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The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Will Now Make Effort
To Increase Contests
For Schoolboy Honors
Twenty Games Suggested to Decide Baseball Title and Advisers
viii Consider Moye-Western Defeats Alexandria High
and Today Tackles Fairmont A. c.
By BRYAN MORSE.

o. the team. the individual. and the
sport. The sooner officials realize this
bett7r basketball will be forthcoming
Team work Is essential in basketball.
and nc amount Of rough work will put
a team ahead no matter how accurate
/ the shooting is.
Many OF the high and prep school ath-
letes are today welcoming home corners
from college. Western, Central Bust
ness. Tech and Eastern are invaded to-
day by their friends who are home for
the holidays A number Of activities in
social lines are on the cards for today
and tomorrow. Practically every school
is giving some sort Of entertainment.
Francis Stetson, a Western boy, now
at Harvard is expected to make a strong
Did for the Harvard swimming team
this season. Coach Drummer. of the
Washington Swimming Club, who took
Stetsor in hand last summer and Sue
cee6ed in making the youngster win the
three-mile championship, speaks well Of
StetSon. and says that he should have
no difficulty in holding his own with
any Of the college men in distance
events.
The alumni and students Of Friends
school will gather tonight at the insti-
tuition TO see the game between the
alumni and the Friends regulars. The
terdsy afternoon but was held over
until tonight 10 give the alumni chance
10 get back for the hattie.
The alumni team will be picked from
King. Roberts. Miller. Gates, Cole and
SwaTtzeil. all former members of the
Friends basketball team. The annual
game has been a feature Of the Christ
mas holidays for many years IN the
past
Western high school football players
we're awarded their letters and certifi-
ates at eeenral assembly at Woodward
& Lothrops auditorium today. Those
who received the letters were Captain
Edwin Giblin. Captain-elect John Mack
all. John Whelchell. Lawrence Gray
son. Francis Forsythe. Thomas Durant,
Tom Peyton. Raymond Peck, Tomas
Hume. Walter O'Brlen, John O'Brien,
Francis Styles, Palmer Stearns. Shep-
herd RohreT. Stanton Henry. Charles
Matthews. Evelyn Fuller. Richard Ser
geant, Howard Kernodle, Randolph
Harmon and George Bell.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
FOrdham to Have Crews
In InterCIaSS Contests

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-Fordham Uni
N,rsity Will have rowing next year. but
VIII not compete in any intercollegiat c
T, -attas. Fordham's first races on the
water VIII be lnt"rclass contests and
possibly a couple of brushes with Son7e
oi tn" local rowing tlubg. The report
That ia. university III the Bronx would
develop ana send crew to POuRhkcep-
3ir Tor the annual Intercollegiate re-
gdllt Was nothing more than net on.
Perhaps in future years, II It's rowing
experiment uoEt year proves successful,
u NAY ;" rcUr,.cntcd at the Hudson re-
Eatt". but II is puly remote chance.
IN" idea - nav" ROWING at Fordham
originated with John Mulcahy. member
Of III" class OI 1897. MulCahy who -
coach a fuuT-Oarcd crew. supply the
shell and housing facilities without sad
ding penny Of ,Npcnsc ON the univCr-
sitv athletic associat on.
Tia" Bronx University never had row.
lns Of any sort and MulCahy's offer was
'lai"lLny received. 4 few Of the more
Optimistic Maroon supporters saw In the
move 70 have rowing q chance TO send
a crew 10 POughksepsie The athletic
uIthor Ties irOWn on the idea of goins
IL on large scale and declare that IL
wtil be = long time before i'ordham will
even mink OF tho plan OF compel ng on
the Hudson. because Of the great cX-
pens" that Is necessary to properly equip
a crew.
Georgetown tried to enter a boat at
I"hSIl kt' ps'C q Icu years ego. but was
forced 10 give up tho attempt on ac-
count q th" enormous outlay of money.
FurJhaHi. hnpwu- this. sn't anxlous Ia
meet IN" ."'u' tate, specially at a tim.
'.il,n a., students ar" just taking up
t.r Vat port.
aoror,i.u" 10 UEo-cu; plans. the u'l-
""r-rtd.a'o. Nil Dr. invited to tr-' for
IN" .,--t crew alter the hulida- Nac.i-
lion. Tie candidate will report to
Eoasa Iulrahy at the Atlanta Boat
Club house, which VIII serve 10 head
quarters for the Maroon oarsmeu,
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Another Suggestion.

