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The Washington times., 1915-02-15
VAIL STREET BETS
\ BRAVES WON'T WIN
Wise Men Believe That 1914
Victory Was Miracle and
Cannot Happen Twice.

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-A bet Of $500
to $50 was made down In Wall Street
the other day that the Braves wouldn' t
win the 1915 pennant That WAGER
seems to express pretty generally the
opinion Of fandom concerning the
Braves chances during the coming
season.
The Braves played the most wonder
ful baseball over a stretch Of ten weeks
that ever has been played in history.
They beat team In the worlds series
that was considered to be the greatest
ever welded together. And they beat
that OUTFIT In record time. And yet.
despite that great showing. despite
the fact that the Braves have been
strengthened cons Acrably. only the
stoutest-heartest Boston fans are pre-
dieting another pennant for the Braves.
The so-called wise men, OF baseball
think that the Braves will not repea
simply because lightning isn't supposed
to strike twice in the sans placo, and
that accidents rarely happen twice in
the same way.
The Braves victory in 1914 was OF a
miracle nature one of the wise ones
tells you. You can't expect too many
miracles in this day and age. or
course. l don't say that the Braves
haven't chance to repeat in 1915 The ),
may win. All things are possible. But
don't think they will win"
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
ANDY CORTEz WILL
BOX TOMMY LANGDON
Hoboken BattIer Agrees to
Terms Offered and Ardmore
Will See Him In Action.

Andy Cortez. the Hoboken battler,
who gave Tommy Lowe such a stif
argument last winter. will face Tommy
Langdon. of Philadelphia. at the new
Ardmore Club in the fifteen-round fea-
ture bout on the night Of Washingtons
Birthday. His manager, Al McMurray.
accepted the clubs terms today. and
promises to have Cortez In perfect con-
dition to make Langdon step around for
the decision. Patrick F. O'Connor Is
expected to be the official referee Of
this battle.
"Cortez is booked up pretty heavily
this month";" writes McMurray. but l
think he can squeeze in this show at
Ardmore. He feels, too, that he can do
much better now than he did against
Lowe. In the first place, that was his
bout. Since then he has been going as
high as twenty rounds. keeping his
strength and speed to the very end. In
New York he has been travelling ten
round battles every week. meeting the
very best to be found. except the cham
Duffy. At that. some of his bouts have
been better than what the so-called
champions were giving, particularly this
last Welsh -ShugTue bout at the Garden.
shall have NCortez in Washington
at least three days before the bout 90
that the fans can have a chance to see
him work out. He is booked to appear
at the Olympia, in Philadelphia. on Feb
ruary -. but that's only six rounds. and
his Ardmore show won't hurt him in the
least. Indeed. he has not been in such
perfect shape for many moons ex-
pect him to defeat Langdon, though the
latter is a fast stopper"
Langdons manager, who Is spending
the winter here. was pleased today
when informed that all arrangements
had been concluded for this coming
holiday show at Ardmore. He says that
his boy is rapidly getting into shape
to travel fifteen rounds at top speed.
I.angdon's footwork has always been a
strong feature Of his exhibitions and 80
he Is now devoting all OF his time to
increasing his wind and endurance in
order to keep him moving through the
whole fifteen sessions.
Tommy has been boxing six-round
bouts in Philadelphia. says Manager
Wilson. but he frequently hops out to
work for ten or twelve rounds. He has
plenty OF time now to get ready for this
show here on Washington's Birthday,
and ! expect him to bc at his best"
Both Cortez and Langdon have agreed
to make 1873 pounds at o'clock the
evening of the show.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Princeton Is Seeking
HitterS for Its Team

