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The Washington times., 1915-10-22
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Baseball in far from healthy condition when
worlds series ended than that both major league
nant winners be sod either whole Joe Lannn is said
be willing dispose Of half his interest the worlds champions
while William Baker principal of the Phle dading the
of moving his club West Philadelphia sell out his hold
ings in the National League tileholders.
Joe Lannin met with number experiences last spring and
early that have soued him baseball His
after holding him during the winter for exorbant sal
showed Of their Several we're
suspended in order condition major league ball.
Only after he had been bawed out in the
small during the entire campaign Lannn bumped into the cques
his club right off the and before the last closed knew
about much orsmanshp there in the big league
player Baker has made this probably quitting
whole realizes the Pls need home and
that this will require oods these late days To be
successful baseball the big show has to be fl
high grade Possibly result of failure
along this n would rather let else hold the bag
Baseball Will
side OF But tho
swing their boom tho
SiSs n "
pendoS sms paS for this player that
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judging conditions
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The Washington times., 1915-10-22
Virginia Is AWay.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Oct 22-
Virginia's varsity football squad has
left for Athens. Ga, where the annual
game with Georgia will be played to-
morrow. Moore has recovered from the
injuries received In the Harvard game,
and will start at tackle.
The Washington times., 1915-10-22
Would End Boxing.

DENVER. Col, Oct. 22-Opponents
of boxing today were urging Governor
Carlson to abolish the game in Col
'orado as a follow up on his anti-race
track betting order.
The Washington times., 1915-10-22
Knox Player Dies.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 22.-Bryant Scott.
the Knox College halfback, who was
injured in Saturdays game with st
Louis University, died last night, bring
ing the total Of football fatalities for
the season up to eight.
The Washington times., 1915-10-22
Nationals to Practice.

The National A. G. meets tonight at
s o'clock at 1910 + street northwest.
10 practice for Sundays game with the
&sARtrs A. G.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
JULIAN TO PLAY
HERE SUNDAY

Ohio Will send another pair Of
strong Independent, football teams
TO battle the Heralds and Maroons
next Sunday The Cincinnati Celts
viii play a return engagement with
the Maroons a. Mack Park. and the
strong Canton team will oppose the
Herelds AT Packard park. a nsmber
Of famous college players will be here
with the Cantons. Du, tho star that
will bring ont the crowds In these
parts Vill be Carp" Julian. fullback
eytraordinary, former bJlwark OF
the W a. c. team. and one Of the
greatest backs the middle west has
ever produced In the VI. A. c..
Michigan game last year. Julian did
practically all tho balltoting for the
Aggies, and MADE an average Of Ave
yards gain per attempt TO break
through.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
many KICKS
EXPECTED
Aggies Likely to Keep
Jerry De PratO's
Toe Busy

EAST LANSING Mich. oct 19-
Coach MaCkliG has ordered secret
practice for the Ageies this week
What : secret" Not even the
scribes or ordinarily favored FOLKS
OF other description are allowed
WITHIN the locked gates while the
Farmers are preparing tc trouncc
Michigan SATURDAY. and both coach.
IS and players ara keeping close
mouthed.
II Is hard TO predict just what
sort NJ game Ma Kiln vilI play
against Michigan II is believed
that De is pregarir 10 attempt a
passing attack. and ID that fails. 70
sead Bla, klock and DePratu through
tie line as best thot can DePtatc
will 60 In with In struc'ions 10 take
pot shot a the goal POSTS az every
opportunity With the idea of keep
ing within range AT every opportun.
ity. IL is believed that Mackltp viii
order a lot OF pUuting. trusting 20
the fortunes az he sport 70 get pos
session Of the ball Nalie 90 Is down
held
Tha second edition OF bear stories
came ont Yesterday. when some OF
the Farmers were given Monday
lsyoT 6c"ause OF bruises There is
nothing, however. 10 indicate that
the pick of m" squad will not he
ready 20 play Saturday II r. OK.
pected tina; close 10 $500 students.
townspeople and Argic 5dhercnts
will 10 70 Ann Tor for the game
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
Moran Says Three Bad Pitches
Beat Phillies in Big Series

