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Evening star., 1913-12-06
BY n. c. BYRD.

The George Washington University
auint made a good showing in its first ap-
pearance of the season. That it was able
to defeat the Mount st. Joseph's five SO
decisively last night is evidence that the
carrying out of successful schedule have
not been without foundation. The team
as a whole looked to be very capable and
played in manner which left the i'm
preston that it will be much stronger
after it perfects its plays and gets to
working more smoothly as team.
Coach Schlosser gives it as his opinion
that he is going to have one of the best
auints that has ever represented George
Washington and it seems that he is
borne out in his statement by the pros
poets.
individually and collectively, he appears
| TO have capable bunch of players. and
there is reason to think other than
that Schlosser will get the most out of
them. Schlosser was noted as a player
for his ability to direct and carry out
his plays with a certain knowledge of his
opponents weaknesses, and a coach
he ought to be able to keep his men
together and direct them even more
capably.
1t would not be surprising if George
Washington figures quite prominently
this season among the big colleges in
! the south Atlantic section. 1t made such
showing i'll its first game as would
tend to foster such a belief.
The strength of the George Washington
team is going 10 be in the play of its
guards. 1t has two men for these posi-
tons who are very capable and who are
likely to show well against any team
Both are strong. heavy and faster than
the average, and each has had expert
ence. which qualities are about all that
are desired in pair of backs. Hurley
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Mystery Explained.

years DeiOre ne gets out or college and
can report to the Athletics
Mystery Explained.
This letter is the third Of it's kind that
has been received within ten days The
fans are evidently worried Read:
please tell us why AL Demaree always
puts his right hand in his hip pocket
before pitching the ball, or what is it he
has in his pocket?'
The answer is powdered rosiu" but
as long the fans seem to be puzzled
about it We might as well explain where
the custom originated
Several years ago. when Bugs Raymond
was pitching for st. Louis and was in
his prime, he always had trouble with his
control in Pittsburgh. BY accident some
of his teammates discovered one day that
the Pittsburgh gang had been "soaping''
the pitchers box. In other words the
loose dirt was SO saturated with soap
that when pitcher rubbed il on his
hands the moisture would make him lose
control of the ball. 1t would slip out of
his hands the wrong way. They tried
this on Bugs one day, but he appeared to
be getting better all the time When the
game was over and he had won Raw
mond went over to Fred Clarke and. TAX
ing a handful of powdered rosin from
his pocket. handed it to Clark.
whats this? asked Fred.
ITS rosin, answered Bugs land ii
will stop any soap in the world
Since that time nearly all pitchers have
carried powdered rosin in their pockets
to put on the tips of their fingers when
small and he cannot get control without
Evening star., 1913-12-06
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

President Lynch OF the National League
says that some important action will
probably be taken at the league meeting
next week in relation To the base ball
players writing for newspapers during
the worlds series. II am very much
against this practice, and / think all
the club owners are" said Mr. Lynch.
President Edward Barrow of the Inter-
national League said that his orga,iza-
ton was not worrying about the invasion
of the Federal League in Baltimore. We
look at the Federal League as a kind OF
a joke. said Mr.. Barrow. 'The back
ers have rented Ned Hanlon's base ban
park in Baltimore at a high figure Han
Ion offered this park to Bs. but did
not want it. for We have no fear that the
new league will make amy progress in
that city. 1anlcn, OF course. Is encour-
aging the new league because he wants
to see his park make money"
According to the Omaha WorId-IIersld
Jack Haskell may umpire in the Ameri-
can Association next season. Sandy Girls
wold has the following TO say: Unless he
gets a better offer than the one he has re-
ceived from President chivington. and
that isn't probable, Jack Haskell, the
debonnair chieftain OF the whole Western
League staff, VIII be with the American
Association next year. IL would be a
blow to lose Jack and 1t is the general
hope that Prexy ONeill will see his way
clear TO submit proposition that will
keep him here. Haskell is the best
umpire the Western League ever had in
fact about the only real competent one
il ever gloried in, and il will not be
stretching il any very considerable to
assert that he is as good as any of the
officials on the staff OF either of the big
leagues.
Ping Bode refused point blank to &C.
company the world tourists when he
learned that he would have to live q
couple of weeks on water
President Muroney of the Union Asso-
citation announces that there was an error
in the averages of his league. as Helena
should be second in club fielding instead
of first. as Great Falls was the best field
Ing team. Morse of Mssoula had bat.
ting average of .266 instead of 2ao.
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CAPTAIN OF THE TIGERS.
Ballin Unanimously Chosen to Lead
the Princeton Eleven.

