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The Washington times., 1914-02-14

board of directors, declares that he IS
! still in favor % disbarring ali NationaI
and American League PLAYERS who act
ually begin the season in Federal
League uniforms, and that he is more
Confident than ever that the Feds will
pass over within a very few days.
Bris Lord, the former major lcapue
outffeldrr, now manager of the Mobile
club OF the Southern League, is having
tough time of It. Only two Of his atL-
letes. Charlie Schmidt and InfeIipr
TeLe. have signed for the coming sea
son.
OIe wonders II the hope isn't some
sort of O parent to the thought when
Charley Murphy declares that Tinker
is the legal property OF the Brooklyn
club" The Cubs are going 70 draw
II emendous crowds when Operating az
home In opposition to the Chicago and
st. Louis Feds, with Joe Tinker leading
one outlaw outfit and Miner Brown the
other.
American League is anxious to trans
far q flock of International League and
Association franchises TO ''maior
league cities now threatened by the
Feds; but so far most Of the towns 10
be- invaded are National League cen
tert3 and club owners in the senior or
ganization are not wildly enthusiastic.
It looks as IL the Feds. have finally
swak tened to the fact that TO place a
team in Toronto they will have TO have
q fal1 grounds. So at this late date their
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
BINGLES AND BUNTS
Old Songs Re-Sung.
o, GRhRTLARD RICE.

An old fan sat one day at a table small and round
Drinking every kind liquid which in that place coud be found
He had fory-sepen chances and he furbEed oHe
Catching sixteen Uhizzng hghbaH he scored his first home
While sitting at that table he began lamp the dope,
Which depicted every manager front of Peunart Slope;
But dreamy fancy from the page he tsrned AWAY
And the nearby barkeep these emphatic word did say
CHORUS.
TH the good old winter me the good old winter hme
How spy from the bottom all taend people climb;
They label each recruit peach although popeyed lime
Oh hon they nature fake the good old winter time"
The months slipped by spring had and there Roo
RON
The fan Nth eyes abaze and ruddy cheeks aglow;
He the second Wagner strike four times game,
While ghasy chalksd against his
He the STERLING pitcher who had starred at Rural Falls
Yield nineteen thuddng bngles and dozen base balls;
And then above the rattle and the racket of the fray
He softly humed the chorus of that far gone Winter day.
VIZ:
an the good time, the good old winter time"
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Reports of Injuries Said to Be
False, Grasping Methods
Real Reasons.

Is Willie Ritchie, world lightweight
champion, really the victim Of an un-
kind fate, or are his mercenary de-
mands the underlying cause for the nu-
merous postponements Of matches in
which the titleholder has figured re-
Gently?
Vague rumors within the last month
are to the. effect that the champions s
action in calling off the dates with
Harlem Tommy Murphy on the plea
that a sore nose and a strained tendon
had inCapacitated him, have been mere
ly excuses to cover up the fact that
Ritchie's hogg.sh terms have not been
met by the promoters. These rumors
appear TO have more substantial basis
than merely idle gossip, at least ii seems
that way II one may rely upon recent
stories that have come out of the golden
West
In the first match scheduled between
Richie and Murphy the titleholder was
guaranteed the sum of $1,000 for twenty
rounds of scuffling. Up to the day Of
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

moguls are dickering for a site to put
up ball park.
This week the New York baseball
public will be offered the almost un-
paralleled privilege Of seeing Ban
Johnson and Charley Murphy in ac-
ton at the same time. Only one other
such opportunity will be offered this
year. and, as the next exhibition Will
partake somewhat Of the nature OF q
private exhibition, this chance should
not be overlooked.
Joe Lake and Fiene, pitchers, and
Wade Killlfer infielder, are the only
members of the Minneapolis club of the
American Association who have not
signed their contracts for the coming
season. Each one of this trio once had
a chance in the majors.
Bunny Hearne and Hick johnson, who
weren't good enough to stick with the
Cards. will be given a trial b" Manager
McGraw. Maybe the foxy McGraw will
discover something good in them
Eddie Zimmerman and Ollie Britton.
who last year played with Lynn, have
signed with the Newark club, Of the In
ternational League.
Southpaw Bill Foxen, who once was
with Chances team on the West Side.
has been released by Birmingham, of
the Southern League, to Wilkesbarre,
in the Tri-State.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
MUST FIND LOCATION
ORSCHOOLBOYGAMES

