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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08

HANDICAP CLASS-SECOND DIVISION
START. 3:05-COURSE. 20 MILES.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
,oBBs TEN.YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS N
MANY BASKET BALL GAMES.
Public Schools Athletic League
Starts With Three Glasses.

The Public Schools Athletic League
high school basket ball series is well
under way. All of the games are being
played in the gymnasium of the Arm
strong Manual Training School. except
the final game. which may be played in
the Normal School gymnasium. Three
games are scheduled on each playing
date-an Armstrong class game, ju-
nior championship game and the one
of the interhigh series.
The junior league consists of the
freshman class teams of the high
schools. and of the o Street and Car
dozo vocational schools.
Armstrong five defeated Commercial
by a score of q to in the first game
of the series, while NJ Street defeated
the Typists by score of % to 9. Com
mercial's freshman team won from the
Armstrong freshman, Is to a.
Polk of NJ Street and Garner were the
stars of the NJ Street-Commercial game.
while Cupid and Smith starred in the
Armstrong Commercial game. Messrs.
Beckett and Wilkinson have again been
engaged for the series as officials-in-
chief.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
BY n. C. BYRD.

The first basket ball meeting Of the
year between local colleges will take
place tomorrow between Catholic Uni-
versity and Gallaudet. The game is to
be played at Kendall Green and will
be the first for Catholic L. and the
second for Gallaudet. The last-men-
toned opened it's season Wednesday
against the Baltimore City College,
defeating that quint by a big margin.
Gallaudet will be considerably weak
ened, two of it's regular players hav-
ing been declared ineligible until after
January l. Rockwell and keeley, both
sitions. are the ones debarred from
competition during this term and their
absence is sure to be felt considerably.
But even so, the Kendall Greeners Will
likely make a creditable showing, in
asmuch as they will be playing in
their own gym and still have some
mighty competent men in the line
up.
The fact that Gallaudet has already
played one game will not be much in
it's favor, as Catholic University has
had the benefit of practice affairs with
the teams of the interscholastic league
and at least two of the quints in that
circuit are much stronger than that
which represents the Baltimore CITY
College For an opening contest the
play is likely to be very good. There
will be exceptional interest taken in
the showing of Catholic University, as
it has almost new five and all its
followers are anxious to learn the real
strength of the combination in order
that some kind of an idea as to the rec
Evening star., 1915-12-17
BIG BASKET BALL SCHEDULE.
George Washington Girls Team Has
Arranged Nine Games.

Nine games already have been ar
ranged by the girls basket ball team
at George Washington University. and
the schedule is only partially complete.
The complete list of games probably
will be announced next week.
Several practice games will be played
prior to opening the regular season.
The George Washington girls recently
defeated the Central High School team
by score of IS to Is. The George
Washington girls who played were:
Emma Reh, left forward; Theodosa
seibolL. right forward; Loyzelle CAL
lihan, substitute center: Elizabeth
Davis. center: Elizabeth PAUL.. substi-
tute center: Mary Tyndall, left guard
Gertrude Walter. right guard. and
Dorothy Stiefel, substitute.
The regular games SO far arranged
for are: January S. Gallaudet at
Epiphany Parish Hall gymnasium
Febriiary 10. Goucher at Baltimore:
Februarg II. Ingram at Epiphany;
February rs, :. Galiaudet at Kendall
Green: March 4. Randolph Macon at
Lynchburg; March II. Swarthmore at
Penn: March Is. Temple University at
Philadelphia; March 25. Swarthmore at
Penn, and April l.. Temple University
at Epiphany gymnasium.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
RACING PIGEON SHOW.
First Exhibit of Washington Fan.
ciers Exciting Interest.

The Washington public will have an
opportunity next week of seeing the
first exclusive racing pigeon show held
in America. The local center of the
American Racing Pigeon Union has ar
ranged for an exhibition which will be
as unique as it will be interesting, and
will be held on the city's most promi-
nent thoroughfare Wednesday, Decem-
Der 20
II is not generally known, but from
the foreign press it is learned that the
racing pigeon is playing a more i'm
| portsnt part in the present European n
conflict than ever before. In spite OF
all modern inventions and discoveries,
| such as the wireless, aeroplane, etc,
the racing pigeons are being utilized
. to better advantage than in the
Franco Prussian war. All the lofts on
the east and south coasts of England
are under military supervision, and as
! high as nifty and sixty lberations a
month are made to bring messages to
| a single loft. AS there are approx
mateIy $4,000 lofts in this locality, the
| immensity of the service can be well
! realized.
i At the center meeting today entries
VIII close and the compittee will make
its final report.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
TY COBB'S BIRTHDAY
Greatest Player of All Time Is
Thirty Years Old Today.
TEN YEARS IN FAST CLASS
Started With Detroit Tigers in 1905
and Has Been Star
Ever Since.
BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN.

