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The Washington times., 1914-03-01

I'D bet 500 to a lead pencil that Bot
Groom has quit us for the outlaws.
said the Old Fox today before leavin.
for Charlottesville.
81 haven't heard a word from either
Groom or Hughes since Tom went out
to st. Louis on that mission. though
see reports that I've heard lot. Bob
Is keeping his affairs very much to him
self
IF Bob has quit us. and / think he
has. I'm off him for life. He should
know better than take this step. but
l fear he has taken 1T
1t was a small party of diamond Won
ders that left the Union Station on the
l0:40 train for Charlottesville today.
Manager Griffith, John Henry. and
''Rippy' Williams made up the ath-
ietic contingent, and they were readily
lost in the rush Of other passengers.
Eddie Foster, the midget third base
man. and Dan MoeIler. the neet-footed
outfielder, wanted to make the trip to-
The Washington times., 1914-03-01
LoyOla Would Cut in
On Claim for Title

Following u defeat uf tn University
of Virginia basketball team hy cath
Ollie University here Friday. T.uyola
College of Baltimore cuts in with a
claim to the south Atlantic title by viz
tue OF a "a to - defeat Of the orange
and Blue five in Baltimore last night.
Left Forward Corcoran of the I.oynla
team Is the real winning factor FOR the
Baltimore team: lis he landed seven
baskets on free throws from fouls in
his seven attempts II was the second
Gefeat OF the season for the Virginia
team.
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GRIFF WILL RETURN TO
SIGN ZEB MILAN TO A
CONTRACT FOR SEASON
Leagues Leading Base Thief Due Here Wednesday and Old Fox
will Be on Job With Well. linked Pen-CIimbers' Boss
= Believes Bob Groom Has Become Outlaw.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Though Manager Griffith Charlottesville today he will
night Tuesday morning the signing Jesse Clyde
Milan, who expected reach the Capital Wednesday,
81 don't talk the
said the Old Fox today fr having him line Both since
have been here Milan has off signing until he able talk with
He excellent about salary matters
making it simple matter to do business with him.
1he declined offers Federal League
indication enough that he will be with this forma
of much time However, shall
be right the he arrives and I'll have fine large
IN fist ready to slip it to him"
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work saved the game for the white Sox
right there. as we made one run later.
and Chicago finally beat us by only a
single tally. Believe me, BILLY won
many a battle for the White SoX with
his head.
George Mcbride. the great Washington
shortstop, is another player who has
made himself a star through the brainy
way in which he ays the game. He Is
neither a hitter nor base runner. On
his feet, he Is not at all fast, but he is
always working his head He will fig
ure a pitcher and work him to the last
ditch. and he never takes a chance on
the bases unless he has the percentage
with him.
Sox, Is still another man considered a
star by Big Leaguers who has made
himself top notcher with his brains
and not through natural ability. Ball
Players rated Wagner to be the most
valuable man in the Baston infield in
the year that the Red Sox won the
championship of the world. yet Yerkes
and Gardner had more natural ability
than the German. ] think.
But II was his fast thinking that
stopped many rally by opponents. and
he was the man who held the infield
together and started most of the plays
that retired the oposing side. for which
the Red Sox were famous that season.
] consider Wagner to be the second
best shOrtstop in the American League,
with Jack Barry shading him just a
little.
He "Crosses" Hal Chase.
II does not sound very well for man
TO talk about the plays he himself has
made but l want 20 bring up one THAI
used to try with considerable success.
and show how | crossed up Hal Chase
one day simply through a lucky break
I got. 1t all hinged on the absence Of
a water cooler in the visitors club
house at the old American League park
in New York.
Jennings framed up this play, with
which ] was very successful in a close
game against the. ordinary first and
third basemen. If | reached the bag.
Craw wforo. who batted behind me, would
bunt as "A sacrifice. Instead of stopping
AT second and getting one base on the
bunt. | would whirl along to third. TAX
!rg the first baSeman of his guard and
usually beating the ball to the bag, as
the first baseman was bound to be
fUstcred and hurry the throw. which
would often go wild as a result. /
worked this play of going from first to
third on a bunt nineteen out .: twenty
cne times one season.
But Hal Chase in his prime, was an
Unusual performer, with lightning like
moves ] worked this play on him once
and then he began to make plans to
stop me. We had opened Il series in
New York several seasons ago, and |
ford put down bunt, and knowing
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brains. These players will always be
mediocre performers because what 70
above the collar band in a player u
" orth more in the big league than
what Is below it, provided a player 10
not paralyzed. But l am not going to
name any of these men who lack brains
because Il might cause some hard feel
ings. They are, however. absolutely de-
pendent on the heads of their man
ayers, and when they have to make a
decision which does not give them time
to refer to the leader for advice. they
generally pull bone"
If that guys brains were made Of
nitroglycerin and they exploded the
bust wouldn't muss his hair" 1 heard
Jennings remark of a player one day.
Give me 4 man who can think and
with arms and legs. and III make a
ball PLAYER of him.
Yes. il takes brains to make a star
in the big leagues, as In any other BUSH
ness.
Copyright, 1914. by the Wheeler Syn,licate.
Incorporatedl
Next week, Base Running. and
What II Means in the Big Leagues"
The Washington times., 1914-03-01
Hampstead on Job.

