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Evening star., 1913-12-03
BAN JOHNSON ANGRY
At MANAGER M'GRAW
Becomes Peeved at Seeing
Newspaper Articles Under
Name of Giants Boss.

CHICAGO. Ill. December 3.-Presi-
dent Johnson of the American League
and national commission member said a
few things far from complimentary to
newspaper articles now appearing un-
der the name of John McGraw. manager
of the Giants. Johnson branded these
as pure fakes" and promised action in
the matter shortly.
McGraw's alleged articles have put
the American League chief on the war
path. Before sailing with the Sox and
Giants the New York manager wrote
the national commission. offering the
information that he had decided to re-
frain from writing any articles for
newspapers while on the present trip.
Johnson claims he was greatly sur
prised when his attention was called
to articles recently printed under Nc
Graws name At the same time the
commission received a request from a
New York syndicate asking permission
to use McGraws name over newspaper
articles AS Johnson claims to know
that the articles are written by a base
ball writer formerly connected with a
New York paper, he does not intend
that the commission shall consent TO
the use of McGraws name
President Tom Lynch of the National
League was inclined to grant the syndi-
Gates request Johnson explained this
by saying that Lynch doesn't care be-
cause he has only about six days more
to serve as a commission member.
Johnson also added that Christy
Mathewson's name may not appear
over newspaper articles much longer.
Ii is likely that big Six will consent
10 forsake the field of journalism.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
DOOM NOT: TALKING
TRADE OF PLAYERS
PhiIIies' Manager Has Not Of
fered Knabe and DooIan
to Cincinnati Club.

PHILADELPHIA. December 3.-The
usual supply of trade talk is being bat
ted" out by rhe winter league on the
''stove circuit preceding the annual meet
ings of the magnates of the National and
American base ball leagues, which are
scheduled to be held next week Almost
as fast as trade, or a possible trade is
announced. it is denied by the club own
ers involved.
The eyes of the base ball world are on
Cincinnati at present, for the Reds have
cut loose their manager, Joe Tinker. and
at least four of the other National League
clubs are anxious to secure him. while
one or two American League managers
have signified their intention to bid for
him if his contract is on the market. all
Of which ought to get Tinker consider
able boost In salary next season.
Tinker is quoted as expressing his will
lingnesS to return to the Chicago Cubs.
although it was reported that he and
Evers were not on good terms. President
EbbettS would probably like to secure
Tinker for his Brooklyn team. to help
Wilbert Robinson land the Superbas
somewhere in the first division. The
Phllies are said to be after the ex-man-
ager of the Reds. and st. Louis is willing
" give Up ScNSIdi play cES III eACnanSG
for him. In fact. about the only club
that has not put in claim is the New
York Giants.
1t is understood that Otto Knabe is
anxious to secure a. berth as manager
of big league team, and that he has
received permission from the Phillies to
negotiate with any of the club owners.
There is nothing in the report about
knabe and Mike Doolan being traded to
Cincinnati for Tinker. Manager DOOM
n COLI raI .1.r, ~
trade with any one. and would not until
he had talked matters over with President
Baker, who will be back in town tomor-
row. 1t was said Knabe and Doolan
might be traded to Cincinnati for Tinker
and Groh, but Manager Doom denied
having even talked of such a trade. and
refused to give his views on it.
The only trade that is likely to 20
through is the one which will give Kon-
etchy of st. Louis to New York in exchange
for Merkle and Snodgrass. Konetchy says
IL he is not traded he will jump to the
Federal League, which has offered him
big salary. and 1t is likely that some trade
will be made to keep him away from the
outlaws.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
REVOKE JOCKEYS LICENSES.
Tom McTaggart and Phil Musgrave
Practically Ruled OF Turf.