PRINCETON. n. j., December 6.-Har-
old Ray Ballin. PrincetOn's star right
tackle on the 1913 team. was unanimous
ly chosen captain of next years eleven
yesterday. Balm and Hammond were
the only nominees.
Ballin is a junior and lives in New York
city. He is one Of the youngest captains
Princeton ever had. He played tackle on
his freshman eleven two years ago and
won his letter in foot ball last season.
Evening star., 1913-12-06

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK, December 6.-"Did it ever
occur to you?'' asked Billy Murray. for
incr manager of the Phillies and at pres
ent scout for the Pirates, as a gang OF
base ball men got together, that we have
never had a ball player who cost lot
OF money, 40 be one of the great stars oil
the game"
'-Of course" Murray amplified. there
arc one or two cases where the clubs got
their moneys worth-Marquard, for IN
stance-but / think you can safely say
that all the really great stars OF the
game didn't cost $4,000 put together.
Then what's the use of paying the big
prices?' was asked.
Just because We are afraid we might
lose Il star if we didn't, that's all he
said.
Cost of Eddie Collins.
Billy's question brought out the very
interesting fact that Eddie Collins, now
considered the greatest ball player hv-
ing, cost Connie Mack exactly $o-the
price of a return trip ticket for a man
to come from Philadelphia. sign him and
go back. And, mind YOU Eddie had tried
awful hard to get a chance with the
Hiehlanders.
~ tODD cost the Detroit CLUB SiJ anu
his expenses from Georgia to Detroit.
iris Speaker cost Boston in the neigh
borhood of $500 but could have been
had for less, the Red Sox had him
before that and let him go.
, Christy Mathewson cost the New York
club less than $1OO, and on account of a
niX-up about it. the story goes that
Andrew Freedman never. had to pay that.
Just what Walter Johnson cost is not
exactly known. but ii was certainly not
more than $1,000.
Other Expensive Men.
OF the expensive players we have to
90 back TO Theodore Breitenstein to
find one who proved to be star of the
| first water after his purchase. The price
paid for Breitenstein was $4,000. and
that was the first big figure known in
+! base ball. The other expensive men are
Marquard. OToole, Blackburne of Chica-
go. Cy Seymour. Spike Shannon and
Kelley, recently of Pittsburgh. OF these
men only two-Marquard and O'Toole-re-
main In the big league. None of them
/ has turned out to be a history-making
star.
| Il think. after ALL Murray said, THAT
| Connie Mack has got the right idea He
gets them from the schools. where they
7, don't cost any ything. and where the
as great among the minor leagues.
know of one schoolbOy player right now
] that was signed by Connie Mack more
Evening star., 1913-12-06
Idle Foster Denies Receiving an Offer From the Federal Leagu
EASILY RETAINS TITLE.
Allen Defeats Weston at Pocket Bill
lizards by Score of 600 to AL.

KANSAS CITY. December 6-Benja-
min Allen of Kansas City retained his
title as national pocket billiard champion
last night, when he took the last block of
a 6O0-point match from Charles Weston
of Pittsburgh.
The match was divided into three
nights play, 200 points played each night
Allen won each block, the final count be-
ing: Allen. 600; Weston All.
In last nights play Allen ran the 2OC
points while Weston was making 6S
Thirty-nine innings We're played Aliens
high run was 36 anG Weston's 10.
Evening star., 1913-12-06

men playing the positions IN the soutu-
The City Basket Ball League was sched-
uled to begin its season tonight. but the
game was postponed. The Aloysius Club.
instead of meeting the Y. NJ. {. A.. viii
go to Baltimore to meet the West Branch
five.
The first team of the Terminal Rail
road Y. NJ. G. a. will meet the Hyatts-
vile Athletic Club tonight. Just before
this game the Midget quint of the r. X.
Y. NJ c. a. will play the Fearsom
Athletic Club. The first game will start
at 1:30 o'clock.
It may not be generally known. but
Jack Hurley. George Washingtons new
basket bali guard, is one of the best all
around athletes the District has ever
turned out. Everybody knows that Hur-
ley can play base ball. and play it about
as well as an other amateur or semi
professional performer in the section. but
what the majority do not know is that he
is. or has been. a mighty clever per-
former on the foot ball field. He was at
Rock Hid College. and while there was
ter meH m Maryland in the position
than he.
It was announced yesterday afternoon
that work had been begun on new
running track at Catholic University. 1t
is planned to have the course i'm shape
to work on as soon the men get out
i'm the spring.
The Friends School qunt won from
the Business High five yesterday in the
gymnasium of the former team, by 4
score of - to 10. The work of Harris at
guard for the loser and of King at center
for the winner were the features.
The Potomac Boat Club will hold the
first of it's winter entertainments this
evening. Several sparring matches and
one or two wrestling bouts will be put
on for the amusement of those present.
Evening star., 1913-12-06
WHITE S0X AND
GIANTS REACH JAPAN
Have Rough Voyage Over and
Are Given Big Reception
on Arrival.

