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Evening star., 1915-12-28
Red So Cut Speakers SaaNew Souhpaw for National
MARYLAND AGGIES WILL MEET
THREE NEW ELEVENS IN 1916
Navy Virginia Military Institute and Dick
inson Are Schools Which Did Not Ap-
pear Against Farmers Last Fall.

! squad all season about thirty-fve men
and of these only four are to finish their
school work in the spring, and but one,
Knode, was a regular during the entire
season.
The beginning of track and field prac-
tice next week will find big squads out
at all the colleges and schools, but the
lack of facilities for training indoors
is going to work a hardship on the boys
who represent athletic clubs. About the
only places in Washington where the
Y. M. c. A. or the Arcade. They have to
pay fee in order to use the Y. M. c.
A. track and they probably cannot get
the one at the Arcade, inasmuch as 1t
is now being used during all the spare
time by the schools and Catholic Uni
versity. Considering the disadvan-
tageous conditions under which they
have to practice and train it is re-
markable that the club athletes in
Washington are able to make the show
ing they do:
Garrett. who played halfback on the
Western Maryland College eleven last
tion on any team in the south, notwith-
standing the great strength of several
Garrett is a remarkable defensive back
and carries the ball mighty well, too
He was rated as the best halfback in
the state, and that Notwithstanding he
was compelled to make his reputation
as a member of an eleven which won
only one game out of the five it played
in the series for the state champion
ship. Had Garrett been a member OF
either the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege or Johns Hopkins teams there is
no telling how capable he might have
appeared.
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QUESTION OF WAIVER RULE.
Feds May Find Difficulty in Dispos.
ing of Players.

CINCINNATI, December 2s.-August
Hermann, chairman of the national
base ball commission, said last night
that the question as to whether
Charles Weeghman, who is the pros
pective purchaser of the Chicago Ma
tiopals, and Phil Ball of the St Louis
Americans, could dispose of their for
mer Federal League players without
asking for waivers from the league
of which they will be members has
not yet! been decided. The question
will be taken up next week at the
national commission meeting, Mr..
Hermann said.
"In so far as the men who were on
the Chicago National League team
and the st. Louis American League
team before they were sold are con-
cerned, the old rule applies-that is.
waivers in that league must be OBJ
tanned before they can be disposed Of
out of that league continued Mr..
Hermann. But l am not prepared to
say what the ruling will be on the
players that were in the Federal
League team in these two cities that
will naturally become members of the
Cubs or the Browns. This question
will come up at the national commits
sion meeting next week. however"
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AFTER NEW OUTFIELDERS.
Sailing. Not Satisfied With Present
Line-Up of Braves.

BOSTON, December 2S.-Owing to
shortcomings shown by members OF the
Boston Braves this past season the team
is to be improved and Messrs. Gaffney
and Stallings are in the market for
players. The infield hardly needs to be
toned up, but there is room for i'm
provement in the outfield. and the hus-
Ting owner of the Braves will spare
no expense to bring another pennant-
winning aggregation to the Hub.
In numbers alone the Braves appear
to be well fixed for outfielders. but In
quality and talent the Stallings tribe is
in a bad way. II most of the present
lot of outfielders can hit they can't field.
II they can field they can't hit their
weight. Sherwood Magee doesn't come
under either classification. but he's the
exception that proves the rule.
In pitching material the Braves ap-
pear to be fairly well fixed. particularly
as Youngsters Nehf and Barnes appear
sure to Made into reliable and steady
stardom this coming campaign. But
as badly as the Braves need third
baseman and outfelders, just 80 badly
does the tribe need catcher.
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BY n. C. BYRD.

The Maryland Aggies have made ar
rangements to play three teams in 1915
which did not appear on their sridiron
schedule last fall, and there is a possi-
bility that another may be met The
Virginia Military Institute, Navy and
Dickinson are the institutions which
will face the College Park school. All
three of the games will be played at
College Park.
Next fall will not be the first time
the Aggies have met v. M. l. and the
Navy, but neither has been played for
several seasons. Only once before has
game been scheduled with the Vir-
ginians and that resulted in a 9-to-O
victory for them. The Navy was play
ed for several years, but was not met
last season nor the season before that.
Dickinson has never before been on the
list of foot ball games booked by M.
A. C.
The Farmers were very anxious to ar
range a game with Swarthmore but the
latter had it's schedule closed with the
exception of the same date on which the
former were to play Dickinson. Games
have been offered the Farmers by sew
eral larger elevens, but they could not be
accepted because Of previous obligations
with other colleges in Maryland.
1t may be mentioned in this connection
that the Farmers, provided they do not
suffer unexpected losses, will start their
1916 season with the best material they
have ever had and with the most prom
ising outlook. There were out on the
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BURNS TO HANDLE BOUT.
Dominic Tortorich Withdraws From
Willard Fulton Match.

