the Federal League.
Ad Woleast claims that the removing 81
his appendix cost him $4,000 and the
championship.
II lost my returns with Welsh and
other bouts for MANY months through
that mishap,'' says Wolgast Not only
that. but / believe Ii was the turning
point in my career and gave Willie
Ritchie his chance to beat me. After
the operation / could not get started
properly in my bouts. While 1 did not
suffer pains in my side I felt weakness
there and had to use extra caution in
protecting that side. But believe l am
strong as ever now.
Wolgast should quit kidding himself.
It's q habit the lighters have that OF
tiaasiTS th"y are going TO he just as
good as before they started TO go back
The best in man comes out but once In
his life; when it passes. it's good night.
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6 A ID l l. L. A C.
BAKER ELEC.
: ne Cook 6 Gtoddard Co.,
l1ss-4O COM AVE. Phnna \. 7s1o.
OLD BEN GOES OVER.
YANKEES Youngster Lands Megget
Handicap at Charleston,

CHARLESTON. : G. December 30
old Zen. al the succuient odds of 6 to /,
scored tor w. .. Yanke III the Meggett
handicap, the fourth and feature event
t. all ages, az six furlongs, at Palmetto
t.Ik yesterday afternoon, beating
H1ud ~ the best sprinters at the course.
LON Marion Cclesta, another outsider,
,.ftnr Gamcly in the final strides TO get
I'M place from ", H. Bakers Sam r.
~ YER an s-to-., shot. Eight went to
in- post. Shackleton being withdrawn.
and IT the octet j. %. TalbottS Tarts was
most fancied by the regulars, but was
fu".ittum Of 4 concerted play, and il is
sand that Yauke and his connection lar
r'tred the pencilers for upward OF sew
lrai thousand dollars
It Was another disastrous day for the
talent. only two fayorites scoring Sum-
TnarlsS.
a-t race. al aSrs; selling: SIX furrongs-al
'"feS. -, tMcIagearu. / 70 =. ] 10 and ont.
] o. !. second Floral Crown. rs ,PicketD. 50
p ~ - o. | and 10 ]. third Time. L Ii s.
Sfiirse l~ady orimar, Question Mark and Con-
second rae. selling; purse $500: two-year-
L"r,. e . l T. and out won: Relle Terre.
l'5 tNleklaHs} "a 70 ]. : 70 l aud 10 l. see
"nd. LADY, lnnee' nee. - (Murphyi. 20 70 I. 6
- and . !. third Time. rs Is Hulgar.
= MahdL Daily Waters. Bell of Normandy and
Marty Lou als. ran.
Third race selling. purse. s4Jo: all ages: one
Wii.-kiHmunds 11a tKuxtoui. ]. 7
aui q" = won, Earl 81 Sa sny. lo2 Turncrl. II
~ !. > - I and 10 !. second: Merry Lad los
Hs@oSe ~ 10 >. even and . 20. third.
Time. ]. - -. Serp!cenee. Mycenae. Jabot and
toianel COX also ran.
Fourth race. the Neggct handicap: $3.50; ali
0geSs siN furlongs-olf Ben 81 callahan Il
g. !. t. and 70 j. won: Celeste. Iot; (Nc-
Taggartl. e. ]. :; 70 and 10 : second:
Samuel X. Never 1t 0iooSrl. 5 10 3. To ~
aud ! = ;. third Time: rs. Tarts. Carlton
-. Ischiel and J.. II. AdaiF also ran
fifth face. selling; xina; all ages; six ftirlongs
Right Easy. III DeroBdel. 3 10 j. 10 : and
- 20. won. Ana THY, 1o1 tMcTaggartl = 10 ;.
> 10 and cur. second. CoreopSiS. liz GDaven-
T0rti. To- /. / and even. third. Time,
III. Elsewhere, Agnier. Sherlock Holmes.
Stsclin ani Lord WeileS also ran
sixth selling: $500: all ages: mile and
twenty sarIs-Rulsseau. III tPieketu. 70 l.
: - and 10 :. won; Schaller. 112 Fair-
BROTHER. I. TO and 10 s. second
Patty Rcgan. - murphy to ;. s 70 ard
10 :, third. Time, 1.46 Is. Puck. Michael
angelo. Camel, Barn Dance and woodcrsft also
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GRIFFITH OPPOSES
CHANGES IN RULES
Does Not Believe Sport Will
Be Helped by Eliminating
Intentional Pass.
SAYS STRATEGY IN GAME
SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED
Points Out That Present System of
Figuring Pitchers Records
Is Unpopular.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