NEW YORK, December 3-The stew
ards Of the Jockey Club revoked the IL
censes of Jockeys T. McTaSgart and Phil
Musgrave at meeting held yesterday.
The cases Of these two boys were re-
ferred to the Jockey Club for action by
the Havre de Grace and Laurel oficiais.
by whom they were originally set down.
McTaggart. who Is under contract to Au-
gust Belmont. chairman OF the Jockey
Club, was charged with rough riding.
while Musgrave was set down for an in
competent ride on Frederick L. at Laurel.
Evidence against the two boys was
heard Monday, but decision was reserved
until yesterday. Both are prominent
riders. but the decision practically rules
them off the turf. Tom McTaggart has
had considerable success In the Belmont
colors. but while Mr.. Belmont was in
Europe he was kept on the ground during
part of the Saratoga meeting by Trainer
Feustel. Toward the end OF the meeting
it was said that Mr.. Belmont was nego-
tiating for the services of Johnny Nc
Taggart, a younger brother OF Tom
whose riding caused sensation at the
Spa.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
BY n. G. BYRD.

It is impossible to pick all-star elevens
with any degree OF reliability as to the
qualities of the men chosen. An all
American team may be selected, or any
honor combination of players. and there
may be in the lineup one or two really
mediocre performers. while more capable
and consistent men may not be men,
toned.
Honor teams are selected. and almost
all the time there are men in the lineup
who have not even been seen by the man
making the choice. And it is practically
impossible for anybody to say emphati-
cally that one man is better than another
unless he has seen both under all kinds
of conditions. Suppose two players are
seen in the same game. 1t may be that
one of them is injured and cannot show
at his best in that particular contest. or
II may be that he Will not perform UP
tn his usual standard: and many times
men are awarded places simply because
they show a brilliant flash in cham
pionship meeting.
II a player is seen IN one game IN
which he plays remarkable ball it is only
natural for q very favorable impression
to result on the watcher who intends
later to select an all-star combination.
1t is quite an honor to be placed on
an all-Star teAHi-Ouc eouBHt Dy aimost
everybody playing foot ball-but II is
nothing to cause any one to feel down.
cast in the least If he Is slighted when
such an eleven is chosen.
Foltz right end at Gallaudet for the
last three years, was elected yesterday to
captain the eleven next fall. It is doubt
full IL the Kendall Greeners could have
made a better choice. Foltz has proved
himself one of the most capable foot
ball players Gallaudet has ever had.
There has seldom been a game in which
Evening star., 1913-12-03

The average player fails to get proper
results through a mistaken notion that
the golfng stroke consists in hitting at
the ball. He fails to realize that he
must not only hit at but through"
the bali il he would ever approach the
far and sure. The clearest way to ex-
plain the difference between hitting at
as contrasted with. hitting "at and
through the ball is to imagine ma
chine carefully adjusted so as to stop
Immediately on reaching an object and
one adjusted to continue the blow until
the object struck had been propelled into
distance
prove that a golf ball fattens out dur
ing the fraction of a second II is being
mt and followed by the club head and
that added force is given it by its own
resiiiency in springing from the club
head IL the club head stops short after
hitting the bali loss of distance and ac-
curacy results.
III You have ever closely studied the
swing and stroke of the professionals Or
expert amateurs YOU will have discovered
that they get the greatest amount Of
speed into their stroke on the instant of
contact and follow through. The club
starts down slowly. gradually attaining
speed. During the last five or six inches
10 the ball, when the turn OF the wrists
Evening star., 1913-12-03
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Dave FultZ not only denies that he has
accepted the presidency of the Federal
League, but adds that he would not ac-
cept the position IL 1t were rendered him.
Fultz says he could not afford to give
up his law practice in New York. and,
besides, he had no intention of leaving
| the Players Fraternity. On two occa-
sions stories to the effect that Fultz had
been chosen to head the Federal League
emanated from Pittsburgh and both have
been denied by Fultz.
Edward Konetchy. the brilliant first
baseman of the ST. Louis Cardinals. says
that he will either be traded to the
Giants before the next season opens or
he will jump to the Federal League. II
he takes the latter step he threatens
to take some four or five of his team
mates with him.
Konetchy absolutely refuses to play
under. Miller Huggins' management. He
and the diminutive manager of the Card
inals have never been able to agree, and
Konetchy vows that he would rather
quit the game than continue as member
Of the st. Louis team.
1t is understood that during the winter
McGraw will secure konetchy in ex-
change for Merkle. Herzog and another
one of McGraw's players. Konetchy
would make the Giants a much stronger
team than 1t has been at any time since
McGraw has been In charge. for kon-
etchy has few superiors as a first base
man and all-round ball player.
1t must not be supposed, because
John Henry has sent letters to the men,
bers OF his team requesting them not to
sign contracts for next season until he
has notified them to do so. that Henry
is taking a stand against the local club
Henry is merely the representative of
the fraternity on the Washington club.
One of his duties is to keep the mem
bers of his team Informed as to the
Evening star., 1913-12-03
BROWNS STOCK RISES.
Letter Received by Chicago Club
Saws He Will Lead Reds.

