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Evening star., 1915-03-29
NATIONALS SCHEDULE
BEFORE SEASON OPENS
BY J. ED GR1LLo.

RICHMOND, Va. March 2s.-With a
pitching staff which seems as formida-
! BILE as that Of the Nationals this year,
7 opposing teams are not going to find
| it an easy matter to win games from
! the Griffmen in the coming campaign
and, what is more, the Nationals are
very apt to get flying start in the
race because of the strength of their
pitching.
There is every reason for believing
that Johnson and Boehling will show
their best form, which in itself will be
a great advantage, for when going
we'll such a pair of pitchers is hard to
duplicate. But it is in the develop
! ment of several others on the staff that
the teams real strength lies, for the
chances are that day in and day out
the Griffmen will present alright
pitching, under Which opposing teams
will have a hard time standing up.
| The improved spirit of the team as
a whole, too, is going to have bene-
| fetal effect. Last season there were
several much disgruntled players in
! the lineup, made SO by offers from
! the Feds which they could not accept,
| but which caused them to bemoan their
| position. This year the players appear
to be perfectly contented Most of
them realize that the game as a whole
is in a bad way and that a good posi-
tion in it is no longer to be sneered
at: hence they are giving their full at
tention to their work and that is sure
to bring about much more satisfactory
results.
In today's game against Richmond
Walter johnson will pitch about four
or five innings. Though some of the
local papers say that he may go the
entire route, it is not likely that Man
ager Griffith will put his star under
such strain this early in the spring,
before he can be expected to be at his
best. Walter is taking a rather easy
course of training this year He is
outstanding the strength in his arm
more than ever. While he is getting
himself in good physical condition. he
is not forcing his pitching wing by any
means, frequently going two and three
days without throwing fast ball or
warming up at all.
Walter believes that by getting him
self ready for the opening game gradu-
ally he will be in his best form the
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hnson Pitch oday Richmond Many College Games This Week

Last year he was released to become
manager Of the Mobile team. and this
year will manage the Memphis team.
In July Otis Clymer was obtained
from the Chicago Cubs. and less than
a month later was released to Mime
apolis. At the time he was released the
Boston club bought Tom Griffith from
the New Bedford club, and he remained
a member until May, 1914, when he
was sent to Indianapolis. Last Janu-
ary he was purchased from the
Hoosiers by the Cincinnati Reds.
The last outfielder obtained in 1913
was Guy linn. who came from Roch-
ester in August. At the close Of the
season he was sent back to Rochester,
which. in 1914, early in the year. re-
leased him to Louisville. He objected
to the proceedings and jumped to the
Baltimore Federals.
Titus did not join the Kansas City
team until last year. He at once be-
came star in the American Associa-
tion. batting at a terrific clip until Au-
gust rs, when Billy Burns cracked his
skull with a pitched ball. In the nine
games he played before the accident
Titus made twenty hits. giving him an
average of .571. He did not return to
the game until June IT, and finished
the season with an average of 343
This year he will again be with the
Cowboys.
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WHITNEY STABLE OUT.
Trainer Simons Has Two-Year-Olds
Work at Bowie Track.

BALTIMORE. Md. March 2e.-The
two-year-olds and the older horses of
the division Of the Sczple of Harry
Payps Whitney. the wealthy New York
turfman, trained by Albert Simons.
were given their first outing over the
Bowie track yesterday. II was a splen-
did-looking bunch that Simons trotted
out. and they at once caught the eye of
the raiIbirds. That portion of the horse
men who are making their first visit to
the course are extremely pleased with
II and are unanimous in their opinion
that II 10 one Of the finest new tracks
they have ever seen. This speaks we'll
of the efforts of Supt. Tom Strahan.
who Was formerly in charge of the
course of the old Washington Jockey
Club at Benning. Strahan has worked
faithfully on the plant anDs has 1t in
tiptop condition for the inaugural tits
Thursday.
H. G. Bedwell. who will campaign a
big string at Bowie. yesterday received
. wire from Eddie Tapltn to the effect
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that he would report to the stable
Wednesday. To say that Bedwell was
elated when he received the news that
Taplin had been reinstated by the Jock
ey Club is putting it lightly, as his es-
tablishment was greatly handicapped
here last fall by incompetent riders
during Taplin's sojourn on the ground.
Taplin heads the list of winning
riders at Havana. and while the most
accomplished knights of the pigskin in
the land will be at Bowie, Bedwells
contract pilot is capable of holding
his own with such a trio of finished
artists as Eddie Dugan, who will ride
for August Belmont. chairman of the
Jockey Club; Jimmy Butwell. who is
under contract 10 Andrew Miller, a
steward of the Jockey Club, the owner
of Roamer, the champion three-year-
old of last season, and Tommy McTag-
gart. who will ride as a free lance dur
ing the coming meeting in southern
Maryland.
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SEATS RESERVED
AT REGULAR PRICES THIS YEAR
Manager Griffith Intends to Have Club Dis
continue Policy of Selling Five Rows
at Advanced Rates.

