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Evening star., 1915-12-08
Superiors Make Sweep.

The Superiors made a clean sweep in
the Northeast League, winning from
the McHughs without much trouble.
Shanks of the losing five was the only
player of either club to get marks of
100 or more in each game.
The Columbia five took the measure
of the Cavanaugh and Kendrick combi-
nation in the Georgetown Commercial
organization, winning all the games
Ca1lan, anchor man for the winning
five, was high with scores of 1O2. III
and 1O7.
The Indians were three time winners
over the Altamonts in the Southwest
ern League, though the second game
was won by the smallest margin pos
sible. The score in that was 459 to ass.
Mccormick and Kennedy were the best
bowlers of the match.
Brandt and Bontz led the Casinos in
their victory over the Columbians in
the National Capital League. Two of
Bontz's scores were 100 and 1875 and
Brandt rolled games of 119, 107 and los.
Several counts of 200 or more were
made by players in the Washington
Tenpin League. The Royals won the
match and each man in the lineup
registered count of-at least 200. Bar
Der was the best of the bunch with
one of 223.
Pratt was the main factor in Lands
victory over Commerce in the Depart
mental League, as his work was very
consistent and good. Mclaughlin of the
also got good marks, knocking over
105, 112 and los pins.
The scores of last nights matches fol-
low:
Evening star., 1915-12-08
WILLIE HOPPE DEFEATED.
famada's Run of 23S Lowers Colors
!; of Champion.

PHILADELPHIA, December s.-Cham-
pions sometimes lose. and last night
willie Hoppe, king of the cue. was forced
. bow to the wizard of the. orient, koJi
Eamada. the japanese champion. who
-in out his string of 400 in ten innings at
Aalinger's Academy, establishing high
IN for the three block match with
Hoppe when he registered 2SS in the fifth
lining. Hopes score in the meantime
xas, .97 Hoppe pan 81 Monday night
md. yesterday afternoon totaled go, but
asl night Yamada, who was in excellent
stroke, went him eight better.
Hoppe won two OF the three i0o-point
yanes and Yamada's triumph was some
,lEprIse The form u splayed by tne
yArid's greatest PLAYER in his two matches
,.sre appeared to be unbeatable, but the
Jatp marvel also is some player. and TINS
,e demonstrated when he took the lead
rith his 23s.
hoppe had hard time TO keep the
,sslls under control and his best effort was
,eEenty-eight. the lowest high rim he has
made in block play in more than
;ear. Previous tc last nights matcn'
aoppe had never failed 10 at least estab-
ia, 4 high run of 100 in a match. In the
ute. noon he ran out n SIX innings Win
an average Of So 80. but in the evening
am, Yamaaa required ten frames ana
LId an average o. forty.
Evening star., 1915-12-08
RAPID RISE OF JOHNSTON.
Tennis Champs Name Net in First
Ten Four Years Ago,

The rise of William NJ Johnston to the
topmost ranking among American tennis
players has been little short of phe-
nomenal- The national champions name
was not fouEd in the list of the first ten
players four years ago. Johnston gained
his first brackets at the end of the 1913
season. when he was placed fourth. with
Mclaughlin. Williams and Clothier ranked
ahead of him.
Last year Johnston dropped TO sixth,
Behr and Murray being ranked in front
OF the Californian, in addition to the trio
which led him the previous season. His
feat in leaping to the top Of the list this
year was due almost entirely to Johnston s
sensational play in the national champion
ship tournament. Since this tourney is
the supreme test of the tennis season
there can be little. IL any. grounds for
rsult finding with the decision Of the rank
ing committee.
Evening star., 1915-12-08
SCHOLASTIC BASKETERS OPEN
THEIR SCHEDULE NEXT WEEK
Two Games to Be Played In School League
Between Business and Western, and
Between Eastern and St. Albans

