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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
SEVERE TASK FOR YALE.
Eli Eleven Driven Hard in Both Of.
fensive and Defensive.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, November A.
Both in offensive and defensive foot
ball the Yale eleven was driven hard
yesterday in it's opening scr1mmage
work of the week. Although the regu-
lars plowed through the scrubs for two
touchdowns they were twice held. once
relinquishing the ball on downs and
the second time punting on third
down. Knowles and Waite made the
touchdowns.
On the defense the varsity prevented
the scrubs from penetrating to their
goal, but could not avert ground losses
in repeated scrub experiments with the
forward pass. The second team gained
sixty yards before it was finally halted.
Twenty minutes brisk foot ball of
the Hinkey model kept both elevens on
tiptoe, and little Waite. who started the
practice ahead of Ainsworth at left
half, awoke the scrubs by slipping
through their entire team after taking
the kickoff at the varsity ten-yard
line. He was finally topplied from be-
hind at the scrub thirty-yard line. The
scrub defense broke up three line at
tacks, and Guernsey punted behind the
scrub goal on fourth down.
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NO CHANCE FOR FEDS, HE SAYS.
Ban johnson Excludes Gilmore Fol:
lowers From Charmed Circle.

CHICAGO. November 4-Barring a
possible assimilation by the magnates
of organized base ball, there is no pos
sible chance for the Federal League to
gain recognition by the protected inter-
ests OF base ball, according to Ban John
son here yesterday afternoon
The leader of the American League is
once more in a talkatively belligerent
mood against the Gilmore followers, and
declared the powers that be in organized
base ball are Of no mind to grant the
outlaws admission to the charmed circle.
He refused to say whether or not the
aforementioned circuit had asked for
leave to enter. but insists that unless
the various clubs be absorbed by own
ers of clubs in the big leagues the Gil
more1teS Will continue to be known as
the outlaws to the end Of time.
President Thomas Chivington Of the
American Association also effectually
spiked rumor that the Feds were in
IA organization by declaring no such
amalgamat1on would be permitted by the
officials of his circuit
The latter assurance was scarcely
necessary. however, in view of the
strong manner in which the Federal
League magnates expressed themselves
upon the occasion Of their recent con-
vention in New York as opposed to TAX
ing rank as q minor league. At that time
Mr.. Gilmore said:
I'VE shall refuse to become a minor
league. even with class IA rating. 1t
is major or nothing with US"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
FORMER STARS AT HARVARD
Kennard, Wendell and Knox Help
Eleven Prepare for Princeton.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, November A.
Harvard's practice in the stadium yes
terday was directed toward the Prince
ton game The varsity, which lined I'D
as it doubtless will start against the
Tigers. worked for a long time on its
offense, which it rehearsed In an easy
scrimmage against the varsity sub
stitutes. This drill over, the scrubs
were sent against the regulars. put
ting on the Princeton style of offense
There was no tackling in this scrim-
mage, but the defense for all the
plays was carefully laid and will be
strengthened during the next two days
Jimmy Knox. who has seen all OF
Princeton's games, is helping the
Crimson coaches this week. Victor
kennard, Harvard's old drop-kicker
and the winner Of the 1905 game at
terday and worked little with Mahan
and the other drop-kickers. Mahan
did some excellent punting with NO
wind to bother him; but his drop kicks
were not so good as his punts. He
kicked one field goal from the 25-yard
broken through on another. the old
Andover kicker got the ball away. only
to miss.
Brickley did no kicking yesterday
although he was in uniform and ran
at good speed about the field. Soucy
who was hurt in his first game at end
was on the field, on crutches. and hard
ly looks like man that can play any
more foot ball this season. 1t is said
that Morgan's hand will be right for
him to get back to work in q day or
two This will help out the substitute
string for the Yale game. Besides
Kennard, other visiting coaches were
Percy Wendell, the 1912 captain, and
Harry Gardner, former quarterback
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GRIFFITH NOT TO TAKE PART
IN THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE
No Effort Made to Arrange Meeting With
Walter Johnson Oldring Would
Fit In Well on Local Team.