W aiklng the dangerous batter at
critical times is one proposition that
is not easily restricted. according to
Manager Griffith. and, furthermore, he
believes that it is mistake to make
any changes in the rule looking to the
elimination of the intentional base on
balls.
Griffith argues that the rules now
governing the game should not be mo-
Tested. He points out that the sport
has grown under the present system
and that the public as a whole is sat
isfied with the code which is in vogue.
why should the game be robbed of
its strategy" he asked, when speaking
of Ban Johnson's efforts TO frame a
rule which will cut out the walking of
the pinch hitter.
Take strategy out of the game and
we will be going back. / fail to see
any objection to the Intentional walk
ing of good hitter in a pinch. 1T adds
to the interest of the game. Naturally.
the fans in a home town do not want
TO see their best hitter disposed of in
this way when there Is a chance for
runs. but what are their joys when the
succeeding batsman comes up and gets
the hit which wins the game"
There is no occasion for making
changes III the rules. Base ball has
become a game of strategy in recent
years. 1t is q matter largely of out
guessing the opposing team most of the
time I am against any changes in the
rules which tend to make the game
more mechanical.
Il considered it mistake when the
rules were changed so that the Official
records do not show how many games "a
pitcher won and lost. 1t is the pitcher
who wins games who is the public idol,
and not the individual who makes the
best showing by reason OF the few earned
runs he allows.
In order that it may be determined
just what is wrong with Joe Engers
pitching arm, Manager Griffith has sent
him to Bonesetter Reese OF youngstown.
Ohio, for treatment. Reese has been
successful in cases of this kind. and
Engel is expected 70 return here with a
mended salary wing.
When it comes to being in The lime
light, there Is no one in base ball In the
same class with Germany Schaefer. Few
things happen in base ball in which
Schaefer does not figure. When the
automobiles are given to the stars of the
two leagues Schaefer can always be
found sitting in the machines, doffiing his
, hat to the cheering multitudes. He is on
the worlds trip with the Sox and Giants,
and he is getting more advertising out
of the trip than either McGraw or
Comiskey. In the pictures sent here
from Japan. Schaefer is found standing
next 10 Eikichi Kamada. president OF
kcio University, as he is throwing the
first bail. As usual. Schaefer is the life
of the party. and one Of its best attrac-
tons. He has introduced the pantomime
preliminary practice on the trip, which
is making big hit with the foreign
/ fans.
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Sox Win Afternoons Game.
The afternoon game was won by the
Sox II to 9, after which a hickey to
the Imperial Hotel and a farewell ban
quet. The Imperial japanese railway
hauled the teams to Kobe in a special to
catch our steamer. Empress Of Japan
During the morning ride through the
interior of Japan the tourists passed hun
dreds of cemeteries, centuries old, where
the headstones by the thousands stand
q foot apart.
Though the Japs have advanced in
leaps and bounds in many ways, the
primitive way of carrying water in
buckets on the end of long poles still is
in vo ue and hundreds O these carriers
could be seen from the train windows.
Considerable difficulty and amusement
was afforded the players in endeavoring
to make their questions and wants I'M
derstood in the dining room. This morn
ing Fred Merkle wanted to know what
was the most oDular way OF disposing
of the dead In Japan.
DO you bury your dead or cremate
Them" asked Fred.
The Jap waiter bowed. kowtowed
salaamed, and silently shuffied to the
pantry and returned with bowl Of rice
Just then McGraw entered the diper
and asked: How long do We stay here?"
The waiter went through the same
routine and returned with a pot Of tea
kidding" Emperor Frowned Upon.
The girdling players were inclined To be
facetious in speaking Of the emperor,
but the intense silence and stiffenins ON
the part of the dining car force warned
them against further popularity on this
subject. 1t was afterward learned that
the anneror iS eOusiderod sacred and II Is,
grave violation of the law 10 mention
his name in any way at any time.
The train stopped at Osaka, where
Shingori Takaishi of the Osaka Manichi.
the leading paper. made a long but elo-
quent talk in almost good English, and
presented both teams with monstrous
floral pieces. Callahan and McGraw re-
sponded.
Arriving in Kobe. which is the quaint
est of all the towns yet visited. we met
the rest of the tourists. who came over
by water, at the Oriental Hotel, where
they all fiocked to see the only thing
Americanlikue so far seen-an elevator.
1t is the only one in Japan.
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HERZOG STARTS WORK.
Signs Catcher Mellon for His Gin
cinnati Club.

