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The Washington times., 1915-03-20

The first workout to be lost since COM
ing here almost two weeks ago occurred
yesterday afternoon, but the Old Fox
Chuckled over his success I'm getting in
the morning practice. even II the snow
and sleet was piling down upon the toll
ing athletes. He reasoned that the aft
ernoons rest could rot harm his men
much. particularly as most of them are
suffering from severe colds, the result
of playing ball In the arctic breezes
sweeping across the diamond here.
While the players are in action they
escape all harm, but when they come TO
the bench between innings they quickly
chill, sweaters ard mnckinaws proving
useless In staving of the bitter winds.
This afternoon lay-on will help some
OF the boys" said Griff. They all got
a good sweat this morning. and IS)w
they can rest IN a bit before tackIing
the Virginia varsity team next week"
Eddie Ainsmith did not engage In the
morning drill. his cold refusing to yield
to "Ferd" Martins treatment. The
husky catcher remained i'm bed until late
in the afternoon. The rest is likely to
do Ainsmith a lot OF good, az ho looks
in perfect shape, and might risk going
stale unless pulled up with a jerk
The moving picture shows looked like
the Grinmen's bench all afternoon. the
s4RAEstsEs and regulars all hiking
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

Sieglie simply wants trial here, and
is willing to pay his own way back to
Cuba If he fails to make good He left
it to Griffith to sign him either before
or after a trial. and the Old Fox signed
him at once.
Owing to examinations. Virginia will
not play the Griffmen today, the game
Walter Johnson will oppose the collie
CLANS Monday, as had been planned for
today.
Today the weather is far from pro-
pitious for baseball, the sun having a
hard struggle with the heavy clouds.
1t was damp and cold on Lambeth
Field when the athletes arrived there.
but the Old Fox was termined to have
practice game II possible. He Is pull
Ing for warming sun this afternoon.
While the hitting of the Grfffrnen since
coming here seems heavy, Washington
being sluggers. They should Remember her
that big league pitching, even in MAY,
is far better than what the batsmen are
facing now. 1t is true that one or two
OF the pitchers have been allowed to
stuck to speedy fast ones, something
that all major leaguers can hit with
ease. IN few cases Harry Harper and
JACK Bentley have thrown hooks" and
invariably put an end to hitting by their
Nevertheless, against all kinds Of
tWlrifns, good, bad and Indifferent, the
Doys have been consistently good with
iheir wagon tongues, the regulars, that
Is. those players from whom much Is
expected this coming season, have done
well, particularly Moelier, Milan. Nor
gan. Gandil, Mcbride, Henry and Ain
smith, while Doug Neff, Merito Acosta,
and Charlie Pick have held up their end
or the arguments against the pitchers.
Fateem Foster, In his usual style, Is
going ahead slowly, his hitting average
being the lowest OF all the regular
This Is not causing Manager Griffith 10
lose any sleep, though, for Foster does
better than .216 by a great deal against
major league flinging.
Doug Neff is proving from day to day
that he Is a much improved player since
Joining the Griffmen last season. The
FORMER University OF Virginia captain
and star shortstop is using sense In his
training. He listens to ali advice given
him, and his strides ahead are those OF
a giant, though he is a small chap. He
has hoped from .312 to $3.50 in the
week just gone, meeting the bali harC
and seldom going after bad ones
The following figures have hAen made
according to the same system of scoring
used during the regular campaign, and
are onered you fans for what they NAV
be worth. The second row Of figures
shows the averages compiled a week
ago. Here you are for some arsument
starters:
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
FRATERNITY LEAGUE
|SPLANKED At c, ".
Baseball Split Is Aroused and
Games viii Be Played Be.
tween Classes.