CHICAGO, December 3.-The stock of
Mordecai Brown for manager of the
Cincinnati base ball club advanced a few
points yesterday when d letter was re-
ceived at the headquarters of the Cubs
stating that the owners of the Reds al
ready had decided upon Brown.
The name of the writer of the letter
was not made public and Brown himself,
before leaving to spend the holidays at
Roseland, Ind. said he had no informa-
tion on the subject incidentally 1t was
learned that Browns negotiations with
the Federal League have been dropped,
as the latter did not care to meet his
terms.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 3.-"We
have had no negotiations whatsoever with
Brown. | have not talked with him or
had any communication with him.
cannot understand how any one could
say that We have decided upon Brown as
our next manager, because he has not
been discussed.
The above statement was made by
President August Hermann of the Gin
cinnati team after he had been told that
a letter had been sent to Chicago stating
that the club had already decided upon
Mordecai Brown.
Evening star., 1913-12-03

Some good sets were registered in the
bowling leagues last night by members
of several teams. The general work OF
the individuals was above the average
standard. there being a man in almost
every circuit who got fairly high
score.
Noack Has Best Set.
The best set was secured by Noack of
the ST. Marks team of the Interdenomi-
national League. Noack got 118 in his
first game, and came right back with a
score Of 49, in his second. He knocked
down 121 pins in his last, and the three
scores gave him a total of $40 for the
set. an average of 125. 1t is interesting
to note that Litchfield of the Sixth team,
against which st. Marks was rolling.
also got rather high mark. He had q
set of $50 to his credit, for which he got
games of 119. 1O7 and 124. Ship1ey, In the
Navy Yard League, had three games OF
more than 100 each. his scores being 115,
1O6 and 1O1, for set of 800.
Richardson led the Immanuels and Ar
cadians, in the Arcade League, with a
set Of 357. He knocked down 1OS pins
only in his first game. but jumped to 11s
to 13l in the third His average was 113.
Lewis, rolling for the Arcadians, had a
set of 327. which gave him an average
Of 109 His games were 81. 12O and 10.
Grubbs of the Post Office Department
League had scores of 11J, 12S and 81
which gave him set of $50. an average
of 10. -
Evening star., 1913-12-03
YOUNG EBBETs CHOSEN,
George L. Solomon Deposed as Pres,
ident of Newark Ball Club.

NEWARK, n. j., December 3.-Charles
II. Ebbets. jr.. yesterday was elected
president of the Newark base ball club
in place of George L. Solomon. whose
dethronement had been predicted. Solo
mon was not present at the meeting. his
absence being due, 1t was explained by
Charles H. Ebbets, sr., to illness of his
wife.
Solomon was elected vice president
Stephen McKeever, secretary; Henry w.
Medicus, treasurer; Larry Sutton, bust
ness manager, and Charles II. Ebbets
sr, chairman of the executive board
The contract Of Manager Harry Smith
for the next year was approved. The
past season was the most successful In
the history Of the club. 1t was announced
Evening star., 1913-12-03
OXFORD TO SEND TEAM.
English Athletes to Run in Pennsyl.
vania Relay Races.