BALTIMORE. Md, December 3O.-Buck
Herzog's first official act as manager OF
the Cincinnati Reds was to sign up Frank
c. Mellon, the former catcher of St
Johns College. The young backstop
affixed his name to a contract yesterday
afternoon, Herzog meeting him in the
Emerson Hotel.
Mellon caught last summer in the In
terclub League and made good. He Is
young, fast and hard hitter, so Herzog
believes he may be able to make good
receiver of the st. Johns boy.
HerZog intends to have a number or
youngsters on his club. He is not going
to Redland with the idea of remaining
just one year. He belives he will be able
to pick up enough young material to
build strong team for Cincinnati ngur-
ing that Connie Mack has the right dope
in keeping few youngsters on his bench
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VICTORY FOR HOWARD.
Defeats Newark Owls, 40 to 10, in
Fast Basket Ball Game.

NEWARK. n. T., January 3o.-The
Howard University basket ball team in
Its first game of the season defeated the
Owls here last night by score of 10 to
10. Despite the fact that the Owls had
billed themselves as state champions of
New Jersey. and that they outweighed
the university boys by an average of
thirty pounds, they were outclassed The
passing and quick shooting of the How
ard team greatly puzz ed the opponents
Brilliant work for Howard was done by
Capt. Gilmore, Holland. Henderson and
Rector. Moss and Lewis did excellent
work for the Owls. Lineup:
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BIG LEAGUES HAVE CHOSEN
FIFTEEN TRAINING CAMPS
Cleveland Maps Alone Undecided As to Where to Send
Players-Florida the Most Popular State-To-
ronto Disposes of Old-Timers.

Harry Bemis, formerly the star catcher
of Cleveland. to Memphis. Peaches
Graham, formerly of the Braves, has
been sent to Venice, Cal. Tim Jordan,
who was a home-run king with Brooklyn,
has been sent to the Western League.
Andy Mcconnell. formerly OF the Boston
Red SOX, has been given a ticket to At
lanta, while Johnny Lush, once a mem
Der of the Phillies. has also been sent to
a Southern League club, and Ed Holly
has been released to the Canadian
League.
The places of nearly all these players
will be taken by players who formerly
drew pay from major league clubs.
Murray Wins Bet.
Billy Murray, the former manager of
the Phillles- won bet from President
Baker of the Quakers at last week 8
meetin. During tanning bee one evening.
Murray, who is close student Of human
nature, remarked
do you know, Mr. Baker you can
never find out the exact place that d
southerner comes from. Ask any south
erner, and he takes whole state as his
native place. Ask northerner. and he
VIII tell you he Is from Punsutawney
Pa: Oshkosh, Wis. Hoboken, n j.
But ask a southerner and you can never
get any definite information
Murray's statement didn't appear logi-
cal and an argument resulted.
"All right" said Murray III bet you
l can prove my statement
The bet was made. Then Murray called
to Irving Cobb. the well known Short
story writer to join the party.
After Cobb was introduced Murray
quietly remarked
Never Tell Native Towns.
by the way, Mr. Cobb. ] believe Won
are a southerner?'
Il am" replied Cobb
What part of the south are YOU
from?" asked Murray.
From Kentucky" replied Cobb.
There Was a laugh from the members
Of the party. Then the joke was EXPLAIN
ed to Cobb.
BoZeman Bulger. the base ball writer
was then spotted and he was also asked
to join the party.
After a little conversation Murray
turned to Bulger and asked:
You arc from the south, 'Boze,' are
you not?'
sure I am" replied Bulger.
What place in the south are YOU
froIn?'' inquired Murray
From Alabama proudly declared
Bulger
.'Bozc" couldn't understand what the
laugh was about until the nature of the
bet was told to him.
President Baker paid his bet But
Cobb hasn't told yet his native town in
Kentucky, nor has Bulger given his
birthplace in Alabama.
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JOHNSON IS OPPOSED
TOEXPOS|TiON GAMES
Picks Flaws With Proposed Post
World-Series Base Ball
Contests.

