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The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
Will MEET
ALL-STAR nine TODAY
Larry Eisness in Charge of Picked
Club Which Clashes with
Semi-Pros.
ELIMINATION SERIES CONTEST

Manager Joe oliveri's yigiIant Club
nine will clash with team OF AIl-Stsrs
composed Of players eligible for the post
season series today at Andrews Park,
and as Larry Eisness, Of the Agriculture
team OF the Departmental League. is In
charge of the outfit q cracking good
game is expected
Eisness has gathered together a likely
looking ball club, and with Lefty Dow
ney or Tommy McDonugher doing the
hurting for the An-Stars the Vigilant
outfit will be compelled to hustle through
out the contest to land the long end Of
the score.
The Vigilants will have its full
strength on the field as Manager ollveri
is anxious to land the verdict from this
All-Star combination In the preliminary
game the Emerald Club pennant winners
in the Central League will battle the
Fairmont Club. This contest will start
at 1:3O p. m. while the big game Will
positively get under way by 800.
In the elimination series the Linworth
CLUB will meet the Langdon Club at 1880
in the morning. and as this is the final
game in the second round of the tourna-
ment the winner will be In line for the
trophy which has been offered in the
final play=off which will start next week.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09

I rules covering roughing the kicker. q
slight change has been made which win
be beneficial to the game and the penalty
OF disqualification win not be inflicted as
often as was the case last season.
In the Army and Navy game Of last
playing that position for the West Point
cadets. caught one OF Pritchard's long
forward passes. which, compelled him TO
be thrown over the far line of the end
zone. and an argument arose whether
the points should count As Referee
Langford allowed the score to count. the
national committee passed a ruling on
such a play, and the receiver Of for
ward pass must have both Of his feet
inside of the end line TO make the play
legal this season.
The slight alteration In the rule gov
eFning shift plays viii not make any
large effect on the plays Of this kind.
except the famous Minnesota shift. The
leg-over-leg movement of this special
play will be stamped as illegal. because
many Of the line men in this play move
into neutral ground. which is-sgainst this
seasons rulings.
Inserting in the rule governing tripping
about the use of the hands will tend to
cause the officials any amount Of trouble.
because, often when a defensive player
makes a tackle while on the run, IL is
quite often that his hands play the big
part in stopping the player with the ball
Some uniform style or system may yet
be offered to the oficials In order to
cover these plays.
With the forward pass still the lead
ing factor in the offensive game there
should be little danger OF monotony In
the open game this fall, and greater,
better. and bigger things are in store for
all the lovers Of the gridiron game
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
Nap Lajoie Is Winding
Up Wonderful Career
Famous Frenchman Is Spending Nineteenth Year in
Majors on Cleyelands Bench Awaiting
His Unconditional Release

