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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07

Last Mondays meeting of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Golf Association set
a record for turning out lots of busi-
ness in a very short space or tlme' as
it did not consume more than an hour.
AS was predicted in The Star, MorVen
Thompson, the popular golf committee
chairman of the Chevy Chase Clup'
was chosen president. At last years
meeting a general understanding was
had that the presidency and secretary
ship would be given to the CLUB TO
which the championship event would be
assigned, so that the associations Sc
lection of the Chevy Chase player in
dtcaues that his club will be favored
with the big event. Alpheus Winter OF
Columbia also was signally honored by
being reelected as secretary. notwith-
standing the fact that, as stated above.
it is the idea of the association that
this office should go with the tourna-
ment in order that it's incumbent may
be in closer touch with affairs when
handling the event. But Winter is
such a hard worker and rendered such
effective service last year hat it was
the general opinion that he would be a
hard man to replace, and so Chevy
Chase was given the vice presidency
instead of the secretaryship, and Wal
ter X. Tuckerman. winner of last years
event. was picked for the Job" All
details regarding the championship
event will. be worked up by the exec
utive committee, but it is understood
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that it will be at match instead of
medal play and that it will be played
over the Chevy Chase course June 3, 4
and 5. Practically the only change de-
cided upon by the association as a
whole related to the custody of the
championship cup, and the following
was adopted:
THE trophy is to remain the prop
erty Of the association, the champion
each year to have his name, year and
club engraved on it. His club viii be
allowed to hold it for one year. II no
event is held for three successive years,
the trophy is to become the property
of the club, then in the association,
which has won it the most times. In
case of tie, the club which won 1t last
is to be given the trophy"
The executive committee will meet in
few days, at which time all points in
connection with the championship
event will be decided upon and an an
nouncement made.
James r. McClenihan, chairman of
the green committee at the Washington
Country Club, has given out a list of
changes which will be made on that
course, which indicates that the w. c.
c. will have practically a new course
by the time his committee gets through
with it. 1t has been decided not to re-
number the holes this year, as was
suggested by Earl Wheeler, last
years chairman, although the matter
still Is under consideration and may be
taken up later. but the committee be-
lieves the changes enumerated below
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NO SPRING WORK FOR PENN.
Foot Ball Authorities Decide Such
Training Is a Farce.

PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-The first
action of the new advisory board of
coaches of the University of Pennsyl-
vania foot ball team was to announce
that there will be no spring foot ball
practice this year for the Red and
Blue candidates. The board believes
that the spring practice has been a
farce in the past. Many Of the best
men at Penn are engaged In other
sports during the spring, and only a
very few of the varsity men are able
to turn out for spring foot ball train
ing. Another fact that faces the foot
ball committee is the lack of room for
a big foot ball squad during the spring.
The track and base ball men take up
nearly every available corner of
Franklin Field. and Penn owns no
other adequate field.
Chairman Wharton Sinkler of the
foot ball committee is of the opinion
that a regular trainer for next season
will be unnecessary. There are three
dotcors on the advisory board of
coaches, while BY Dickson. head field
coach, has had quite lot of ex-
perience along that line and probably
will take charge of the physical con-
dition of the men along with his other
duties.
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CONDITIONS PLAY BIG ROLE
IN CAREER OF THE PLAYER
Athletes Who Fail Dismally With Certain
Teams 0ften Develop Into Stars When
Transferred to Some Other Club.

would be no surprise to me if he
proved a most valuable man to the
Reds.
Harmony Is the Watchword.
In some cases other reasons aside
from hard luck or lack of ability are
responsible for the failure of a player
to show his best form. In discussing
the passing of Olson recently with q
prominent base ball fan I expressed
the belief that the Cleveland club had
let go a player of considerable worth.
