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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

To break into the major league and
find two such Outfielders 10 beat out
as Iris Speaker and Fielder Jones was
the fate of Cactus" Cravath. in 1905,
when he was drafted by Boston. of the
Amer can League. That was the year
Speaker started. and both tried for the
same position, with the result that
Cravath was sold to the Chicago White
Sox and he ran mo Fielder Jones. and
his fate was sealed there.
Joe Cantillon was manager OF the
washington team and owner of the
Minneapolis team. of the American As
soc!atiOn. As Joe is some hustler, he
discovered way to secure great
player for the team In the American
Association. So he refused to waive on
Cravath when the White SoN asked for
waivers. He took him at the price.
and ordered him to Washington, but
very soon shipped him TO Minneapolis.
This Is where he was compelled 10 re-
main for three wears. Each fall while
he was with that club he would be
drafted. only TO get j trip South with
his new club in the spring, then sent
back TO his old club.
one fall the Pittsburgh team drafted
him. That was in 1871 and with the
intention Of keeping him. for Il was
known that Cactus would make
great extra batter. He was awarded
to Pittsburgh when the Philadelphia
CLUB. then owned by Horace Fogel.
the result the national commission
awarded him to the Quakers, where
ne has PLAYED the past three seasons.
Last year he made more hits than any
man in the league, and his hard hit
ting won many game for that CLUB.
The fail the Pirates drafted him WAS
after his grand work with the bat for
Minneapolis. In 1911 he made 22l hits 20
for two bases, u triples. and % home
runs. besides scoring IA runs with
~ sacrifice hits and 30 stolen bases
thrown in FOR good measure. Tho
Philadelphia club paid 5000 for his re
lease and today he could not he pur-
chased from that team for FIVE times
that amount.
His first season with Philadelphia he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
TITLE BATTLE MAY
Be LAST ON SUNDAY
Court Ruling May Call OFF All
Sabbath Day Contests in
Future.

The Epgincers-Vigilants football gama
scheduled for sunday afternoon may
be the last Sunday football game ir
the District II the Supreme Court up
holds the Comm sstoners. IL the court
Jpholds the Conmisstovc-s the con-
test ,is likely to go o. record as tn.
last OF the games o. its kind. and for
tci@ reason both slevcns want the honor
az winning the title battle.
Ray Brown, who is coaching the Nigi-
lants. promises i number OF new PLAYS
20 10 sprung on Sunday. Every eve
ming this week IS being spent in prep
ireton D. the NigiIantS. who expect &c
perform before a banner crowd.
Lieutenant Carrouth. who has chaT-r
OF the Engineers. Is making no bOar
but points to the record OF his elev- .
as being one which speaks for its,
That there Is p lot Of rivalry betwo g
the teams has been evident from o.,
star, or the season, and u is expect .
that the followers OF both elevens
be given plenty OF opportunity to uphctd
their favorites.
There has been hitch over the seIec-
ton of officials for the game. and tire
matter may be left to the intercolIest-
ate board OF football officials. The
sporting writer's in the city are es-
pected TO get together 10 nominate
officials today. and il there II no agree
ment in the matter the whole case VIII
be turned over to the Philadelphia
authorities
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

NEW YORK. Dec S.-"Don't you sup
pose that the Federal League has found
out just where it stands regarding
Walter Johnson's contract? We are not
paying out our emoney for the mere fun
OF doing it. You will hear a lot of rot
around the Waldorf that we are going
10 break up, but that's plain rot, that
ALL
Thus spoke Robert B. Ward. the
BROOKLYN Federal League chief, today to
Ire writer. Ward came over from
Washington on the midnight train, after
an evening at the BelascO. His pur-
lose in visiting the Capital just at this
time was kept to himself. though he
admitted meeting one of Griffith's
players.
THE Federal League has organized
baseball on the run, continued Ward.
We were willing TO make peace, but
Ban johnson declined absolutely to
treat with us. Now we are going to
win by ourselves. You hear a lot of
talk about the National and American
Leagues being composed of sportSmen.
but how about the Federal. We are
simply lot OF business men in base
hcll for the sheer sport of it. Can the
other leagues say the same. Most or
them arc professional baseball men, and
IRE not. We have n--de some mistakes
through ignorance. but We are learn
irg rapidly. Organized bs bail will
quit before we do. you may bank on
that
While ] am not fully Informed as to
Walter Johnson's contract. yet l know
that we have just as clever lawyers as
are on the other side. President GIL
more must have examined Johnson
g47s contract before allowing Tinker to
sign him. We are not moving IN the
dark In Washington yesterday l was
told that Johnson is all in. Well. if
man is all in, and yet can win twenty
Siqht games in the American League,
what kind of a major league is that?
We can use all pitchers with such
records as that We are getting them,
too. every day.
How about putting a Federal League
club in Washington" he was asked.
We'll. I don't know. 1t won't happen
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
BINGIES AND BUNTS
THE RACE.
By GRANTLAND RICE.