Larry Lajoie. the Gallic Goliath Of the
Cleveland team. for years the premier
second baseman Of the game. the Idol Of
American League fandom for seasons.
one Of the strongest box office attractions
the game has ever known and. the pride
Of old Woonsocket. R. l.. is through He
Is greatness personIfied no more. While
he adorns the bench Of the Eaplanders
and Tumors are in circulation that have
MIN about TO be unconditionally released
oy the team he has served so loyalty and
20 wen for so many years. the nation.
tnat part OF II that follows the national
game. mourns his passing.
In his end there Is a pathetic note such
as no artist In the art Of pIayvrighting
could portray on any stage. II is real;
u Is one OF the pathetic worldly trage-
dies. While his gradual decline has been
witnessed by fandom for the last five or
more years and the turning Of his trail
has been expected yearly, yet the blow
which has finally landed from the
scythe Of Father Time comes as a shock.
Yesterday, Lajoie. the mighty batter. the
wonderful, graceful fielder, the man who
has won the hearts Of countless thou.
sands. who has checked batting rallies BY
his marvellous work behind pitchers ana
mas WRECKED tne hopes ana ambitions of
opposing pitchers. was great: tomorrow
he will have been forgotten 'Tis the
irony Of fate and Of fame
Most Popular Player.
Nineteen years, including the 1914 sea-
son. the Frenchman has spent in the big
leagues For those nineteen campaigns
he has to show the well wishes Of all per-
sons who can appreciate the efforts OF
a sincere athlete; he has the esteem OF
his friends and employers. the scars Of
many battles. hard-fought and often
times played under severe physical pain.
through injuries. and best OF all. the
memories of the life spent In the greatest
sport the world has ever known. Those
memories win be his until he carries,
them into the grave with him and will
remain In the minds OF his admirers long
after he is dead and gone His name will
ring through basebalIs hall Of fame for
ever
Naturally. the going Of Lajoie calls to
mind another of basebelFs elite the only
''Honus'' Wagner. One year less than
' a joie has the German been In the big
'eagues. and during most Of their careers
these two have been up among the lead
ers. They have gone through the larger
part OF their careers virtually side by
side, the only thing separating them be-
ing the two leagues. the American and
National
Even IL the reports that Napoleon. the
wonder. Is through in Cleveland should
prove untrue, as Is the prayer Of en-
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thusiasts the country over. the time for
the great second baseman's retirement
from active servive is not far distant. The
same seems true In WRgners case.
IL IL apparent to all who have wit
messed the Iatter's performance this
year that the once Flying Dutchman has
seen his best days. and may soon give
way TO younger blood The handwriting
on the wall is legibls this season Ac-
eording to the latest unofficial averages.
Wagner has batted IA in s. games, while
LaJoie has complied a scanty m In Is
games By the gods. what figures are
these for men who have>traveld In fast
company for nearly a score Of years. and
who have complied in that time a grand
average Of .342 and .3f7. respectively? Ad-
ditional figures show that the German
has led his league In batting eight times
and the Frenchman his league four times.
Is II any wonder that the game mourns
their slowing up?
Napoleon Lajoie was born in woon-
socket. R. L., September s. Is75. He il
therefore but thirty-eight years old, an
age at which a man IN such a strenuous
game as baseball Is considered past the
point OF efficiency. He began playing
baseball with the FAN River team Of the
New England League in 1895. In the fan
OF that year he was signed by the Phila-
delphia Nationals. for which team he
played first base and the outfield two
years before he was finally placed at sec
ond base.
Nap played at the keystone sack for
three years. until 1901, when he deserted
for the Philadelphia Athletics Of the
American League, then in its infancy. He
was enjoined in, the courts from playing
with the Athletics. and was traded by
that team to Cleveland, where he has
remained until this day. For a time he
was manager Of the Maps. 50 named after
himself, but he did not take well to the
Job, and was relieved OF fthe RESPONSE
biIlty
With all his achievements, the great
Lajoie has never. through no fault Of his
own. been granted the opportunity to
crown his glory by participating in a
worlds series. Several times with a
near-winner. fortune has never smiled
upon this hero OF the multitude strongly
enough to place him in a combat where
the highest honors Of the game were at
stake. And with his going now. with the
Cleveland team in last place, IL Is un-
likely that he will ever have the honor
Of poking out a bingle or a mighty swat
or cutting down a grounder in the iia-
mond classic.
The king is dead, so far as active play
ing in the big leagues is concerned. II
Is his Just due that he viii never be COM
PEELED to play in the minor leagues again
He has earned his unconditional release.
Sound taps. The king Is dead
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
COACH NICKALLS Is
TO STAY AT OLD ELI
Famous Rowing Authority Retained
for Another Year by Yale at
Denegre's Orders.

New York. Aug. S-Captain Bayne
Denegre, OF sthe Yale University crew
for next year, announced last night that
after consultation with the graduate row.
ing committee he had arranged with Guy
Nickalls, OF England. again to coach at
Yale. and that the same stroke taught
by Nickalls last year will be taught to
both the university and freshman crews
next season. Captain Denegre also an
nounced that he has arranged with
Eugene Gianini again to Join Nickalls
in the coaching OF the crews.
Nickalls will arrive in New Haven
about October for a period OF six
weeks, and be in New Haven in the
spring from FEBRUARY until the race.
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WAR May CAUSE
LOSS OF HORSES
European Trouble May Result
in Big American Turfmen
Losing Thoroughbreds..