/ laid stress on the fact that Olson
was one of the best utility players in
the business. and that utility players
are hard to find. In turn | was in
formed that the real reason for Olson's
departure was not lack of ability. but
j failure to agree with the manage
ment. In Cincinnati such conditions
should not exist and Olson will do his
best work The surprising thing to me
about the Olson case was not his re-
lease by Cleveland. but the fact that
seven other American League clubs
waived on him. Possibly Olson was
getting such n fancy salary that none
of the other clubs cared to assume it in
these war times, and possibly I may
have too great an opinion of the
Swede's ability.
There is no greater detriment to a
ball club than player who has
grievance. real or fancied- When
player is at cross purposes with the
men behind the club and the manager
then he is of little worth. In good
many cases players are turned loose
because of such a condition, not lack of
ability. When signed by some other
club they get new lease of life. In
this connection the great and only
Lajoie may surprise few of the ma
tives who have counted him down and
out 1t is my very humble opinion that
Larry is far from being through. We
will get the answer in 1915.
Copyright, 1916. by ". G. Evans.)
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Record Here Broken by Num-
Der of Boards Played
Against CapabIanca.
MANY PLAYERS DO WELL
AGAINST CUBAN CHAMPION
Gen. Nelson A. Miles and SYDNEY
Ballou Among the Best
Exhibitors.

The great and growing popularity of
chess In this city was never so strik-
insly shown as by Jose r. Capablancas
two exhibitions last Monday and Tues
day evenings before the Washington
broke two records. one local and the
played thirty-five boards on this o.
casion. tho record number for stimuli
taneous work in Washington, and by
worlds record for points scored against
such a large number of opponents.
Tuesday evening the Cuban marvel was
opposed by sixteen players. all first
class amateurs and all determined to
retrieve tho rout OF the previous even
ing: Tho play on every board was
stubborn to such q degree that CApa-
blanca was forced to use as much time.
as he had given to the thirty-five con-
tests Of Monday evening. and when the
achieved victory in what was. per
haps. as brilliant a game as was ever
played In this city. while w. X. VIM
satt. by careful. accurate defensive
tactics, had forced the master to accept
q draw. A feature of the play OF both
evenings was the sterling work of
Sydney Ballou. and 1T Is not too much
70 say that he would have scored "a
win Monday evening against any other
master In the world but Capa blanca.
great credit for his two sturdy battles.
as do Messrs. Whitehorn. Ray, Laven-,
dar, Representative johnson of North
Carolina, Col. Fitch and Col. Newcomer
Unprecedented crowds witnessed the
play on both evenings and altogether
Capablanca's visit was an epoch in
the history of Washington chess
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On the one hand, Mike put up wonder
fully clever contest, otherwise he would
not have escaped some Of McGoortys
wicked swings and right crosses, which, If
landed, would have spelled defeat for the
Phantom. Mikes blocking was splendid,
and he protected himself in admirable
fashion when delivering straight left
or short right cross. 1t was seldom
that he left an opening for McGoortys
right, and at times he beat Eddie to the
punch with his left leads. Mike was in
and out like a flash, and that is where
he rolled up the points on his rival in
the early part of the struggle. He found
Eddiss nose and mouth with great IRE
quenEy, and in the clinches he used a
short right jolt to the jaw. which ap-
parently had lot Of steam back Of it,
for McGoorty's head would invariably go
back with the jolt.
From a boxing standpoint Mike was
McGoorty's superior. Eddie depended
mostly on his straight left and left
hook. which found Mike well covered
most of the time. The Oshkosh boy
did not try many right crosses. for
when he did Mike usually blocked and
retaliated with his left to the body.
The last three rounds McGoorty
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fought like champion. and had he
started in the same way early In the
contest he would have had nothing
worse than a draw: In the, eighth
round Eddie dazed Mike with left and
right to jaw, and the St. Paul boy
shook his head to clear his brain. This
kind of evened matters for the severe
punishment Mike melted out to Eddie In
the fifth, when he fought like a tiger
and had way the best of 1t. In the
ninth and tenth they stood almost toe
to toe, and battled like two wildcats
McGoorty was down finer than the
fans expected to see him, scaling 1851
at o'clock and 1877 ringside. He ap-
peared to be drawn too fine, and sacri-
feed some of his strength for speed.