PRINCETON. Feb. l5.-The Princeton
baseball team is looking for hitters. for,
from the present indications. the
strength Of the nine will be in the held
and not at the bat. The Tigers have
suffered comparatively little by loss
from graduation. Captain Rhoads. flrst
base. is the only player who will be
missed seriously. Ten letter men are
eligible for the team. and will report
tomorrow to Captain Greene in the cage
for the first practice. Coach Bill Clarke
will take charge on February g. In the
big games. however. Coach Clarke vii
be barred from the bench, according &c
the agreement with Harvard and Yale.
The formation of the league among
Harvard, Yale. and Princeton whereby
each team meets the other In a series
of three games is meeting with much
favor here. The championship will b
decided on a percentage basis and the
curious result OF last year, when Har'
ward beat Princeton, Princeton defeated
Yale and Yale won from Harvard. can.
not be duplicated.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Invite Caldwell And
Meredith to Run Here
Manager Curry Wants Both These Indoor Track
Stars to Decide Superio rty at Georgetown Meet
Washington Canoe Club and Potomacs to
Appear N Relay.

Dave Caldwell, the former Cornell
star runner, whose spectacular vic
tory over Ted Meredith, the Olympic
champion, in New York last week by
a squirt that gave him the honors by
inches, may be seen here in the
Georgetown meet, to be staged at
Convention Hall on February 27.
Furthermore, he may be pitted
against Meredith again, as the Penn
sylvania wonder, has been invited
along with Caldwell by Manager
Tom Curry, of the Hilltoppers.
PENIS alumni are making every ef-
fort to have Meredith come here and
settle the question of track suprem'
acy with Caldwell.
The struggle between Caldwell and
Meredith last week furnished New
York the greatest race seen in many
years. Fifty yards from the finish
Caldwell was in the rear by eight
yards. Then he tore off his squirt.
Ten yards from the tape the former
Cornellian caught his opponent, and
flashed across the line winner by
inches.
Meredith insists that he can beat
Caldwell any day in the week, SAT-
Manager Curry today, and so we have
invited him and Caldwell to come tc
our meet in Convention Hall and give
| us the same thrill they gave New York
crS."
The Washington Canoe Club and the
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Feds Offer FOrdham Use
Of Park for Grid Battles

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-Director OF
Athletics Charles A. Mullaley. Of Ford.
ham. announces that the Brooklyn Fed.
eral League grounds in Brooklyn or the
grounds in the Bronx. IL completed
have been offered for the Maroons big
football games. AS yet no acceptance
has been made.
Last season the second string PLAYERS
OF the Brooklyn Feds had their spring
workout on the Fordham diamond, and
the courtesies of the training quarters
we're extended to them.
Plans are under way to have the
present Fordham Field rigged UP to
hold 5000 spectators by using the West
Point method Of portable blea chers.
Work on the new field was checked
for time by bad weather. but has
been resumed. and thousands OF wagon
loads OF dirt have been dumped on the
incline. The work of leveling also has
started,
The Washington times., 1915-02-15

Potomac Boat club will compete against
each other in relay race at the COM
ing Georgetown meet. President John
Hadley Doyle. of the Potomacs, has ac-
quainted Manager Curry with the fact
ttat both clubs will enter. and now the
AnalOstans may be persuaded to Sct
into the same race.
Five relay teams, representing As
many councils Of the Knights of Column
bus. begin training tonight at George
town gymnasium. under the Watcht"l
Gray coach. Great interest Is being
shown in this race by the members OF
the order and organized rooters from
each council will be on hand when the
gun sounds that starts off the athletes
on their wild scramble around the corn
ers.
Lebanon Valley will contest with NJ.
a. c. and Gallaudet in a relay. and will
also have some runners In the dashes
and the quarter Evans and Jaeger
will appear in the dashes. while Wheel:
ock. former Carlisle Indian star. Will
compete in the quarter BerEhey
showed the shot 80 feet at the Penn
relay meet last year. and Is looked upon
as strong contender for the honors
here.
Carlisle Indians are expected to be
entrants in many OF the events. thougn
the names of the men have yet to be
announced.
Johns Hopkins and Washington and
Lee will be seen IN relay race that
should prove one of the nest Of the
evening.
The banner relay OF the night. how
ever. will be the two-mile clash between
Yale and Princeton, old rivals In many
fie,ds of athletic endeavor.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Sam Crawford Leaves
For the Training Camp

OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 15-Samuel f.
Crawford. the Tigers slugging right
fielder. with Mrs. Crawford and Miss
Crawford. their young daughter. left
here today for Gulfport. where Sam
will go into training for the baseball
season.
The Crawfords have been visiting
friends and relatives in this citv for
some time. Sam saws that he doesn't t
care for Omaha's winter climate. how
ever. and he was glad to get on a train
bound South.
The veteran outfielder is in splendid
shape and says that he will be below
his usual spring weight when the re-
mainder OF the Tiger squad Joins him at
the training camp.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Menosky Hops Feds to
Sign With Herzog's Team

1t was learned today that the Reds
have signed up Mike Menosky, of the
Federal League. FOR the coming season.
Herzog declares he thinks Menosky will
prove an exceedingly valuable man for
the team this year, and he looks for
his stick work to help the team in it's
uphill work of keeping abreast of its
rival clubs during tine long summer
campaign. Menosky was one of the
SEsEinal Federal League members.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
In Field for Games.

The Brookland A. c. is already seek
ing dates for It's baseball team. All
seventeen -year-old teams are requested
to write Manager John A. Mahoney. 13+3
kearney street northeast.
r. L. Curran. former star of the
George Washington track team, has
been engaged to coach the Brookland
track lads.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Tom Halpin Won't Run
For Some Time, at Least

BOSTON, Feb. 16-Capt Tom Halpin.
Of the Boston A. A.. has quit racing
for the present at least, and has asked
Manager George V. Brown to cancel all
Of his engagements for the remainder of
the indoor season.
Halpin finds that his business will not
allow him to get away from Boston.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Fifty-two Men Kept
On Yale Varsity Squad

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb. l5.-Fifty.
two men have been selected hy Coach
Frank Quinby and Captain Middlebrool
to make up the first Yale varsity base
ball squad.
The work of turning out what Yal,
undergraduates hope will be cham
pionship team will begin the last weel
of this month. when the first squad viii
be set to work in the baseball cage. !
cut in the first squad will be made be
fore the Easter vacation.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Young Ahearn Victor
Over Lewis in Second

HAVANA. Cuba. Feb. l5.-Young
Ahearn. European middleweight cham
poin. opened Havana's boxing season
Saturday night by putting Willie Lewis,
of New York. to sleep in the second
round. Ahearn was easily the better
man and might have won in the openin :
round. had he wished
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Flynn Thinks Willard
Has Fighting Chance

lNDlANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 15.-Jim
Flynn. who has twice lost to Jack john
son, and who will leave for Ell Paso
next week to train Jess Willard. said To-.
day that the champion was getting pref
~ old. and that Jess had a good fight
ing chance.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Of Lightweight Title

DENVER, Colo. Feb. l5.-WiIle
Richie stopped off here yesterday. He
is headed for New York, where. on
March II. he meets Champion Freddie
Welsh in ten-round bout. "In prove
this time that / was jobbed out of the
title In London" said the former light
weight champion.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
KilOnis and Montana
To Appear at Lyceum

John kilonis and Bull Montana will
appear in the feature wrestling bout at
the Lyceum Theater Thursday night.
They will wrestle best two in three.
with no holds barred. Frank Zerega
and Lou Scroggins will appear In the
semi-final bout. and Frank Schmidt. the
Flying Dutchman," will probably work
in the curtain raiser. IL a suitable op-
ponent can be found for him.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Eugene Corri May Be
Referee in Gotham Bout

NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-Eugene Corri,
who refereed the Welsh-Ritchie cham
pionship battle that gave the English
man the crown. may officiate for these
boys again when they clash on March
II at Madison Square Garden.
Manager Jimmy Johnston last night
cablcd the great National Sporting Club
of London referee asking him to come
over at the expense of the club. John
ston expects an answer today.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Sells Howard Baker.

