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The Washington times., 1914-03-18
First Sacker Thinks He Can
Better Batting Average by
Going Into 0utfieId.

GCLFPORT. Miss. March lg-If
Manager Jennings is determined to have
4 right-hand batter In Jne "f his out
field positions. Del Gamer wants TO en-
roll right now as a candidate and give
the others who are battling for the
meadow assignment an argument
The big first baseman played in the
suburbs early in his baseball Ccreer. and
says that with a month practice he
believes that he could learn to go and
get them" with any Outtielder EXCEPT the
real stars. He has been playing in the
outlying districts in most Of the prac-
lice games SO far, and has contributed
q number of good catches and srops
which indicate that he knows something
of the work.
Gamer firmly believes that he could
hit 100 points higher in the outficld than
he does on first base. He says that the
constant strain TO which 4 baseman is
subjected gets on his nerves and hurts
his defensive work.
First base is hard position to
play" says Gamer "A man is AL
ways getting roughed I'D or stepped
on and he has to make a lot of Quick
turns and twists that play hob with
bad ankle such as ! have Take
me away from the sack and put
me in the outfield where the majority
"f the work is simp e and I'll show
you how to sting that apple. would
like to be an outfielder. and am will
ing to bet that with a little practice
] can play il twice as well as / ever
have played the infield."
II is possible that Del is thinking
about shaking off the jinx also. He
has had the toughest kind of luck
as a first baseman and perhaps he
might have a change of fortune for
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
HMSHAW,H ,HARRYHARPER
AND JACK BENTLEY ARE
SURE OF THEIR BERTHS
These Three Youngsters Show Such Class That 1t Is Almost
Impossible for Them to Be Overlooked Mere
Boys With Long Careers Ahead of Them.
BIZ THOMAS KIRBY.

UNIVERSITY. Va. March 1S.-
Praises OF Jim Shaw. Jack Bentley,
and Harry Harper have been reiterat-
ed. from the outset in these columns
until they may bring on weariness.
Still as the day of reckoning ap-
proaches and the time for the deCapi-
tation Of the unworthy draws near.
the conviction grows stronger that
this trio has won in the fight for re-
tention as regular Washington pitch
ers
Clark Griffith has said that lie will
carry ten pitchers during the com
ing season; that the three twirlers
named will be among the survivors Of
the cut now seems assured
Work in a spring training camp is
often misleading and it may possibly
be that none Of the three will show
the class required in the battle which
the Griffmen intend to fight for high
place in the fastest of baseball
leagues. Still nothing has happened
since the work here was started to
indicate that Griffith has not found
three mighty promising moundsmen
in Shaw. Bentley. and Harper.
ways maintained that club cannot
BE- oversuppiIed with capable left
Earters and IL present indications do
not rniscarry, there will be three left
han6ers Boehliag. Bentley, and Harp
- available for the hub Of the de-
fense which Griffith intends to place
il the race tor superior honors on the
diamond
--eA Eat & n
the encouraging outlook will be mex
ptrfence. Two Of the pitchers have yet
70 reach their twentieth birthday. while
Shaw has only recently passed the vot-
ing age In ar liton to this, their Ca
refrs in baseball have been compare
lively short.
The season which Shaw put in with
York should prove invaluable to him
Under proper tutelage he has mastered
control until today he stand. next to
Walter johnson az the best master OF
his speed and curves Of anyone in the
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
CATHEDRAL FORCED
TO CANCEL GAMES
Schedule to Start March 81
Owing to Epidemic Among
Players at School.
By BRYAN MORSE.

