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The Washington times., 1915-01-01
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

the Yankees have passed from the weak hands
and "g Bl' They have Col Jacob Rupert,
hoe brewer and Capt "T Huston contractor leisure
Johnson made he generally whenever he really
out
ing League along dyng
er1l League
Just what will happen the lsnNe only be onjucd
Clark Griffith held them the the procession they
They everything Their
takes will if only they show improvement
slight According Johnson, OF the Yankees will
build
maker 1t to be hoped they do for unless the Yankees begin show
the field begin the campaign.
tor the the other clubs the we'll
do tina OH an
have
Huston baseball
max am snH nn w n mnon f en- @ pona,n a erze "h
% " !" 1 ehos @ s v ad sRees spssS
Here's hoping Yankees
adnitn
in Chicago usually succeeds But as prophet he
M K5oekop I Brewf M e%ark % that vprsda Welsh the best
a bout
about it despite Browns statement there
to
White showed by his work agas shugrue
lie his Of
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Federals' Spirit Makes
Magee Hop From HugginS

y canvass a club without finding ore
player with a grievance tust or unjust.
Under such conditions the success OF
the Brookfeds next Ssason is plainly UP
to me. It is always too early to make
predictions, but l cannot help being
pleased with my own prospects as
manager"
After this conference With Mr.. Ward
in Chicago Magec left for his home. in
Cincinnati. The spring training trip
wiz BE- arranged after the holidays. In
this connection II has developed that
there Will be no league restriction or
the time each club viii be permitted to
begin work In the south. Reports that
the expense reducing policy adopted by
the National League would be favored
by the Federals We're denied yesterday
b. the vice president OF the new
league.
If y club owner is willing to spend
the Necessary money for a longer So
journ in the south than any one Of his
opponents he said, that should not
prevent him from doins so. At IL in
the interests OF real sport and rivalry
between tho various clubs that the Fed
erai League has not even considered
any set rule ressrding the time TOR be-
ginning training
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BINGLES AND BUNTS
By GRANTLAND RICE.
TO1914.


(od Doc Times favote and most eminent opring)
SECTION l.
Dull breath by breath and by
Old Doc Times offspring fade from view;
blink, yawn, their span Is spun
Their little song and dance is through;
Some of them hit one twenty-five
And some two-ffy in their prime;
But 1914, for
You the Ty Cobb. of Time.
You the Ty Cobb of the Years
You had kick in either hoof,
You heights for cheer and tears,
You alive from heel to
You Grabbed the choked the
You showed the Games uncertain keel;
And now, gray-headed and aoof
Tonight they yank you off the reel.
SECTION II.
You hit with John McCraw exc with
And F. H. Yost can't lamp with telescope, old top
And Princeton doesn't how far away you DROP
ncked EN- and pcked EN- and picked
You put the Old Stuff it when they sauntered
And when you think it there is little wonder that
They're glad you'll be a dead one in the morning.
SECTION III.
wait old pot from Fanes corras,
Here a bunch Of pent-up pals
Some friends of yours to let rip
And with the old hip-hp
Some friends that possibly you know
Haven't inside hunch?
Saings Houghton, Ouimet and
All the rest of the Boston bunch.
For, where the wekn echoes ring,
No wonder Boston calls you king;
Or Emerson shot in this bare
Some year? You said a mouhful
SECTION w.
ouve plunged world n mighty war
Of King and Emperor KAISER
But while you've worked record
You couldn't put a crimp in old Ty Cobb.
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BAN PROVES CLAIM
TO BEING A CAR
"Freezes Out" Devery and Far.
reII, Replacing Them With
Two Loyal Spenders.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.--Byrou Ban
croft Johnson once more proved hi
right TO the title OF Car Of the Amer
York club to col. Jacob Rupert. Jr
and Cart. 7. l.. Huston was no,hin- :
more than a freeze oLt" Of Frank
Farrell and Zig Eill' pcvery. former
owners. And Johnson planned and
executed the frceYc-out. being given.
as he ;,lwaNs ia. u IRE. rein by the
various club owners.
Farrell and Devery got in bad
with the other American League club
owners last summer. when after u
racket with them, Frank Chance quill
as manager. Chance Is p big figure
in baseball. He has large following
throughout the country. and when
Farrell and Dcverv drove him to the
point where an open outbreak &C.
CURED the league was given a black
eye. Eumors that the league intended
to take action soon to force n chang,
in ownership Of the New York cluh
began to circulate soon after Chance
left the CLUB. and yesterdays sale was
result
Just what Hudson and FL ENDo.r ia |.
for the club is net krown. Farryl'
stated. however, that T." got what iae
| had asked and that IS lncwn to hnvs
| been $4,000 The Yankees will con
| seasons. .After that they will hav.
| their own PARK. The new owners a.
serted. Tne location for this has NJ
been selected.
"Wild STR Donovan, the teams
new nilot, vii! arrive here either t"
! the club. His first duty will be to Sc
| lect spring training camp. 1t is he
Hcved some Florida town VIII get hi
! honor.
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Joe Lannin Denies he
Will Let Del GainOr Ga