1t was the same when he fought Glib
bons in New York two years ago, seal
ing 155 ringside at the time, and Mike
1857. Eddie won the point decision.
but in poor fight, there being little
action. Over a longer route Eddie's
chances would doubtless be better. as
he was fighting stronger the latter
part Of the battle. However. on all
around work Gibbons is a champion at
the ten-round game, and now the fans
would like to see him do a marathon.
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TENNIS NOTES OF INTEREST.

The cold weather last week halted
the followers of the net game when
they were about to take to the courts.
The frost sank quite deep on the Co
lumbia Country Club courts and stop
time being. Several days of the sun
shining good and hot will start
things again. The same conditions ap-
ply to the Chevy Chase and Bannock-
burn clubs courts.
Notwithstanding the persistent agita-
the Departmental League this year the
chances are very much against the
movement. In the first place there are
not enough good woman tennis players
in the departments to be worthy of Sc
rious consideration. Many of the mem
bers of the new organization believe
the women should organize a league of
their own, and this idea may crystalize
before the 1st of April.
Walter d. Wilcox, the newly elected
president of the tennis committee of
the Chevy Chase Club, Is due back from
Cuba the latter part of this week. Mr..
Wilcox is a great tennis enthusiast,
and is expected to start matters BOOM
ing at the club just as soon as the
weather permits.
The new courts of the Chevy Chase
Club, which were built last season,
should be in prime condition this year
and afford accommodations for every
one desiring to play Last season it
frequently occurred that all the old
courts would be occupied with players
while anxious couples and fours sat
around on the benches waiting for the
opportunity to break into the sport.
Tennis was given a great boom at the
Chevy Chase Club last year. and it is
the intention of the committee not to
let the enthusiasm die out.
c. c. Clark, chief clerk of the wealth
er bureau, who has been elected cap
tain of the Agricultural team in the
Departmental League, says ne has
splendid bunch of tennis sharps to
select from and that he will surely run
one-two-three in the pennant race.
This will be quite an achievement, and
satisfactory to everybody back of Capt.
Clark.
This should be a busy week among
the department boys in the way of get
ting together in separate organize
tons The big meeting Is carded for
next Saturday night. and it is desired
that all the teams Intending to take
part in the pennant race will have been
organized and ready for business. The
executive committee has been working
hard drafting a constitution and by
laws.
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Kindly print the height and weight
of Pitcher Joe Wood Of the Boston Red
Sox, James Scott of the Chicago team
and William Doak Of the Cardinals.
J. L.
Wood. feet II inches. $50 pounds;
Scott. s feet, 179 pounds, and Doak, 6
feet, ITS pounds.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you kindly give age of Melvin
Gallia of the Nationals and state If he
is married or single? Give his pitching
record In 1913. FAN.
Gallia was born in 1893. He is single
He won one game and lost five in 1913;
allowed IS hits, sc runs, As bases on
balls and struck out As.
Sporting Editor Star:
How old Is Jimmy Callahan and
what position did he play when he was
III his prime. besides pitching for the
Chicago Cubs before he Joined the
White Sox? G. 7.
Callahan was classed as a pitcher
with the Chicago Nationals; after he
Joined the White Sox he played third
base and later the outfield: he may
have subbed in various positions with
the Cubs. He was born in 1874.
Sporting Editor Star:
II possible give whereabouts of
Catcher John Gonding, who for many
years played in the various minor
leagues. p. 8.
Gonding makes his home in Omaha.
He coached the Western League team
of that city last season
Sporting Editor Star:
From what club did the St. Louis
Americans obtain Bert Shotten, the
outfielder? READER.
The Browns originally secured Shot
ten from the Steubenviile club in 1909.
He was later released to Omaha and
was shifted from there to Wheeling.
The Cleveland club purchased him
from Wheeling and turned him over to
Columbus. but the Browns held him on
their previous claim.
Sporting Editor Star:
Three are on the bases and two out.