! Western and Business for the cham
pionship. The indications are that this
year the circuit will enjoy prosperity
again and attain prominence never
before realized in scholastic basket ball
in this section.
Central High is represented by a
basket ball team this year. being en-
tered in the Interscholastic League.
This is the first time the Blue and
White has ever taken official cogni-
zance of the sport. at least within the
past decade, which. in itself. speaks
mighty well for the rapid strides the
sport has made here generally.
Rockwell of Gallaudet is one of the
best bascket ball players in any of the
colleges around Washington. Rockwell
is clever in handling the ball, is fast.
uses good Judgment in his play and
shoots well. Fred Rice, coach of the
Catholic University quint, made the
statement last year that he thought
Rockwell one of the most accomplished
players from general standpoint in
the whole south. Rice said it would
have to be a mighty strong team that
Rockwell would not be able to make
The basket ball game between Cath
olc University and Mount st. Joseph's
noon at $3.50 O'Clock. This is something
of departure. it having been the usual
thing for the home contests of the
Brooklanders to take place in the even-A
ing at $40 o'clock.
While no definite decision has been
announced as to the outcome of the
conference between athletic authorities
of Yale, Princeton and Harvard last
week, enough has been learned of the
nature of the deliberations to indicate
that summer base ball will not be re-
stricted as in the past 1t seems to be
an almost certain outcome of the meet
ing that the players of the college
mines will be allowed in the summer
time to play ball for their board and
expenses without liability of being de-
barred from further competition in col
legiate circles This is only the honest
and natural stand to take, because ball
players are going to play ball anyway
and under assumed names if not under
their own. Colleges are beginning to
recognize that the only way to meet
the summer base ball problem is to al
low it, and not make stringent rules
against a man earning his living dur
ing vacation by utilizing his ability on
the diamond.
Evening star., 1915-12-08

/; it is argued. could be turned to good
| account in taking care of Phil Ball,
recently ,baIked in an attempt to buy
the Cardinals.
There are all sorts of rumors going
the rounds as to trades which will in
volve Charley Herzog, manager of the
Cincinnati Reds. The latest is that the
Boston Braves will trade Johnny Evers
to Cincinnati in exchange for Herzog,
which. however. does not look proba-
Bile. Evers might make great man
aser. but he is getting fabulous sal
the player he was a few years ago.
Herzog played great ball last season
and hit well. and while he has not
shown himself a great leader he might
stand for having some one else manage
the team and he be retained as one of
the teams inhelders.
But the chances are that Evers will
remain with Boston. where he is real
favorite with the patrons of the game.
The Detroit Tigers, like most other
clubs, are going to cut their 1916 train
ing season, according to Owner Frank
Navin. He announces that the Tigers
will start for Waxaha tchie. Tex, just
one week later in March than was for
merly customary for the team, which
means that the Jennings squad will
start south about March Z. But it is
the intention to stay at the southern
training camp week longer than
usual. SO that the first week in April
will find the players rounding out. their
training work and arranging to start
north. -
1t is by no means settled that base
ball will be tabooed by the Big Nine
conference In the west Many of the in
stitutions are in favor of the sport for
their students and what is more the
students want to play the game. The
action taken against the sport is not at
all popular and the impression is grow
ing that in due time, and before next
spring. it will be decided to retain base
ball and not abolish it as has been
| threatened. $50
Evening star., 1915-12-08
tic Basket Bali League Soon to Open-Shermans Bowl Well
Yankees Have Not Leased
Polo Grounds as Yet

NEW YORK, December S.
Harry n. Hempstead. president of
the Giants, denied the story that
the Yankees had signed a lease
to play ON the Polo Grounds dur
ing the next five years. He said
that as a matter of fact they had
not signed a lease for next year
as. yet. Mr.. Hempstead did not
deny that the matter had been n
subject OF discussion ever since
he had become president of the
club.
1t is generally believed that the
Giants would welcome the YAM
KEGS rs tenants of the Polo
Grounds for n protracted term Of
years. There are lean years in
base ball as in other business
ventures, and the $4,000 rental
fee this year represented NO small
part Of the difference between u
winning and losing year.
Evening star., 1915-12-08
TY. COBB'S. GREAT RECORD.
Has Led American League Batters
for Past Five Years.

The American League batting av-
erages for the season of 1915 again
show Ty Cobb leading the junior or
ganization stick wielders. as he has
done for the past five years. The
Georgia star increased his average two
points over his record of 1914, but fell
short of the figures made during the
seasons 1911 to 1913. The leaders av-
erages. since 1911, together with the
average of the first five batters who
figured in 100 or more games. are as
follows:
Evening star., 1915-12-08
AGAINST ITS ABOLITION.
;.rong Sentiment for Retention OF
I; Rase Ball in Big Nine.