The suggestion advanced some weeks
slnca to the end that Del Gainor was to
be sWapped for Jack Leary has no real
reason for its origin. according to Own
"r l,annin. Of the Red Son Ga!nor il
70 be retained by the Red Sox for the
Boston president firmly believes that
Del has recovered his health and will
DC big asset next season.
Warned by the lurch that the Red
SoX were loft in last season when they
had to begin the campaign without a
real iIIst sacker President Lannin will
keep Gainor for an emergency man, and
thus strengthen his secondary defense
me Boston club is after a first ella IS
catcher. just the same. Carrisan Ia the
class and Cady is a good, steady work
horse.
Outside of this pair, the Sox have
frhtt, a newcomer. who looks like !,
good catcher. and a fairly good prospect
y he ever learns to hit. Chester
Ihomas. who may be signed up later.
IS the only other prospect. and last sea
son he failed lamentably in the Dinch
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Frank Gargan Sends In
Bid tOCOaCh Technical
Ball Team This Spring
Former Georgetown Coach Understood To Be Dckerne With
Manual Training Management for Position as Baseball
Tutor-"Dutch' Peck Gusts "Buck" White From
Lead in individual Scoring
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Frank Garsxn, Of Fordham Univer-
sity. former Georgetown football
coach, who also coached the Central
High School. baseball team in 1912. is
understood to be dickering for the
position as coach Of the Technical
High baseball this season and has sent
in a bid for the position.
Gargan's name IL but one OF several
to be considered BY the Tech author
tiles ms II Is understood that neither
Austin nor Irving Howard can take
the position at the Manual Training
School this spring. Previous engage
ments calling both brothers out of
town will preclude the possibility of
taking over the coaching OF the Tech
team. II is said, and Gargan may get
a chance to coach Tech.
One or two other bids from local
men have been received by faculty
director Of baseball Lon Brown, at
Tech. II is understood, and no de-
cision haN been made ~ Yet. Tech
il more than anxious to get hold of n
good coach and wishes to have the
matter settled as soon as possible.
Buck Wise, who earned an honor
az right forward OF the Business High
team by creating n record In basket
shooting, is today ousted from his
vantage point by Raymond Peck.
captain OF the Western High School
team.
In six games Wise had scored thirty.
four baskets for total OF IS points,
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CLEVELAND RIOTERS
SORRY FOR SOMERS
Think President of Club Will For.
sake Baseball Altogether
When Affairs, Are Adjusted.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Jan. i.-f'ans
here are today sacculatins as to whcth
~r Charles w. Somers. president of the
Cleveland Maps. will stay in baseball
at all Rumor has it that he win give
up baseball altogether as soon as his
affairs are adjusted.
\ COMMITTEES Of bankers from Cleve.
land, Elmira, and Buffalo are under
stood to have the financial matters Of
the Cleveland president in their hands
Tor disposition. SomerS owns control
ins interest in the New Orleans. Water
bury. Portland, Ore. and Cleveland As
socia,ion baseball clubs and is said to be
in straitened circumstances.
II is rumored that Somers will for
sake the game entirely and fans here
are more than detected at the prospect
of losing u real baseball masnate. Som
ers earned the good will Of everyone
connected with baseball. He was real
sport In the trucst sense Of the word
aud II is hoped that nc will continue to
have charge Of the destinics of the
Cleveland club.
The recent 'tranclGl u,prcsSiuu the
failure of ScNcrs! mines aud other hu,i-
inEs Of tho Cleveland prcsldcn, caused
his afrairs (" be glvCu over to tic
committee which viii seek On Ldiu.t
mnri
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wlich Iyc unt,ipcninsly follows i" the
became visibly alarmed when the porter
Began To make up his berth.
Hey" ne yelled. don't muss up this
seat pot to sleep in 1t tonight
His teammates call Baumgardner =
mark for itlrerant statesmen. When the
came in. BaumIe vas diseased with a
deep desire to own one. At Boston one
day it looked as thought 1t might rain
and Eaumie bought a nice si2 coat for
The fact that II did not rain. but
rather cleared up and became scorch-
ingly hot did not thwart Baumgardner
a blazing sun and with the thermome-
ter about the 20 mark. Baunie sat in
front Of the Copley Square Hotel proud
~ displaying his new raiment..
It IS said thst the odor OF s,s ournins II, ne
digtsnce Of at least = block.
much as singing. and the fact that some
players may not agree with him as to
nei l,ess Of til times at which he chooses to use
this voice does not nonplus him.
lii Washington they found him one
night singing In y moving picture SHOW,
having donated his services for the
evening. =.
While in the South, Hamilton, Walsh
Baum gardner and LeverenE made up q
quartet and at Waco we're In the habit
ct SINGING on the street ,o corners s,rrsrs a. sne
interspersed with tricks bordering on
slei ight -of-hand and juggling by Mr.
Raumgarden, At fipping his hat from
his head and catching It with the toe
has q cigarette trick which comes in for
popular applause. and he can do many
Things with matches besides merely
lighting them.
While not otherwise engaged in Waco.
it. was Mr. Baunsardner's delight to
hop engines in the railroad yards. He
did this with the sure-footcdncss OF
early training. He also invented the
plcasurable pastime OF sscerta'ning s,,, %no
moving wagon and take the longest
step At this he was, Of course, cham
pion.
1t is related that even Colonel Hedges.
smith. Indian trader. used to pay
Baumgardner of In 81 bills when he
had a favor to ask of Baumic. such as
signing a new contract. The 81 bills
nerer failed to make deep impression
on Baunlte, and must have given him
getting quite enough money without
asking for more.
The ordinary man is content with a
massage once during the week. but not
Baumgardner Having tired a massage
purely in an experimental sense last
summer, Baun1gardner enjoyed it SO
much that Gus Eckcrt used to find him
outside his shop OF the warm summer
! mornings waiting for the doors to open.
And when Baumie left for his home in
West Virginia this fall he purchased
two jars Of the massage paste. which
would last an ordinary man a lifetime.
We might go on indefinitely telling
the orinion that these few make his
nomination for high nut" Of baseball
practically unanimous.
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George Baumgardner, Brownies Mound Artist,
Is Worthy Successor to Waddell and Raymond
As ~Hman Nut" West Virginia Mountaineer Ranks With
Some Of the Best in Games History-Hsre Are Some
Stories Of a Wild Man On and OF the Field
By LOUIS LEE ARMS.

