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Evening star., 1915-01-05
BY II. C. BYRD.

The George Washington University
basket ball team will leave here Fri
day for q four-day trip through vir-
ginia, during which it Will meet three
of the strongest auints in that state.
The Hatchetites are to play Washing
ton and Lee Friday night, Virginia
Military Institute Saturday and the
University of Virginia Monda~ n
ing. The first two contests are to take
place at Lexington and the other at
Charlottesville.
If George Washington can win one of
the three contests it may consider
itself fortunate. Basket ball is not a
game in which team can do its best
on the floor of an oppjonent, and the
chances always are against the visit
ing five when the two opposing forces
are in the same class. IF the Hatchet-
ties can play Washington and Lee and
Virginia hard games and win from the
Virginia Military Institute they should
be we'll satisfied.
Judging by dispatch from the Uni
versity of Virginia. the management
of the George Washington University
track and field games is making an
attempt to arrange a one emile relay
race between the Charlottesville insti-
tuition and Princeton as the main
feature of the indoor meet February Is.
Such an event should be one of the
best attractions any local indoor meet
has had since the relay contests be-
tween Georgetown and Virginia were
discontinued Princeton teams are
well liked by followers OF athletics
everywhere, and Washington is no eX-
ception. Such contest would not be
out of proportion. because Virginia
nearly always is represented by a
quartet of great ability. The Orange
against any four the Tigers might send
down, with it conceded to have a
chance for victory. Virginia has many
supporters here, and hackers of Prince
would have to look far before it could
obtain a more valuable attraction for
it's games than such a race. Virginia
is willing, and it is to be hoped that
Princeton will accept the invitation.
The Business High basket ball team
failed to defeat the Genzaga college
quint yesterday. the score being 10 to
10. The absence of Ray Wise. one of
the Stenographers' best players, prob
the high school combination did not
work up to it's usual form.
Dan Healy, William Covert and Fred
Conrad were the victors i'll the first
heat of the four-mile interclub race
being staged between the Carroll In
stitutc and the Baltimore Cross -Coun-
try Club. The first two wore the col
ors of Carroll, while Conrad is Wash
ington boy running under the flag of
the Baltimore organization The fail
ure of two members of the Baltimore
club to appear on time for the race
caused considerable delay. and finally
two Washington boys who are MEM
bers of that body volunteered to com
pete, even though they were not in
condition.
The second heat of the affair will take
place this afternoon. Shanley, Adams
and Dougherty of Carroll probably will
oppose Geiger, Arntz and Rumbough
Evening star., 1915-01-05
GIANTS OBTAIN LOBERT
IN TRIANGULAR DEAL
Phillies Get Demaree, Stock, Adams
and Cash-Dooin Goes
to Cincinnati.

NEW YORK, January 1.-The master
hand of Gov. John X. Tener. president
OF the National League, has come to
the rescue of john McCiraw in his cf-
forts to get Hans Lobert for the
Giants. Following conferences of the
governor with officials of the Phillies,
word came from Philadelphia last
night that the deal WAS completed
whereby the veteran third baseman
comes to New York.
Charley Doom, who was displaced re-
Gently as manager of the Phillies by
Pat Moran. is disposed of at the Same
stroke, going to the Cincinnati Reds.
The Giants will part with three play
ers and BUNCH of cash designated as
big Pitcher al Demaree, Third Base
man Milton Stock and young Adams.
one of the recruit catchcrs, were chosen
by the Phillies from n list of eighteen
tradabIe men offered by McGraw, who
was in Philadelphia yesterday attend
ing the conference at which the trans
action was closed.
The Giants and Philltes were dead
locked over the Lobert sale until Presi-
dent Tener stepped in. When he learn
ed that Doom was sought by Herzog
he realized the opportunity of bringing
all parties together through the me-
dium of a three-cornered deal. Just
what or who the Reds gave up Is not
announced, but the club is believed to
have arranged a cash payment for the
release of the red-haired catcher.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
BY J. ED GRuLO.