Baseball spirit has invaded George
Washington University, Although the
university nine will not place rep
resentative team on the diamond this
year, numerous semi -representatiV
teams are being formed. Columbia Col.
lese has a team which will play series
OF games with a team representing the
re-medical class. Bill Gates, II is
manager of the Columbian College nine
Those who have turned out for prac.
tice are BiXler Gates, Perkins, Garner
knew. Schoonfeld, GLADDEN., and Duvall
The Interfraternity Association or the
university is preparing to organize u
baseball league. Several fraternities al.
ready have slgnified their desire of en-.
tering teams.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Columbus Club Plans
Closed Track Events

The Columbus Country Club. composed
OF members of the knights Of Colum.
bus of this city will hold closed track
meet on Its grounds near the Arlington
Wireless Station, Sunday. May 10.
The following events have been se-
lected: 10o-yard dash, 446-yard dash.
shot-p put, high jump, saCk-race, three
legged rare, broad1Jump, potato race,
5N-yard dash for sons of members. and
b0-yard dash for daughters of mem oers
Prizes Will be given for first. second
and third places.
The committee in charge is John ]
Campbell, chairman; John Tabler. John
Mahoney, Frank Mclaughlin and Jim
mie Collidower.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Tri-State Through.

PHILADELPHIA. March 20.-George
NJ. Graham. president of the Tri-State
League. announced today that no
schedule would be arranged for this
season and that no games would be
played.
Magnates of the league had arranged
meeting at the Hotel Majestic, but
due to the absence of w. Harry Baker,
Of Harrisburg. whose presence was
necessary to make quorum, the meet
ing was not held.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Rockies and
Regulars

SAVANNAH, Ga.,-BHl Donovan's
Yankees expect to present their mid
season lineup today In a nine-inning
game with Savannah. Shortstop Peck
inpaugh may be barred today, how
ever, by a badly bruised digit.
CLINTON, Miss-Manager Magee, Of
the Brookfeds was pleased today over
the showing of his team-particularly
himself-in an exhibition game with
Mississippi College. OF % runs and II
hits for the Brooklyns. Magee himself
got two triples.
SAN ANTONIO. Textile Giant req
ulars arrived today from Marlin to play
today and tomorrow against the local
Texas League team. The Rockies play
at waco. Thorpe is playing right field
for the regulars.
DAYTONA, Fla.-Manager Robinson
was elated today over the IS to I vic
tory hammered out yesterday at the
Athletics expense. Hi" Myers re-
turned to the game after a weeks alb
sence and clouted out three hits which
brought In as many runs.
MACON, Ga.-Eddie Fitzpatrick. the
Braves new warrior from Toronto, put
the others in the shade with his work
around second, and he was there with
the stick, landing a good two bagger
Monday the Braves begin the exhibition
schedule.
HOT SPRINGs-Bad weather held the
best hand out at Majestic Park as the
Red Sox did not fiirt over much VITA
the ball, Gloom weather signals were
displayed again today, but Manager
Rill Carrisan pulled the recruits and
regulars together for a hike and little
tossing.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.-Connie Mack
sent the Cubs from here with two
knockouts to his credit. First he trim
| med them beautifullv In yesterday 9
Bresnahan under no conditions would
! he release Home Run Baker.
st. PETERSBURG, Fla. Coffee pot
Park was deserted today. The Phillies
Jacksonville this afternoon. Yesterday
! Elmer jacobs, the big Texan twirler,
was responsibie Tor trimming the Ha-
vatan Reds.
SAN FRANCIsCo-Clarence Row
lands white Sox are pretty sore
| bunch of athletes today. Not only dtd
the Seals hand them their second
! straight defeat, but Ping Bod'e, their
| erstwhile teammate, added insult to in
| Jury by stealing home. The score was
| 10 to 4
| SHREVEPORT, La.-Joe Tinker and
his Whales don care a whole lot today
whether tho Federal League sinks or
swiros Most of the players Invested
some money III new oil project Toda /
one of the wells is spoutIng 900 bar-
| res daily and the r-her 200.
TAMPA. Fla,-The crestfancn Cubs
| slipped back from Jacksonville today
and resumed the monotonous sport on
LhattnP fungoes. They're willing 10 hIl
the person. too; who says Connie
gave them a second defeat yesterday
to 4
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

summary First base on balls-On
pitched BY Hopper, 4 Shaw. ''"IHSs ! Gais
liza, johnson, 4. Hits made-Off Hop
per. Z; Gallia, 7; Shaw. 2 Johnson, g..
Struck out--by Shaw. 5 Hopper. 2;
johnson, 8; Gallia. Home runs-John-
son. Three-base hits-Moeller. Acosta.
Altrock. Two=base hits-Shanks, Pick
Stolen bases-Brown, Moeller. . Acosta,
Pick. Mcbride, Williams Double PLAYS
Shaw to Mcbride. Hopper TO Henry
to Pick to Altrock. Wild pitches--Gai-
liza. Umpire--Griffith. Time of game
One hour and forty-nine minutes.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Washington Athlete
Heads Yale Oarsmen