an alibi for the defeat OF his Maui.
ers. He realizes that a batsman Is
up there at The plate TO hit the
horschide just as pitcher is out
there on the mound 10 fool the bats.
man. u Is not possible for every
twirlcr 10 pitch every ball Just
where he wants TO send 1t. II the
twirler could do so there would
never be- a run scored in baseball
game.
One of the twirlers Of the Phillies
told the writer that nc is certain
that the Red SOx put some hing on
the bali so that the phillies' pitchers
could not handle Il the way they
desired. Whether this stun was
talcum powder or sometIng else iha
twirler did not know lie was con.
WINGED, however. thar IL was merely
n slip that caused those three balls
to Lewis 90 20 shooting through
space in a manner different iron
what the pitcher had intended.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
Didn't Catch Hinkey Mapping

that inkey, Yale exactly
Of Harvard when the
pDon hD Crimson grid Charley Bkley
oDssang shop Of Csmbrdses for folks Haughon had
~ machine around Brickey lie Immediately constructed his
mochanIsm dividing responsibility the players
making less q
<m ohampoship.
c confessed LeGore player
q tremendous
nkey he's not been caught mapping Despite bitter
LeGore
& os - few Of the games Throughout practice Harry has been
e being disciplined another that he weak
Al a mat
Hinksy coming developing
peuey coaching staff
kspt his mouth shut he
aenand belatcd loyalty from his associates Is begin
doubtful however whether Hnkey will be
11oun last for he does have the material
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
Quakers Decide Red
SOx Had Something
On the Ball"

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. "a
"Thrcc pitched balls beat us out Of
the worlds title" Is the way that
Manager Moran sizes up the defeat
Of his team by tho Red Sox. Moran
was evidently referring 10 the ball
which Alexander pitched 70 Lewis
In ihe ninth inning OF Mondays
game. 10 the ball that Chalmers
pitched 10 Lewis on Tuesday. when
Dufry made n double and again sent
IN tho winning tally, and to the ball
that RiXey pitched 10 Lewis and
which resulted in a home run drive.
with Gamer on first base, in the
eighth inning Wednesday.
Manager Moran has not yet made
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
Y0st Backs Stronger N0W
Than In IA Game With AQS

rest onsible for the victory, even
though Splawn kicked the goal that
won.
The quartet OF this season also
Possesses two stars. but both are
n greater magnitude than the two
stars OF 1914. Msulbetsch is year
older and season wiser. little
heavier. and little more finished
n his defensive playing RE is by
FAR the best man Oh the team and
a better man than The Maulbetsch
of 1914 Smith, the other man
from whom big things arc expect
I'd. replaces Splawn, and though un.
able 70 kick Tho fald goal that
might be needed. he is capable Of
canning lota Of ground Thus II
Smith far moro valuable especially
80 with nan like Manly 10 work
With. for where tho German Bullet
bores. Smith smashcs. and the com
hinatlon II irresistible.
Tho other two % the backfcld
ouartet arc Rhoem and possibly
Benton. though Catlett or Ebcrvein
both may alternate ~ this position.
Rnmmv' IS coming star. p fighter
~ 'he Nost type AMI has developed
viii good head ~ tho pilot Job.
"" may not DO Tho quarter that
Ilurhi't vac. but he will be as valu-
atle AZ Hughitt vas last year. ~ not
moro 90. BENTON ls easily better
than Phocm ~ 1911. ~ ~ Catlett
md Eberwein. 20 N" auxiliary part
- tho backfeld Is stronger In the
same percentage az r. thu major
part
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
YALE LOSES III.
LECORE FROM
FOOTBALL SQUAD

