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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-14
TRACK SCHEDULE IS
ARRANGED FOR c. j.
Blue and Gray Will Take Part
in Several Big Meets
This Spring.

Manager Darr of the Georgetown Uni
versity track team has given out his
schedule for the remainder of the year.
The whole team will participate in six
meets, the leading meets in this section
of the country and also in the big inter-
collegiate meet. which will be held at the
stadium. Cambridge, Mass.
This is the first time in number of
years that the Blue and Gray manage
ment has sent a track team up north to
engage against the Leading colleges of the
country. In fact. Georgetown in recent
years never had capable men to compete
against these northern stars. This sea-
son. however, there is a different story
because ii is safe to say that the Blue
and Gray is represented by some of the
most capable athletes in the country. and
for this reason Manager Darr has enter
ed his team at this big meet. which takes
place May so and 81.
The first meet that the GEORGETOWN
team will enter Is the Penn carnival
April 70 The team will have but very
little chance to get in condition SO as to
be able to make a good showing at this
affair. Coach Milligan will have every
man on the squad out today and will
work them hard all this week. He will
hold his trials for this meet probably
late this week or maybe next Sunday
May 10 Manager Darr has arranged
for a dual meet with the Navy.
When Manager Darr received the invi-
tat.on to bring his track team to Annap-
oils offering him any date that he saw
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fit to accept, he, believing that his team
would be in good shape with one month
of hard work, decided that May Z would
be the most appropriate date
Georgetown has been negotiating with
the Johns Hopkins track manager for
some time in regard to a dual meet. For
some time it was planned by Manager
Darr to pull off this meet at the hilltop.
because he believes that it would be of
great interest. When Manager Darr tried
to get appropriations to fit up the field
so that 1t would be in good shape for
such big affair he learned that the
funds We're lacking. When he found out
that 1t would be useless to try to hold
this meet here, he notified the Johns
Hopkins authorities of this fact, wherein
the Baltimore college thought that the
Blue and Gray was unwilling to meet
them in the dual meet. Finally. Manager
Darr agreed to take his team to Bal
timore May II. one week following the
Navy meet. He believes that his team
will be in good shape after meeting
the Navy. and thinks that he stands a
good chance of getting away with the
big event.
May . and 3 Georgetown has been en-
tered in the southern intercollegiate meet,
to be held at Homewood Field. Balti-
more. Last season Georgetown had lit
tie or no trouble in winning this meet.
May "a the South Atlantic A. A. L.
meet is to be held at Baltimore Also and
Manager Darr has entered his men in
this meet Last year the Blue and Gray
track team won this event.
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National League.
Cubs Chase Pirates.