Two strikes and three balls on the
batter: man on third starts home with
the pitch and bate: steps back out of
the box; catcher ahead of plate and
tags the runner. Does not the catcher
have right to step ahead OF the
plate and catch the ball after the bat
ter steps out of the box? Would the
runner be out or safe? READER.
The pitch was a legal delivery and as
such the catcher must take 1t within
his lines. Technically he has inter-
latter may have done. In the Ameri-
can League the batter would go to first
base and the runner would score on
the grounds of catchers Interference
with batter. In the National they
would call it "catchers" balk and
move everybody UP. presumably send
ing the batter to hrst-
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Manager John McGraw has such a
large squad of players that he is COM
PEELED to use two ball parks to work
them out in, and the old field near the
hotel at Marlin has been fitted up by
Henry Fabian. McGraw may be able
to work off some Of his surplus
weight chasing back and forth be-
tween the two parks to look over his
f1fty-odd varieties.
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Following is another problem from
the rare collection of W. Lewis tLon-
don, 1S2D, loaned by Mr.. ]. E. L. Ray.
This is one of the few examples among
the one hundred positions which com
pose the quaint little volume which
does not begin with a check and is a
singularly beautiful and artistic crea-
tion.
By REV. II. BOLTON.
BLACK
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evening, although no definite action
was taken with respect to the home
and home" matches, all arrangements
regarding this event having been lett
to the executive committee, it could
plainly be seen that the plan followed
last year will be followed for 1915.
practically the only changes made be-
ing with regard to the number of men
on a team and the method Of scoring.
This plan calls for a qualification
round at thirty-six holes, medal play,
the four teams turning in the best
aggregate scores to qualify for the
championship" the "runner-up ana
the first consolation" cups. The morn
ing of the second day the four teams
which qualified will be drawn against
each other, and play at eighteen holes.
match play. each match to a finish:
The two winning teams Will play, the
winner to be given the "championship
cup and the loser to get the runner
up cup. The two losing teams also
first consolation" cup. All other
team will play at thirty-six holes.
medal play, and the one making the
best aggregate score, will be given the
second consolation" cup. In the after
noon, the finals for the championship"
and ''first consolation" cups and the
second round. medal play. for the
second consolation" cup will be de-
cided, It is believed that this plan
viii be followed in the future, as 1t
seemed to be the consensus at Thurs
day nights meeting that this was by far
the best Of any of the several different
schemes which have been tried out dur
ing the past few years.
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or failure of the
avera ge b a / l
player.
Dick HoblitZe1
was turned loose
by the Cincinnati
club last year, and
that club certainly
needed ball play
ers. Seven other
National League
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BY BILLY EVANS.

Conditions and surroundings often
play a prominent part in the success
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How About Those Dull
Safety Razor Blades?

Are you going to throw them awxy1
Don't do 1t. Bring them in to We sharpe,
ehem with xn electric machine giving them keea
lasting edges Charges very low.
RCDcLPH Il WEST CO.. 1882 n. Y. ave.
the future, when the b: hit is the
thing.
Ask the average player to tell you OF
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Wild Conroy has signed to manage the
Emira team of the New York State
League for another season. There had
been rumors that he was considered al
manager at Rochester in case John Gan.
Eel might not return.
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Good progress Is being made at the
Brawner indoor course in the tourna-
ment now being played, and it is ex-
pected that the event will be complet-
ed next week. Harris N. Brown, who
substituted for William s. Reyburn.
proved to be the dark horse" work.
ing his way to the finals and turning
in cad Of SO for his first round. which
makes him tied with Sam Dalzell and
John w. Brawner for low medal
score.
The best match was that between
Brown and Brawner, who was gener-
ally picked as the favorite. Brown won
the first two holes, but his opponent
squared the match at the turn. From
then on it was nip and tuck" af-
fair. Browns win squaring the match
at the sixteenth. On the seventeenth
Brawner was dead to the hole for a
3, while his opponent was thirty-five
yards away. He holed this long one
and then did the same thing on the
the match. The following matches
were played during the week just
closed:
First round-John c. Davidson, Co
lumbia, defeated John W. Childress.
