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The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
STARTED TO PLAY
AT 10 YEARS OF AGE

San Francisco, Sept. I1.-At the age OF
10 johnson took up tennis as a member
of the Golden Gate Park Junior Tennis
Club. few years previous Mclaughlin
had made his start to fame. Johnston is
only 20 years of age now, as compared
to McLoughlin's %, and during the last
ten years he has played and improved
consistently.
Johnston won his first important tour
nament in 1872, when he took the Cali
fornia State championship. The follow
ing year he became Pacific States cham
pion. In 1914 he made his first trip East
and was the sensation of the season. He
won many important tournaments from
more experienced and better known ex-
ponents of the game.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Police TO HOLD
Swimming MEET
Seventh Precinct Wins Practice Tour
ney. with Sixth Precinct Close
Second-Burke Features.

Wednesday afternoon the local police
men will hold an aquatic meet with
seventeen events carded, six for the pub
lie and eleven for the safe guardians of
the city.
Yesterday a practice meet was held to
try out the policemen, and it proved to
be a decided hit. the Seventh precinct
carrying off the honors with a total of
forty-one points scored and the Sixth
precinct coming a close second with
thirty-three points
1t was a closed meet, policemen only
but the meet which is carded for Wednes-
day will be open to the public: that is.
in six events. Burke. hailing from the
winning precinct. carried OF first honors
for point winners. making a total of eigh-
teen points. Koontz was second in points
scored with thirteen. and Strawser and
Conrad tied for third place with eleven
points scored.
A four-hundred- foot novelty race will
be held Wednesday by request of several
of the camps along the river. and a relay
race between the different precincts is
under consideration. This is the first
time that such meet of this kind has
been held, and has met so far with great
favor.
Following is the summary Of yester-
days events and the events which are
carded for Wednesday:
Event /: hreas: stroke carrv-won bv Burke. No
:; second. Strawser No :; third. Conrad. No. 6;
fourth Koontz. No. 6.
Event .; 30-yard back stroke-won by Konntz
No. s; second. Conrad. No. s. third Strauser
No =
Event 3 B-fcot swim for those who could not
swim prior to August c7-Won by Tucker. No. 70
second. Roper. No. 8; third. Sanders. No. ?.
Event (; e2-yard head carH-Won by Kenncy
No 5. and sherer. No. L; second ouinlan No. p
and Alexander. No 2
Event s: Coward scullnG-won By smoot. No. IL
second. Burke. No Z: third. Vaughn No. 6.
Event g. 6oyard under ampits carry-Won by
Burke and Strawser. both Of No :; second Alexsn-
der and Trennis both of No. 7.
Event Z: e3yard hack struke-Won by Conrad.
No 6; third. Scherer. No Il; third. Quinan. No. .
Event 8: 20 foot swim for those who could not
swim prior to August T-Won by Roper. No. s:
seoCnd. Hellmuth. No. 8; third. Mansfield No. l.
Event 9: 61yard. across the chest carry-WOu BY
Kennev. No 5. and Totten. No. .; second. Alexan-
der. No. Z and Qunlan No. 2
Event 10; 51ysrd swin-Won by Koontz. No s. |
second Brown. No. 9; third. BOYLE. No. 10
Event Il: lo0yard swim-Won by Burke. No. :: |
second. Thomas No. 9; third. Totten. No. ;.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
". & |. SCHEDULES
HARD BATTLES
Generals to Have Hardest Season
This Year They Have Had
on Gridiron.
Special TO The WASHINGTON Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Lexington, Va, Sept. Ito the bug OF
the eridiron who diligently peruses the
dope sheets, nothing is more obvious than
the fact that Washington and Lee has
made right much of an impression upon
the schedule makers of her opponents
and the football fraternity at large. To
date the Generals management has copies
of the season cards Of all her adversaries
except Roanoke College.
OF the eight aggregations whose sched-
ules are in the hands Of the Lexington
management only two. Marshall College
and Cornell University. have strenuous
contests on the date preceding their en-
gagement with the Lexington machine
Davidson naturally has her first game Of
the year on Wilson Field. Wesleyan, of
West Virginia. however, has left Sep
tember a open. so that she goes into the
Lynchburg fray for her first battle on
the second Saturday of the season. Mar
shall College, contrary to the rule, meets
Denison College, last years Ohio cham
pions. one week before her Lexington
trip. V. p. I. contests with Roanoke.
Randolph-Macon and Hampden Sidney
Colleges before they tackle the White and
Blue. SO that their first string should be
as good as fresh on october 16. West
Virginia plays Geneva at Morgantown
seven days prior to the game at Exhib-
ton Park in Charleston. Indiana has left
October @ open in preparation for the
Generals at Washington Park in Indian
apolis on the 3oth. Roanoke College sched-
ue is missing. Cornell is another excep-
ton, playing Michigan on the date pre-
vious to her fray with the Southerners
North Carolina A. & M has a rest of
twelve days before her turkey day ap-
pearance in Norfolk. Some battles ahead
for the Generals
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
HEAvY-WEIGHTs SHINING.
Demand for Some One TO Take
Chance with willard.