Their" is more than one college in
America with more than one paid foot.
ball player enrolled. These colleges IN
IN main az" pretty well known. And
In" only way TO suppress this profess
sio.ul faint is to have them dropped
For with the b < gate money now In
evidence the time has come when thu
professional phase In football must be
closely watched. The most effective
stand against professional football l.
the rule barring all freshmen from the
team. a three-year allowance for play
and stSict scholarship eliG .bility.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Proposition to Amend Bylaws
Will Be Submitted at Meet
ing in New York.

4 proposition 10 amend the bylaw
Of the United Statas Golf Association
so that the status Of an amateur may
be more clearly defined viii be sub
mitted 70 the annual meeting Of the
national body at the Waldorf in New
York, on January 5. Its author is a
well-known amateur, and the suggest on
vas made with view to aiding in the
search for a stricteF rule.
Some time ago the L. S. 9. A. ask Z
its 40 or more club members fo- 2
expression Of opSSon as to whether tho
present amateur definit on should be
changed. Robert C. Watson. the presi
deLt, declared at the last metropolitan
meeting 81 the West was alive with
discussion On the subject and that com
nittees have been appointed TO formally
consider the matter.
The following Is a copy Of the pro
uSsed amendment TO section Of the
bylaws:
AN amateur is one who -oes no
accept money or the equivaIens here
Of, directly OF indirectly. in his as
ISOLATION with the game of golf, the
following exceptions, however. being
specifically stated:
u For writing about or reporting the
game of golf.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
SSu69est Twenty Games to Decide School Diamond TnleI
GOLF ON ROOF

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Winter
golf took a big jump into the
foreground here today, follow
ing a contest held on the roof
of the Aston Hotel. High over
the city on the glass enclosed
roof, a representative body of
society people watched fifteen
contestants in a gold medal
play for form. James Maiden,
of Nassau, Long Island, won
the play-off after four contest
ants had tied for first.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23

An eIToTJ viii oe made at the next
meeting o. the high school board Of
faculty advisers when the schedule OF
baseball games is considered 10 take
. up the question OF the extension OF the
list of ten games to twice that number.
g. The idee has been preached by one
Of the coaches OF the baseball teams,
and the advantages of the heightened
series will probably be put before the
advisers for consideration It is pointed
out that a twenty-game series would
attach less Importance 10 the single
games. which in no way determine the
strength OF the competing teams.
One game OF baseball, as now played
6y each team in meeting the other con-
tenders for the title. serves in no way
to measure the strength Of the mines.
Two games would give the school boys
a chance TO show their worth, and In
addition would stimulate interest in
games by more boys than now take
part in the series.
Chairman Matthews says he is will
ing to entertain arguments IL brought
before the faculty advisers. The
schedule will be talked over after the
holidays and the places to play the
games viii probably come up for con-
SAQSIdllCu.
Western defeated the Alexandria
high school team in the National Guard
ArTnory yesterday by a . TO g score.
Several of the Western regulars are out
of the game at present, and their places
are being filled by substitutes, who are
holding up We'll.
The Alexandria boys failed 10 score
in the second half. Western is meeting
the FairmOnt A c. today, and mas won
its last three starts in almost as many
days. Peck continues 10 be the best Cf-
Tense player in the Western team, while
Gibiin Is holding down the opposition al
all times
Alexandria presented a fast team
which was weak in basketshooting.
There was a tendency TO play the men
instead Of the ball and q number OF
fouls were called in consequence.
Along the line CT basketball il might
be again said that many OF the school
boys are combining the football element
with that Of basketball to the detriment
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
GOT RUBE'S LAST

BILLY" Brammell, who has the
distinction of catching the last
ball that the late ''Rube" Wad-
dell pitched in a ball game, has
signed a contract to catch for
the San Antonio team of the
Texas League. WaddelI and
Brammell were both members
OF the Virginia Mimi club of
the Northern League in 1913,
and the last league game that
Waddell pitched was lost by
him, 2 to /, in twelve innings.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Initial Cost May Be Cut Down
and There Are Other Ways
to Economic.