HOUSTON. Tex. Feb 15.-The St.
Louis Americans have sold to the Hous-
ton club. OF the Texas League, Howard
Baker formerly OF Talladega, in the
Georgia State League and who was OBJ
tanned by st. Louis on an option from
Montgomery.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Welsh Boxes Tonight.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Feb. Is
Freddie Welsh. the lightweight cham
pion. and Jimmy Anderson, the hard
hitting Hoosier lightweight are ready
for their siX-round no-decision contest
here tonight.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15

There must be things In that special
American Association contract that
have never been told. A IouisyilIe
writer states that Scotty Ingerton had
clause in his contract by which the
Louisville club had until March | to
submit new contract or exercise its
option.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
While digging down into his
leans, President Gaffney is won
dering whether his star is Bill or
Jesse.

Takes fresh chicken like HOUdrd
Ehmke to ask for wairers on an entire
league.
No matter where they finish this
season, there is absolutely no doubt
that Cincinnati leads the league in
killing bankrobbers.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15

The Whales have released seven
players. Blubber should drop in
price.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Give Wood Banquet.

PORT JERNIS, n. ". Feb. 15.-One
hundred public men and baseball en-
thusiasts will tender Joe Wood. the Red
sox tw!rler and a resident of Parkers
Glen, Pa. near here. . banquet on Feb
ruarY -
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Do you realize that we're still
waiting for the Braves to crack?

St. Looey evidently figures on safe and
sane Fourth. They entertain the former
Maps that day.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
MINCE PIE.
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING. By Bugs" Bder.
manufacturing, exporting, and win
ming newspaper decisions.

Furorite alibi among Ne,o York crooks
is that they tUere playing against Cdpd-
blanca at the time the robbery Uas COM
mitted.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15
Great Defensive Work.

Capablanca played cighty-four oppon-
ents and climbed out of the ring without
scratch.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15

What makes the Cub owners
so sore is the new player limit
rule allows 'em only twenty-one
players to doublecross.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15

Military experts agree that the dumd an
bullet is not nearly so destructive as walter
Johnsons Uranium curve.
The Washington times., 1915-02-15

Philadelphis's chief industries are
Evening star., 1915-11-13

ulations governing constructions. II
the Commissioners can persuade Con-
gress to increase the inspection force
for this purpose an additional safe
guard may be provided. 1t is to be
remembered. however, that according
to testimony given before the coro-
ner's jury in this case the scatfold
was constructed according to the ac-
cepted principle of safety and the
collapse was due to a sudden shock
caused by the care1essness of one of
the workmen in dumping wheel
barrow load upon the platform. No
official inspection could prevent such
mishaps, unless through an inspec-
ton all scaffolds could be built so
strongly as to resist every possible
shock in the course of the work. This
would, of course, mean the presence
of an Inspector on every job con-
tinuously. Inasmuch as it is to the
mutual interest of the employer and
the workmen to be careful in the
construction and use of the scafold-
ing, it hardly seems necessary to sta
ton a representative of the District
government on each job to see that
the use of the scaffold is not danger
ously careless.
Evening star., 1915-11-13

Since then both the party and the
country have been SOLDERING up, ant
prospects today are bright for a full
renewal of team work
Mr.. Taft characterizes Mr.. Roose-
welt as "a wonderful personality
not an exaggeration. The. man OF
Oyster Bay has done some remark
able things. No other man could
have elected Mr.. Wilson President
No other man could have led out OF
the republican party SO many men
who had never known any other
affiliation. No other man could still
command the support of men for a
cause which is very dead.
Like many others. Mr.. Taft quail
hes his optimism about next year
with the phrase, IF the proper man
is selected to rum" His first choice
is Mr.. Root His second he does not
name. He knows Mr.. Root from in
innate official and personal associa-
ton, and has reached the very gen.
era1 appraisement of the man-that
he possesses in the highest degree all
the qualifications necessary to the
making OF great President
1t is not understood, however,
either from Mr.. Taft's utterance or
the utterances of others, that the re-
publican party. as does the democratic
party, stands limited as to its choice.
Mr.. Root is not the Woodrow Wilson
OF the republican situation. The re-
publicans have other good men; and
a search is now in progress for the
best one-that is to say. the one who
unites to the qualifications for the
presidency the attractiveness OF a
-getter. As they have a full six
months for the task, they ought to
be able to produce the right man
and stand him on the right kind of
a platform.
Evening star., 1915-11-13
Inspection af Scaffolds.

