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Season for Racketers
Is Very Successful

Tennis has Just passed through its
most successful year locally and has
enjoyed boom which is almost un-
precedented in the world of sport. The
mRst important feature of the year
was the organization Of the Depart
ment Tennis League, which took place
at the beginning Of the season and
was represented by the following off,
GERS: Assistant Secretary of War
Breckenridge. honorary president; Les
ter Sisler, interstate commerce commits
sion. active president; Horace A. Bar
Der. Department of Agriculture, vice
president, and Louis 1. Doyle, inter-
state commerce commission, secretary
and treasurer. This league drew out
over 1900 players. and right now, at
the end of it's inaugural season, is
probably the largest tennis organiza-
tion in the country. The Navy Depart
msnts team (Hancock and Robinson,
Burton and Clader, Old and Clifford,
Lhamon and Sheldon and Prior and
|Gibbons) won the pennant.
AS usual, Chevy Chase furnished the
feature tournament of the season and
1T brought out some exceptionally good
tennis and a number of out-of-town
Evening star., 1915-12-26

held sway might have different alleys
and different sized balls and pins, and
many did. The result was that rec
ords were created which were ques-
tionable; man could roll big scores
on one set of alleys and could not
attain anything like those marks on
others. Things were not conducive to
the best interests of the game, to say
the least.
With things in this shape an effort
was made to form a new organization,
aiming to bring about a uniformity in
the size of pins and balls used all
states. The outcome Of this agitation
was the formation of the Atlantic
Coast Bowling Association. which is
now gaining big foothold in all the
sport here entirely. Uniform pins and
balls are in use on all the alleys and
the same condition is expected to OBJ
tain in Baltimore before long.
With the use of the big balls last
season there were made some excep-
tionally big scores. and the high marks
were consistently made by the good
players. 1t was easier to get the pins
with the big balls, and had a halt not
been called the game would have gone
on and the balls been made as large
as could have been fitted to the hands.
The feature of the Atlantic Coast
Bowling Associations efforts, besides
the making of uniform conditions, was
the development of sufficient interest
here to bring to this city the annual
tournament for the coming spring. "A
great deal of work already has been
done, and it looks very much as If the
tourney will be one big success. Other
cities are being interested in the
project and several have sent down
men to give promise of sending many
teams to take part in the affair.
The work of the individuals and
teams was consistently good. High
scores were made in game after game
and the players and teams set marks
which had never before been equaled
The season was generally success,
and the bowler has little to look back
upon with regret as far as the year
on the alleys Is concerned.
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lard. and nothing to lose II he beats
me.
am going south ahead of time ito
get used to the climate before 1 start
and with men who can teach me lot
know am not perfect by any means
but have learned a lot about fight
Ing since the days / was battling
train. When I was working in Min
neapolis / trained myself to death.
did too much road work. There were
times when I wasn't making enough
to supply myself with the food man
who was training like l was needs to
too fast. I didn't use my head.
could give long list OF things
believe I will beat Willard. be-
lieve I will knock him out.
can hit as hard. I am as strong
He is heavier, but I have the longer
reach. My footwork is better thar
his I am ten years younger. as he il
thirty-four years old. Youth always
has the best Of it. will fight weigh.
ing 22o pounds and will be in perfect
condition. ! have never used tobacco
or drank. will have a tremendous
stake for myself and my family. anc
few young fighters have ever had the
opportunity at world championship
that / feel I am getting.
believe I can outlook Willard. ane
If I can outlook him / believe I car
knock him out.
So while / know every one will be
holding me to be an outsider on the
bout feel that can lick this fellow
and that I will do it when the timt
comes. / can't blame my friends fol
thinking l am going along too fast
but they have not watched me lately
I am an altogether different fighter
and / know I am better in every way
and, after all, Jess willard Is only &
so good but that some one came alonf
who was just little better. And
will say to my friends in Minneapolis
and Minnesota that I really and truly
believe that I am the man who Is Jus
going to be just a little better thar
Willard.
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UNREVEALED FACTS OF
PEACE PLEA WILL
CAUSE SURPRISE
Continued from First page.)

