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The Washington times., 1914-02-22
MURPHY TO TAKE LONG
VACATION FOR A REST

weeks. l shall loaf for a few months
before going into some other business.
Am l through with baseball? Yes,
indeed, and through forever. / have
done well, though my enemies may not
think so. l gave Chicago worlds cham
pionships and National League pen
nants. If 1 saw fit to conduct my own
business as / saw fit, ! was successful
in doing so.
What have l got for my stock in the
Cubs? Let Taft give out the figures.
If he wishes. / know I'm worth a mil
l;oE dollars right now and that l have
got gray nalr making it. Few people
outside of baseball realize the tremen-
deus strain going with it. Yes. I'm
wealthy. but I've earned it. believe me-
Il wish Mr.. Taft all the success in
the world. If he can endure criticism
every day Of his life. he may have
equal success with me in baseball If
ne cant then. he's got a white ele-
phant on his hands,
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Turner Meets Willis
Here Wednesday Night

Joe Turner. ,niddleweisht champion.
and Joe Willis, winner of the middle
weight title In the great finnish bouts
last year, will meet at the National
Rifles Armory Wednesday night in the
first wrestling show of the present sea-
son. Willis has been after Turner's
laurels for several mcnths, bit has been
unable to obtain mat III until now.
Ernest Pineau. champion melterweight
Of the Pacific coast, Will take on Tom
Duschene. of FAN River. Mass. who has
appeared here several times in bouts al
the Gayety Theater
This wrestling show will be given by
the Washington 4. c. and ii is expected
that weekly exhibitions will be in order
from now on
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
BINGLES AND BUNTS
By GRANTLAND RICE.
c. Murphy's Revery.

(Halvng it with the spirit of Ben King.)
If should die tonight,
And as with folden arms in death lay,
Arrayed in shrouds of linen pure and white,
Some Cub fan should bend over me and say:
"Old boy, I'm sorry that your time is done,
I'd hoped that you might hang on fifty years;
But as your soul speeds on to heavens fun,
Pray take the final tribute of these tears"
If he said that
Although my soul was even then spook
Id rise at once in my large white cravat
To get one look at him-one closing look;
I'd make him slip ME out that dope once more
The same rare words that he had used before;
Yes, I'd rise up till he was done, and then
I'd drop back dead again.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
MURPHY'S SUCCESSOR
MAY BE NAMED BY TAFT
WITHIN VERY FEW DAYS.
Perde and Sweeney Former Braves Expected to Be Ordered
to Report to Cubs Now That Murphy Is Gone-Boom-
ing Ackerand to Succ eed "Chubby Charlie

CHICAGO Feb 22Who be the leader Of the Chicago Ma
tiona League club the question mind here
when Charles Taft
make decision the Taft brother of former President
the holdings OF Charles "
Murphy, has from baseball.
Harry when the
doomed the place.
him.
thing interesting of Side the
goal Bill Sweeney who traded Murphy by
believed that both Braves will
of Evcrs declined Boston, il
the but Murphy
Pdue and Sweeney
the Cubs.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22

any one one. IL you fellows can't reach
the bags was the retort.
you re yellow. That's what you are,
cut N the sorest player Of all. who was
the man that had pitched the game.
You threw me down.
~ elow.' is q lighting word in the
big leagues. Tt" player who had been
lUt on the rack attacked mis- accuser.
and there vas general muss, which
Jennings and the trainer stopped with
difficulty.
Listen. boys" said 'HuGhcy." who
was the balance wheel OF the club dur
ing those stormy days. you can't win
= pennant II you are going to hurt each
other and smash tn. team all up.
Wed he better off without that stiff, -
grDwled the disappointed pitChery.
Shake hands with him or youll be
iiEed' ordered Jennings. who can be a
dis cipllnari when he thinks the oc-
casion demands 1t. After much persrIa-
sion. and a few cold baths. we cooled
off and the quarrel was patched up.
Wallets To Bill Donovan.
On the other hand. If pitcher won
for us consistently during those tryin.
days, We idolized him and could not dc
too much for him. ''Wiid Bill" DouO-
van did some great work in that final
rush for the fan Til, other players
"puIu IOt itl IIlil 40 any iHilS Ibl
self. II he walked out 10 the box and
forgot his glove, some man. perhaps one
of the stars or perhaps a sIbSt tute,
would rush to him with it, We weIe
all ready to wait or IA Tnan who would
win for us, and all wer" prepared t" hop
on one that could not win. Each
wanted to be Il valet TO winner We
were what is known In The big league
as !, ''crabb ng'' club
In this mad rush for the flag the
fight was drawn down to fine edge in
that momentous contest in Philadeph Il
which ran for seventeen innings, and
finally decided the championship. That
whole contest still stands out in my
memory as pl&inl: as it did the night
after the game.
| recall what ! surly crowd we w,rc
when went 10 the ball park that
afternoon. N.Y. whole body was weary
from the days Of fight ng those ever
lasting battles The nervous strain had
been terrific, fand many of us had not
been sleeping well at night
When ] am under u big strain il is
always hard Tor me to get my nerves
Strengthened out after | 20 to bed The
old situA tons keep flashing up. and 7
play tbe games over in my sleep. dream
Ing continually. | wonder if we might not
have won il the batter had sacrificed
In i certain spot instead of trying tho
hit and run. and humping into Il double
y great many of the other PLAYERS were
IN the same frame of mind one. man
/ in particular had great trouble. in sI,.u-
ing roomed with him. and he would
toss about for half OF the night and
never seem to settle into II sound sleep,
but would talk to himself, nunbling
away.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Russell Blackburne Isn't
Overjoyed at Contract