The fact that several players Of the
Cathedral School baseball team are
confined with measles. is calling off
all games until March 81. according
to the announcement from the school
today. Four or five players are under
the weather and practice is being held
up.
Several OF the high schools will be
forced out OF practice games for some
time on account of the falling off Of
the Cathedral games and the fact that
Army and Navy Props will be without
a team this year. Practically all of
the schools had hooked up with the
two prep organizations.
Western High School is on the look
out for a first baseman. A squad Of
forty candidates worked out for the
second time yesterday on the lot back
of the school and Capt. Palmer Stearns
had an infield creased before the
afternoon was well along.
Roger. Doxon. and Giblin took turns
behind the bat. Adams, Ewing, Grit
fth. Brady. and March took turns in
the box. Forsyth. at first, Sargent, at
second. Stearns at short. and Peine, at
third made up tn" 'sld with Wade.
Peyton, and Peppe: lie outfield.
"If numbers &C" anything the
Props are going { crack team
this season. says freanor. man
ager of the Blue a. lay youngsters
I'VE have sixty wnrFing out now and
while 1t Is a bit early to get line on
the team there Is sure to be more
strength than We had last season"
Coach Spriglnan and Mike Mcdonald
will take hold Of Central today. Cap
tain Hefiin will have a likely looking
lot of players in tow during the next
few days. On Tuesday next the Central
team hooks up In its first engagement
of the season, meeting the Georgetown
Prep team on the Hilltop.
Druckenmiller. a youngster who halls
from over in Virginia, will be counted
upon to fill In one of the gaps in the
Tech inflcld. Sparrow and Stead are
looked upon as likely catchers from Il
preliminary survey of the Tech candi-
dates working out under Austin Howard
Fifth street and Florida avenue north
east Schneider Rogers, and Logan will
be groomed to handle the pitching.
The Tech veterans. seven In number.
are Stead, Ochsenreiter, Showers. Nc
Carthy. Hanlein. Roberts, and Simpson
Business High School is going to get
the Jump on the other baseball teams
after all, and will play the St Paul's
A. c. team at North Capitol and l.
streets today.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Look for Cut in Squad
On Hilltop in Two Days

Coach Danny Coogan will probably
take a healthy slice at tho Georgetown
University baseball squad in the next
couple Of days. in order to get the num-
Der down to. working Proportions.
Georgetown has a number Of likely
looking candidates out for tho teams.
and from present expectations expects
TO have the best team in q number Of
years.
Four infields went through the mo-
tions yesterday in practice. and pros
poets today look for q long workout
preparatory to the games which start
in with Saturdays contest with Mt. st.
Joseph s. No word has been received
from the Maryland team as to the date
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Nations and Heroes.

After latting around this globe and
emulatinr the rolling stone" writes
II. \. B.. "for the past twenty years,
1t is my belief that the average Eng
lishman. Dutchman, Swede or Amer
lean will about boil down to the same
level. and that pretty nearly every
county has about the same percentage.
of regular guys and about the same
percentage Of boneheads and rum
mics"
Nell agree with II. 4. Il. in the
main. but We insist upon one eXcep-
ttun. If we thought the world in
general had no more regular fellows
and had as many rummies and
boneheads and worse as Mexico car
ries.'there would be little incentive to
prOlOng even the shell of civilization.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
SCHANG'S 'SL0NG BLOW
DEFEATS THE CUBS
Mackmen Show Old Time Skill
in Whaling Pill, Rushing
From Behind.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, March Is
Mack's worlds champions reeled on .
victory over the Chicago Cubs by Is to
II. The National Leaguers rusned on
with a hve-run lead. but the Athletics
used their hats to good effect.
Schang and Kopf made the longest
hits. and those which counted heavily.
Kopf was sent in to pinch sit foe Brown
in the third inning. With the sacks
loaded and two out kopf produced .
cleanup drive, his hit to right center
field netting him q three-bagyer. This
swat put the Athletics back into the
game II was in the sixth that Schang
made his hit. which will be recalled for
years by residenters here. Wally cane
up with TWO bases occupied. one out. and
the Cubs in front by one run. ScianG
put the ball over the right-field fence
for the longest hit ever made here
Baker arrived here a couple Of hours
before the game. The score:
............. SO 90 DOLL Ii J
..:..-. 3os 22s 3'-l5 Il S
Batteries-Smith, Koestner, and Ar.
cher, Hargrave: Brown, DurnIng, Shaw
key. and SchaHR.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Gould May Determine
Tennis Honors Today

PHILADELPHIA, March 1s.-Jay
Could. Of New York. worlds amateur
court tennis champion. will today meet
George Covey, OF England. worlds pro-
fess.onal champion. in the second Sec
ton Of their match for the worlds open
championship, and It Is the general
opinion that the only question is by
what score Gould VII win Indeed. fol-
lowing his wonderful cleanup Monday
in four straight sets there are many
to final conclusion today. without ne
cessitating the play scheduled for Sat-
urday.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
STAYS With Dundee.