CHICAGO. April 14.-Chicago won
the first game of the series with Pitts
burgh here yesterday. to 4.
Pitcher Hendrix of the visitors had
two bad innings. in which the locals
hatted him all over the field and
caused his retirement. Cooper. his sue
cessor. had little trouble holding Chi
cago safe for the remainder of the
game.
Bunched hits. coupled with an error
by Manager Evers. resulted in three
runs for the visitors and double and
a single Melted another
Cheney. although a little wild at the
outset. kept the hits of the visitors
we'll scattered.
The crowd was so large that il over
flowed into the field. and ground rules
were made. making hit into this
mass good for two bases
Miller's batting. sensational running
catches ny NoiX. Zimmerman and Will
son. and Clymers throw to the plate
from deep center field. catching the
runner were the features. Score:
Pittsburgh ....-....0 o o.
Runs-Carey, Hoffman. Byrne. Butler. Clymer
Two-base hits-Cheney, Miller, Voix and Butler.
Hits-on Hendrix. 10 In innings: OF Cooper.
In innings Sacri6ce hit-Mitchel Left on
basee-Chicsso. 8; Pittsburgh, 8. First base on
befh-O6 Cheney, 4; on Hendrix. 2; OF Cooper.
!. Struck out-By Hendrix. 4; by Cheney. 4: by
Cooper, g. Umpires-Meesrs Owens spd Guthrie
Time OF saYa-l hour and IS minutes.
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ATHLETICS HOPE TO
WIN WHILE HERE
Mack in a Quandary as to
Which of His Pitchers
to Work.
LOOKS FOR CLOSEST
RACE IN LEAGUE CAREER
Thinks Chicago May Prove
Dark Horse if Walsh Can
Last Through Season.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Connie Mack and his former cham
pions arrived here at noon today con-
fident that they will be able to con-
tinue the winning streak which they
started in Boston during their sojourn
here.
Mack, however. is not making any
claims for his team. He looks for a
close race from start to finish and be-
lieves that his team stands as good a
chance to land on top as any of it's
rivals
This is going to be one of the best
races in the history of the American
League, said Mack in speaking OF
the race. II can't predict the winner.
but we will be there somewhere. Every
team in the league in my judgment is
stronger this year than last, and there
is dark horse or two.
Chicago has good chance to fool us
all 1t is team which can make runs.
and with Ed Walsh there to stop the
other fellows from scoring. it gives
the White Sox a look in. to say the
least II all depends on how far Walsh
can go If he can pitch his own game
every three or four days. and come to
the rescue of the others when it is
necessary. Chicago may give us all
hard fight
all ] understand. l don't know how
good ball team Chance has. but L do
know that he will get everything out
of it. and that counts for lot
Mack did not have much to say about
the Nationals and refused to say where
he thought Griffiths team would finish.
Its hard race said the tall leader.
land Washington must, OF course. De
figured real contender. ,GriffithS team.
i'm fact should be better than it was, for
its young players surely will have I'M
proved from last years experience.
AS to his plans while here Mack eX-
planned that he was in the dark. he
will, of course. use his regular lineup.
but he does not know whether he VIII
use his old pitchers or his young ones
while here.
"All my pitching plans were upset in
Boston, said he. Coombs and Bender
lacked control. and this forced me to
use Plank in both games, which had
not planned to do. II has mixed mat
tiers up little. and | don't know just
games here. But we will have the
same lineup in the field Oldring.
Strunk and Eddie Murphy will be in
the outfield and, of course, our infield
Is always the same"
Dan Murphy. for many years one of the
mainstays of Mack's team. while not
playing regularly. is reported to be in
good condition. his injured leg being as
good as ever.
Harry Davis. former manager of the
Cleveland team. is with the Athletics, act
ing as Macks first lieutenant.
SO far as possible few games will be
postponed on the local grounds this year.
Whenever it clears about noon there Is
chance for a game here. as the fnfeld
will be covered with tarpaulins. which
keep that part of the field dry.
Manager Griffith does not want to load
up with double headers If there is any way
of preventing them, and he Will play
whenever there is the slightest chance to
do So
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WILL BOOST TEAM.
England Likely to Be Hard to Beat
in Next Olympics.

NEW YORK, April 14.-England is now
well started OH the way of preparing for
the Berlin Olympic games of 1916. with a
desperate determination to make better
showing than at Stockholm. and if the
competing athletes are in as deadly
earnest as the committee having the
preparation for the games in charge. it
will be as well for all other countries
to take notice that England proposes to
give all corners the fight of their lives.
The council of the British Olympic Asso-
citation has appointed a special commit
tee, composed in equal parts of members
and non members of the council and to
this committee will be intrusted the
raising OF money to develop the team
and provide for its expenses at the games
he committee which has been appointed
is one that will at once command the
support Of the public as well as the
athletes. and it should be not only able.
to raise the needed money, but induce
athletes to shake off their lassitude and
train properly for the contests as far
away as they are.
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thorough course Of training and work
him down gradually, so that he will re-
tain all his strength and at the same
time be as fast, IL not faster. than ever
cradle weight if he does not keep in
shape and he is also tall for a light
weight. but by proper training he can
make the weight easily. The trouble is
few of the boxers nowadays train prop
erly They seem to be imbued with the
idea that once they are fighting the stars
all they have to do is to go along and
box q little and if they get a big fight.
why two weeks work is supposed to be
SUFFICIENT.
take. boxer should train as hard for
what he considers a soft match as q
tough one for he never knows what he
Is going against, and If he happens to
be out of shape and the other fellow
is tough and willing to take chance.
he is liable to make things decidedly
interesting for Mr.. Star.
LAS to Mcfarland, there has been
much talk about making weight for
Richie Now. Willie is champion and a
legitimate lightweight. as he made the
133 ringside for Wolgast without bother.
They tell me Mcfarland can't do bet
ter than 1876 at o'clock. and then he
must work overtime. Well, my offer
stands about FORGETTING $4,000 if I fail
to put him in proper shape in eight
side or 1873 at o'clock, or even s
O'Clock weighing. OF course. I would
not train him in city. but would take
him to my ranch near San Francisco
and put him through a regular course
and have his stamina better than ever
and his general makeup improved. He
would have to follow my advice i'm
plicitly as to the training methods. and
while it would not be terribly hard
work. il would not be child's play. such
as MANY fights look in the gymnasiums.
This is not intended as slight on the
training methods of Packey's manager,
Mr.. Thirty, but simply to show the faith
have in my own ideas on training.
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ALL THE MAJOR LEAGUE
MANAGERS PLAYED BALL
Not One Theorist of the Selee Type Re-
mains in the Big Company as
Pilot of Team.