MARLIN. Ten. March '.-HLrry ".
Hempstead. president nf the New York
National i.eag:ic club. Is here confer
ring with ChrIsty MathcwsCn. who has
been apprUaCha,i by the Federal l."aS
uers. Mstty admits h' has Leen offered
the management "f the Brooklyn Feds
AT hS; own t,TI.'S.
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Braves Under Way.

BOSTON. March THE vanguard OF
the Boston Braves ar" on their way to
Macon Ga. In tn" party ar" 10" Con
molly. Waiter Maranville. Leslie Mann.
Walter kenehrk. GcorS" Tyler. f'red
Tyler and Tom Griffith. They are due
at Macon TUESDAY
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that the play was coming, l had gotttt
a good start with the picher's windL
and whirled around second. BY the tin.
the pitcher had fieIded the bunt t
first, / was half way between secOn,
and third, and the baseman. not looking
/ for play there. was not covering the
bag. 1 had made two on the sacrifice
when IL should have been for only one
bag. That afternoon, after the game.
l was thirsty.
Where the water cooler?' 1 asked
our trainer.
There amt any in here" he replied.
But go in the Yanks' COOP
At the old American League park in
Joined, with the entrances alongside CT
each other. 1 walked into the Yanks
quarters and stopped AT the water
cooler, which was located near the
door. Most of the players were hidden
from me by the high row Of lockers and
] was also hidden from them. ! heard
my name mentioned as ] was getting
the drink. and so eavesdropped. This
is considered fair in baseball. Chase
was talking.
Cobb made US look like suckers to-
day on that bunt play" he said. TO
morrow we'll get him If it comes up.
You stick to that bag, and I'll play the
ball to third IL | get It, without paying
attention to the batter going 10 first. d"
'All right" replied the man. Chase
was talking to the New York third
taseman. Jimmie" Austin recog-
~nized his squeaking. penetrating voice.
At once. l made mp my mind to cross
Chase up. / snealed out of the club
house without anybody seeing me- and
was glad that the attendant had ne
elected to put tine water cooler in the
visitors club house. ! got hold OF
Crawford.
SAM 1 said. ''they have planned 10
cross us up on that bunt play tornor-
row. Chase is going to play in for
the ball and throw to third 10 get me-
Now. when VIC pull it. you dig for first.
and I'll stop at second
The Play Comes Off.
Along about the third or fourth inning
next day, | got OH first base with u
pass. Chase moved in little closer
than usual and then started to sprint
with the pitch. The twrler had Ge-
iivered tie ball low so that Crawford
would bunt II, lS the low ones are the
easiest to lay down. : pitcher reeps
them high when h.: 1esires to prevent
4 man from bunting. Crawford laid
down one toward rrst base, which was
Chase's dish. He pounced an the lai.
as 7 rounded second and took few
strides es II 70 continue on To third.
He took the bait and hurled the ball
with one of his bullet throws Austin
made dab for me, but I was back en-
second and Crawford was safe OF first.
Hal was sore. because he always
hates to see a play that he has planned
as cinch go wrong He is not un-
usual in this respect The next time I
got down on the bag. he began to beef
about II.
why didn't you go OF to third that
last trip, TYP he asked. Thought
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ACOSTA ARRIVES IN
TRAINING CAMP TODAY
Little Cuban 0utfielder Gains in
Weight. Height and Strength
During Winter.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

CHARLOTTE;SNI Va. March |.
Nerito ACosta. the wee CUBAN out
fielder. arrived from Havana this
morning. weary from his long ride.
Acosta looks to hav" gained in
weight. height. and strength since last
seen. his playing in tn" cdban winter
league doing him world of good. II"
has been talking EnrlisI. 900. all win
ter. aud says that he wont have any
trouble this season on that Sc'r".
The Washington times., 1914-03-01
Hal Chase Nav Jump.

