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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-04
WARNER VIRGINIA COACH.
Former Star Tackle to Head 1915
Foot Ball Forces.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

oltcidi DisiSttcb 10 Aut StdE
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April s.
President Rice Warren of the general
athletic association OF Virginia gave
out the announcement late tonight
that the association has named Harry
Warner as head coach for the Virginia
foot ball team for the 1915-1916 sea
son. Warner halls from Warrentop,
Va. He began his foot ball career at
Virginia Polytechnical Institute at
Blacksburg in 1905. playing on that
team at end and tackle for three years.
In 1909 he entered Virginia and being
Ineligible played on the scrubs. The
next year he wass1t tackle and was
ranked high among the iinesnen Of
the south Atlantic division In 1871
and ISL. he was coach Of the Jetfer-
son School at Charlottesville and turn
ed out two OF that preparatory schools
best teams.
. Since 1918 he has served on alumni
staff OF coaches st the university, and
was prominent III the making of the
famous last years eles en-. As = suc-
cessor to Joe Wood he Will make the
squad an excellent coach. and his
selection has met With genuine APP
provai throughout the student body.
Warner will assume charge of the
squad Immediately and Mill no doubt
call early spring practice shorty.
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HEXATHLON CONTEST
San Francisco Y. M. C. A.
Gains First Place in Class A.
ROCHESTER LEADS CLASS B
Ell Paso Best in Glass C-Ninety-
Seven Organizations Take
Part.
ROCHESTER LEADS CLASS B

NEW YORK. April 3.-The winners in
the international hexath!on contest of
the Athletic League of Young Mems
Christian Associations of North Amer
lea We're announced here tonight by
the International COMMITTEES OF the Y.
vi. c. 4. The San Francisco associ:-
ton gained first place for the class \
associations: Rochester. \. Y, first
place for the class associations. and
FL Paso, Tex, first for class c.
Ninety seven associations took part
in this contest and 3,!15 different in
dividuaIs competed. The announcement
tonight chara teriZed the contest as
the greatest of its kind ever conducted
in this country.
The associations taking second anu
third places ii each class were:
Class A-Iocunto GENITAL hTan"h. canada: To-
run'c yves! End branch. Ganaia. las II, Il
Erookyn Navy BRANCH. y y; New York 'ttst
i',int. Mich
'rhe individuals making the highest
points We're:
" Eohnert, san i'ran'isc9; II Sianshlry. Louis
Vile. ny.
score.
Rochester. y. y, made the highest
aN e:age score.
The highest records in each event
follow:
90 yard potato race-A j. Common ,Army aud
Navy branch, Newport. X. L.. y. 10.
20 VA I'd potato rare-W. ). Jackson, Chicago
Sentral branch. O..5S.
Running high jump A. NJ. Eohn"r,. san Fran
cisco, . feet IGSs inches
Fence vault George woodman. Fog; Worth
Tex, Z feet q inches.
Standing brad jump. Haskins, Chicago
Central branch, 10 feet inches.
l2-pound shot put. L. Maconlber. Dcs Moines,
Iowa Al feet | inch.
Four new records Were established.
namely, in the sixty-yard potato race
.2O-yard potato race. fence vault ana
standing broad jump.
The foreign associations are still TO
be heard from, a special trophy having
been provided for them. he Vest In
dies. Mexico, South America. India and
China are entered.
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OL|NE ON JOHNSON
CoIored Boxer WrestIes and
Smiles in Bout With McVey.
BIG CROWD DISAPPOINTED
Both scrappers Wind Up Training
and Are Ready for
Real Fray.