New York. Sept. 1.-THE heavyweight
battlerS are becoming quite the rage
again and they are sure to have a busy
winter.
A year ago white hope" had quite
n job spcaring a matcn al any decent
guarantee. The market was glutted
with them-and the public was tired of
seeing them wallow around the ring like
seasick elephants. But the yearning of
the fans to see some husky developed to
a point where he'd have chance against
Jess Willard has caused the heavy
weights to become the vogTe again.
Frank Moran and Jim Coffey are eX-
Pccted to engage in a slugging contest
late in the fall and about the same time
Charlie Weincrt. the knock 'em-dead"
kid from Newark, n. j.. and Gunboat
Smith will settle their differences. The
winners of these fights then will meet to
decide which one shall meet Jess Will
lard-provided Jess can be coaxed into
the ring.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Why Somers Sold Jackson

BasehaLlistlcally speaking the fans are
Of the opinion that it W. suicide for
Charley Somers to sell Joe Jackson. The
southern slugGcr was about the only
drawing card on the club and his alb
s"n"c makes the club look hut little more
thau a minor league outfit.
But there probably was a method in
Som"rs seeming madness. He got SIS
ma III regular money for Jackson Had
he kept him. Jackson. the smuggling out
feld'r might have jumped to the Feds.
with whom he WAS dickering at the time
OF the sale. and Somrrs would have been
out both Jackson and the $500.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
ppers Possess Wealth Of Material for Football Team This Season
KNOCKOUTSIHAVES SEEN
s+++ >++% ". ++++
Mcfarland Was Almost Out

We'll. my boy, I'm going to knock you
out in the next round"
Just then the bell sounded for the end
of the round and Connolly. instead OF
sitting down In his corner, crawled
through the ropes. jumped of the stage
on to the floor. and dashed madly down
the aisle toward his dressing ROOM
Everybody gasped in establishment and
Packey yelled:
Stop him; bring him back here,"
But Emil Thirty jumped into the
ring and hushed the angry fighter.
Let him CO." he ordered. You
can't win fight any easier than
that way" whereupon Packey saw the
force Of the argument and susided,
joining in the big laugh that followed
when the crowd realized what had
happened.
One night in Dayton, Ohio, Packey
was boxing Battling Terry. a hardy
Italian boy. Somebody had been
kidding Terry before the fight with
the statement that Emil Thirty,
Packey's manager, had an hypnotic
eve and under no circumstances must
Terry look at Thirty when they
stepped to the center of the ring to
get their instructions before starting
the battle.
He'll throw you into a trance with
one glance, the kidder said, "and
you'll be easy then for Mcfarland"
Terry believed il and studiously
avoided glancing even in Thirty's di-
rection. But during the early stage
of the fight Terry plainly was nervous
and i'll at ease and seemed to have
the greatest difficulty in keeping his
eye out of McFarland's corner. where
Thirty's head just showed over the
edge of the ring.
Suddenly in the fifth round, Packey
swung over the old haymaker and it
was all off with Terry. He dropped
like a log. peacefully sleeping for the
full count They dragged him to his
corner and brought him around all
right. The first thing he did was to
look around for Mcfarland and then
said:
That fellow was right: / can lick
but that manager of his
got my eye when l was clinched with
Packey and mesmerized me-"
And he really believes it. too.
4. In st. Louis Packey was meeting all
corners and one night they fetched
big black fellow to test the Chicago
ans skill. They Were all ready to go
and with the gloves tied on, when the
negro quit cold. running off the stage.
1t was joke for everybody but the
black. couple of husky stage hands
waited for him in the alley back Of
The theater and beat him to a pulp,
so he didn't escape a licking anyway
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
TO PROHIBIT TRICK PLAYS.
Tener Will Make Rule Against
MOss-COvered Maneuvers