NEW HAVEN. March 2o-Albert D.
Sturtevant. Of Washington. D. c.. has
been elected captain Of the Yale crew to
succeed r. B. Denesre. Denegre handed
in his resignation at this meeting. The
election came somewhat as a surprise.
for 1t was thought that Seth Low I'd. OF
brooklyn. was the most likely candidate.
Low has another year in college, while
Sturtevant is senior in the Sheffield
Scientific School this year.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Cuban Infielder Is Assigned Il
First Squad After He Has
Confidential Talk With
Old Fox.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, March 20Ramiro Siegie the Cuban in
fielder arrived here this morning Immediately
Camp Grif
After breakfast he closeted with Manager Griffith for nearly
hour talking After coming Sieg joined the
first squad going out for morning practice.
at doesn't much difference where explained
Old $50 long chance how he handles
he stands the and what kind hands he has I'll probably
put him third today though him later
Siegie ceancut chap little taller than
heavier He speaks perfect English already
of the at camp
Nothing a
Segie to the Grfmen Griffith the
the big Transportation being delayed iege
with the Phes However he refused
pha and receiving telegram from Griffith coming
hera
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

also Kick the bucket in the first tight
place.
Joe Engei hasn't looked 10 good in
three years as he does right now" says
Manager Griffith. III nothing happens
to him to retard his progress, think
he'll deliver the goods for me this sea-
son. The one good thing about him
has always been the fact that, however
badly he has been beaten, he was never
hit very hard. He always kept dowr,
the opposition to few hits. losing his
game because of wildness 1t is worth
waiting two or three years for such a
pitcher to deliver. Don't forget that Nc
Graw waited for Marauard for three
years and then he got the leagues rec
ord holder for consecutive victories.
VINO Knows, perhaps Engel will 20 out
and hang up mark this year for every.
body to shoot at? | wouldn't bot
AGAINST 1t. for he has the stun. ali
right"
Oscar Russell. the North Carolina A.
and M. twirler, will hardly be OF any
use to the Griffmen this spring. with
In Day or SO OF his arrival, he un-
corked his swift" The result is that
ne ne nov totes a sore arm that prevents
He is big. rugged fellow who might
have the nakinss, but he will not have
much chance OF showing his wares 10
Manager Griffith.
M. Ferdinand Martin Ia expeotad "a
umpire all the future games between
Virginia and the Griffmen, his work
being generally satisfactory to the col.
legians. The big lesguers don't care
much who umpires and so they have
plent of fun kidding "Ferd" whenever
he takes up the task. At that, Ferdi.
nand Is pretty good.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

downtown to see them. A few Of the
bowlers. under the guidance OF Cutie"
Morgan, engaged In their favorite sport
until IT was time to return for dinner.
Doc Ayres Is not with the boys today.
He was informed yesterday that his
wife would have to undergo a minor
operation, and he obtained permission
from Manager Griffith to go back to
his home, In Hillsvile. He will return
Sunday night.
The boys enjoyed a fine shad dinner
last night. but the same old mashed po-
tatoes were there, Washington friends
of the players will do we'll to lay of
mashed potatoes At any dinners ten
dered the athletes for the next six
months. They have had their fill Of
them here,
Chick Gandil VIII return to Washing
ton tonight to spend Sunday at his
home. returning In time to get into the
morning practice Monday. Hank
Shanks will accompany Gandil.
Mrs. Howard Shanks will get her
first glimpse OF her hubby in action
when the Griffmen go to Richmond
going down from Washington to take In
the three-ganes series with Jack Dunn g
Internationals. She won't have TO be
ashamed OF Howard, either. for the
Monaco Marvel is playing great ball
this spring.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Wrestle Tonight.