Oldring is true it would be a ten-strike
for Griffith to secure him. oldring has
always been a ball player of great
ability. despite the fact that he fell
down in the recent worlds series. He is
a natural hitter. and a change Of clubs
might make a wonderful difference in
his work.
There is no getting away from the
fact that the Nationals need moro bat
ting strength in their outfleld, and Old
ring might prove of more value than
some inexperienced player.
Had it not been for an erroneous re-
port made by a physician Howard Shanks
would have joined the Pittsburgh team
at the time he came here. Shanks was
playing with Youngstown at the time and
his work attracted the attention of some
of the Pittsburgh scouts. Howard only
weighed $50 pounds at the time and Drey-
fuss took the preeaution to have a ply
stefan examine the youngster. His re-
port was that Shanks was threatened
with consumption Dreyfuss, of course,
called off all negotiations. That winter
Shanks gained some thirty pounds. and
when he reported to Griffith was about
the huskiest of the young players
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CADETS IN HARD PRACTICE.
oliphant in Foot Ball Toys for First
Time in Weeks.

WEST POINT. N. Y. November A.
The feature of yesterdays workout
was the return of Oliphant to the
squad after an absence of three weeks.
Ollie" signalized his temperance by
rather poor exhibition of backfeld
play behind the scrub line His posi-
ton on the varsity was filled by Hoge.
who did good work
McEWan is not in condition to scrim-
mage and did only the lightest kind
OF work. Bradley filled his position at
center for a time and was later re-
placed by Weems. Timberlake show ed
lots of pep" on the varsity line after
Meachems withdrawal had given the
big 'plebe" chance to get back on
the regulars" Herricks work at the
other guard position was only medi-
OGRE and he was subjected to some Sc
we're criticism from Graves, the line
coach. The varsitys only score came
near the end of orty-minute scrim-
mage. when Hodgson dashed around
the scrub end and ran forty yards to a
touchdown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

Manager Grifith will not make the
trip to Chicago. 1t has been decided to
let President Minor attend the meeting
alone. Neither is 1t the intention to have
Walter Johnson come to Chicago for q
conference with the head of the local
club. Conditions at the present time are
such that there Is not much chance of
johnson OF any other players going to
the Federals With peace negotiations
pending the Feds are not making any
propositions to players. To date neither
President Minor nor Manager Griffith
has received any word from johnson
with reference to his terms.
Johnny King. the veteran catcher,
who. IT was believed. had retired from
the game for good. has a desire to re-
turn to the fold. He is not quite sure
whether he will cast his lot with the
Feds or the National League. but he ad-
nnits he would probably prefer the old
league.
If the report from Philadelphia that
Mack also proposes to get rid of RUDE
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his own statement: There was a time
early in the year when that team look
ed to me like the worst combination of
ball players ever gathered together.
They went to Brooklyn early in the
summer and lost the first game by a
big score. / went to see the second
game. The Dodgers simply wiped up
the lot with my team. When the score
was something like Is to 2 in favor of
the Dodgers 1 had enough. i got out of
my seat and jumped for the nearest
exit. On the way I met Herman Nick
erson.
Say. when you see Stallings tell him
to take that ball club and dump it into
the ocean,. said.
THE Braves were given an awful
beating that day. but the next day they
won. and they won again ana again.
, and finally they won the pennant and
the worlds championship.
George Stallings certainly deserves
the title of Miracle Man., for no man
other than miracle worker could
have whipped that team ! saw in June
into world beaten by October"
gated because he is charged with hav-
ing tipped off to newspaperman that
Mack had asked for waivers on Ben
der, Plank and Coombs. Connie Mack
has been wrathy ever since he learned
that Jennings was responsible for the
publication of this report There are
few managers in the American League
who are still in the good graces of the
genial Connie. He wanted Grifath put
out OF base ball because an incompe-
tent umpire forfeited a game in Phila-
delphia last summer and now he wants
Jennings punished. Cornelius seems to
have been peeved. for some reason or
other.
The much-abused Fred Merkle. who
has never been able to outlive his fall
ure to touch second base and thus beat
the Giants out Of a pennant. is to be
supplanted by some youngster next
spring. McGraw has a young candi-
date for the first base job. Scout Dick
Kinsella picked up youngster named
Holke. who is said to have a chance to
beat out Merkle. But for several years
Merkle has been doomed to be sue.
ceeded by common consent and yet
each spring he looms up on the Giants
initial sack
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SAYRE SIGNS WITH REDS.
Former University of Pennsylvania
Twirler Joins Herrmann's Forces.