The hand pointing twenty spaces twelpe,
And I've that time left before daily shepe;
~ While TIE clock goes ticking, locking
! the job a-kHockiHg
of the thoughts that afiOciHg rhythmic lore depe
It's NTH the gentleman who operates scyhe
With line of WhkerS though his HiHbIe legs 1.-the
He actipe and blOw it;
He S speedy and can go it,
But faster than the poet rho pigging Hrnhe
Can guy aho gray whsers beat gent his prime?
Isn't Thought sHttcr sPruter a racing Time?
"TempHs tugH" tockiRg
Let her tuec" aHSye1 nockiHg
As the thought tIockng torn en- into rhyme
Inc minute hand pointing spaces TO pere,
And TIE that time left before my seIpe
Can get there; viii make IT,
Three to and take it
rs pipe mat break it as / ever suifter depe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

on. Quite a distinguished look
ing foreigner.
Sentiment may be a good
thing in baseball, but you can't
eat it. The same fan who COM
mends a player for not jumping,
will be the first to condemn him
for not jumping the first time
he Snodgrasses a fly, or Merkles
second base.
All in the game.
Lungs are lungs, whether they
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Ed A|NSNITH WILL
STICK TO GRIFFITH
viii Not Follow His Battery Mate
to FederaIS. as He Is Well
Satisfied Here.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

I'd Ainsmith will not follow his
famous battery partner. into the eX-
lie of the forces Of the Federal
League.
When it was first suggested that
Walter Johnson had jumped it was
thought that Ainsmith might follow
suite. But today Ainsmith denied any
thought OF such action.
Il have made up my mind as TO
holding to Griffith and | intend to
stand said the most valuable mem
Der OF the Gr.ffithian catching staff.
II figure that / am under contract to
the Washington club and | intend to
stick"
Ainsmith is spending the winter in
Washington with his wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Memorial WreStlerS
Meet Y. M. c. A. GrappIers

Memorial Athletic Association wres-
tiers will be pitted against a team of
Irapplers Of the Y. NJ C. \ on the
night Of January 10. arrangements hav-
ing been completed Tor bouts In all
classes. Prizes will be given the
winners in tho various classes.
The Memorial \. &. men will be picked
from Marshall aGd Eowbeer. rs pounds
alison and Perruns. 20 pounds: Frccnc
ana johnson. - pounds, Mayhem and
Jordan. l3J pounds: Hull and Robert
son. I45 and is pounds. and Morrisey,
heavyweight class,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Georgetown Is Ready
For Emmitsburg Five

ishing touches on the Georgetown Uni
Hcrsity basketball team in tonights
practice in preparation for the first
game Of basketball OF the season to he
played tomorrow night. when Mt St.
Joseph's Of Emmittsburg, Md, is
taken on.
The lineup Of the Georgetown team
will be announced before the game to-
Horrow. Captain Kelly. Torney. and
Foley are sure to start for the Blue and
Gray. The game will be played in Ryan
Gymnasium. Little is known of the
strength Of the visitors, although ad-
vices from Baltimore say the Mt. st.
Joseph's team is ready for the battle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

then, Jacques doesn't get to
town often, either. Then again,
we gave him a cistern full of
Uncle Sans visiting cards, but
guess he earned those babies,
too.
We enjoyed ourselves. Person
ally, we don't regret the pewter
quarter we donated. May have
little pitchers of our own some
day.
Understand that Walt will get
round shouldered carrying his
salary home, but here's to him.
May he be so busy counting his
kale that he will have to hire an
understudy to pitch for him.
The OF bird certainly looks
imported with that alien gown
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Bugs" Baer Discusses Informally Sensational
Flop of Walter johnson to the Federal League
Maybe That Day We Yelled
"Take I'm Out" Suggested
Something to Great Star.