HAVANA, April S.-Jach Johnson
and Jess Willard completed their train
ing here this afternoon for their forty
fve-round fight for the world heavy
weight championship Monday. It was
the last public appearance of the pugi-
lists before they enter the ring at the
Marianao race course.
Their final work was watched BY the
biggest CROWDS since the arrival of the
fighters in Cuba. At the end Of the day g
exhibition the same uncertainty and
doubt az to the probable winner pervaded
the minds of close followers Of pugilisn,
as had been apparent during the past
two weeks.
Neither fighter showed anything like
flash that would reveal hidden power or
ability to clincl the premier honor OF tine
boxing world.
At Miranlar a big gathering Of men
and women watched Willard box two
rounds with each Of his three sparring
partners He showed some Of his old
faults, lack Of fighting spirit, which,
however, may have been due to = desire
not to impure his opponents, and he spar
red with his mouth open and his jaw
loose. blinking his eyes when leading or
executing blow.
A great crowd gathered at the stadium
to witness the six-round bout between
Johnson and Sam AIcVey, which proved
to be burlesque. The champion did
nothing but clinch and nrestIe and smile
He did not lead 4 dozen times in the
eighteen minutes. Occa sionaiiy he shot
forth lightning jab. and he showed fast
foorwork. McVey. always clever, hit the
champion repeatedly. but lightly.
johnson. obviously crafty, was indif-
fereIt and spoiled all attempts to get
a real line Oh his present ability. The
situation was extremely tantaliziny.
as men with money hoped to get some
actual idea of Johnson's form.
The afternoon was cold and cloudy,
johnson said he was taking no
Referee Jack Welsh announced to-
night that he had seen and talked to
the fighters and had told them he
would not decide the fight on a tech
nicality. 1t must be won in a straight
standup fashion. Personally he was
interested in seeing the best man win
only after & fair and equal chance
He instructed the fighters that they
must protect themselves in clinches
and in breaking and also must break
when ordered by the referee. Other
wise straight Marquis Of Oueensberry
rules will govern the battle
Three sets of five-ounce gloves ar
rived from San Francisco late TODAY.
The customshouse was closed. and II
required special permit to get them
out
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BARRY SUFFERING
WITH MANY bO|LS
Athletics Shortstop Compelled
to Go to Bed After Hav-
ing One Lanced.
WHITE SOX CONFIDENT
OF BEING IN CONDITION
Only Absentee Now Is Weaver. and
He Is Getting in Shape.
Other Gossip.
SPECIAL Dlsaa Len 10 The sta.


ASHENlLLE. \. &. April s.
Monday afternoon when Mack's
squad meets the Cleveland club
OF the American Association q
substitute shortstop will have TO
be used. This afternoon Jack
Barry. who has been developing
boils at d rapid rate recently, had
one large carbuncle lanced on his
right leg and is now confined ro
his bed. DR.. Ebling says that ii
will be matter of several days
before Jack should be OH the ball
field again. but the chances arc
he will be able to play Wednes-
day when the Athletics are sched-
uled TO play Earl Mack's team in
Raleigh. Just who will be placed
at short in place OF Barry has NOT
been determined by Capt. Davis.
/ he probabilities are that Eddie
Murphy will take the position on
the inheld and his place will be
taken by RUDE Bressler or some
other fair-1ielding pitcher.
The game scheduled with the
local club here this afternoon had
to be Cancelled on account 81 cold
weather and wet grounds, The
Athletics arrived from Columbia
Oh time, but Davis did not care
to risk his players on such day
Most OF the AIac,1men attended a soiree
at The Y. N. c. A. tonight. Harry Davis.
presented the cups and penuants to
the winning teams of the association.
ma king a brief address at the presen-
tatior ceremonies. Davis and all III.
members present were given a hearty
welcome by the management OF the
Y. NJ. Z. A. and the leading citizens
Of Asheville. Tomorrow Lapp, Davis
and a few others VIII spend easter.
Sunday or the go:s links. Others will
go to Biltnlore and the various places
OF interest around the resort.
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YANKEES HIT WET GROUNDS.
Take Light Practice and Will Start
for Home Tomorrow.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAVANNAH, Ga, April 3-The fare
well clash between the Yankees and
tn local Savannah Sally Lague cham
pions was called off this morning by
the combination OF rain. poor attend
aace and wet grounds. The Yankees
were ordered out TO the park. but it
was a miserable dag. and the loca.
fans turned out in such scant numbers
that the game was called of. The
team, therefore, took light practice,
confined entirely to side line work.
where the pitchers warmed up ior
about al hoar, and the other regulars
nut in their tine batting and field
ing bunts.
Our team is pretty Well Trained
right now" said DonoNan And thei-
are !. lot of teams not near as tar 40
rauced as we are. As the weather Is
playing no Iavorites, am not kicking
We showed our tine for:.I i'll Daytona,
whe, TIE players fielded i'll midseason
tCoHtinued on Second Pase.)
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iZinY that his team probably was cheat
ed out of the pennant OH Two different
hitter or two, he is pretty sure 70
make room for that sort of material if
he IS satisfied that lie has it TO use.
Detensirely there has never been II
tear. the superior of the Nationals in
the recent campaigns in the American
League. 1t is now one of the strongest
teams in the County in this respect
AND has the reputation of always forc-
ing it's opponents to earn their rams,
for there is little done in the way OF
making contributions. Such Il team
with improved pitching needs but help
in batting to make it q real contender
for the pennant
edge for the coming campaign, because
it has not had the benefit of warn,
spring. it is not handicapped in this
respect any more than are its rivals,
which have all encountered Indictment
weather. even though they trained in
the extreme south.
Boston is picked to win the flag III
both leagues. and yet those specula-
lively inclined would no doubt lay lib
eral odds that this VIII not happen.
The Red Sox are surely not going to
have as easy sailing as did the Athlet-
les last season. The race is going to be
much closer from all indications. and
there be more rear COOtenderS
than is anticipated. and naturally that
viii make The winning of the pennant
a pluch more difficult matter
II is all right 10 believe that the Mack
team will not cut any figure. but the
chances are it will have to be reckoned
with as Of yore. Some Of the west
ern teams, too. are going to have a
hand in the affair. Chicago with Eddie
Collins at second is going to be much
stronger than it has been before. This
may possibly be true of Detroit and
Cleveland and st. Louis has never
been a team on which the others could
figure on bolstering up their standing
That the days of buying ball players
at big figures are almost at an end is
generally conceded. Manager Griffith
already has declared himself on that
proposition. He says his players here
after will come from the lots and re-
mote leagues and he will develop then.
himself. No longer will IN recommend
the club to dig down in it's jeans for
the purpose Of spending its money for
talent only small percentage OF
which ever makes good.
The satisfactory proposition about de-
ve!oping players is that they are usual
~ very young when they reach the
stage when they can be used regularly
and consequently last for years, not
necessitating the output of additional
money from time to time.
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ON FORGE
GeIding Shows Great Speed,
But Breaks Down in Race.
BACKED OFF THE BOARDS
Juarez Officials to Investigate Train
er Moot. and Jockey
Stirling.