PHILADELPHIA. November 4.-Dr.
F. Easton Sayre. who when pitching for
the Penn varsity last year masquerade
ed under the title of shorty" signed a
contract yesterday to pitch for the Gin
cinnati Reds during the 1915 season.
After his graduation from the institu-
ton across the SchuylkiIl last June he
joined the Dover club Of the Delaware
State League and in the course of the
summer won eighteen out of twenty
games. Garry Herrmann's scouts got
after him. with the result that he af-
hxed his signature to contract. While
at Penn Shorty" made an enyiab BILE rec
ord: Last year he won ten games out
OF fourteen starts, and the only college
teams that defeated him were Harvard
ana michigan. Coach Roy Thomas OF
the Penn base ball team thinks he II
the best mound artist turned out BY
the Quakers In a score of years.
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Connie seems to have other reasons
for taking the step, one being the in
timation by these players that they
would expect substantial increases in
salary next season. Mack is in no posi-
ton to increase his expenses. He had a
losing proposition last season though
he won the pennant. and he undoubtedly
proposes to reduce the clubs expenses
instead of increasing them.
Mack's determination to rid his team
of these pitchers is sure to make big
difference in the outcome of the next
American League pennant race. Mack's
team, unless his young pitchers do the
uneA ected. is sure to be weaker than
1t ha. been in years. while the teams
which. Bender and Plank may join are
sure be benefited.
In Chicago the impression Is that
Charley Weeghman has already COM
pleted the purchase of the Chicago Cubs;
and that peace is now but a matter OF
a little time. Garry Hermann upon his
return to Cincinnati admits that ne
gotiations are on, but that all the CLUBS
in organized base ball will nave to pc
consulted before another step is made.
That the present effort to clear the base
ball situation is sincere Is proved by
the fact that those most vitality inter-
ested are holding their tongues and not
talking at random, as is usually the case
in base ball matters. The agreement not
to talk for publication Is being lived up
to in every respect
1t is not this agreement however
which is keeping Jim Gilmore mum.
He was not in on the conference in Chi
cago, which was attended by Weegh-
man. Gwinner Of Pittsburgh and Ball
of ST. Louis, some of the real moneyed
men behind the Federal movement. Gill
more was not consulted. perhaps, for
the reason that having no financial in
terest in the proposition he would
Judge any plan from his standpoint OF
a salaried Individual.
Jim Gaffney, owner Of the Braves. ID
honest enough to admit that he is not
entitled to the title Of '"rhe man who
never gave up" Gahney admits that In
June he was thoroughly disguised with
his team, which he figured could not
finish higher than last place. He1o- ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
By II. c. BYRD.

