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The Washington times., 1915-12-07
Only Three Managers
Survive Tough Going
Tinker Knabe and Stovall Alone Remain of Eight
Charter Leaders in New League-Now Rumor-
ed That Terrapins' Boss Is Ready to Quit.

One OF the softest Jobs in this world
Is manager Of Federal League bal
club. One day you are MANAGER and
the next you "sin't." 1t Is only two
years since tho Feds assumed major
league proportions. yet Of their eight
charter MANAGERS only three are left
and there may be further changes be.
fore the start Of the 1916 season.
The charter managers In the Federal
League were Bill Bradley. Brooklyn;
Otto Knabe. Baltimore; Larry Schlafy
BnfYalo; Doc Gessler. Pittsburgh; Joe
Tinker. Chicago: George Stovali. Kan.
sas CITY; Mordeeai Brown. st. Louis.
and Bill Phillips Indianapolis. Only
Tinker, stovall. and Knaoe survive OF
the original octet.
The frst Of the original eight to &c
was Doc Gessier. at Pittsburgh. Doc
had formerly been with the Dodgers
Cubs. Senators, and Red sox. and hls
only managerial experience consisted o,
captaining the Boston team. He proved
a big frost from the start. and before
the season was one-thtrd over he gave
way TO Rebe, oakes, who has shown
rare skill as . mansGer:
The next to go was Mordecat Brown,
the old Cub warhorse, who was signed
up for fat three-year contract to
manage the st. Louis Terriers. Nor
despite the fact that Brownie
in the league. his club dropped to the
cellar. He was let go in August.
when tho st. Louis Feds made mas
WHOSE clever handling of mediocre
teams wade a fortune for Comiskey.
Though Jones only won one pennant
for Comiskey. his teams ALWAYS were IN
z. sh until ~ issnt 3 hs tive Stsc. SsS; eeSSgs
on the last week Of the season: in 1906
.he Sox nosed out the Yankees: In 1907
ehs club was not defeated until late
September. while in 1908 they lost the
championship on the last day OF the
LAST spring Jones took the same
team with which Brown finished last,
and. efter a game fight against In
until the day before the season closed.
The third charter manager to lose
his head wss Rill Bradley, Of the
Brookseds. who was succeeded nv Leo
Mksee, the boy ranaSer' sradley s %as
was lei 70 during the off-season: all
other changes were midstream shifts.
Two men who were influential in
Turing players from o. b. were let out
We're Bill Phillips, Of the Newarks. who
was succeeded by Bill McKechnie, and
Larry Schisny. Of Buffalo. who turned
over bis sob TO Harry Lord. Phillins
hsd won the pennant with Indianapolis
in both 1913 and 1914. There was another
shift late In the season. when john
Ganzel, formerly of the Rochester In
tsrnationals. was hired To look after the
Brookfeds In place Of Lee MaRee.
There is much doubt whether Otto
Rnabe will be retained as manager OF
the Baltimore team. Otto's contract
still has another year to run, but II is
The Washington times., 1915-12-07
Yankees Won't Oppose
Feds Invasion Attempt

NEW YORK. Dec. Capt. T. T..
Huston. part owner Of the Yankees.
stated todav that neither he, Colonel
Rupert. nor any other representative
of the club would attempt to oppose
the Federal Leagues petition to have
the two streets that run through the
Feds propertv at 145th street and Lenox
avenue closed. A report was circula-
ted SATURDAY. that a member OF or
ganized baseball had started an attack
on the Federal Leasue's plan to have
the two streets closed.
I'VE are not worrying about the
Federal League or its ball grounds, !"
said the captain, and. ftIrthermorN
neither Colonel Rupert nor myself will
oppose the petition when Il comes up
for hearing. Just now our chief
source OF worriment Is our own ball
park. We're going to build. and mako
no mistake about that"
President Gilmore OF the Feds, how
ever. does not think the Yanks will
build their ball park next wear. or at
nv other time. The President OF the
Teds is laborinR under the impression
that the American League owners will
not move from the Polo Grounds. Gil.
more even went 20 far as to make a
bot that the Yankees would not be IN
a new home within the next two years.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07
Ten High Men Last Week Meet
Thursday to Decide Winners
Of Three High Awards.
ACTION LEADS TO DATE
Climbers and Home Club Adopt
New Alleys As Their Official
Headquarters.