JJARBZ. Mexico, April S.-Much eN-
element resulted at the Juarez course
this afternoon following heavy
plunge on Forge, which was backed off
the boards. 1t developed that the bay
gelding had been "stung" with bat
teri, and that efforts were made to
induce Jockey Stirling to ride the
horse with the battery. Forge showed
great speed, but, broke down during
the running Of the race and finished
outside the money. Trainer T. B. Moots
admitted to the stewards that he had
the battery in the morning. but that
he turned II over to MCPHERSON, =
rubber. The officials will hand down a
ruling tomorrow. 49,.
Good sport resulted during the day.
the finishes being most exciting in a
number Of instances. Jockeys Garner
and Boiand divided the saddle honors
"ith a couple OF winners each. Only
two favorites were successful, but al,
OF the Winners came in for some kind
Q. a pay.
Following an investigation into
Sharper knights race yesterday Jockey
CaTans ugh was suspended by the
stewards for an indefinite period
The Summaries.
FRS, race i've furioags: selIins-.rhe shrimp,
~. tCianAl. to ]. . to 1 and even, won; Golf
Ball, 10l al. Garner. to !, = to and even
second: Kitty Stanield. 105 Carter, 4 10 I, s
TO . and to 5. third Time. 100. Coma Russ
Sand. Beaumont. Eva Padwick ard Charles
GOetz also ran.
Second race, mile: selling sam Conner
y. IN Gsrner,. 3 to !. s to- aoG TO 8, won:
second R0seas. 100 ,OrnaSl. 10 to I. s 10 1 And
TO l. third Time: 10, IL: Cloud Chef.
otc: Gym. Mollie Cad. oneida aud Motto's
Pride also ran.
Third race, i've furloag,: selling Mar,amar
Roy. lis a. Howard. s to .-2sto and even ven.
Second: Rosemary. 10 u. Murphy. 5 to !. g to
and even. third. Time, 90 %. Btriman.
Little Birdie. Calcium. Cordova, Wild Ifish and
DO. Allen also
Fourth race. i've and onc-halc furlonss; selling
-I.achrere. lib ~ Murphy. 3 10 -. | to . aud
on Won MaznlL ~ M Gsrn 1", g to-, zen
I. TO l and to 5. third Time. Los :. 8.
usapIe. Marie ObrIen Carrie Orme, -Auotie Curl
and Planetary also ran.
Fifth race. SIX furionxs .elling-Txilisbt. lo5
CT. Garner. 8 TO !. even and 10 9, won; Dnd
Davies. 100 Rooney: to L. to and to 5;
sssend Viva, 10. q! 'Melssxortp 20 to to
Ben's Brother. Mabe! Dulvebher and Tower
Sixth race. ore mile: seilins-Gsnaps.. 1o7
ios IMo;r.vorth,. . q j. z to l ard even. Sec
TO 8. third. Time. 1.35.. First Star. Csnteln
seven.s race. dye furionss: seilirxHsena,Or
James. 40 tBoIapd). to I. = Z" ! and even
won: Azusss 1875 Cater, los, e l. to and
even and j to =. third. Time 0.5s -. Ro,
f,yneh. Jennie Crawford, Dr.. Neufer, Hi.l
Street. Forge and HInsta also ran. IL.
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\ wire from President August Herr
mann Of the Cincinnati clab. received
by Manager Griffith yesterdaG after
noon, read; Come on aud at 6:1o
Manager VIII Fowler, Trainer Mike
Martin and eleven ball players left for
Cincinnati, where they are scheduled
To- play today
slated 10 do the pitching against the
Reds. Henry and Ainsmith are both
going or the trip. and. in addition, the
regular inficld and outficld.
In many respects Manager Griffith ap-
parently has stronger ball team this
year than has ever represented this
city in major League race. The fact
that under the Griffith regime the team
has finished second twice and third
once in the last three campaigns may
mean that there IS not much chance for
the team to do better the coming sea-
son. yet 1t is clear that Griffith Is better
fortified than he has ever been before.
To begin with, it can 10 longer be
charged that Walter Johnson is the
only pitcher Of class on the team. Thee
are five or six others who are capable
Of winning a majority Of their games.
What is more, the team is perhaps bet
ter fortified with hittcrs than il ever
has becu. Rondeau, Pick and Ncf all
have demonstrated their ability to hit,
ard while II has not yet been decided
the regular linc-up. they viii be avail
blc at any time.
The Importance of formidable pitch-
ing staff is not to he denied. 4 team
whose pitchers can hold opponents
down to a minimum of scoring always
stands a chance of victory, because it
does not require great offensive strength
to give it sufficient runs to decide the
contest.
Furthermore pitching Of the airtight
variety has a discouraging effect. on
the opposition. Hitting IS the greatest
pleasure ball players have and any
time pitcher stops them it has an
effect on their general playing.
Griffith's; team had one fault last sea-
son. 1t lacked batting strength. Not
only did several of the naturally good
hitters fall far below the standard, but
there were no additions made to the
lineup to overcome this weakness.
This year il is different. There is
every reason to believe that the gen.
eral hitting of the players OF last sea-
son will be better. This has been in
dictated i'll the practice games played
to Gate, and incidentally Griffith has
material at hand which he can use for
the specific purpose of strengthening
his batting.
While there has been no decision
with reference TO this, it stands to rea-
son that something will be done. Real
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-04
BROWN IS SENT TO TORONTO
CLUB BY MANAGER GRIFFITH
Texas Lacquer Who Made Great Showing in
Exhibition Games This Spring Will
Play in international League
By J. ED GRILLo.

