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The Washington times., 1914-04-27
RAY CHAPMAN HOPES
TO PLAY BY JUNE 15
Fractured Bone in Ankle Has
Knit Perfectly and Crack
ShortStop Is Smiling.

Shortstop Ray Chapman, of the Maps
thinks he will be ready to play bal
by June Is. II not then he surely will
be ready by the time the second East
ern trip starts, July Z.
Chappie's broken ankle is we'll on the
road to recovery. Owing to the pc,
was feared the bones would not knit
Properly.
With the removal Of the plaster cast
an X-rsy photo was taken. This dis
closed a perfect knit of the fracture.
Chappie can now work his ankle
freely. He can wiggle his tos and takes
as much delight in doing it as does a
small boy or girl.
III I'm not able TO play ty June II
I'll be there batting hot ones to the
infeid," said Chappie. I'll hit them SC
hard they'll have to show pepper Il
keep UP with me.
Il can walk a short distance in my
game ankle now. If 1t comes 10 a pinch
but I'll stick with the cruLcncs for a
while"
Chappie is confined at Charity Hos,
pital alongside of Catcher Steve O'Neill
whose right ankle is badly swollen
from a sprain.
O'Neill is at war with Doc Kuhles ir
regard to when he will pe able to play
again.
kuhles says It will be at least two
weeks before Steve can go behind the
bat.
III be ready in a week." Steve an
swers.-
O'Neill is laid up at Charity Hospital
in such a cOndition ne would have To
use Crutches to play or jump t. the
FEDS
approached by any Federal League
agents" Steve said. I'm satisfied with
my Nap contract and will stick"
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Must Get Decision Over Levin
sky If He Would Hold
Place.

II will not be very long now until
we know just about where Jack Black
burn stands in the pugilistic ranks.
Blackburn's test comes Wednesday
night at Philadelphia when he meets
Battling Levinsky in a six-round go.
Blackburn was 4 dusky star in the
days of the long Stso-in the days
when Joe Cans was at his best, when
George Dixon was just disappearing
over the puSilistic horizon, and when
Jack johnson was just beginning to be
feared as a rival by Jim Jcffries But
a Jail sentence put Blackburn out OF
the ring and out of public sight when
he was in his prime. Now he is out
of stir" and is seeking to do come
back.
When Blackburn was placel behind
the bars he was a lightweight. He
has come out middleweight He
thought for a time that he could pull
through at a lower figure. and it was
as welterweight that he made his
He defeated the rough h-and-tumble
Tommy Howell as a weIterweight, but
he was compelled to go through a
Turkish bath process to make 1JC
pounds. So he has abandoned the well
ter division and has moved up to the
middleweight class.
The Levinsky match has been made
az 100 ringside. and that's a weight
that's soft for the negro. but is going
u cause Danny Morgan's light heavy,
weight lot of trouble.
If Levinsky retains any considerable
degree of his usual strength he will b.
dangerous customer for the blacl
fellow to fool with. The Battler is
taller and bigger than his dusky op-
ponent. And. moreover. he Is fairly
clever performer.
Against wild swingcr like Howell
the colored comeback was at his best
He timed Howell's slipshod efforts
stepped inside with stiff uppercuts OIL
held the Italian off with stinginG
Iefts. But Levinsky is shifty fellow
on his feet OWLS nice left hand OF
his own and can give as well take
punishment.
So II Blackburn can get away with
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Champion Has Plenty of Money
and Can Afford to Look at
Others Enter Ring.

LOS ANGELES. April 21.-Willie
Ritchie. having disposed IF Harlem"
Tommy Murphy and put another s15,ooO
bank roll where it will gather more
moss. has sat down n watch the other
lightweights DO the WORK.
Tomorrow evening Freddie Welsh, a
hammer boy, will meet Leach Cross at
Vernon.
IL the same ring on either May IS or
e. tho old ri !als, Al WoIgast and Joe
Rivers, will como together for n third
tilt. In June Welsh and Murphy box
for lin CoTfroth In San Francisco.
Considering that Welsh wants to box
the winner of the Wolgast-Rive go
and Jimmy Dufty is being lined up for
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