Saratoga, n. Y, Aug. S-Americar
turfmen who are racing horses ~
Europe, fear they will lose their racers
stations, and brood mares In England
France, and Germany. The foreign pow
ers can press into the service all horses
no matter who owns them, In war tirne'
In the civil war many thoroushoreos
were taken from the breeding farms IN
the South.
August Belmont. William X. Wander
biIt. J. w. Widener. John Sanford, Her
man r. Duryea. Francis Hitchcock. and
Thomas Hitchcock have been racing
strings Of horses in France and England
several years. II England should engage
in war August Belmont might be great
sufferer He might lose Tracery' tne
greatest racehorse in England in lsla
Belmont refused Sf00.O for Tracery.
Tracery is considered the most valuable
thoroughbred IN Europe He Is only nve
years old and is by the celebrated Triple
Crown" winner. Rocksand. which died IN
France recently.
belmont HeaS lily Interested
In addition to Tracery, Belmont has
four other thoroughbreds In England.
In France he has several thoroughbreos.
stations, and many brood mares on q
stud arm about thirty miles from Paris.
His chief stallion Is Ethelbert. great
racehorse in his day IN America Ethel
bert has been in France three years
In the civil war the identity of many
thoroughbreds was lost and the breeding
of horses received a black eye inasrnucn
as the pedigrees could not be traced.
w. X Vanderbilt has about 800 stall
lions. brood mares, sucklings. weanlings'
yearIinEs, and horses in training In
France 1t will be impossible for him
to ship these horses out OF France now
that country goes to war. None OF his
horses is as valuable as Tracery but as
he has many which have been frequent
winners on the French turf in the last
years, his loss in the event OF connsca-
tfon would reach 10000
John Sanford. q member Of the state
boxing commission. has several brood
mares and four or five race horses In
France. Among the brood mares Is La
Tosca which the late Gen. Stephen San
ford purchased for $1,000. ]. E Widener,
Francis Hitchcock, and Thomas Hitch
cock own nearly forty brood mares and
racers between them in France
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
Stiff Opposition In
Coming Olympic Meet
Sweden, Finland and England Are Producing Ster-
ling Athletes Who Will Make the American
Competitors Hustle for HOnors.

the 100 for the fifth time, making 10 Is
seconds He also won the quarter in 81
seconds. This was the fourth time he
won this race The other performances
were mediocre. In the international
meet between England, Ireland. and
Scotland, Applegarth won the 100 in 10
Is seconds. and the 10 in q 2-5 sec
onds, the latter race being run around
two turns. Carroll. Of Ireland, won the
high jump with s feet inches, ana
Baker, OF England. jumped one inch less.
Seeh"use. OF England. ran the quarter
in 80 seconds, and Kingsford. OF Eng
land. cleared - feet 4 inches in the
broad jump. Hutson, Of England, won
the four-mile run In 20 minutes. and
Henley. OF England. won the half-miIe
in two minutes. Scotland won three
events with Nicholson in the hammer,
NcPhee in the mile. and Hunter in the
high hurdle. In the Scotch champion
ships Hunter won the high jump with
feet 9 inches; the broad jump with q
feet inches. and the high hurdle in
Is 2-5 seconds He must be a good
athlete. Mcintosh won the 100 in 10 A.
seconds. and Lindsay the 800 in % 4-5
seconds, Nicholson's hammer throw OF
Isl feet was the only other good per-
formance.
oOutn AATlCd uncovered CTaCh-a-JaCA
sprinter in its championships in the per-
son of Soloman. He won the 100 in 10
2-5 seconds. after getting a poor start.
ran second TO POyey in the 20 IN . 3-5
seconds. after being left on the mark,
and won the quarter in 80 seconds. Brit
ish papers say that he knows nothing at
all about starting, but almost flies after
leaving the mark Flynn, a little Irish
man. won the half in LIS, which is fast
stepping, and took the mile in $50. They
uncovered a glutOn for work in Richard
son. who won the four and ten mile
runs in 20F and the ten miles in 55.23.
The field events were poor. and in most
Of them there was only one contestant
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TO MEET NATIONALS.

Alexandria. Va, Aug. S.-The White
Sox and the National A C. Of Wash
ington, win cross bats here Sunday. Both
teams will have its best lineup TO oppose
each other and a hard fight is expected.
The White Sox will have for their line
up: Nails, catcher; Bayne, Seaton. or
Raison. pitchers; PeYerill, Beach. Capt
NJ. Hicks, E. Hayden. and Lyons for in
field; Williams, V. Hicks. A. Hayden,
and Coombs for outfield.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
HISTORY OF DAVIS CUP TENNIS A ROMANCE IN SPORT;
THE GREAT ADVENTURES OF THE RACQUET WIELDERS