When Bugs Raymond died, and
then Rube Waddell, they said the
nuts" had gone from baseball
There were left the Weber and
Fields of the diamond, yclept Schae-
fer and Altrock, but now Dutch is
Internationally released and that
leaves only Altrock. But Schaefer
and Altrock were and are more
icgftimately comedians than nuts"
The discriminative point here seems
to be that q baseball comedian knows
he's funny and cocks an attentive
car for the handclsps and outlaws
that follow his .sallies, much as
George Munroe or Sam Bernard do,
while the nut" is infinitely more in
teresting because he is funny and
doesnt know it.
Without further exordium we nom.
Snate George Baumgardner, of the
Browns, for the position of "high
nut" of baseball and will proceed to
set forth claims which should prove
that he is entitled to some consider.
alton as the legitimate successor Of
the Raymonds and Waddells.
There is such O. wealth of story
already surrounding this young man,
despite his comparatively recent debut
into the big show, that it is difficult to
know where to begin In which case
mayhap it is best to begin at the be-
ginning.
Baumgsrdner had been in the Amcri-
can League but a few weeks when he
10 Ed Walsh. of the SoX, who was nav
inS a great season.
What I want to know. Doc" inquir-
cd Baungardner of DOC Lawlcr. the Of
is II this here Walsh is such g great
pitcher. why ain't he drafted by the
National League"
Mr.. Baumbardner is found in Clcve-
land next in the spacious dining room
of the Colonial Annex. With Hamilton
he hit upon fresh aspara gus on toast as
the proper vegetable.
They all admit Baumie gave that as
naragus a battle. 1t was a trifle green
stalk instead of the tips. The fiDrouS
quality of the stalk almost strangled
linn. but he struggled manfrlIy OH and
succeeded IN devourins four stalks and
throwing away rs many tips before 1t
vas suggested to him that he try eating
tho asparagus the otner way around.
Baumc Is inclined to be fastidious in
his baseball dress. No player wears
more accoutrements. Bs.umie Is forlorr
unless he has two wrist braces and an
ankle support in addition to the regula-
ton hab.liment. Rejecting upon the
fancied fact that his legs did not bear
teauty because they were. he thought.
too thin, nc began wearing three pairs
OF wooden baseball stockings. a custom
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just one-third OF his teams total of
2os in the six games played. In the
same number Of games Peck has scored
th!rty-eight baskets for 76 points, and
has scorcd more than onc-thrd Of his
teams total. as Western has 2c1 in SIX
games, just seven points less than Bust
ness.
Western has met seven teams and
dropped two contests, winning five. In
all a total OF 2ol points has been
scored. AS follows:
Western. ~: AnaloStan .
Western. 90: Business High, -.
Western. 20: Friends. -
western, -: Analostan. l..
Western. 25; Alexandria, q.
Western. %: F'airmonts. T.
Wcstern. 70; y. NJ. 6. A.. 81.
In tn" opening game against Anaios-
IAN Peck shot nine baskets. When
business was met Peck shot SIX baskets,
two more than Wise did in the same
game. In the third game Peck shot
eiSht baskets. leading all the players in
thc tri"nds-Wcst"rn batt!" Against
.aGiostan again Peck got -four baskets
while in the Alexandria game the
y"HnSster got five baskets. He was out
ioi one game on account Of sprained
ankle. but shot six baskets aga nst the
!. ~. {. 4. team on Wednesday, being
IN tho game Il little more than one full
half.
The record for Western so far in
point scoring from floor goals and goals
from fouls follows:
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New Tiptop Manager Says It
Wasn't Only for Money That
He Signed With Wards.

