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The Washington times., 1914-01-16
THOUGHT NE KNEW
SOME THING Of GAME
Billy Evans Problems Explain
knotty Points, Writes N. [.
o'Colnor, Who D0pes Them.
~ n. pRoBIEM ED1roR.

NJ. z. o'Connor is one of the fans
who have been coming through with
correct answers to BillS Evans base
bnIi problems with regularity. The
problems VIII be the means OF stop
ling a lot of useless kicking at, the
games writes O'Connof." and !
thought I knew soIrething abodt the
game before these problems started az
/. have been following the game since
the White stockings played here IN
iSS7. when old Billy Sunday ran a 190-
lard race on the sidle. =
''Yet In Only two or three cases could
I give the correct decision without give
ing the same some little thought ana
al that I missed the Thomas case.
Regular baseball lessons the fans dub
the prob1ens which are taxing hold %
the interest with will and bringing IN
Z bie bunch OF letters, Many 81 the
fans nearly solve the problem bnt leave
out an Of the PLAYERS included IN the
The names of the fans solving the
problem Thursday are as follows.
John r. Desha. House once Build4
ing.
Frederick R. Moran.
wallace H. Taylor, G. P. o.
Bill Howe.
NJ. E. O'Connor.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
ersey City Team Has No
Chance to Invade Capital
At Any Time.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

mother pure pipe, a Baltimore
'hyth." is Clark Griffith's comment on
he weird tale that the Jersey City
lu1 is to be transferred to this city
no use the Florida avenue park in
IN effort to stave of Federal League
nvasion. That's an International
League plan and doesn't fit with us
It all. / did get a letter a while
Igo about the scheme, but l paid
10 attention to it. If 1 can't give the
ans mere a better attraction than
tither the international or Federal
.eagues-then it's time quit the
business. Play at Florida avenue
lark? No chance.
why should we enter sucn an al
lance? We haven't a thing to gain.
NE people Of washington who follow
mr. team wouldn't stand for bush
esrue stun in our absence and were
,o- syotng to consider it for a minute
~ rs a great scheme from a Baltl-
ne viewpoint, but it hasn't chance
4 -oino through. We don't want any
n or league bail here. II the outlaws
nj TO come in, let them. The fans
4 washington will determine between
: !" ''7'' -
he baltimore rumor has the Jersey
yirv franchise in the international
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
The RedIand Pull.

Knocking about the landscape from
one section to another, south and west
especially, it is surprising to find the
number of fans who are pulling fer the
Reds to win.
So far as we have been able to figure
II from idle comment and on-season
conversation, there are more outside
fans pulling for Cincinnati and CleYe-
land than any other four towns in base
hall This may be due to the fact that
Cleveland and Cincinnati have never
won q major league championship, al
though both towns have abounded in
spectacular talent at one time or
another.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
BASEBALL PROBLEMS
By BILLY EVzRS.

Frank Chance figured in an unusual
play that came up in the American
League last year. st. ouls and New
York were playing series In st. Louis.
In the game in question st. Louis held
fairly good lead until the seventh or
eighth inning, when Chance decided to
employ some pinch hitting. 1t was this
which caused the confusion and the
protest that followed.
Chance decided to go In and hit for
the pitcher, who was the first man up
in the inning. He started rally, and
before the Browns couldsrealize it. the
New Yorkers. who had not appeared to
have a chance, were even up. Chance,
after batting for the pitcher, took UP
the coaching at third base. With three
or four runs across the plate and a
couple of men on the bases. one OF the
New York players yelled from the
bench, you're up again, manager
Chance hastened from the coaching
lines to the bench, got his bat and sent
a, single through short, 9coring two runs
and later crossing the plate himself.
Now, when Chance took his second
turn at the bat, Derrick. who was play
ing short and hitting eighth, should
the switch and never. die bat In this
inning, in which New York made seven
the end Of the inning was themrfdlu
runs and went into the lead. Not until
the end of the inning was the
mistake discovered. Then, Just as
the first st. Louis PLAYER stepped
into the batter's box, one OF the scribes
in the press box managed 10 apprise the
st Louis team of the mistake:
big protest followed before the
game Was continued. With the score s
to 5 against them, St Louis made three
rms Before the close of the game,
bringing the score up to to g. the final
resIIt' Thus II turned out that had not
tSSsnce batted out of order, the game
WoulI have been won by the Browns s
to s. why do You suppose this was not
tie final score? ,,,-..-
Copyright, 1914 by the Wheeler Syndicate
Inc
The Washington times., 1914-01-16

