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The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Porky Flynn OutpointS
Levinsky on Holiday

NEW YORK., Drc. .o.-Porky Flynn.
tn" Now England heavyweight. out
roiutcd aud outpunch"d BATTLING LcN.H-
sky. the local Iight hcayy. yesterday "a
the Christmas SHOW ct tAc Broadway
Sporting club IA Brooklyn. Throughout
the ten rounds FLYNN was tnv aggr"s-
scr. Besides landing Tho greater NUM-
Der Of clean blows Flynn also packed
the heavier punch. II was not until the
eighth round that LoyInsEy managed
to show anything. II was the only
round ia I.@NiuskN' = favor. with the
exception of IN, thId and tenth, which
wcr" even. Flynn had the better Of
tie boat.
Several tines Flynn landed "a heavy
right to LeyinsEy's midsuctiun. causing
the latter L. gasp. In the second round
FLYNN let fly "a we'll directed blow to the
mouth starting the ClaTcj. After that
: cyinsky did not take any unnecessary
chances. IL, refused to mix il and the
only action was tho result Of Flynn
untiriug efforts To- MAX. his opponent
start sumcLhinE. Ia the eighth Levin
sky WIS unabl" % hay, his ch-ic' and
was forced To work his fins and in the
eNchang" Of blows Flynn was wurst"d.
The weights were. L'Eiusks. LODI
Flynn, lT.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Explaining the Why.

Dear Sir I can tell you. II you care
T. know. Just why Harvard isn't play
ing Michigan next fall. Il may not l..
the height Of Sportsmanship. hut II
II certainly practical as a schedule
proposition.
Back in 1891 Harvard .boa; Yale.
That vas tho second limo Harvard
had heaien Yale since 1890. And II
was tho last time Harvard beat YAH
until iS"S--a matter OF some seven
teen years. Harvard has now beaten
Yale badly three years IN q row. But
three years isn't nearly enough to
even UP for that long barren wa
to wait seven wears while Yale put
IL over us. Harvard Isn't nearly
through with her revenge yet She
isn't nearly even with Yale for what
the past mas had 10, offer. And liar
ward Is taking no chance of losing
that Yale game TO satisfy Michigan q.
any one else. So Harvard came out
frankly and gave her reasons for not
playing Michigan green machine
against = veteran On. and too tough
Il proposition for a midseason stand.
Harvard can't afford TO roint for
Michigan. Michigan is sure to point
for Harvard. In complete justice to
Michigan. il would have been nicer To
have played the game next fail. when
NOEt and his men would have had Z
fine chance to have evrn"d az. IIauEh-
ton and Harvard are plaHuiur 10 kcrp
on heating Yale for som. tim, iu
come. and they Will not lot any
schoduI" arrIESemCnt interior" with
his plan. CRIMSON. 40.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
BENDER IS PEEVED
At SHAWKEY'S TALK
Remarks Purporting to Come
From Youngster Brings
Comment From Chief.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. g. - Chief
Bender = irate because of the story
alleged 10 come from Bob Shawkey. in
which the latter stated that Plank and
Bender were done and never would
pitch winning ball again in the Amcri-
can League. and that both were used
Cnly against teams they could beat 10
this Bender said:
IF Shawkey really said that then I
stand convinced there is no gratitude in
! asChall among PLAYERS. I taught Shaw
key all ! know about pitching and then
for him to come out with the statement
credited TO him Is showing a spirit
which actually startlCS inc I hardly
bclicV" ia Is true. anu W II not believe
il until I SEQ Shawkcy and learn .hc
truth of the natter
The Chief IS spending the winter her.
at his Tioga HON" dovotiuc his time TO
II sporting goods business and trap
shooting. at which he IS enc Of the best
IN tho business.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26