NEW YORK, Jam lin establishing
the fact that money alone did not de-
eide the issue between the Cardinals and
the Tip Tops. in the bidding for his ser
vices, Lee MaScc, new manager OF the
brooklyn team in the Federal League.
says that he was one of an army OF
plsyers whose hopes had been with the
new league from its inception.
Nlagee admits that when he returned
rom the worlds tour last spring and
,hose bctween the independents and the
National League he was Influenced by
th. wealth OF arguments presented by
"rxarlized baseball against tho 'hhnces
OF the new league keeping in the name.
When Robert E. Ward. president OF tho
Brooklyn Feds, closed recently with Ma
gee TOR the latter's services as playing
manager next season, the youngest
leader In the three larger circuits eN-
ulaiped his stand.
"An army of players wanted to enlist
with the Federals last spring; said
.Masee, but were kept from doing so
Sy tho systematic pounding OF organ
!zed ba seball and the apparently sro,,
reasoning OF those leaders who insisted
hat with two big leagues to fight no
Independent league could weather ore
ueason of war.
IL WAS Icl lohS pti'i' ''e'i', u
hat something no other independent
,.ircut of recent years could boast OF
vas behind this movement. refer 10
me character of the men and their in
tcllieent conception OF the cXtens.rene s
.,f The sport. Where other promoters
,,ad planned to jump into tho game and
get rich quick. these men Quilt for the
Culture. and ! think that a ma ajority OF
layers IN all leagues now realize this.
That IL why the Fcde,ais have in a
single season gained major league clas-
Gsnized baseoaii."
Masee. whose asgrcssiveness has
caused him to be rated by managers a.'
u winning ball player" confessca 10
managerial ambitions that CAME to him
While touring the world as plennber OF
.iohn McGgaW's All-Nationals. II never
aad the idea OF directing players Ma
gee explained. "But there IL one point
hat 7 think has been overlooked. OIL
'Heam spirit counts for more than In
div!dual strength. In developing ma
ss!inc-liSe play the fact that humans
are engaged has sometimes been lost
sight Of"
One of the first things | did Nler
acre WAS u chance OF managing the
brookfeds just ahead was 10 find out
T. lera the players stood. After had
come convinced that there wasn't !
.nglc crouch OF serious complain
;ulong u" uiavora | cOnsliCrod mIsei
,rLu.late III being able to get my trs
al a. manage Ia such ,iirrOundi4 -
h& task o. getting tn" best iEHt l. u
""a'ers has been inadc easier by tE'
'rt MAT square de,-hng By tho club 0Nn
''H has made II posS nic to thorough
The Washington times., 1915-01-01
ORTS (Mgan Wants Coach -BQ1n16ardner "Nt'
STALLINGS' BIG BLOWOUT