Chevy Chase, up and 5; Donald
Woodward. Columbia. defeated Dr.
Otis H Wood, Columbia. by up and
3: Harris N. Brown, Columbia, defeat
ed Arthur B. Shelton, Columbia, by 4
up and 3.
Second round-Donald Woodward, Co
lumbia, defeated Daniel K. Jackson.
Columbia, by up and 4; Harris N.
Brown. Columbia, defeated George H.
Chasmar, Columbia. by 1 up; John W.
Brawner, Columbia, defeated Sam Dali
zell. Chevy Chase, by l up.
Semi-anal round-Harris n. Brown,
Columbia, defeated John w. Brawner,
Columbia, by l up.
Consultations, first round-F. P Wag-
gaman, Columbia, defeated John w.
Childress, Chevy Chase. by up and g.;
Albert w. Howard. Bannockburn. de-
feated DIR. Otis H. Wood, Columbia, by
3 up and 2.
John H Clapp of Chevy Chase has
had an odd experience in his tourna-
ment play at Pinehurst this winter.
In his last three tournaments-the
midwinter. the ST. Valentines and the
annual spring-he has qualified for the
first sixteen, and on every occasion has
met Robert Hunter of the Wee Burn
Club and been eliminated by him. He
was beaten out again by Hunter in
Wednesdays play of the annual spring
event, which was completed yesterday.
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Following are the scores of some OF
the best games against Mr.. Capablanca:
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would be no surprise to me if he
proved a most valuable man to the
Reds
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Inquisitiue Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly print the height and weight
of Pitcher Joe Wood of the Boston Red
Sox, James Scott of the Chicago team
and William Doak Of the Cardinals.
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Position after Blacks 9th move.
BLACK.
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At the annual meeting of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association Thursday
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J. L.
Wood. feet II inches, $50 pounds;
Scott, s feet, 179 pounds, and Doak, 6
feet, ITS pounds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
I'D SOCIETY At WORK
twenty-five Members Meet at Home
of Mrs. Sarvis.

Rose Hill, Dec. S.-The Ladies Aid
Society to the number of twenty-five
net at the home Of Mrs. Anna Sarvis
IN last Wednesday and done whole
days work quilting and sewing and al
. he noon hour they all enjoyed a reg
liar old fashioned feast. Some of the
zen folks joined in on the latter part
M. M. Dickson returned home from
'aldwell, Kansas. glad to get back tC
live town.
Harry Robbins and wife of Tioga
md Arthur Wymore AMI wife of near
Lacey spent Sunday at the parental
!. N. Wymore home in Rose Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hawkins autoed
o near Wright on Sunday and spent
he day at the c. Z. McCurdy home
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Johnson of Os
laloosa autoed down to Rose Hill on
entail C. B. Rowland home.
Frank Anderson went TO Oskaloosa
Monday and brought home his auto
hat mad been there for repairs.
Ira Hollingsworth is making trip
every day to Oskaloosa and taking a
t; eatment for a lame back.
Ronald Wyman had the misfortune
get a fall at school and broke his
light arm in two places, but is getting
along nicely and is attending school
John A. MCGEE of Oskaloosa was a
Rose Hill visitor the past week be-
ween trains.
Tob Beatty shipped two loads OF
ogs from Rose Hill on Sunday for
Chicago.
The Ladies Aid society will give
IN oyster supper at the Christian
church in Rose Hill, Saturday oven
ing. Dec. II, 1915. Everybody is In
pited to come and have a good time.
Jacob Shaffer OF Topeka, Kansas
and Enos Shaffer of Oskaloosa were
recent visitors at Rose Hill with
their brother, Frank Schaffer.
Milt Bright brought to Rose Hill on
Monday. lis pounds of chickens and
cold them to the S. & S. store whe 9
the one bringing in the most pounds
of poultry gets three sacks OF -four.
Milt is ahead so far.