quite so simple o matter as 10 has been
for three years. Yale Is going to make
terrible lungc TO CONS. back and
Harvard ic-cs BrickIcy HardwiCL.
IennOck and several others. so. unless
Colonel Haughton can insert another
batch of wiZardy. Yale has her best
chance IN some timc-siuCo 1907 For.
In addition to her lcftoycrs. Yale has
some regular football players coming in
from her freshman squad
There was a day and Time when Rua,
MarqJard only went out after records
But the old days are no more. While
johnson was jumping from Washington
to Chicago and while Plank wa idwp-
Ing from Philadolp hia. and BENDER was
jumping from Philadelphia To 81. Louis.
all ScaaOnable leaps as such things 90,
the once eminent Ruhc. after a running,
stare. merely Jumped from New York
To- BrooklJu-l' IS than league apart.
There arc a number Of thinEs We
might do with $4,000 At least two or
three But one OF them would not be
To purchase the NuHks
As the year closes 6ut. Germany has
the ball on the allies 4j-ydrd line But
II g. third down, with eight yards to 60.
Fourteen years ago. ut about this
time, Nap LajOie and I'd Delchanty
were having q violent argument with
the Phill.y owners over salary in
crease Both had hit around .i'o IN"
wear before. Did thev refuse To sign
foI $500 Not exactly. They had
asked for $500 and he club vas
standIT.g pat at s. 400. And this for ,hc
two greatest hitters ia the gam.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Remarkable Record Of Pennsyl-
vanians Shown by Records
Running Back to 1890.

WASHINGTON, Pa. DEC. &-Statis-
tics compiled at Washington and Jeffer-
son College shows that football teams
at the Institution during the Twenty-Five
Gears that the sport has existed there
have made a remarkable showing and
established a record that has few equals
in the country. These figures were made
publ c in response TO the expression OF
the belief in the East that Washington
and Jefferson was a new entrant in the
crtdiron pastimc. its recent successes
having served TO attract attention.
The figures show that during the quar-
ter Of a century Washington and Jcf-
ferson has played 81 games, vim ne
III. losing IS and tieing in y. The Red
and Black has rolled up an aggregate
OF i.63S points to 94S for opponents. Its
average number OF points per game Is
o lS-g3I In every one Of the twenty
nv, seasons except one Washington
and Jefferson has won more games thaa
opponents and i'm not single season
has II failed to make n greater number
of FONTS than its opponents combined.
During this period of twenty-five
years W. \ ]. has played nearly every
team 81 IMPORTANCE wv NV is.Aa''- VI
has mt will. varying success Yale. Har-
ward. Princeton. Cornell. gennSylvania.
Amy. Navy. Pittsburgh. Carlisle IN
dIaus and others of the leading teams
A. carly as 1901. II played PENNSYLVANIA.
eins the only team In the country 10
score on the Quakers that year. Dur
ing nearly every season since W. X j.
has played one or more Of the So
called Big Five and has usually made
e, ,rsditable showing. Throughout most
OF this period W. & J. has been the
leading football team of Western Penn
svIyania. dividing honoTs only with Pit,
and has also been uniformly success
ftlI against the leading teams OF West
Virginia and Eastern ohio.
The continued success of the Red ana
RIack is REGARDED as somewhat surpris-
in.e by football men when II Is consid-
cred that Il coaches have prevailed dur
ing - wears. many sO-called systems
being used. The first coach back IN go
vas .ynch, a former Trinity man. Then
came Clark and Blaine Aiken of w. q
J.. Edwards of Lafayette. Woods OF
Princeton. IngIis Of ". " j.. Black,
and Knight of Princeton. sea-
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Only in That Way Can Buck
Herzog Have Any Hope for
Coming Campaign.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 26.-Charlie Her
zog frankly says that great deal of
the Reds prospects for 1915 will depend
upon the development of two men-also
that these two will have TO be developed
in both branches of the game-offensive
and defensive. In other words. the
Reds cannot succeed unless they have
a first and third baseman. both able to
nit heavily as we'll as defend their po-
sitions. The team batted very feebly
during tho season Of 1914. Heavy-hit-
ting outflelders. who from the slugginG
force of nearly all clubs, arc scarce;
few of them seem obtainable, and the
Reds don't seem to find any
Most clubs can. sacrifice infield bat
ting power in favor of a stonewall de-
viii make good In such fashion as to
even up this weakness. Not so with
the Reds The Cincinnati outfield is
shy on hitting strength; there seems
small chance that there will be much
reinforcement and the ipf'eld viii SIM
ply have to mako up the deficit.
Hence il Is absolutely necessary that
the first and third bascmen should be
hitters as well as reliable felders-
which makes HerZog's task at AleXan-
dris doubly wcarisomc.
There IL no need to worry about the
gents who will cover second and short.
inasmuch as II. Groh and G. HerzoS
have already shown that they can belt
that ball with profuse vitality. As TO
the first baseman: The club has flock
of them. but not one of the flock showed
enough batting ability to break pane
OF glass. Take that back-they might
break pane of glass. but they couldn't
dent pound Of butter stood Just be
hind the glass.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Reds Must Strengthen
Both Sides of Diamond