outieder. who has such endid work
Nationals, will play with the Toronto
international League the coming His transfer
to that predicted than week
formally made by Manager Griffith yesterday afternoon
the Toronto which is
training somewhere i'll the south.
drafted by the local club the Texas League.
him but he the
games play with the this spring being good fielder
and thrower and hitting like iend.
Brown y,ngster and Griffith decided
to let him go the Toronto club.
Brown pleased with the change, the that will
a substantial advancement him than
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CATCHER BREAKS ANKLE.
Green. Virginia Player, Injured in
Game With Princeton.

Special Dispstch 10 Tic STAR.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. April 8
Ntrginia's chances for glory in the in
tercoiiegiate base ball battles Of the
current year we're niniraiZed when an
nouncencnt vas made here today that
Berry Green, fret string catcher on tie
varsity, had sustained a broken ankle
as a result OF an accident in yesterdays
game with Princeton. An examination
at the local hospital this morning re-
vealed a fractured bone in his ankle.
which probably viii deprive the team
of the services of the player for the
remainder of the year.
Todays scheduled game with Yale
was Cancelled on account OF snow.
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ad Fights johnson for World Title Tomorrow Gets Brown
MACK REQUESTS MORAN
TO CANCEL BIG SERIES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April ;.
1t Is not likely that the series
of games between the Athletics
and Phillies for the champion
ship Of this city will be played
this spring. Connie Mack has
asked Pat Moran of the Phillies
to have the contests called or
because Of the heavy snowstorm
now raging in this city.
Mack contends that the players
are not in the condition TO take
chances in such weather and that
it would be foolhardy to play
with snow still around. The. as
tute leader of the Athletics
wants his players to be In per-
feet shape for the beginning Of
the American League season and
wants to make snre that none of
his players fs hurt.
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TO SHOW CHINESE HOW.
American-BOrn Cinnamon to Play
Base Ball at Home.