The history Of the Davis cup, the grail
Of the lawn tennis world. the trophy
which America is defending against the
attacks of the worlds best players, Is a
romance of sport. 1t stands for the rise
and growth of lawn tennis into an inter-
national sport, fulfilling to the limit the
idea and desire OF its donor, the man who
had done the most for American tennis.
Dwight F. Davis.
Since the inauguration OF the Davis cup
matches in 1900 there has been an an
nuaI struggle for the trophy, with the
exception OF two years, 1901 and 1910, in
the latter year Australia winning by de-
fault. America, now holding the trophy
by virtue OF its victory last summer in
England, has captured the honors three
times, in 1900 1902, and 1873 England
leads, with five victories, these being
taken in 1sC3. 1904. 1906, 1906, and 1872.
Australia. the only other country to
hold the cup. had four victories and one
default to Its credit, the team from the
Antipodes triumphing in 1907. 1905, 1903. and
1911 A victory for America this year will
mean that America Is tied I, with Aus
tralia.
Series of 1000.
When Dwight Davis first placed the cup
in competition in 1900, England was the
only challenger. The British Isles sent
over a team composed of A Gore, II.
Roper-Barrett, and L. D. Black, COM
bination that was believed invincible.
Roper-Barrett. by the way, is still In
harness, being the star Of England's team
of this year. So certain were the Eng
lishmen that they would win that when
they arrived in this country. three days
before the match they went for q pleas
A-fx A. llu fnafaod ~ -
ticing. The matches were played at
Longwood. August g 9, and 10. America
gained a glorious victory. Malcolm ID.
whitman and Dwight Davis won their
singles matches and Dafis and Holcombe
Ward won in doubles This was enough
to win but the final matches were pre-
vented by rain.
In 1901 England challenged again, but
failing to get together q strong enough
team requested that the challenge be
withdrawn. and there-was no match
Series of 1902.
The folIowin. year. 1902, England sent
over the greatest team II has ever pos
sessed to try its skill against the Ameri-
can holders The Englishmen pinned
their faith in the great Doherty broth
ers. Reginald F. and n. l., and DR..
Joshua PIN. America had the same team
as in 1900. with the addition OF William
A. Larned as a singles player, In place
OF Ward, who devoted his whole atten-
ton to doubles. America defended the
trophy etanchly,' winning three out Of
four singles matches and losing in dou-
bles. thus taking the honor. to 3 These |
matches were played at the Crescent A |
C., near BROOKLYN and 1900 persons, the |
largest crowd that ever saw three days
OF tennis. play, attended The first days |
play was stopped by rain, but the fol- |
lowing Gay Reginald Doherty won his |
singles match from Lsrned three sets to |
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| lost the doubles match, Brookes and Dun
! lop downing Mclaughlin and Wright
The following year America made no
| effort to put a team into competition for
the cup. The British team, however,
took the measure of France and sailed
for Australia. There Unexpectedly the
Englishmen recaptured the Davis cup by
winning three out of five matches- The
feature of these contests was the brilliant
play of ]. c. Parke, who defeated the
great Brookes on his own court and also
won from Heath. Dixon beat Heath and
lost to the Australians, who won the dou-
bles.
series of 1913.
Back to its starting point came this
famous cup last summer after the keen
, est competition in the history Of the
matches. In addition to England. the
holder. United States, Canada, Aus
tralia, Germany. Belgium, South Africa,
and France had teams In competition,
necessitating many trials before the final
Germany opened the competition by de-
feating France three out Of four
matches. The Australians came to the
United States for their trial matches.
This country was represented by Maurice
McLoughlin. R. Norris Williams. H. E.
Hackett, and Wallace johnson. Nc
sets and Williams took three out of four
from Doust In doubles Rice and Jones
defeated Mclaughlin and Hackett three
out of i've sets. McLoughlin and Williams
then cilinched matters by winning sin
gle matches.
The Americans then went to England
to meet Germany. Mclaughlin began
with victory over Froitzheim three out
Of five sets, and Williams took Kreutzer
fW.N1
and Hackett then added a double VIC
tory and Williams and Wallace johnson
single victories, making four five straight.
This made the United States formidable
contender.
Canadians FinaIists,
Meanwhile Canada had disposed of
South Africa and Belgium in order and
worked its way into the finals against
the United States The team from this
country made a wonderful sweep, win
ming the first two singles matches and
the double contest so easily that the
Canadians defaulted the other two sin
gle contests. Williams defeated Schwer-
