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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11

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The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Tonight's Bowling

Southwest League-Parker. Bridget
& Co. VS.. Virginians; Lincoln VS..
Unos; Southlands VS.. Grands,
Southwest Grand alleys.
Marquette League-St. Anthony VS..
Aloysius.
Southern Railway League-Traffic
VS.. Auditors. Commercial alleys.
Pepco League-Overheads VS.. Con-
structions, Relief alleys.
Postoffice Department League-R. NJ
s. VS.. Postal Savings, Arcade al
leys.
Y. M. c. a. League-Mohicans vs..
Cheyenne, Association alleys.
Ingram League-Boosters VS.. Climb
ers, Ingram alleys.
Colonial Tenpin League-Continent
ais vs.. Pilgrims, Palace alleys.
District Lea que Contenders VS..
Shermans, Royal alleys.
Commercial Lesgue-Hahn vs.. Ber-
berich. Palace alleys.
Arcade League-Goodfellows VS.. Ar
cadians. Arcade alleys.
National Capital League-Open date.
Terminal r. r. Y. NJ. C. A. League
Land and Industrial VS.. Car De-
partment, Union Station alleys.
Mercantile -League-Pepco VS.. Title
Guaranty and Surety Company, Ar
cads allsyk.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
SOCCER LEAGUE GETS
START ON SATURDAY
Washington Team Engages Bal
timore Aggregation in First
of Series Here.

The Washington Soccer team will
play the Baltimore Americans in the
first game of the regular intercity Sc
ries on Saturday at the Rosedale play
grounds, Seventeenth and Gales streets
northeast, at 2:3o D: m. The game is
the first Of the league games expected
to run through the winter.
Capt John McGinty's team is in fine
shape, and expects a win. The Ameri-
cans were beaten by the Washington
team on two other occasions by close
margins. The first g1ne went at to 0,
and the second contest was registered In
favor OF the home players by TO l.
The lineup for the Washington team
follows: George Steadman, goa f: Nc
Gi1ty. right back: Duncan Morton, left
back: Walt Fluke, right halfback; Fred
Nelson. center halfback; Groom. left
halfback; sam Briggs, outside right:
Bobby Aud. inside right; Martin
GrieYe, center forward; Sam Collins,
inside left: Dick Hodge, outside left
reserves. Bob Cowan, Bob Leckie, and
Jim Crawford.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
EIGHT TEAMS TIED
AHEAD OF RECORD
Cyclists at Madison Square
Garden Keep Up Hot Pace in
Long Race.

NEW YORK, Dec. n.-Keeping uu
the fast pace which has carried them
two miles beyond the former record
eight teams in the six-day bike race
were tied at the seventy-eighth hour
today, having covered 1879 miles and
three laps. Kopsky and Keefe were
the trailers Of the field. with 1913 miles
one lap.
The teams tied in the lead follow
Verri and Brocco, Breton and PerchIcot,
Walthour and Collins. Root and Nc.
Namara. Lawrence and Magin, Halstead
and Drobach, Fogier and Goullet, Hill
and Ryan.
The following were one lap behind:
Hanson and Anderson, Carmen and
Cameron, Clark and Grenda, Mitten and
Thomas, Applicants and Packebusch
Cory and Walker had covered Los
miles one lap.
The former record was 1.577 miles five
laps. made by Root and Hehir in 1912
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
ONE TRIP NORTH IS
OFF F0RC. U. team
Faculty objection Is Likely to
Stop One Tour and Limit
Games.