by having Walter johnson return to
the Washington club, one of the best
| things that ever happened to organized
| base ball was accomplished" remarked
Hughey Jennings this morning. The
Detroit manager, who is here on. po-
liticaI mission, admits that the jump
ing of Johnson to the Feds was a Sc
we're blow, and says Clark Griffith de-
serves a lot of credit for bringing
about his return.
The influence of Johnson among the
players of organized base ball is de-
cidedly great. and when he made the
leap it seemed to open the way for a
lot of other players to follow suit. But
his return after he was convinced that
his contract with the Washington club
was binding was the most successful
coup organized base ball has reg
istered.
walter is going to have Il great
year. ] know that he was not at his
best last season, but for all that he
appeared to me to be the best pitcher
in the league. 1t would have been a
great boost for the Feds to have John
SON pitch for them. and. as ] said be-
fore. his return to the Washington club
was one of the best things that ever
happened to base ball"
Jennings looks for Il great race in
the coming campaign. He does not
believe that the Athletics will be out
of the running by any means, and he
of course, realizes that the Boston Red
Sox have a great chance. For his own
team he says that 1t will be in the race
to greater extent than it has been
for several years.
Chicago. too. will show to better
advantage, for there is no getting
away from, the fact that Collins is a
wonderful ball player. Washington,
now that Johnson is back in the fold,
will have to be reckoned with"
Though Eddie Collins is no longer
a member of the Athletics he still be-
lieves Mack's team will be, powerful
machine in the coming race. and that
it will be a dangerous factor.
"Bressler will be the best southpaw
i'll the American League next season. -
said Collins, in Philadelphia the other
day.
"He has everything that goes to
make a great pitcher, and 1 really be-
Evening star., 1915-01-05
JENNINGS PRAISES GRIFFITH
FOR GETTING. JOHNSON BACK
Declares 1t One Of Best Things That Ever
Happened to Organized Base Ball.
Collins Likes Mack's Chances.

l1eve that he will be as good as. Rube
Waddell- Weldon Wyckoff is another
prize pitcher, and nobody can make me
believe that the Athletics will not be
IN the pennant running next season,
the same as they always are. 1t Is
still wonderful machine
Collins statements indicate modesty,
Tor as a rule when players are trans
ferred to another city they generally
predict tail-end positions for the team
they are leaving.
Armando Marsans, the Cuban outfield-
er, who jumped the Cincinnati club for
the st. Louis Feds. but was enjoined
from playing with the new league, is
reported rs anxious to bet back into
the organized fold. Marsans has been
he Is quoted as making the following
statement:
Il realize now that [ made serious
mistake when I Joined the Feds and I
want to come back if things can be ar
ranged. I could not get along in Gin
c1nnati with Manager Herzog. and 1 re
peatedly asked Hermann to trade mo
to some other National League club.
Wher l became sure that my request
would not be granted I accepted the
Feds offer. 1 jumped my Cincinnati
contract, which 7 have since learned Is
binding.
If Hermann will let me play with
the Giants, Braves or some other Ma
tiona1 League club I will come back
" VI SdHiAeu Dali unuef tneSe conditions
that the advance money took from
the Feds shall be returned. that shall
receive the same salary I am getting
from the Feds and that shall be pro-
tected If the Feds take me into the
courts. Personally I do not see how
the Feds can succeed with their present
circuit
Here is true story
Eddie Collins was down in the Caro-
linas shooting game with Jack Dunn
and Wilbert Robinson. when Clarence
Rowland was appointed manager of
the Sox. The hunters read no paper,
and Eddie didn't know of the appoint
ment until his arrival home
You have a new manager in Chi
cago," Mrs. Collins Informed him,
rs that so? Who is he, Kid Glea-
SOM"
mo. Clarence Rowland"
Clarence Rowland repeated Eddie.
why you haven't the name right. You
misread the article. There is nobody
in base ball by that name. Look up
that paper so I can find out who ri
nave to take orders from next season"
Philadelphia North American.
Evening star., 1915-01-05

