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Evening star., 1914-12-21
PRO GOLFERS BADLY TREATED.
Forced to Lunch in Stable at Brook
line Open Tourney.

NEW YORK. December 21.--How to
take care of the big number of pro-
fessol.als that are sure to enter will
b. . problem for the club that sue
ceeds il. getting the national open golf
championship.
rho problem seems to be an incrcas-
in:.ly difficult ore with each succeeding
year - the last few years the open
has attracted big fields. and all but a
coruparativcly by few have been profess
siouals.
Oae thing that makes it hard is the
decision that the professionals must be
provided for outside OF the clubhouse.
1t IS d rul" that many of the pro-
..sSlCnalS think is uncalled for.
.Ai Brcoisline in 1919 the dining hall
for the professionals was a big stable,
ard the fact was not greatly liked by
inost Of them. Just when it had last
i,een used rs Il stable was Il matter Of
doubt hut some of the sals-ried golfers
who iaG to eat their lunches there
we're Of the opinion that they deserved
better treatment.
This year at Midlothian the same dis
satisfaction with accouim atoms pre-
pared for them cropped out among the
professionals. They were not allow ed
in the clubhous.-the club Officials say =
ing that the United States Golf Asso-
citation had instructed them in that re-
gard. Considerable discomfort was the
result. In fact. ii was reported that
one indignant Chicago golfer wanted
TO transfer the entire tourney to his
club. in order that the professional Is
might receive tie treatment he said
they deserved.
There are 4 good many golfers who
share the opinions of this Chica goan
They feel that the professionals here in
america have proved their ability tC
conduct themselves they should. and
that the present tendency to hedge the
paid golfers about with restrictions
and to give them inferior accommoda-
tons when they assemble for the oper
championship. should be checked.
Evening star., 1914-12-21
NoFoundation for Report That Eddie Foster Will Chi
BY n. C. BYRD.

The majority of the college foot ball
teams in this vicinity will start the
1915 season with much brighter pros
poets than they did last fall. There are
two teams which will lose enough
stars to indicate that some trouble VIII
be had in replacing them-Nirginia and
Gallaudet-but all the others will have
back nearly every man of real value.
Georgetown, Catholic University.
Maryland Aggies, Johns Hopkins and
st. Johns College all will have much
better material with which to begin
work next fall than was the case at
the start of practice last September
but Gallaudet and Virginia will lose
two stars each whom they will have
great difficulty in replacing. The
Georgetown team will have exception
ally good prospects. while Catholic
University is certain to have the most
capable eleven in its history. The Blue
and Gray will have for it's 1915 squad
every one Of the very capable aggre-
cation which represented it last fall
with the exception OF Murray. Foley
and PetritZ Catholic University loses
only one or two men. and the chances
are they will be replaced by more ca
pable players.
The Maryland Aggies, John Hopkin:
and st. Johns. the three biggest teams
in Maryland, are looking forward to
next year with great hopes. st. Johns
and Hopkins will hardly lose player
off what were veteran teams last fall
while there will return to NJ. y. c
thirty-one out Of !; squad of thirty
four. The entire backfleld of the Ag-
gies--Mess. Derrick, knode and Hind
man-is due to be back. while Ober-
lin. Coggins, Aitcheson. Kishpaugh
Tarbutton and Eddy are the other reg
ularS who will be availa BILE.
Gallaudet and Virginia are to los
two men each who will not be replaced
in all likelihood. The former will suf'
fer the absence Of Moore. quarterback
and Foltz, end: the latter will be with
out Mayer. halfback. and Gooch. quar-
terback. The worth of these foul
players to their teams during the sea
son which ended a few weeks ago can
not be underestimated. They were the
| most valuable integers in the compo
sition Of very efficient machines, ant
If their shoes are AS well filed in 19l!
as they were in 1914 there will be Z
very good chance that both eleven:
Will be just as powerful.
OF course, Georgetown lost three Yer,
cape BILE rlen. Murray and Foley have
done some brilliant work in the back
field on the hilltop. but with the i'm
provement in the other players Of one
of the biggest squads the Blue ant
Gray ever had they Will not be sc
Evening star., 1914-12-21
the matter to court.