PHILADELPHIA. December 3.-ONford
University will send a team from Eng
land to compete at the annual relay
races under the auspices of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania next April \
letter was received by Franz B. Ellis,
graduate manager of the games. last
night from Arnold A. S. Jackson, presi-
dent Of the Oxford University Athletic
Club. accepting an invitation to partici-
pate. While Mr.. Jackson's letter states
that il has not been decided in which
events the oxford athletes will compete.
athletic authorities here believe the Eng
lish university will be represented in the
four-mile championship relay event.
There are three men on the Oxford
team capable Of running the mi'e in less
than 40. They are Tabor, formerly
of Brown University; Jackson, the Eng
lishman who won the l,J0o-meter race
at the 1913 Olympic games. and Rudd.
the South African haif-mile champion.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
.BEDWELL CONTINUES
TO SADDLE WINNERS
Put Over Runaway and Pard-
ner at Charleston Track
Yesterday.

CHARLESTON. S. c., December g.
Guy BedWell, the shrewd Kentuckian
who has been among the most successful
turfmen OF the year, saddIed two win.
ners at Palmetto Park yesterday after
noon, when crowd almost as large as
on the opening day witnessed the racing
BedWelIs Runaway, two-year-old by
Yankee, walked off with the opening
event. dash for two-year-olds, at five
furlongs, while his Pardner took the
measure of the odds-on favorite. Dart.
worth, in the fourth event, at a mile and
seventy yards.
Runaway was one of the best things OF
the day, being backed down from u to
l to to 1. Getting away forwardly,
Runaway never left the result in doubt,
making every post a winning one. Bas-
tante, a 1O-to-1 shot, was second, with
Roger Gordon third. Belle Terre, the IA
vorite, getting away none too good was
never a contender. Pardner had no trou-
him in behind the pace until the head of
the stretch, where he came on and won
handily.
The close students of form did not fare
any too WELL the two successful favorites,
Chiffon King and Trade. Mark, being ito
prise came with the running Of the fifth
event. in which Americus, neglected at II
to /, just managed to stick long enough
to get the decision over the heavily
backed Amoret.
Over the Sands. at to 1, beat the fa-
vorite. Merry Lad. in the final event. at
a mile and sixteenth after a fierce
drive through the stretch.
Summary of events:
First race. two-year olds: purse. 5000: FIVE fur
100 a. McTagyarti q r. ~,
to l and q to b. won: Bastante, log tSumter,
10 10 to !, ! to and to !; second: Roger Gordon.
third. Time. Los. Manson. Transformation
Colfax, Belle Terre, Single Ray and High Class
also ran.
Second race three-yea -olds purse, $500; six
and one-half furlongs-Chilton king iii tNa-
Bradley ia uner t. ana 1a out fs ana
!: second; Gerard. III tObertl 30 to I. 8 to
IN the %s
Third race, two -year-olds purse. $500; five fur
and out, won; Lost Fortune. 112 (Turner). 5 to
!; to and to 2. second; Grazelie. 105
Time, 1.o2 s-5. Buigar, Flatbush. Huda's Broth
er; Otranta and Castara also ran.
anS wenS pa1ss
,Der9nde,, a. 4 to 5. l to and out. won; Dart
sseoni 19a ,o * and
and to 10. third. Time. LA. L. H. Adair
and Chemupo also ran.
five and one half furlongs-Americus. no Corey.
~ to !, 5 TO l and 2h to 1. won; Amoret. 11s
!Buxton). 2t to l. even and to 2 second: Tom
Holland 107 (Martinl, to l. to and to o.
kee, Berkeley. Judge Monck. Cognant, Concurran
and Premier also ran.
Sixth race. three-year -olds and mp: purse. $500:
one and one-sixteenth mies-Over the Sands. 1ol
MARTINI. to l. to 5 and 4 10 >. won; Merry
Lad. 112 tBuxtonl. to I. to 5 and TO f.
second; Pierre Dumas. 1OS iAlley). Is to 1. to
and to i. third. Time, 1.51 Id. Tay Pay,
Michael Angelo. Reno. Fiel and l.. u. Eckert
also ran.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
NOT POSSIBLE TO SELECT
RELIABLE HONOR ELEVENS
Many Different Conditions Under Which Games Are
Played May Cause Mediocre Players to
Be Chosen-Foltz Is Captain.