K Catholic University may be forced 70
call of one Of its contemplated north
ern trips according TO information re-
ceicvd frsDI the university today Il
seems that Manager Jack Curran has
scheduled two trips for the baseball
team and one of them Is to New York
and another goes on up to Harvard
according TO reports there ID ccnHjd-
cradle faculty objection to taking two
trips OF such long duration and from
every reason why one Of the journeys
VIII be thrown. into the discard. Man
aEer Curran haS put many or the lead
Fallg colleges on his list and the two
Northern triDs taken after the one 70
charlottesville and Norfolk, where Yale
Is TO be met seem to, argue III for the
work Of the students
Another factor entering into such
wholesale .competitiou II the fact that It
10 learned that there win not be q host
land this season. ..skeets'S Hayes last
years star shortfLeider. iz not to be
With TIE team. Walter Ptifpp has gono
back to professional bsr where he
started be fore gong to Catholic uni-
graduated into the professional Ieacuc.
ccmlng out as regular out and outer
Charlie Norans who coached the team
so successfully for the past two sea-
Sons Is, not going to have wealth of
.-.ssct - " WOfk on next 4DkLux>
Zach" Zachary. who Is to captain fls
nine: viii be forced to 90 behind the
paf instead of taking up his job az Sec
ord. "Besides Zachary. Moran viii
nave Trayers. pifchers DoEnelly, =
centerfeider. and Lynch. leftfielder;
four veterans in all. :
Donneily and Lynch 90 Far toward
solvlng the outfield problem with Edaio
McDonough. the former Central High
school captain. but Just where tie IN
neld ie coming In is the problem.
Of the new men. Don johnson. 4
pitcher who gained considerable fame
on the 3and lots last year. will be among
those present when the winter call for
ccndidateS goes out. A younRBter
named Ed omith Is another who can Be
used for the varsity. Of last years
veterans aside from those mentioned
there are none.
Jack Curran is expecting to announces
his dates shortly and while faculty OBJ
lection IL likely to play an Important
part In the deliberations Of the manager
IN scheduling games. II h expected that
2 number Of good g:Nzpes Will be found
on the schedule with one trip North for
tho team and one annual engagement a
VirRfnia In the early spring.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
SPORTING SIDELIGHTS

p Georgetown may use the Y. NJ. c. A.
for its big basketball games this year.
according to reports from Manager
Conroy. the HIlltopper who is getting
the schedule together.
Going back to the old order. the
Metropolitan Golf Association has de-
cided to grant the events in the future
not by assignment, as has been the case
heretofore, but by the clubs of the as
sociation asking for them. The result
Of the action was immediate. as sew
eral clubs at once offered their grounds
for the tournaments.
January 9 will be the date of the
opening session of the United States
Golf Associations convention at the
secretary. has sent out word that each
active member is entitled to representa-
ton by one voting delegate.
That the participation in athletics at
Yale Is not confined to Il select few, the
versity show. During the fall 1,70S stu
dents took part in some form of athletic
diversion. This was more than half OF
the total registration.
Announcement has been made by the
itan Association of the disqualification
of the St. Lawrence University and OF
tawa Y. NJ. G. A. basketball teams for
playing unregistered basketball.
With thirtY-one candidates, hockey
practice has been begun at Cornell Uni
versity. Only two OF last years team
will be available for playing this year.
Cambridge University won the annual
rugby match with oxford by a l. to 3
score, at the Queens Club.
Rutgers has schedule of fifteen.
games for its baseball team this spring.
eight of which will he played ON the
home diamond.
Grant Park. the big front ward Of
Chicago's downtown district, will be
utilized this year for the first time as
an ice skating, ring. according to a de-
cision reached this Week.
Columbia Is planning a series of inter
class fencing bouts, to develop the men
for the intercolIeg ates. The Blue and
white holds the intercollegiate foIls
title.
Danny CooSan, appointed some time
ago to coach the Georgetown baseball
team, has signed his contract, and viii
report some time in February, when
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK LS-A BOOST"

next fall unless all signs fail. The
Massachusetts lad is one Of the most
consistent performer. on the Hilltop and
can be counted upon to do even better
work this year. Georgetown's win
over Virginia this season was due to a
bit of beady work by Murray, who got
across for touchdown through the
heavy Virginia team.
Loss at Western.
The loss OF Earl Roger, captain elect
of the Western High School football
team. is one that will be heavily felt by
the Red and White team. Royer Is one
Of the best Of the schoolboy baseball
Mayors and was, one OF the best ends
deyeicped IN the football series this fan.
HE may be back for the spring work.
eut the chances are against his showing
until next year.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
GEORGETOWN QU|NT.
Whispering CANE

