The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
JOE BOEHLING
NOW in fold
.Grif Goes to Richmond and
Signs Up His Crack Left
handed Twirler.
THREE YEAR CONTRACT
Dixie Finger Comes to Terms in
Short Order-Other Sport
News and Comment.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Joe Boehling, the Richmond southpaw
affixed his signature to a Washington
contract yesterday for a term Of three
years.
Manager Griffith took a flying trip tc
the Virginia capital, telegraphing Boeh.
ling 20 meet him at the station. Pitcher
and manager were together less than
half An hour when the southpaw said
All right. Griff, give me the contract;
I'm sign it
II : understood that the ten-day re-
lease clause was stricken out of the in
sIrument the old Fox" rendered Boeh-
Ing
With Bochlin- in the fold every MEM
he of Griffith'S club for 1915 is signed
ard the local pilot can now sit back in
his swivel chair. transact the usual
an unit Of daily business at his office and
cast dull care to the winds.
More than month ago Griff sent for
70, bling who paid a brief visit to the
Carital. was given three different CON
Tracts to sign and then remained as mum
a. the pr0VeI bIal oyster.
Grim became tired of waiting and de-
,iI...i 10 take the hull by the horns. so he
hrpucd a RATHER" to Richmond yester-
dal signed up BOehling and transacted
other business in connection with the Ma
tjon4ls thlcC days stay next month. ar
ranging to lodge his club at Murphy's
Hotel while the Richmond series is on.
T.r old FyN returned home on a late
train last night
According to reports. the Ahearn- Lewis
tight in Cuba will draw $4,000 gate.
That's the strongest proof in the world
that the islanders are incapable Of self
government.
Dean l. Is R. Briggs of Harvard.
fIines up that old question of the pro-
prioty Of an athlete writing for the news
papers in an entertaining manner in
report just submitted to the head of tn"
university. Dispatches sent out from
Cambridge announced that Dean Briggs
j. thoroughly opposed to students writ
ing on the subject Of athletics. Dut a
more complete statement Of the report
doesn't give the impression that he is so
uualterably opposed to the practice. after
all
Expressing the opinion that the head
mss put on articles written by students
are often misleading and contrary 10 the
actual opinions expressed, Dean ETIESs
voices this sentiment:
TIE Tg0-'gun # genuine signed articles hy col
Ig- athletes Is rvofod: hr-'. does receiving money
f.- writing athletics rob the writer 0. his ANA
r,rr- -rludt--- -..-snd1y l. the mere writing Oi
-rr.h s:rI,IH- about the squad n which he h.
longs so had breach Of taste 10 demand the
a. -lor ~ the rUthOrItie-.
Nnc STUDENT Is hired berause he is font
bail rlaser to write about football he IS oh
vIrI-Iy living dIrert financial aid from foot
hall. hrr It -eem, unreasonable that sthletr
should c-e hi Cilancr # working his way through
college by writing Of what he knows best. A poor
hoy with athlete ability has a hard outlook II
he must rcnpGncr either his athletics nr any loh
10. athletic for which his athletic ability Is
r-4rt # his Equipment. The question would hardly
tr rsrsed at I'll if it Ucre not 50 easy tor the
wro7- kind cf tGdcrt - take morey for the
uzN "f rs name and allow somebody else to
Wri'r TIL article.