CHICAGO, December Slope OF ath-
sres that base ball will be retained as an
Intercollegiate sport in the Big Nine con-
arence grew yesterday with the news
hat at four of the institutions there Is
cong sentiment against its abolition, as
uxgested by the faculty committee at
Is meeting last Saturday. The cniVer-
ity of Illinois, with the formal action by
Is senate. went on record as faVoring
he retention Of the game Sentiment at
bfcago. Ohio State and Wisconsin, ac-
or,ling to stories here, indicates that
hose three schools may refuse TO fol-
yyy the faculty committees suggestion
Illinois veto forces a reconsideration
the vote by the conference committee
efore the universities themselves vote
nally on II.
The IlIini. il was learned. have been
sked for a two-year foot ball contract
nth Dartmouth.
Evening star., 1915-12-08
EvERs FOR HERzoG, MAYBE.
Hub Fans Hear Stars Are to Be
Exchanged.

BOSTON, Mass, December Sit is re-
ported here that Johnny Evers is to be
traded to Cincinnati, who will assume
his big salary, and that Buck Herzog, the
peppery leader of the Red Legs, will
again wear a Boston uniform.
There have been repeated stories issu-
ing from other points that there was a
big Boston Cincinnati deal on, but as no
official statement has been issued to that
effect. but little credence has been placed
in them.
Hank Gowdy set the ball a-roling and
plaintively sought informa ton from Pres
ident Gaffney. The story that the re-
doubtable Evers is likely to leave Boston
will result in considerable opposition, as
the Trojan has made himself favorite
with the local fans
Evening star., 1915-12-08
Bris Lord Deposed as Manager.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, December 8.-John D.
Barton, president Of the Memphis Base
Ball Association, last night announced the
appointment of Randolph Stark as man.
ager of the local Southern Association
club, to succeed Briscoe Lord, recently
released. Stark last season was men,
Der Of, the Nashville club. 1t was said
that his release was secured for a cash
consideration. ''--'-'-'
Evening star., 1915-12-08
SHERMANS OBTAIN
HIGH TEAM SCORE
Roll Set of 1900 in Winning
Match From ResoIute
BoWIers.
BONTZ KNOCKS DOWN
347 PINS IN HIS GAMES
Obtains Counts of 115, III and lis
in Stellar Work for Dis
trict Leaguers.
BY a. C. BYRD.

The Shermans rolled better than any
other club in the bowling leagues last
night. They defeated the Resolutes in
all three games of Nhe match in the
District circuit and got a set of even
1900. The Shermans rolled for counts
of SIG, $50 and 534.
Dwyer. Bontz and Walker were the
best players. each rolling for the win
ming club. Dwyer knocked down only
95 pins in his first game, but register
ed 124 and 107 in his other two. Walk
er got one score of 9S, but obtaiffed 110
and 119 in his other contests. Bontz
was the high man of the night, top
ping 247 pins in his set, for which he
got separate counts of lis. III and lis.
The Bureau team was victor over
the Charles Hotel outfit in the Capital
City circuit. Ross of the winners proved
high man of the match with scores of
10, 1856 and so,
Evening star., 1915-12-08
ROYAL ARCANUM LEAGUE.
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Bankers LeaGue-LincOln Ma
tiOnal VS.. Warrington Loan and
Trust.
Masonic League-kinE David vs..
Stansbury, La Fayette vs.. Fed
Commercial Lea e-Evening
Star vs.. Barber & Ross.
knights of Columbus League
Boosters vs.. Meningitis.
Arcade League-NatiOnals VS..
Gandils.
GeorgetOwn Commercial League
-Times SubxtatiOn VS.. knick-
erbOcker A. c.
Phi Mu Sigma League-Epsilon
", OmicrOn.
Southeast Lea e-Southeast
Stars Ss. Schlftz.
Agricultural Interbureau League
Accounts W.. Solicitors.
Mount Pleasant Lengue-COlum-
bias VIZ. CliftOns.
Capital City League-Easte erns
vs.. Ivory Soaps.
Marine Corps LeaSue-Subig VS..
OlOngapO.
Sunrise LeaEue-Baggage VS.. Car
FOremen.
National Capital League-Royals
w. BrunsWfcks.
District LeaEue-Home Club VS..
GarrisOns.
Departmental League-LabOr VS..
Commissioners.
Patent Attorney LeaGue-En-
gfneers vs.. Lawyers.
Southwestern Demonstrations
vs.. American Federation of In
Dor.
Evening star., 1915-12-08
Illinois to Play Colgate Next Fall.

: CHAMPAGNE, ILL.,, December S.--The
University OF Illinois foot ball eleven has
scheduled game with Colgate University
to be played here next fall, it was an
nounced today. \ The eastern eleven will
appear here October "A, the second game
of the Illinois season.
Evening star., 1915-12-08

Johnny Evers has added his word TO
hat of the other players who made
he Bancroft tour to the Pacific coast
hat Charley Mullen as a second base
nan is a wonder. and Evers has writ
en- Manager Bill Donovan of the Yam
:ees that he should by all means give
auIien a trial at the keystone station
ext spring The best second base
respect have seen in ten years
what Eyers says of Mullen.
Evening star., 1915-12-08
Derfnent Comment
! 3 @33ssssl3a' SSss9& F1f
By. ]. ED GR1LLo..