Thus does George E. Phair sing OF
the attempt planned for battle pc
fSvsan CSunboat Smith and Jack johnson
Tor the heavyweight title OF. the world,
! hits il right, too, for Mexico VIII oe
certainly picked on If this oatfie = ener ,,ss
tai smith meet Johnson in, Mexico OF
sr vvehere else. we ali want 70 forget
All about the conaueror of Jim .JefIl1es.
So why does Gunboat Smith, after dls-
posing of a couple Of riondescrs2t chal-
iengers, try to drag Johnson before the
fooflights again? Let him stay over
there in france. If the French will
stand for him, fet them
looking at the pictures Of some OF
I ese wrestlers, one can easily under
g nd why they are SO strong. It's 20
! d up ali the medals they pin on their
!.rseys. --.....
Vow and then a day passes without
Z e announcement that some big league
E IT will jump TO the Federals.
It is not true that the members Of
Z G Cardinal A. C. are taking in their
I elts IN preparation for that big banquet
! ext Thursday night
big party OF Chicago fans are going
e. make the journey to New York TO
v elcome the seven big leaguers~who are
ouring the world with a bunch OF
DOkies.
Latest rumors have the Federal
aguers backed by the Peanut trust.
Johnny Coulon is planning a busy sea-
On, He may enter the ring in defense
.f his bantam title once or twice.
II Col. Bob Hedges is so anxious to
The Washington times., 1914-01-16

ruin the Federals. why isn't he letting
the Brownies jump? Nothing could be
worse. -f---
Funny how those Federals have over
looked Jim Thorpe. the worlds all
around champion jumper. But maybe
when VdSs E Els ff sffib Comes @ ssiIiris H. ' VIVA"
Mordecai Brown plans to do some
pitching for the st Louis Federals.
who is the other Fellow to help him
OS OCSHARAcTERrsr1c NTER VIEW
How are you hitting 'ern, Mr.. Gandil?
Answer-Rotten. ....-. -. -..
o.Don't, You think you'n do better
when II gets warmer? A.-No; I'm go
ing rotten this year. I don't know
what's VIA gettin int into m me +nd ! used to S be
o.-Didn't you get one in pinch yes
ter1ay? A.-Oh, that was all luck.
Q.-How do you hold your bat, Mr..
Gandil, to do the most good7 A-Oh,
any old way-just grab it, choke II, and
swat that pill; that's all there is to
OF that's all there is to it what
are you kicking about? Aim kicking
becausa I'm going rotten, that why.
Can't seem to get started, ..,
Q.-What's your average noY, Mr..
Gandil? Al don't know. don't fol-
low the figures much myself. !. think
II was .376 last week. but 1t ought to
have been more. The official scorer
didn't give me a sacrifice fly Monday
because the outfelder dropped the bali.
That's the way they keep a feller down
who's tryin', the best he can to make a
hit once in a while. Bnt I'm goin' rot
ten, anyway, know that.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
Federal Leaguers viii
Discuss Their Schedule

CHICAGO, Jan. 1S-Federai League
.magnates will gather in Chicago with
in a few days, possibly tomorrow, to
talk over what they have. done to the
major organizations and plan the tsil
from Indianapolis today. and prepared
to issue a call for meeting.
Joe Tinker admitted today that he had
corresponded with Pitcher. Seaton, of
the Phillies, but denied that Seaton had
signed Chicago Federal contract
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
Muckenfuss Will Back
Outlaw League Club