SAN JOSE. cal. March l.-tsl Chase.
the White Soy frs: basemar, Is -irIin5
with the Federal Leagur. and refused
10 play here today with ais team in an
exhibition game. Chase says that Co
niskey must meet the outlaws terms
to keen him
The Washington times., 1914-03-01
Win in Alexandria.

The AInysius team records a - to -
win over tin. Cardinals OF Alexandra.
having taken :hc measure uf-the club
men OH their own l.OOr last night. The
Hero club Of tne washington Y Nj c.
A. was successful over the Episcopal
High school juniors by Il - to 10
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Bartelmes Is Leading
Royal Parlor Tourney

BY defeating 'Blondy' johnson
Charlie Bartelm@s is leading in TIL.
pocket billiards tourney at the Royal
alleys. johnson went down by a score
OF 100 to So. Tomorrow nigh; Wallace.
and KelChner will nook up. Bartelmes
has won both OF mis- matches, md Wal
lace and killean nave won their lone
games
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day. but the Old Fox declined to let
them. Eddie Ainsmith will o. down to
camp tonight, Mrs. Ainsmith departing
for a visit with relatives I'm North
Carolina at the same time.
Al Williams looked as If he had taken
the best Of care Of himself during the
winter. The pinch hitting backstop is
brown as a berry from living out
doors. and doesn't hesitate to predict
a good year. MY arm Ia all TO the
mustard this spring." laughed "Rippy'
today, and l want to be in there be-
hing the bat oftener than l was last
season.
George Mcbride and Chick Gandil. re-
turning from their jaunt at West
Baden, Ind. arrived in the Capital last
night. Both report themselves in good
shape and eager to begin training
stunts. Mcbride says he was offered
contract by the Federal Leaguers.
but he turned II down without even a
consideration. George will again be
field captain of the Climbers.
The Washington times., 1914-03-01
Y. M. G.. A. Wins Game.

Tho local Y. ~ -. a. basketball
team evened mp fnr the Early SEQ son
loss to the MartinshmrE Y. NJ. e. 4.
team last night by a 81 40 - srcore
The team returns from Mdrtinsburg
today.
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TIGER STAR TELLS
OF REAL INCIDENTS
Mediocre Players Have Natural
Ability, But Fail for Lack Of
Gray Stuff.
By TY COBB,
(Big Leagues Greatest Player.)

Fans will roast a player for an er-
ror. Managers overlook mechanical
errors, but tear into big Lacquer
for a "bone" play. Often have l seen
man make a "boot" which cost a
club the ball game and never hear
the manager mention it to him af-
terward, while another player will
overlook an opportunity that per-
haps does not cost the final decision,
but he will find his pay envelope
lighter when he draws it, because of
a fine, and will have his ears mas
saged with a few choice bits of con-
versation from the vocabulary of the
boss.
"No player can help making a
boot sometimes" says Jennings,
"but all are supposed to think"
The thinking ball player is the one
who succeeds because his kind is scarce.
A man with brains is more valuable to
a club than one with a corpulent hit
ting average but nothing upstairs. The
combination of both Is the ideal one,
and very difficult to find. Jack"
Barry, the shortstop of the Philadelphia
American League team, is the weakest
hitter in Connie" Mack's infield. yet
many managers and other experts rate
him to be the most dangerous. He Is
the balance wheel of the infield and
is responsible for many of the lightning
like plays sprung by his team that
choke Off rallies by the Athletes op-
ponents. Personally, however, / con-
slider Eddie" Collins to be the most
dangerous man on the Philadelphia
team or any other team in either league.
Run your thumb nail down the list
of the great stars of the game. and
you will find that they are all thinking
men. with regulations for shrewdness
combined with their natural ability.
Look at Collins. Mathewson, Wagner.
Speaker and the rest who have carved
inches for themselves in the baseball
world. They are the players who are
always doing the unexpected which
crosses up opponents and wins battles.
And right here I want to introduce the
reader to some men who are not so well
known to the followers of the game, but
who are recognized by ball players as
being valuable assets to their team be-
cause of their brains. Some of these
men cover Up weaknesses with their
wits. which are almost wholly respon-
sible for their big league existence.
Others. without any wonderful natural
ability. keep themselves stars by their
headwork.
ball players opinion Of another
player Is often very different from that
OF a fans. Some men that The spec;a-
tors believe are wonders because they
pull sensational stunts are nnI rated
very highly by the Big LeagIIers since
the men in the game with them appre-
ciate the chances they miss; while otner
players, almost ignored by the fans
receive a high rating among their fel-
lows.
The Washington times., 1914-03-01
Collegians Drop One.