| Centrafs victory over Business yes
| terday gives Technical a big margin in
the race for the high school foot ball
| championship. Technical now stands as
| the only undefeated eleven, and the two
| teams it has not played have lost to the
ones that have succumbed to it Here
is how the schools are rated:
Technical has defeated Eastern and
Central.
Central has won from Business.
Western. yet to be played by Tech.
has lost to Business and Eastern.
Business, yet to be played by Tech.
has lost to Central
lost to Tech.
In view of the results of the contests
already played, it looks very much as II
the Manual Trainers are going to win
another title. The other clubs have not
shown as much strength. and 1T does
not appear that one of the two re-
naming unplayed elevens will be pow
erful enough to give the leaders any
thing more than hard fight. Central
proved superior to Business yester-
day, and Technical has defeated
Central.
Technical must still play Western and
Business, but the latter is the only one.
according to form already shown, that
can possibly be considered as having
a chance to win. Business has probably
the fastest backfield in the series, but
that it will be able to accomplish much
against the veteran aggregation rep
.resenting Tech is not expected. There
is the possibility, of course, that either
Western or Business will take brace
and get the long end of the score from
the Manual Trainers, but unless the
latter grow very overconfldent there is
not much likelihood of that taking
place.
CentraFs victory over Business was
we'll earned, and was undoubtedly OBJ
tanned because the Blue and White was
the superior eleven. The winning team
had the power to put the ball across
the goal, once it got the oval in a
position from which it could score. and
that in itself is great mark of capa-
bility.
Central did better work yesterday
than it accomplished against Technical
At least, it appeared to be performing
more capably. That may have seemed
to be true because 1t was against a
weaker combination than represented
Tech, but such was apparently the case
The only hope for Central now, though
no matter how much improvement it
| may show, is for Business or Western
to defeat Tech, which. al has been said
is improbable.
Ike Mcdonald played splendidly for
| Central again. His work at halfback
was good on the offensive and defen-
| sive. He was never caught unawares
| while Business was carrying the ball
and it was a brilliant dash by him
after intercepting forward pass that
placed the ball in a position which
gave Central it's opportunity for a
score.
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GOLFING HINTS.
By "sTRAIGHT DRIVE,

BEING UP.-After years of OBJ
servation and personal experience
in playing the game 1 have reach
ed the conclusion that the rea-
son most players are short on
their approaches is because they
fail to get the ball clearly in the
air, largely through cowardice
or lack of confidence.
A ball clearly hit with pitch
sufficient to make the desired dis
lance will more often reach the
desired goal than one pushed
along the ground. with conse-
quent greater possibilities of
being detected or falling short.
When I first watched experts at
play l thought they were going
wildly over the green on most Of
their approaches. They hit the
ball firmly to the point from
which experience had taught
them they would get the roll de-
sired.
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VICTORY OF CENTRAL GIVES
TECHNICAL BIG ADVANTAGE
Manual Trainers Seem to Be in Line for
Another Championship - Charges
Against Splinter Drew.

Culligan again did some fine work for
Business. His playing was good in al
most every department. He proved fast
enough to elude the Central forwards
he ran his team with better judgment
than is generally used by scholastic
quarterbacks.
There is considerable discussion being
aroused out on the Pacific coast among
collegiate circles over a sensational
article written in one of the college pa
pers relative to Howard Drew. the cham
pion colored Splinter. The article was
written by a former track captain of
one Of the big universities in Califor-
mia. and some pertinent questions are
asked. One comes out point blank and
asks how 1t can be that Drew supports
Ia family-it is not generally known
that he is married man with children
without visible income and attends
college at the same time. 1t is also
told how Drew takes part in meets in
different sections of the country, with
out ever being questioned as to where
and how he gets the money that en-
ables him to do so.
Drew is attending one of the col
leges in California. 1t is more than
probable that the charges made will
cause an investigation by the national
registration committee of the Amateur
Athletic Union.
In a communication to local friend
Jack Hearty. coach of the North
Carolina A and M. eleven. has the fol-
lowing to say: II do not say that we
are coming to Georgetown with the
certainty of winning. because l have
sense enough to know that the Blue
and Gray has a mighty strong team
this year. l have seen those boys
play. and 1 know that the line is al
most as strong as any in the country
But you can just say that it will have
to stop the best set of backs in the
south. when Tenney. Van Brocklin,
R!ddick and Townshend begin ram
men. then l will take off my hat to
players and coaches alike and con-
graduate them ALL
Up at Georgetown there is no false
sense OF security among those in
charge of the squad. 1t is generally
realized that the team will have to
play one of the best games that it has
put up this season in order to win, and
probably will have to do better than it
has in any previous contest. The COM
bination representing A. and NJ. is very
formidable. and that is well recog-
nized by the Blue and Gray authori-
ties. There will not be single ces-
sation of the untiring efforts being put
forth to get the boys in the best pos
sible condition to fight what will be
one of the hardest contests of the
year.
Georgetown will start practically the
same team against A. and N. that went
into the contest with West Virginia
wesleyan University last week. There
will be one man out of the lineup
Nahum, right guard. He has a small
bone in one of his hands broken, and
it is not probable he will be used
again until the team meets Washington
n har
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JENNINGS TO BE DISCIPLINED.
American League Will Punish Man.
ager for Violating Waiver Rule,