Russell Blackburne. who played short
stop for the VI lWaukee team of the
American Association. does not like his
new job with the Chicago White Sox.
according to the reports that are now
in circulation. The White Sox sent
Backburne contract. calling for $50
les; than he received last year as 4
me moer of the Brewers. Blackburne
says he won't play unless he receives
better Inducements.
BlaCkburne has been approached by
several representatives of the Federal
League. and the chances are that If the
White SoX don't increase his salary he
NIll paStime with the outlaw organiZa-
ton ne%t season.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Griff Welcomes Feds
Who Plan to Come Here

Let them come" said Manager tirlf-
fifth today. IF the F'ederals think they
can make money here against the com
petition Of my team, let theIS come.
I'm willing to tight the at the turnstiles
any time"
This statement Was in reply to the
remark made by Harry Goldman, sec
retary Of the Baltimore Federals, 10
the effect that the outlaws would in
wade the Capital IN 1915.
We'll he in Washington in another
year" Goldman is reported to have
said. Indeed. we'll play few Sunday
games there this season, so that the
fans may have q chance to look at U.S.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Catholic University
Wins From FOrdham

NEW YORK. Feb. @.-F'ordham' 5
basketball team is far behind the class
OF Catholic University. as shown by
their battle here last night. The Wash
inGton team won b. Il score of Il to l..
llinchClitfC. formerly Of fordnan.
played star basketball. scoring nine
goals from the hOor. The visitors had
{, good lead at the end of tn" iirsI half.
but they added To this by stellar work
III .Ee second ncriod
The Washington times., 1914-02-22

Some day We hope to get out &.
Webb Murphy edition so as to slip him
more space. We are quite sure that 50
far We haven't done his rare genius
justice, or any part of II.
No wonder Frank Chance is swinging
his pitchers into action early in Feb
ruary. Last season he started twelve
of them boiling out on March 4. and he
finally managed to pound two into shape
by September 10.
A short while back the war cry Of the
nation was swat the flies. Now IL )
Swat the Murphys."
How it must rasp the naughty spirit
of certain Chicago club owner to
ponder the morose fact that he has
never yet had chance to fire John j.
McGraw or Connie Mack. The anguish
of it has almost wiped out the abiding
pleasure he obta,0ed in canning TOUR
or five others almost as well known.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Admits He Is Worth Million and
Says He Now Intends to En-
joy His Money.

CHICAGO. Feb. 22-'Well, now that
I'm through with baseball I'm going to
take a long vacation in peace" said
Charles Webb Murphy. deposed presi
dent of the Cubs. today. Il never was
SO happy in my whole life as l am
now. ] didn't think baseball was such
a troublors ocean before. Now know.
"As soon as l recover from my lum-
bago / shall take trip to Florida
may even go to Havana for a few
The Washington times., 1914-02-22

seventeen-inning game in Philadelphia
in 1901. which we left while going to the
ball park with the Detroit club, and on
which hung the championship, as later
events proved. AS 1 said. I never felt
so weary in my life as at that time. 1t
seemed as if nothing short OF a shot in
the arm would carry me- through an
ordirar game and ! would have been
sure that l could never have gone for
seventeen innings If ! had known be-
'forehand what was ahead of me. To
use the inelegant phrase of the Big
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Consider Three Men
To Coach Virginians

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Feb. =
Harry X. Warner. Joe Wood. and Hardy
Todd are being considered as head
coach for the Virginia football team
for the coming season. Warner was as
sistant head coach last season. Hardy
Todd was the best halfback Of hi.
career, which ended in 1872, while jos
Wood was varsity center for thres
wears.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
The Fandom Height.