The first time l saw SoehlinS after
he had gone to the pitching school un-
der Griffith and Altrock he was much
changed as if he had turned green. He
pitched as Altrock used TO pitch and
used lot of Griffith's stuff" There
was not a question then hut that l-neh-
ling was a really great pitcher-no mat
ter what the batterS said about his not
having anything.
Roehling worked n game against the
Chicago White Sox last scason-and l
entoyed that game more than most any
one He was working 4 trick on them
that Griffith used in his best days And
lot one OF them saw IT.
There was trick used by many OF
the old time pitchers known as sha1-
owing" 1t consisted Of throwing the
bCdy TO one side as the bail is pitched,
so that the pitchers body was on the
line Of flight of the pall and shadow
ed il, the body forming the only
background. BoehlinS was doing this
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Technical Nine to Be
Seen for First Time

Technical High Schools baseball
team is to be seen in action for the
first time in the scholastic series at
Nationals Park in the opening game
Of q double header. The Manual
Training team takes on the Business
nine at o'clock and Immediately
following this game Central and
Western are to clash. These games
Will probably throw the first tangible
light on a possible winner of the
school series. At their conclusion all
OF the teams Will have been seen in
action and three of them will have
figured in two of the contests which
make up the championship series.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Future Greats

Heavy hitting predominated in the
game which the Mercury Juniors
T-ocketed from the Iu,pcrials by a score
OF II 10 I. Riston and Esher led with
the willow and TObin's work in the
field was commendablc.
West"vers put up a fast article of
ball when they took on the Yankees
for II to j whipping.
Barnett twirled an air-tight article
of ball for the Falais Royal outfit and
the Brooklanders could get but 8 runs
while the former Tailed u times.
Roland Athletic Club won from the
Independents by IL TO s.
Smiths pitching featured the contest
which his team. the Golden A. c. won
from the St Dominic's Altar Boys by s
TO 0.
Columbia Athletic Club fell before the
Regents by TO 4
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

repeatedly. and the Sox wcre swinging
lat, at tine nall, although it was not
SPEEDY. Batters used 10 complain that
Griffith had more speed than he seemed
TO nave. Tho secret was that he ''shad-
owed the ball with his nody and the
batter did not see 1t clearly until it
emerged from the SHADOW, and, there
fore. thought it much faster than It
was.
Ed Reulbach, now with the Brooklyns,
worked the shadow trick once IN an
ether way and won a game by it There
was a new umpire working behind him,
Early in the game Reulbach became
very friendly with the urlp and. instead
of kicking when strikes were called. he
vas polite and seemed to be anxious
to assist He suggested:
Stand over a bit. Get on a line
Of the ball and you can see them bet
ter"
For five innings that umpire fell for
the trick and shadowed the ball. un-
consciously helping the Chicago pitcher
beat Brooklyn. Then some one kicked
ard the ruse was exposed
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Pimlico's Spring Meet
Opens Next Wednesday

BALTIMORE. Md, April 27.-The
spring meet OF the Maryland Jockey
Cub opens next Wednesday. the In
augEral Steeplecnase being the feature
Of the first days racinG. This steeple-
chase is for four-year -Oids and upward
over a stance of two miles. Six events
are Carded for the first day ard some
of the best horses in the East will be
seen n action.
Special preparations have been made
TO hanGle the thronGs from Washington
aId Philadelphia. always welcome at
this popular track
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
ZOE BOEHLING MAY BE
PITCHER IN
BIG SHOW THIS YEAR
Diamond Expert Explains System by Which Grmens Young
Star SouthpaW Fools Batsmen-Beleves Richmond
Boy Will Have Wonderful Success Now.
By HUGH S. FULLERTON.

Can pitcher be made to order?
this he intends to sweep
did and his naturally
the
BoLng Pitchers the has
disgust declaring that
"he amt nothing"
Boehnc was pitching Virginia Griffith
he have the intelligence and
ming winning ball took him in hand
NOTICED WONDERFUL CHANGE IN LAD.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

The Washington City Duckpin
Association Tournament opens to-
night. If the title hadn't been so
long we would have had a chance
to give you some of the narrowing
details. No space.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
RABID RUDOLPH SAYS
Don't like to
establish a bad
precedent, but wish
we would win a
game on the
grounds"

Newspaper man invited his girl
to 60 to the game, then asked her
q fctc questions to find out IphGt
she knotcS Of the national pdstiHo.
Here is her idea Of q double play:
When one man is on one base
and another on another and he
throtUs the ball real quick and
r.Ioys the other felIot0 so he cdH
make his base aud the other fel-
l0u goes into the plate"
The Washington times., 1914-04-27