offer them to the high schools for use
during the baseball season.
we expect to get inclosed grounds
and II our present plans mature the
1t is not likely that We will take ur
Vigilants Park unless there are some
repairs made on the stands"
Austin Howard. recently appointed
coach of the Tech baseball team will
handle the Maroon and Gray until May
1, at which time he is due to report
for professional baseball. Howard was
a member of the Cornell University
team. He played at Western High and
Western last season when Dave White
went to the professional ranks.
Howard will oppose Western this year
and viii probably find his brother
''Bron" Howard playing first base fol
the Red and White.
Emerson w. Matthews is expecting tc
hold a meeting today. Robert Maurer
Central; Perry Crandall, Business: c.
E. Myers. of Tech, and w. c. Wallace
Of Eastern. are the advisers who have
charge Of the series.
"Untz" Brewer and Phil Crawford
may not be in the lineup for Cathedral
today. The youngsters are to run ir
Baltimore tomorrow night and may be
saved up for the Hopkins games. West.
ern has failed to annex a victory in the
high school championship basketball
games in two years.
Bill Foley. Central High School track
coach, will take a bunch to Baltimore
tomorrow might. Foley has been work
ing hard all year with his track candi-
dates, and is about ready to show the
other schools something in the line OF
comeback" performances.
1t develops that lack Of Judgment is
holding the Tech athletes out Of the in
door games. AS practically all of the
Tech candidates are equ pped for out
door work, it has been decided 10 hold
out of the indoor work and expend all
the money on outfitting the lads for the
spring games.
While no announcement Is Forthcoming
from the Army and Navy Prep team, ii
Is expected that Eugene Gray will take
a likely looking bunch to Baltimore to-
morrow. Several years ago the Army
and Navy Props had fast relay team,
which made its mark at the Penn relay
games.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Baseball Bits From Everywhere

Charles Boardman, pitcher, and Den
mis- Willie, outfielder, have signed their
contracts with Connie Mack's Athletics
for the coming campaign. Willie once
had a tryout with the Cardinals.
Harry Welchone, captain of the At
Ianth club, of the Southern Leugue, is
ready for the opening of the season.
WeIchone says he needs only little
practice TO get into shape.
President Hermann, of the Reds, says
there is TO chance for the major league
clubs 10 Ouy out the Federals.
The champion holdout Of the year
Bobby Bescher, of the Giants Bobby
still demands that the New Workers pay
him $4,000 year for his services.
Charley Rose, Texas League pitcher
whU comes to the Yankees for trial, Is
said 10 have a great balk movement TO
first base. II this is true he should be
q great aid to Manager Frank Chance.
Ban johnson almost suffered a
stroke yesterday when 1t was reported
that John NJ. Ward, another or those
pesky lawyer fellers, was Identified
with the proposed outlaw movement A
prompt denial, however, saved the czar
of all the American Leaguers to bis
loving subjects.
Garry Hermann. chairman Of the
National Commission, president Of che
Cincinnati ball club and the pet Of that
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Playground Association May
Come to Assistance of High
School Folks.
By BRYAN MORSE.

The problem OF finding a suitable
place to play the high school champion
ship baseball games again confronts
the athletic advisers who admit that
they are up against 1t.
The fact that there are no grounds
owned and inclossd by the District is
recreation ground for the Washington
public schools. Authorities and those
interested in the schools and public
Fairgrounds make no bones OF saying
that the crying need is an extensive
field upon which to hold baseball, foot
ball and track sports.
This season more than any others
finds the high school athletic authori-
ties stumped- 1t develops that the
washington Playground Association,
Edgar s. Martin, superintendent, has
failed to obtain Vigilants Park. The
home dates OF the Washington baseball
club through May preclude any posi-
bility of obtaining the grounds at
Florida avenue park. Georgetown and
Catholic University which might be pre-
vailed upon to let the schools use their
fields have extensive schedules.
All these factors prevail against the
use of the grounds by the high schools
and the advisers frankly admit they are
up against 1t in obtaining a playing
field.
At Vigilants Park the grandstands
have been condemned and a large sum
of money will be necessary to repair
and strengthen the seats before the
stands can be used. 1t is not unlikely
that the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. grounds,
Fifth and Florida avenue northeast or
the Capital CITY League Park. North
Capitol and L streets. will be sought.
THE Playground Association may be
able TO aid the high schools this year,
said Edgar S. Martin today. "At pres
ent we have two sites In mind which
we may lease. II the grounds contem-
plated can be used we will be glad to
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Latest Addition to Circuit Of Federal Outlaw Baseball League
MICHIGAN HAS
5,193 ATHLETES