Fred Mollwitz. second addition of Long
John Reilly. can reach afar. gather them
no matter where they come. play that
first lsse like a Donohue. and makes
no more bone plays or slow mistakes
than are natural for a young and mex
perienced performer. But Mr. Moll-
witty hit only $50; and where does a
man who bats like that get off at.
anyhow Herzoc firmly believes that
Mollwitz can hit, will hit and can't help
learning how to hit-hence the stand
ard-bearer of the 07'th Silesian Guards
will be given every chance to show the
goods.
Dawson Graham. a burly young man,
who looks the part of a big Lacquer. be-
gan TO bat just as the season ended. and
closed up the books with "a percentage
OF 30. The question before the house
and one which Herzog said was puz-
cling him at the time: Was Mr.. Ora
ham just striking his natural stride or
were the pitchers taking II easy. with
nothing to gain by working? What
h7ndicaps the large Graham Gem is his
apparent thickness in the time OF need
Inc time when lightning plays must be
Never viii the raging fans forget one
of MIR. Grahams displays when three
brutal buffOons hunted in succession at
him. He held one till all hands had
arrived-he threw the next one to third
nOuIS anu II minutes dil-" inc runner
had camped. and he fumbled the third.
still, they all do those things now and
then. and Mr.. Graham. likewise, will
get his chance in the spring.
Taken as specific proposition. the
hrst base problem looks tough. both on
The defense and the assault. Hence the
fans Will not be sorry to hear that the
Reds have quietly bagged the most
promising fiGst baser in all the minors:
the man who hit hardest OF all first
b4semen: the man who stole more
bases, and scored more runs. than any
other first baseman in the nation, and
who can also play a rafting good out
field If one of the older players should
show enough speed to hold first cushion.
Name of the gent? Nothing do
ing for a few days-not till he is safely
nailed where FedeTals or cnviOus
n ajors cannot steal him.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Feds VS.. the Majors.


John L Kelly. secretary OF the Buff
falo Feds. writes to know VI ether
or not we class tine Federal League
as a major league organization. why
isn't a league?' he writes, "a major
league that has such people signed as
Johnson, Caldwell Ford, Hendrix
Plank. Seaton, FalkenberG. Bender
and Packard for pitchers: Wingo,
Archer. Wilson. and Rariden for
catchers: Chase. Konetchy, Knabe.
Tinker. Doolan, etc. for infielders?'
In a way OF recognized stars tho
Feds have gathered in almost a.
many as either OF the two majors can
claim-a greater number Of pitching
stars il Johnson AID Caldwell are held
to contracts. If stars make a major
league Ihe Feds have their share.
But they are not as well balanced Ia
speed and power as the two older or
gaEizatiUns--lacking the consistent
strength up and down the fold-al-
though they have accomplished re
mark able results within Years
working space
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
FIRST BAsEMEN.