he has played that he has not starred.
and not only has he done some brilliant
work defensively, but he has also been
a big factor in the defense He is a
good end. which means that he as capable
Of playing what is one of the most diff
cult position on a foot ball team very
creditaby.
At a meeting of the Technical High
foot bail squad last night the captain
Tor next year was chosen. Gibson. full
back during the season just ended. viii
lead the eleven in its 1914 campaign. 1t
is not necessary to- dllate on the merits
OF Gibson as player he having been
the most capable fullback in the school
series. in which his team won the cham
pionship.
Letters We're awarded the Catholic
University players yesterday at a meet
ing of the athletic association. The
Brooklanders' squad will meet today To
elect a captain for tho 1914 eleven. II Is
almost certain that Pete Boyle will get
the honor. L. j. Mahan was selected
to be manager next fall. He was chosen
only after three ballots, the race be-
tween him and Lee being very close
1t was announced yesterday that Cath
olic University had Cancelled the basket
ball game il had scheduled with the
Yale quint. Breaking up of the players
Christmas vacation was the reason
given.
The Yale base ball team will not come
to Washington this spring. 1t will take
a southern trip. but it viii not meet
any of the local teams here. 1t is
rather an unusual situation, but one of
the local schools will go to Norfolk TO
play the New Haven nine. Catholic
University has game scheduled with
the Dark Blue i'm that city, but no rea-
son has been given as to why the con-
test will not take place here. For some
reason or other Yale does not seem to
desire games in Washington.
Evening star., 1913-12-03

that Henry will be one of the first or
Grifiiths players TO get into the fold
next spring for he has every reason To
be loyal to his team. having received ex-
But, as one OF the officials of the fra
ternity. Henry has certain duties to per-
form. and In doing SO he is not taking q
personal stand against his club.
Hans Wagner. by the very narrowest
Of margins. has kept intact a record that
surpasses every batting mark in the Ma
tional or American League. With Ia hits
In 413 times at bat. he gains for himself
a batting average of 800. and now can
boast of hitting that mark or better for
seventeen consecutive seasons.
His 1913 mark is the lowest of his ca
reer. Beginning In 1897. when he hit .344
his records run better than 800 for every
.352. 80. 1862. $685. $50. .354. 1884. .32t.
His high-water mark was reached in 1900.
when he hit .3S0
Wagner will be forty years old shortly.
yet there is no chance of his retiring for
some years. While, OF course, he is no
longer the brilliant player he was. he is
still too valuable a player to be let out.
and the Pittsburgh team is never at its
best when he is not I'm the lineup.
The story that Wilbert Robinson and
John McGraw had a run-in during the
last worlds series, as a result OF which
Robinson was released, is emphatically
denied by those in a position to know.
McGraw and Robinson parted as the best
Of friends at the close of the season, and,
while Robinson was given his release. It
was understood that he could rejoin the
team in the spring of the year il he saw
fit In the meantime. however, the prop
osition to manage the Brooklyn team
came up which. OF course. the veteran
did not turn down, but ii Is said that Nc
Graw did not know about Robinson's GO
ing to Brooklyn until the deal had been
closed
Evening star., 1913-12-03
VERY FINE BOWLING
Many Players Have Scores
Above the Average.
NOACK GETS HIGHEST SET
Secures Mark of 376, While Rolling
for st. Marks in Interdenom-
national League.
SCHEDULES IN BOWLING
LEAGUES FOR TONIGHT
c. A. W.. Capitol Hills, at Y. NJ.