The enthusiasm Of golfers over their
game is well known. It's the only
came" They don't quite understand
why every body doesn't play. Why any
nan in his right senses can keep away
from the golf links on q beautiful sun
shiuy day is more than they can exact
y comprehend.
When questioned the non-golfer usual
y admits that there must be fasci-
nation in the game, but he either says
he hasn't the time or else il is too ex-
pensive. We won't accept the first ez-
Cuse. He should make time. The ad-
vsntages OF keeping in good health and
OF keeping up ones acquaintanceship
are important enough to warrant Il Ger
tain amount of time being set aside each
week for this finest type Of recreation.
The second excuse, that of golf being
TOO expensive, we admit has more
weight The same reasons, hOveyc.
that overcome the excuse Of time, apply
also In the present instance. But mNre
than that We contend golf Is not an
pensive game, or at least it need not be
made So
The expenses, often the initial espsase
# getting outfitted with q set Of clubs
and the proper clothes, can be divided
into three groups: I. The expense Of
Joining = club and meeting the annual
dues. 2 Tho caddy expense. 3. COR ball
eIpense-
rtsbie. There is Z choice, however, of
belonging TO q more expensive or less
expengiVe club. And even IL the links
are not quite as good in. the latter case,
shsre IL practically as much pleasure 10
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Chinn Would Box Winner.

Kid Chinn. VINO has been seen IN
action at the old Ardmore Club many
Il time. is out with a challenge to meet
tho winner of the Bert Green-"Circus
Jones bout, scheduled for New YeaF
Day.
! don't care which one OF them wins.
I'll take him on" says Chinn- i m
wi'hnE to face any man my weight the
club can find
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
The KinL

The trouble with this. as in other foot
bail affairs. Is that all connected with
football take the fame ent rely too seri-
ously. defeat isn't d sgrace and a
victory doean't add one thousandth OF
one per cent TO the common good
Football was first established as a
friendly intercollegiate rolnp. II has
since grown into n young war. It's
about time that IL was being pointed
back 70 the vicinity OF its start
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Would Roll Games,

The Land Office duckpin teams would
like 10 roll a match game with any FIVE
man team at duckpins during the week
beginning December IS at the National
Capital Bowling Academy alleys, Ninth
and G streets northwest r z. MikessIl,
General Land Office, will receive com
munications for the matches.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
ARE
PLEASED OVER WIN
Consider 1t Some Achievement
to Have Upset IntercoIIegi-
ate Runners-Up.

A win is a win. say Catholic Uni.
| versity basketball followers today in
speaking of last nights engagement
with the Yale University basketball
team at Carroll Hall. In which the New
Haven lads were beaten by q to %,
even though the visiting team is I'M
familiar with the floor, and is without
its best player.
To defeat any Yale team is an honor
in itself. but to defeat the Yale basket
ball team. runner up in the intercolle-
giate basketball race last season. is an
achievement. and today Catholic Uni
versity players are receiving their just
need OF praise for the victory.
Yale led at the end of the first half
bv a score Of Is to 70. and there were
plenty in the hall who thought the col
legians from New Haven were under
! wraps for the first stage of the journey.
That second half was as fine an ex-
hibit,on of basketball which means
speed. accuracy, team work. and insis-
! tent effort as has been staged here in
many a day.
With Donnelly. Keesan. Caffrey, and
white working in approved style. Yale's
lead was cut down and the score stood
at Is to 10 In favor of c. u. Never after
that was the c. L. team more than
four points ahead. Keegan's shots stood
the team in good stead. while Donnelly's
efforts at passing and blocking gave
Caffrey and white a chance.
Yale was hard put to 1t with Captain
Stackpole out of the battle. The play
ers depended upon Arnold. who shot
whenever uncovered, and really got his
team in wrong at the start, for the Ell
shooters took chances from all parts Of
the floor, which was really bad bas-
ketball from whatever angle you take
II. II IS true that many Northern teams
shoot from almost any part OF the floor
when individuals are uncovered. but
Yales shooting was almost foolhardy
at times in view of the fact that Kee-
I'D so carefully.
Yale may have underestimate the
size OF the gymnasium. but at that
Weiner Kenny. Smith. and Arnold took
too many wild shots. In direct COM
yarison to the ragged work of the Yale
team. Catholic University played an
especially good passing game The ball
vas frequently worked up 10 the basket
,or close open shots, and the percentage
OF successful baskets was larger than
that OF the Yale aggregation.
The victory was a feather in the cap
OF Fred Rice. the c. L. coach, in view
CT the fact that Yale had defeated
F ordham the night before and had met
with success in its other games on
the trip. Mention must be made OF the
work of Charlie Taft. son OF former
President Taft. The younsster covered
Up well fed the ball up the field In ap-
proved style. and must be rated as a
clever guard.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Golf Not Necessarily
Highly Expensive Sport