NEW ORLEANS. December 2S.-
Tommy Burns, who was a partner with
Dominic Tortorich in the negotiations
for the heavyweight championship
fight to be held here March between
Jess Willard and Fred Fulton, an
nounced last night that he personally
would take over the agreement for the
match and would stage it as an inde-
pendent promoter.
Burns said he was in telegraphic COM
munication with Tom Jones, Willards
manager, and T. S. Andrews in Chicago
concerning the match, and that changes
in the details for the fight would be
settled when Jones and Andrews ar
rived here tomorrow. A percentage of
the receipts. he said. would be substi-
tuted for the s32,500 guarantee to Will
lard, win. lose or draw. arranged for
in the original agreement
Tortorich said he would have moth
ing to do with a Willard Fulton match
unless Fulton first fought and defeated
the winner of the Moran-Coffey fight.
which takes place in New York Janu-
airy 4.
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ATHLETIC COUNCIL NEEDED.
Research Society Advocates Fedora
ton to Control Amateur Sport.

NEW YORK, December 2s.-The Ath-
letic Research Society, an organization
comprising many prominent physical
directors, advocated at its annual
meeting at the Hotel Astor yesterday
a national council to control amateur
sports in the United States. special
committee which has studied this ques-
ton for a year reported that such a
federation should be representative Of
each national organization interested
in athletics.
The report recommended that such
council should establish natural stand
ards of amateurism, promulgate rules
and adopt an honor code for all
branches of sport; serve as arbiter in
disputes between members: pass upon
reinstatements in cases of violation Of
the amateur code; conduct a bureau Of
records for all sports; decide and ad-
minister questions relating to the rep
resentation of the United States in in
ternational bodies connected with such
contests as the Olympic games.
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HENRY'S NATAL DAY
Nationals Clever Catcher OBJ
serves 9th Anniversary.
WITH LOCALS SIX YEARS
Came From Amherst College, Max
ing Good as Big Lacquer
From the Start. =
WITH LOCALS SIX YEARS
BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN.

John Patrick Henry, who has back
stopped and first based for the Nationals
for six seasons, is today celebrating his
twenty-seventh birthday anniversary
He was born in Amherst, Mass, and
came direct to the Washington club
from the college in that place. When
Henry Joined the Nationals Charley
Street and Ed Ainsmith were the To-
Gals other receivers. Jim McAleer pre-
dieting that John P. would be as good
as either of them in a short time-a
prediction that came true.
Henry. in his six-year connection,
with the Washington club, has played
in 459 games and has batted just 200,
making 269 hits in 1,347 trips to the
plate. His best year with the willow
was 1913. when he raped .226; his
poorest, 1910. when he clouted .149. In
safeties are "a doubles. 10 triples and
homers. His four dagger last season
was obtained off Herb Pennock, then
with the White Elephants. now belong
ing to either Boston or Providence.
Some of Henry's 1915 accomplish
ments not revealed by the official aver
ages are that he batted in 10 runs, was
thrown out trying to steal twice Gag
new of st. Louis and McAvoy of Phila-
1elphia tagged him), hit into nine dou-
We pldy ., was =" iusCo ny Tic pitCuCIs
six times and let nine runs over. the
plate on errors.
In 1915 John Patrick was a .473 peg
ger Chat is about f1fty-one points
above the averaSe), for he caught 70
of the 167 men who tried to steal on
him. This is what Henry has done on
the offense for the Nationals since he
joined them:
Henry's six-year record with Wash
ington:
in 1910, 90.
Times at bat-1,S47. Most in 1915.
277; least in 1910, 81.
Runs-117. Most in 1913, 26; least in
Hits-ass. Most in 1913 and 1915. 81;
least in 1910, 13.
Percentage-.20o. Highest in 1913,
226; lowest in 1910. .149.
Doubles-34. Most in 1915. 9; least
in 1910. /.
Triples-1o. Most in 1914. 4; least in
1911, none.
1; least in 1910. 1911. 1912 and 1914,
none.
Sacrifice hits-37. Most in 1914. 10;
least in 1910, /.
Stolen bases-43. Most in 1912 and
1915, 10; least in 1910. 2.
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IRIS SPEAKERS JUICY SALARY
OF $4,000 IS TO BE REDUCED
Red Sox Outfelder First. of Stars to Feel
Financial Effect of Base
Ball Peace.

