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The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
BELIEVE THIS? MAYBE
JONESHAS ANOTHER

President Charles Jones. Of the Peoria CThree-D
League, has received a letter from Harold Warren,
I72i West Congress street. Chicago. APPLYING for
place with the Distilers and promising to win the
remnant for Peoria. The letter follows:
DO you want a good pitcher Tor your club? ]
can PITCH 6ne ball. l am good smgzer. I can
hit the ball At a percentage Of -o4. ! eGn strike
out twelve men even game pitch cAa drive
home runs over the place any time. can make
home nuns, too. I am a strong batter. l can nun
the bases fine ! can win twenty-siK games and
llose twelve. l can field fine. want = job as
baseball pitcher for your club at 81 800 year
Send me contract and thenI viii sign up with yOu
70 pitch for you this season Of 1915 next year.
viii show sou how can seal bases il you sign
me TO a contract / can steal twenty-five bases IN
the games last year. am a fast runner On the
bases / don't want 70 play on Sunday. can
slug the bah good and hard. Il win make good. If
you win IN me out pitcher. can pituh fast
balls and slow balls and out curves. can bring
the pe1tnant TO Peoria for your team. II you want
me TO play with you write and send me
contract TO IFA West Congres stteet. Ny name
Is Harold Warren. never smoke. drink or chew
ali my life yAs long i've can pitch fade
aways andrinshootS 1 am TWENTY-FIVE yean Old.
I will close now Sincerely TO hear from you soon.
My name S Harold Warren. hive at l7A Wet
Congress street, near Hermitase avenue. Chicago.
Illinois,
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
BRAVES PUT IT OVER.
Pat Moran Tells How Champs slip
1t Past Rival Managers.

Pat Moran tells how the Braves last year put
one over On several Managers and incidentally
fooled all the official scurers of the hague, kept
names out Of the Official records. etc. II
trick but then thrTe is no penalty attached.
The rules call for both managers, Just before the
game TO 60 TO the Plate and hand the umpire a
complete batting list. Captain Johnny EEers last
year would an in two, and sometimes three q bis
positions With the utility pitchers he carried along
For instAnce Cfutcher would be On the batting
list for left field and pethaps Cochreham in right
held- This according 70 rules. Then when
Clarke OF some other manager would announce his
pitcher EEers would inform the umpire that
change had boen made IN the Braves batting order
and that the regular men would work.
This in reality. put both COchreham and
Butcher in the game officially although they
Bonld reyer leave the bench. The advantage was
TO the Braves in building their attack right or
left-handed pitchers.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
JOCKEY Club Makes
CHANGES IN RULES
Maximum Limit of Five Days Is
Placed Upon Racing at
All Fairs.

New York. Jan. 16-An important
change was made in racing rules by the
Jockey Club stewards at their annual
meeting yesterday. when fairs were re-
stricted to five days Of sport. The old
rule fixed the maximum limit for fairs
within the State of New York to five
days, but race meetings conducted in
connection with fairs outside OF New
York were allowed ten days without go
ing through the formality of sanction
from the governing body
Last fall In Maryland there was con-
fiict Of racing time between the new
course at Bowie and that at Laurel. The
Laurel track had been allotted its dates,
and when Bowie was turned down" by
the Jockey Club 1t conducted its ten-day
meeting. Of which the Jockey Club took
no cognizance.
At the same meeting the applications
for reinstatement from jockeys Tommy
McTaggart. Frank Adams and Eddie
TapIin were referred to the license COM
mittee for action. McTaggart was on the
ground all through last season after hav-
ing been suspended at the Laurel meet
ing in October Of 1913. Eddie Taplin. who
is under contract to H. G. Bedwen, was
disciplined for offenses at Juarez, though
he was permitted to ride in Canada last
season, while Frank Adams was suspend
ed during the racing at the jamestown
track at Norfolk
Spalding Lowe Jenkins, the recently
elected president of the Maryland
Jockey Club, was elected a member Of
the jockey club to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of W. NJ. Manly.
former head OF the Maryland Jockey
Club.
Francis r. Hitchcock. H. r. Knapp.
and Andrew Miller were reelected
stewards for a term of two years.
H. R. Knapp rendered mis- resigna-
ton as chairman of the committee OF
the breeding bureau and the vacancy
was filed by the election of F. n
Sturgis.
August Belmont was reelected chair
man of the jockey club, with F. n
Sturgis, vice chairman, and H. X.
Knapp, secretary.
Francis r. Hitchcock. Andrew Miller,
and II. K. Knapp were appointed as
the license committee.
Members present at the meeting
were August Belmont, F. X. Sturgis,
H. K. Knapp, Andrew Miller, Philip J.
Dwyer. Foxhan p. Keene, ]. G. Oxnard.
Capt. E. b. Cassatt, Robert Gerry. c.
X. G. Billings. Richard T, Wilson, and
Frank Bishop.
Capt. Cassatt suggested a radical
change in the rules relating to the
racing Of two-year- -olds. This amend
ment will, under the rules, be publish
ed in the Racing Calendar before 1t
comes up for consideration.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
KNOCKOUT PAINLESS
SAYS FITZSIMMONS