Tyrus Raymond Cobb, perennial batting
leader of the American League and great
est player of all time, according to
Charles A. Comskey, is today celebrat-
ing his thirtieth birthday Royston,
Banks county, Ga, was where he first
saw the light of day. Tyrus, next year
this eleventh in fast company, will in
all proba biity score his eleventh hundred
run and, unless he breaks both of his
arms. or has a terrible batting slump,
will record his twenty first hundred base
hit.
This past ason Cobb got by the one
thousand mark in runs, now having 1,019
to his credit. When the season closed the
records showed that he had manufactured
1887 safeties, of which over a fourth
sos, to be exact-were for extra distance
Tvs collection of extra base hits consists
of 30l doubles, 152 triples and So homers
Cobb holds the record for the American
League of the greatest number of runs
scored in a season, 147: of the greatest
number of hits made in season, 24S; of
the greatest number of steals in a season,
s6, and of the highest batting percentage
420. His lean years G905 not included
because then he was, with the Tigers only
a little more than a month"; were 1906 and
1914, and many managers would like to
have players who had such lean ones
Cobb, in 1915, equaled his 1909 record
Of pla ying lo6 games and set new rec
ora for iarcenes. He also smashed the
previous high water mark for passes, but
so did Eddie Collins, and Eddie smashed
it a little more than Tyrus. he Srea test
number of times Cobb faced the pitchers
in one season was sos. That was in 1897,
when Cobb wasn't as good a pass collec-
tor as he is now. Nineteen eleven was
when Cobb tailed oftenest, made the
most hits, and knocked out the most dou-
bles and triples. His greatest year in
homers and in sacrifices was 1909. All of
Cobbs suicides last season were of the
outfield kind. The figures below show
what Cobb has accomplished in the ten
years he has been in the American League
and his latest and leanest years in each
department of offensive work:
ISIISfL-NIS
Evening star., 1915-12-17
NEW MANAGER FOR PIRATES.
James ]. Callahan, Formerly of the
White Sox. to Succeed Clarke

PITTSBURGH. December 17.-Presi-
dent Barney Dreyfuss announced last
night t>lt James J. Callahan, former
manager of the Chicago White Sox,
has been appointed manager of the
Pittsburgh National League team to
succeed Fred Clarke. who resigned at
the end of this season.
The announcement came as com
plete surprise. as Callahans name had
at no time been mentioned in conpec-
tion with the position. 1t is under
stood the new manager signed con-
tract for one year only. Callahan man
aged the Chicago White Sox for three
years. being succeeded last season by
Clarence Rowland.
Evening star., 1915-12-17