stead has said that the controlling
stock might be purchased. Tuesday
last Mr.. Hampstead left for Cincin-
natl. and the next day went to In
dianapolis. He returned the following
day and resumed negotiations for the
deal will be closed. but apparently this
business must be held over until after
the holidays. for Sinclair has gone to
Oklahoma and will return to New York
in about a week.
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urban Club also were given quite a
treat Christmas day. when they were
the guests of the club at a regular
course dinner. after which each was
given present. Between seventy-five
and a hundred attended, and all went
home declaring they had the time of
their lives.
The green's committee Of the WASH
ington Golf and Country Club an
nounces that the players will not be
made to use winter greens or winter
rules until after New Year. These
temporary green's now are In good
condition, and all that is necessary Is
to move the flags. but the committee
does not want to make the change
until weather conditions force it to do so
in order to protect the course.
Although the golf committee Of the
Chevy Chase Club has the authority of
the board Of governors to close the
course at any time when. in its opin-
ion, it's use is liable to damage the
greens, 1t Is quite likely that this
authority will not be used. Last year
tile course was closed on but one or
tEYo days. The present golf committee
never arises when such action is neces-
sary. It contends that the course is for
the players use and there are so few
who would want to play when the con-
ulLsOuS WcTc 81 SAIiciiCiy dVOi aDic
that very little. IL any, damage could
be done. For these reasons. it is not
believed that the committee will ever
exercise its authority in this respect.
George T. Cunningham has again been
selected by the Bannockburn board of
governors as captain of tho clubs golf
team for the coming year. "Cunny" is
one of the clubs best players. has the
interests of the club at heart and is
very popular with the other members.
1t is generally agreed that his selec-
ton was a wise one.
The changes in the Columbia course
are coming along in fine shape and
there is no doubt that the course
will be in splendid condition at the be-
ginning OF next season. when it Is ex-
pected 1t will be used for the first
time.
George Y. worthington. who recently
joined the Bannockburn Golf Club. is
the fourth member Of that family to
join the club.
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CHANGES IN BOWLING
SHOULD BETTER GAME

The main results of the whole year
in bowling may be summed UP in tell
ing Of the formation of the Atlantic
Coast Bowling Association and the
successful attempt of those prominent
in the sport to bring about stand
ardization of the game. Two years
ago bowling here was being indulged
in by a great number of persons,
players once or twice week for the
recreation and general liking Of the
alley contests and the closer devotees
who made up the teams in the vari-
was In something OF demoralized
state, due to the lack of uniform con-
ditions. Each place where bowling
Evening star., 1915-12-26
Rice Memorial Event in New
York Brings Together inter-
national Masters.
FOX LOSES ONE GAME
IN SIMULTANEOUS PLAY
Gives Good Exhibition Against
Seventeen Players, Each Using
Favorite Opening.