gers OF Canada In three straight sets. Nc
Loughlin repeated the dose to Powell,
and then Mclaughlin and Hackett
clinched the argument by winning In
doubles three straight.
The American team in the challenge
contest against England was the same
as in the preliminaries, while Great Brit
ain defended with J. C. Parke, c. p.
Dixon, and H. Roper Barrett. While
America won by three matches to two,
the individual honors went to Parke. the
English star. who defeated both williams
and Mclaughlin In singles The only
thing that saved America and won the
Davis cup for II was the Unexpectedly
strong showing of the double team, Nc
Loughlin and Haekett. that turned the
tide
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Wright, however, after losing to Brookes.
beat wflding. In doubles Australia
clinched the contest. Then Australia pro-
ceeded to capture the Davis cup for the
first time by winning from England, hold
er. by the same score as in the Ameri-
can match.
Series Of 1908.
In 1905 America made the most siren
uous effort to bring the cup back from
Australia and only failed by the narrow
est of margins. The United States team
first played England at the Longwood
Tennis Club to decide which team should
go to Australia. The United States was
represented by Beals Wright, Larned,
Hackett. and Alexander.
The Americans won three out Of four
single matches and took the doubles.
Larned defeated both Ritchie and Parke,
while Wright lost to Ritchie after taking
the measure of Parke. Hackett and Alex
ander took the doubles. America then
selected Wright and Alexander to make
the long trip to Australia for the matches.
1t was considered a hopeless quest with
wilding and Brookes still at their height,
but the brilliant playing of Wright almost
gave the United States the cup. That
player downed both Wilding and Brookes.
Alexander lost both his contests, and
It remained for the doubles to decide the
issue. Australia won the first two sets
and then america braced, capturing two
straight sets and putting II up to the fifth
set to decide. This Australia managed
to capture, to 4.
Series of 1909.
In 1909 England sent C. P. Dixon. W. C.
Crawley, and j. c. Peake as a team to
play America for the right to go to Aus
tralia for the matches. This contest was
played at Germantown Cricket Club. Sep
tember II, Is, and H. America won all
five matches. w. J. Clothier defeated
both Parke and Dixon in straight sets.
hArned won from the same PLAYERS. like
wise in straight sets. Fl. II. Hackett and
r. d. Little took the doubles champion
ship. America then deputed its two
youthful stars to make the trip to Aus
traIIa Maurice F. Mclaughlin, now the
champion of America, and Melville H.
Long. Later in the year these matches
were played and the American youths
were beaten five matches
In 1910 tennis was at standstill, mol
team caring to make the trip to Aus
tralia. so the cup remained in that coun-
try by default.
Series OF 1911.
England sent It's team to New York
again In 1911 to meet America for the
right to challenge Australia. In this con-
test America triumphed, four matches to |
one. Both Larned and Mclaughlin took
their two singles contests In the dou-
bles Dixon and Beamish. Of England, |
took Little and Tom Bundy into camp.
Mclaughlin. Larned, and Beals Wright
then took the trip to Australia as the
challenging combination. America looked |
to have a good chance. but failed dis
maIly. Brookes and Heath each winning |
two matches. Larned and Wright being |
beaten In singles. The United States elsoi
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Runs-Ingley %. GoetI %. Caplin a. simms
Famed runs-Cubs. 8; Trinity. B Erst base by
srron-c Cubs. 1: Trinity, l. LEFT on baaes-ouhs. 6;
Tnnir, Flnt base On hailszoh Dodgs. ;; OF
Philip 4 Struck 0ut-By- Dodge {; By Philip. L.
Three-hsse hits-Capln. Smith Two-hzse hits
Ingiey. GOetz f2. Philip Stolen hases-Inriey.
Goetz Rock Philip UnIpirs-sr -Jsckson ,rir.s
q Ezms-2 hoUrs and 70 ninutsA
The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
AsBURY BROWNS TO PLAY.

The Asbury Browns and the Great
Northern Athletic Club will play a dou-
ble-header at Central League Park to-
day. First game called promptly at :
p. m.
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CUBS BEAT coIoRED TEAM.

The Cubs defeated the Trinity colored
team yesterday in an uphill game by Z
to g. The feature of the game was the
excellent all-around playing Of Goetz and
the hitting of Caplin. Score:
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cries of 1907

With the retirement Of the Doherty
brothers there was grand struggle for
the trophy In 1907. and America had an
excellent chance to win. But Australia
had reached the top of its game at last,
and Winding and Brookes. meeting the
American team. composed OF Wright
and Karl Behr. won by three matches to
two. Brookes' won both his contests In
singles, deeating Wright and Behr.