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Another Fed
eral League hacker, w. Stewart Muck
enfuss, the former st. louis baseball
man, came into the limelignt here todav
with the announcement that New York
will have a third big league baseball
club next summer.
Muckenfuss announced that a site for
a baseball park had been secured at Co.
roma, L. l., and that he and other
hackers had the money to finance the
new club If present plans go through.
It is said the Buffalo or Toronto fran
chise will be transferred to Long Is
land.
Muckenfuss was connected with the
old St Louis Browns for fourteen years,
and is one Of the best known baseball
men in the country.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
Ardmore Club to Have
Plenty of Cheap Seats

There will be plenty of dollar seats
at the Kid Egan-Young McCue battle
for the Southern featherweight cham
pionship next Tuesday night at the Ard
more A C, the management having low
cred the prices of a big block Of costly
reserved seats. This means that Wash
ington's lovers of boxing will be able
to enjoy the milling from comfortable
seats at reduced rates
Young McCue writes from his home
in Baltimore that he will be in fine con-
dition, and that he expects to outpoint
Egan, anyway, If he doesn't stop him,
The Baltimorean is former bantam
champion OF the South, and he now
wants to annex Egan's featherweight
title OF the same section.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16

q plan is often Ised in the big leagues
as we'll as in the minors. Where the
manager was wrong was in believing
that he could make the substitution i'm
r1ediately. The rules say that the pitch
ter has either been retired or reaches
first base. After having his right hand
or pitch to the first man. under the
rules. the manager in question could
then have legally substituted Ms left
handler. He refused to do so, conse-
cuently only half an inning of the game
was PLAYED. BILLY EVANS.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16

Montgomery a certain entry brought in
his signed card.
Il see you got an S6,'' commented the
secretary, looking at the score. Yes, an
Sc net" replied the golfer. II had an so,
but deducted three strokes at the four
teenth hole on account of a. wind storm
that game up Unexpectedly"
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
JaD Passes Cutler.

NEW YORK. Jan 1s.-Koji YAM
ada, the Jap cue wizard. today was
Cutler Of Boston, in their III baik
line billiard match al Doyte's Acad-
envy. TIE grand total for the four
nights play is Yamada 1923. Cutler
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
Tonight's Smoker to See
Districts Best Boxers

Some of the best boxers in the Dis
trict will appear in tonight's smoker Of
the Maryland A. and S. c.. 1908 Penn
sylYania avenue. Young Thomas and
Kid Mccoy will box three rounds. Shan
key Gardner and Danny Lewis will
travel the same distance as will Young
Montana and Paul Day. Cy Fly1n,
brother of Pueblo" Jim Flynn, will ref
cree the bouts.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16

This lack of a decided opinion is
based upon the logic OF the situation.
The Giants in one way have the edge
but on the other wing they are up
against the old four-in-a-row PROPOSE
ton that no modern club has ever
hurdled. The big shift In ,Lhe Pittsburgh
lineup has made that club the biggest
guess of them all, everything depending
upon how. the welding takes place-how
the two elements swing together.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
will PLAY Evans.

BOSTON. Mass, Jan. 16.-Erancis
ouimet, national open champion, is will
ing to play Chick Evans, the Chi
cagor star golfer, at any time Efforts
are being made to have them play at
Oak Bluffs. Ouirnet goes to Pinehurst
N. C., next week for short stay.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
WRITE
FOR TIMES FANS

You all know Ty Cobb. You know
that he knows something about
the fine art Of hitting 'em
where they amt" Then you
want to read his series Of ~Bust-
ing En-" that begins In The
Times sport pages next Sunday.
Ty Cobb will tell you fans just
how he figures out opposing
twirlers and he makes record
averages year after year. He
win tell you the oddities Of the
diamond that are never heard IN
the stands. He will tell you
what he thinks of Joe Jackson
and Eddie Collins. lie will tell
you Of the superstitions Of base
ball players.
Don't forget This series starts
next Sunday in The Times.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
Carlisle At New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Carlisle will
probably meet Washington and Jefferson
on the gridiron at the Polo Grounds No
vember 2l. This game viii replace tho
Dartmouth Carlisle game.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
A New One.