eorge Ssings going stage big turkey feast Boston
January ID for the members of the Winter League
organization that interest in the alive during the
He has sent twenty-five turkeys his Georgia plan
aton to Boston, where they being
One Of the birds is said be the biggest
1t weighs forty pounds already taking pound week.
will be served at special table and the banqueters
lots for seats at that table The Miracle Man also will
and other Georgia as
fifers-in. -
The Washington times., 1915-01-01
Artie Phelan to Play
Second Base for Cubs

CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-Artie Phelan, who
was on the bench for the Chicago Ma
nonals last season. win play second
base the coming summer, it vac an
nounccd today by President THOMAS and
Manager BreSnShaN.
Thomas displayed = lctter from
fh"lan, in which tho crstNhle bcnch-
warmer announC0d that tho Ia st
tNtn""s q! rheumatism, which bothered
him last year. has disappcarcd aud
n" said that the sea- ch for second
baseman ror the ''ubs was over
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Fine Indeed.

Tn, FEDS have n fine chance ri vim
nirg tn" johnson case If It ever teaches
the supreme Court. ,irautiuc that au-
gust and nN"liiG~ut body all tho justirc
and raiImindncsS ia the world, :; ran j.
Il fan and the human viii has its limit
II YOU we've the most fairnindcd and
unbiased Gau hight thiuhins i'izen in
The Washington times., 1915-01-01
Postpone Big Battle
To Give White Time

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-The Charlie
White Freddie Welsh ten-rounI boat
has been postponed to January 2S. it
was announced today. lc give White
time to be in the best OF trim. Jim
trying to arrange match between
The Washington times., 1915-01-01
Something Anyway.