The Building Trades Council at a
meeting the other night adopted reso-
lutions demanding the appointment of
an inspector of scaffolding in this
city, whose business it should be to
insure the erection of proper scaffold
structures used by workmen in cree
ton, repair and painting work. This
action was inspired by the recent COL
lapse of a scaffolding, killing two
men. 1t cannot be doubted that such
an inspection is desirable, and. if pos
sible, should be maintained by the
District. But it is to be remembered
that the building inspection force is
now inadequate for the general pur-
poses of the District government in
the enforcement of the laws and reg.
Evening star., 1915-11-13
Probing the Munitions Plots.

SO grave are the charges made by
the former Austrian consul at San
Francisco, to the effect that Austrian
consuls in this country, working un-
der the direction OF the consul gen.
era1 and the German ambassador. are
active in the propaganda for the de-
struction OF munitions works, that
the government is justified in lnves-
tigating them promptly and thorough
ly. II they are in any degree proved
true a situation OF extreme del1cacy
arises. The utilization OF the diplo-
matte and consular forces in this
country for the promotion OF prop
erty-destroying plots would be dis
tinct violation of international law,
however justified those engaged
might deem themselves for the sake
of their respective countries. What
in an individual would be a crime,
in an official representative of a for
eign government would be cause of
direct and uncompromising action
against that government by the
United States.
The Goricar charges have been en-
phatically and specifically denied by
the Austrian embassy in this city, and
similar denial may be expected from
the German embassy, if it has not al
ready been officially or unofficially
made But the case will not rest with
these denials. The matter has been
put in hand for direct and searching
investigation. 1t is even intimated
that the government was in full pos
session of the charges before they
had been given publicity. Their pub
lication serves to add to the delicary
OF the situation between this govern
ment and those others whose repre-
sentatives are alleged to be involved.
The repeated fires on board ships
carrying munitions from the Ameri-
can ports and in munitions plants
lately occurring are generally at
tributed to partisan activity. 1t is
perfectly obvious that it is to the in
terest of Germany and Austria that
the supply OF munitions to the allies
should be prevented as far as pos
sible. But acts OF forcible preven-
ton, through the destruction OF ships
by bombs placed in them in port and
OF factories by explosives and flames,
are no less than the prosecution of
the European war on these shores.
They cannot be tolerated. If the rep
resentatives OF foreign governments
are engaged i'll promoting such crimes
they cannot be permitted to remain
here. II their governments are III
turn promoting their activities, the
relations between them and the
United States are indeed strained
dangerously.
Evening star., 1915-11-13
Mr.. Taft on the Situation

Mr.. Taft-surely the best loser
American politics has ever known
continues to radiate wisdom and prac-
ucal suggestions. In speech at Chi
cago Thursday he said:
Present prosperity is no reason
Tor continuing the present national
administration in power The Wilson
administration was not an agency in
bringing on this prosperity. Place the
country IN the hands of the grand old
party again and prosperity will be
with us to stay. The 1912 defeat of
the republicans was d good thing for
the party. ! am able to say il be-
cause ] was the first man hit Six
teen years OF power had weakened
the cohesion OF the republican party.
The interest OF groups had tran
sccnded the interest of the party as
whole. Then, guided by wonder
full personality, the break came in
1912. Those gentlemen may now
stand aside and regard their handi-
work-the democratic administration.
They are not satisfied, and SO have
come back into the old party. If the
proper man is selected to run, the
republicans will have a good chance
of victory in 1916"
This is frank. and. upon the whole
we'll stated. Team work" among the
republicans had ceased No sooner
did Congress meet to redeem the
promises the republicans had made in
the campaign of 1908 than divisions
IL the republican ranks appeared
Nd they widened until the defeat oi
the party occurred in November, 1912