are in Chicago or Washington.
They can boot you or boost you
in both places. Even if the Dis
trict fans are all peeved up, it's
not because they are sore on
Johnson.
It's because they hate to see
him go.
The OF bird locks like a spys
with the CHICAGO across
his manly bosom. Maybe if
Griff gets him, he will shoot him
at sunrise.
We'd like to be around when
Walter starts throwing the bull
lets back.
CHICAGO hat doesn't
spell Washington any way you
lamp it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Syracuse Would Have
1916 Olympic Games

The city of Syracuse is the latest APP
pI cant in the field to secure the Olym-
Tic games OF 1916, which. owing TO the
present European war. probably win
not be held in Berlin Nicholas Valen-
tine. representing the Chamber OF Com
merce of the upstate city, Is in town.
and through the Metropolitan Associa-
tiOn of the Amateur Athletic Union is
enGeavoring to obtain the international
games for his native home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Brooklyn Feds Tamper
With National Player;
WardMadeF lyingTrip
ADMITS Possibility of Putting Outlaw Team in Washington Is
STght-Insists That Gilmore Circuit Will 0utve Organized
BaSebaI-Magnates NonCommta.
MIKE MITCHELL RELEASED

NEW YORK Dec S.-Mike Mitchell the veteran outfeder
was today outright by Manager Griffith to the New York
Yankees Though Grif will admit it, this is taken to be the
of deal between the Yankees and the Griffith men
which will bring seasoned pitcher to Washington.
Caldwell Fisher believed be the under
sderation Mitchell was obtained Pittsburgh last
and hit like fend while Then he fell off, winding less
than 800
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

Low IS it," queries a. bolatcd core
s-5yAcont. THAT Washington and Jgner-
son WAS picked bg several Of The experts
- worthy Of being ranked either sixth
a. 1o,outh2 Didn't Washington and
J'nerson beat Yale and play Harvard to
= @-anostllt or was ] dreaming along
asCut them
We nave the Washington and gerfer-
sen. the Pittsburgh, rtC- situation out
lined b. one Of the leaders uI IuttbaI
tnoUEE-''Tney were good. but they didn't
count. And there you are.
Unfortunately for some tins same sys-
TEN cant be used 10 baseball. There was
al Jiutely no chance Tor the Macklncn
to rise up and say: Tut. tut, the Braves
were not in our set 4 good little team,
u course, but such games don't really
count"
Johnny vs. Willie.
Ne see where Mr.. gc-s IS quoted as
SAVING tina: johnny EIa-Ibe;scn could
hit = line harder than W.i.ie Hes, %. Al
the gis. Of getting iHto q saTe-1o-. t-.ost
argument wita the Michigan instructor
". HCulG like &C. remark tu.t IS ne
made that statement he lad liJiIc o.
netting on the celebrated t. a-l-8 was
-dn'eerning Of the hour" Hcston cut
Weighed MaUlbetsch thirty pounds. was
faster and had more drive and velocity
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Braves Drop Suit
Over Jack Quinn

BALTIMORE. Dec. S.-The Boston
National League baseball club with
drew it's suit for conspiracy in tn cease
Of Jack Quinn. the pitcher. in the
United states district court here today.
The suit was for $4,000. and was in
stituted against the Federal League.
the Baltimore Federal League club.
James A. Gilmore Edward Hanlon,
Otto Knabe. and John Picus. which Is
the real name OF Quinn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

made thirty doubles. nine triples. and
eleven home runs. while last season he
had thirty-four doubles. fourteen triples
and nineteen home runs The present
season will run his four-base hits way
up. lie is one OF the best cleanup bat
tiers that has broken into baseball since
the days Of Ed Delahanty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Bender Joins Baltimore
Federals for Two Years

BALTIMORE. Dec. S.-"Chief' Albert
Bender, former pitcher for the Phila-
delphia Athletics, has signed a two
year contract to play with the Balti-
more Federal League club. it was
officially announced here today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
SPORTS Brooklyn Federal Md9nde Declares O7cs Will Survive
'MINCE PIE
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
By BUGS" BAER.