other adverse precedent III the case of
Pitcher Earl Hamilton, who jpmped to
the outlaws and back to the Browns,
playing with the latter all season
Fred Hlanding and George Kahler are
two others who executed the double
hip-fiop and continued to serve the
Maps despite the legal efforts of the
Feds to prevent them from so doing
According to latest reports Charley
Doom, crstwhile manager of the Phil
lies, will be with the Cincinnati Reds
next season Herzog Is to make q deal
for him, and with no managerial bur
dens to hamper DOOM he ought to
proTc one of the best catchers in the
league for some years to como.
Good catchers are mighty scarce in
base ball. Few teams are satisfactorily
fortIf1ed in this respect, and DOOM will
do much to strengthen the Reds be-
hind the bat.
The Feds have stopped trying for
real stars of organized base ball. They
seem to be content with picking up re-
cruits who have been receiving trials
on major league teams, these answer
ing the purpose because they can be
identified with one Of the major lea
clubs.
The Feds will limit their teams to
twenty-one men, 1t Is reported, and
there appears to be a general inclina-
tion among the eight clubs to keep the
salary list down as low as possible.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
American League to Meet
in New York Next Month

NEW YORK. January 5.-The
annual schedule meeting of the
American League Will be held In
this city instead Of In Chicago
next month. President JOHNSON
made this announcement yestes-
day, stating tfst its club owners
were anxious to pay their re-
spects to the new owners Of the
Yankees In this way. The Ma
ttonal League men will convene
here mt the same time in order to
make public their playing dates.
The national c0mmission's annu-
nj confab will be held I'm Cincin-
natl the last week Of this month,
when the latest demands of the
Playerv Fraternity will be
formally denied.
Evening star., 1915-01-05

I,obert is one of the best ball players
tho National League can boast of. and
the chances are that the change Of
clubs will be of much benefit to him.
1t is not likely that the three play
"rs turned over to the Phii1ies in the
deal viii be able TO plug up the hole
which Lobert's absence VIII create.
Denlaree. Stock and Adams are by no
means stars. The Phillics are not apt
10 be very prominent in the coming
race. The loss of Magec and Lobert
robbed the team OF it's two most val
uablc players. and there is nothing TO
Indicate that there is material on hand
TO fill their shoes.
If there is one thing that the Federal
League advocates make the foundation
stone of their whole cause, it is their
asserted similarity to the American
League uprising in 1901. with carefully
drawn parallels TO the campaign by
which Ban Johnson and his men built
Up their teams. obtained their players
and gained themselves a place in the
base ball world.
There was ample room for two major
leagues At the time the Johnson circuit
made its expansion There also were
almost enough good ball players to
supply two major leagueS, while there
ber which were minus ball clubs.
There never have been enough high
class players TO supply three big
leagues Neither are there enough biz
cities to take care of this amount of
high-salaried clubs. But there are not
three ajor leagues today. There is
no comparison between the two big
leagues OF organized base ball and the
Federals. The latter is at least so per
cent weaker in every respect, espe-
cially from an artistic point of view.
It is difficult to see how the Fed
erals really can hope to retrieve Wal
Ter Johnson and get him to play In
their circuit unless Walter is willing
says Henry. Edwards in the Cleveland
plain Dealer. II looks as II 1t were the
KiIlifer case right over again, excep,
that the conditions favor organized
base ball d tritie more. killifer was
signed up to an old-time contract
while johnson had one of the 191!
models in which he received statec
sum for an option on his services fol
1915 The courts awarded Killifer tt
the Phillies. The Feds also have an
Evening star., 1915-01-05
G. w. u. BASKET BALL QUINT
WILL TAKE FOUR-DAY TRIP
Hatchetites to Meet Washington and Lee.
Virginia Military Institute and Vir-
ginia-Other Athletic Gossip.