Pleased with the successful start
made In the 19i3-ii basketball season.
wnen Georgetown won from Mt st
Joseph. Of Baltimore. by 81 to is.
coach CoIhfiower. Of the Hilltop quint.
pans 10 give his players Just enough
practice to keep the ouint going at the
speed 1t showed last night CoIIfflower
thinks with the ordinary Improvement
which will assert itself as the season
progresses, that bis team should be wen
ready for the more important teams as
they appear on the schedule
Piaying under handicap OF using
strange men In two positions. the
Georgetown team showed rare combi-
nation work. and its cooperation. as a
team. clearly made itself responsible
for the defeat of the visitors. Jim Tor
mey, who has practiced at center. was
unable to appear on the floor. the Do
sition being played by Waldron. whose
position at forward was occupied BY
with his knee in early practice. and that
member failed to recover sufficient v TO
allow the fast center to participate In
the opening game.
To Captain Foley and wetzeli. guards,
is today being given credit for keeping
the score Of Mt. st. Joseph's team down
to 10 points. The two players gave
good account Of themselves. ayerting
many threatened scores by the oppon-
ents. Viymen, Kelly. Waldron. and
Wetzei edcn SHOT Icur sodiS iroin Iieiu.
while Foley and Shugrue each registered
three.
Throughout the ffna, ten minutes OF
play, Georgetown made many substitu-
tons; allowing second-str.ng men to
avail themselves of some good prac-
tice against an opposing ouint. Ten
points were added to Georgetown's
score. Lack of team work, together
with inexpe-ience, appeared to be
the chief ia ling Of Mt. ST. Jo-
seph. Captain Wamsley. at for
ward. and Gallivan, at center. appear
ed to be the best trained players of the
quint. Their work. offensively
and on the defense, was thought to be
above that of any of their teammates
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Four Men Play Tonight In
BIoomingdaIe Tourney

Purdy and Quinn and Davis and Nc
Murray meet tonight in the second
nights play Of the pocket billiard tour
nament now in progress at the Bloom
ingdale billiard pariors. In last night s
play B. Hildebrand defeated Taliman
BY 100 to 81. while Green defeated Dyer
by 100 to Is.
Twelve contestants have entered the
event as follows: Purdy. Quinn, Davis.
b. Hildebrand, Tai man, Green, Dyer.
Albaugh, Jones. Burley, Butler, and
McMrrray. The tourney viii run until
after the Christmas holidays. Two
games will be played each nigat-
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

Il was surprised 10 near tnal Sndiihs
was playing. basketball" said Manager
Griffith today. Dave Davies, Pitts
burgh newspaperman, who is president
of the basketball league. told me about
il and / didn't hesitate about telling
him to have Shanks cut ii out
"Shanks looks like the best outfielder
I shall have next season for left field
He has two years experience and last
year improved in his work over the year
before. Perhaps next year he may
come through and become real star.
L can't afford to let him run around
playing basketball all winter on that
weak ankle. Reese may have fixed II
up to the queens taste. but i want to
be shown. So I've told him to quit
playing basketball"
Z. "Dorf" Ainsmith. the Climbers
agile young backstop. is due to arrive
in the Capital some time today. He
may spend the winter here instead Oh
in Texas.
Ban B. johnson, boss of the American
League, has left New York for Chicago
and. consequently. there VIII ne no
the Waldorf for the discussion OF the
baseball Players Fraternity demands.
These demands will come before the
Nationsl Commission in Cincinnati iater
in the month.
Jack Knight, former Climber. refuses
absolutely 10 60 to Toledo. and Chartie
somers is now busy trying 20 get his
money back Somers paid ESo @ aOr
peaied TO by knight, VIII not pay more
than sl5O0 for the player. Just now
there is some doubt as to the future Oh
Knight
Billy smith. manager of the Atlanta
Champions of the Southern League, has
purchased Schwind, an infielder, from
the Boston Braves.
Russer Ford may 20 to the Boston
Red Sox. Hal Janvrin and Olaf Henrik
sen have been offered in exchange Tor
him and Frank Farrell, the Yankee mo-
gul. is wiring Frank Chance for instruc-
tons.
Lester Channel, Denver's crack out
fielder, has been bought by the New
York Yankees. Channell was member
bought from Indianapolis He broke his
leg and was forced to quit playing. He
was subsequently sent back to Indian
apolis, and from there drifted to the
New England League Last season,
aowever, he played wonderful game
with Denver, stealing forty-e ght bases
and hitting for .337. His twenty-seven
home rus are a record for the Western
League. Escaping the draft, Channel
has been sold to the Yankees and Is ex-
pected to make up the outfield with Gil
hooly and Cree
Baseball men the country over are
tickled over the action of the National
League in providing for Pop" Anson.
the old-timer. In the old days it was
Aanson that kept the National League
together when the brotherhood was
seeking to kill 1t He has been treated
poorly by the old league. and this pro-
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