The presiding judge refused to allow
the case to proceed because he held
that H,c plaintiffs in the case did not
having been responsible for the player
breaking his obligations with the
Philadelphia club.
The johnson case is similar. The Feds
negotiated with him while he was
legally under contract to the Wash
ing gton club, and the courts no doubt
will take the same stand it did i'll the
killifer case if the Feds ever take it
to court.
That johnson should feel in duty
bound to return to the Washington club
is proved by the option clause in his
contract. which reads:
That in consideration of the mutual
obligation herein assumed, the parties
to this contract severally agree as fol-
lows:
J.. The club agrees to pay the player
for the season OF 1914. beginning on or
about the 18th dag of October, 1914, Il
salary at the rate Of $50" for such
season: and IN additional sum at the
rate of $500 for such season. said
aGdit ionai sum being in consideration
of the option herein reserved 30 the
sum to he paid whether said option is
exercised or not, making the total
compensation to the player for the sea
son herein contracted for $4,000.
Clause In is as follows:
The player viii, III the option of the
club. enter into a contract for the sue
cccdug season upon all the terms and
conditions of this contract. save a5 to
clauses / and 10. and the salary to hc
paid the player in the event of such
renewal shall be the same as the
total compensation provided for the
player in clause hereof, unless ii be
increased or decreased by mutual
agreement.
If this option clause is upheld by the
is nothing for The Feds to do to stop
Johnson. His case is even stronger
than that of Killifer, for the reason
that Killifer did not draw a penny Tor
giving an option on his scrviceS-in
fact, there was no option clause in his
contract
Despite the fact that Griffith has re-
iterated the statement that he signed
Walter johnson for three years at
S1@,500. he is not going to have an easy
time convincing the fans that such is
the case. johnson, having been gwen
the reputation of being money mad
cannot be figured as making so enor-
NOUS q concession. and Yet there !"
40 reason why Griffith should not tell
the truth of the transaction. There Is
no doubt, from what can be learned,
that johnson was in a worried frame
of mind when Griffith met him in Kan
sas City. According to the manager s
statement. Walter Admitted tnat he mad
lost fifteen pounds since signing with
the Feds. Johnson is a conscientious
fellow, and there is no doubt that after
Evening star., 1914-12-21
LOBERT MAY JUMP.
Third Bsseman Says Phillies Refused
to Meet His Figures.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, December 21.-John
E. tHans) Lobcrt. the premier third
sacker OF the Phillies. is as good as
signed with the st. Louis Tederals. He
spent the afternoon with Otto Stifel.
ut the brewers Valley Park farm, and
left for Chicago with Vice President
Phil Ball on the 3 o'clock train.
Unless there is Il last minute hitch,
Lobert will sign the contract in Presi-
dent James A. C;ilmore's office todaE
I'm free agent. and came here to
look over the ground said Lobert AZ
the Jefferson Hotel last night My
thrce-year contract with the Philadel-
phia Nationals expired this fall. Be-
fore talking business with the agents
Of the st. Louis Federals | gave Presi-
dent W. f. Baker of the Phillies d
chance to sign me. He made a propo-
sitioa. l told him the St. Louis Feds
We're Offering more money than Phila-
delphia. When he failed to advance the
price | renewed negotiations with the
Feds.
An appointment was arranged with
Messrs. Stifel and Ball. and came here
to inspect the st. Louis situation I've
been treated handsomely by the st.
Louis folks. ] like their way of doing
business. They have shown me that
they mean business. I may sign Mon
day
1t is hinted that Sherwood MaGee
would come to st. Lauis with Lobert
The third baseman refused to discuss
that matter. He said Magee would have
to talk for himself
Lobert says he would like to play in
st. Louis, where he is a great favorite
with the fans. Stifel is partial to Ger
man athletes. and is willing to stretch
the limit to acquire Lobert for the st.
Louis Feds. The addition of Sherwood
Magee to the outfield and the acquisi-
tion of Lobcrt would give Fielder Jones
:, pennant winner, in the estimation of
base ball judges.
Evening star., 1914-12-21
HABITS OF CATCHER SCF1ANG
HELPED BRAVES WIN BIG SERIES
Stallines Knew Wally Stepped Out for Curve
Ball and His Players Took Advan-
tage of Knowledge

his PLAYERS watch for that sort III thing
themselves, and that some tne would
surely have noticed this defect il II
existed.
Il thinl, it is Just another Of II 'S"
yarns which tend to make us look had
At our own game. said Connie. "h"u
know there has been so much written
and said about the way our club has
worked systems ANA beaten other
clubs by taking advantage of litt'"
things of this sort that tho other rlll's
will now try to make IT look as
though the Braves have it on ua iIJ
this resfe"t and beat us at our own
game.
1T is possible. of course. hut rot
likely, as Schaug * too clever a tt
low and would soon have become Wi-"
and crossed them for fair. or course.
it does not matter to ile uo~. Tia
won and deserved to win. They played
better ball and are entitled to all the
honor and publicity that they can get:
but there might bc another. story TO
tell next fan whether Iuy ''}ub or tho
Red SoN lands the American League
pennant.
Evening star., 1914-12-21
McyEY's FINISH WINS FOR HIM.