NEW YoRk. March lh.-"Sl le"ial De
livery" Ilirsch. "f 'hira"o. today vas
eil cn credit for having y Jaw OF iroa,
c.ilnU in his rcH--pund mil! with Jchuny
Dundee 1T III" AtIar,!c' GirrtIe.i Athletic
club last night. Dunde" waltuned IIirsch
at will Throughout the bout and had his
opponent hanging on at the close.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

This might even be extended into the
Ballad Of the Braves" It's quite GER
tain they were not very far away from
the NAV OF hell" when George Stall
ings took charge. Yet, here they are
a year later buzz.ng around in the day 5
fan conversation as the sable equine OF
the N. L. pennant affair.
Sailing. took the Yanks from last
place to fifth and from fifth place to
second in two years. He has taken the
Braves from last place to fifth In his
first season. and we'll lay you a cigar
ette against a match that he takes them
within the immediate vicinity of second
place by October.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Leo Martin Will Be Among First Players to
Be Dropped When Griffith Cuts His Squad
NO STAUNTON CONTEST

UNIVERSITY Va, March 1S1hee will be between
Climbers and the Military Academy
Manager Griffith has officially declared the
believing his athletes will derive benefit from playing
Lambeth Field. The possibility
imperfect diamond the and
Manager Ghs mind and that Lambeth Field rapidly
reaching snoothess, he does his
from
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Killeen's Winning Gets
Jolt From Tom Purcell

Eddie Killeen bit of more than he
could chew In tackling Thomas Purcell
in the pocket billiard tournament now
in progress at the Royal. and succum bed
by 100 to IS. receiving his first setback
of the tournament.
Swan and Johnson get together to-
night. They are tied for fourth place,
and the winner will go into q tie for the
third position. Bartelmas now leads
with five straight wins
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Levinsky Lacks Punch.

NEW YORK. March lS--"Sailcr'
Fred Fritts' face showed the marks of
ii terrific storm today. following his
ten-round bout witt BATTLING Levinsky
at the broadway Sporting Club last
night The heavyweight champion Of
the navy made AN auspicious start. hut
after the nth round was at Levinsky's
mercy. and Quit with both ewes closed
Levinskv again showed that he lacks a
knockout punch
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Negotiations Are Off
For Purchase of Cubs

CHICAGO, March 1S.-Negotiations
for the purchase of the chicago Cubs
are Off so far as John r. Cnnnery and
his associates are concerned. declared
Charles T. Taft. of Cincinnati. Cub
owner. who is here today To reorganiZe
the club.
"rhc COnncry syndlcat. knew nv
price. and 7 know theirs The difference
is too great to permit any transfer"
said Taft.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Challenges Ritchie.

Los ANGELES, Cal, March 1a-F0a-
lowing his easy victory over Joe Rivers
az Vernon yesterday. Freddie Welsh,
British lightweight champion, has is
sued q sweeping chal enge to Willie
Ritchie. worlds titleholder. for q match
in California. Welsh wants to maec
Rltchie on July at Vernon.
Rivers was no match for the brilliant
little Erglishman who outboxed him
at all stages Of tho contest. Welsh'0
bows were too light however. to cause
any damage to his opponent
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Explaining a Mystery.

We have wondered for some time just
why 1t was that eager scribes have re-
Trained from discovering new curves.
such as the Double Dip or the "Phan-
tom Twist"
This used to be one OF our grandest
little spring institutions. But no more.
And the reason Is mple. The new
dances have absorbed ali the names in
sight devoted to the twist or dip or flop
or wigGle and the scribe has no original
label left TO hang upon any newly de-
veloped curve.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Yes, It's the Old Stuff, But

In the spring livelier iris comes upon
Frank Chances Leg;
In the spring the young mans fancy
lightly turns to Archers peg.
In the spring q fuller crimson comes
upon the Grandoldope;
In the spring the wanton Fed'rals pull
Lapw.ng out the slope.
F. R.-Lay it to ignorance rather than
spotted taste. 1t was our hazy recollec-
ton that General Packenham got away
safely.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Business to P1aV.

the lIt"rs"h"la:stic Basketball League
WiIl tackle IN" Y. NJ. &. Il Olymp cs at
IA" local !. VI. g. \. gym on Friday
night. Th" p!vmpcS line up as fol-
lows: Matthews, left forward: Cox.
risht forward: Showers, center; Towbes
and Austin. guards.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Feds Need Mohey.

BUFFALO. March H.-The local Fed-
eral League club let a contract today
for stands with a seating capacity Of
5000. Capital stock Of the corporation
was increased to Sa50,OoO to meet the
many demands Of putting team In
here
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
BINGLES AND BUNTS
Bv GPANTIlND REcE
THE BALLAD FTHE BRAVE.
BY GRANTLAND RICE

We have loved, but we have lost;
We have fought, but we have
failed;
We have paid the bitter cost,
Yet our hearts have never
quailed;
We have fallen in the fray
Through the sweep of countless
suns;
Yet we've risen, and today
We are standing to the guns.
We have felt the slash of pain
Where the CORY cleft was deep;
We have battled long in vain,
But we've never stopped to weep;
We have never cared to know
Where the laureled highway led;
Only that we face the foe
At the line-with unbowcd head.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Defeat Sacramento.