PreXy Tener has announced that the
moss-covered trick plays will be barred
from the National League after this sea-
son. Tener intends putting through q
set of r,nSs during the winter that will
prevent Miller Higgins and other trick
sters from winning ball games by caus-
ing one of the opposition to pull a
'boner."
One of the things that influenced the
big chief. of the Nationals against trick
cries was Higgins little stunt, played on
Appleton, the Dodger pitcher. The Cards
had two men on bases. Huggins was on
the coaching line for his team and APP
pleton was pitching.
Just as Appleton was about to wind
up for a pitch, Higgins yelled:
Hey. throw that ball here; throw it
here. / say"
Appleton looked at Higgins, figured
that Higgins thought he was using an
imperfect ball or had been sand paper
ing It and then threw 1t toward Higgins.
The Card leader lodged the throw the
ball went to the grandstand and before
it was recovered the Cardinal runners
had scored-and the Cards won the
game.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

Total points-No. :. Al: No. 6. 33; No Il. l3
No. g. L; No. 4. 10; No. 2 7; No 10. s; No. 8. ;
No. g. .; No. !, l.
Police swimming meet for Wednesday September
IS at p m.
/ Officials Honorary referee. Hon. Louis Brown
low. Commissioner; referee. ID. A. deLashmutt
clerk Of cOurse. W A. Rogers; starter. +. ]. Brun
ner; judges. T. H. Mealy. Bedford Brown. sidne5
Cousins timers. T. 4. Dempsey, DIR. c. l.. {. An
ders1n. F. r. Moran.
Events-Eleven for policemen and six for the pub
lie Entry blanks at the sporting goods stores and
at the Bathing Beach: no entry feel.
Event No l: Police-6-ysrd breast stroke carry.
partners changing places at the end Of thiry yards
Event No. Same the above and open to the
public
Event No. }: Police-s3-yard hack stroke.
Event No loren to the public. 4o0-foot novelty
race Man carries a lady who is fully dressed mo
haD 100 feet with the head carry. second 100 feet
with tho under ampits carry, third l0o feet with
the under smpits arry using one arm as an
aid i'll swimming. and the fourth 100 feet with the
breast stroke carry using any kick.
Event No 81 Poce-i5foot swim for those who
could not swim at all prior to August q.
Event No. 6: Police-Break front neck hold. sixty
yards under the armpits carry. partners changing
places at the end Of first thirty yards.
Event No. Same as above and open to the pub
lie
Event No. S: Police-Joyard swim.
Event No. e-Open to the public; undressing con
test men have to remove high lace shoes. socks,
Trousers with suspcnders, shirt. with collar and
neck tie. and coat.
Event No. 10: Police-ioofoot novice. for those
who could not swim all prior to August 2.
Event No. II: Police-Break wrist hold and sixty
yard head carry partners changing places at the
end Of the first thirty Yards
Event No l2-Same as above and open to the
public.
Evcrt No. Is: Police yard sculling
Event No l4-Break back neck hold and sixty
yards across the chest carry. partners changing
places and return at the end of the first thirty
yards.
Event No. IS: Police-3o-yar back stroke.
Event No. l6-Same as No. Il. and open to the
public.
Event No. u: Police 100 ard swim.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
RACING In FRANCE
MAY BE RESUMED