NEW OELEANS, December 2I---sa'n
McNcy. the giant negro. won an earned
decision over Harry Wills. the Ncw or
leans negro heavyweight at the end nf
la fast twcuty-rouud bout fou&.t yes
terday at titc West Side Athlete club.
McVey Won in the twentieth round, for
at the beginning Of the last session IT,.
contest WIS Il good fraA. In tn" }wcrl-
tieth NcN.y simply Snotllcrcd he local
fighter by his attack. both on the head
and body and the final bell found Wills
in distress and apparently nearly out.
In the opinion o. many fans WIS
beat himself lie took long Head u1
points from the second to the eleventh
round. but allowed the visitor TO wear
hi;a down after that. experience ant
rina. generalship winning over natural
&c. c,ness and ability.
Evening star., 1914-12-21

outlaws he worried {: great deal, and
when the opportunity came to get back
into the fold he was willing to make
any sort of a concession to relieve his
mind.
The theory that playing ball during
the off season is detrimental to play
err does not apply to Sam Crawford OF
the Tigers. "Wahoo' Sam made the
trip around the world last winter and
he had one of the best seasons of his
career in the last campaign. He has
been resting since the season closed,
but in about a week is going to New
Orleans to play bali for the rest OF the
winter. The veteran figures that by
playing at this time he will again have
himself i'll perfect condition by the
time the season opens.
Evening star., 1914-12-21
OUTLOOK OF COLLEGE ELEVENS
FOR 1915 EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD
Virginia and Gallaudet Are Only Teams
To Lose Many Stars-Bis Crowd To
Attend Yale-C. u. Game Tomorrow.

much missed. Pctritz WAS Il great GEN.
ter, but his absence viii not be noted
as much if he had not been on tho
eleven last fan.
Incidentally. il might lie mentioned IL,
this connection that the various tcams
are working on their schedules next
year with a view Of playiu.s much
stronger combinations than those met
last tall. tieorg't"wn. while il had tho
most difficult schedule II ever play ed,
is attempting to obtain bigger inStitu-
tions for 1915. Catholic University ISL
endeaVoring to effect alliances v.}tit
larger schools. while il is the intention
Of the Maryland Agricultural College
to arrange mual NOR" elaborate
schedule than has ever been played hy
one of its cleNens. That Virginia Is tn
play Georgia. Vanderbilt. Harvard aud
Yale is evidence Of what ii VIII und"r-
take. Anyway, il is very pleasing 10
look forward to a season IN which
more interesting games viii be played
here.
Catholic Tniversity's game of basket
ball with Yale tomorrow night Is &ur"
to draw one OF the largest crowds thlt
have ever watched = contest IA trHt
sport in this city The Brook Iand"rS
have never before faced ON" "f ~" hi-
fyeS in basket ball. and the interest
is certain to be intense.
Yale sl:culd rruNe big attraction
citv, and l. is ell known That in :nY
contest in which the DARK Biur takes
part il will put UP Il fight that has III"
win spirit back of il. That spirit rs
one d;fict''. to overcome. and II is wat
which makes the New Haven inStiiu-
ton dreaded in every athletic combat
The local school has much to gam
by . victory. Coach, players and school
will profit considerably 10y good
showing. but TO win from Val" "lli
be :, feat of exceptional merit g. l.
has an even chance for victory, Hc-
cording to Fred Rice. coach. and t'f"'l
Rice seldom says a thing IA" does not
mean.
After playing Yale the catholic T.
five will 20 to New York. whcr" - is'
booked to meet New York luiNcTsltY Y
Wednesday night.
Caffrey. who is playing on" - the
forward positions for catholic Uni
yersity is q conner in haSi. bail. sc
cordin- to th- way of thinking or
Fred Rice. CafrcE caWc from th'
Fordham prep school. and made good
at G. /. right at the start. He lid
such splendid work in practice khat
there was no question 3boui hin -
tins, Il regular job. and since b's,o ~
Il regular he has been arcomi.is 'la q,
great things. For a youngst"r r':t-
ing his first year of college ball Came Y
has done remarkably well, and in an
other season should he one of the
stars of the section.
Evening star., 1914-12-21
GRIFFITH IS SURE
TO HOLD FOSTER
Report That Comiskey Will
Buy Third Baseman Is Not
Taken Seriously.
CHARLEY MULLEN TO GET
$500 FOR BATTING .260
Philadelphia Critic Praises Kopf.
Who Is to Succeed Eddie Col
Inns at Second Base.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