TOXIC, Japan, December 6.-The Chi
cago team of the American Base Ball
League and the New York team of the
National League arrived four days late
at Yokohama, the Empress of Japan hay-
ing experienced terrific weather on he,.
voyage across the Pacific.
So little coal was left in the steamer s
bunkers that 1t was feared at one time she
would be forced to make for northern
Japan. The captain. however, decided to
continue to Yokohama, where the steam
er came into port today slightly damaged.
Consul General Thomas Sammons went
out on board a tug to greet the members
of the teams.
Later in the day the players received an
ovation on thte grounds of keio Uni
versity, Toxic. President Eikichi Kama
da pitched the first ball in the first match
in Japan. This resulted as follows:
R.H.E.
Chicago. .....,..................... q
ANcW IOIA.s = .
Evening star., 1913-12-06
Advantage With the Phillies.

When the whole situation is canvassed
it is easy to see that there is no other
team prepared to pass two stars like
Doolan and knabe over to the Rhine
landers-a fact that President Herr
mann can't well overlook
Unquestionably the other clubs want
Tinker eagerly enough, but when it
comes to parting with a player the
equivalent Of Joes worth. then it is
different Up to date the Phillies have
made the best offer.
Another point which inspires the local
fan with hope is that Boss Doom gen
orally lands what he goes out to get.
He has been the biggest trader in base
ball since taking charge of the Phils,
having consummated some gigantic
transactions with Cincinnati, Chicago,
Boston and Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1913-12-06

outlan. Sir Denrah. Ford Mai and Star Pole
also
Sixth race. three year-olds and up: purse.
500; mile and three -siatecnths-Dr. Waldo
4. won: Marshon. 105 Martin,. = to ]. TO
and TO :, second, Napier. 10 ,Scharfi. Is TO
I. to l and 3 TO 1. third. Time. 2.03 10.
Charles r. Granger. My Fellow. knight of
Uncas, Tay Pay and Irish Kid also ran.
Evening star., 1913-12-06
PRINCE AHMED WINS
PURSE FOR BEDWELL
0utgamed Jabot in Feature
Race at the Charles
ton Track.

CHARLESTON, S. c., December 6.-H
IG. Bedwelrs colors. which have been
much in the spotlight since the opening
| of the winter meet at Palmetto Park,
were carried to Il popular victory IN
1.-THE fourth race, the feature of yester-
days card. The distance, seven fur
longs, lust suited Prince Ahmed, who
closed with rush in the stretch and
outgamed Jabot, a 2"-to-l shot, who
set the pace at the rise of the barrier
Jabot was played as good thing
across the board By a large contingent
and when he finished in the place it
hurt the pencilers Star Bottle, making
his first start since the summer meet
|ings in New York, finished with "a rush,
beating Dynamite for the show money.
1t was a prosperous day for the players
of form, not single outsider scoring
during the afternoons racing
Four Favorites Win.
Short-priced thoroughbreds had held
day, the card of six events being car
ried off by four favorites and two
equal choices. Ann Tilly and DIR. Wal
do Briggs. both favorites, made 1t their
second straight victory of the meeting.
Each was much the best winning
eased up. Kid Adrians finally put over
Veneta Strome and it is said that he
bet heavily ON the daughter of Ben
Strome away from the course
The track was heavy. and well know
ing Veneta Strome's fondness Tor this
sort of going, many of the regulars
had q bet down on her. she had no
trouble disposing of Big Dipper when
it came to the drive. Ralph Lloyd and
Bastante were weil-baclsed winners.
Summarizes:
First race, two-yearold maidens; purse, $500;
five and half furiongs-Bastaute, liz WAL
dronJ, 21a to l. . to i and :; TO .. won; Puisa-
ss,d s,om 10 Mard' - to %,s i 10 10 to and to i
and to l. third. Time. 1 10 ID. Pet, Helen
NJ. Lancewood. High Glass, Cliff Maid. Water
Second race mares and fllies: three-year- -olds
and up: purse. $500; six furiongs-s enet "a =
Strome, III Doyle. IL TO ). TO 10 and ! 10
to 10 and ! to 5. second; Chiffon Queen. ia
lByrne), to l. to 10 and l TO D third.
Time. I.lsI-5. clin Top. Ella Curry. inertia
Third race. for fillies and mares: three-year,
oids and up; purse. $500: six. fur!onss,Ann AM
to ] and ) to l, second: Chemulpo, III Gala
ham 20 to l. to l and 2 to l. third. mime Time
Jaequelina and Miss Primity also ran.
Fourth race, three-year-olds and up: purse,
s4Oo seven furlongs-Prince Ahmed. Ia DE
second: Star Bottle. III eRishtmi1es aS re to T.
s, 2 to and nd, even: & third. Time. l.so. Dynamite
s4oo: one mile Ralph Lloyd, @ 1os o. o. MeTas-
gart' gar ,os 70 %. l. : to q and TO B. won; Master
second; chartier, I1e nsuxtoni. 2 to i. Z to i3
and to 20. third. Time. 1.4s Is. Joe Stein.
Evening star., 1913-12-06