seats would be eliminated. because all
seats would have coupons issued for
them, and 1t would be a case Of first
come. first served, so far as the choice
seats are concerned. On opening day
as well as on the few holidays that
the club has at home. only a certain
portion of the grandstand seats will
be reserved. and these will be sold at a
bonus, but the everyday games are to
see the entire grandstand reserved
with the rgular price Of grandstand
admission prevailing.
Not only does Griffith figure that this
will stimulate grandstand attendance
but 1t will be a popular move from the
standpoint Of the patrons who have
objected to the old system.
The club already has made one step
forward, in the opinion of these pa
irons of the sport in Washington. when
it was decided to open a gate to the
50-cent seats among the main en-
frances, and if Griffith's latest scheme
goes through, which Is likely it Will,
there will be another reason for the
fans to rejoice.
Evening star., 1915-03-29
BY ]. ED GRu.1o.

RICHMOND. Va, March 2s-There is
very apt to be change in the reserva-
ton system at the Washington ball
park. Manager Griffith is to propose a
plan at the next meeting of the board
Of directors of the club, which If 1t
meets with the approval of that body,
will mean an innovation in base ball.
The present system of reserving five
rows Of the front seats in the grand
stand Is to be abandoned. Instead the
entire lower and upper tier will be re-
served on all days, save opening day
and holidays. at the regulation price
Of rs cents, while the box seats of
both upper and lower stands will be
reserved at $1.25 every day.
In this way the holders OF tickets
would not only have assurance Of a
seat where they selected it, but the
protests against the reserving of choice
Evening star., 1915-03-29
GOLF SPECIAL TO FAIR.
College Players to Go to Coast After
Rowing RegattaS.

NEW YORK. March 2s.-A special
train carrying several dozen college
golfers has been chartered to visit the
Panama Pacific exposition this sum
mer The idea of the players is not
only to AXE in the fair, but also to
play several team matches with clubs
of the Pacific coast. Altogether the
trip will require about five weeks.
Immediately after the intercollegiate
boat races on the Hudson and the
Thames the Yale special, as it will be
called, will proceed toward the Pacific
coast bearing representative golfers
from Yale, Princeton. Cornell, Harvard,
Pennsylvania and Williams.
A week Will be spent at the eNposi-
ton and there will be a two week
tour of the country clubs in automo-
biles.
Among those who expect to make the
trip are w. Hamilton Gardner, I'd, the
Yaic captain; Il. d. Pierce. Louis NJ.
Washburn of Princeton, Clement &.
Webster of Pennsylvania and Grant
Peacock. of Princeton, who eliminated
Francis Ouimet from the Greenwich
tournament.
Evening star., 1915-03-29
WILLIAMS WINS TITLE.
National Tennis Champion Captures
Longwood Indoor Honors.

BOSTON. March 2o-Richard Norris
Williams, I'd, of Philadelphia, the ma
tiona1 champion, won the indoor tennis
singles title on the covered courts OF
tho Longwood Cricket Club yesterday
defeating Harry c. Johnson of this city
In straight sets in the final round, 6-1
CO, Sc.
The service of the champion was
deadly and his placement unerrinS, the
Bostonian being completely outcla ssed
in the first two sets, Williams winning
as he pleased. Johnson braced in the
final set and forced the score to all
but the rally was futile. as Williams
swept through the next two games for
the set and match.
The victory marked Williams second
conquest of the tournament. as he and
johnson captured the doubles honors
Saturday by vanquishing \. w. Niles
ana A. s. Dabney.
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CARDINAL 1NF1ELD ExPLoDEs.
Goes to Pieces in Seventh and
Browns Win-Long the Star.