Wind-Southeast.
Condition of the Potomac-Muddy.
High tide-e:os a. m. and 9:4o p. m
Low tide-3:1s a m. and 3:55 p. IN.
Lots of fishermen but few fish, is the
story of yesterdays sport in a nut
shell. Saturdays rain filled the Potomac
with mud, and conditions are even
worse today. 1t will probably be Thurs
day before the water clears up enough
to make il worth while to take day of
and go up the river. Some lucky per-
sons who got out early yesterday got
string of fish Of a respectable length,
but luck did not favor the crowd.
The War Department is going to see
to il that the supply of shad in the
Potomac is increased this year. and 10
that end the tug Castle has been sent
down the bay to keep the main channel
of the river clear of nets. The tug, IN
charge of the army engineers sllppeu
I'D on the poaching fishermen uh-
awares about ten days ago, anC every
net found in the fairway was DESTROYED.
No attempt was made TO prosecute tne
fishermen. as the loss of their valuable
gear VIII be enough 10 lIldhS Ihc4AA hS"P
within the law in the future.
So artfully have these stake nets
been spread at the mouth of the RIVER
that il has been estimated only ~
per cent of the shad run has got past
them. The result has been that the
price Of fresh shad has increased 80
Der cent in this city, while in norfolk
and lower bay points generally II mas
remained stationary.
A further nuisance due to the set
ting of these nets has been expert
enced by yachtsmen. Many local anna
teur sailors who have gone down the
bay have lad their centerboards en-
tangled in the cords, and il took time,
trouble. d good wettins and some strong
language 10 get free again. Altogether
there is whole army of local sports
men deeply interested in the mission
Of the Castle.
nell, Great Falls: Fletcner, Lock Cove;
two lighthouses, Three Sisters Reynolds
or Barker, foot of Thirty-Tourth street:
Cumberland, foot Of Twenty-sixt1
street; Bailey, under Anacosti4 bridge;
Miller. d. {. end of Benning bridge.
Bait always to be purchased at fol-
lowing lighthouses: Reynolds, Bailey's
and Miller's. Also at certain fishing
tackle stores.
The following places bear the repu-
tation OF being good fishing grounos:
o. The Parlor." a pool above Boiling
water is deep and swift. and the pool
bears its name because the FISH arc
known to congregate there (9 Middle
Rock. above the Chain Bridge
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Pacific Coast League.

Oakland. /: San Francisco. C,norn-
ingl. San Francisco. .; Oakland, 0
'sfternoon).
Los Angeles. I2; Sacramento. 6 (morn-
ingl. Los Angeles, 2: Sacramento. o
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Season Opens Today
In Amateur Leagues

In the Central League, Sherwoods and
Printers inaugurate the season today
while Trojans and Iroquos play the
opener in the Rosedale circuit
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Stahl Plays Again.

Jake Stanl, deposed manager OF the
worlds champion Boston Red Sox. is
playing ball with a semipro team in
Chicago bearing his name.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Among the Minors.
American Association

Columbus. s: Cleveland. 3
Minneapolis. 5; Kansas City, 2.
Milwaukee. s; st. Paul. 3.
Louisville. 6; indianapolis. twelve
innings). first game. Indianapolis, Z;
Louisville, ! (six innings; called on ac-
count OF State law), second game.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

The Nationals are touted good road
team. From the way the Sox have been
riding 'em, they oughta call en- well
rode team.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Techs Crack Baseball Team
Gets Down to Work Tomor-
row for Diamond Title.
By BRYAN MORSE.

The week looms up large for the
schoolboy athletes, baseball and track
meets claiming attention. Tomorrow
Technical High School, coached by
Austin Howard, is making its first
start in the championship baseball
series. The Manual Trainers have a
capable finger in Mark Showers and
catchers in high school ranks this sAa-
son in Bullet" Steed.
Central and Western are getting to-
gether in the second games Of the
American League Park. Appearing on
,, Wednesday last against Eastern the
Red and White players have been
thrown out of practice on account OF
being unable to get their baseball suits
from the burned high school. but ex-
pect to make a creditable showing.
On Wednesday Eastern is taking a
flyer at the Georgetown Prep team and
will try to humble pitcher named Bob
Farrell. who has been standing the
all season. Eastern was tied by West
ern in the battle last week sudden
weakness in the box developing in an
unexpected manner. II was the first
time In two years that Clair johnson
has been taken from the mound. Frank
Greer suffered the same fate.
Business has hopes of putting Tech
out of the running tomorrow with I'd
Kelly in the box. Sheenan, the Busi-
ness catcher, is expected to show inn
prOvement.
On Wednesday, if arrangements can
! be made with the Episcopal High School
runners, Cathedral will invite the Alex
! andria school and Western to partici-
pate in triangular track meet. Cathe-
dral has been devoting much attention
to baseball, and is calculating 10 meet
all of the high school teams before the
season is over.
Walker White, who last year starred
at the Cathedral and has been out pre-
pairing for West Point exams during the
year, is back on the job witt the pros
pect of breaking in regularly. Cathe-
dral now boasts of Brewer. White, and
Holmes as the best staff of schoolboy
pitchers in this section Of the country.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
BL LACKBURN'S CLASS TO
BE TESTED WEDNESDAY