HONOLULU, April ). - Under the
patronage Of the Chinese government
and with the personal assistance OF WI
Ting-fang. former Chinese minister to
the United States. a base ball team OF
American born Chinese IS OF its way
today on the steamer Mongolia for
Shanghai by way OF the Philippines and
Japan. Their expenses while III China
will be met By the Chinese govern
ment.
The team will tour the principal
cities of tie interior. with the object
of introducing American athletics for
the physical Improvement OF the youth
of China.
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CARDINALS NOSE OUT BROWNS.
Baumgardner Forces Home Winning
Run With Base on Balls.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 3.-After al
lowing a single and two passes. there
by filling the bases, Baumgardner
walked a third member Of the local
Nationals. forced u run and lost for
tha 81 I.ouis Americans , to 1 In
the ninth inning of the third city series
game today. Score:
Americans . y . . 0 IL
Ha,,eries-uoak Nielaus and snyder; Percy
man Eau1nyarduer. Remneas and Agnc"
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II EXPECT TO KNOCK
HIM OUT"-WILLARD
Gal Cablegran 20 The Star.
BY JESS WILLARD.

Bl JESS WILLARD.
HAVANA. April "a month
ago ] did not feel SO confident of
beating johnson, but now have
mo- doubt thnt I will do It. ex-
pect to knock him out any time
after the first round. know that
j will cutInst him il 1t comes to
long test. 1 Rm hitting much
harder than ever before and feel
sure that ! will score n knock
out. The hSht may go only two
or three rounds. For former
fights I did most Of my training
In my room. This is the first
time ] was properly rubbed.
will be 20 per cent better than
l showed in my fights I'm New
York.
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FIGHTERS ON EDGE
FOR TITLE CONTEST
Willard and Johnson in Condi-
ton to Battle for Heavy
weight Honors.
BOTH APPEAR TO HAVE
FAVORABLE ATTRIBUTES
Challenger the Stronger and Larger,
But Champion More Crafty
and Clever.

HAVANA. April S.-torty-
eight hours before their battle for
the heavyweight championship
III the world ack Johnson and
less Willard were declared to be
III as nearly perfect physical con
dition as their systems OF training
could accomplish. They are fit to
tight for their lives, they say. and
will step into the ring Monday
afternoon ready tor the struggle,
whether it be short and fierce or
drawn out to the limit OF endur
ance.
There is ten years difference in
the age OF the two men: Willard
not only is the younger. but has
the better OF the height and
reach. However, Johnson is ex-
ceedingly muscular and will weigh
more than he did i'll any previous
light. Today he probably weighed
22S pounds. but will take off three
or four pounds drying out to-
morrow and Monday forenoon.
Willard to Weigh $40.
Willard wishes to enter the ring At
40: he is about five pounds over that
;-,t1 ~
from five to seven pounds of supeTfiu
Gus flesh, in order to have something
aside from muscular energy to burn
UP during the struggle. The apparent
endurance of each fs unlimited, neither
having shown signs Of exhaustion at
any time during the past week in his
work There is d wide difference o.
opinion among fight experts regarding
the possible length of the fight, .he
style of the principals and the aG-ah-
lagos each possesses Ii is generally
admitted, however, that tire champion
is Wizards master in the science of
offensive and defensive fighting and
that he is faster on his feet and "-ita
The eye. Whether he can make this
science effective, in the shape OF blows
landed In the right place, remains to
be seen.
The champions best blows are q LETT
lab and right uppercut. although he
has a terrific swing with either haEc
W
may have difficulty in landing his left
lab on Wizards face owing to the fiEe
and half inches advantage in height
which the cowboy possesses.
The same may prove true with MS IA
nous right uppercut to the jaw. ana
johnson may change his usual tactics
and pound the body at every oppor-
tunity, for willard. SO far as has been
observed, covers his body in rather
loose and careless fashion Willard,
however, has learned to snap a nne
left to the face and body. which is eA-
tremely effective owing to his enor-
nous reach The champion can look
for trouble in this direction. The
white mans swings and straight drives
have more power behind them than
Johnson's, although his huge, smooth
arms, with their elastic muscles. his
shoulders and back are not so impress
sive as those of the black Hercules,
who has great punched and knotted
muscles standing out from trunk and
ShouIders
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WINGO SPRAINS ANKLE.
Cincinnati Beats Chattanooga, But
Loses Star Catcher.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April q
Chattanooga tSouthcrn Association
team was defeated by the Cincinnati
Nationals here today by A score of
TO 1. Wingo spraincd an ankle in
sliding and will be out Of the same for
several days. Score.
R.HE.
cincinnati -..........---..... . o
Batteaes-Melter. Reynolds and Kitchens;
Douglass aud Doom. Gonzales.