| ing the winter may be formed
The Interscholastic Basket Ball
League opens its season today with
two games. Eastern High and st. AL
bans are to meet in the first contest
and the Army and Navy Preps are to
play in the other. The games will be-
gin at 3 o'clock.
There will be considerable interest in
the double-header today because the
followers of Western and Business are
very anxious to know what kind of op-
position their teams will have to face
when the league series really gets un-
der way after the holidays. The strong
and weak points of the winners of the
contests this afternoon will be noted
especially. Eastern and ST. Adams
have green teams, Central is putting
out a five for the first time in its his
tory, but the Army and Navy Preps
Western played a practice game yes
terday against the Friends School five
and won easily. The score was So to
30. The score of the game between
Business and Friends some time ago
was 50 to SO in favor of the high
school Peine and Peck again proved
mer throwing sixteen goals from the
floor and eleven from the foul line,
making total of 43 points registered
by him.
The Georgetown quint leaves tomor-
row morning for New York, where 1t
is to play several hard games. the
first is to take place tomorrow night
with the quint representing the Brook-
lyn Polytechnic Institute. Coach John
OReilly, his regulars and two or three
substitutes will make the trip.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Georgetown Commercial League
Times SubstatiOn vs.. c. and Z.
Supply Company.
Bureau Printing and Engraving
League - Examining Division
VS.. Machine Shop.
knights of Columbus League
Columbia VS.. Meningitis.
Commercial l. n g u e-Maurice
Joyce Engraving Company VS..
Washington Gas Company.
VS.. War.
Phi Mu Sigma LeaEue-Alpha vs..
Phi.
Southeast LeaEue-Oaklands VS..
Southeast Stars.
Agricultural Interbureau League
Animal Industry VS.. Chem
istry.
Mount Pleasant League-New-
tons VS.. Immnnuels.
Capital City League Waverly
A. &. VS.. Jewels.
Marine Corps League-Cavite VS..
Isabella.
Sunrise Lengue-Car Inspectors
vs.. Baggage.
League-StOrerOOm vs.. General
Office.
Arcade League-InEIesides vs..
GoldenberRs.
Masonic League-Pentalpha VS..
WashfngtOn-Cente E a ast
Gate VS.. Mount Pleasant.
Southwestern League-American
Federation of Labor vs.. Grands.
Evening star., 1915-12-17

Why doesn't Barney Dreyfuss protest
Pfttsourgh's long ieft-deid fence? Graz
vath put ball over there last summer
and beat the Pirates.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Difficulty in Proposed Transfer.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. December 17-Charles
W. Murphy. former president of the
Chicago Nationals, intimated today that
there might be difficulty in transferring
the Chicago Nationals from their old
home to the park of the Chicago Fed
erals. as proposed in plans for base ball
peace.
The Cubs have an eighty-year lease
on the West Side ball park" said Mr..
Murphy. Mr.. Taft has a half interest
in the grounds and l have the other
half If the Nationals try to move to
other grounds some arrangement will
have to be made to pay the rental un-
der the present lease. The West Side
park is valued at 100000"
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Athletic Supplies

soc Foot Ball Nose
Masks, :iOc.
s1.o0 Base Ball Gloves,
79c.
s1.25 Foot Balls. 0Sc.
s1.50 Striped or Plain
Jerseys. 0Sc.
$500 Punching Bags,
S1.40.
$3.50 Wire Spring EX-
ercisers, S1.s0.
$3.50 Boxing Gloves,
SI.9S.
$500 Blouvelt Coat
Sweaters, $4.9S.
$40 Mackinaw Coats,
$40.
Skates ard Sticks. -
1Ic Ice Skates. Zoe.
25c Hockey Sticks. I9c.
75c sled Skates, 49c.
sl.e5 y C keled Ice
Skates. 9Sc.
s1.15 All Key Hockey
skates. SI.25.
$3.50 Welded Runner
Skates. S2.pS.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
BEST KIND OF PEACE
So Says Barney Dreytuss
About Base Ball Compact.
CONVENE IN NEW YORK
Fan Johnson Hopeful Concerning
Outcome Of Farley This
Afternoon.

NEW YORK, December u
Barney Dreyfuss, owner OF the
Pittsburgh Nationals, returned
today from his conference with
the American League magnates
at Chicago, and declared that
there will not only be peace be
tween organized and independent
base ball interests, but that it will
BE the best kind of peace
Dreyfuss was in joval mood when
he reached the hotel where the Ma
tional League magnates are holding
their meeting. He said:
Il went, saw, conquered. In other
words, / accomplished everything | at
tempted toward peace. The best kind
of peace is coming
The American League men arrived
shortly after 10 o'clock.
In the party We're President Ban
Johnson of the league, Charles a.
Comiskey. president of the Chicago
club; J. L. Lannin. president of the
Boston Americans: Col Jacob Rupert.
jr.. of the New York club: President
g. ). Minor of the Washington ciup, In
addition to a number of club secreta-
ries. managers and other officials.
Joh nson stated that there was little
or nothing new in the situation. but
at he was extremely hopeful Of the
outcome of the general conference this
afternoon. He said the outlook for
peace was bright. All members OF the
party appeared optimistic, but one
magnate said the American League was
not a this time committed to any peace
terms.
Going more into detail, Ban Johnson
explained that he headed the American
League committee and that this COM
mittee was empowered to act finally In
the matter of peace should they so de-
eide. Dreyfuss had submitted to him
in Chicago, he said, only tentative
plans. and as yet the American League
was not prepared to commit itself.
Furthermore, he explained, nothing
could be done until a meeting of the
national association had been held.
This embraces both the National and
American leagues and the Association
of Minor Leagues. After this meeting,
he went on. if it was the consensus of
opinion that they should go into con-
ference with the Federal League, such
action would be taken.
Evening star., 1915-12-17