The Korean government has suppress
ed the sale of hop and coke. but ur-
fortunately for the American public,
rene of our baseball writers are
Koreans.
be right out OF the barrel. spats are ery
stylish.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

10 his smash. MaulDctsCh Is good enough,
but al the upneGt Of giving vent To this
seEieno, ne Isn't a HcstOn.
A Suggestion.
Not only should all fotbaI pIa .crs be
numbered, but also the following:
dancers attempting fancy steps in
a oruwCad hall
2-Clr"nfc borrowers who forget to
pay back
.a--I.opIe VINO are always demanding
their rights"
4--Any guy VINO writes the words for
popular song.
Those who picked the Braves TO
beat IN" Mackmen--and believed H.
heI' another peppeTy little idea ::
W ny doesn't New York adopt the sys-
TEN o. numbering her gunner and her
graftcrs2 Or aren't there numbers
enough 10 20 around
II Jones makes raw rank tumble IT
q 11ucal point Of the game and the next
morning the story reads Smiths rank
iuft.e lost easy touchdown" do Won
think smith would be in favor of .llm-
boring the players or not?
Baseball" says NJ. Ebbets. is main
iy business proposition Also the
Hudson river is mainly composed of wa
ter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
BOUCHER IN NEW YORK

Louis A. Dougher Sporting Editor of The Times New
York. where he mngng with the who attending
the big baseball He will furnish Washington
through The Times all of the facts developing this important
meeting of things
best obanable in Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Fails to Score.

Company I players OF the National
Guard were unable 20 secure a single
point OF a thrown basket or foul in
last nights engagement with the Naval
Battalion FIVE. The score was 26 to 0,
Ryan making 10 of the points for his
team
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Human Nut Thinks Sentiment Is
All Right, You Can't Eat 1t
Like a Sandwich.
Bv BUGS" BAER.

Don your shock absorbers.
Then open one glim carefully
and take slant at the familiar
person in a strange frock. His
face is strangely haunting, but
his salary has surely outgrown
our recollection.
IT'S none other than w. John
son, who accomplished some
hurting in this neck O. the woods
in the past decade or so. You
possibly remember him well.
He's the pitcher whom Joe En-
gel relieved in a game last sea-
son.
Remember? The AS had been
getting to him, and we all got
up and yodeled, "Take i'm out!"
And they took i'm.
And Joe went in and pitched
the game out, and w. J. went to
the showers and changed his
uniform. He's put on the same
uniform since then, but he won't
any more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
Stockholders to Meet.

Secretary Edward ]. Walsh. of the
Washington baseball club, announces
a meeting of the stockholders of the
club for January to elect a board OF
directors for the ensuing year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

New York p!ckpockets are reform
ing becacss they can't ind any
money In peoples pockets. but
baseball ma gnates never read The
papers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

Ilanding refuses TO pitch for the Maps
next season. He never used 10 warn
Birmy in advance before.
IN SPITE OF THE EXCELLENCE
OF THE ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL
TEAMS. THEY NEVER DRAW ANY
CROWDS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
The eleventh wonder Of the
wnrld--Why do they call il
organized baseball?

Big question in New York TO-DAY VII
Dc no" to avert the coming styles in
fancy boots
SNOhEBALL JOBNsON-STAR.
Tinker. TissI:er. little Star,
He has pet yor tobsre you arc,
Fired your price so ucry high
That IL reaches to the SKI.
Princeton has installed rifle range
IN Us gym, possibly with the idea OF
enabling its line to stop Harvarti's
backs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

Kinda always thought that
one day had a lot to do with the
Big Smoke maxixing to the
Feds. Can't blame him.
If you're going to get hooted,
you might as well get hooted for
as much money as you can get.
A stylish boot is much better
than a bum one. Well, that was
the first time in our remem-
brance that the Of boy was ever
hooted. But, of course, we don't
get to town often.
He may have been hooted out
of season.
Nobody knows better than the
fan himself that one day a ball
player is a hero and the next
day he's dogmeat.
Unless it's the player him
self. He knows it, too. It's
easier to get the money when
it's coming to you, than when
it's going away.
And when you're a tramp,
folks won't even lend you their
front vestibule to throw a fit in.
Can't blame Walt. He's got a
f1otilla of automobiles to buy
gasolene for. Got a lot of little
hungry carburetors to feed.
OF course, he got the six-cyl-
inder gondolas in this burg, but
then he earned them, outside of
those two home runs JACQUES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
TODAY'S PLAYERGRAPH
By GEORGE L. MORELAND-No. 81.
RAVATH, Philadelp hia National Leag

CRAVATH Philadelp hia National
Diego Cal, Height inches; weight
and throws right handed First
gagemen Angeles, League Major league
engagement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