ers judgment Even Stallings was big
league catcher many. many years ago.
OF the sixteen, one is a catcher. two arc
first hasemen, two second basers, one
shortstop and two outfielders-eight. in
all, are still in the game. All the rest.
except Mack and Stall.ngs, have been In
the game SO recently that they can prac-
tee with their men and know, by actual
feel of bat and ball, just how everything
is going along.
Two-McGraw and Jennings-are grad
yates of the great Baltimore team. Three
Chance. Evers and Tinker-worked to-
gether on the conuuering Cubs. ODDLY
enough, three more-Dahlen. Gala han and
Griffith-all had their schooling on tn"
Chicago team that preceded the Cubs
gang Of merry joyriders, whose individual
abilities were superb, but who could " j
no flags.
Stallings is a comeback Eyers. T.nkt
and Higgins get their first show IN
spring. Chance has been transferre
from one league to the other. As TO IN
actual skill and knowledge of the gam
these managers may possesS-Nell. hgur"
1t this way: If each of them had the arm
and the wind that he had a few yea
ago. what team of either lea.ue coui
stand against them? How far would an
club get # matched against tbs aggre.a
ton: Doom. Catcher: Griffith and Gala
han, pitchers: Chance, first base; Evers
or Higgins. second base: Jennings, Dab
len or Tinker shortstop: McGraw. third
base: Clarke. Birmingham. Stahl. outfield
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-14
DAERTINENT COMMENT
X$ssHappenin&$S1S

of the twirlers who were regarded as
formidable before the season started are
in shape. This is particularly noticeable
of the pitchers on the Cleveland and St
Louis teams. The BROWNS have been
given credit for having one of the best
STATS in the league. yet. barring Weilman,
the big left-hander none of them has
shown much. This undoubtedly is the re-
suit of lack of condition. To date Griffith
has shown but one pitcher. Johnson, and
in the game against New York on OPEN
ing day. he was good enough to win. But
the chances are that most of Griffith s
twirlers are on edge unless the present
lay-off has given them a setback. To
prevent this every one of the twirlers
has been forced to work out under cover
of the grandstand since the lay-off start
ed. and it is believed that this has given
them an advantage over the pitchers who
have been forced into idleness because of
the rainy weather.
While it is, of course. much too early
to pass judgment on some of the young
players who have broken into the maj or
league this year. there are nevertheless
several who have shown marked ability.
Maranville, the young shortstop of the
Boston Braves, who performed SO SPLEEN
didly in the exhibition games here. kept
up the pace in the first game against
New York, and according to good critics
StdnOS cndnce OF proving a SenSat 1On
this season.
The st. Louis Browns seems to have
picked up a most valuable outfielder in
Johnson, who is hitting and fielding like
fiend, while Leibold, an outfielder with
Cleveland, seems destined to keep Bir
mingham on the bench all season.. It, of
course, takes more than few games to
prove ball players worth. Many who
start well fall down after the race gets
we'll under way, but the chances are good
nevertheless for several of the new
corners holding their own.
For years Clyde Milan has stood head
and shoulders over every outfielder that
played on either side of him. In fact,
Milan by reason of his splendid work
was classed among the cracks of the
country. This year, however, he is apt
to have real. rival in the person Of Dan
Moeller. Moeller gives indication of
having splendid season, and if that
weak shoulder has sufficiently mended he
will raise himself into the select class of
American League ball players. With
good shoulder Moeller will be able to
take real chances on the bases. for when
it comes to speed 1t is doubtful If any
man on the team is his superior. Incl
dentally he is hard, clean hitter and
good bunter. while his fielding and throw
ing are of the best.
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BY J. ED GR1LLo.