Paris, Sept 11.-Resumption of horse
racing IN France in the spring is being
considered by the ministry of agricultuie e
and by turf authorities. says the !'Petit
Parisien.'' It Is proposed to hold private
meetings. with prizes provided from the
reserve fund of the race track assocla-
tions. which. while far from amounting
to the sums usually offered as purses
for the classic events, would be sufii-
Gent to enable breeders to continue their
efforts to improve their stock.
The announcement yesterday that Ed
mond Blanc will sell his stable EVIDENT.
does not mean his retirement from the
track, for he has been one of the most
active in promoting the resumption OF
racing. NJ. Blanc has been for mary
years one of the most prominent turI-
men in France.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

Few men have had a more varied ex.
perience in the knockout line than that
old Chicago favorite. Patrick Mcfarland
known always as Packey. Tnough never
actually counted out in the ring he was
SO close to 1t on a couple of occasions
that he never ceased to wonder how II
was that he escaped.
One Sunday afternoon in New Orleans.
Bay Bronson landed a right-handed back
slap on Packey's jaw and the Chicasoan
fell so heavily that the New Orleans
fans started for the exists believing it
was all over. That was in the very first
round. yet Packey weathered the storm
and fought so we'll for the remaining
nineteen rounds that he was given a
draw.
Yet from the middle of the first to the
opening of the fourteenth round Packey
never knew a thing that happened. II
was a frightful punch but Packey
didn't know what he had received until
they told him about it afterward.
Another night in a ring down in Indi-
ana. back in 1903, Joe Calligan hit Packey
such a fierce clip right at the close of the
eighth round that 1t looked like curtains
for the curly-headed Irishman. l sat
back some distance from the ring that
night to be near a telephone operator who
was SenQlng the story Oh the Ddttle INTO
Chicago for me and wasn't able to judge
of a dispute that followed the battle.
The Mcfarland people insisted that
Calligan's punch was landed after the
bell sounded, but there was such tu-
multi in the hall at the time that nobody
could tell exactly and the timekeeper
was too excited to ever decide the ques-
ton.
At any rate it didn't make much diff
ference because Packey, his Irish thor
oughly aroused went out in the early
part of the ninth round and knocked
the Italian boy a'kicking with sledSe
hammer right to the jaw. But had the
Calligan punch at the end of the eighth
put Packey down and out it would prob
ably have precipitated a riot because
Packey's seconds insisted they heard the
bell before CallIgan started his swing.
Calligan said he never heard it at all
and there you are.
TO Packey, and by the way it was one
Of the funniest things that ever hap
pened to anybody. came up one night in
Fall River. Mass, where Packey was
boxing a young fellow named Johnny
Connolly 1t was in May. 1872.
They had gone along for four rounds
and the speed was pretty high. with
Packey maintaining a nice lead. Near
he end of the fourth round they came
% a clinch and Packey said to his op-
,onent:
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
LANp.EDrcATInN G. MINES &