SACRAMENTD. cal. March ls.-With
some real pitching to help them out
the White SpX seconds comp ctely turn
ed the tables on Sacramento yesterday,
score 10 to .. The score: r. II. T..
SOx ...-............ @l 10 270-l0 IL 4
Sacramento ........ 30 OlO O00-3 |
Batteries Royce and sullivan: Stroud
and EOhrCr.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Tho Clean-Up.

If novelist could clean up a young
fortune from dissertation upon w. VS.
Eyes" only tn nix Of the possibilities
ahead In compiling a yarI upon 'Ty's
Eyes' or Bakers Lamps" We offer
the suggestion freely to any one who
yearns for kale and glory.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Red SOx, 10 to O.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. March 1s.-Rfu
Carrigan's Red SoX had no trouble de-
feating the University of Arkansas here
yesterday: 10 to 0. The big leagusrs
collected twenty hits of all kinds.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
White SOx Win.

SANTA MARIA, cal. March Is.-The
Chicago White Sox downed tho Port
land team Yesterday by the score Of
to !. Three errors by Portland Were
largely responsible for runs The score:
X. RI. T..
White Sox ......... OCO 40 coo s .
Portland ......... 000 O00 0l0-I q )
Batteries-Lathrop and Schalk: Han
son. Post, and HaWorth.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

We've dreamed throughout til
night
Not Of glory without end.
But the whirlwind of the fight
Which the coming day would send
We were tempted and we fell
To the bitter depths-and then
From the very nav Of hell
We have struggled up again.
Only those who face the sweep
OF a life which Fate defies,
Yet fight upward from the deep,
Know wherein true valor lies;
Only those who. beaten down,
Rise again as from the grave,
Shall with harp and holy crown
Chant the Ballad Of the Brave.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
Irish Defeat Dutch.

WILMINGTON. y G. March Is
The Irish faction Of the Philadelphia
team was true 10 st. Patrick and beat
tn" German mefIbers in the annual
race war of DOORS men here ycatcr
day. Score TO ,. Patrick Moran. wtu
ranks high in 4. q. II. circles was The
umpire. No further details are necrs-
sar!. The score:
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
A Likely Theory.

still. in the main. the above theory
is about correct. rle present light
weight champion is a German. The
one before him was a German, and
the one before him was a Dane. The
greatest batsman of tifteen-year his
tory is a Frenchman. and the most
valuable all-aruund player Dutch
man. MathewsonS ancestors were
English. Walter Johnson's were
Scotch. And before We get mobhe,l
lets not forget that John L. sullivan
John j. McGraw, and Connie Mack are
Irish.
''Why SO many J. Us in SPORT"
asks Il reader. There are j. ]. Cor
bett. ]. ]. Jeffries. J. ]. McGraw. ]. j.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
as to Make Good With for Today
.MINCE PIE
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
By BUGS" BAER.

Mexican Federals arrest Amer
lean charged with being a spy. II
the baseball Federals pull the
same thunder, an Americans life
will hardly be safe in Baltimore.
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY.
Ambassador Page will receive a degree,
From an English 'varsitee.
Don't know what degree they'll give the
hee-ro.
But the burned thing should be around
zee-ro.
(Business Of jigging until curtain faIIs).
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

Callahan, ]. ]. Evers. and many
others"
We have no idea, unless 1t is upon the
theory that one good ]. deserves an
other,
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

While almost a perfect plant for football
lambeth field is not calculated to bring out
the best baseball there is in a man
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

One of the features OF the games here is
the umpiring of Nick Altrock. He puts
plenty Of pep in the fray and yesterday
amused the crowd by dividing his time be-
tween making decisions and coaching the
Virginia track team from a distance
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

Mike Martin has rugged up a specially rat
termed rubber shirt for the protection OF Joe
EnseIs arm. II covers the whole shoulder
ana extends down to the elbow. entirely
shielding the part of his body that caused no
little worry for several days last week. Over
the ruooer. Engel wears q viRegar-soaked
red wooien shirt. the combination covering
keeping the muscles Of the affected part
warm at all times
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

Joseph A. Hurney. Paul Simonton and A
J. sherman are among the members Of the
loyal legion who have come here to see what
camp lie OF a ball player looks like
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

John Mumfords arm is suffering from Il
slight strain and he loafed yesterday. as did
Billy Lee. who has thrown much that
he can hardly get his right hand above his
shoulder.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18
ONE FOOT IN THE WATER
BUCKET.