Mr.. Ward. We understand. is an ardent
fanatic We too cherish tn" crdndold-
game. but hardly enough to put Svv.U"
into another Brooklyn club.
What IS the height of fandon. any
way? To purchase the st. Louis
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Zero in Training Cam ns.

The English polo contingent Is no"
training in Spain for the spring invasion
of the l.. 5. A. The last delegation that
trained in Spain for an INVASION OF our
bizarre little commonwealth had the
deuce of u time getting away from
Santiago and Manila bay with Il batting
average of Is per cent. and a brlel
cross section of its composite shirt.
Hub Purdue is still the eminent
philosopher he has always been.
don't give IA rap who I'm going (" pitch
for" says the Squash. But I'd Ike TO
know the name of the guy VIII" expects
to sign my monthly check. Which Is
the bulk of the answer. after all.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22

We had them on our club during this
finaisfght for the flag in 1891. But the
high strung player generally finds IL
difficult to s.eep If the race is very
tight.
That is the reason so many players
make a much poorer showing in the
worlds series than their records
throughout the season would Indicate
they should. The worry over the tough
situation they know they are up against
keeps them from sleeping sOundly. |
heard Mct;raw say just before the last
worlds series:
Il wish my players would forget base
ball except during the games. But you
can't get some of them to keep ii out
of their minds for minute. They even
dream about 1t. and most of them don't
sleep we'll They spend their time read,
ing all the newspaper accounts ana
criticisms. and these bother them and
keep them from composing themselves
when they go to bed.
Frank Baker. Of the Athletics. is of
the directly opposite type. lie has no
nerves. For this reason, he ways goes
better in a worlds series than during
the season because the big games act
aS a stimulant to him. He tries harder.
Nothing worries him. Therefore, n"
usually bats more than 400 IN the hlS
games while he docs not touch that
mark in the regular season. as a rule.
The Athletics came tu New York from
philadelphia for the first contest "l the
worlds series last ldIl at ABOUT ~
o'clock on the might before. They went
tt once TO the hOte' where they were
stopping. and. as | was doing some
new spapcr work, | ran mp therc l" see
some of my friends on the cup ana l"
look the bunch ovei. Several OF the
bows were hanging around the i"npy.
where's Frank Baker | asked Ira
Thomas.
"Oh, | guess he's upstairs in the hay
nv This time" answered Ira. You can't
keep that boy up when he knows there
is q bed waiting for him. lie never
hror.. :, date with Morpheus in his
life
Baker Is In Bed.
Taking my cue. | went to Baker
room to see the great third naSeman.
He was rooming with eddie Plank
and "WalIie" Schang. III" young catch
or Baker WIS already ready for bed.
How do you feel. 'Bik"'?' asked
:.AII right. 'Tv' but want to get
(, me-. sIecp If those fellows around here
! viii eve rso to bed ana give me
ch; ECe."
.Wc'U bust thcm.' answered Bakcr.
Wen bust them wide open. Now mark
what ! saw. -, .,.,. ,,
! "GCodnight. Frank. and Aood luck to
YOU"
| SAY .Schangic. heard Baker
yelling at the Young catcher as wait
ed for the elevator outside the door Of
his room. the trhnsorn bc;nS open. get
| urdr, ssod ard GO to bed, so We can put
III. light! out. I'm tired
There was not nerve in Bakers
| hodv. He was thinking only Of his
| e, mfort and not of the tough game
| I x: dav. as any worlds series contest
| Is bnund to be. And he vent out and
played marvellous ball. making another
home run.
Now, to return to that momentous
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Sleep Is Difficult.