ST. LOUIS, March 29.-The Cardinals
inf1eld blew UP when the Browns be-
gan hitting Meadows, the spectacled re-
cruit, in the seventh yesterday and the
Browns won the second game of the
city series. to .. The hitting and
fielding of Long, the Southern Associ;, =
ton outflelder. were the features He
got two doubles and single out OF
four times at bat, robbed Walker of a
triple by a remarkable catch in the
seventh and scored both of the Car
dinal runs.
Wcilman pitched steady ball, Mead
ows had the better of the pitching duel
until the seventh, when four inf1eld
hits, two of them scratches, and two
errors gave the Browns four runs. The
score:
Cardinals ...O y L o . 0 y O..
Browns ............ y o o o l ID
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him to do much as he pleases to get
himself in shape.
There must be some sort of a jinx
on Howard Shanks and his bat. For
several seasons this young man has
been robbed of more base hits than all
/ the other members of the team put to-
gether and the same sort of breaks
seem to be prevalent again this spring
for Howard is hitting the ball hard
but is getting only small percentage
of his drives to fall safe. 1t Is figured
that If Slanks would ever get nor
NAL break of luck In this respect he
would have no trouble going through
a season with a batting average Of .3o0
or better. All the members OF the
team sympathize with him in his mis-
fortune. but there is nothing, 1t seems
that can be done to change 1t.
I'm my experience I have never seen
a fellow hit in such tough luck as
does Shanks." remarked John Henry
This is particularly noticeable when
it seems that he is about to get credit
for some sort of scratch hit, which
comes to all players, but under such
circumstances some opposing fielder
usually makes circus play and there
is nothing doing in the base hit line
for Howard. Then, when he sends out
line drives-and he makes many OF
them-they are usually aimed at some
fielder That bad luck which has fol-
lowed him is going to change some
day and then you will see great
hitter"
John Henry received telegram late
yesterday advising him Of the death of
his grandmother, and he will leave to-
night for Amherst to attend her ~,
neral. That means that Ainsmith VIII
have to catch part of the game which
Johnson is slated to pitch today and
the final game tomorrow.
Booth Hopper. in tanning with Milan
and Foster, made the remark that he
wondered whether he had stun enough
to make his success in the American
League possible, and Milan gave him
this assurance: 'Jf you can get that
knuckle ball over the plate once out
Of three times you can't fail. for that
ball is sure to fool any batsman that
ever swung a bat. Besides. you have
enough speed and a good curve, and IL
you have the control that you have
about you being a success"
Foster acquiesced in what Milan said,
and Hopper. who is inclined to be very
modest, seemed much encouraged.
It is not at all unlikely that by next
Sunday, when the Nationals are sched-
uled to play, in Cincinnati. Walter
johnson will be ready to go the entire
Griffith, II possible. 1t is figured that
II weather conditions are favorable the
one game in Cincinnati will net the
Washington club enough to defray the
entire expenses of the training trip,
and in order to make the game par
ticularly attractive 1t is the intention
to announce Walter Johnson as the
pitcher for the Ma stionals on that day.
incidentally. it will be the first time
that Cincinnati fans have been given a
chance to see Herzog's rejuvenated
team in action. and. what is more. 1t is
Easter Sunday. and a record breaking g
crowd is expected.
Evening star., 1915-03-29

II Doc Johnston wins the Pittsburgh
first-base berth, as he seems likely to
do. Fred Clarke is going to be some
what at loss to know what to do
with all his infielders. With the former
Clevelander on the initial sack. and
Gerber conceded the shortstop position.
he still has Wagner. Viox. Baird. Leon
ard. Mccarthy, Siglin and McAuley to
dispose Of
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PLAYING OFF TIES.
First of Series for Billiard Title
Listed for Tonight.

CHICAGO, March 29.-First of u series
of three games to break the triple tie
in the play for the world three-cushion
billiard championship will be played
tonight. with John DAILY opposing
George Moore. Both are from New
York.
The loser of tonight's match will meet
William Huey of Chicago tomorrow
night, and Wednesday the winners OF
the two games will clash in the de-
Gliding game for the world champion
ship, one Thousand dollar trophy ana
$1,000 as first prize money. These
players each won nine games and LOST
two in the tournament which ended
last week The two remaining games
In the play-off for fifth, sixth and sew
enth players were to be decided today.
Evening star., 1915-03-29
JOHN TITUS LONG WONDERFUL
SLUGGER WITH THE PFIILLIES
Outfelder Held on for Nine Years and Saw
Many Stars Shine and Then
Flicker Out.