vision for his old age is only just and
right.
Ed Konetchy, the big first baseman'
,, and Doc Magee, who avs both the out
field and the infield.> may be traded BY
tn Cardinals for Fred Merkle, the iron.
headed first baseman: Snodgrass. out
fielder: Stock. infilder, and Wilson,
catcher. Of the New York Giants
Charlie Herzog, the brilliant infielder
of the Giants, is tring to arrange, q
deal that will take him to philadelphia.
d aging second base in place OF Otto
Knabe. Wilbert Robinson Is trying &c
land him to play short for Brooksn
but has no players to offer in exchange
Herzog admits that he is done with
the Giants, and Is working hard to ar.
range an agreeable trade.
Duke" Farrell is likely to be signed
by Manager Robinson to assist him in
coaching the Superbas' young pitchers.
Dick Kinsella, former scout Of the st.
Louis Cardinals, will go South In the
the place formerly occupied by Wilbert
Robinson.
Still nothing has been heard of any
deal for Joe Tinker Garry Hermann
insists on getting his worth in players
before the former manager of the Reds
is released, and no club is making a
suitable offer. The Giants have with
drawn from the rush for Tinker. leay-
ing but four clubs in the contest Charlie
offered 100000 in cold cash for Tinker.
but this offer has not been accepted.
Manager Robinson is now engaged max
ing up a list of players to be offered to
Hermann for his deposed manager.
l.I
Doc Miller, outfielder, have been sold
by Charlie Doom to the Montreal In
ternational League team. Miller de-
clares he will not report to the Royals.
Ben lineup, the Indian pitcher, has
been sold by the Phillies to Lowell, in
the New England League. lineup was
q phenom with Sherman In the Okla
homa-Texas League last season.
Charlie Murphy, the Cubs owner, has
arrived in New York and Joined the
magnates at the Waldorf. The first
thing he has done is to claim the 1914
pennant-
The Federal League is said to be PLAN
ming to place team in New York city,
though none of its principal authorities
will discuss the rumor. Ned Hanlon
says that it could be placed in Brook
iyn and not conflict with the National
League team there, but refuses to admit
that this Is the scheme of the outlaws.
-
David L. Fultz, president Of the Base
ball Players Fraternity, admits that
the Philadelphia Athletics did not sign
the demands made upon the magnates.
He insists. however, that the Mackmen
have not deserted the union. The Ma
tional League has decided to refrain
diGCrIGGin0 hQ doTp 10
fraternity. and has empowered Presi-
dent Tener to settle it as a member of
the National Commission as Seems to
him best. -. -
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

indoor work Will be started. Coogan
has been identified with Cornell. Penn,
and Bowdoin.
Emperor William of Germany has
agreed to take hand in the 1916 Olym-
pics at Berlin, and the crown price has
given his name as a patron of the con-
tests.
Catholic University, with Hinchcliffe,
Tracy, Letters. Cartright, Derby, and
Lee in shape. will form a great basket
ball combination, according to Brook
land students. who are backing their
team to the limit.
George Washington and Catholic Uni
versity are getting into shape for their
basketball battle on Monday night. The
q. w. U. bunch took on a hard practice
at Aloysius Hall. G. w. u. is playing
the Y. NJ. c. A. team on Saturday night
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Will Hold Street Race
Here on Christmas Da,