Daniel Boone, OF the Yankees, crown
ed himself as one Of the coming starr
of the league at second base. In ninety
games Boone handled an average of So
chances per game. Eddie Collins, the
acknowledged king OF second basemen,
accepted an average OF one less chance
Der game than Boone, which more than
speed and fielding skill. Olson proved
TO be a capable second sacker during
the 3 games that he performer and won
the right 10 be claSsed alongside Of
Boone.
Oddly, Tuck Turner. having perform
ed in seventeen games at second base,
finished third in average number of
chances. with Nap Lajoie trailing
fourth.
The work OF the leading men at the
position IS shown in the following fig
ureS:
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
HERMAN SCHAEFERTO
Be CUB NEXT SEASON
President Thomas, to Get
Ahead of McGraW, Wants to
Sign Up Comedian.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2s.-To protect him.
self against the possible failure OF
Roger Bresnahan to pull of trade for
a second baseman. President Thomas,
Of the Cubs. contemplates giving Her
man Schaefer. recently of Washington.
a chance TO help the West Side team
in their pennant chase next season.
The cub boss undoubtedly was spur
red to this move by the knowledge that
Manager McGraw, OF the Giants, was
looking for Schacfer while In town last
night. Thomas has sent word to
Schaefer To show up at Cub headquar-
tcrs today.
In spite of the fact that Schaefer
played only occasionally with the Sem
ators last season. he Is believed to have
4 lot more baseball left in him than
las Bill Sweeney.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Gunboat Smith Will
Try Out Yank Gilbert

NEW YORK. Dec. .6.-Gunboat
Smith, who stopped Tom McCarty in
four rounds at the Empire Athletic
Club on Wednesday night, has been
engaged by the Lpng Acre Athletic
club to box ten rounds in its feature
bout on Monday night with Yankee
Gilbert = Philadelphia heavyweight
The latter is practically unknown to
local enthusiasts. hut he has q fair
reputation in the Quaker city. where
he has defeated some big men.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Chick" Gandil's Team
Will Roll on Wednesday

Chick Gandirs team OF duckpin
spiders. members Of the Arcade League.
will roll the hrst OF the scheduled sets
with the All-Star team OF Baltimore on
"Wednesday night next. The GandIs
have put M S1c0 for the best OF ten
games, and the first games here are
expected to draw out many of the faith
ful
its PLAYERS some time in the next day
or so. The second part of the match
will be played in Baltimore at a later
date.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Haskell Indians Will
Meet Chicago in 1915

CHICAGO. Dec. &.-SOmc surprise
was expressed her" today when Il WAS
learned that Coach StHgE had sch, d.
ulcd gridiron contest next fall be-
tween the University Of Chicago and
tho Haskell Indians. The date is No
Vombcr ..
This is tho iIrst time in several years
that the MarOons have gone outside
the Western Conference in picking OPP
DOHCntS
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Judge Owens Decision
May End All Disputes
Over Walter Johnson
Prob and Legal knowledge of Former Minor League Twer
Recognized by Parties at lssue-Board of Three At
torneys May Be Succeeded by Him.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec ga report and gaining
the whole Walter Johnson instead of being sub
any three lawyers suggested by President Gilmore of
@ Federal League be taken by mutual consent TO eXudge
sehn Owens, of Chicago for legal opinion.
The prOby and legal skill of Judge Owens acknowledged
other attorneys WELL few if any, have also
requisite knowledge of baseball Judge Owens pitched semi
pro and minor league ball for many before taking the study
Of the law
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
SECOND BAsEMEN.