According to statistics recently
compiled by the Princeton Uni
versity faculty athletic COM
nittee, Michigan leads in the
number of students available
for varsity and freshman atm
letic teams. Cornell is second,
and Columbia third.
The enrolment of athletic ma
terial, if it may be termed as
such, is as follows: Michigan,
5,1S3; Cornell, $500; PennsyI-
vania, 3,7O0; Columbia, 3,517;
Harvard, 3,253; Wisconsin, e.
73O; Yale, 2,5e0; Illinois, $500;
Minnesota, 1888; Princeton, l.
22S, and Dartmouth, 1927.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Washington Athletes Will
Attend Baltimore Games

Washington colleges. schools. and
clubs will be well represented in Bal
timore tonight IN the annual track
games under the joint auspices OF
Johns Hopkins University and Fifth
Regiment Athletic Association II IL
estimated that nearly 100 athletes
from this city will participate. Ia
town. Catholic University. Maryland
Agricultural College. Central and
Western High. Cathedral School.
army and Navy Props. Georgetown
Freps. Columbia Athletic Club. Tre-
Emerson Institute. and the Y. n. c. \.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
The Confederate LeaSus.

George Stallings furnished US the line
up Of his Confederate League the other
day. His final selection was about as
follows: Catcher. Wingo; pitchers.
kucker. Griner. Russell. Lavender: first
base. Johnson: second base, Pratt;
shortstop. Derrick; third base, Red
Smith. outfleld. Cobb, Speaker, jackson
and Milan.
The infield might be a trihe rickety,
but we know OF at least two clubs that
would be willing to take over that out
field and pay as high as so or so for
the privilege.
At this date last season Rube Mar
guard and Ty Cobb were hold outs and
the Chance Hurry had just ended. Now
]. Evers Is on the warpath and the
Feds are raising the deuce. Or, as Plato
remarked. There's always some d-d
thing"
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
MINCE PIE
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
By BUGS" BAER.

FOUR FEDERAL TOWNS WILL BE
ATTACKED AT ONE TINE BY
NJ. sXICAN REBELS. POOH. POOH!
BAN JOHNSON INTENDS TO AT
TACK EIGHT FEDERAL TOWNS 81
MULTANEOUSLY IN THIS COUN-
TRY.
Big German steamship lines have
ended their war. North German Lloyd
will get passenger traffic. while the
Hamburg-American corrals all the
freight. War will break out again over
Mike Donlin and Germany Schaefer.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Three Eye Meeting Called

CHICAGO. Feb. 14.-With nothing
to fight over for the first time in
wears, Three Eye League magnates
assembled in the Palmer House today
for the annual scheduled meeting Of
the league. 1t was expected that Will
SON Behring. of Decatur. official sched-
ule maker for the circuit. would be
picked to frame the card and the in
dica tions were that the Northern
clubs would open at the Southern
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Who Said the English Were s'ow7

r. A. p. informs us that the last issue
OF the London Sphere" breaks the
news gently that THE American inter-
collegiate football season Is now In full
swing"
Which, at that. Is about as close as
we'd come to shooting the correct status
II we were ever game enough to try and
break any cricket gossip.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Vale Meets Columbia.