Ten competitors In the weekly duck
pin tournament at the Grand Centra'
Bowling Alleys will engage IN. the roll
Off THURSDAY night after which the
prizes will be awarded by Manager
Morris Cafritz. The attractive feature
which Cafritz has provided each week
since the opening Of his new
alleys has proved one OF The
best contested events OF its ma
ture now being conducted on any AL
ley and no little interest centers in
the scores turned in 10 date.
Under the rules which he inaugurateu
these weekly tournaments the bowlcis
are to record their best Ave games each
week. Then ten high men Will roll
of for the three cash awards on Thurs'
day night Of the week following the
registry of their high scores. A similar
event viii be conducted for the Grann
Central patrons each week. Here are
the scores of the men who roll IN the
finals next Thursday:
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.TODAY'S SPORTORIAI
BY Louis A. DoUoHER.

Kid fought night New Orleans sur
line thought concerning this Baltimore
He pped championship at vernon CAL june
1914 knocking holder title the third round
home his victory Coulon pressed for repy ar
to coulOns ability mumured bashful way "we he's pretty
good boy lucky sSuch indication
Of how Kid Williams shrnks from the imeght nothing
the boaster in his makeup
Kid Williams suffers from being manager who is 'n bad"
with most promoters the country round Sammy exactly
popular fellow in boxing center States Sammy
clever fact the general
reputation not little in collecting fat
purses The Baltimore boy good kid As
from taking the championship Vernon purchased for his
mother and brothers and sisters Williams ten children
and he does not forget the rest Of the % When pressed
feature had been played he gained popularity but
beating from Johnny Kbans the
sn tn W At a Philadelphia He drew down about $500
" so h:ss ss sSGs @ s.: nss
sas .s S ss sSssnss
fs'G1 tss m ds I .S by Kid A ses G
is1n':; % %ss nsv
%aa % S Gf y, s. d
sHfEs as
s::: Il: s.:: .t ia
n A.s % s's ss.r i ~ is
the .s sa1 s
fsd eSass spt osn s
sS % SSs % s' hs"s "
sa fss the ssos "a s
ans 5s Msasx @ ] nt @ se He
he sGs ss: be- s @ There "
Tencent baseball doomed
seeking refuge out with the scheme hoping it would
popular effect opposite thought
that the Feds were offering baseball Of
Now
will not have any oent seats in 1915 Instead of holding up
summer and did Baltimore and Chicago # the
sounded that moment personally don't believe
worth more than 10 cents & it isn't worth ANYTHING 4 the
s'f New o v
snex are zone oe11re ny me American public
baseball Of the fake. 'e'
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Bowling Tonight.
Arcade-Arcadians vs.. Goldber~,.

Arcade-Arcadians VS.. GoIdberRs.
Fourteenth street--st. Columbia va
allies.
sunrise--Pennsylvania VS.. Trsinmen.
District-Shermans VS.. Resolutes.
X. of C.-Altamonts VS.. Resoiutes.
National Capitai-Coiumbias ys, Ca
sinos.
Masonic-pawson VS.. East Gate: Co.
lumbia VS.. Acacia
Railroad Y. NJ. c. Allow Level va,
Store Room.
Departmentsl-Land vs.. Commerce.
Mt, Pleasant-SeWtons VS.. Ouebecs.
Pepco-ArG VS.. Commercial; Purchs.
ing VS. Bookkeepers.
Phi Mu Sigma-Alpha vs.. Delta.
Commerciai-Judd & petveiIer va
Maurice Joyce.
Washington City Tenpin-Aemes va,
Iroouots.
Interbureau-Plsnt VS.. Publications.
Observation-Disclosures VS., Malls,
Bankers-Franklin VS.. Bank of Wash
inston.
Georgetown-Csv. Ken. VS.. Col. Sand
Capital Cty-Bureau Vs. Charles Ho-
tsl
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

said he would be glad to retire to the
ranks IL the Job IL offered to somebody
else.
George StovaH is MANAGER Of the Kan
sas City franchise. which has been
moved to New York. but there 10 some
doubt whether George will be the
Gotham leader. Right now ne Is on the
Coast recruiting for Newark. and he
may lead that team. Joe Tinker. ma n
ager OF the Chifed champions. appears
to be the only one Of the original eight
who is sure of his lob.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

The opening of the Grand Central
alleys has relieved soma of the con-
gestion which prevails on account OF
rhe lack of space on the alleys during
the rush hours. Two teams which have
had to rustic for alley space have
adopted the rev alleys over Center
Market as their home alleys. They are
the Climbers and Home Club.
The Arcade team defeated the outfit
representing Company + in the Hyatts-
vile duckpin league last night In three
straight matches. Meyers, Of the Ar
caies, had the best record of the even-
ing. scoring l03 in the final game, and
a total of 299 for the evening.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DUCK
PIN LEAGUE.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07
Gibraltar A. c. Will
Hold Distance Event