Bob Fftzsimmons. the greatest fighter
in all the history of the ring. had his own
theory of a knockout
"It doesn't hurt anybody to be knocked
out" Fitz used to say. Il like to be
gentle and considerate and knock 5em out
in a hurry. put it over as soon as
can instead of beating them down gradu-
ally. The gentlest way is TO land a clean
one-punch knockout. 1t doesn't even
leave headache"
Fitzsimmons once met man who took
a number of hard knockdowns and still
struggled to his feet, at last standing in
a nearly helpless condition and refusing
to give up. This was Jack Dempsey, who
was losing the worlds middle-weight
championship. Fitzsimmons appealed to
the referee to stop it, and when that Off
cial declined, because it was q champion
ship fight, turned to Dempsey and said:
Jack, you've done all a game man can
do. don't want to hit you again. Give
1t up?"
you'll have to knock me out" NUT
tered Dempsey.
And Fitz did.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17


room for nursing to score an indefinite
number of points. An expert at the game
should run any number up to 900 each
time at bat The variations of the
straight-roIl game are 1S.2, Isl and AZ
balk line. Tho table is laid on into
squares eighteen or fourteen inches from
the rails, and. the player Is allowed only
two or one shot in a given square without
sending one or the other out. This IN
creases the difficulty of the game and
reduces the probability of high runs, or
at least brings to bear greater skill 10
make a great number of points. The
game of 1S.2 balk line is probably the
ideal game OF billiards II Is dimeult
enough to bring out all the skill OF the
player and active enough to break the
endless monotony of the simpler game.
II is a game which requires years to
master and constant practice to maintain
form. II affords opportunity for BRAIN
work of the highest order and demands
a control of the nerves and muscles posi-
bly, called forth by no other athletic eX-
ercise Many players abuse the game by
failure to comprehend its fine points, and
ruin theif chances of success by careless
and hard shooting.
Three-cushton Billiards.
Three-cushlon billiards is played with
the same outfit, but II is obligatory to
strike three or more cushions with the
cue ball before scoring. 1t Is essentially
"a slam-bang game. The element OF luck
enters into It largely, and its popularity
is due to the lack OF accuracy required
in making the shots. The highest run in
three cushions, for Washington, Is thir-
teen, and that Is a record, so far as Is
known to the writer Of only single
player Three-cushion players are won't
to remark that they cultivate the game
because they either do noS know enough
or have not the patience to play real
billiards II is tatiguing game because
the majority of the shots have to be
made with great force. To play fifty
points viii tire a man rs much as shovei-
ing a ton of coal, and probably requires
as much muscular exe-t.on.
As compared with lS.2 halk-liRe, three
cushion billiards is hardly worthy OF
discussion. It seems 70 have been in
vented as convenient entry Of Pocket
billiard players into reai billiards. -
regard It as unfortunate that greater
number Of Washingtonians have not seen
the matches OF the present season. They
have been an open and forcefnl demon
stration of how the game ought to be
played. and especially Of how It ought
not to be played
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Seeks Football Stars.

ST Louis Jan B-Stars Of the Christian BrothaEs
.coIlese football team Of lsla have been invited
to enter Holy Cross Uniyersity At Worcester. Mas
since the Christian Brothers have abandoned the
EridiFon game because q financial loses for the
Brothers Colege yesterday following the visit here
Of Lake KeIb. Holy Gross coach. and formerly
coach Of Christian Brothers College. Thsre ds no
one-year rule at Holy Crosx and this would mako
Norman Saekstedef. considered the best open
Geld runner in Missouri last falf: Esssnan. said bg
Zprke Of the Ilincis Western champions. TO Be
the best tackle IN the West and several other good
men eligible d. play At cncs q sntering Holg
CrunA
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Lehigh DROPS Three Teams.