NEW YORK. Feb. 14.-Yale swim
mers will tonight meet the water ath-
Ietes from Columbia in the local tanks.
In the first OF series of intercol-
iauiste dual swimming meets. Penn
Viva MIA, Princeton, Brown, and the
Naval Cadets will complete in the
series. The intercollegiate champion
ships Will be held March 8.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

Rabid Rudolph says the Oldest Inhab
may be some keen rememberer, but he
has the old boy faded on prognostica-
tion. Rabid says that wet grounds will
prevent the Tourists playing from
March 1st to March 6th.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

All this hurly-burly would have been
averted a year ago II Prexy Wilson had
only needed our tip to push the Hon.
Charles Webb along as ambassador to
Odessa.
Next time We trust he will lamp our
advice with a clearer light and a
deeper understanding.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
THE TREK ETERNAL
It's the same old game that we all

It's the same old game that we all must
play,
Whatever the name might be;
We hit our stride and we have our day
In the smear Of the Jamboree;
We hat three-twelve and the draft
comes in
For a shot at the Big Show push;
We scramble on for the fame and tin,
And then-it's back to the Bush.
Old Dog,
A Has-been back to the Bush.
It's the same old game, whatever the
name,
Lawyer, merchant or bard;
A dash for the kale and a grab for
fame
Through schedule rocky and hard:
Second division was built for some,
Where others drive through the Bush
But tLs end IS the same for the star and
the bum
When the all comes back to the
Bush,
Old Dog.
When the call comes back to the Bush.
We go from the Bush and we have our
In the whirl Of a driving lob;
But what Is the end of the pennant play
For Klpling, Dewey, or Cobb?
The brain gets tagged and the eye
grows dim
And. the huzza sinks to a hush;
A now troop tramps to the glory hymn,
Old Dog,
Good highland hack to the Bush.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

Vivian Nickalls, Pensylvaia's coach.
is astounded at Harvard's refusal to
row. The same thing has been puzzling
the Harvard coaches.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Proverbs of a Fool.

The fool singeth a song of folly: but
the wise man weepeth In the pain Of his
knowledge.
The fool and his money are soon
parted: but the wise man becomes en-
tangled with the income tax.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Young Safer Advances.

Herbert Safer, brother to Vic Safer.
star of the Cubs, has signed to play with
the Valparaiso club in the Northern In
diaia League the coming campaign.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
The Forecasting Cinch.

Boston on April A.
Opening pitchers-Johnson. Washing
ton; -. Boston.
Final scorewashington. /: Boston, o.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
RABID RUDOLPH SAYS
"No game yes,
terday. Snow"

Bartenders all went on a strike in
Nice, Frcnce. But, fortunately. the
Tourists only played one game there.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

Old story to hear American League
| umpires belloW forth, NO game, wet
grounds" But the Federal League
promises to spring a new one on US.
Umpire will blossom out and yodel, mo
game, no grounds"
Mel Gallia is one Mexican who has
not jumped to the outlaws. Mel does
not care how many arms are rushed
into Mexico. so long as he can rush
| his into the box once in a while.
Never saw a squash tennis tourna-
ment. but imagine that you could
produce the proper sounds playing
in foot OF snow.
Yale has a rowing coach named
Nickalls and SO has Penn. Looks as
if other college crews will have to
shoot the whole dime.
The hendball court at the Y. NJ. C.
a. has no accomm Odations for spec
tators. although Mique Martin often
acts like one in a partner game.
Mique said the same thing about
LIT. OdN anu NIe lDOC passed IL
along to Eddie Foster. Mike Kane
didn't say a word, which was strange.
REVISED BASEBALL RULES FOR
1914
MEANING OF TECHNICAL BASE
BALL TERMS.
DOUBLE HEADER - SOMETHING
THE BROWNS TAKE WITHOUT
TAKING ONE.
CONFLICTING ES- WHEN
HANK O'DAY PLAYS IN CINCIN-
NATL
EXHIBITION GAME - ANYTHING
AT ALL ON THE YANKS' GROUNDS.
GATE RECEIPTS-AFTER DEDUCT
ING THE FREE PASSES, THE RESI-
DUE MULTIPLIED BY THREE.
WAIVER - WHAT A ROCKIES
KNEES DO THE FIRST TINE IN
THE BOX.
SACRIFJCE-WHAT THE FANS DO
WITH THE UMPIREs FEELINGS.
TRAINING Q u A r T E r - TwO
DIMES AND A THICK NICKEL.
BREAKS OF THE GAME-A PARA
Dox: THE VISITORS GET THE
BREAKS" WHEN THE HOME TEAM
CRACKS.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

We've seen Bill Bradley play a game
of ball at third base that was unequaled
-usless by Jimmie Collins In his prime
but even II Boo-gang Bill is as good
deuce of a time at Toronto acceptably
filling eight OF the nine positions on his
ball club and then driving himself home
from second with a wallop to right. Rill
needs at least two energetic aides be-
fore he can figure prominently In any
Standing OF the Clubs.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
Iialving the Glory Of It.