CHICAGO. November Hugh Jen-
nings, manager Of the Detroit Amer
loans. Is to be disciplined at the Amer
lean League meeting here. beginning
Thursday, according to announcement
yesterday by B. B. Johnson. president
Of the league.
Jennings violated one of the chief
rules of the league. Johnson asserts.
when he made public recently the fact
that Connie Mack. manager of the Ath-
letics. had asked waivers on Plank,
Bender and Coombs.
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Advantage in High School Foot Ball Seres-Other Sports
PEACE IN BASE BALL SEEMS
MORE LIKELY THAN EVER

CINCINNATI
National
publication
there would not be changes
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VELVET KIND FIVE
DOES GOOD WORK
Ice Cream Freezers Win Three
Straight and Lead Other
BoWIers.
HIGHEST SCORE is MADE
BY ARMIGER-SET OF 383
Royals Record Clean Sweep Over
Resolutes in District League,
Stanford Leading.

The Velvet Kind players won three
straight games from the Casino qulnt
in the National Capital League last
night and featured the work In the
bowling circuits. They rolled the high
est game registered by any team, their
total for the set being above that of
any other five, and one man. Armiger,
obtained the highest total secured by
the individuals.
In ira first contest the Velvet Kind
five secured mark of 529; in its sec
ond it Jumped to 554. and in the third
registered one of 5G6. making total
of 1.s49 for the set. Armiger did bet
ter work than he had at any previous
time this season. He knocked down 3s3
pins in his three contests. making
scores of 137. 129 and 1T. Howser and
Schmidt also did we'll for the Ice cream
makers. the former having a set of 345
and the latter one of 1885. HoWser s
marks were 113, 11s and ia, while
Schmidt's were 1O1. 95 and 139. Bontz
led the Casino qulnt with III, lo4 ana
ia for a total of 335.
Royals Win Three.
Some good rolling was done by the
ROYALS in the District League. They
took all their games from the Reso-
lutes Stanford was high man of the
match. his work being superior to that
of any other member OF either club.
He was the mainstay of the Roy
ais. though Carroll and HALEY both
did some splendid work. Stanford s
marks were Ill. 127 and 124 for set
Of 362, while Carroll and HALEY had
totals of ISL and 3S2. respectively. Car
roll secured So. 143 and ITO and HALEY
1873, SO and ia
The Center Market team defeated the
Mount Peasants in the Arcade League
two games out OF three: Bailey got IA,
high man of the match. krauSS did the
! best work of the losing players, getting
slightly more than 100 pins in each of
his contests.
! The Ivory Soap five got clean sweep
! over the Fairlawns in the Capital City
circuit. A. Work Of the winners got the
hest scores, having 103, 1877 and 106 to
| his credit.
YIN. c. A. Again Victor.
In the match rolled Monday night in
the National Capital organization be-
tween the Y. NJ. c. A. and Climbers
the former made a clean sweep, easily
winning every contest The high game
of the association quint was 551. It's
set lacked only seven pins of 1900
while the opposing total was only 1460
The Welshachs continued their fast
gait in the Commercial League last
night, winning three straight from the
Woodward & Lothrop aggregation. Else
man and Wooden were. the star bowlers
FOR the winning five. the former having
| a set of 1874 and the latter 332.
| Y. NJ C. A. LEAGUE.
Ribuitski 100 s5 81 Bair.. 81 OF g.
Carroll, q So 30 Karsner.. so 100 1Oa
| Iankfoed. 81 20 lis Etchison. 90 los q
1 n0e sao 600 Yh<s1. onK oao
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nERTNENr @inENr
XsssHappenin&$S1S Portdoln
By 7. ED GRILLO.

Connie Mack makes plain that he does intend
Bender Coombs likely that the
will found with other American League club
club in the circuit which take
the twrlers Both have shown
enough ability the last campaign make them of value
any Mack clear that it because he has
ability these pitchers that he has dded himself of
them