In spite of the general belief that
Tuck Turner is slowing Up. the stats
tics prove that he was the fastest third
baseman in the American League in
1914, just as he vas In 1913 and some
preceding years.
Oddly. Foster, Of the Grinmen. who
a year ago was proclaimed the Amari-
can Leagues fastest third haseman
proved 10 be the slowest OF the reEu-
lars last season. Foster accepted an
average OF IS chances per game. while
Turner accepted an average of 30
The averages covering that branch
OF the service and showing the number
of chances per game accepted by each
of the regulars follow:
THIRD EASEMEN.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Down He Goes; Up Again.

bLNNtN, COLO.. Dec. e6.-EiEht
times count EN-, Joe Flynn hit The
canvas in the urst round of his Christ
mas night mill her, with Young Nh,
hitcN Yet Flynn was on hi. feet
Tor tin ,thcr fourteen roNdS Of a nj
iccu-rOund go and helped spill his
share uf gore Dung Abc" got the
decision
The Washington times., 1914-12-26

feelings, i'm fact he is proud Of II, for
he is a veteran Of the Spsnish-Americ2n
war, having served ia that as well as
the Philippine wars before he ever
started 10 make a living By ball playing
hess Is the only Swiss playing in the
maJO: leagues. having been born ia the
hills OF Switzerland, and when "A kid his
parents moved 10 this country. wnerc
the youngster soon grew up to be BAH
player.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
BINGLES AND BUNTS
Nothing Doing.
By GRANTLAND RICE.

The year off poker The year of drinking
recall it well; neper shall forget;
"NO more l. the Joker TO hear the glasses Clnug
No the jack pots spell Recalls the horror yet
Before played at random, For, until had torn Off
But after had quit The stuff seldom drank.
dropc the limit tandem But after / had off
And daily fed the kit. / canned it BY the tank
The moral of this little spiel guess YOU ncked before
Ppe found that cannot afford to swear of any more
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
George Mcbride Leads
Griffmen in Fielding,
Furnishing Surprise
Instead Of Being Around the Top Eddie Foster Is Last as
Ground Covering Performer Morgan Is Also Fail
ure in Getting Over the Earth.

performers in that department, while
Burns, OF the Tigers-rather than Stuffy
MINES or Chick Gendil-as one might
ima2ine-waE the leader. Burns accept
ed an average Of 12.1 chances per game,
with Mullen, the feet youngstcr OF the
Yankees. second. and Fourier Of the
White Sox third.
The figures showing the average num-
Der OF chances accepted by the mGst
prominent first sackers in the league
follow:
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Fifteen Coaches Have
Handled w. and ]. Team

man and Montsomery Of W. & J.. Pic
karski of Pennsylvania, John Aiken and
Morrow OF w. & j.. and finally FoI@en
of Pennsylvania. Previous TO FoIweu 10
w. & j., coach ever lasted longer than
three years and Piekarski was the only
one to be retained for that period.
The scoring figures for Is years fol-
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Reds for Coving+on. La.

COEINGTDN. IT,. Dec. 70 Tn, Ciu-
rimati National League club viii
train here. on the grounds OF ST
Paurs COLLEGE. according 10 mIUrmu-
ton obtained at the college today.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
As the Saving Is

When Johnson Jumped from Wash
ingtOn to Chicago and from Chicago
back To !Washingtor he had what you
might call hop on Ais fast one.
Here an important item Ia GlanC-
ing through baseball suiG- we see
where lops plays second base for
Wyandottc in the Border League. OF
just what nationality are the fOpses-
The Washington times., 1914-12-26