It's easy enough to be pleasant
When bill collectors are lax,
But the bloke worth while is the one
who can smile
When paying an income tax.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
rhA IInn e Herznr is rnInr la

When paying an income tax.
The Hon. c. Herzog is going to make
an awful rifle to yank Redland back
on the man this season. and II hard work
and hustling will turn the trick, the
CantaIoupe Mandarin viii at least start
the Red guard back in the proper high-
way. Cincinnati has been 1oshed aS
cIty which curled up when her ctao
strI,cl the soapy chute. but when New
York with her 5.o00.OOo. was down IN Ihe
r,,t some wears ago an all-star attend
ance was anything over 200 Souls. Hoio-
moi ComIskey can draw 'em out with Z
losing team, but no other city can tha'
we have ever bumped into up to date
would you refer" queries F. K L..
"to the Hon. Jim Ham Lewis Wniskegs ~:
as being in the pink OF condiuoh
Nor forgetting 'midseason form.
who" further queries R; J. H.. was was
the fIrst scribe to mention game OF ms
life pink Of condition 'midseason
FORM mastery ball. tall and rahSy'
and speed to burnT
II old Doc Adams wasn't carrying
weight for age already for seItns 'ts
race in bad we'd put 1t up to him: As
n is. the frst authentic record OF the
above phrases can only be traced back
I,2SO years.
With Maranville and Evers-the rao-
bit and the Cooperating around short
and second there'll be enough pep to the
Braves intield to last a league. With
this pair on guard Stalling's first and
third basemen should be charged ad-
mission to the ball park.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14
The Pawn of Fate.

twenty, years he is an umpire. Then the
Reds grab him. Then he has to umpire
again. And now comes the final and
crowning wallop-servitude under Char
ley Murphy. Some day Hank is going
20 draw a lot of good luck from smiling
fortune and drop out OF an airship OF
fail off n skyscraper or get blown apart
by a bomb. This unkempt existence
can't trail along forever.
Hank should delve a bit into ancient
history and discover what the eminent
philosopher Socrates did when they be-
gan to crowd him a trifle too closely
or IL hemlock Is out of date there is al.
ways some available substitute to be
found
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

QUEENSTOWN TO NEW YORK.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

Mel Gallia is one Mexican who has
not jumped to the outlaws. Mel does
not care how many arms are rushed
into Mexico, so long as he can rush
his into the box once in a while.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

Never saw a squash tennis tourna-
ment, but imagine that you could
produce the proper sounds playing
in a foot OF snow
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

Yale has a rowing coach named
Nickalls and SO has Penn. Looks as
if other college crews will have to
shoot the whole dime.
The Washington times., 1914-02-14

moguls are dickering for a site to put
up ball park.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-11-13
Cutting OF Imports Helps.

While there are some differences
If opinion as to the date at which
any marked improvement in the tex
Tile business may be expected, il
seems to be the consensus of opinion
hat the curtailment of exports from
European textile mills TO this and
other countries cannot fail to slim
ulate the domestic textile industry.
That there will be some restric-
ton of demand in the home market
as a result of the European war is
to be expected, but ii is safe to as
sumo that this will be more than
counterbalanced by the eifectual cut
ting off of imports from Europe. The
latter in wool, cotton and knitted
textiles had shown radical increase
under the Underwood Tariff, and had
resulted in not only forcing these
branches of the industry to curtail
operations, but had also seriously re-
stricted profits. Today the textile in
dustry is urrounded by higher Pro-
tective wall than ever before, and is
certain to profit by demands from
foreign markets whose previous prin-
cipal source of supply in Europe has
been temporarily cut Off.
We are facing an era of low-priced
cotton and wool and of relatively
high-priced manufactured goods. II
this country had adequate interna-
tional banking facilities and large
merchant marine the textile industry
would enjoy one of the greatest
boOms i'm its history. Even without
such facilities, and with comparative
ly tight money, the domestic textile
industry is reasonably certain. to en-
joy considerable period Of increas-
ed activity and prosperity.-Textile
Manufacturers Journal.