llDN. .. MINIS,
singles-H. -. Clayton. Mines. bat DIR. B. F.
Andrews. Education. e. POSTPONED: D. "
Greene. Land. beat H. X. Mannock Mines. s-3
60 y. ]. Hendley. Mines, beat W. S BinIey
Land. SO SIS t-5
Doubts Andrews ard Greene Land Education.
teat CLAYTON and Hcndley. Mines 81 81: Man
mock and PaiSctt. Nine heat W. b Ross and
g. \. DaIdy. Land Education. 81 81; w y
Binlry and q. h. Withauer. Land Education VS..
X. A. DYE and II. VI. Cooper Mines. 6-3 3S
TostIOnedJ.
RECLAMATION. :: PATENT. ..
Singles Y. McCml!och. Reclamation. heat c.
Allen. ratent, 81, 81
DOubies-LnvCtt and Smith. Patent beat McCul-
loch and g. W. Numbers. Reclamation. 6-I. 6-5.
RECLAMATION, >; SECRETARY 0
c. y. McCulloch. Reclamation. beat Manning.
Secretary. So. 6-l.
PATENT. ,: rENsIoN-INDIAN. O.
r. $. Marine Patent, beat c. Z. Frye Pension
Indian. 6-i, 81
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 8: PENsIoN-INDIAN. 4.
Sinsles-Guy {. Stevens. Geological Survey. beat
e. L. FRYE. Indian. 81 e-5; l. NJ ColyilIe In
dian. beat N. E. Bschnan. General Survey, s.
So
DOubles-Foe and ColvIe. Pension Indian. heat
Stevens and thambsrs Geological Survey - ST.
All postponed matches not finished
at the close of the coming week will
be forfeited.
The Woodmont (Virginia) Tennis
Club held its annual invitation tourna-
ment during the past week on it's
courts near Cherrydale. The entry list
was smaller than in previous years,
but the class of play was as good if
not better. The tournament was won
by H. NJ. McLaren, who defeated ID.
NJ. Greene in the fina<. A luncheon
was served on the groulds to the play
ers and club members on Labor Day
by Thomas c. Hendrick. to who much
credit is due to the success of the
tournament. Summary:
SINGLES
Preliminary round-R. VI. stuart beat ]. Sher-
herd. g. 6-3.
First round-F. u. Shawn beat Butler. i,-6. Sc.
s-5; d. VI. Greene beat Stuart So IS s.; II.
VI. McLaren beat Van Housen, c., 6-3; Schnarc
beat II. Il. Ellis. s. 6-3
Semi -Hnals-,ir,ene beat shawn, co. 80; McLaren
bcat Schnars c 81
finals-McLaTen beat Greene. s-3. e-. g.
DOUBLES
First round-Schnare and Duffy beat Shepherd
ard Van Housen, i-6 SIS 6-3. Stuart and Nc
Laren beat Greene and Ellis g. i-6 SO.
Finals-Schnare and Duffy vs.. Stuart and Nc
Larrn. -. 81 postponed.
The finals in the doubles are to be fin
ished this week.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
SCULLERS. IN MATCH
FOR PURSE OF S1,5OO

Torolto, Sept. 11.-After months of nego-
tiations between Eddie Durham. of this
city. professional sculling champion of
America. and Frank Hagney, the Aus
traIan sculler. matters reached definite
state when Durnan received an offer
from Hasney's hackers to row the Aus
tralian at Springfield. Mass. Durnan
will accept the offer.
Hagney has had difficulty in secur-
ing his share of the stake. but has finally
arranged to do so and a purse of 81, 20
will be the object OF the race at Spring
field.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Darcy 0utgrowing Division.

Leo Darcy. middle-weisht champion OF
Australia. plans an early visit to the L.
S. A. for the purpose of soaking some
of our middle-weights on the jaw or on
other vulnerable parts. But unless Dar-
cy casts anchor here mighty soon he
may not carry out his purpose, as he
may outSrow the middle-weight division,
within a few months.
Darcy is only 10 and he's growing ev-
cry day. That means extra weight. The
limit for his division is l60 pounds ana
Darcy has put on SO much bulk in the
last month or two that he'd have quite
a Job now making 160.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
CHIEF BENDER HOPES
TO PITCH AGAIN