BOSTON, December est has come
Star ball players have been trembling ir
their shoes since the peace pact between
the National and American leagues ano
the Federals has been ratified lest theil
high salaries would be Topped off. .And
they had reason to fear If well founded
report originating here last night bears
the truth it seems to.
Iris Speaker will be the first to have
his salary cut down. The salary OF
fifteen thousand simoleons, which went
to him in pay checks in exchange for
helping Mr.. Lannin win pennants and
world championships for the Red Sox- is
a thing of the past, according to the re-
port circulated here.
Just how much Speakers salary will
be cut has not been mentioned in con-
nection with the report, which is not a
formal statement issued by the club, but
is rather a well defined bit of gossip that
comes from the Red SoX headquarters.
Speakers friends here are of the opin-
ion that he made a sad mistake when
he left for his home after the world
series without the formality of signing
a new contract at the old figures. At
that time there were no signs of peace
Evening star., 1915-12-28

A significant announcement in con.
nection with realignment of personali-
ties in base ball is that Jack Holland
of the ST. Joseph club of the Western
League may take over the business
management of the Kansas City Amer
ican Association club. 1t not only
would mean a new deal at st. Joseph.
but also a buffer between George Te.
beau and the public at Kansas City.
President Baker of the Phillies il not
nursing any notions of an easy road to
a pennant next year. Doubtless some
of the other National League teams
Phillies will have to play better ball to
win again. Moran knows how to i'm
prove the Phillies. continues Baker. and
will be allowed to have his own way,
Just as he had in the past season.
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between organized ball and the Feds, and
Mr.. Lannin was in the throeS of the joy
he experienced when the Red Sox trim
med Pat Moran's Phils and won the
world title and a big slice of coin of
the realm for owners as well as players.
There is hardly any doubt, Speakers s
friends declare, that had he signed a new
contract then his boss would have been
figures.
But despite the fact that his salary is
to be reduced. Speaker will undoubtedly
be seen cavorting around in center field
with the world champions this coming
season, and cutting down hits and bang
ing in runs with the same gusto as Of
yore. Indeed, it is pointed out, where
could he go now that there no longer is
Federal League to offer fabulous sala-
ries to underpaid and overworked ball
players.
The cut in salary which is rumored
to be an unwelcome Christmas gift for
Speaker is thought to be but the fore
runner Of many other cuts on the part
of base ball magnates. who will now be-
gin a period of rigid retrenchment for
their enforced expenditures during the re-
cent base ball war
Truly, the New Year will find ball play
ers as a class very much on the anxious
bench.
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NEW YORK TO GET
BAKER AND MAGEE
Can't. Huston Tells of Additions
That Will Be Made to
the Yankees.
BAN JOHNSON TO ADJUST
CASE OF HOME-RUN KING
Another Left.Hander Added to
Grifith's Pitching Staff.
Base Ball Gossip.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Capt T. L. Huston. the most active
of the owners of the New York Yam
KEGS. is responsible for the story that
both Frank Baker and Lee Magee. the
Fed star, will be members of the Yam
KEGS next season. The Baker case, ac-
cording to Huston, has been placed in
the hands of President Ban johnson,
who will not only adjust the PROPOSE
tion of how much money should be paid
the Mackmen for the release of the
Home Run King, but he also will de-
termine just how much salary Baker
ought to draw from the Yankees.
1t is hoped that the head of the
league will be able to handle this mat
ter satisfactorily and get Baker to don
the uniform of the Yanks.
Huston and Rupert are willing to
pay a handsome sum for Magee, whom
they figure on playing at second base.
An infield composed of Baker at third.
Peckinpaugh at short, Magee at second
give a good account of itself in the
next campaign.
Another left-handed pitcher has been
obtained by Manager Griffith. He is
Humphries, a big southpaw, who pitch
ed for Norfolk last season. Humphries.
who was recommended to Griffith by
Bill Hahnan of Norfolk, was drafted
by the Minneapolis club and then turn
ed over to the Nationals. who will give
him a trial in the spring. If he shows