Reports from Chicago to the elect
that Comiskey is carrying negotiations
with Clark Griffith for the purchase OF
Eddie Foster of the Nationals must not
he taken seriously. While it is true
that Comiskey would like to have fos-
ter. there is not 4 possible chance OF
Griffith parting with this star.
Foster undoubtedly is the star third
baseman of the league. not even bar
ring Frank Baker. and with waiter
Johnson back in the fold the Nationals
appear to have Il better chance 10 cut
. figure next season than they nave
ever had before. 1t would be great
mistake to make any change IN the
Team which would weaken it. and to
let out Foster would unquestionabiy
be a weakening blow.
griffith is not going to let any PLAY
er 20 who is as essential to the team >
success as Foster.
The Nationals manager IS expected
70 arrive here from his trip to the west
some time tonight or early in the
morning. and he is sure to make an
emphatic denial as to having any IN
tcntion of strengthening the W hlte
Sos by selling them Foster or any
othcf. member OF the local team VINO
is of value to il.
Base ball statistics are usually dry
reading. but the publication OF the
batting averages of the American
League recently proved OF unusual m
tercst to First Baseman Charley Mui
Ion Of the Yankees. President Jones OF
the Lincoln Nebraska club and also
Frank Farrell. the head of the YANKEES.
1t seems that when Mullen was pur-
chased by New York Farrell agreed to
pay Jones 81 900 if Mullen would MT
26O Jones in the meantime HAD agreed
-..l0 lI,,11 PJff
the season was over it seemed that
Jones and Mullen had lost chance to
pick up some easy change. Inc uh-
Official averages gave Muilen' -o'' puI
along came the official averages ana
Mullen was shown to have $50 aE-
erage Therefore Farrell will have to
settle.
Kopf. who is slated to fill Eddie Col
urs' shoes at second base for Macks
cam, is believed to have the making
of frst-class ball player. The Phil
adelphia Press hands out this bouquet
to the youngster:
Make no mistake about kopf. He
played for the Maps under the name
OF Brady. and proved a bird in the fall
s;lines where he was tried. He has
bully eye for the ball, and always has
:, hit III his stick. in addition, he Is Il
finished infielder and one that requires
but little polish to make into q gem
OF the pUrest ray serene. hopf has a
splendid head. and thus has all the
i,l ain and Drawn needed to make a tinc
.econd baseman- Infelders need brains
above all. especially shortstops and
second sackers. 1t was Clark Griffith,
one o. the clevereSt and keenest STU
,icnts OF the game, who once delivered
this aphorism: A championship team
can have I, lot of boneheads in the out
Held. but you need the smart boys in
side the Diamond And kopf has the
brains, the pluck and the skill. He
should make good.
Evening star., 1914-12-21
GOLF'NG HINTS.
u, "SrR%iGHr DuISE.-

COMPETITIONS; IN WINTr.lt.-
There is much opportunity for
added interest III golf lost in
many clubs owing to the fact
that the local season is supposed
to commence on Il certain date
and end at another arbitrary
calendar day.
Golfers are golfers until the
snow and cold wintry conditions
set in. At nearly any club blind
handicapS for sweepstakes or
added prizes of possibly wide
variety could be utilized to keep
up the interest far beyond pres
cnt limits.
Some clubs have devised what
they call cross-country matches.
say from the first tee to the
fourth green and other unusual
combinations to produce nine
long holes. Played under winter
rules, these provide new sensa-
tfons sufficient for everybody
Evening star., 1914-12-21
President Johnson Says
Yankees Will Be Sold

CHICAGO, December :I.-NeEo-
tiations for the purchase Of the
New York club OF the american
League were TO he resumed here
today.
Col. Jacob Rupert. jr.. and
Capt. r. l.. Huston, the pro-
spertiSe purchnsers. had arranged
for 81 conference with u. Is. John-
son. president of the league.
Nr. johnson denied the exist
enre Of deadlock In the deal,
aud said he was certain the club
would be sold.
'Chcre nrc 80 many details.
however. that time il required to
shape things up.'' President
Johuson ssid. "COl. Ruppert's
Hrst choice for a manager proved
Impossible. We are working ON
the subject of n manager now."
Evening star., 1914-12-21
JOHNSON IS SNOWBOUND
Says Affairs Are in Hands of til
American League.