able feat performed by Lush was on
the rubber. not in the outfield. April
them only four hits. But it was one
Of the most erratic exhibitions Of
pitching on record. Lush gave eleven
bases on balls. forcing In one Of the
Ames pitched for the Giants and gave
seven bases on balls. making a total Of
nineteen passes In one game.
In 1907. for the first time since 1904
an outfielder was engaged who landed
a regular berth. He was Wilfred os-
borne, whom the Phillies got from Chi
cago in June. The Cubs that same
year had purchased his release from
Canton. He, with the inevitable Lush,
did all the extra work in the outfeld,
that Is. before Lush was traded to the
st. Louis Cardinals for Pitcher Buster
Brown in June. After the trade Os-
borne did all the subbing, although Otto
knabe, who was the property of the
Pittsburgh club. but played in Toledo
in 1906, was obtained from the Pirates
and played his first game for the Phil
lies in right field.
Pirates Get Thomas.
In 1908 Osborne. having displayed con-
siderable merit. and Thomas, evidently
having gone back, the latter was released
to Pittsburgh and Osborne was placed
permanently In center field. When the
change in the old outfeld was being
made the club had several new out
ttelders lying around loose There was
Mccormick. who returned from his
Wanderings III the outlaw Tristate
League: Wallace .. Campbell, who was
bought from Jersey City: Otto Denim
ger, got from Altoona, and later Home
Run Johnson, drafted from Johnstown.
tOf these Deininger alone remained In
| 1909. but only for short time, Johnny
Bates being obtained from Boston. Nc
,t~yr IL
where he became a famous pinch hit
ter; Campbell was sent back to Jersey
City and Johnson went back to Johns
town.
Bates. Magee and Titus, and it began
to crumble. In 1911 Bates was dropped
and George Paskert took his place, and
| in 1912 Titus was traded to the Boston
club for Ray Miller.
| Titus played his first game for the
Bostons June "a, 1912, covering right
field, left and center being flled re-
spectively by Al Kaiser and George
Jackson.
! The ex-Philly began the season OF
| 1913 as the regular right fielder. but
after while was relegated to the
| sub list. The Bostons in 1913. the first
| year under George Stallings' manage.
ment. had vast number of old and
new outf1elders. Among them were. be-
sides Titus, Vincent Campbell, Jay
4 Kirke, George Jackson and Joe Schultz
i These were the holdoVers from 1917
and not one of them finished the sea
son with the Braves. Campbell never
reported, announcing his retirement
i AS early as May Jackson was released
to Buffalo and Kirke to Toledo. In Sep
I tember Schultz was sent to Toronto
and Titus to Kansas City.
Il OF the eight new men engaged fol
the 1913 outfleld only four held out te
the end of the season. Old Cy Seymour
was one Of the eight. He bought hi.
own release from Los Angeles to joir
the Braves. He never got a regular
l Job and lasted to July IS. when he wa.
\ given his release and joined the Buf
Il falos
Evening star., 1915-03-29

They tell story on how Pitcher
Hagerman fooled President Weeghman
of the Chicago Feds into receipting for
and opening the letter in which Hager-
man returned the bonus money the
Feds paid him when he jumped. Hager-
man put return address on the en-
yelope-"Miss Mary Smith. Chillicothe.
Ohio" Naturally Weeghman did not
know 1t was from the retiopping pitch
er. Since the fact has come out that
the Federal story of returning that
money to Walter johnson was all q
press agent yarn, 1t appears Hager-
man took unnecessary precautions.
Evening star., 1915-03-29
Falkenburg Retraces Steps.

BROWNS WELLS, Miss, March %
AS Il result of President Gilmore's or
der Pitcher Cy Falkenburg ~ ave
here today for Valdosta, Ga.
the Newark Federals. Dick
business manager of the Tip 70.
that it was for the welfare 81 t"'
league that the Brooklyn manag ement
consented to the return of Fall1eubure
Evening star., 1915-03-29

Manager Joe Birmingham thinks Ray
Chairman will outshinc all the short
felders in the johnson circuit the COM
ing season. Chapman has been honor
ed with the cleanup position in the
Indians batting order
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Connolly Still With Braves.