a victory over Noisy Dams well ad-
vertised protege there'll be no denying
the colored mans place in the van
guard of the middleweights.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Western League.

Omaha. 1S: Des Moines. !.
Fl. Joseph-Sioux City; rain.
Topeka, S; Lincoln, ;.
Denver, 8; Wichita. 5.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

A large following of high school boys
and girls will be found at College Park.
Saturday. The Maryland Aggies have
put a number of good prizes in the var-
Gus events. and competition IS expected
to be unusually keen.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

The Brooklyn Feds park is almost COM
plcted All the equipment has been installed
except the spectators.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
MINCE PIE
BY BUGS" BAER.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.

Here it is Monday noon, and Griff
still refuses to call off last Saturdays
game
Saturdays rain was virtually a victory for
US. We didn't lose.
Refusal to allow those German arms
and ammunition to be landed, looks like
discrimination against the Cincinnati in
field.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

Happy Hardell, of the Tect. track
team. landing second place in the Wash
ington and Lee meet on Saturday. pro-
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
SCHOOLBOYS ARE BUSY
IN MANY SPORT LINES

marvel There are no athletes in this
section of the country who approach
the Keewatin star, according to Hardell.
In the field events the big fellow was
almost invincible.
Under adverse conditions with crowd
ing on the field, Central has shown bet
ter baseball ability than any Of the
others. The Blue and White lads came
near landing a win over the Business
team, and many are of the opinion tiat
if the teams played again the score
would be the the other way.
In football last fall Central did not
get going until toward the end Of the
series. This year the same predictions
are rife that when the series gets along
a bit the o streeters will be in much
better shape.
"Nubby'' Jones. of the Georgetown
track team. a former Western track
captain, Is being hailed as a second
Arthur Duffy. Jones Is being touted
as the winner of the intercollegiate
this year. Along during the winter
when the youngster showed up Jim
Patterson in Baltimore and both Pat
terson and Lippincott here, Jimmy Null
ligan predicted that he would be q
strong contender for the title this sea-
son.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

The fact that a few inches over thirty
six feet won the interscholastic shot
put last year in the championship
games is forcing the weight beavers to
the limit to better their marks. The
record stands at more than forty-twc
feet, and II is not expected to be ap-
proaches this spring.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
ANS
fY%5I662E 62

Weather forecast-Increasing cloudi.
ness tonight; showers Tuesday.
Wind-Southeast.
Condition of the Potomac-Muddy.
High tide-o:os a. m. and 9:4o p. m.
Low tide-3:1s a m. and 1888 p. IN.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

The following places bear the repu-
tltion OF being good fishing grounos:
o. The Parlor." a pool above Boiling
Rock, straight out from Fletchers The
water is deep and swift. and the pool
bears its name because the FISH arc
known to congregate there. (9 Middle
Rock, above the Chain Bridge.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

Bait always to be purchased at fol-
lowing lighthouses: Reynolds, Bailey's
and Miller's. Also at certain fishing
tackle stores.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

Boats may be obtained from Tram
nell, Great Falls: Fletcner, Lock Cove;
two lighthouses, Three Sisters Reynolds
or Barker. foot of Thirty-fourth street;
Cumberland foot Of Twenty-sixt1
street; Bailey, under Anacostia bridge:
Miller. d. e. end of Benning bridge.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
DOROTHY PEAKE announces I

MISS MAINHALL. 1926 Q ST. All the latos
steps taught: appointments strictly priva e
except class nights. Tues. and Fri! Ph n 7a55
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
SPRING RESORTS
Atlantic City.
DANCING

MISSES REYNOLDS & MITCHELL. Studio
l23s 18th ST. NV, teaching all ls'pulaf
dances, priv. instructions any hour. y. $50.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

Conn ave N. w. lone N. So.
GLOvERs. 6s z2nd ST. N. W.. Pm W. ii7s--
fr- lessons any h0ur Soc. FtshwAlk, ons.
step. Boston: TanEo. Waits. s-step. ciass ;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-05

