The Washington times., 1913-01-16

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BOB THAYER'S|
| Sporting Gossip
"Epery Knock Is ; LGes:"
What is left?
Now tnat Will Locke has bought the
Phillies, Frank Chance and Roger
Bresnahan have signed and Griff is sure
he is going to Charlottesville, little re-
mains except to dope out the possible
chances for pennants this season. All
three items of interest to the baseball
world broke too quickly and together.
Commission meets.
Barrows. International League presi-
dent, is TO appear before the national
baseball commission today to declare the
class AA league unable to operate under
a salary limit of $500 a month. Bar
rows contends the circuit is unable to
operate under such a limit. Many of
the high-salaried men are likely to be
lost il the rule is strictly enforced.
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Defies the A. A. L.
The University of Pennsylvania is
taking matters in its own hands and
openly defying the A. A. L. in the mat
ter of Sanyille. a member of the SWIM
ming team. The A. A. L. has declared
the athlete ineligible. while Penn insists
that he is all right and will be allowed
to compete. This means that others
will probably follow Penns footsteps.
C. U. gets revenge.
Fine work for Fred Rice and his
Catholic University basketball team.
The Brooklanders are coming right 10
the top and are succeeding beyond ex-
pectations. There is every indication
that the Black and Blue is going TO
round out the best basketball season
1t has yet experienced. Rice has done
well.
Army-Navy Preps win.
And now Cathedral School gets a scare
from the Army and Navy Preps be-
cause IL lost yesterdays game. The
Props won the scholastic title last sea-
son and look good for another win de-
spite the fact that Cathedral appears
10 have the bulge on the others at pres
ent. When the teams meet in the regu-
larly scheduled game Coach Green may
have something different to show.
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Track team active.
That track team at the Hilltop is 60
ing to have its hands full this winter If
everything pans out right The latest
venture Is the Columbia University
games in February and there is every
indication that the Hilltoppers will be
Gent wherever possible to the indoor
meets. If the track team expects to be
in the same class with the baseball and
football teams more engagements have
TO be negotiated.
No nicknames.
Frank Chance says he would prefer
the Highlanders called by some other
name. which opens up the possibility
of saying they would perhaps smell
as sweet by any other. Highlanders,
KiIties. Yankees or Hillmen, il makes
no difference, the name proposed will
gradually slide back into the older and
more familiar titles.
Hoppe gone.
The Billiard sharks d aw a sigh and
yawn as Willie Hoppe passes from the
city. Four notable audiences saw
the billiard phenom during his sojourn
in the Capital and all agreed that he is
the best that ever came this way.
,,ere's hoping that the Brunswick Col
lender people viii schedule Hoppe for
next year.
Wants to Change
HighIanders' Name
NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-President
Frank ]. Farrell. OF the New York
Americans may change the name Of
his club. He said today that he didn't
want the team called the Yankees,
Highlanders, Kiities, or Hill Men, but
wants to tag on the title of the New
yorks' only The suggestion was male