that he needs further development after
a trial with the Griffmen, he will be
sent to Minneapolis to get the needed
experience.
Joe Engel, erstwlnile member of the
Washington pitching staff. is in the
city spending the holidays with his
entire off-season with Joe Cantillon
at Reel Foot Lake. Tenn, and will re-
turn there next week.
Engel finished in a brilliant manner
last season for the Millers and Can
tillon is confident he will develop into
a really great pitcher in the coming
season and will be returned to fast
company.
Engei has filled out and now is a big.
strapping young fellow. His control
improved rapidly during the closing
weeks of the last season and he ex-
poets to be strong in this respect from
the outset next year.
The Minneapolis team will train at
CantiIlon's grounds on his place at
Hickman, KY. which is fourteen miles
from Reel Foot Lake. where Engel
and his boss have been wintering and
hunting ever since the season closed.
A lease on the Federal League Park
in st. Louis may be taken by the Car
dinals. The National League team in
St Louis has a rather inadequate plant
and as the Feds grounds are better To-
Gated and could be further enlarged, 1t
is not unlikely that Miller Huggins'
team will be found playing its schedule
there
Miller Huggins, at the National
League meeting in New York when
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peace was being considered, was fear
full that the Cardinals would be sold
to the Feds and he was making ar
rangements to take care of himself by
trying to buy the Toledo franchise. He
went to see Ban Johnson about what
his chances were, but just about that
time the fact became known that 1t
was the Browns and not the Cardl-
nails who were to be sold to the Feds:
Higgins, who has a two-year contract
with the Brittons, who own the team,
is one of the most popular managers in
the old league, but he figured that the
time was not far off when he would
have to go back to the minors, and his
joy at the sale of the Browns was
boundless.
National League experts pick the re-
juvenated Chicago Cubs to be one of
the real contenders in the next Ma
tional League race. Joe Tinker Is
given credit for having a wonderful
combination when he picks his team
from the Cubs and Whales. A catch
Art Wilson and Bill Fisher will out
class any other in base ball. For
pitchers Tinker will have the men who
carried him to pennant in the Federal
League-McConnell, Hendrix. Prender-
gast and Mordecai Brown. also Bailey,
who was obtained late in the season
from Baltimore-and the Cub STAN OF
Lavender, Vaughn, Humphries, Pierce
Stan0r1QSe, LaD anu AOdHlS. All III
field could be made up of Safer at first,
Rollie Zeider or Mccarthy at second,
Doolan or~Tinker at short, Heinle Z1m-
norman at third and Fritz, McLarry
and Phelan as extra men: For out
fielders Tinker will have Cy Williams,
Wilbur Good, Frank Schultz and Jack
Murray of the Cubs, Flack, Zwilling
and Mann of the Whales.
1t is more than likely that the Pi-
rates will give up their training camp
at Hot Springs. Ark, where for many
years the Pittsburgh teams have been
preparing for their campaigns. Jimmy
Callahan has heard SO many favorable
things about Columbus, Ga, that he is
thinking seriously of going down there
for an inspection. Miller Huggins and
Hughey Jennings both have looked Co
lumbus over and are strong in their
recommendations of it for a training
place. There is new hotel which
can accommodate the players splendid
ly. and the climate. too, is of the best,
as is shown by weather statistics.
: Now there is a story going the rounds
that Col. Hedges may buy the Cincin-
natl team. There hardly is a chance
for such a deal to be made, as it is said
that John E. Bruce, who was inter-
ested with Hedges in st. Louis, Is
named as his partner in the scheme.
Bruce was anxious to get out of the
ownership end of the ball club. though
he is very apt to keep an interest in
the Browns if he keeps any money in
vested in the game.
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WILL TAKE ON MORAN.
Willard to Accommodate Pittsburgh.
er After Fulton Bout.

CHICAGO, December 28.-According
to Tom Jones. manager Of Jesse Will
lard, the champion is willing to meet
Frank Moran a few days after his
bout with Fred Fulton. but Jones re-
iterated his determination to carry
out the agreement to have the
Fulton match come first.
Jones expected to start last night for
New Orleans with Tom Andrews.
there to insist on the Fulton bout for
March 4, or withdraw the champion.
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BY ]. ED GRILLO.