George Mcbride is the best fielder
working in the inner quartet at Flor
ida avenue The official figures prove
il.
The dandy captain is fourth among
the shortstops Of the circuit, being
passed only by the irrepressible DOME
Bush, Buck Weaver and Roger Peck
inpaNgh.
Chick GandI is third last among
the FIRST corner guardians, heading
only Doc Johnston and Dick Hoblit-
EEL
Pay Morgan and Eddie Foster hold
the cellar berths for their respective
positions.
DOME Bush may boot 'em a trifie
oftener than others, and he may kick
away q game every now and then with
wobble, but you may rest assured
that the little diamond faeh pays well
for every mistake.
Let those who feel that way rave
about the boys with the lofty averages,
but the Stockholders who sprinkle
themselves over vast amount of ter
TitOry, without regard to the error col
umn, are the boys who play the most
important roles in bringing victories
All of which is merely incidental TO
declaration that, though Bush doesn't
stops in fielding perfection he is the
real master Of them all in covering
ground, with that other flash Of light
ming. Buck Weaver, deserving much
Tleution.
70 get to the figures, Bush covered
Just enough ground last season to en-
able him to average one-half a chance
more per game than his nearest rival.
Buck Weaver; ono cnance more per
game than the spectacular and highly
touted Everett Scott of the Red Sox,
and even s greater margin over Jack
Barry, Connie Mack's renowned short
fielder.
Nov. bssing a statement on the tis-
Ures, Bush would accept i54 more as
-.srs or 154 more pUtouts Or q assists
and Y putouts more per season OF i04
games than such men as Scott, Chap
man. LAyan, Barry and the Maps
youngest shortstop. AGolph Wambs-
gaBss.
Which means that Bush. who last sea-
son cut of a great many more hits per
game than any rival shortstop, conse-
Cuently stopped many more runs, and
consequently helped to win a few more
ganes by his brilliant defensive work.
The figures showing The defensive
strength IL the leading American
League c-tstop with the average
Dumbsr chances per game accepted
b. calu lyilow:
-.f-r.-rc.rD3c,
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
RABID RUDOLPH SAYS

Joe BOehling hasn't signed a contract
yet. No doubt that his injured knee in
terfsIes with the handling OF a pen
Yesterday was a white Christmas cut ths
heavyweight championship Of the world
didn't change hands.
-Iite DoHlin is H5t1 free agent Coat
figure t-Hether re tcaS released or par
dOHc6.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26

Although pitching ball but twelve
years. Otto Hess is looked upon as be-
ing n very Old man. Otto was twenty
I'VE before he ever started 10 play pro-
feSsionsl ball, and at the age Of thirty
S.G he If still as good as ever. His arm,
which went back upon him while with
Cleveland, Was fully restored by his four
years at New Orleans To call Hess
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
Another Matter.

in addition to which there is "a yell
defined idea IN select Harvard circles
that beating Yale next faL may not be
The Washington times., 1914-12-26

Rumors that Stuffy Ne
lTuis has hurdled to the Feds
and taken Grfff's 800 with
him. Lloyd's have refused to
mdcrwTite the wager.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
THIRD BAsEMEN
TODAY'S PLAYERGRAPH
By GEORGE L. MORELAND-NO. Al.

Switzerland November b.
Bats and pitches left
professional engagement, Kansas City, Western
Cleveland, A. L. 1904
The Washington times., 1914-12-26

At no position IS there such a offer
el.ce in defensive ability or the rivals
in the American League as ct first base.
Doc Johnston WIS one Of the weakest
The Washington times., 1914-12-26

That AZ csHtiHeter shrdpHel Is old
stuff. Jim ShHtC gdre 137 bases on balls
last summer, chich Is the OTJ0isoI
SETGpHel deIiUeTy.
The Washington times., 1914-12-26
MINCE PIE
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
Bv BUGS" BAER.

If Thomas Edison carries out his
intention to perfect a self-running
trolley car, lot Of big leaguers
will be unable to threaten to quit
baseball and go back to their pro-
feSSion.
New York police cOnhscSted 100. 90 heToin
pills. but that failed to prevent the Gotham
writer's from selling Walter Johnson's prize
herd OF Holsteins.
The scribes disposed of Johnsonis
herd for $1,000, which is dashiny into
the bull industry on 4 wholesale scale
The Washington times., 1914-12-26

In spite OF the finest display
of vocal pyrotechnics, no golfer
has ever succeeded in getting a
golf ball to answer back
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-25

This Soldier
csde than n
first 70 make total q 1s points