Thirty runners are expected out next
Monday night for the "ali-for-Elor
distance run 70 he held bv the Gibr,Itar
4. c. The race will be run over a
three-and-s half mile course, starting
rom the Noel House gymna SUM al
Rosedale. The runners will proba bly,
take the Benning pike for their dis
tance. =
Carrc 4 runners and those Of the En-
pire A. c. have been invited 70 parti-
cipate in the race. Spirited competi-
tion Is expected.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07
Roll oft In Grand Central BowIng Held Thursday gh
Epiphany Comes Through
When e. Austin Goes Out

Epiphany came through with a 70
to-n win over the Christ Lutheran
sunday school team after Z. Austin,
OF the losers. had been ruled off on ac-
count Of four personal fouls. The Ep,-
phany team came through with ten
points and a WIN in the last few min
utes Of play.
Peck defeated Keller Is to p in the
otner game In the SUNDAY school cir
.u .uN. Both games were well played
The Washington times., 1915-12-07
-Four Stars Play In
Billiard Tournament

-Four Of Wsshington's best billiard
players are to compete IN the pocket
billiard tournament TO be held at tho
Grand Central Palace. December 10. be-
ginning at q. m. Messrs. Wallace.
Bartelmes. killeen. and Swan will COM
pete In a foursome for two cash prizes.
First prize will be $50 and tho second
award will be $50.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

George Green, coach Of st. Albans
School athletes after combing
through his youngsters finds that
he has but one veteran left over
from last years basketball team,
and strange to relate this yonugster
may be unable to play because Of q
bad knee. Tiny" Holmes, Peyton
March. Shorty" Klees, Marty, and
Northrup, who worked we'll together
as last years five have graduated
or failed to return.
The only veteran is Dunlop Castle,
who was forced to watch football
from the stands on account Of bad
knee. Castle may be unable to play
basketball for the same reason
which leaves the st. Alban squad
without a real veteran to start with.
Brewer played basketball two years
ago, but will probably be used for
track work while Carter, who play
ed on the second team last year
may be held out for the same rea-
son.
Nothing daunted, St Albans has
started basketball with a bunch Of
youngsters and is due to start tho sea-
son In the Interscholastic League ton
days hence at the Arcade. BY that
time something In the nature of a bas-
ketball team will take the floor accord.
Ing to Coach Green. All of the st. Al
ban boys arc working out in basketball.
Wallis. Brewer. Carter, Castle. Ioker,
Rrst. Daniels. Hauser. Davidson. Ira
pier. and other members OF the football
team have taken Up the game in earn
est
Besides the regular Interscholastic
League games contests have been ar
ranged with Friends. Army and Navy
Prep. Western. Business and others.
Mark De Grange has succeeded in get
ting Central well to the front in games
to date. The Central nve is making its
iirst start in Basketball and seems to
has come out for the team and 10 ex-
pected to land a regular berth.
Leonard Marbury. De Alley. and Lee
Hart were members OF the famous
Epiphany team with Selden last year
Dezendorf Ia another youngster who
made bid on the Epiphany team last
season.
Buck" Wise. Bill Culligan. Carl Gless-
ner. Wassman. Ralph Wise and Miloff
will probably be the members Of the
Business team for the coming season.
The Stenographers are blessed with
more veterans than any other ouint this
The Washington times., 1915-12-07
Mem Quint Is Under
Training at st. Albans
Dunlop Castle, Only Remaining Player of Last Year,
Is Kept Out of Basketball BY
Bad Knee
BY BRYAN MORSE.