Twelve thousand children are arrest.
ed annual in New York.
Evening star., 1915-12-17

the club officers from Chicago yester-
day. The transaction involved no other
players. he said.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
se Ball Magnaes Convene New Yo-Schoo Basket Ball Start
GALLAUDET AND C.. u. CUNTS
BOOKED TO MEET TOMORROW
First Game Of Season Between Local Col
leges Should Attract Much Interest.
G. y. Five Off for New York.

ord it will make in the big games dur
ing the winter may be formed.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Flashlights

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Evening star., 1915-12-17
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Hamilton. 22-cal., $40.
Stevens' Little Scout.
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Stevens Crack Shot,
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Cartridges. Blanks and
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Evening star., 1915-12-17
INTERSTATE BOWLING ASSOCIATION.
TERMINAL R. R. y. NJ. c. a. LEAGUE.

Totals. SIS 44a 454
Evening star., 1915-12-17
INTERBuREAU LEAGUE.
DISTRICT LEAGUE.

notals.. 4s5 1875 400 Totals. 4ss 4s5 400
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
SAL0N|KI
IS TO Be ATTACKED

Saloniki, Dec. 21.-The highest
Greek military authorities declare it
to be their belief that an Austro-Ger-
man attack on Saloniki is inevitable.
The Greek general staff will quit Sa-
lontki shortly. The last remaining
Greek troops, save one infantry regi-
ment, have been transferred to Koza-
nj. The entente allies have ordered
the evacuation of several villages
around Saloniki by the civilians for
military reasons.
The parliamentary elections passed
quietly. A mere handful of voters
were out, making the extraordinary
precautions against demonstrations
appear needless. The polls were es-
tablished mostly in churches and SOL
diers with fixed bayonets were on
guard. The newspapers supporting NJ
VeniZelOs, the former premier, whose
adherents abstained from taking part
in the elections, comment bitterly on
the empty triumph Of the government.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
3RlT0NS CALL IT A BLUFF
london Opinion Of Proposed Invasion
of Egypt.


=. London, Dec. 21.-Britishers gener-
lily regard Germans proposed Egyp-
ian campaign as mostly, though not
mtirely, bluff.
Amsterdam dispatches reporting
that Field Marshal Won der Goltz has
arrived in Syria to lead a Turco-Ger-
man invasion failed to agitate mill
-!ary circles in London.
Officials believe more formidable
army would be required for success
ul invasion via the Suez canal than
Germany and Turkey can possibly
muster and equip in view of condi-
ions on other fronts.
British military experts also main
lain that the defenses erected in the
Suez canal region since the attempt
of the Turks against Egypt early in
the war are practically impregnable.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
FLEET SEARCHES NORTH SEA
Berlin Says Germans Could Find No
Hostile Vessels.

Berlin, Dec. a. Ridiculing allied
claims that the German coast is close
" blockaded the admiralty announced
that portion of the German fleet
searched the North sea last week
without encountering any of the allied
naval forces.
On Wednesday and Thursday the
German warships cruised in the Aka
gerack (the arm of the North sea be-
tween Germany and Denmark to
watch shipping, it was said. Fifty
two vessels were examined and one
seized. it was said. .......
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
Mystery in Double Tragedy.

Inverness, Miss, Dec. 21.-C. D. Fin
ley, a wealthy lumberman, was shot
and killed and A. P. Burnett, a mer-
chant, charged with killing Finley,
was found at his home with a bullet
wound in his head, said to have been
self-inflicted. The men were close
friends and Burnett is believed to
have attempted to end his own life
while brooding over the killing.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
Canada May Enlist Japs.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 21.-Major Cen
eral Sir Samuel Hughes, Canadian
minister of militia, received from Brit
ish Columbia proposal to organize a
regiment of Canadian Japanese for
service in Europe. One thousand
Japanese, who have been naturalized
I'm Canada, will be enlisted at once
under the proposal and sent overseas.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
CAR GIVES UP PLANS FOR
BALKAN DRIVE.