Pounding the elusive pill over South
ern golf course, we heard a new one
recently from the secretary OF the South
ern Golf Association. He states that at.
the last summer tournament held in
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
The Psychic Element.

Just at present Coach Yost. of Michi-
gan, is deeply interested in psychic
lore, especially as it affects the trans
ference of astral bodies from one spot
to another.
If the proposition develops, Yost hopes
to have the astral bodies OF Willie Hes
ton and Neil snow transferred to a
couple of his people for next falls cam
paign.
II the scheme is perfected, think what
a pipe Harvard viii have by retaining
and transferring Brickley's astral toe
for an unlimited number of future cam
paigns.
We understand that the Feds were
planning to sign Walter Johnson when
an the batsmen signed uD by that cir
cult Immediately threatened to jump
back again .
Why" queries a yawnfng reader is
a ball Mayer always signed up IN place
of being merely signed?'
We haven't the slightest idea.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
BINGLES AND BUNTS
The Year of the Toss-Up.
By GRANTLAND RICE.

Heretofore
opinions from baseball followers as the ultimate winner in
of the leagues But the National
leading exception Most those talked willing
the all its details the Athletics
National
strictly York Philadelphia
Chicago and Boston furnishing outside chance.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
Answer to Yesterdays Problem

The bit of strategy on the part of
one Of the managers was well conceived.
but he desired to carry it too far. Such
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
Poor Old Mexico.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Poor Old Mexico.
d. Huerta did hear the news that's going
battle bloody ground
yo the most distressul country that yet
Won stand for fights IN the beam
The Washington times., 1914-01-16

Ralph Comstocix, the pitcher; George
Burns, the Sioux City outhelder, and
Marty Kavanaugh, the York third base
man, have signed with the Tigers.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
Considering If

Willie Ritchie will consider the Leach
O ross offer for battle and is to answer
70 ten days. Then II the bout is ar
anged the titlehOlder will give up-to-
late exhibitions OF championship STALL
.Eg. Many of the fans are hoping that
Ritchie will get a nice wallop in his
I.ext couple of battles, for II is coming
10 him on account of the modern meth
ods he is using in getting away from a
real scrap.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16

Deacon Philippe, last years man
ager of the Pittsburgh Federals. says he
will attach the gate receipts this year
to obtain 81, 100 owed him on his salary.
''Baron'' Knetzer, who jumped the Su-
oerhas for the Pittsburgh Federais last
year, says he has something coming to
him, and will follow Phillippe's exam
pie.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16

With the single exception of Joe Tink
er, the entire BROOKLYN team is in lin,
for the coming season.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
NO MINORS HERE"
SAYS FOXY CRIFF

League being. transferred to this city,
the games TO be played at the Climbers
park. Ed Barrow, head Of the Inter
national, would like this scheme, but
the American League wouldn't think
OF it The plan will not even be breach
ed to the stockholders of the local club.
Ben Spencer, the little euttielder
bought from Petersburg, Va, last. sea-
son. hoped into town from his home
in Patapsco. Nd. today and signed a
1914 contract. He is ready right now
to go to Charlottesville and SAYS that
he hopes to make a better showing
than he did last September. In the
Virginia League last year, handicapped
by malaria, he hit for .2Ss. His record
follows.
G. ABB, R. H. TB. sB. sIi. so. BIB. Pct.
122 4S9 64 127 145 25 Is 50 IS .2S9
Spencer was hitting around 400 when
Mike Kahoe grabbed him, but illness
pulled this fine average below the $40
mark. He has been taxing good care
of himself this, winter and hopes to stay
with the Climbers all this season. He
is the sixteenth player IN line.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
BOB THAYER'S
Gossip
"EDery Knock Is a Boost." /"
Johnson is right.