The Rice memorial masters teurna-
ment will open Monday. January 10.
in the rooms of the Brooklyn Chess
Club. with n field OF international
talent such as has not been seen In
this country since the tournament Of
Cambridge Springs. For a while hopes
were entertained that one round OF
this event might be staged In TINS CITY,
but the expenses of such an undertake
ing were found to be more than the
Washington Chess and Whist Ciuo
could assume.
The simultaneous exhibition given oy
Mr.. A. w. Fox before tho washington
Chess, and Whist Club proved to be
one Of the most enjoyable affairs OF
this kind ever held in the city. Against
seventeen opponents, each playing his
fayorite opening, Mr.. Fox made the
splendid score of sixteen wins ana one
loss. notwithstanding the rae. .nat .ne
strong, fully equal to the sixteen
PLAYERS who confronted Capablanca
last year. when he lost and drew
game Gen. Nelson A. Miles intro
duced the young washington master.
in his usual graceful and humorous
manner, and put up a bitter fght Tor
over three hours before defeat was
forced upon him. To Mr. Fleming
I.avendar went the honor OF scoring
the only win against Mr. Fox, ana
with his victory went the prize offered
by the club for the best win from the
master. Among the losers Mr.. Ed
wards of the Press Club put up, per-
haps, the stoutest battle.
Plans for a District championship
tournament are rather up In, the air.
as several of the local clubs failed 10
resnond to the summons sent out by
the Capital City Chess Club Tor
meeting last Monday evening.
The annual match tournament OF the
ouadrangular chess league. Yale, Har-
ward, Princeton and Columbia. played In
New York. was concluded too late to
get complete details in this issue. First
honors lie between Columbia and Har-
ward, as Yale and Princeton were prac-
tically eliminated in the first round.
The summary of this round follows:
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course. The last of the Ave brothers to
graduate as a winning rider Is Hugh.
who won his first race here December
1. He appears to be frst.class pros
pect. for his present riding weight Is
but ninety-five pounds.
The homestead of the, Shilling fam
ily is at Paris, Tex, where all these
five race riders were born and raised
until they associated themselves with
the turf. There has been a number Of
instances of brothers. even up to the
number of three. making good as
Jockeys, but the five Shilling boys is
the first case on record where all the
male members of a family became sue
cessful jockeys.
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Inquisifiue Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
How many games did Joe Wood pitch
for Kansas City before he went to Bos-
ton? EARL KARR.
Record shows that in 1908 with Kan
eas City Wood took part In twenty
four games, pitched IFS innings. was
credited with winning seven and losing
twelve.
Sporting Editor Star:
Give birthplace. residence and age Of
Sherwood Magee and Pete Knisely.
w. Z. A.
Sherwood Magee. born in Clarendon.
Pa. August 8. 1884; present winter ad-
1887. but birthplace not on record: ad-
drexs given as Brownsville. Pa.
Sporting Editor Star:
Give date of birth of Eddie Summers
and George Mullin, formerly pitchers
with the Detroit Tigers. and their
height and weight, and state where
they are now. N. c. B.
Summers was born in 1884. is feet
inch In height and weighs 100; he was
last recorded in organized ball with
Providence in 1914, and no record after
his release by that club: presumably
he was lost in the Federal League shuf-
ne. Mullin was born in 1880. is feet
IL inches in height and weighs 1888
pounds: he Topped to the Feds, was
turned adrift by them in midsea son
OF 1915, and wound up pitching for an
independent team in Pennsylvania.
sportink Editor Star:
Give base ball career OF Larry Nc
Lean. TRUMAN.
! John Bannerman Garry) Mclean.
played his nrst professional ball at st.
Johns, n. b., in 1899, and was there in
1900: in 1901 had tryout with Boston
Americans: managed Halifax in 1902:
- - ~ atxN To-. xH- .
10 Cleveland. but had previously signed
with Chicago Cubs and was awarded
10 that club: traded by Cubs to Cardi-
mails in 1904: Portland, in 1905. and un-
ill midseason of 1905. when he went to
Cincinnati: there until 1912. when he
was sold to Cardinals; sold to Giants
tn summer of 1913; with Giants until
suspended and released in summer OF
1915 for fight with McGraw. Finished
1915 playing independent ball.
Sporting Editor Star:
Runner on first base: batter hits in
field fly between first base line and
pitchers box: pitcher catches the ball
on the bound: runner on first base had
gone to second: umpire calls both run.
ner and batter out. Is he correct? Car
base runners be called cut IL they leave
bases when batter hits an infield fiy?
L. II. c.
A reading of the enfield fly" rule will
show you very plainly that 1t does moi
you cite. and the play would have L
be as in case OF any ball hit on thu
bound to the infield. The situation a.
regards base runners when an .infielt
ny" is hit has been frequently ex.
planned. In the American League tn.
base must be held until the ball Il
caught or falls to the ground. In tn,
National the runners can run or bas,
and IL the ball Is dropped keep going
e caught they must return and toucl
the base as in case of any other n,
NJ 40 20 runner nm tn - gu, ,i ior isavinl y,
held on base before he returns.
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FULTON HAS SCORED 21
KN0CKOUTS IN 81 BATTLES

1013-Jaek Stone, knockout. two
Dick OsCOnnell, Knockout
three rounds.
Tom Riley, Knockout, six
rounds.
Sam Snibeny, knockout.
three rounds.
Jim Harper, Knockout one
round.
Ben Trimble, won. six
rounds.
Luther Mccarthy, exhfbf-
ti0n. six rounds.
1014-Mike Burns, knockout, one
Tom Riley, knockout. three
rounds.
Charlie Nelson, knockout,
one round.
Ray Carcioani. knockout.
hve rounds.
Al Ross, won, twelve rounds.
Mike Peterson, knOckOuts
one round.
Al Palxer. knockout. four
rounds.
Carl Morris, lost, foul. four
rounds.
Jack Hemple. Knockout,
three rounds.
Al Kaufman, Knockout,
four rounds.
18I-Stanley kI0sby, knoelE0ut,
one round.
Jack Moran. Knockout, Eve
rounds.
Jess willard, exAfbftiOn,
four rounds.
Frank Farmer, Knockout.
six rounds.
Bill Clark. Knockout. two
rounds.
Arthur Pelkey, NO aec1slon,
ten rounds.
Tim Logan, knockout, two
rounds.
Arthur Pelkey, Knockout,
Eve rounds.
Terry Keller. knOekout,
four rounds.
Andre Anderson, Knockout,
four rounds.
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Failed to Get Verdict.