Young Mundsy failed to throw Young
Mundane in thirty minutes and handi-
cap match will be staged tonight at the
Majestic when the former must throw
the Hebrew lightweight twice in ninety
minutes.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
From the Camps.

AUSTIN. Tex. March 2O.-Those Car,
dinals. with their bitefiA. slammed out
OF the box, defeated University of Tex.
- II 10 on a chilly field yesterday.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

SAVANNAH. Ga.,-Bnl Donovan's
Yankees expect to present their mid
season lineup today In a nine-inning
game with Savannah. Shortstop Peck
inpaugh may be barred today, how
ever, by a badly bruised digit.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

CLINTON, Miss.-Manager Magee, Of
the Brookfeds was pleased today over
the showing of his team-particularly
himself-in an exhibition game with
Mississippi College. OF % runs and II
hits for the Brooklyns. Magee himself
got two triples.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

at. PETERSBURG, Fla. Coffee DO
Park was deserted today. The Phillle:
will play with their brother Quakcrs II
Jacksonville this afternoon. Yesterday
Elmer Jacobs, the big Texan twirler
was responsible Tor trimming the Ha,
Vafan Reds.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

SAN ANTONIO. Textile Giant res
ulars arrived today from Marlin to play
today and tomorrow against the local
Texas League team. The Rockies play
at Waco. Thorpe is playing right field
for the regulars.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

JACKSONVILLE. Fla.-Connie Mack
sent the Cubs from here with two
knockouts to his credit. First he trim
med them beautifullv In yesterday :
game and then told the chagrinned
Bresnahan under no conditions would
he release Home Run Baker.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

SAN FRANCIsCo-Clarence Row
bunch of athletes today. Not only dtd
the Seals hand them their second
straight defeat but Ping Rod'e, their
erstwhile teammate, added insult TO In
jury by stealing home. The sc5re was
10 to I
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

HOT SPRINGS weather held the
Red Sox did not fiirt over much witt
the ball Gloom weather signals were
DISPLAY ed again today, but Manager
Rill Carrisan pulled the recruits and
regulars together for hike and little
tossing.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

MACON, Ga.-Eddie Fitzpatrick. the
the others in the shade with his work
around second, and he was there with
the stick, landing good two bagger
of Tyler in the ves-Bravados game
Monday the Braves begin the exhibition
schedule.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

SHREVEPORT, La.-Joe Tinker and
his Whales don't care a whole lot today
whether tho Federal League sinks or
swims. Most of the players invested
one of the wells is spoutIng 1000 bar-
rels dailN and the r-her ZOO.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

TAMPA, Fla.-The crestfalcn Cubs
slipped back from Jacksonville TODAY
and resumed the monotonous snort ~
batting fungoes. They're willing 10 hit
the person. too, who says Connie
Mack's team is shot" The Athletes
gave them a second defeat yesterday,
9 to 4
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

DAYTONA, Fla.-Manager Robinson
was elated today over the IS to ! vic
tory hammered out yesterday at the
Athletics expense. Hi" Myers re-
turned to the game after a weeks alb
sence and clouted out three hits which
brought In as many runs.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

also Kick the bucket in the first tight
place"
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

So I'm going to drive him a little to
see II he likes 1t. If he can show con-
troll of his speed, curve and splitter, he'll
try"
Newark post., 1915-08-25

age kind were to hear a speaker
denounce this shiftless, wasteful,
unscientific and stupid way of
managing the schools it is prob
able that most of them would ig-
more the address or openly scoff at
it; that Indifference now shown by
press, pulpit, and parents in Cecil
county is the most damaging in
dictment of them that could be
formulated.
Back of that standard of morals
which approves the claim that par
ents have right to allow children
to grow up ignorant, is not only
darkness of past ages but the
greed Of the present. The civil
ization of any locality may be
known by its school system.
Maryland has given millions to
Johns Hopkins University for
classical education and it neglects
the country education shamefully.
It seems to be more of a satisfac-
tion for the real rulers of Cecil
county to have children in the
canning factories and doing farm
work than to have them in school
until they are at least past the
eighth grade. The persistent ignor-
ing of the value of popular educa-
tion is accompanied by general
neglect by the people of local gov
ernment, local Improvement of
schools and of the standards of in
struction. 1t has happened that
have lived in six other states
some of them had much to be de.
sired as to schools, but all had
much better attendance and the
teachers a better chance to dc
good work than has Cecil county
Newark post., 1915-08-25
Oil Truck-Auto Crash