The Catholic University Collegians
dropped a 3l-to-.4 contest to the Epiph-
any team at the University Gym last
night
The Washington times., 1914-03-01
Carroll Is Winner.

Carroll lnstitute today records Il I3 to
il win over the Georgetown Prcps All
Star combination. The game was
played in Ryan gym
The Washington times., 1914-03-01
Defeats First Team.

The Terminal Y. NJ. c. a reserves
handed the Regulars a % to l. defeat
at the gym last night Meany ana
Phelps starred for the winners
The Washington times., 1914-03-01

Here Are Five Players Ty Cobb Glasses
Among the Brainiest in the Business.
From Left to Right They Are Jack
Barry, Connie Mack's Star; Charlie
Wagner, the Brilliant Red Sox Cap.
tain; Bobby Wallace, the Brownies
Veteran Infelder; Hal Chase, the
Crack First Baseman of the White
Sox, and George Mcbride, the
Cimters' Captain and Shortstop.
The Washington times., 1914-03-01

One little point that was overlooked
vas in not preparing against such a
snow that at first threatened to keep
The Washington times., 1914-03-01
Craft In "Stalling.'

Many managers display shrewdness
through stalling. Connie" Mack Is one
Of the biggest stallers in our league.
They tel me that McGraw is a great
fellow to stall his way through In the
National After the worlds series of
1910. when the Athletics beat the Cubs.
much publicity was given to the fact
that Connie Mack's team got most
The Washington times., 1914-03-01

The campers are showing great inter-
est in the Groom case. The unanimous
opinion seems TO be that Groom viii be
in Charlottesville. Va. within n fort
ntyhf
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women who do not want the privi-
lege and are satisfied that goodness,
morality and the betterment of the
female can best be brought about by
the mother in the home. In the
speakers view women would carry
with them the soil of politics despite
the fact that those who would have
the right to vote say they could at
tend to their voting in twenty min
utes. I'VE now have all too many
of the twenty minute citizens" said
Mr.. Matthews.
The. speaker expressed his high re-
gard for Jane Adams, but declared
the average voting woman would not
be a Jane Adams. He caused amuse-
ment when he declared that he be-
lieved that since she had become a
Bull Moose she had lost much of her
influence.
Thomas B. Adams presided at the
meeting and he related his experience
as a member of the legislature in
which he served in Wyoming. After
woman suffrage had been granted the
women in that State, Mr.. Adams de-
clared, 1.-The men didn't have backbone
enough to repeal the law, because
they were controlled by the votes of
the women"
Following last nights meeting, the
local -suffragists were highly
elated over what they believed was a
big boost to their campaign locally
against the vote for women. Many of
the most prominent women in the city
are laborlng earnestly to increase the
sentiment against women voting,
among them being Mrs. Francis H.
Bergen, wife of Mayor Francis H.
Bergen; Mrs. Hamilton Wright Ma
bic, Mrs. Thomas b. Adams and
others.
Tomorrow night in the old opera
house, in Springfield avenue, the adj
vocates of woman suffrage will have
their innings, when DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw will speak under the auspices
of the local branch of the Political
Women's Union. Mayor Bergen, the
members of Common Council and the
heads of all the city departments and
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DEFAULTER WON'T
HIDE HIS PAST
A. Randolph Howard Will
Breed Cattle With His Prison
Record Open.
peciaI to the Evening Star.