South Bethlehem. Jap. 6.-The hrst meeting Of
the athletic committee Of Lehigh University for
the new year was held in Taylor gymnasium yes
terday. The main business before the meeting Eas
discussion Of the football schedule. There now
seems no hkelihood that Lehigh win meet Franklin
toeer 50, or Dfekinson on November 1S because
the and NJ and Dickinson manageInents want
the sznes to be PLAYED on their sridirons and
GettysburH asks too large guhrantee. game win
be schedued witl cArnegis Tech for either October
. Or November y and Negotiations with
New York unipnlsity. Lebanon Yalley and Stevens
Institute for the Other two open dates.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

ington had more to say about A a. L.
affairs held here the sport would be
greatly benettted and nobody would suf-
fer by the change. At any rate, condi-
tiOns could not be worse and they could
be a whole lot better.
Amateur Baseball.
Amateur baseball has pretty nearly
fallen into the discard. Judging by the
lack of interest manifested in Washing
ton for the past two years. Club baseball
has especially bumped the bumps, and
there are few teams today of the equal
of the old Norris Peters. Columbia Ath-
letic Club. Radfords. and Aloysius mines.
Even the leagues have decreased in num-
ber, and the contests lack the pen of
the battles of old. There may be some
thing in the excuse that there are not
sufficient playing grounds. but as far
back as the writer is able to remember
most of the sandlot diamonds have been
on the outskirts of the District, and the
solution of this problem seems to be i'm
having the boys move out into the coun-
try if the builders march of progress in
terferes. There is plenty of country still
available, and the crowds will come
where the best sport is offered. We can
remember the day when a bunch of fell
lows would get together and play for
sports sake and would stick together
until they could play the game and play
il well, but that day is past, and the
amateur player, like his big brother, the
professional has been attacked by the
itching palm. We must admit thats the
merry Jingle OF the coin Is alluring music
to our ears, but what about the healthy
sound of the lusty swat and the cheers
of the maddened throng?
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
poToMACs NAME OFFICERS.
Ralph smith to Mannge Southwest
,CIubmen. ...r

The Potomac Athletic Cub held special meet,
ing THURSDAY evening. at which the eapCaIn anS
manaRer for the cz1uaing season were eeetsL
Frank Williams was elected captain, while halpn
smith former manager Of the Linverth A. " was
selected 10 manage the team.
The new manager Of the club expects TO nSse one
Of the strongest teams in-o around the Vhstre-
II Il his intention to pot the team in one on tne
strongest leagues under the amateur assoeiauon-
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
SINGLE JUDGE FOR
CIRCUIT MEETINGS
Changes in Trotting Rules Being Dis
cussed at District Session.

Detroit, Jan. 16.-Several proposed
changes in the rules governing the
Grand Circuit harness racing circuit
were before the stewards Of the or
ganization when they met in annual
session here today. The much-dis-
cussed plan of authorizing one judge
to offciate at all the meetings on
the circuit was TO be dismissed. Sew
eral horsemen predicted the stewards
would pass favorably upon the change.
II adopted, the rule would have to be
sanctioned by the National Trotting
Association before it could become ef-
fective.
The members of the committee on
rules and dates which met here yes
terday in executive session were ready
to submit to the stewards a tentative
schedule of race meetings for 1915. 1t
was understood the opening week
would be awarded to Cleveland.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
BLAcKHAEDERs ARE CRUEL.
Demanded Cool 81 900 of Rank
Bush Leaguer.

Pontiac. Mich. Jan. 1.-THE Sheriff-s- force is
busy inyestgatins black hand letters which have
been sent 70 Vernon Spencer. former Pontiac han
Clements Southern Mielisan Leskue teams
The iettgrs have been coming 70 the young mat
for weeks and demanded that 81 900 be placed near
his home on threats OF death. Spencer has armed
himself and the county officers are At work on the
ease.
While here Spencer was the most popalar man
on he Border LeaEus team Ens homs d at wExum.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
TERMINAL TOSSERS
BEAT PECK QUINT
Railroad Y. M. c. A. Captures Hard
fought Game in Union Station
Gym by 38 to 81 Score.

Peck Memorial basketball team
lowered their coIors. to the Terminal
Y. NJ. C. A. quint last night in the
latter's hall. being defeated by one
point margin, 80 to 81.
1t was by far the best game that
has been played this season, and both
teams showed expert knowledge of the
passing game. Scott featured the
game with a spectacular shot from
midfoor. Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
NAMES BEST BATTLE-GROUND.
johnson Says Feds should Win
Flights on Diamond.