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct "a
Five members OF the Yale baseball
team. including Captain Ml5urn
and Harry LeGcre. have been bar
red from all intercollegiate ath-
letics because they played aa!. last
summer WITH the QUogue Field nine.
when they received their board for
playing LeGOre Is the besi football
player in Yale at the present time.
and the ruling OF the athletic board
badly cripples the grid squad. II
was acknowledged that tAe athletic
authorities were a. much 10 blame
as the players for the onersc, which
resulted from a misunder-ia nding Of
the rules, but the baaishmen' stands.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
COFFEY AND
MORAN BOX
Heavies Meet Tonight
to Win Chance at
Willard

NEW YORK. Oct ie.-Frank
Moran. OF Pittsburgh. and Jim COZ.
fey. OF Dublin. both OF whom have a
yearning for the crown which Jess
Willard took away from Jack John.
son, will meet tonight In Madison
Square garden before probably one
OF the largest crowds that ever
jammed the historic garden 20 see a
ring battle.
Interest In the mix really IL run
ming skyward. Corey has a tremend.
Gus following In New York. and
Moran, while he has not such a mig
personal drawing power. has rec
ord which looks good on paper. The
winner has the understanding that
he will get a chance at willard IL
his margin Of victory IL broad
enough.
The battle promises 70 be a real
one Moran has been on Willard 3
trail oven since big Jess won the
title So has Coffey. Each realizes
that The other must DC eliminated
before he ran possibly hope 70 climb
the championship road.
Coffcy has al Tho advantages OF
size. Moran has all the edge on
cleyerness large part Of which
he picked up BY staying 20 rounds
with Jack Johnson I'm Paris last sum
mer. Moran probably viii go into
The ring Weighing around 203, COT.
fey 220.
Tonight's affair will be the nrs'
battle Moran has had In this country
since two years ago when he knock
ed out Al Palzer
Betting Is comparatively light. but
What there h favors Moran TO win.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19

Ann .ARBOR, Mich, Oct. H.
Whatever the result of Benton =
minor injury may have In the APP
pesrance OF the Michigan backfeld
on Saturday. when the Wolverines
meet NJ a. C.. Yost will have "A
backheld combination that aill be
much stronger than the one that
wore the blue last season ia this
game In fact. the percentage Of
improvement Will make Michi2an'g
offensive strength nearly twice as
great
The quartet ~ 1914 that repre-.
scented Michigan at Lansing held
twc stars, one with reputation
already made. the other with hIs
yet before him. The first ~ these
vas Tonmy Hughitt, the plncky.
capable field general ~ the VOL.
verines for three years. and The
other was Maplbcisch who though
bearing the name OF a great back.
had yet 20 make his mark as cot
lege star and an all-Americau half
The other two were S0la3n and
Rhoem. tho former pussessinE fhc
toe that won The game and The lat.
ter merely filling I'm for wsnr ~ a
better man. splagn appeared with
a great reputation but left with a
lesser one. Rhoem came without n
name and left without having op.
portunity 10 make one. There we're
But two ground gamers ~ this four
- Rhoen and spswn's efforts vcrc
without avail and even HIghitt
was unable %, make much ground.
Manly was M gamer and The man
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
This Smashes Record
OF Stallings At
Boston
&c GIVEN TRIAL
ON THE MOUND
Only Catching Staff
Survived the
Season i