COFFEYVILLE. Kan, December I'll
Snow bound on his farm near here last
night. Walter Johnson said over the
telephone that he had no communica-
ton with James A. Gilmore. president
of the Federal League, since signing
the new Washington American League
club contract in Kansas City Saturday.
johnson said that the entire matter
was in the hands OF the American
League officials. Asked if he would en-
tertain Gilmores proposition to make a.
trip to Chicago. at the expense OF the
Federals to submit his contracts to
three attorneys, to be chosen by disin-
terested persons, he said he might con-
slider suci. a trip after he received Gill
more'S message.
Evening star., 1914-12-21
nlERTINENr @f1flENT'
ssssHappenin&$s1S s
By 7. ED GRILLO.

Neither the Washington club organized base ball
ing much Leagues bring against
Walter Johnson for repudatns his contract with the Federal
League
There precedent which the Johnson
William Ker Phies catcher. signing the Feds
spring jumped back organized base ball. and the Feds took
Evening star., 1914-12-21
Speaking of the new rule limiting the

Spea King OF the new rule limiting the
number of players of each club to
twenty-one after May ]. National
League magnate says: The New York
club has fifty-three ball players. Just
thirty-two Of those must be turned
loose before May l, and it is barely
possible that we shall be able to buy
Il few men that we want McGraw
has surplus outfielders we could use
to advantage, and We are hot after
them. Showing that one of the neat
points of the move is that it may save
you the trouble of digging up ball
players yourself. Let Mac do it,
Evening star., 1914-12-21

With N.rllc and Holkc on first,
Doyle and Braiuerd on second. Fletcher
and Beatty at short, and Grant, Stock,
Burns, Kores and Shafer on third,
rivals will have a desperate time next
season getting ball through the
Giants infcld.
Evening star., 1914-12-21
Mack Doubts the Story.

When told of this, Manager .MacR
said that he did not think it likely
that the scheme had been worked. He
said that almost all catchers move out
for a curve ball, but do not start to
shift the feet until the ball is on its
way to the plate. Connie says that
Evening star., 1914-12-21
BALL PLAYERS MAKE
MANY NEW DEMANDS
Boss of Fraternity Makes Public
Further Requests of Or
ganized Base Ball

NEW YORK, December 2l.-Prcsident
David l.. Fultz of the Base Ball Play
crs Fraternity made public last night
the resolutions which the fraternity re-
Gently requested organized base ball to
insert in it's agreement with the play
erS' association. These PROVISIONS, nine
in number. were adopted at the annual
meeting Of the board of Director; Of
the B. +. p T.. held October -, and
submitted TO the national commission
in This city December i.
No formal action on these provisions
was taken at the time they We're pre-
sented to Chairman Garry Hermann
OF the commission, but there was CON
siderable discussion regarding the re
quests and the accompanying brief in
support of the fraternity'S resolutions.
President i'ult2 points out in the
brief that the provisions are intended,
in part. to bring about better under
standing and agreement between the
jor and mino" leagues ana the play
erS.
The Nine Provisions.
national commission and national
board are:
IA club which releases a player
under an optional agreement shall.
during the life of the option. pay the
difference i'll salary between that pre-
, NiOuSIS DaiG bN SAll cluD ana tna1 p:tlu
by the purchasing club.
ia club which releases q player
outright shall pay the difference in
salary. if any. between that previously
paid by said club and that paid by
the purcha sing club for Il period Of
length OF notice Of unconditional re-
lease to which the player is entitled.
IlI-A player drafted, purchased or
recalled by Il club i'll Il higher clasSifi-
| f.I.,
either before the close of the season
of the releasing club or Immediately
thereafter, and shall be put upon
salary.
| IVA club releasing player either
outright or optionally, shall serve upon
J dition to the data mentioned in section
| four of the fraternity agreement a
| statement of the minimum amount of
| salary he is to receive from the pur-
! chasing club, which shall be II reason
, able salary for that classification.
! Pay Travelling Expenses.
Va club releasing a player either
| outright or optionally shall furnish
! him with his travelling expenses to
| the point at which he is to join the
! purchasing club. The words travel
! ing expenses shall. for the purposes
| of this agreement, mean railroad fare,
! Pullman fare and price OF meals, when
/ either or both o. the last two items are
necessary.
VIA transferred player shall be
allowed forty-eight hours in which to
leave to join the purchasing team, un-
less Il different period is agreed upon
in writing between the parties.
NII-Aiinor league players shall re-
ceive their travelling expenses from
their homes to the training camps
incurred in reporting for spring prac-
tice.
| EIJI-When waivers are asked upon
| Il player. the fraternity is to be noti-
fed.
IN-That the commission and board
/ furnish the naEement in the various
| organi tions over which they have
jurisdiction, respectively, with forms
! Of release making provision for the
| several items of information required
' by the agreement.
Evening star., 1914-12-21

J President Gilmore talks of great
| crowds last season, but his circulation
books are not open to all.