Joe Connolly was obtained from the
Washington team, and is still a Boston
Brave. Wilson Collins. a Vanderbilt
University boy. was sent to Buffalo In
August. Leslie Mann was bought from
Buffalo near the end of April and OBJ
tanned steady situation. He was re-
served for this season, but In Febru-
ary jumped to the Chicago Federals.
Briscoe Lord was got from Baltimore
in trade for Pitcher William MoTigue.
Evening star., 1915-03-29

Since the major leagues have
by pitchers the boXmen have been look
ing around for Il suitable substitute,
and Jimmy Lavender of the Cubs has
one which will fool the umpircs and
have the same effect to aid the pitch
ers.
Evening star., 1915-03-29
ADVANTAGE OF GOOD PITCHING
SHOULD BE WITH NATIONALS
Griffith Club Should Have Alright Work
on the Mound Nearly All the Time
Johnson to Pitch Today.

coming season, and Griffith is allowing
him to do much as he pleases to get
himself in shape.
Evening star., 1915-03-29

The Army and Navy Props arc to
open their season Wednesday,. being
booked for a contest with the Western
High nine. Mike Clancy. former Cath
olic University athlete. is in charge OF
athletics at that school and says that
he has the prospects for fair COM
bina ton.
Evening star., 1915-03-29

John Henry received telegram late
yesterday advising him Of the death of
his grandmother, and he will leave to-
night for Amherst to attend her fu-
neral That means that Ainsmith will
have to catch part of the game which
Johnson is slated to pitch today and
the final game tomorrow.
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SPIRITUALISTS NOT EXEMPT.
Governor Refuses to LtN Liabiiity
Of Prosecution.

ALBANY. May li--Gov. whitman
vetoed the Thompson bill to-day. "
would have exempted splritualisu from
arrest and prosecution.
The Governor also vetoed tho Farrell
bill authorizing the Board OF Estimate
OF New York city to allow the claim Of
Edward VI McEvoy. formerly chief clerk
In the KINGS county Commissioner OF
Records Office. for services from jan
usry To- December II, 1918.
The Public Recreation Commission Of
New York city Is abolished and tho Com
missioner OF Parks In each borough has
the jurisdiction and powers heretofore
exercised by the commission, except a.
10 property under tho Jurisdiction Of the
Depa rtment OF Education, under the
Governor today.
New York city may acquire more
lands than are really necessary for ac-
tual construction In laying out. widening
and relocating parks, public places, high
ways or streets under the provisions OF
the Mills bill. signed by the Governor
Senator Walkers bill changing from
January 10 20 August IS, following the
receipt OF the assessment rolls ny the
tax receiver. the date after which UNI
paid personal property taxes may be
collected by distress and sale In New
York city also was signed
The Hoard of Education Ia authorized
70 sell manufactured or other products
ct trr New York city schools at such
prices as may he agreed upon instead
Of at tho prevailing market price as al
present under another bill signed. The
proceeds may be used as tho Board o,
Education determines
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public printing as monopoly.
Mr.. Barnes was In tho printing bus
ness for the natural. normal ami human
purpose Of getting as much as he could
out OF II. BENJAMIN Franklin in hi-
autobiography tells us quite plainly that
he was anxious To print books laws
and bills. ami ! am willing % acSnovl-
edge that Mr.. Barnes would Infinitely
prefer the class OF BENJAMIN Frank
lin TO the class OF this defendant
ut IL absurd To assume that duHli.
cations in printing mean waste. There
is much matter IN the clerks manual
he red book. the Legislative manual
that is required ny statute to he printed
every year.
The question ~ legislative printing
is a question Of law not for a hyTot heti-
cal expert to discuss here II a pub.
lie printing house were the hes thing
would not the state have undertaken ID
rather than - have let It's cor 'rac's
IN the esta hlishrrents which have wor
out IN competitive bidding?
"If NJ. Barnes's company takes cor.
tracts according 10 law and u Ia horugh
out that " the government had don,
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OPENED ON
PRINTING EVIDENCE

NJ. Woln hen moved to have all the
evidence iu relation TO printing matters
stricken from the record The witnesses
whose testimony he asked TO have taken
'u' We're charles NJ Winchester Will-
lam Lyon. Michae V polau William
e. Griftths, lsadore Unchsman. Frank
I'm :. Craley, William u Goats. Ed
ward = Plat william !. Nusshaum.
Henry J. Home aud al extracts. books.
correspondence and other exhibits
The way was then clear for tho big
argument OF the day. william II Van
Bcusy hoten, counsel for Col. Roosevelt.
insisted thar u had been fairly shown
that Mr. Barnes's Journal company had
ed as a broker TO get business for
other companies and that the state had
suffered financially In consequence.
Mr. Van Renscho'en reviewed all Of
the now familiar test .mony showing Mr..
Bd'uos's interest In and profits from the
printing business Mr. WINS -~pned
We sro entirely wiling 20 admit that
tho p''IutiT = public printer" said
NJ Twins. and being n public printer
he was naturally not anxious that this
state should take m the business ~