Most fans believe that ball players are
just big. healthy animals with no nerves
and no other tastes off the field except
for eating and sleeping. This is not
ture. OF course, many men in baseball
are nervelesS,as in every other business,
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
As for Other Names

Looking sleepily through euid" to
round up an :lI-star Fed team WIN
the bakery attachment, our attention
was Immediately sidctraCked to L mon
ickcr output we'll beyond amy such
motheaten and oNcrplayed industry.
For example. We discovered III tn'
New Brunswick Maine League that inc
two crack pitchers Of Fredericton ana
Bangor were Blackbird and Wuodcock
y couple of birds: IOa said y tirOat
full
Also-strictly on the level thiS-tnc
crack battery Uf :ho Opcleika club IN
tn. ,ieorG ia \ Alabama League is t0nc
and Head. In the same circuit. with al
lad"Sa and ,iadsden. two of the attn
letrS are listed as iioch and halsrr
,iadsden has Il pitcher named kei-
Icck. who is probably Il distant cousin
of Rube MarTuard's. And in one league
we ran across Sellc and Likcll: in still
another Tippl"r. Swineheart and Welch-
cr. nice. homeikc circuit from the
list of entries APPARENTLY.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Why Not?

chased in twenty-five games, Ghile in
1918 l was chased only ten times" Why
The Washington times., 1914-02-22

Bonehead Spoi1S Play.
IF you do, you'll get your hands full
of spInters or shatter them on the con-
crete construction" declared another
surly player as he stripped off his unt-
form. whats the use in us fellows
hustling when some bonehead is going
to kick the old ball game away from
yCu?'
IF you guys had mad. as many hits
as | did today. we would have taken
it," replied the player under FIRE.
Yes. but you hit them all with two
cut and nobody on cracked another
one.
How am L going TO hit them with
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-30
AGED CITIZEN DIES.
Mrs. Chambers Passes Peacefully
Away at Her Home.

Mrs. Margaret EHen Chamb ,rs. an
aged and esteemed citizen, passed
peacefully away last evening shortly
after O'Clock at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. William T.. Medford.
50 Prince George street, after a long
illness.
Mr.. Chambers had been great
sufferer. at times, for the last six
years, and while her condition had
steadily grown worse, it was only
during the last few weeks that htr
relatives and near friends noticed a
general breakdown. She was con-
sciods to the end. but was unable TO
speak word to the dear ones she
loved.
Mrs. Chambers was born in Calvert
county, Md, and spent the best part
of her life there, coming to this city
about thirty years ago, TO be with
her daughter. who had preceded her
here several years. The deceased
was greatly loved by many tor her
kind acts. for she was always ready
and willing to lend helping hand, or
speak kind word in sickness or
ieath, and what she could d. was
done gladly, and it seemed to grieve
her when she could not do something
for those who needed her help.
Besides her daughter, the dece ased
is survived by a brother and several
sisters, all living in different parts
of the country, even fer away
Oregon. several grandchildren sur
vive her, also one reat-grandchild
The funeral will take place from her
late residence Sunday afternoon, the
hour, as yet, not having been decided
upon. TIE funeral arrangements are
in charge of janis S. Taylor & Son.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-30
SOLONS GO HOME TILL
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
House and Senate Adjourn Before
Noon To-day
ASHBURN-HARRISoN CONTEST.
Couot Shows Former Entitled To WOr-
cesier SeDalorshiD Unless Deceit
iuP, Ballots Are Rejected.

Today saw the usual weekend
EXODUS of the members of the Legis.
lsture and employees. Both houses
were in session for short time this
morning. the Senate converting at
1880 and the House a half an hour
earlier.
A number of bills was offered in
both branches. after which adjourn
ment was taken until next Monday
evening at O'Clock No billie OF To-
cal interest were presented today.
10 the Senate, Senator Maloy offer
ed bill amending the act creating
the Public Service Commission of
Maryland, the effect of which is to
make all public cemeteries of the
Safe subject to the jurisdiction OF
the Commission.
The recount of the Worcester coun-
ty ballots in the contest for the seat
in the State Senate between Ounce
Ashburn, Fusionist, and Orlando
Harrison, Democrat, shows MAORI
ty of 80 for Ashburn. the vote being
Ashburn, l,445, and Harriso lab.
The Senate elections committee
finished the recounting yesterday af-
ternoon. Later they heard argument
by Alonzo l. Miles, chief counsel for
Harrison, who objected strongly to
the admissibility of the de ceitfully"
folded ballots into the recount, UNI
less the ballots rejected because of
mismarking also were admitted and
argued that all the laws technicali-
ties should be observed or none.
William L. Marbury, chief counsel
lor Mr.. Ashlnrn, was not prese IT.
and Charles D. Melvin, also Of coun.
sci for Mr.. Ashburn, returned to his
home shorty before the argument be-
gan, so that no argument was made
for that side.
After Mr.. Miles argument, the
committee held a brief conference
and deci led to have another meeting
on Tuesday. AT that time it is ex-
pected they will decide whether the
"deoeitfully" folded ballots are TO
remain in the recount az at present,
or whether they will be eliminated by
reversal of the committees decis-
ion made yesterday.
Upon that decision will turn the
Outcome of the contest, for while
Ashburn has q majority by counting
the improperly folded ballots, Harri.
son would be ahead if they were
eliminated.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-30
WILLIAM C. IRWIN DEAD.
English Rnlti-hiiIliOnsire Bought
Hawaiisn Island for 81.