London, Dec. 21.-That Rus
STA has abandoned all idea of
entering the Balkan campaign
apparently was confirmed in
reports from Sofia which an
nounced that Slav troops con-
centrated at REM, on the Rou-
manian frontier, are being
transferred to the Bukowina
frontier, presumably for a new
blow at Austria.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
Japs Guarding Suez Canal,

Los Angeles, Dec. 21.-That Japan
is giving material aid to the entente
allies in the European war not only
by supplying munitions but by actual
" guarding the Suez canal with her
warships, was stated here by A. M.
,Papajian Bey, former minister Of the
interior in Egypt, who is visitor in
Los Angeles.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22

According to dispatches from Wash
ington Daniel w. Lawler, former
mayor Of st. Paul and for many years
cles, is being considered by President
Wilson for appointment as United
States ambassador to Chile.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
Serbia Charges Cruelty.

Scutari, Dec. 21.-Musselmans armed
by Bulgars and Austrians are massa-
creing old men and attacking helpless
women in Serbian Macedonia, the Ser
bian war office charges in an official
statement "The cruelties and ex.
cesses are without precedent" said
the official statement
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
TWO GERMAN SHIPS SUM
Submarine Destroys Cruiser and Tor
pedo Boat.

Amsterdam, Dec. 21.-1t has been
officially announced in Berlin that the
small German cruiser Bremen and a
torpedo boat accompanying it have
been sunk by submarine in the East
ern Baltic sea.
The announcement said a consider
able portion of the crews of both YES
sells were saved.
The Bremen was built in 1908. It
had displacement of $3.50 tons, was
$40 feet long and 431z feet beam and
in peace times carried a crew of about
300 men.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
Bulqarians and Greeks Clash.

Paris, Dec. 21-Fighting between
small detachments of Greek and Bull
garian troops is reported in a dis
patch from Brindisi, Italy, to the Ha-
vas News agency. It is said several
Greek officers and soldiers were killed
or wounded.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
TAFT SEIZED WITH GRIP
Former President Arrives at La
Crosse ILL.,

La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 21.-Seized
with chills on the train which brought
him here William H. Taft was bun
died into a heavy overcoat and steam
er rugs and hurried to the home of
George w. Burton, an old Yale class
mate, where he was given medical at
tention. He was suffering from a mild
case of grippe, physicians said
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
Turkish Guns Hammer British.

3 Constantinople, Dec. 21.-Heavy
turkish batteries are now pounding
ct the main defense of Kut ell Amara,
the British base in Mesopotamia, it
was officially announced. Part Of
these defenses have been destroyed.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
NlTnDRA WIN FOR
USE ELSEWHERE
hundred Thousand BritonS
Quit the DardanelleS.
LAY ABANDON CAMPAIGN

lttempt TO Reach constantinopIe Has
Made Little Roadway in Recent
Months and Complete Retirement Of
Allied Forces Is Possible.
London. Dec. 21.-All the British
0ops at the Sulva bay and Anzac re-
lon Of the Dardanelles, together with
INNS, have been transferred to an
Their sphere of operations. the war
flee announced.
Presumably the British troops are
eing withdrawn for service either at
'aloniki or in Egypt.
The withdrawal affects more than
10000 British troops who have been
-ainly attempting for several months
advance against the Turks in the
'ulva bay and Anzac regions on the
rest shore of Gallipoli' peninsula
No mention was made by the war
Nice of any Withdrawals from the
'edd ul Bahr region at the southern
Up of Gallipoli, where French and
British troops held lines near Krithia.
The withdrawal, however, may be
he forerunner of the abandonment of
he whole Dardanelles campaign in
avor of Balkan operations or to de-
end Egypt against the expected Tur-
0German invasion.
e More than 100000 British troops,
made up largely Of Australians and
Jew Zealanders, were landed on the
hores of Sulva bay and in the Anzac
egton several months after the first
and operations against the Darda-
relies were begun from the region of
3edd ul Bahr.
- Their object was to cut the Turkish
communications and drive across the
peninsula to an attack on the Darda-
relies forts from the rear. The at
empt failed.
The British were driven back to
heir trenches close to the waters
dge. They have made no important
-'dvance since the days Immediately
ollowing the landing.
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