CHICAGO. December 3o-The winners
of the big league pennants in 1915 viii
not parade their prowess before crowds
at the Panama-pacifi exposition 10 be
held at San Francisco two years hence.
Following a story from New York that
James \. Sullivan would take up this
suggestion with the league chiefs. Prcsi
dent l.. Il. johnson of the American
circuit yesterday stated that he will OPP
pose the appearance of the two pennant-
winning teams after they have already
played and determined a worlds cham
pionship.
Johnson's objections are easily eX-
planned. To have the worlds series con-
tenders engage in a second clash would
hurt base ball. For instance. il the
Athletics and the Cubs are flag winners,
and the Mackmen turn their usual trick
Of trimming their National League OPP
ponents, in a second series the Cubs
might trim the Athletics. and what
would be the result? The public would
say:
oh the Athletics were lucky. Didn't
the Cubs beat them the second time
And the worlds championship wouldn't
be considered as meaning much o. any
thing.
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PHILADELPHIA, December O.-All OF
the major league clubs, with the ex-
ception of'Cleveland have selected their
training camps for next year. The Cleve-
land officials wanted to go to Macon. Ga,
but Manager Stallings of the Boston
Braves, beat them to that place. Now the
Maps have decided to go to Athens, Ga,
provided arrangements can be made there
for the use of the college diamond.
The training camps decided upon for
next spring are as follows:
American League.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Fla.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Va
Chicago-Paso Robes, Cal.
Boston-Hot Springs, Ark.
Detroit. Gulfport, Miss.
New York-Houston, Tex.
ST Louis-St Petersburg, Fla.
National League.
Phillies-Wilmington, n. G.
New York-Marlin. Tex.
Pittsburgh-Hot Springs. Arb
Chicago-Tampa, Fla.
BostonCMacOn, Ga.
Brooklyn-Atlanta, Ga.
Observation-Disclosures, Ala.
st. Louis-St. Augustine, Fla.
Base ball teams are certainly like lot
Of nomads In the spring. They are con-
tinually shifting around from place to
place.
Major League Clubs.
Al least eight major league clubs have
selected different places to train next
year from where they went i'll 1918. The
only clubs that have what might be called
permanent training camps are the Giants.
the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh
Nationals The latter are thinking of
giving up Hot Springs. owing to difficulty
regarding the playing field. In every
other respect the club officials are much
pleased with Hot Springs.
Florida has the call at present. With
our major league teams training there
next spring the opportunities for inter
league contests during the training season
are immense. Should the games between
the Athletics and the Chicago Cubs and
the St Louis Cardinals down in Florida
prove paying investment next spring
more big league teams will undoubtedly
be attracted to that state.
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Missouri miitiamen will sleep on their
guns next summer. There will be a
chance for st. Louis to have three tall
enders.
The Chicago Cubs have purchased
Catcher Tyree. from the Terre Haute
club of the Central League. Terre Haute
drafted Tyree from Champaign. where
he showed enough style in an exhibition
against Chicago to attract Manager
Evers. Tyrees acquisition raises the
Cubs roster TO thirty-four players.
Otto Burns, the former Decatur OUT
fielder has been purchased by the New
Orleans club. in the Southern Associa-
ton The Toledo club OF the American
Association sold Burns, as IL was thought
he was skidding downward in the per-
centage column. Burns is heavy hitter
when at his best
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EASTERN HIGH WINS.
Defeats an Alumni Basket Ball
Team BY Score Of 81 to 4.

In a game featured by q great deal
of rough playing the Eastern High basket
ball team defeated a team composed of
alumni Of Eastern who are home from
Dartmouth for the Christmas vacation.
The Dartmouth team was in very poor
condition and showed lack Of teamwork
At the end of the first half the score
stood IA to 2 in favor OF Eastern, and
the score at the end of the game was
81 to 4. There were no individual stars
but the whole Eastern team showed to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-30

\ report that the Federals might lease
the old Hilltop Grounds of the New York
Americans was ridiculed by President
Frank J. Farrell, who said that he found
il impossible TO renew his lease OF the
property when the term expired year
ago. Furthermore, IL is known that the
Long Island proposition SO far is The
only one that has received considera ton
from Edward Hanlon of Baltimore. who
IS believed 10 be the prime mover in this
I'art OF the Federals' venture--New York
sun
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Will Meet johnson.