The present spell of weather which has
prevented most of the games which were
scheduled for last week is apt to have a
great influence on the result of the two
ma jor league races. The failure to play
majority of the games last week means
bunch of double-headers later in the
season. which will put a great strain on
the teams which are fighting for the lead.
Nothing SO weakens the average pitching
staff as lot of double-headers, which
force the pitcher to work out of turn
and is very apt to put them out of form.
But there is no way that Indictment
weather can be avoided in the spring of
the year. Nothing is to be gained by
changing the time of the opening of the
season. Weather such as this is apt to
prevail even as late as May.
For many years the season has opened
some time near the middle of April There
have been years when the best of weather
greeted the sport and there have been
others when play was delayed for days.
But hostilities have also been prevented
by poor weather as late as May, so that
it has been found impossible to pick the
time when the weather won't interfere
with the sport.
Though the Athletics won both games
from the Red Sox last week, the standard
of play of neither team seems to have
been attained in these games.
This was principally due to the fact
that neither Stahl nor Mack presented
pitcher who was in form, barring Plank,
who won both games for his team by
finishing without allowing the Red Sox
to score. All the other twirlers We're
hit hard. and clearly showed that they
are far from being in good form. Bender
and Coombs did not finish the games
they were in, but were forced to retire
under fire. This weak showing on their
part may, of course. only be temporary,
for it often happens that a pitcher can
not do himself justice during the early
part of a season, but there is no doubt
that the poor showing of the two vet
Grams Is causing some of Mack's follow
ers and admirers considerable concern,
for should either Coombs or Bender be on
the down grade the Athletics chances for
the flag will be greatly impaired.
Most any team which has two or three
pitchers in form now is apt to show a
good squirt, for it is evident that but few
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-14
GET LITTLE PRACTICE.
c. U. Tennis Players Held Up by
Weather Conditions

The rain of the past week has greatly
hampered the work of the Catholic Uni
versity tennis players and today the
members of the squad will go through a
hard workout. Manager Jack Hurley is
at present looking after the men and con-
siders the candidates capable of giving
any team on the schedule good rub
On the two new and three old courts
there are men working out daily when
the weather permits in hopes of gaining
a position on the team. There are no
less than twenty candidates out for the
team and they are fast rounding in shape
for the opening match of the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-14
National League Managers.

National League Managers.
Boston-George Stallings. bench man
ager. veteran of long experience.
Brooklyn-Bill Dahlen. retired short
stop.
Chicago-John Evers. second baseman.
Cincinnati-Joe Tinker. shortstop.
New Yorktown J. McGraw, retired
third baseman.
Observation-Disclosures Doom. catcher.
Pittsburgh-Fred Clarke, retired out
fielder.
st. Louis-Miller Higgins, second base
man.
American League Managers.
Athletics-Connie Mack, bench man.
ager, veteran Of many seasons.
Boston,. Garland Stahl, first baseman.
Chicago-Jimmy Callahan outfieldel
and pitcher.
Cleveland-Joe Birmingham, outfielder
Detroit-Hugh Jennings, retired short
stop.
New York-Frank Chance, first base
man.
st. Louis-George Stovall. first baseman.
Washington-Clark Griffith. retired
pitcher.
Not one of the sixteen managers is q
"theorist" Ike Frank Selee-a man who
had no experience of major league ball
and guided the plays only by an outsid
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Birthday Greetings

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BARS LONG RACES.
Boston Schoolboys Not Allowed to
Run Marathon Distance,