season: and can be counted upon to give
| a good account of themselves.
Contrary to reports. both the wise
boys are playing for Business. ana will
probably continue In the game accordins
coaching the team.
The Army and Navy Preps will be a
factor in the league race this winter
unless all signs fail Zerbe. Paving.
Miller. and Knudsen have shown enough
strength to warrant the prediction that
they will be heard from later In the
year.
season. Both the King boys, Giibert and
John. are at Princeton. but another
King. Richard. is making a strong bid
left. '
Jacobsen. King. Boynton. Harrison
Buliard. Brown. and Weaver are the
members Of tho preesnt team which IL
getting ready & for tsrs campaign sE:ins!
teams make tho annual Eanne with the
Baltimore Quakers their objective point
and will again prepare for the Monu-
mental City lads. who are played Feb
ruary 10 and rs.
The scredule follows:
December 10. Army and Navy Preps.
abroad; 13. Business, home; -. West
ern. at Western.
January Il. Business. abroad: q.
Western. home: Is. st. Albans. home.
February .. Georgetown Preps.
abroad: 1, Bows Y. N. c. A., abroad /;
s. st. Adams. abroad: II. Baltimore
Friends. abroad: IS. Georgetown Props.
home: q. Army and Navy Props, home
rs Baltimore Friends. home.
Sam Miller. a former Tech boy. is
playing center for the Tome School
five at Port Deposit. Nd, and. accord
ing to Coach Carl Smith. who was held
for the basketball meeting Saturday. is
making GOOD. Tome comes through
here later in the season for its annual
game with Episcopal. The Central
schedule
Both CartriEht boys. former members
Of the A. y. p. team. are trying out for
the c. ". basketball team. Frank Greer
Is another Washington schoolboy who
is going to make a try for the Red and
Black five.
There are no less than Hfty candi-
dates out for the Western team this sea-
son: son OF last year, vstsrans: Peek.
laine. Smith. and Culbertson are on
hand.
The Army and Navy Academy may
come out with a team this winter. Al
though Cecil Dowd, who Hot the team
together last winter. says the chances
was a former Tech boy. and has como
forward RAPIDLY in tennis during the
past two years.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

There are no less than fifty candi-
son. or last years vaterans. Peck.
Peine. Sergeant. whe1chel. Chamber
laine. Smith. and Culbertson are on
hand.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

The Army and Navy Academy may
come out with a team this winter a.
together last winter. says the chances
are slim for work this winter. Dowd
was a former Tech boy. and has como
forward RAPIDLY In tennis during the
past two years.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

Both CartriRht boys. former members
Of the A. y. p. team. are trying out for
the c. ". basketball team. Frank Greer
IL another Washington schoolboy who
is going to make a try for the Red and
Black five.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07
Bethany.
st, Marks
ISTERBUREAU pUCKPrN lie,
Totals. 172 473 I.7I Tot,
Totals. 4s5 ibs 8
Electricians.
.TA-I

TERMINAL r. r. Y. NJ C. 4. ptTcKpIN
LEAGUE.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07
Schlitz
49, -
Totals. =. tG5 AS al
ENfth.

NTERDENoMINATIoNAL DUCKPIN
LEAGUE.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

Buck" Wise. Bill culligan. Carl Gless-
ner. Wassman. Ralph Wise. and MiIoff
will probably be the members Of the
Business team for the coming season.
The Stenographers are blessed with
more veterans than any other ouint thil
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
Another SAVING of Life.

"In the year 1908 the number of
persons killed at grade crossings was
q and the number Injured was Al in
1914 the number OF persons killed was
10 and tho number injured 20. Here
is another case OF the saving of human
life due to the work of the commission,
and an actual decrease In the number
OF fatal accidents In the face OF largely
increased traffic. More would have
been accomplished in this direction had
II been possible to induce the Lesisla-
ture to appropriate money for the states
proportion OF elimination expenses.
I'm seven years, 907 to 1914, the
commission has received from compa-
niles applications for stock and bond
issues totalling, S,S52 ,6574s OF
this total II has disallowed S131.599.-
236.12. all OF which. with the excep-
ton OF about $1,000. 900, covering APP
plications withdrawn by tho companies,
would probably have been issued and
sold 10 the public II II had not been for
the existence and action OF q regulat-
ing commission
Tho commission has ordered several
reductions IN tho rates OF fare charged
by transportation companies II has
brought about tho present Ave cent
fare TO Coney Island, which can be OBJ
tanned during certain hours. II has
mads possible In tho near future a
general Ave cent rate to Coney Island
by tho adoption OF the dual system con-
tracts. Tho commission ordered a re-
duction In fare for the passage over
tho Williamsburg Bridge from two
tickets for FIVE cents to three tickets
for five cents. II has also brought
about readjustments OF fares on sew
eral lines, thus doing away with in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
Legislative Counsel Prepares 70
Public Service investigation.

ALBANY. Feb. THE ground work
for the investigation of the upstate
Public Service Commission In being laid
by William Hayward, counsel to the
legislative committee appointed for that
purpose. Mr.. Hayward spent this after
noon examining Secretary Frank II.
Mott of tho upstate commission and
looking over tho records. He WIS unable
to say tonight Just when the Legislative
committee would be ready TO proceed
with the inquiry.
GOV. Whitman has persistently de-
clned to make public his intentions re-
garding the New York city Public Ser
vice Commission. but his friends here
declare that he believes the disclosures
made by the legislative committee in
the past week. Justify some removals.
Tonight he received from Mr.. Hayward
a report OF the investigation. Upon
this he will base any action affecting
the New York city board.
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impair the effectiveness OF the organiza-
ton which his predecessors built up, and
that he had not allowed political affairs
to interfere with any man. He con-
tinueh:
81 am a Democrat OF the old school
the school that believes In the conserva-
ton and the protection of property
rights, and no clamor and no evil
thoughts OF the degenerates will swerve
me one iota from the course which !
believe will result in the conservation
and protection of those rights.
NO cheap, tawdry editor no produc
OF tho gutter OF journalism will have
the slightest respect from me. And
such creatures as these can only take
from me my unspeakable contempt AS
long as act as chairman of the com
mission my acts are mine and mine
alone"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
equaiities and excess charges for local