Outfelder Royal (Hunky) Shaw. sus-
pended by, the San Francisco Coast
League club several years ago and then
turned over to the Northwestern
League. recently sued the San Fran
cisco club for salary he claimed due
him for his period Of suspension and
for $1,000 additional for damages to
his base ball reputation. A jury de-
cided he had nothing coming.
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soMERs' HARD LUCK.
Even the Elements Worked Against
Him at New Orleans.

There is some interest in New Or
leans over the disposition Of Charles
w. Somers' base ball holdings. He is
supposed to own 251 shares of the 400
issued by the New Orleans club. The
Pelicans would have made him q nice
profit last season had not q storm
wrecked the new ball park and put the
club to an expense of several thousand
dollars for repairs. II 1t is not one
thing It liz another with Somers-even
the elements seem to conspire against
him.
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ances OF the ath-
letes doesn't carry
much weight. 1t
would be all very
fine IL the stars
would run true to
form in the blue
ribbon event, but
they seldom do.
Doping the possi-
BILE winner by
making a COM
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Luxuries are going to be done away
with In base ball. The managers and
the players have been accustomed to
luxuries for SO long that the question
10 where to nnd the dividing line be-
tween luxury and necessity.
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He Fought Too Fast.

He Fought Too Fast.
When I fought Palzer and Morris I
beat myself by had tactics. I wanted in
my early fights to 60 right in and knock
my opponent out in the first or second
round I hadn't learned to wait-to size
up an opponent Iihave learned that now.
When I fought Anderson at Milwaukee
a short time ago he came out Of his
corned and sailed right after me hammer
and tongs Iblocked and kept away from
him, and while was fighting him was
thinking that he was fighting just the
way used to fight. Then waited until
rot him where I wanted him. tired from
his own exertions, and then I cracked
him I cracked him so hard he was
through for fifteen minutes.
Now as to Willard. I don't want to
boost myself by knocking another man
in the same business. but outside OF lick
ing johnson who has Willard ever licked
Arthur Pelkey held him to a draw in ten
rounds, and have knocked cut Pelkey
twice. Gunboat Smith beat him. Charley
Miller. a Pacific coast trial horse. held
him to a draw. His record is nothing
much until we come to Jack johnson.
In whipping johnson he whipped only
the shell of the man johnson was when
he whipped Tommy Burns. And johnson
outpointed and outboxed Willard until he
gave out and the younger man won Il
| 1 can hit Willard-and / know can
will hurt him, and IL my friends will moi
think I am boasting / will say that
think i can hit as hard today as JACK
| johnson ever could.
Ali to Win; Nothing to Lose.
Another point. In this fight Willard
will be doing the worrying. He has
all to lose and little to gain excep'
the purse II he whips me. have
l.uArrAhin1 fa gain by XhippIng WI.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
By FRED FULTON
Who Fights Willard for the Heavyweight Champion
of the World at New Orleans in March,

Who Fights Willard for the Heavyweight Championship
of the World at New Orleans in March.
Printing Company
When the ring fight Jess Willard for the champion
ship world New Orleans will be favored the bet
ting wouldn't surprised the short end of three
four Odds Before he fought Johnson
expected stay than rounds unless Johnson
fit let him stay. Willard beat him.
Naturally going be short choice lot of followers
the fight game who personal friends of mine
hope WILL they can't make up their minds that
champion They say that year
would do better should experience believe
can whip Willard
I boxed with him twice When boxed Rochester
last he nailed the mouth and hurt but knocked
him l hit him. hurt hit have learned
how hit better than when fighting around Minneapolis
and Hudson.
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BY BILLY EVANS.