Sullivan is coming TO Chicago and will
discuss the proposition with Johnson. The
American League mogul is not going to
frown on the matter entirely, for the SIM
pie reason that anything base bail does
for the exposition will benefit base ball
Just that much, if not more. He sug-
gests that a series of seven games be
waged between two picked teams. repre-
sentative Of the two majors
Johnson is willing to make the mem
bers of the Base Ball Writers Associa-
ton the judges in the selection of the
ail-star teams.
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good advantage.
WAS as follows:
The lineup and score

Goals from ield-Greer 90. Lawson Ia,
ker. Goals from foul-Greer Missed-Laweon
~. Greer a.. Wilson. Baker. SUBSTITUTE ions:
Eastern-Baldwin for Mccoy. Mccoy for Clark.
artmonth--krainer for Babcock, Babcock for
Baker. Baker for Mccoy, Mccoy for Smith.
Smith for Wilson. Time of haIvcs-15 and 20
minutes Referee-McC arrey, Eastern. Time
keeper-Shinn. George Washington. Scorekeepcr
Leonard, Cornell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-30

Washington has insured Walter John
son for 100000. Seven other cubs want
to take out policies for a million to .in-
sure against not having to face him.
Philadelphia North American.
The outlaws are angling for Pat Ragon
and have hooked Joe Tinker. Brooklyns
pennant prospects which beamed so
brightly only a few weeks ago are al
ready growing dim. although the sched-
ule for next season has not been
drawn up.
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Old-Timers Sliding.

Jos Kelley, manager of the Toronto
clue Of the International League. has
disposed of q number Of former major
league players this fall. He has sent
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Base Ball Adopted by Japan.

A few facts concerning the history Of
base ball in Japan might prove interest
ing. In an interview granted yours truly
upon the ball field during the game by
Jiro Murao of the University of keio
and called in Japan the Father of Base
Ball" the question was asked as to what
was now considered the national game
of Japan. Mr.. Murao spoke of having
been in conference with President ka-
mado of Keio University. also the facul-
ties Of Waseda and the College of Peers
and small colleges. all of whom are en-
thusiastic over base ball. AS a. result Of
these meetings and the desire to form a
league Japan takes its place side by side
with the United States as the first and
only other nation TO accept base ball as
its national game.
This should be interesting to the Amer
lean fan, coming as it does from such
high authority and lending the tirst IN
ternational flavor to the sport. sumo
Japanese wrestling, the former diversion.
has been relegated TO the background by
base ball.
Base ball In Japan owes its success
firstly. to an American professor named
Stoller who taught the game at Keio to
Murao over twenty-five years ago; ana,
secondly, to the indefatigable efforts or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-30

In time Cleveland is expected to re-
cover from the shock caused by the Fed
eral League FORGETTING the Cleveland
franchises
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Rector for Holland. Sykes for Gilmore. Owls
Williams for Lewis, Brung for Anderson Ref.
eree-F Fuhrtz of Alpha Physical Club Tim.
pire-Young Of Lincoln University, New York.
Timekeeper-A. Thomas. Scorer-Dr. Catlet.
Time-2 minute halves.
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Sox Win Afternoons Game.

the Father of Base Ball. who toured
the United States with the keio team in
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-26

NEWLY FURNISHED rooms In St
Charles Annex. 7O2 Taylor street, TO
rent to gentlemen only. Phone 427.
&C.. l.. Green. 1899
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Amusenenfs

The presentation by the United
Play Company. Nnc.J of Charles
klein's latest play. The Third De-
gree" al the Grand on Jan. 81 with
a cast OF sterling players OF ack-
nowledged reputation should attract
unsual attention MIR Klein has In
this play written an even more yirile
and vital contribution TO dramatic
literature than he did In THE Lion
and the Mouse " The scenes are
laid In New York and deal with a
certain condition OF social life In
which society leaders. both male and
female are the central figures In
WORKING out the story. the author at
tacks The method used TO pick out
those entitled TO social preferment.
the distinction accorded only by heri-
tage and birth This play mEks a
step forward In the evolution OF
the drama. the tendency OF which Is
TO deal with conditions that exist
and which by reason Of the public
apathy. are allowed TO continue.
Playgoers will find much TO inter
est them in The Third Degree" and
undoubtedly IL will mark an epoch In
the theatrical history OF the city.