equalities and excess charges for local
rides under different conditions.
'In few cases, where the so cent
gas rate does not apply, the commits
sion has ordered reductions in the price
charged for gas.
THE new dual rapid transit system
will more than double tho present rapid
transit track mileage in the city and
more than treble its capacity. The
commission has let contracts for sixty
four Of the eighty-three sections of the
city owned lines In the dual system,
aggregating about S142, 900, and has
approved contracts made by the oper-
ating companies for extensions and i'm
provements of the privately owned ele-
waited lines which are to be included
In tho new system, to the extent OF
$4,000 900 more BY the end of this
year II will have awarded all the con-
tracts for all city owned lines and will
have placed in operation the Centre
street loop subway. the Steinway tun-
mel and tho Fourth avenue subway in
BROOKLYN"
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MCCALL DEFIES FOES.
Attacks, He Says, VIII Not Change
His idea of Duty.

Edward E. Mccall. chairman OF the
Public Service Commission. in a speech
made public yesterday, answered his
critics and defended his actions since
he assumed his present position. The
speech was made Saturday evening at
the Hotel Savoy at the annual dinner of
the Associated Inspectors OF the Public
Service Commission of this district and
was attended by $50 employees OF the
commission.
Mr. McCalls speech was short and
was frequently interrupted by loud
bursts of applause from his auditors
He challenged his enemies TO do their
worst. and said that nothing they could
DO would make him swervo from the
course which he believed to be the right
course.
when I first went into the commits
SION" said Mr.. Mccall, according to the
report made public, II went there as
one whose life work had been In another
line, as one who was entirely unfamiliar
with tho limo OF work which It devolved
upon mo TO learn. No sooner had /
entered upon these duties than there
were those who began to shout Tiger a"
those who pictured me as a tiger enter
ing the office for the purpose OF devour-
ing everything in sight"
lie said that he had done nothing to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08

VAN SAUN, MARY LIN pursuance OF
an order OF Honorable John p. cohslan, a
surrogate OF the County OF New York,
having claims against Mary l.. Van saun,
late Of the County OF New York. deceased,
to present the same with vouchers thereof
10 the subscriber, at her place OF trans
acting business, at the once OF Francis W.
Pollock. No. 3o9 broadway, in the City OF
New York. on or before the 18th day OF
June ncNt. Dated, New York. the goth day
OF November. 1914. CLARA r. FERGU-
son. ENeCutriX FRANCIS w. POLLOCK,
Attorney for Eyecwrix, No. 900 Broadway,
New York city.
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Recalls Old Dtssatisfa ction.

"Those with good memories" says
tho statement, need not be told that
conditions as to public service corpora
lions were UNNECESSARILY worse from
the public point OF view than they are
to-day. At that time there was gen
eral dissatisfaction with the gas COM
panies and the transportation companies
and to a certain extent also with the
electric lighting companies II Ii not
claimed that the Public Service Com
mission is TO be credited with the estab-
lishment Of the so cent rate, but II Is
claimed that tho commission materially
assisted in such establishment and did
its duty 10 tho people IN that emergency.
1.-THE local transportation facilities
were also the cause Of widespread COM
plant. The old Metropolitan Street
Railway Company which then controlled
most OF the surface car lines IN Man
haitian and THE Bronx, was not giving
satisfactory service. The PETERBOROUGH
Rapid Transit Company, which operated
the city subway aud the privately owned
elevated railroads. had recently effected
a merger with the Metropolitan street
Railway Company. which provoked
many manifestations Of popular dis
approval.
"lno Iuurc service Commission mai
not been IN office a month until Il began
the nov famous luterbprough- Metro
politan Investigation. conducted by It's
specially roII.ucd counsel. William VI.
lvas. Receivers were appointed. BON
systems arc to-day in much better
shape, physically ana financially and
each o. giving much better service TO
the public than Was possible when the
comm. ss,un took NJ the Investigation.
The results are apparent to any one
who will note conditions.