- ~ We S1PAtOh AAIIOs ~ = . I,As
c. A. alleys.
Commercial LeaEue-H0eke vs..
Berberich, at Palace alleys.
Arcade LeaEue-C0lumbia vS.
HOlmeads. at Arcade alleys.
Departmental League Pension
Bureau VS.. Agriculture. at Pal
ace alleys.
Spalding Councll League-NOr-
mOyles vs.. Sheehys; JohnsOns
VS.. Ralphs, at Southwest alleys.
Navy Yard Leagues. NJ. c. vs.
Miscellaneous, mt Capitol Hill
alleys.
Mercantile League-District Ma
tiOnal Bank vs. WashinEt0n
Railway and Electric Company.
Mt Arcade alleys.
IntercOuncil League-CarrOll vs..
Potomac; Spalding VS.. WASH
ingtOn. Mt Palace alleys.
Washington Gas Light Company
League-InstAllati vs.. Dis
tributiOn, West Station vs..
Commercial, at Commercial
alleys.
Post League-Yanixans vs.. ALL
stars, at Northeast alleys.
Colonial Tenpln Lea1ue-knick-
erbOckers w. Pilgrims, at Pal
ace alleys.
Departmental Tenpin League
Interior VS.. Navy. at Palace
alleys.
Ingram LeaGue-Hittitex VS.. Sa-
maritans, mt Ingram alleys.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Vigilants to PLAY Engineers.

One of the best foot ball games Of the
year is likely to be played Sunday by
the Army Engineers and the Vigilants.
The teams are great rivals and are about
the best material the. city affords among
Independent eleyens.
John A. Dugan will be the referee. with
Lieut.. Chynoweth as the umpire. "Cuppy
Farmer win act the head lineSman.
The Engineers will have the Engineer
Post Band on hand and the usual mount
ed escort. and, from indications. the larg-
est crowd OF the season will witness the
contest.
Evening star., 1913-12-03
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

John (Shono) Collins of the Chicago
White Sox has bought a house in Pitts
field. Mass, where he intends to make
his home in the future.
Leading the International League
catchers last season evidently didn't
get Bill Bergen anything but the gate.
Baltimore recently released the old
Brooklyn backstop to Scranton.
D. NJ. Shively of Kansas City has been
elected president Of the new Western
Association. The circuit will comprise
Springfield, Carthage and Joplin. Mo-.
Oklahoma City and Muskogee, Okla,
and Fort Smith, Ark.
Great Bend. the Kansas League pen
nant winners, will have inscribed on
their new pennant Champions, 1911
championships in succession should be
able to withstand Kansas cyclone
several times week.
According to ruling of the national
commission Goat" Anderson must pay
500 to the owners Of the Wheeling
club for his part cf an accommodation
note. The former Pittsburgh outfielder
refuses to settle. and says he will jump
to the Federal League.
Since Jack POLLOCK base ball UNI
pire won a piano and order for
woman's tailormade suit and a vacuum
cleaner at a church bazaar in Aurora
ILL.,, his mail has averaged five pro-
posals Of marriage a day. Which goes
to show that there is still hope. even
for a poor umpire, IL he possesses a
piano, a woman's tailormade suit and a
vacuum cleaner.
President Hermann is said to have
no definite choice as manager but the
Cincinnati club will pick some one in
the next week or two. Oddly enough,
the well known ball players who are
wintering in Cincinnati seem to think
Roger Bresnahan will be the selection
Evers is supposed to favor trading
Bresnahan. BY getting him the Reds
would obtain catcher as well as a
manager
Evening star., 1913-12-03
Pittsfield Gets Nicholson.

WILKESBARRE December 3.-Pitcher
Frank Nicholson of the Coal Barons.
who was sent here by the Phillies early
last season, has been sold to the Pitts
field club. Announcement of the deal
was made yesterday in an official bulie-
tin from President John H. Farrell OF the
State League.