The heavy motor truck of the
Atlantic Refining Company en-
route from Dover to Camden last
Tuesday, collided with the automo-
bile of DR.. w. T. Chapman of Fell
ton. Miss Julia Ennis of FELTON,
and DR.. Chipman's wife and child
and another woman were in his
car but all escaped injury except
Miss Ennis whose arm was broken
and her left cheek gashed. The
truck driver, it is reported, leaped
from his seat and hurried away.
Newark post., 1915-08-25
Farmer Catches RObber

James Legare, claiming to hail
from Dover, on Friday evening
robbed the home of James Sipple,
of the State Road section, of S5,
some jewelry and a revolver. Cy-
rus Rittenhouse, a farmer living
nearby, pursued the robber in his
automobile and overlook him on
the road. The plunder was found
upon him and Justice Nickerson
of New Castle held him for Court
in default of $500 bail.
Newark post., 1915-08-25

gfaQe, taxing Ine SITUATION on
January 1st in each instance.
Something more than four out of
ten pupils in the first grade do not
pass to the second grade, or do not
get back, apparently, to any of the
grades. The fourth grade. last
year, had only 500, the fifth grade
ATS, the sixth 342, the seventh
2S5. Less than one in three of
the first year pupils get to the
grammar school grade. Of the
thousand pupils registering for
the first grade only 1875 enter high
school, something like seven
eighths Of them never attend high
school; only about thirty-eight in
thousand are graduated from
high school. Death, sickness, in
capacity because of lack of natural
talents account for much, but
the conclusion that the registra-
tion of thousand in the first year
falls to one third of that number
by the time the seventh grade is
reached, mostly because the chill
dren are taken out of school to
work, is logical. The schools of
Cecil county appear to not only
/ fail to give effective and continu
Gus instruction to a large portion
of the pupils but to be abandoned
/ by two out of three of the
children before even the rudi-
ments of an education can be
acquired, the two thirds being di-
minished only by the number that
die and the few that are naturally
defective as to mental powers. The
system as it exists not only in
sures a condition of attendance
making first class work by teach
ers wholly impossible but it allows
the majority of the children to
grow up without even the educa-
ton of the seventh grade. Of the
hundred teachers employed by the
county something like the work of
thirty-three of them is being lost :;
that is third of the teachers eff
forts are wasted because the chill
dren are no There to be taught
and another third, speaking rough
ly, is lost by the difficulty of teach
ing children who are constantly
out of school, anything more than
a mere fact here and there. In
this matter the white parents show
little superiority to the colored
people; the attendance averages
about the same for both races.
There are about a hundred
teachers, including both black and
white races and about forty-fve
hundred different pupils register.
This is about forty-fve pupils to
the teacher and the average at
tendance is about twenty-nine to
the teacher. To instruct under
such conditions is like trying to
teach arithmetic to parade while
it is on the march.
The first remedy is, of course,
an enforced compulsory school
law. 1t is in the hands of the par
ents. AS far as | know no news
paper in Cecil county wants COM
pulsory school attendance. AS
far as | know there is no agitation
for any such thing. The people
are contented with present condi-
tions. | heard in Wilmington re-
Gently a colored clergyman declare
to an audience of some three hun
dred negroes that most of them
sold their votes for trifing sums to
politicians who betrayed theil
race and the interests of theil
country; it was a severe arraign.
ment and the result was laughter
from all over the hall thought the
speaker was very serious. That
. laughter seemed to me the most
evil indication that that audience
. could have given. If an audience
! &c Gail yan,,1a &C tba
Newark post., 1915-08-25
Start State Highway Work

Construction work on the 16
mile stretch of the du Pont State
highway in Sussex county was to
start on Monday. Equipment and
materials have arrived at George
town and large gang of laborers
left Wilmington for that point on
Friday.
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