W. Johnson warmed up his flip
per,
He said "Bo, I'm feeling at"
Batter said: Il amt so clipper,
Here is where crowd the dip
per-"
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

Walter johnson struck out four hatters m
three innings, without resorh.E t. curve
ball of any sort. He simply whrzed them
through. without any particular effort ard
the colesians treked it back 10 the beuch.
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

The Nationals were forced to go II
yesterday afternoon without the serv-
ices of their captain. The injury In the
groin, which Mcbride suffered several
days ago in the gymnasium, troubled
him so much in the morning that he de-
cided to rest in the afternoon. He
did not don his uni but expects to be
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

The czTaerr u tae s1ati--n p-51~- f. a
cul- ETayisE cotor r1at asak>s ~ zext - I'm
S"ss.He Eo an S9r1et6er 70 srrIrz-eFy z-!zzs
Ne E!s7t IL Css ss.l GaclI g E.zs riser sf<,vs
We tnD ~ the sczE4, EatI. a. a hzckxr-, M
re Eattsr has Azr-oTsd fed far -eTn ID
IRON Tie 5t2re- TIE Ss ct0az!s toEe.er Ar.
piaylns E.hre srn1othiy with each succe.siye
PRACTICE
The Washington times., 1914-03-18

TheT- TlA - M more running bY the Grir
men IN tie ToSsn saucer Of tn. .nIver.;,
tertsy rer.Ds Fl and pianr4 In s,o-ss. yybe-
il will remain until next fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-24
A Mans Work

mans luck is as hard as adamant if he is not in love with the work he does as with a maid he woos. It is miserable thing to care for one's occupation mere ly because it shuts out the thoughts that burn like irons if you think" Any trade or profession you could name IS a poor affair if ii is but a time-killer, a stop-gap, an opiate, the ballast of the dirigible life, says the Philadelphia Ledger. You hear man start his work with faint tap at clock stroke, ani you hear him drop 1t with a loud thud at another clock stroke. and you know his soul and his brain are not alive in the thing that he is doing. Why? A thous- and men are thousand reasons why.
 Any man who can be accurately stig- matixed as efficient (dreadful word) brings all of himself to the task in hand. He brings not merely his sixth sense and his fourth dimension to bear on his concerning handful, but every bit of vital electricity in the storage batteries of his whole being. When he has done his level best, he is, as we ironically say, played out" and he is supposed to take a rest which may assume the form of harder labor than ever in a wholly different fiele of endeavor.
 In fact, the man who has formed the habit of work Is never happy to be idle. It is no use to extend to him the pros pect of complete hiatus in the name of a vacation. The programme of the null and vo.d would assure him an acute un- easiness. There is saying that nature abhors a vacuum-so does real live man, the son of nature. Send an Edison to bask in Florida orange grove and he is restive as lost soul. for his mind still wrinkles with the filaments of his laboratory fin New Jersey. The old lost stars continue to shine for many a voy- ager who has left his familiar skies on the other side Of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-24
FIVE LIFE SAVERS DROWNED TRYING
 10 SUCCOR SHIP
Schooner Hanalei Wrecked On Duxbury Reef-Lives of Fifty-five Passengers
 In Danger

San Francisco. November 23.-Five members of crew of life savers try ing to reach the steam schoober Han aiie, wrecked on Duxburg reef. nine, rliles north of San Francisco, were drowned tonight
 Two of the Hanaleis crew were drowned date today while trying to
 make their way through the surf with lines. Two passengers swan to safety. The lives of 55 other men and wom- en clinging to the sloping decks of the fast breaking up schooner hung in the balance. s,
 A thick fog prevented ships from aiding the Handel and when darkness closed in and the rescue craft sought safety in deep water it was realized the only possible hope was to get d llne out from shore.
 The crew of the Golden Gate life saving station started to the scene of the wreck with line throwing nor tar
 motor truck met the life savers al Sausalite, on the north shore of San Francisco bay, and began the long journey around the heads to point .op- posite the stricken schooner. It was believed the life savers would reach the scene about midnight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-24
NEGRO CLAIMS HE WAS DRIVEN BY HUNGER
 TO ROB THE MAILS

Stating that hunger forced him to steal Adam McGraw. negro, pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to rob the United States mail and was bound over by United States Commis- sicner R. B. Watts to await the action of the federal grand jury. The defend ant testified that he was employed for several years in the baggage room at the Terminal station. and that about
 two months ago he was discharged. He
 said that, driven to desperation by
 hunger and failure to find work, he decided to rob the malls.
 The negro secured a cloth mail sack and carried it in behind the baggage room and cut 1t open. As he was going through the letters he was discovered by J. c. Bartlett, a railroad official who arrested him and gave him ir charge of the authorities The negro made water haul" so far as money was concerned.