Figures and facts in base ball often
prove the worst kind of dope. Trying
to pick the winner on past perform
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parison of rival players holding down
the same position is almost absurd.
It is matter of record that in the
world series the real big stars of the
pastime have seldom played their top
game. In most cases much of the ex-
pert opinion stuff Is based on what
these shining stars ought to do in the
way of making oase hits, playing sem
sationally in the field. or, If they hap
pen to be pitchers, in keeping the op-
position from scoring. In practically
every series played since the American
and National leagues inaugurated the
annual world series between the two
organizations some player who is given
little consideration in the picking the
winner dope" looms up as the bright
star of the series, often the player who
proves the deciding: factor in the big
event
Speaker Highly Touted.
iris Speaker is unquestionably one
of the greatest players in the game,
real star If there ever was one.
All critics admitted the greatness
Of the Boston outfleld in the 1915 event.
yet practically all OF them put the big
burden up to Speaker. 1t was Iris who
was expected to chine at the bat and
cut off the base hits in the outfield
While Speaker played mighty fine ball,
the fates decreed that it was the turn
of Harry Hooper and Duffy Lewis to
bask in the limelight.
While 1915 was a rather bad year
at the ba- for Hooper, American
leaguers. familiar with his style Of
play. were not at all surprised that
he came through with such a fine
showing in the big series. Hooper is
a better hitteT than the American
League averages of the past season
at his best in pinch. No matter
how badly things are breaking, he
never loses the "old determination"
which is Hughey Jennings favorite
the nerve and the spirit. He never
complains, just keeps plugging along
At the close of the American League
season. Hooper was in the worst kind
OF a batting slump In the last nine
teen games in which he participated
hel made only eleven hits in seventy
times at bat, for the slim average Of
.157. In ten of those nineteen games
he had gone hitless. Certainly such
a finish would not tend to have a
player. especially the Iead-off, 20 into
a most important series with the
proper confidence. In the last four
games of the season at New York,
which was sort of a tuning up
series for the Red Sox, Hooper made
only two hits in fifteen times at bat
To make matters worse, Hooper
wasn't meeting the ball hard. Had
he been sending the outfielders back,
or knocking the inffelders down with
long drives and hard hit liners, he
might have had an excuse, but most
of his efforts were puny pop flies or
weak grounders.
Hooper Is Discouraged.
In the final game of the season. after
Hooper had been thrown out at first
base on an easy chance, he stood for a
moment looking at Manager Bill Carri-
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BOARD 80. 2-RuY LOPEZ.

Critical position in Fox-Lavendaf
game the only contest lost by Mr.. Fox
in his exhibition before the w. c. and
BLAcK-LAvENDAR
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KnOluS He viii Not
Be a FauOrite in
The Ring Wagering

Does Not Fear the Champion, and Tells Where
He Believes He Has the Advantage Says
Wizards Record Is Not an Imposing One
Has Improved Greatly Since He Fought in
{ Minneapolis and Hudson Rings-His Story.
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wHTTE-F0X.
Black to play.

wHrTE-F0X.
Black to play.
1. O-K4i XXI P-K5
2 QxQtal BPxQi 6B-k2 BxP
8 P-KKt4 P-Qf Z Resigns
4 PIP BxPch
(a) The only chance for White. rs Black theat.
ems pot in any event, and QPxQ would WIN
for White. However. Mr.. Layendar was not to 30
beguiled.
PROBLEM BY ]. G. CAMPBELL
BLACK.
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Columbia played white the odd numbers
boards The openings: 8. Petror defense: ..
Queen's Gsmbit declined; Z. Kings Bishop opss-
ing. s. Ruy Lopez.
The score of one of the most Interesting OF cno
games is appended:
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Hooper Is Discouraged.

In the final game of the season, after
Hooper had been thrown out at first
base on an easy chance. he stood for a
moment looking at Manager Bill Carri-
gan. who was coaching at first base.
Hooper was peeved and he1ooked it.
Bill Carrigan realized it; that was his
cue to smile.
"Glad you are getting all those pop
flies out of your system, Harry re-
marked Carrigan. II bet you make
some of those 'Phillie' pitchers suffer
for this slump"
Don't look as if I could get ball
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GENERAL SPORT REVIEW
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
Continued from Third Page,

Of Brewer of st. Alban.s were heralded
far ano. wide.
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HARVARD VS.. YALE.

Total ........... 3h Total ........... y
Harvard played white on the odd numbeiod
boards TIE openings: /. Giuoco Piano: .. Ruy
I,opez: g. Falkbeer Counter Gambit; T. French de-
fense- n,r>-cp,xox x-s corr,upra
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The putting course at the Columbia
Country Club has been closed for the
winter months and probably will not
be opened up again until the early
spring. Many players use this course
almost as much as the regular one, and
several of those who play the game
throughout the year will miss IL
greatly.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

George Y. Worthington. who recently
Joined the Bannockburn Golf Club. Is
the fourth member Of that family tc
join the club.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

The greens committee of the Kirk
side Golf Club now is planning new
winter green's for its course, and as
soon as they are completed the regular
ones will be covered over for the win
ter. The change Will not be made un-
til weather conditions make it neces-
sary. however.
The caddies Of the washington Sub