Whenever the Nationals pitching referred to
OF the promising of the youngsters overlooked Sam
Rice the young rghhander whom Griffith obtained from the
Petersburg club of the Virginia League displayed all the earmark
of good pitcher the few games he worked for the Nationals
He with the only short while or couple of weeks
before the ended died and Manager Griffith allowed
Rice to 60 home and told him report until the spring
Evening star., 1915-12-08
BY n. C. BYRD.

The Interscholastic Basket Ball
League is to open its season next week,
three games being scheduled before the
holidays. friday, December Il. two con l.
tests are to be played, Western High
being booked to meet Business and
Eastern High to go against the st.
Adams quint The other contest will
take place the following Wednesday,
December %. between the Army and
Navy Props and Central High.
The list of games will be resumed
after the holidays on January 4. with a
contest between Business and Eastern.
From that time the schedule will run
until March 3. when it is to close with
game in which Eastern and the Army
and Navy Props are to take part. The
schedule for 1916 follows:
No., TUESDAY. ian. A. Business vs. Eastern
No. Friday. Ian. :. Western vs.. st. Alhan $
No. G-Fri. jan. =. Army X Navy VS.. business.
10. -Fri.. Jan. u. western vs 4 and :.
No. 0-Friday. Jan. Il. 81. Atlantis vs.. .'nirai
30. Io-Iaesdsy Jan IS, West"ri vs. Eastern Eastern
No. f2-Frilsy. Jan. 81. ST. Alban's V. a. &. \.
No. 13-niesiay alan. ~. Western vs.. Central
NO. e1S-Friday. Jan. 2S. Eastern \. n n.
20: IG-Tues'iay; Feb !. Business vs. vs. Westrrn.
No. iS-Fri.. Feb 4. Army & Navy VS.. Central
No. 19-Tuesiay Feb. ). business vs.. Eastern
No. .p-frt.. Feb. IL. Western vs.. 81. Aihah $
No. 2I-Fri.. Feb II, A. and y. business
No, 2s-Iuesday. Feb 10, Eastern vs, Contra.
No. 2l-Fri.. Feb is. St. Albans vs.. Central.
No. 25-Wed.. Feb. "a. Western VS.. Eastern
No 2-Friday: Feb. p. Business vs.. C9ntral-
No Fri, Feb o. st. Alban's VS.. y. Il y.
No 2s-Tuesday, Feb. 70. Western vs. central
No. 2i-Fri.. March ). business vs. st. Ahan.s
No. Friday. March 8. Eastern vs.. \. x y.
DIR. w. B. Hudson. physical director
of al
great deal of credit for the work he
has done in fostering the basket ball
l.ague in the schools. Basket ball five
years ago in the high schools here was
almost Of negligible variety. but it
his been developed into a very prom
iR<-nt factor, mainly through the eff
fStts of DIR. Hudson.
-The Interscholastic League began
with only fair prospects, but last year
if so developed that a schedule of bril-
liant games was played and one of the
gi.c; test fights ever waged in basket
ball in the south took place between
Evening star., 1915-12-08

Rice worked in -four games and he
looked impressive in all of them. He
seemed to know much more of the art
than the average pitcher coming up
from the minors usually shows. What
is more, Rice is fast going to first base.
and in one game in Philadelphia last
fall beat out two infield hits.
Rice is barely out of his teens and
good judges like Griffith predict that
he will be of much help to the pitch
ing staff next season.
The financial tangles of the Cleveland
club may be Strengthened out today.
Ban Johnson. head of the American
League. will be in the Ohio metropolis
some time this morning and will go
into conference with the bankers COM
mittee which has Charley Somers' af-
fairs in charge.
It is understood that the bankers
want johnson and the seven other
club owners to give assurance that the
Cleveland club will be strengthened
enough during the present off season
to make it contender in the next race.
1t is. of course. not likely that such a
concession will be made. Ball clubs have
to build up their own teams without
help from their colleagues. and under
existing conditions il the league as a
whole is going to help any club it will
be the Yankees, with the Feds threat
ening to break into New York.
James McGill, owner of the Indianap-
oils American Association club and the
Denver club of the Western League, is
very anxious to obtain a major league
franchise, and Ban Johnson is quoted
as saying that McGill would be accept
able to him and the American League.
Hence there is a chance of his buying
the Cleveland club. in which event Jack
Hendricks. who has been managing the
Indianapolis club, will become the man.
ager of the Indians.
After the disastrous experience which
the Feds had with the Colonial League
in New England last season 1t Is indeed
surprising that they should be willing
to back the proposed subsidiary outlaw
league in the middle west in the event
that the fight with organized base ball
continues. This would merely mean
that the Feds would again shoulder a
serious handicap.
Those sharps who prophesy that the
Feds are soon to become a thing OF
the ST, through it's principal hackers
buying major league franchises. declare
that the scheme is more feasible than
ever because Col. Robert Lee Hedges.
owner of the st. Louis Browns. is anX-
ious to dispose of his club. This fact,
Evening star., 1915-12-08