Philadelphia, Sept. 1l.-"Chief Ben
der. former Athletics star pitcher. who
was released by the Baltimore FEEDER
ais. today declares that he had plenty
of good pitching left in him. and that
he would come back.
Whether he will play again this
season. Bender does not know. but it
is likely that ne will rest until next
spring. Bender refuses to "alibi' his
release from the Baltimore Federal
League cam, but admits he had poor
year.
Il have never tried to alibi de-
feat or failure of any sort and
won't start now. l had a bad season
with bad ball team, but don't think
that / am through.
Il still have several years of good
pitching left in me and l will be back.
have nothing to say about my re-
lease. except that l was rather sur
prised"
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

strong. big and fast. and come from
some Of the best-knowP prep schools in
New England.
Depicted above are Orland Leighty,
who halls from Connellsville, Pa, where
he played half back for four years on the
high school team representing that city:
Tom Mcnamara, quarter back of the
1914 Cambridge High and Latin School
team, and John Gillroy. of the Haverhill
(Mass.) High School 1914 eleven. These
men have been showing up finely in prac-
tice and are strong candidates for the
back-field positions at the Hilltop.
Although II was intensely hot yester-
day. twenty-seven candidates reported to
Coach Exendine, and after a short ses-
sion of punting and dropkicking two
elevens were selected. Exendine had
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Kilbane Sensitive About Legs.

Johnny Kilbane is just about as sensi-
tive concerning his legs-in the uncover
ed state-as is Vernon Castle: that is
when ladies are around. Johnny has legs
that are the superlative OF skinny and
Johnny hates to display them in the
presence of ladies.
Several times during his Workouts for
important bouts his manager. Jimmy
Dunn, arranged a ladies day" at his
camp. but Johnny always affixed. the
veto to such plans. because, he said. the
business of displa ying the pedals whose
nimbleness has won him a fortune, ..is
embarrassing to me and the embarrassed
feeling affects my work"
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

During the week just closed Coach
Albert Exendine. OF Georgetown, has
been kept busy looking over twenty-five
young huskies, aspirants for the Blue
and Gray 1915 football team.
Owing to the intense heat it was i'm
possible for Coach Exendine and his as
sistant, Physical Director John ORielly
to put the men through more than light
practice, consequently only rudimentary
football and signal practice was at
tempted.
Considerable material has reported.
most of the players being candidates for
the back field, and if the physical re-
quirements are all that is necessary it
can be said right now that Georgetown
will possess a corking good offensive
eleven this fall, for the new men are
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Why Not Quit "Laying 2"

The LAYERS" who have been operating
on the New York STATE race tracks are
No" "lin". They claim that they have
hnen Nictmiz"d ny wcchers to such an
extent that they never have been able
70 10 more than break even.
B"okmakin. is barred in New York
State. Verbal bots are made. The lay
Crs" "laim that very often when race
track folks place bets with them and
lose the los'rs never show up. whereas.
when the "laN"rs'' lose the winners al
ways know where to find them.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Can You Beat This

Ty Cobb. after hitting around 400
all season. slumped about % points.
That still left him an average of .315
"a mark far beyond that Of any Ather
cIouter in the game. Yet the De-
troit fans are "panning" him for
weak hitting" Can you beat this?
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

la 15-year-old ball player. and now
some other wise managers can 60 John
one better by signing . good fnneid.
! three-Quarters Of which Is less than
week old.
Three-ouarters of an infield. all po-
tential stars. arrived at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lernsr In Brook
lyn. all within . half hour. last Friday
night.
Mrs.. Lernsr cannot tell the new born
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Joe Jeanette Retires.

Joe Jeanette. the negro heavy
weight. has decided to retire.
willard has drawn the col'tr line.
and that about let's me out" said
Jeanette. There Is no one for me
to fight any more and SO I have quit
the ring game for good"
Jeanette In running a line Of
"jitney" autos in Hoboken, N. j., and
il said to be doing well.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

charge of one squad and o'Reilly the
other. The teams were worked for one
hour in formations and signals. then
they were sent to the tackling dummy
for rough work.
Andrew Dempsey. a half back from the
Kisskimentias School, in Pennsylvania.
joined the squad yesterday. He is a
rangy youngster and gave fine exhibit
tion Of punting.
Georgetown's first game will be played
in Princeton, n. j.. Saturday week
against the Tigers. and Exendine Is con-
fident that he will be able to put a
strong team on the field. In view of this
he will start scrimmaging next Wednes-
day, in order to get a good line on the
ability of the new men.