Ban Johnson maintains that 50 per
mt of the American League players
e signed at this minute, and from a
ather hasty perusal Of reported sign
lgs Of players. it would seem that this
correct. When American League
lanagers report players as signed they
can that the signatures are affixed
o contracts, and that the papers are
nder lock and key. With the FederalS
is different, and reported signings are
. many cases merely the sounding out
II players as to their opinion in jumping
ne old circuits.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
May end racing. q

The Stephenson bill introduced in the
general assembly at Richmond and de-
feated before, seems To have a fair
chance OF being passed this session, ac-
Cording 10 reports from the Virginia
capital. II the measure gets through
Jamestown racing will be on the caIen-
dar. One by one the tracks seem to be
going out of business, and the game
may be toned down so that there will
be practically no racing In this country.
The Washington times., 1914-01-16

According to Ban Johnson. so per cent
of American League players have al.
ready signed up for 1914
The Washington times., 1914-01-16
May come here.

Put me down for saying that there
viii be no International League team In
our fair city. The proposition would
not pay even If Sunday ball were al
lowed Lay it to the Baltimore men
who are trying TO figure out a major
league ball club for the Monumental
city. In other words. in order to gain
point and have a major league ball
club in Baltimore. It is thought best
TO have the big leagues recognize the
International as a third major, lift ii
out Of the minor class by abolishing the
draft. transferring Jersey City here, and
proceed as a regular league. Nicely
thought out, is 1t not?
The Washington times., 1914-01-16

ruin the Federals, why isn't he letting
the Brownies jump? Nothing could be
worse.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-12
FOR RAeY's COUGHS AID COLDS.

Do not give that little baby cough syrup designed for older people. The tender organism requires something specially designed for 1t.
 The very best remedy. we believe, Is ReHall Baby Cough syrup There Is nothing in it that can harm the most delicate in-ant, although 1t is most efficient in the treatment of coughs hoaSseness, whooping cough, and sim liar diseases Of the air passages.
 It is so pleasant to take and so pleasant in results that we know, once you use 1t for baby you will be grate- ful 10 us for having recommended it fo Yon. We promise you that if you do not find it exactly what we have claimed for it, and if it does not re- lieve baby's cough and cold the money you paid for it will he refunded imme- diately upon your telling us.
 Price 25 cents Sold in this com. munity only at our stores, The Rexau Stores: R. C. Morris Drug Co.,, SOP Central avenue, and The Public Drug
The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-12
BENEFIT BOX SUPPER.

A box supper will be given in Mar ble township, at the old Marble school house, on Saturday evening, March l4, the proceeds of which will be used to purchase an artificial limb for G. E Newkirk, who lost his limb in an incident abbout two years ago
 Everyone is invited and especially the county candidates Several have already signifed their intention Of attending and all urged to he present and present their claims to the yot CTS.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-12
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.

The Sentinel-Record is authorized to announce T. F. Rutherford as a candi- date for the office of county judge, sub- jeet to the action of the democratic pri- mary.
 The Sentinel Record is authorized to announce g. A. Buchanan ns candidate for county and probate judge subject Co the action of the democfatic primary March 25.
 The Sentinel Record is authorized to announce Robert II Mooney as candi- date for county and probate judge Of Garland county, subject tu the action of the democratic primary
 The Scntinel-RecOrd is authorized Co announce the candidacy of J W. Afford for county and probate judge, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
 The SentiaelRecord is authorized to announce z. W. Lakenan as a. can didate for county and probate judge of Garland county. subject to the ac- ton of the democratic party.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-12
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.
Collectors Office Improvement Dis
 trict No. 32

Collectors Office Improvement Dis
 triot No. 32.
 The tax books for the collection of the special assessment on the prop erty in district No. 32 for the pur. pose of paving have been placed in my hands All owners of real prop erty lying within the district are re quired to pay their assessment to me within thirty days from this date If such payment is not made, action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection of said assessment and for legai penalties and costs. Given under my hand this 21st day of February, 1914.
 SAM J DAVIS, 2-221w Collector.