The Phils are scheduled to play three
games in Washington next April Evil
IDENTIFY they want to find out what big
league pitching looks like.
Evening star., 1915-12-08

Federal League bulletin announces the
signing of Baker for the season of 1917,
Cobb for 1882, Mathewson for 1895, Dau-
bert for 1925. Wagner for 1860, Zimmer-
man for 1880 and Collins for 1910.
Evening star., 1915-12-08

Now that there Is Judge a Marshall,
a Clark and Messenger in tase ball.
there's nothing to prevent the opening
of court
Evening star., 1915-12-08
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Pitcher Foster of the Red Sox -batted
.277 in the American League season and a
million in the world series
Evening star., 1915-12-08

II the White Sox are weak at third
and cannot get Baker there Is another
remedy Have the rule makers abolish
third base.
Evening star., 1915-12-08

National and Jeffery ,.
Cars.
Combs Motor Company,
Tel. NJ. Ss8I. VT. Ave. and H NV. ,
Service station. 1623 l. st. NV.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-25
EEVEE DAMAGED BY
 SATURDAYS QUAKE


 T After making personal inspection Hof the Volcano Lake levee district Sunday, Chester Allison, chief engi- jneer for Receiver Holabird of the Cal lfornia Development Company, ac- companied by Sidney McHarg, the former stated on his return to Calexi- GO Tuesday that Saturdays eruption and attendant tremor in the leve sec ton had caused longitudinal cracks to appear along the lvee. but owing to the absence of water behind the levees. no danger threatened. It vii. be necessary. according to Engineer Ellison, to make repairs before the next Colorado rise comes.-Calexico Chronicle. ~ 9+A g '
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-25
]! WIaI1TE ' IS RELEASED 0A MURDER CHARGE
Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24.-With the grand jury investigation of the killing of Charles E. Pendell completed for the present at least, Thomas Lee Wool wine, district attorney announced that Herbert White. a real estate agent, accused by Mrs. Allie Baldwin Ham mill of having beaten the aged dia- mond broker to death more than two years ago would be released. Mrs. HammilIs story, backed by an alleg- ed diary, in which she stated that she had seen White enter Pendell's office and beat the aged man, were uncor- roberated, Woolwine said The mys- tery of the diamond merchants death remains as much a mystery as ever, - tee-t a
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-25
SUPERVISORS INSPECT
YUMA's NEW INDUSTRY

II The Yuma county board of super
 visors yesterday visited the Yuma Concrete Pipe and Cement company's
 factory on prison hill, where 5000 feet 'ofnthe best cement pipe in the world has just been manufactured and is stacked up in the big yard It is said that this Yuma manufactured pipe is cheaper, lasts longer and is better than the corrugated iron which has been in use here. The visit of the beard to the seat of Yuma's new in- dustry was to inspect the new cement headgates and culverts and they were faVorably impressed with what they saw there. lo .f8I ta55E
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-11-25
GOING All. .seOIhlIIiRgG(E"..ss hlIi gG(E :. !. .l0IF|;G l0IF| GAIKNlD0t.F:0[.' 0||t[.F Fl 'FElAaILY
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Albert Gandolfo returned today from Picacho, Cal..s where he has been for 30 days at the mines, buying placer gold. MT. Gandolfo drove in by team, taking six hours to make the trip. His mother, who has been in JOS An gales. and Frank Gandolfo and lady friend of the Gandolfo family, from Italy,, whom MT. Gand9lfo recently went to New York to meet, are ex- pected to reach Yuma from the coast tonight or tomorrow. s Albert win re- main in Yuma untff&~ next Monday, when he will return to. Picacho.