Washington fans are extremely tickle.
That is true. I'd rather not take
chance"
visiting Washington
'Oh, business, yes, baseball business
I'll admit. though 1 cannot say any
more"
That Ward speaks much truth is evil
denced by the nervous movements of
organized baseball magnates here to-
day. 1t is impossible to pin any OF
them down TO single statement of
what will be actually done Pompous
sentences, full of words without mean
are plainly worried. Ban johnson is in
hiding though he is expected to
appear this afternoon and shake the
world with his nod. He has succeeded
in ousting Bill Demery from the Yank-
ees. Rudolph Hynicka, CINCINNATI
business man. buying out New York's
former police chief.
The National Commission meets this
afternoon at the Waldorf and late to-
night, may announce the policy il is to
pursue toward the Feds Those on the
inside ire claiming big things TO result
from this mysterious policy, but or
ganiZed baseball has been claiming
things for year and not so much stock
is taken in its boasts. The truth of the
matter Is mat lhe fedS nave the other
fellows greatly worried.
Clark Griffith is telling everybody that
Johnson has signed only an agreement
TO sign a regular contract later but he
carefully conceals the source of his in
formation. No wireless station is con-
nected with his room at the Waldorf
and therefore he must have secret COM
munications with the enemy.
The Old Fox will try to grab a regu-
lar pitcher FOR the Nationals and il
would not be surprising TO find one of
the Yankee veterans coming to Wash
ingtOn in exchange for a whole flock
Of youngsters with their young lives all
before them. Charlie Doom is strutting
around cheering madly because he has
given his notice 10 the Phllies. The
red-haired bsckstop will probably sign
with the Baltimore Federals as soon as
his ten days are Up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08
RABID RUDOLPH SAYS

ITS about time
American philan-
thropists started
TO knit socks for
the suffering mag
mates"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

OF course, he got the six-cyl-
inder gondolas in this burg, but
then he earned them, outside of
those two home runs Jacques
Fournier hit in succession. But
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-08

10 his smash. MaulDctsCh Is good enough,
bg, al the mpneGt Of giving vent to this
scutenc, ne Isn't a HcstOn
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-03-20
#

Girls were as pretty as maga-
zines paint them, would there
be more, or less, married men!
We will award the hole of a
doughnut- for the best answer.
There were no demand for
smutty stories and sex novels,
there would be none printed.
That man who stopped his
paper last week thought no
issue would be printed t h S
week, he must be feeling terrible
blue about now.
Mexico gets too chesty Uncle
Sam will have TO send some boy
scouts down there and render
the greasers into grease.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-03-20
WISE AND OTHERWISE

Whoever originated the tango
had some press agent.
Let us hope that Just because
spring begins on a Saturday
March 21-it will not be a back
wsrd one.
We will have more public
honesty when the law and the
courts cease to be so solicitoUs
over the protection of the Grim
inals.
The latest tailors' decree, they
say, Is even skimpier clothes for
man than the gay dogs now eff
feet. 1t certainly would make
a frightfsl bulge if one carried
ones wallet in ones pocket, but
the present size of wallets is i'll
exact accordance with the SLIM
ness of the new clothes,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-03-20
HOW DO YOU "CuSS!'

A very NICE lady wss speak
ing of the wickednass and pro-
family among our boys the
other day and in her talk used
the word Gee" IL never oc.
cured to her that this was TAX
ing the name Of the Lord in
vain, and the chances are that
hardly any of the people who
indulge in this sugarcoated pro-
family have any idea that they
are swearing. But 'Gee' is
nothing more than a mild term
for Jesus" started by some
one who was wicked enough
but not brave enough to say it
Dear me" comes from the
Latin Deo Meo" (My God;
"For Goodness Sake" is on y
''For Gods Sake: ''Drat it" is
fGod rot it,; Judas Priest
and "Jiminy Christmas" are
"Jesus Christ; ''Golly." Gosh
CORY" etc, are only corrup-
tions of Good"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-03-20
OUR MISTAKES

When one remembers thdt. III
an ordinary column, there at
10000 pieces of type, thsl rh .
are seven wrong posIiioEa yacf
letter may be put in and tay \
are 10000 chances to III q. Is 4,
errors, besides millions of Chauc-
es to make transpositions, he
will not be too critical. In the
sentence. "To be or not to be, -
by ;itlon alone it
is possible to make 2,759, ,022
errors. So you see the perils
that beset a printer.