Philadelphia teams managed by
The White Elephants OF 1918 rep
resented quantity. The Tall Tacti.
clan probably set a new record for
the major leagues In the number Of
players he tried out, and he certain
ly smashed TO infnitesimal smither-
ord, which was held by George
! fwcedy StaiiiuEs, who showed Is
athletes into championship action
the first year he vas in command Of
the Braves.
Between the opening and closing
OF the Il. Il. Johnson Marathon, c.
McGillicuddy used So athletes. None
can tell where all the new Mackmen
came from, only Mack can Tell where
most OF them went TO. Some linger-
cd day. some longer. Some broke
in under aliases. notably Louis Ma
lone, who was called Ryan the first
few days he was logged in Mack
livery. Malone probably Was the
hnd OF the collection.
Connie sold. after the season start
ed. Eddie Murphy 10 the White Sox.
Herb Pennock aud Jack Barry To
m, Red SoN. and Bob Shavkey 10
the Yankees. Boston made the most
fortunate investment in White Ele-
plant stock. the addition OF Barr
meaning the pcnnant tor the Red
S0v
rho only section OF the White Ele,
I n!4-...i-tro4pr remained intact
al season long Vas the backstop.
piug department, composed OF
Lapp Schang McAyoy and Thomas.
though Schang has teen transform
cd INTO an Outaelder and Thomas
was more or less MaCk's personal
preventative. Other men who did
duty behind yna bat FOR the tailend-
eta this year were Heffner and Per
k.rs All told. six players caught
Tor Mack in 1913.
tGunie's Curl,Ts numbered 26.
Tac, came from the colleges, from
tE. minor leagues and from the
scmi.pro teams. Crowell, a grad
uate OF Brown University. was &C
counted enc OF the best of the new
Corners, while Majors, discovered
4 IN The wilds OF Georgia. also drew
praise from the experts
McInuis stuck all season long at
first. When lac Was laid up. jack
! Iapp. Harry Davis, Amos Strlnk
aud Napoleon IaJoic cared for his
! duties.
Larry started of at second, but
before the season had ended Ed
wards, Malone, Kopf and Crane all
had taken shot at the position.
! Fourteen men attempted TO I'LL
| Bakers shoes. Eddie Murphy was
the first. After him came. not In
The order named, Scbang, Cochrane.
I.ajoie, Malone. hGpf. Mcconnell,
Bostwick, Healey, Damrau, Conway.
Lear, Oldring and Walsh.
Barry's Successors at short mum.
bered eight They We're Kopf. La
joie. Malone, Healey, Seibold tne
WAS called Seaford for few days.,
! banner, Crane and Oldring.
Mack did not have many outHeld-
ers. Str1Ink. Oldring and Walsh
were his regular hy chasers at the
! start Of the season. and during IL
! Murphy. Malone. Bankston, Haas,
Thompson. Schang and Davies also
did duty in the pastures.
A nearly a statlstlcians can ng-
ure Il ont. Mack had six catchers. IS
pitchers, II infeldors and six out
tielders lie rolled out many com.
hlnations after rafting the manager
ial dice box, six men playing four
positions. two playing three. six
playing two and 4 playing one.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
COMMISH HEARS
ABOUT WOLGAST

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Oct. IL
Charges against nd wolgast were
filed with tho state boxing commits.
sion yesterday by the KAMA Ath.
letic club. Of Lacrosse The La
crosse club says Adj failed 10 keep q
fight date The exclamation dc.
clered he missed a train leaving
Cadillac. Mich and was unable t.
make any connections with his Ia.
crosse train al Chicago.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
ILLINOIS STARS
BACK IN GAME

rRBANA, H., Oct Stock of
the champion Illinois team rose to-
day when Pogue and Clark. who
were unable 20 play against Ohio
State Saturday. returned to the line
They will be iu Saturday, game
against Northwestern.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
CUBS MAY GET
THAT PARK YET

CHICAGO. oct. H. Plans for a
ncw cub ball park have been ton
tativeiy completed, President
Thomas has announced He denied
persistent reports that the new park
would be In another location.
Martin Maley was defeated 20 70
81. by Joseph Stone last night in
an Interstate ,hreecushion match In
Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
Veteran Says Angle
Game Will Be
Popular