of the Baltimore c. c. c. This sbo,,,d
De one of the b"st contested heats OF
.Ie analr, as al the entrants are cana
me event today will be over the
eanis course a" yesterday, which start
eo from poi:t on PENNSYLVANIA ave.
nue. between ;;h and 10th streets and
continued '"'i 4 through Potomac Parl
and back Ill
me nna' test is to take place Thnrs-
ths a-rnoon, when the winners of
VIII run against one another
Ihe failure of the Fort wssb;n,+o,
basket ball team to show mn fnr -.
contest with the First Regiment five of
the National Guard caused a, postnone-
nm !' 1i one-haif the scheduled bin in
Guard Armory last night. The other
contest, one between the Walter Peed
hospital and the Engineer Corns W., g
piayeo, though, and resulted in q VIC.
@ .ors LOT the latter. The Engineers did
some good work, their passing and
general handling of the bali hcimu
especially good '
ihe most" difficult base ball schedule
ever attempted by college in Mary
iand viii be played by the MARYLAND
Assles next spring if present plans 90
of tnn mi d.; me Farmers are to meet one
OF the Dig i've for the first time, and
besides those two contests. which are
with Cornell. they will play Tufts
Dickinson, Swarthmore, Lehisb Ind
several other of the big northern See
cndary institutions. ''1
Also 1t is very probable that the
Farmers will branch out and piay a
much harder foot ball schedule next
fall than they have ever before at
tempted. Negotiations now are going
on with two. institutions that aiwavs
have been considered out of their cja
and it is probable that contests will he
arranged with them
Tho announcement that Billy Word
has left the Univcrsity of virginia
means that the foot ball team viii be
mighty hard hit and will have to hump
itself next fall to become sufficiently
strong to play the hard schedule It
must face. With Word absent, Virginia
will have only one man out Of its back
field returning, and the three stars of
the team will be lost. Gooch and
Mayer graduate, and with Word leaving
almost an entirely new quartet will
have to be developed. The loss of
Goocl, and Mayer. Quarterback and
halfbaek,' would have been bad enough,
but with Word gone, too, Virginia will
have big problem cut out for it next
fall when the men report for practice.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
BEACH WINS PLAY-OFF OF TIE
Beats Barber 80 to 81 for Medal in
Pinehurst Tournament

PINEHURsT. N c., January 5.-chi,.
holm Beach of Fox Hills won the quail
fication tie which resulted in last
weeks holiday golf tournament in a
play-oR with w. A. Barber, jr.. or
Princeton. yesterday, recording SO to
81 for his opponent.
Interest of the day centered in the
teams working out on No. 2 course for
the foursome. which will be formally
opened in the annual midwinter tour
nament today. Walter J. Travis Of
Garden City and r. H Robertson. the
clubs presidents: Robert Hunter Of
Wee Burn and James L. Taylor of Elk
wanok claimed the lions share OF At
tention. but they were not talking for
publication" when 1t came to cards.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
tchetie Basket Ball Qun Make Four Day rip Through Virginia
Pitcher Caldwell Ready
to Return to Yankees

NEW YORK. January S-RAy
Caldwell is poised all reaAy to
jump back to the New Yofks,
according to n statement by an
alleged emissary Of Col. RUPERT
and Capt. Huston last night. The
slim piteher is said to demand
nothing except that the club
guarantee to tide him over II
legal entanglenents arise ont Of
his hirfations with the Federals.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
SEASON OPENS SATURDAY.
Intercollegiate Teams Ready for
Basket Ball Race.

NEW YORK. January 5.-Teams in
the Intercollegiate Basket Ball League
arc ready for the opening of the league
race Saturday. The games that will
open the season will be between Cor
nell and Pennsylvania and Columbia
and Dartmouth.
Columbia and Cornell tied last year
for the league championship. Yale,
Princeton, Pennsylvania and Dartmouth
are all said to have improved over last
season and in this event an even more
exciting race than that of 1914 is look
ed for by followers of the game. Thirty
games are on the schedule. The series
will end March 12, when Columbia
Evening star., 1915-01-05
NEW LEAGUE STARTS PLAY,
Peck and Lutheran CUNTS Victors in
Church Basket Ball Circuit.

The Peck Chapel basket ball team
defeated the Eastern Presbyterian five
and the Lutheran quint was a victor
over the Covenant in the opening of
the Sunday School Basket Sail League
last night. The score Of the f1rst-men-
toned game was AZ to 3 and that Of
the last was 90 to IL.
The Peck team easily outclassed its
opponent. but the other clubs showed
good form.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
Totals. AT 463 475 Totals. .464 800 4e1
ST. PAUL CLUB IN TROUBLE.
Conrad Surrenders the Franchise
Which May Go to Toledo.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, January 5.-H. F.
Conrad, former Northern League club
owner, last night surrendered his op-
ton on the st. Paul American Associ-
alton club. abandoning his plan for or
ganizing a local stock company for
taking over the club, which had been
placed in the market by the present
owners.
The ]. W. Norton Company, repre-
senting the owners. will continue eff
forts to interest local investors in the
club. 1t has been reported that Toledo
interests seek the St Paul franchise.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
Wolvertou to Lead San Francisco.