Catcher Paul Krichell formerly with
the Browns i'll the American League, has
been sold by the Kansas City club of the
American Association to the Buffalo
team of the International League.
Evening star., 1913-12-06

NEW YORk. December 6.-Internation-
al legislation in lawn tennis which will
have an important bearing upon the ru-
ture of the Davis cup will be enacted at
the annual meeting of the English ma
tional governing body which will be held
in London. The Britons, according to the
tremendous controversy. which has
reached a stage of fiery debate in the Of
fetal bulletin of the English association,
have opened their eyes to the insidious
workings of the newly instituted Interna-
tional Federation. which seeks to be-
come the world governing body for the
game.
1t was pointed out by official close
to the heads of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association and intimately
acquainted with the course of diplomatic
action that the stand that England was
taking at this time was decidedly favor
able to this country. With the European
players of France. Germany, Belgium,
Switzerland. Sweden and others lined mp
against England and the United States.
the two nations that had developed the
game. ii is now easy for the Enslishmen
to understand that they will be outvoted
in the federation and their position of
prominence lost.
Project to Affect Wimbledon.
The project of the International FEEDER
alton To establish drastic rules. which all
must obey. and to establish world S inter
national championship tournaments for
grass courts. hard courts and for indoor
playing surfaces which will eclipse all
other tournaments is another phase of the
matter which the English realize will re-
suit in diminishing the glory of historic
Wimbledon
rs Henry w. Slocum, the vice president
of the American body. pointed out last
summer, the banding together of the ma
tons for worlds championship cup was
certain to result in placing the Davis cup
the shelf and make it of little or no
Importance. vt that time he stated that
the fact that conditions in this country
made il almost impossible to meet several
Evening star., 1913-12-06

the delegates; provided, however, no
club the name of which does not APP
pear on the list as furnished by the
executive committee shall be selected
for any Of the said championships. The
executive committee may delegate the
power of naming the time and regu-
lating the order of starting and de-
termining the handicap Of plas crs to
the green committee OF the club over
the grounds of which the association
competitions are played, and OF APP
pointing such other committees are
necessary to govern such a competition.
and shall have full charge Of details
concerning the same.
Evening star., 1913-12-06

Outfielder Duffy Lewis of the Boston
Red Sox has decided to make Boston his
home throughout the winter. instead of
3ourneying to California, as has been his
practice each fall He says he wants to
see what a New England winter is like
Manager Joe Birmingham announces
himself as a candidate for first base next
season. Joe better have care. Jake
StahI, Hal Chase. Frank Chance Harry
Davis and George Stovall were unable to
play first base and manage at the same
time.
Evening star., 1913-12-06
RIDER HAS HIGH SET
Gets Best Score Registered in
the Bowling Leagues.
PALACE QUINT FEATURES
Secures Highest Team Set and Team
Game in Match With
Columbians.