be had and just as much health.
The second expense can be done away
with entirely. \ caddy Is not neCcs-
sity by any means. BY carrying . few
easily be ones own caddy without find
ing the task very irksOme. At first there
viii be trouble in locating the ball sue
Cessfully in every case, but b. getting
used &, marking the exact spot where
II went, the danger Of losing the DalI Is
not much enhanced through lack 81 &
caddy. In addition, the fact Of there be
ing no caddy around IL Of advantage 70
ones PLAY. By talking, or by some other
means Of distracting the players con-
ceutratiOn Will. making shot, the cad
dy is often the cause Of a misplay and
thus Of much vsxatiOn on the part Of his
employer.
The third item. that OF golf balls,
can l." eliminated to q surprisingly .Hrg"
degree. by painting over gyif ball.
IL il true that most players prefer Il
ball that has not been painted over.
claiming ;hat the flight l. impaired by
in" Tcgaintiug. But when the pa nting
Is done properly call the old paint taken
of lTst. and then not too much new
paint appliedJ, The difference in Night
Is negligible. = player can make as
good Il score. o. almost a. good. with
u painted over ball. and have Just Us
much pleasure. This golf ball expense
may for one man be only q fifth OF
what IL & TO another. II is according
20 what YOU want 90 PAY large
amount Is not necessity.
SO. after the first year. the member
ship dues need be the only item TO be
seriously considered in determining
whether one snail take up the game or
not
In regard 10 csldd:es the greatest On
pensc there Is ia golf. It is OF interest
10 know that Great Britain paid over
Sl3.Oo,oUJ during 1918 for csddy hire. TIE
expense MS doubtless fully as great
In this country. Mos, Eolfs-s have got
ten into the habit ~ thinking vi a
caaay ~ = niece. sGry part Of = round
of golf. But this /. = Srca; mistake.
and any one VINO beIieges such 10 Uc
the casc should not feel deferred in any
way from starting his round minus this
youthful appendaRe.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
BINGLES AND BUNTS
THE ANCIENT SQUEAL RE-ENTERED.
By GRANTLAND RICE

When 'Omer sulOte his blooming Tyre
His sad wdH rang through hills and boilers,
For there mas no Fed League around
To offer him ten million dollars.
When Caesar hit 1876 :,tt
In GduI-Ho wonder he mas troubled,
For there mas no Gilmore extant
To have his wages more than doubled
A sad old WOrld it must have BEEN
Sad as a photograph of Dante;
With Ward and WeeghHIdn still unborn,
And no one else to raise the ante
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
And no one else to raise the ante.

The year 1915 should be a record breaker
for the canning industry. McGraw
alone will need thirty-one cans TO be
applied TO - many athletes by May 1.
All told. over 300 earnest young and old
Lien will be modified on or before this
date for the Soapy Chute.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
The Plot Thickens.

80 Il looked IS IL hD1J Wae wrong Har-
ards gTi ; .atc ma ag"r "fi,-od Mi-hi-
guns graduate manager a gam, for
1915. but ccrld make 10 pTonis" re-
gnrding q v'turu game AT Ann Amor
for tho year after
- ]. was understood between tho two
that Michigan was 10 visit Harvard
noNt fall. ami that Harvard uhRht. hut
wouldn't Yrc.uis, &C.. -iSit tho West in
IJI5 Mich san had decided dauuitcly
to accept Harvard ptcr.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Bartheld Does Well.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-Soldier Bart
field put up a good fight last night
against Al Mccoy. claimant of the mid
dleweight title. earning a draw Nc
Coy tried continually to drop his man.
but the sold er was too clever
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Carroll Gets Sanction
For Cross Country Jaunt

The A A. L. sanction has been
granted Carroll Institute to hold South
Atlantic cross-country championship
event here on January .. Though the
course has yet to be definitely laid. II
IS expected to be about five miles. and
the entry Est will be large. Carroll Will
send every member OF its squad 10
the starting line. and the Baltimore c.
Z. G viii also be represented by a
bunch OF FLYERS
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
MINCE PIE
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
By BUGS" BAER.