NEW YORK. Oct. is.-At the ripe
old age Of 81 George Siosson. the
victorian billiard player, has started
out to shatter one OF our popular
beliefs. 10 Wit: that a man OF ad-
yanced years cauno' successfully
.aka I'D new line OF endeayor.
Scientific opinion on the subject
Notwithstanding. Slosson IL going
20 prove that an old man can learn
new tricks, for after having been
a belk-line player all his life he
has now turned 10 three-cushion bill
lizards. with the championship in
This Geld as his object 10 pursuit
And he has picked out no less a
player than Alfred De ORC, the for
mer ltlcholder as his trial horse
in 2s0-point match. which began
at Doyles Forty-second-st acad-
envy Monday night.
Siosson is the oldest billiard play
or actively engaged in the game,
His hair has turned white watching
new stars come and so, and he Is
stiu here looking them over.
But Slosson has always been a
balkline player He has held the
cham pionship AZ thar game several
times. and has played every player
OF note He has taker part In some
OF the biggest billiard tournaments
in this country and Europe. and now
h. turns 70 threAcushion billiards
with as much enthusiasm as a
Young man.
- was prciudiced against three
cushion Billiards for many years. -
said SiuSson Yesterday while warm
ing NJ for his match with De ORC
but ! have finally decided that II is
the coming game in billiards. Con
sequently. want 10 get in. II Is
the game that Is becoming popular
with the public. because IL IL the
best game 10 watch. The shots are
more difficult. or at least they seem
so 10 the spectator and the balls
are kept rolling on the table. But
chiefly Il is better game from the
point of view OF the spectator and
the PLAYER alike. because il gives
both players in match a chance
10 get at the table. X is not un-
usual for one PLAYER 20 remain a,
the table half or three-quarters OF
an hour in balkIine billiards. while
his opponent sat back and grew
nervous. But no player can Gjay al
the table very long al thres=cusA
ions"
Slosson has always been SnoEr
as the student OF billiards. and
Schasfer as the wizard. SiCsscu
started 10 play billiards when he
was IS years old. and az 10 he
was champion OF the world at IS
balkline. he won the title from
Vignaux in Paris. and sfterward de
Tended it against some Of the best
players OF that day.
But perhaps, his greatest exhibit
ton was made in 1906. when he
won the 49, title in a tournament
az Madison.sq. garden at the age
OF 50 years He went through that
tournament without losing a match
and made a grand average Of "a
But his greatest rival in billiards
was Schseter. the wizard They
met in 81 matches n various styles
Of billiards. and Slosson holds the
edge of one victory. having won 2e
and lost % matches With the Chi
cago player
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
BENTON AT
END AGAIN
Eberwein at Half, Is
Way Dope Filters
Through Gates

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Oct 10
Close the gates. and keep them
closed all week until the NJ. A. c.
game said Coach Yost, yesterday,
and so all students. fans. and even
scribes are being barred from Ferry
Field while behind the concrete
stands the Michigan mentor is send
ing his cohorts through stiff drills
IT the mat preparation for the Ag'
sic game Saturday.
The only thing going on behind
those gates that Is based upon
Nost's word is scrimmage which he
had promised every day until the
game with NJ A c. But he may be
even stopping that TO give his In
jTred and wounded chance 10 re.
cuperate before the first hard siege
OF the season begins.
But there are many things that
are being guessed at and some OF
these are being tasec upon the
word OF players and coaches. One
OF the stars Of the team has declar-
ed that they are trying TO work
EberWein in Benton's half. and an
other former star player has also
said that Eberwein is second only
10 MaIley a. far as actual playing
abihty is concerned, so II would not
bc al AL surprising 10 see the local
UutchmAn OCCUPYING Jacks position
! Saturday.
Under such conditions. Benton
Mould -h.- available I0r- one oi the
ends in case either Staatz or Dunn
fails TO come around in time TO play
or IN case either is hut before the
game ends. Benton is al expert
cnced end. and FROM the couCensus
OF campus uyiDiun j. a better flank
or tHan end With Benton cut. Dunn
would probably be called upon 10
do the kicking and Rhoen the pass.
ing, though Smith would take hand
IN the latter end also.
4 Reiman's addition 10 the line can
NOT be over estimated. said for.
mcr star lineman Of Michigan. this
morning. "iIo is b. Tar the best Of
~" lot and a power both on defense
aud onense The Michigan backs
will and the going a whole lot cas-
Ter with the veteran tacNle 20 open
holes and 20 keep on the ambitious
iinemon that have insisted on break.
ing up Nichiean's line attacks bo-
fore thoy have been really started "
Remar VIII be al right tackle
when the game starts. was the sub
lance Of statement from Yost 20.
day. given 20 subordinate. This
means that Michigan's line viii be
/ stronger
Benton has been shifted 70 end
and VIII alternate there with dunno.
doing the kicking Wien he he IN tho
game. staatz viii play the other
end Saturday
"Millard has been moved into the
vacated guard and viii play there
the rest OF the season. Whalen il
OF end now but probably will be TAX.
+ on out for Staatz IN the game.
The biggest shift is IN placing
Eberwein regularly at half, where
he viii play the rest 81 the season
II Smith can last full game.
Norton has been left AZ center.
so he line OF Michigan now reads,
Staatz and Dunno, Benton. ends I,
Watson and Reiman. tackles; Mil.
lard and Cocaren. guards; Norton,
center Roehm, quarter; Eberwein
and Mnulbetsch, halves; Smith full.
The quoted assertions are a con
densed report Of the tips that litter
cd from football circles here follow
ing the first secret practice yester.
day. Their sources Is considered
authentic
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
CORNELL LOSES
ON ATHLETICS