1914 has changed more lives, produced
more deaths, developed more anguish
and ruin than any years in the history
of the world. as We understand 1t. This
may not be record to arise and cheer
about, but it is something anyway.
The Washington times., 1915-01-01

me world, would you have Mil,-power
enough to vote to break I'D the horne
s'np ana drive 1t from tho first tc, tho
second division? Fine chance.
III the meanw hile. over the uurhartcI
way that 1915 has TO Offer here's hoping
!hat You may not have enough bad luck
10 grow soft. ~
The Washington times., 1915-01-01
' TIGERS DATES

The Detroit exhibition schedule
has been announced to open
March 13, with New Orleans.
Two games will be played in
the Pelican City. Two will be
played at Mobile March 20 and
Il. Memphis will see the Tigers
on April and 2; Louisville,
April 8, 4, and s; Cincinnati,
April 6, z, and 8; Dayton, April
9; and Indianapolis, April 10
and II.
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Room for Microbes.

A scientist says millions Of Germs
ride on crowded trolley cars.
I'm not surprised to hear that. \
germ is about the only thing that could
ride on a crowded trolley car with any
degree Of comfort. Chicago Dali!
News.
The Washington times., 1915-01-01

Young ShVgIue and either All VOL
CAST ,T Leach Cross to take the pla e,
OF the postponed bout on January II.
The Washington times., 1915-01-01
SCHOOLBOY CELEBRITIES
No. 20.

Last fall when George Green,
physical director at the Cathedral
School, assembled his football
material a youngster named Eric
Hauser took look at the pro.
ceedings and after watching a
scrimmage or two said he thought
he might like the game although
he had never played it. Hauser
developed into a good center and
earned a fine tribute from his
coach who said he would not trade
him for any other center in the
schools. Hauser halls from Min
neapolis, Minn., is fifteen years
old and weighs l35 pounds. He is
5 feet 7 inches tall.
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III SnootlHC Tree tosse< after fouls
have been called. Peinc has made IS
successful shots out Of 81 trials. Red"
smith s record is a Bit better, as he
has shot 10 out OF a trials.
Tonight business stacks up against
the Y. NJ. c. \. boys in what Is en-
pected to be- a fast contest. Business is
expected /" win. but may run up
against a snag. The Y. NJ. G. A. players
tnat which met Western, and the boys
coached by Earl Fuller arc deadly shots
when uncovered, In addition, the pass
Ing game displayed by tho association
Youngsters equals anything seen on
local courts this season.
Business IL likely TO find itself called
many times for fouls. as the ''Y" is
particularly strict in enforcing the
rules. The teams outside of the Y. NJ
g. 4. have been taking things pretty
inuch their own way in Interpreting the
basketball code. I, might be good
idea To send out call for the coaches OF
tn" various teams t" agree upon the in
depreciation III some manner. l/OoSeneSs
Of officiating which allows the boys too
much lcrWay in committing Off-foulS
keeps tn. game inst ;hat much back in
development.
Practically every school in the city
VIII have track and basketball candi-
dates at work next week. The track
work starts in preparation for the in
door meets the latter part of January
aud during February while the inter-
scholastic basketball contests will begin
Oh Friday NcNt.
Gro1CctOWn reps az counting upon
Tom I'roDeE to Eain honogs in track
this wintc,. Probcy was next to Gallo
way. OF Central, last year in the mile,
and can be counted upon TO come close
t. the front in any race he starts
Cathedral wants to tackle the Central
High School relay team. While Van
Sternbers is i'll OF present il is thoucht
that the Mt. st. Albans boys Will huv,.
set Of Tiers capable OF Sivins T.
Central team all it is looking fol il t..
winter meets.