The rolling of the Palace uuint in the
National Capital League featured the
play in the bowling leagues last night
That team not only won three straight
games from the Columbians, but it made
the highest set and highest game of the
evening. Besides accomplishing those
things, one of its members, Rider, Sc
cured the highest mark in the individual
list. The scores of the games rolled by
the team were 531. 563 and 525, which
gave it a set of 1919
Riders Work Is Best.
The work of Rider was the best record
ed by any individual. While he did not
have as high a game as did Mann of the
Bankers, his rolling was more consistent,
and his set beat Mann's by one pin. In
his first game Rider got 139. in his sec
Ond. ia. and he scored 124 in his last.
The three games gave him a set of 81.
for an average of 12j krauss rolled
three games of %. 122 and 1M. for set
of 80 and an average of los. Michaud
had one game of 134, but fell below his
standard in the other two. At that,
though. Michaud got d set of 324. Lewis
had scores of more than 10O each, get
ting 10o 1Oo and 104 Keith had the best
marks in the Columbians-!E 1a5 and 100.
The Bankers took all three games from
the Nationals in the Arcade League Mann
led both uuints with set of 3Ii. having
games of JIG. 119 and 141. His work was
the second best, only that of Rider sur
passing it.
Jeds Make Clean Sweep.
The Jeds also made a clean sweep. They
took three games from the Newcomers
in the District League rather easily, hav-
ing scores of $50 5o9 and 516. Dulin and
Oehler led the Jeds with sets of :;54 and
321 Dulin had games of 116 1O7 and Isl.
Williams had the best marks of any
scored by the losers, his games netting
him set of 80.
Three straight games were won by the
VIM. Hahn team from the Tolman quint
in the Commercial League. Eckendorf
led the winners with 1O3. 115 and 30.
Geier had two games of 112 and 1O1.
Goodman Leads Garrisons.
The Garrisons got two out of three from
the Toledos. L. Crowley and J. Goodman
had the best records for the winners.
while Everett had the highest marks OF
any in the losing five. Goodman's scores
were 1903, 104 and 100, for set of S36.
Everett had set of 347 for which he
made scores of 127, l19 and 1Ol. The
scores:
Evening star., 1913-12-06
&c. w. u. QUINT SHOWS WELL
IN FIRST GAME OF SEASON
Hatchetites Beat Mt. St. Josephs Easily in Initia
Basket Ball Contest League Opening Post
poned-Friends School Wins From Business.

and Shaver are clever players. having
more general ability than the majority oi
men playing the positions in the south.
Evening star., 1913-12-06
Only One Offering Shortstop.

Doom thinks ne will be able to close
the deal. because he is the only man
ager able to offer "A. first-class short
stop to the Reds. There is no team
desiring Tinker which is willing to
give anything but a substitute or a
weak infielder for him
Pittsburgh has Albert Dolan. Chief
wilson and one or two others as trad
ing ma terial, but Dolan will not do a $
a regular infielder, and Wilson is an
outfielder, SO Cincinnati would have a
ehasm at shOrtstop were it to deal with
the Pirates.
Chicago. which also covets Tinker,
has a number of shortstops, but not
one of them approaches either Tinker or
DOOlan in value Johnny Evers would
jump at the chance to get a star like
Tinker In a deal which involved Bird
well, who is all in. or Red Corridor,
who is only reserve player, and not
Il good one at that. Such deal would
be d stroke of genius-for Chicago
Evening star., 1913-12-06
DOOM STILL HOPES
TO GET Joe TINKER
President Hermann, in HUI
morous Reply, Says He Will
Talk Trade at Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA, December 6.-Mana-
ger Charles $. Doom received an am
biguous reply to his telegram of Thurs
DAY when he wired President Herr
mann of the Cincinnati club that he
was willing to turn over f. Otto Knabe
and Mike Doolan to the RhineIanders
in exchange for Joe Tinker and Heine
Groh.
Herrmann's reply received yesterday
was:
NO Quit your kidding. Will see
Ar at the National League meeting
neAt week"
Boss DOOM by no means interprets
the telegram as a curt refusal of the
oTer. President Baker and the sorrel
thrush believe that the Cincinnati own
ers are merely sparring for wind and
tnat they don't want to make any def
mite decision until next week when
they viii see what the other clubs
nave to offer. In this respect Cincin-
natl can't lose by waiting game. but
1T might gain.
Evening star., 1913-12-06
MANY STARS OF THE DIAMOND
REACH CLUBS AS BARGAINS
Billy Murray, Pirate Scout, Tells New York Audience
That Few High-Priced Players Prove
Paying Investments.

than year ago, and it will still be two
years before he gets out Of college and
can report to the Athletics"
Evening star., 1913-12-06

Ping Bodie refused point blank to ac-
company the world tourists when he
learned that he would have to live q
couple of weeks on water.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
TO EXAMINE CAR

Naples. Italy, March 4.-ENperts in
explosives We're ordered today by the
damaged railway carriage Of the train
which bore King Victor Emmanuel
and Queen Helena from the capital
to Naples yesterday. The damaged
car was next the royal carriage and
the accident started the rumor that
an attempt had been made against
the royal train.
1t is supposed that a piece Of iron.
becoming detached from one carriage.
struck violently against another car.
but, wishing to ascertain scientifically
the cause Of the incident. the govern
ment officials have placed the matter
in the hands of experts.