William G.. Irwin, a multi-million
aire sugar planter of Honolulu, ciec
at his home in San Francisco, Gala.
on Thursday He was as years old.
Irwin owned the entire island OF
Lanai. of the Hawaiian group. He
bought it five years ago from Charels
Gay for 81.
Though British subject. he was
master of an American region of lS9
square miles. with a population Of
500. The purchase caused threats of
international complications, but the
United States Supreme Court upheld
his title. His'career was one of the
most picturesque Of the capitalist of
the Pacific Coast. From clerk 10
Hawaii he became a magnate with a
fortune estimated as running into the
tens of millions
The family home in Honolulu is
one of the most magnificent in the
island city. Irwin was noted for his
liberality to charity. He donated
fifteen acres, valued at $50, 900, to
Hawaii for park purposes The sale
of his sugar interests to c. Brewer
& Co. in 1903 is said to have been
one of the largest of the kind on rec
ord.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-30
co. NJ. BASKETBALL
HAS 8 GAME SCHEDULE
Hyatisville Quint Will Play in
Annapolis Armory Monday
Night
OTHER GAMES TO BE PLAYED.
Increasing Interest in Athletic Sports
Among Members Of First Infantry.

The basketball team of Compar N
has practically completed the ar.
rangement of schedule of eight
games. The FIVE of Company F,
Hysttsville. will play in the Annspo-
lis srmory on Monday evening, and
will give the local aggregation re-
turn game within a week or SC.
The FIVE Of the Gas and Electric
Light Company, Of Baltimore, will
play here on Wednesday, February
IL, and the M Company team will
play return game in Baltimore dur
ing the following week. Contests to
be played in the local armory and the
Baltimore Y. NJ. C. A. buildinI are
being arranged with the Crescents
and Tigers, two of the strongest
teams allied with that organization
An exchange of games will also be
arranged with the Laurel Company
team. This will make five games on
the local court and five away from
home which the Guardsmen will play.
The members of Company M are
taking great interest in the game
Monday evening against f Company.
This will be the first time teams of
companies in the First Regiment
have met in any competitive sport
The visitors are expected to remain
over and attend the dance given by
Company M on Tuesday evening.
The game will start at . o'clock, as
the visitors cannot reach here until
shortly before that time.
Company Ms total was increased
by two this week. Battalion Ser
geant Major Eugene o. League has
been returned to the company at his
own request, and Andreas Holly has
enlisted. Mr.. Holly is well known
for his activity in sports along other.
lines in Annapolis, and will make a
most valuable addition to the Con-
pany He is working hard with The
basketball five.
An examination to fill several va
eancies among the non. commissioned
officers will be held on March 9, next.
There is also vacant ieutenancy,
and an election will be held shortly
If suitable candidates present them
selves.
Those intert sted are assured of a
good attendance at the dance next
Tuesday night. AT the fret dance
there was general pleasure over the
fine floor. the splendid facilities and
excellent manner in which the affair
was conducted. Lovers of the dance
are delighted that they have such a
fine place for their favorite smuse-
mtnt, and are likely to fill the hall
on every occasion of the sort. The
proceeds of this dance are for the
benefit IF athletics.
Attractive jerseys have been or
dered for the members of the basket
ball team, and will arrive in about a
week
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-30
"MASQUERADER" 10 SING.
Coming Concert by Mir. Piersol One
lime MILDLY.

1t is rumored that the friends OF
former Midsipman w. B. Piersol, who
with Mrs. Piersol, has just returned
from Berlin, are to be treated TO
concert early in March.
II lie generally understood that Mr..
PiefsoI will give the concert for the
benefit of the Navy Relief Fund, and
il will be held in tn Auditorium at
the Naval Academy. Mr. Piersol
graduated fir I'm the Naval Academy
and during his course here was a
prominent member of The Masquer-
aders, the dramatic organization of
midshipmen.
Mr.. Piersol has a voice of rare
tone and quality and after he grad
uated he resigned the service, going
abroad to take up the study of vocal
culture, of which he has made great
success. The concert to be given by
him is looked forward to with great
pie asure.