There IL another misconception. very mues
dinused throughout our somewhat mechanical
civilization. which such books could dispsi on
correct ! allude to the belief that war has
today become a science governed By precise
and well-denned rules; and that IN this moderr
game Of mathematical precision. the perfection
Of equipment Is the deciding factor. u Is a
perverted desire Of our modern life 20 reduce
everything 20 a scientific basis 20 multiply
schools and books: and mechanlcians are 20
powerful and 90 enterprising IN our civiiiza.
ton, that tbis misconceptlon has sunk IL
roots deeply and ARMY into our minds. even
IN those Of thinkers and studonta
But % H. q dangerous error. n decoives the
many into believing that the high Developments
Of modern arms and equipment D. a certain a.
surance Of victory-when. IN fact Il Il only a
very uncertain aid 10 an army which must "a
pend upon other conditions for he eTicis.rv
When any war commences every one euesses.
more or less caprioiousiy. according 10 his
ympathies or interests what the result viii
Do. A. one % the two opposing sides must
ain, there must always b. a number 81 No.
tessful-or lucky-propheta
But no one can know, when q var berf,.
ehere q VII end. and IN ahich v-av ne ~.
tor VII achieve bic success. There must ioQi.
calp alNays be a large marKin allowed f,r
the unforeseen. the unknown. To consider
these contingencies a. a duty no les ~ ~.
government which carries on a var fbso ~ 49,
public which must sustain " By IT, approval
and support. To neglect this duty Il 10 oo.o
ne door % frirhtful danFera Wien a. s-.s,
country onters upon var
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-05

n they are intelligentiy presented. But wars.
~ RUE. are not inteliigently truthfuIly and
nationally presented 20 the general readers Of
Intelligence. Especially n this true % mod.
ern wars.
history Of tho Franco Prussian War IN such a
way that h9 may apply its lesson 70 his own
country 20 the situations which confront him
to-day, and which be o. called upon. more or
.erf az n citizen Of n democratic country 10
decide SIN less easy f. u 20 study the les
cons Of that vast. widespread and lonr-ondinE
oonhict-tho American war OF secession. We
know that IN some way that conflict was fol-
owed BY the most amazing material develop
nent me world has ever soon-I refer 10 The
development ~ the United States within the
past generation. How many educated mon can
explain how the war was related TO that Do
Velopmont and what the really good or eva
results ~ the war may have beon7
Military history needs 10 b. written IN a
nov way. Our educated classes. az a rule.
have an entirely wrong conception of war;
whether they take tho romantic view of the
rublect or the peace propaganda.
DOR military leaders have failed to give
civilians any Kind 90 condensed military On
sfructiou-and some such basis On absolutely
neccaaary W. are 20 make any Judgment In
the matter AZ all o. f. curious fact and one
~ The most bizarre IN the extraordinary. fan
taHtic age in which We live. that the only book
N recent years Adequately chronIcIine Tor or
einary readers the tremendous history of tbs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-05

wars OF the nineteenth century Ohe most
wariike century. par excellence. IN the history
20 the WORLD o. the work OF man whose life
has been devoted % the peace propaganda IN
ltaly-Ernest Theodore Monota. True. he was
on officer and saw service. an excellent train.
INK for a historian In any case. his volumes
on War and Peace IN tho Nineteenth Cen.
tury~ are mine Of Information which should
bc carefully studied BY al who really wish 10
understand thoroughly the great movements
which. through war. have made Europe what
90 ls to-day.
Doubtless there arc many valuable studies
upon military history recently published by Of.
hcora of high rans in various armies But Oh
these works are prepared for the Initiated and
not Tor ua or1inary mortals. 90 whom they are
Of mue or no use. % may be a profitable sug.
rostion to such Of these experts as are able 20
write books of general interest that We need
some Information an their speciality.
ln periods of prolonged peace there a. widely
iinuacd among clLcated readers. through tho
vehicle of literature. "a tlnd OF romantic love
Cor war. which d. not nj times without us real
periis to Iho nations
parlor poets and philosophers talk OF war
without knowing what they are talking of-as
-tho mother Of heroes and valor" "tho tie
That binds classes and Masses" "tho revivlfy.
ing force Of nations weakened by peace. pros.
porfy and pleasure" Whoever knows Of war.
through experience or study. knows 90 o. IN.
deed "fle" sometimes necessary. but like the
'Fndcun. NOT always cnuObiinE. n victory er.