NEW YORK, Oct Io--The cost
of sports at Cornell university this
year wds $3.50 more than the re-
cefpts. which were ss3,369.0f The
deficit. II is said, was incurred main
ly ia ,hc maintenance OF the school
kedeld and Memorial building.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19

Ill has bssn for
Fnes
NJ nntur1tes Mary Putney started
loQpG the world record for reeyearods
- volgA w"n all the big twoyearod
by
Tecsd for two heats BY taking the Kentucky
x - 1:eoA
#4o for the
took Peter
$4,000
<3 lineup
T. w. Ss3957;
EX 0ess ess3S6 Mcdonald $2ss32; Dick Mcmahon
D Valentine S22z01; Ben White $17259 w Andrews
- 0eGnsl. $1,000; w. 8. Snow. $9,04s.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
Now Set for of Those Well Known Yos ShYale Loses LeGor
5000 RUNNER is
SOLD FOR $4,000

LAUREL. Md, Oct. l9.--Ed-
ward Mcbride has sold the good
two-year-old, George Smith. to
John Sanford. the New York
sportsman and breeder. for s25.-
600. TIE handsome black son
of Out ~ Reach and Consuela
II. who originally cost Mcbride
5000. was \ particularly good colt
all summer. and IL was not until
tho running OF tha Sanford Me
mortal a. Saratoga that he was
beaten.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19

AeuBA1L c.t notable character Robert ward
* IA gpt0 mine and balance
Wes1 vas man 20 whom principle meant He always
tuoot0 10 allow his Brooklyn club
- 0nAnca himself
eoo(Fast hs srcn
~ tno conf6enos
~ eonsthne essids publicity and all boys knew
~ oooa animated with organized baseball
ooe valoe 30 the business end OF the
- ~ they could and
~ NM. while u withdraw from
- - oDttain to be terrific blow cratic
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
CHAMPION FANS

CtRLINVlLLE IN oct. "a
Coal miners Wao received play
% play bulletins OF the vorlI's
championship baseball series
over q tell phone, while at work
seyerai hundred feet underground
and over mile from the shaft of
a local Goa. mine are the Chsm-
pion fans, according 10 Charles
Burrows. the mine clerk. Who
furnished the bulletins.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19

AIRY COvELEsKIE happy Pole
That he
while they Zeppeining
bsn sentenced Southern league for three four
trouble
1as bapayer brothers One through and resident
Shamokn The other Is
pitcher and for the Tiger has been convinced that
<1ng for the big show
highlander stuff than got moaned
like do lot OF dub who
D2f ~ . park training camp"
his He
probable
IL he has Fohl
Exooognise sterling developer OF pitchers
picking
while The
The White
Detroit
McSfulen nfeders.
will
4~ Portland
club Gedeon
frisco Nationals
yAnked wilhot,
So8aef The final White
E0 Doudt
- this Tigers Holman
~ ean have Thirdbaseman Bobby Jones they him