Ban johnson recently declared that the Feds
ought to be satisfied 10 win their fight on the bah
hslds instead Of in stufy court rooms. The Feds
had more than 90 players under salary last year
and eight well equipped parks No ehort was made
70 take away their PLAYERS during the championship
campaign. Their psnnant race was closer than
those Of the two big leagues yet not more than two
oirfa made money. Presideat Gilmore however
repeatedly declared tint his circuit had been more
successful than be had expected and he predicted
more prosperity in 1915 The baseball public ac-
eordinE TO history always decided wars Of the dia-
mend 20 that the present litigation Instituted by
loss coincidence in the support Of the fans.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
AVOID CURVES.
Branch Rickey So Advises Young
FieIderS.

Branch Rickcy. manager for the Browns. thinks
= young ;Aaycr is foolish tring to throw curves
and other things when be Is an infeder. Uutielder
or a catcher II is all right for a hurler but not
for The others on the cIuh. They should school
Themselves into throwing Straight hall and nothing
else
That's how I lOst my ann, says the leader of
the BrUwns. Il thought I owned a splitter
better than Ed Walsh ever had. ! threw it one
day and it jumped all over the place. Wen, the
next day Iried again. but could do nothing My
arm gone.
That is why think II is foolish for player
other than pitcher to TN TO curve n ball. L
H5eaned my lesson when It WIS too late and in
'ordeT not TO suffer the sane fate l would advise
others not to Try it,
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Papers Stoned a. Last.

New YORK, Jan. B-The pspsrs, transferring the
New YoTk American League baseball club from
Frank J. Farrell to Col. Jacob Ruppert nd Capt.
r. L Hnstoa were signed yesterday at o'cloek, and
the deal was closed.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
COW pOlan signs with Cards.

st. Louis. No. Jan. B.-Pnesident Brifton Of
the Cardinals, announced today that Cozy Dolst
had signed a tNo-year contract win the local -
tionai League club, FEDERAL League agents g
tenrtsd to sst DolaB to jump to the outlaws.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Roxer,, suspension 4 lifted.

colunhus Ohlo, Jan. .l6.-The Coinmbus Boxing
Commission tonight lifted the indenniie suspension
Of Young Paty Cline, OF New fork. and frankie
Burma q New OrIeans for sIesed violation Of
confracts An Investigation aho~od the commits
sion's rules had been violated thB0ssh = miSunr
dszstandins.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Altar Jimmy Clahhv

Chicago. Jan. l6.-LAu5 Echenstein. manager Of
Jimmie ClHbhy. the puEhst. late today received
cabIegram from Mslhourne Offering dAts for . bout
between Clabby and Nick King. Who some time aEo
defeated JsR Smith. the American.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
0'Day, Doing Well.

Chicgo, Jan. B,vPhysiessns al me r'e1es ~
U,er Cnh raanager viii be out in few days The
veteran baseball umpire-manAsG vas operated on
for stomach trouble,
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

observation-disclosures iOF buiAe-
CnliHoWer Tmekeepsr-H. z. HalleT. ScoIe!-
W. F. Underwood ScUre-TeTmiDal y NJ =. A.
q; Peck Memorial. 3. Goals-Smith sl, soott S,' w
C,i5sn rsI p Bromlev r2l MItfroe C2l DittOe ~.
Goals from free tosses-ScOtt 7l. Mulroe a.. g
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Nans +. Go South February 26.

cleTelapd. Ohio Jan. B-he Cleveland Amer
ican Learue baseball team today completed ar
rang,Tneufs Tor its surin<e training trip 70 San
Antonio. Tex The team WIN fleEye here Feb
rusrg a
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Eastern Association Not to Disband.

New Haven, Conn. Jan. B.-The Eastern- BASEBALL
Association at its annual meeting voted down .
proposition presented b. Director ClArkin. a the
Hartford emb TO dishand for a year It d possible
koweygr. that Waterbury and New Britain may b.
drupped from the circuit
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
sutton 0utplays Cochran.

Waterbury, Conn., Jan. M-GeoeEs sutton defeaf-
ed welker Cochrnn, 80 to 81, in champlou
Billiard Playen League match here last night
Averages and high runs; sutton. q eu 8; Cozhrsn.
etla
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
DAVIS REAL STAR.
Helps st. AIbans Fourth Trim
Epiphany Juniors by II to z.