The Washington branch of the Balti-
more Cross-Country Club will hold a
street race here on Christmas Dag,
according to advices received from Bal
timore today. The event is closed to
members of the 3. c. c. c.
President Charles Bachmann, OF the
B. c. c.. has sent over medals for the
event. and something like ten members
here have signified their intention OF
getting into the event. details Of which
viii be given out later.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Coffr0th Not Certain
OF Postponed Date

san FRANCISCO, Dec. l1.-Promoter
Coffroth was not certain today of the
da;e to be selected for the fight between
Willie Ritchie and Harlem Tommy
Murphy, which WAS called Off here last
night.
Both Murphy and Ritchie weighed in
and saved their forfeits, but Richie
was not in shape to enter the ring. hav-
ing just undergone an operation for an
abscess on his nose. Willie was wiling
tc go ahead.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Anson's due. !

"A is
At last, after many years of unkind-
ress. the National League has decided
to reward Adrian c. Anson. former
Chicago manager and first baseman.
Though late, the reward win be most
welcome, Anson actually needing the
money. But it Is due the Cap just
the same II has been to the. shame OF
the old league than Anson never was
treated rightly.
Tener's address.
President Tener announces that his
policies cannot be defined at this tirnc
ard that the actual working of affairs
will show his intent and method of con-
Quoting the league. He thus mas MOTH
ing to live up TO. He car go ahead and
do something without the fear of those
magnates bounding him for failure 10
live up to his promise. Yes, Tener
talks like q wise man.
Are learning.
First Wesleyan declines football
game with Yale. Now comes Trinity
with the same decision. Furthermore.
New York University has determined
to cut out Cornell, the Army. and the
Navy hereafter, preferring to play
teams of more equal strength with it.
self. 1t has taken some of these ''prac-
tice" teams long time to learn. but
they're apparently learning.
10
What joy must have been expressed
by the big league maYnates in New
York yesterday wher they saw the ro-
tund figure of Charles Bazoo Murphy
entering the corridors of the Waldorf.
II there is one man who causes more
trouble for others with less results to
himself. II is Charles Razoo Murphy.
Now watch for the fireworks.
Abers. the F'inlander and Petrov, the
Russian. lately arrived in this country,
are not going to gain many friends by
their repetition of the affair foisted upon
the Baltimorean wrestling fans last
night. The two mountains put Up
clowhish bout and the card was saved
by an excellent match between Ameri-
Gus and Anderson. Apology forthc an
ing from the fact that the men knew
little of the American style of wrestling
is a bit tafdy.
A line on work.
1t would seem that George Washing
ton and Georgetown are fairly evenly
matched in basketball this season, while
Catholic University looms UP to be just
as strong. The basketball fans. are
going to have quite card offered this
winter as all of the teams are to make
a bid for popularity. All three quints
are coached by former Georgetown men
and their methods of play are much
the same.
Will make good
Freddy Murray will make an excellent
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Mandoi Comes Back,

WINDSOR, Ont, Dec. 1l.-Joe Man
dot has started over the road to the
championship once more his victory
over Patsy Drouilla:s, the Canadian
lightweight champion. last night, being
clean cut and decisive.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
"Skip" Wymard to Play
In AIl-Star Contest

Skip Wymard, Georgetown's star
tackle of 1910 and 1911. will play Satur-
Gay in McKeesport- Pa, when two all
star football elevens get together. Pete
Muthe, Penn States fullback and cap
tain in 1872; Collins, Pittsburgh's right
end of this year. and Acosta, Carlisles
famous halfback of 1872. will be seen II
the game.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Famous Driving Trio to
Race At indianapolis

The winter dope" in automobile
racing circles has it that Ralph
DePa.ma. Spencer NishsTt and Caleb
Bragg win enter the 500--ni!e .nterna-
ne1t Memarial day
They win defend Americas laUreIs
against the pick of Europe's racing
fraternity.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Launches in April.

LONDON. Dec. 1l.-Sir Thomas Lin
tong challenger ,o- the Americas Gun
Shamrock ". viii be as large as The
yacnt rules will allow with an abnormal
sail spread. according to story In the
Times today. IL probably win be
launched in April.