Jess Willard added to his popularity when, after the New
Orleans promoter who stage his fight with Fulton threw
the the champion insisted that Fulton would nevere
less be the first he would take Already the Fulton contn
had made the charge that Willard trying to duck Fulton
game but Willard foled that attempt discred him
with the statement referred
Granting that Fulton perhaps the best that could be
found Willard, the fact should be overlooked that
Willard made creditabe showing against Jack Johnson
pounded him numerically during the first
fight Willard stood ground gradually
the coored down, finishing the battle without
on him and apparently ready go twice far again
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WHIPS McGooRTY AGAIN.
Darcy Stops the American Middle.
weight in Eighth Round.

SYDNEY, N. S. W., December Isles
Darcy, the middleweight champion
of Australia, easily defeated Eddie Nc
Goorty, an American middleweight, in
the eighth round of their match. Nc
Goorty was punished so severely that
his seconds threw UP the sponge. The
fight was witnessed by 10000 persons.
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Artie Ball Dead.

CHICAGO, December 2S.-Artie Ball.
shortstop of the famous Baltimore
Orioles, score of years ago, died at
his home here yesterday at the age of
forty-one. Ball was a teammate of
John McGraw, Hugh Jennings, Jack
Doyle and a number of other noted
players of that time. He retired from
the game two years ago.
Evening star., 1915-12-28

Buck Herzog seems to have won one
point in his contentious with the board
of directors-the number of exhibition
games to be played by the Reds be-
been cut down almost to nothing. so
far as wandering jumps and perform
ances on horrible grounds are con-
cerned. The club is to play the COL
where there is an excellent field, So
journ a few days in New Orleans. and,
when stopping on at Memphis for a
cup Of coffee, take on the Memphians.
Evening star., 1915-12-28
ARMY FOOT BALL DATES.
Formidable Schedule for the Cadet
Eleven of 1916.

WEST POINT. N. Y, December 2S.-
The Army's foot ball schedule for
1916. as announced, is as follows:
September 80, Lebanon Valley;
October Z, Washington and Lee Uni
versity: October IA, Holy Cross Col
lege: October 81, Trinity College:
October %. Villa Nova; November 4.
Notre Dame University; November
IL, University of Maine; November is.
Springfield Y. NJ. c. A. College. Novem-
ber 25, United States Naval Academy.
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CONTRACT IS LEADER
Heads Teams in C. and P.
League by Big Margin.
SMITH HAS GAME RECORD
Rolling for Club Which Foots the
Standing, He Registers
Best Work.
SMITH HAS GAME RECORD

The Contract team is an easy leader
in the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company duckpin circuit, hav-
ing a margin of six games on the club
in second place. The Contract five has
won twenty-five games and lost five.
while Engineers, the runners-up. have
dropped eleven contests and won nine
teen. G. Smith of the Maintenance
quint, which is last. in the standing,
has the record for high game, having
knocked down 129 pins.
The standing of the teams and aver
an of the plaverS fnllaxu
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money If his team should repeat. Just
what effect this proposed cutting will
have on the players who won for Car
rigan last season remains to be seen.
but usually a team which has won a
stand why it should not get increases
instead of cuts.
While there appears to be a lot Of
prejudice against Willard fighting Full
ton. because the latter's ability is
doubted, the fact should not be over
looked that Fulton has a remarkable
record-twenty-on knockouts in TWEEN
ty-seven battles
A youngster with such a record and
OF his great size may well be regarded
as dangerous. and it would not be at
all surprising if he proved himself
capable of giving Willard a fight which
would prove one of the most interest
ing of the heavyweight battles.
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Greatest number of strikes-Lansan, Construc-
tion, o.
Greatest number of spares-Hughes, Elgi-
neers, 81.
High individual game-G. Smith. Maintenance,
129.
High individual set-Rowzee. Contract, 316.
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GIBBONS REALLY WAS SICK.
BUT IS TO MEET AHEARN SOON
St. Paul "Shadow" Overturned for the Nc
Farland Match-Says He Will Soon
Be Well Enoug III to Box Again.

but at the same time Fulton has
future on that chance. What the fans
want most of all Is a good hard battle,
and it seems that they are going to
get it.
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BOWLING SCORES.

HOLY NAME LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1915-12-28

Miller Huggins. at the Nationa
League meeting in New York whel