St Adams fourth basketball team defeated the
Epiphany Junior team at the latter's court by the
score of II to !. The feature Of the game was the
eoal-shootinG by Davis, who made all the points
Of the game for St. AIbans. The lineup and sum
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
McAllister Rejects Manageral Post.

Columhus Ohio. jan l6-lRck McAihster %
Cleveland. has announced that be had decided not
70 acceps the pacs q manager q the ColunbIl.
club q ths American Ass0eistirn.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

Terry Mitchell Is likely to bump into a tartar
when he faces sailor Maher Monday nieht IN New
York. MAher has long string q knockDuta 70 his
Gudit md y touted to pack terrible punch.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Epiphany.

Suhstitnions-Mahoo for Prison, Coz for Ma
hood. lavish for Dean. Field eOais-Davis tD.
Kelley t2l. Fouis-Dayis @, Palmer. Time Of
halves-n minutes.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
BILLIARDS A GREAT
INDOOR PASTIME

CONTINUED FROM PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
NO CHANCE FOR
BIG GRID CLASSIC

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

Reading from left to right
Top ROw-NaP LaJOie, now of the
MacIxs, who always could sting
the old pill; Joe Jackson, Of the
Cleveland Maps, who is CObbis
most dangerous enemy fer bat
ting hOnOrs; iris Speaker, of the
Boston Red SO1, a real sIugger
of n0te.
Bottom RSw-Ty Cobb, the
Georgia Peach, who stands alone
at smacking the old pill; Hans
Wagner, the grand old man of
the game, who is famed as a
willow wieIder for twenty years.
Frank Baker, the third sacker
of the Macks, who In the demSB
sIuEEer of the National Pastime.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-26

Born in Cheyenne wyoming. July
10. 1889
Ran away from his home in San
Francisco when IA years old.
Forged checks. using his father
name.
Later forged uncle's name to
checks.
Found guilty for first time and
sentenced to serve one year In Utah
penitentiary.
Robbed number of homes on
trip to the East.
Robbed stores in many cities in
GLIDING Chicago. Philadelphia. Kan
sas City and San Francisco.
Joined the U. S army.
Came to Colorado as hobo" in
Desperate for money. he and
mysterious friend known as Cur
ley" planned crimes and procured
revolvers
Terrorized Denver. with "Curley,"
during the week of oct. 20. 1913;
holding up a score of men. taking
money only and returning jewelry.
Murdered Thomas Chase, a Den
yer real estate man, in cold blood;
because Chase smiled at him" and
didn't move fast enough to suit
him"
Shot Pullman Conductor Clark.
Robbed A. D. Hensley's grocery
at Gil Twentieth street. Oct. 20. 1913.
Arrested Oct. 26.
Confessed to the murder of Chase.
and numerous other sensational
crimes. oct. "a. 1913.
Convicted of murder in the first
degree, Dec. IS. 1918.
Sentenced by District Court to be
hanged some. time in the week of
April 20. 1914.
Appeal denied by Colorado su-
preme Court, March l. 1915.
Again sentenced to be hanged,
some time in the week beginning
June 90 1915.
Appeal made by committee of rep
resentative women. to Board of Par
dons, to commute sentence to life
Imprisonment, June Is. 1915. Board
refuses. same. afternoon
Appeals made to Governor Carl
son by condemned mans uncle. r.
Ii. Hillen. for Communication
Hillen's last hope of executive
clemency dies, as governor refuses
even to see his beautiful sister.
Irene Hillen, June %. 1915.
Hillen looks for the last time on
his sisters face when she visits
him in the death cell in Canon City
1915.
Hillen hangs. night of June "a.
1915.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-06-26
Head of Bureau Makes Statement.

Denver.-The State Bureau of Child
and Animal Protection, whose appro-
priation was vetoed by Governor Carl
son, issued an official statement
which explains that It's character as
a state board, its powers and duties
and those of its officers, and the de-
mand and necessity for it's services
are not affected at all by the COVER
nor's veto-merely the funds neces-
sary for carrying on its work are
taken away. There are not other Of
ficers to do it's work and unless the
people of the state, who want to have
children and animals protected from
abuse and neglect, make provision for
the maintenance of the bureau its
work will not be done. A little later
an organization campaign will be con-
Quoted for this purpose. The records
of the bureau of child an animal pro-
lection show that during the past two
years it has cared for over 6,000
abused and neglected children and
over 10000 animals, beside more than
1000 aged infirm or helpless adults,
widows and deserted mothers with
children. This work has been done at
a cost below the average of the rest
Of the United States. and is reported
to be in many ways the best work OF
ats kind in the world.