Now that Young Shugrue has in
sured his mitts for $4,000, it's up
to Connie Mack's ticketselIer to in
sure his digits for a pewter dime.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Speciac violations will be

SPECIFIC violations will be:
''(3) Playing or teaching the game OF
golf for money or its equivalent
''(b) Personally making or repairing
golf clubs, golf balls. or other articles
for money or its equivalent
''(cl Accepting pay for services after
reaching the age of sixteen years as
caddie. cSddie master, or greenkeeper.
or accepting money or It's equivalent for
laying out or constructing. supervising
or giving advice respecting the laying
out. construction or upkeep of golf
courses, or permitting name or likeness
to e used with or without compensa-
10. directly or indirectly. in the sal"
advertisement of anything pertaining
the game Of golf.
''CiJ Anyone who is or has been a
p '~ssional in any branch OF athletics.
lOyiGed. however. that any person
40 IS or becomes Ineligible by reason
u this bylaw may be reinstated by
giving to the executive committee OF
the United States Golf Associa ton sat
isT"c Glory evidence Of meriting such re-
nstatement.
Nothing herein contained shall re-
quiye the reinstatement as an amateur
Of any person in good standing as such
on the sth day Of January. 1915.
Foreigners will be accepted as ANA
'eurs II pronerly accredited from their
home clubs or golf associations as such
under the rules prevailing in the cOun
Try from which they enter"
The Washington times., 1914-12-23

The troub,. seems TO b" this. IN 1914.
Harvard. with nine veterans and 4
great machine due. invited Michigan to
N'eit her II Boston. Michigan. with
IWo veterans and Il green machine, ac-
copied the invitation.
In accepting this game. Michigan
took a chance on IA 1915 game with Har-
lard when Harvard would have a green
team and Michigan would be composed
mainly or seasoned players Michigan
took q ChIHcc-but even u year ago
YCst couldn't see the chance. He was
bitterly opposed to the game from The
beginning. Harvard play Us IN lHlj?'
hs said with "A snort. ITS the biggest
Joke Of thu year. NOGll md out. Wen
have a good team IA 1915. and Harvard
VIII lose Erickley. IiardwicH. PCuDock
L"Rau. TrImbuH. BraGlcc. and others
We haven't got a chance to win tits
season. and We haven't got Il chance
10 play Harvard next season
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Michigan and Harvard.

On the afternoon Of October II there
vas better feeling between Michigan
ard Harvard than We have seen in a
long time between the football ma
chimes.
But in tal last week MichiEau's taste
mas changed with rare .sudd.nHrss. To
Put il briefly and compactly. Michigan
is something more than pceved-wIth
the arrow pointing ia lIBryari's digcc-
Il, n
The Washington times., 1914-12-23

You can buy an assassin in New
York for S., showing that the Feds
have not invaded that league yet.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23

SubstitutiCns = GARFIELD Tor Smith.
Rhatt for Garfield. Hlnchcliffe for CAT
frey. Goals from foor-Whlte. Canrey
90. Donnelly 90. Cartwright %. Keegan
a.. Weiner Co). Kenny 90. and Arnold
C2l Goals from foul White. out OF 5;
Arnold. out of 7. Referee-Mr. Hughes.
Umpire - Mr. Colliiower. Time OF
pcrfods-30 minutes each.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
If the Price Was Right

Lives there a bloke with soul so dead
Who never to himself has said,
I'D like 10 jump and be a Fed?'
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
To Hold Two Practices.

The Laa.a;nsll team Of the boys dc.
partmcnt. V. NJ. g. a. will hold pructice
SESSIONS tomorrow night and Saturday
night At 1880 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23

Is fost. He wanted the fame more than
anyone else. but felt all along that Har-
ward had no intention of making IL $3.50
on d tD o-year test.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Plan NeW Definition Of
"An1ateur" for Golfers

- Firms or corporations which in'
the general conduct of their business
sell supplies. accessories or carry out
designs necessary to the welfare Of the
game of golf
IS. Wagers on the game"
The Washington times., 1914-12-23

Grand Circuit stewards will formu-
late new trotting rules, which may cut
short Young Ahearn's ring career.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
RABID RUDOLPH SAYS
"a m erican
League batters are
sorry to hear that
the last johnson
rumor amt one"

Cornell has signed to play Harvard on
September 80, 1915. which will give the
loyal students plenty OF time to DISPOSE
OF their tickets to the spectators.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23
Beats BrambIe Bushes

There iods man IN our totsn,
Mech t0iser than the scholars,
Who Jumped his Fed League contract
Fo- fifty million sssSss$sss.
The Washington times., 1914-12-23

With Johnny Gallagher and Ted Mere
dith both working in the same depart
rnent store. what chance has an honest
shoplifter of making a getaway?
The Washington times., 1914-12-23

Nice Little Meal of Words.
The staff star fitted to the Feds,
Griu shouted Hes bEoomer,
HIS i1htp is frGz<Ied, frdyed to shrsds
His job toas hanging just By threods,
He must hare heard the ruBlor.1