CHICAGO. January 5.-Harry VOL
yerton, former leader of the New York
Americans, has been appointed mana
ger of the San Francisco club of the
Pacific Coast League to succeed Del
Howard, former first baseman of the
Chicago Cubs. This information was
contained in a telegram received by
Tip O'NeiN, president Of the Western
League.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
.JEDSAREV V|CTORS
I |NFEATURE MATCH
Defeat Royals in District
League and Retain the
Lead in: Circuit.
MASONIC LODGES FORM
TEN-TEAM ORGANIZATION
New Body Is to Begin Play To-
night-Star Quint Makes
Sweep.
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Arcade League-ArEyles vs.. Gam
dis.
District League-Shermans VI.
Newcomers.
National Capital League-Poao-
mac vs.. Capitol Hills.
Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A.
League Distributing Depart
ment VS.. Freight.
Commercial League-Judd d Det-
weller VS.. Washington Times.
Mount Pleasant League-kenyons
VS.. Immanuels.
Y. NJ. G. A. League-Creeks vs..
Federal League Franklin vs..
Munsey Trust Company.
Capital City League-Ivory Soaps
vs.. Fairlawns.
Departmental League-Labor vs..
War.
Interdenomination l. e a 8 nc
Kendall vs.. Fifth, Bethany VI.
GoFsuch, st. Marks W.. Sixth.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
MARSHALL HERE TOMORROW.
Chess Champion to Give Exhibitions
at Washington Club. a.,

United States Chess Champion Frank
]. Marshall will be the guest of the
Washington Chess and Whist Club, 619
Riggs building. for the entire day to-
morrow. Mr.. Marshall will give two ex-
hibitions Of his skill at simultaneous
play, starting in the afternoon about
2:S0 and in the evening at o'clock. All
chess lovers in the city have been In
vited to be present and to engage in
these exhibitions.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
MAIN JUMPS TO FEDS.
Big Pitcher, Formerly With Detroit
Signed by Gilmore,

CHICAGO, January 5.-Miles Main,
pitcher for the Detroit ball club in
1914. has signed two-year contract
with the Federal League, according to
AN announcement by James A. Gilmore,
president of the league.
He will be assigned to club later.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
PHILLIES AFTER GROH.
May Trade Players Received From
New York Giants.

PHILADELPHIA, aJnuary 5---one or
moro of the players received from New
York may figure in the Cincinnati deal.
by which the Philadelphia management
expects to land a second baseman. Re
port here is that Heinie Groh Is the
player the Phillies are after.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
6ERTMENr 0fnGNr
RsHappenin&$S1SP
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

of Hans Lobert by the New Giants gives
Ac(Iraws team has had in wears Had
bert that the chances
would have been unable pass champions
league because the position
that the Giants failed TO up o expectations
Evening star., 1915-01-05
DISTRICT DUcKPN LEAGUE.

COMMERCIAL DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-09-23
W|THYCOMBE LEAVES
FOR PORTLAND

(From Thursdays daily
The announcement was made yes
terday that Harry Withycombe had
sold his interest in the Ontario Phar-
macy TO C. S. Watson. giving Mr..
Watson the entire ownership now.
Mr.. Watson has been here for three
years and half and is we'll and fav-
orably known in the county. The
Pharmacy will continue under the
same policy as in the past. Mr..
Withycomb expects to go from here
TO Portland, but has not decided what
he will take up. His many friends
regret very much to loose this young
business man and hope he may see
fit to return TO Ontario at some fut-
ure date.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-09-23

Notice-The Argus office wants 20
'ny clean oc.tcn rags.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-09-23

Baker. Sept. 20, Especially Mrs,
j. l.. Masters was killed here Satur.
day In an attempt to jump from a
buggy, while the horses were runn-
ing away. The woman was thrown
head first to the pavement. She was
riding with her husband when the
horses became frightened at a motor
cycle.
When the animals plunged ahead.
Mr., Masters slid out of the buggy,
and Mrs. Masters, terrified. stood up
to Jump and was hurled to the pave
ment. She died fifteen minutes af-
ter the accident. The motorcyclist
disappeared. Mrs. Masters was So
years old. She is survived by a son.
W. J. Masters Of Baker. and her hus-
band.