BOSTON. Mass. April 14.-Dr. T. F.
Harrington. athletic director of the Bos-
ton public schools will find many who
agree with him in regard to long -dista nee
races. He has issued orders that none
of tie schoolboy athletes under his julis-
dictiHn shall represent their schools In
the marathon run of the Boston Athletic
Association April 10, or in any other dis
lance race. OF course. if any choose to
enter as individuals. DR.. Harrington can
not prevent it, but he believes that boys
under nineteen years of age, and many
younger. have no business running in
any such erueling race as a marathon.
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SPRINT Is FEATURE.
Will Be Run in the Pennsylvania
Relay Games.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April IA fea-
ture Of Pennsylvania relay races will be
the sprint this season. and especially so
because all four point winners are en-
tered for the race April Is. Thomas OF
Princeton. Jacobs of Columbia. Robert
son OF Syracuse and Olson of Dartmouth
are the men in the order they finished
last year in the intercollegiate champion
ship games. They will have IL out again.
Despite the fact that these men showed
themselves the best sprinters in the
eastern colleges last year they have no
cinch in getting through TO the finals at
the relay races, as Cornell of Yale, Pat
terson and Marshall of Pennsylvania.
Seward and Lapsley of Michigan, not 10
speak of the western sprinters. will make
the competition even faster than that met
at the college championships last year.
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SUNDAY GAMES.
American League.
White Sox Trim Browns.

ST. LOUIS, April 1i..Chicago took the
first game of the series with st. Louis
here yesterday afternoon, I to >. Lange
was effective in all but two innings, the
fourth and seventh. in which the locals
scored their runs. In the ninth inning.
with none out Lange walked three play
ers in succession, and was relieved by
Walsh. who retired the side on strikes.
In the second inning the visitors scored
three runs. Mattick walked and scored
in front of Weaver, who drove the ball
over the right field fence for a home run
Then Schalk walked. moved UP a base on
an error. and scored when Rath hit safe
ly to center st. Louis scored its first run
in the fourth inning on Viewers wide
throw and Stovairs double
a base on balls, an error. Schalk' s
triple and sacrifice fly in the sixth in
ming gave Chicago three more runs. Col
Inns single and Bodies two-bagger in the
next inning gave the visitors another
tally.
Two singles and an error in the seventh
inning gave ST. Louis its last run. Score:
Chicago. ) . 3 "a
ST. Louis. ............ oOo o O o %
Runs-Collins. Borton. Mattick Weaver ,2i.
Schalk 60, Pratt and Stovai. Two-base hits
Stovali johnson and Bodie. Three-base hit
Sacrifice hits-Lord. Johnston Schalk and Mat
tick. Double plays-Rath to Weaver: Iange
Weaver 10 Borton: Borton Ia Weaver Passed
ball Schalk. Bases on balls-on Leverenz. g.:
out-By Ieverenz, 2; by Lange. 4: by Walsh. g.:
by Stone, /. Hits-On Leverenz. in 6 innings:
on Allison. in l inning: OF Stone 2 in .
,s..sfs cd anse' sus innings L sft on
Messrs Evans and Hildebrand. Time of game
2 hours and . minutes.
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WILL HAVE CREW.
Alameda Club Will Have Shell
Built Especially for Race.

SN FRANCISCO, Cal, April l4-ln
anticipation of being awarded the ma
tional regatta in 1918 the Alameda Clue
of San Francisco has informed the Pa
cific Rowing Association that an order
will be placed for an eight-oaied she;i
with view of developing a crew to rep
resent the coast at the proposed regatta.
This will be the first eight that has'ever
been launched by a club on the coast and
will blaze the way for spirited competi-
tons in this class of boats in the near
future.
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ARRANGE FOR TENNIS.
Players Are Ready for Preliminary
Matches.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Robert w.
Wrenn, president OF the United States
Lawn Tennis Association, has announced
that six of the players who have been
entered to take part In the trial matches
for the selection of the Davis cup team
have signified their willingness to play.
President Wrenn also said that arrange
ments are now being made for the pre-
liminary matches.
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Yankees Want Games.

The Yankee A. c. and Rough Riders
meet April 20, at 18th street and Co
lumbia road. The game will be called
at 2 o'clock.
The Yankees would like to schedule
games with all teams and clubs in the
District averaging fifteen years Of
age Address John II. Robinson, man.
ager. 1916 E street northwest.
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The Cardinals were marooned two days
in indianapolis by the floods and much
anxiety was felt in ST. Louis until Treas
urer Seekamp sent q reassuring tele-
gram.
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SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

I TOMORROW.
Phila. at Wa shington
Chicago at ST. Louis.
Detroit at Cleveland.
! New York at Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-14
TODAY.

PhiIa. at Washington.
New York at Boston.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Chicago at st. Louis.