lecIRI TO the Evening Star.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Averring that
he will not try to hide from his past.
and, in fact, wants all to know of
him, A. Randolph Howard, who was
recently pardoned by President Will
son after serving twenty months in
the Atlanta, Ga, penitentiary, is now
staying at the Martinique Hotel, this
city.
Howard was one time cashier of the
Conway, Gordon & Garrett National
Bank, of fredericksburg, Va, and was
convicted of loaning money in vio-
lation Of the Federal banking laws.
Only twenty months of his fve-year
term had been served when he was
released.
Mr.. Howard is going to Sussex
county to be manager of George Bat
tens famous Jersey cattle breeding
estate there. He is not going to slip
In as an unknown Mr.. Howard with a
past to hide. He is going as A. Ran
dolph Howard, come from the union
of a Randolph and a Howard, but also
having figured in one of the crime
sensations of the age.
Mr.. Howard said nothing on this
subject at tho Martinique yesterday.
He does not defend nor discuss that
affair. He merely made 1t plain that
when he goes to Suffolk county,
among new people, in a land strange
to him, he wants all there to know
who he is and has been, that they
may Judge him as each decides for
himself.
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PRIEST BANQUETS MEN WHO
PLAYED BALL FOR CHURCH
Rev. Conrad Schotthoefer
POSTMASTER at Dinner to
ST. Teresa's Team.


SUMMIT, Dec. 1.-The banquet ar
ranger by Rev. Conrad Schotthoefer
for the baseball players who com
posed st. Theresa's 3. B. c. last
season and the staff of men who aid
ed in the work of caring for the
patrons of the games, given in the
Summit House last night, proved a
happy occasion and one marked with
pleasant surprises
Father Schotthoefer presided at
the dinner as POSTMASTER and in
that capacity he was particularly ef-
ficient. The surprises of the evening
were the presentations of $50 in gold
made by the POSTMASTER in behalf Of
st. Teresa's parish to Paul Molitor,
Of Chatham, who OBLIGATED as UNI
pire without remuneration during the
season; a beautiful solid gold watch
fob TO assistant manager Robert J..
Murphy and a costly meerscham
pipe to Rev. John B. Bennett, assist
ant pastor of st. Teresa's Church.
and manager of the baseball team
which had such a successful season.
Besides these gifts. SIS In gold s.
pieces were presented by Father
Schotthoefer to Charles Murphy,
third baseman, who had the highest
| individual batting average and the
greatest number OF stolen bases:
| first baseman Dominick Moboa, for
the best fielding average; Captain
Harold Ahern, for the greatest num-
Der of sacrifice hits, and Pitcher Jo-
seph Spencer, for the first home run
made on st. Teresa's new athletic
| field.
The gifts to Mr.. Molitor, Father
Bennett and Mr.. Murphy proved gen.
timely surprising to the recipients,
each of whom expressed his gratitude
and pleasure as did the players who
| captured the money prizes for their
playing. The kuests were called on
| by Father Schotoefer TO SAY a few
words and among those who re-
sponded were William S. Post, Frank
J. Cushing, John J. Kentz, William
Hoehn and George Duffy
At the conclusion of the speeches
Father Schotthoefer read aa state
ment showing that during the season
from July Fourth there had been
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1859 children at ten cents. 2,8f7 wom-
en- at fifteen cents, and 3,06s men at
twenty-five cents, admitted TO the
games on the new athletic field, the
total gross receipts from the admis-
sions being s1,475.45, from which de-
Quoting the guarantees paid the Wis
iting teams, the net profits to the
parish from the games was s1,109.76.
Father Schotthoefer lauded the
players and all Of those who assisted
in making the initial season such a
success and paid especial tribute to
Father Bennett, az manager, Assis-
tant Manager Murphy and Umpire
Molitor. The priest predicted even
greater success for st. Teresa's team
on the new field next season and all
Of the players voiced their inten-
tons of laboring zealous1y next year
to bring this about.
Almost forty-hve enjoyed the ban
quet during which professional en-
tertainers with music, songs and
humorous monologues. kept the
diners in a happy way. The affair
was pronounced by all to be the most
enjoyable ever provided for the men
Of ST. Teresa's parish.
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members of local mems and women's
social and benevolent organizations
have been invited to attend.