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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-29
MORTIMER AND PELL WIN.
Beat Haughton and Cutler in Ma
tional Racquets Doubles.

BOSTON, January 29.-Three matches
were played in the national racquets dou-
bles championship tournament at the Ten
mis- and Racquet Club yesterday afternoon
and another was defaulted, bringing the
tournament down to the semi-finals, which
will be played today. One of the three
New York teams, Cyril Hatch and NAL
colin D. Whitman, did not appear for its
match against Fulton Cutting and Joshua
Crane, jr., of Boston, and defaulted, but
the other two New York teams were sue
cessful.
The champions. C. c. Pell and S. C.
Mortimer. had an easy time with Thurs
days winners, Percy D. Haughton and
John M Cutler of Boston, taking four
consecutive games and scoring total of
60 aces to q for their opponents. Haugh-
ton and Cutler made poor showing in
the first three games against the cham
pions, who let down in their play in the
fourth, which they won, 15-12.
The best and hardest match was that
between Lawrence and ]. c. Waterbury
OF New York against George r. Fearing
and Philip Stockton of Boston. The Bos-
ton players were beaten. 1913, in the first
and third games, taking the second. Is 3.
They slowed up in the fourth game. but
took the fifth and sixth, in which their op
ponents scored only IL aces. Then came
the seventh and final game, which was
decided. 17-14, in favor of the New York
err. SCI.
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PHILLIES' PITCHERS BALK.
Baumgartner and Rixey Reported as
Dissatisfied With Terms.

PHILADELPHIA, January %
Lefty Baumgartner and Eppa Rixey,
jr., the only seasoned southpaws Pat
Moran has on his list of players for
the coming season, are reported as be-
ing dissatisfied with the contracts ten
dered them by the Phillies and have
not yet signed. Baumgartner is said
to have declared he will study law at
the Chicago University before he will
accept the terms offered. He has some
time to think it over before the season
opens.
The Phillies are in need of left-hand
pitchers, and Manager Moran has been
counting on these two southpaws be-
ing of some service to the team this
year. RiXey has been nursed along for
several seasons now, but has yet to
prove himself winner. In 1915 he
pitched only ten complete games, but
took part in twenty-nine, and is cred
tied with eleven won and twelve lost.
Baumgartner did not pitch a full game
during the season. but received credit
for winning two out of the sixteen in
which he took part. Baumgartner
aroused Moran's ire last fall by get
ting married just when the team was
making it's final dash for the pennant,
end when his services were needed. 1t
is likely that the pitchers, as we'll as
Whitfield, who is also a hold-out, will
come to terms in time to go south on
the training trip.
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SATISFIED WITH EvERs.
Braves Secretary Says Offer Of
Trade Came From Cubs.

BOSTON, January 29.-At the head
quarters of the Boston National League
club there was no disposition yesterday
tention to the Chicago dispatch with
respect to the killing of trade in
volving Johnny Evers of the Braves and
Heinie Zimmerman of the Cubs, and
failing off with the statement that
Manager Stallings is making an effort
to get rid of Evers.
Business Manager Hapgood. while not
overanxious to be quoted, as he states
that the playing end is outside of his
ken, made it known that on the face of
it the statement alleged to have been
made by Manager Tinker is absurd.
I'm the first place, it is hard to under
stand why the bug is being pinned on
lions between Mr.. Stallings and Capt
Evers are entirely harmonious, and
there was no foundation for the remark
alleged to have been made by Tinker
that Stallings wanted to get rid of
Evers. The sum and substance of the
whole thing is that Mr.. Weeghman
made the oveftures to Mr.. StallinSs.
The Boston club had no intention of
making any deal or proposing any deal
until the proposition was put by Mr..
Weeghman involving a trade of Zim-
norman for Evers. The prospect of get
ting Zimmerman interested Mr.. STALL
ings, as that player is the only man in
the league he would possibly consider
as balancing up the possible loss of
Evers.
Zimmerman and Fischer might have
been an inducement as the basis for
trade AS 1 have said, 1 am not speak,
ing with any intention of making
known Mr.. Stallings' plans or ideas on
the subject, but / do know that he
would require considerable in exchange
before he would consider parting with
Evers." = - ~
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CHICAGO NOW OWNS CUBS.
Weeghman Buys Last Block Of
Stock From Ackerland.

CHICAGO, January 29.-All the stock
of the Chicago Cubs is now owned by
Chicago men. Charles Weeghman pur-
chased the block owned by Harry
Ackerland, the Cincinnati and Pitts
burgh FAM yesterday for an amount
said to be nearly double the price he
paid Frank Chance for it in 1912. What
the price was the Cub president would
not say.
If Ackerland received $4,000 for his
ton shares he made close to $4,000 on
his investment in three years. In 1913
and 1914 the Cuos paid big dividend,
and also a small one last season, so
il is known that Ackerland made a
nrofitable move when he took the stock
Of Chance when the latter had MS
trouble with Charles w. Murphy.
Manag Tinker of the Cubs is e. h gu r,
and three of the International clubs.
Secretary Harry Grabi ,nn M anI1un sea
would play the Millers at Minneapolis
April and 3.
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BASE BALL MEN BANKRUPT.
Federal League Fiasco Blamed 70,
Pittsburgh Officials, Failnre

PITTSBURGH. January 29.-Dabblins
in base ball with the Federal League
has proved costly to William A. Kerr,
vice president of the Pittsburgh Fed
eral League club, who. with his broth
or. Robert j. Kerr. also director of
the club, have been forced into bank
ruptcy.
1t is stated that the firm of William
kerrs Sons. contractors. which COM.
prises the two men mentioned, are in
voluntary bankrupts. William A.
kerr's assets are S32,6s1 and his liza
bilities $106,259.63, while those of his
brother are, assets, $5,S39.71, and liza
bi1ities, $51, 951.65.
The Kerr brothers never had any
thing to do with base ball until they
built the grand stand at Exposition
Park for the United States League club
three years ago and were forced to
take stock for their pay.
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vera1 Sweeps Bowling Leagues-G u Qunt Plays w ongh
ATHLETES BAN STILL ON.
Joint Committee Hears Case Of Dis
qualified Yale Ball Players.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, January 20
No decision was reached last night by
the Harvard Yale -Princeton eligibility
committee in charge of the cases OF the
five Yale athletes who were suspended
from college athletics last fall for re-
ceiving board while playing base ball
at Quogue, L. I.
1t is expected that the reinstatement
of the athletes will be left for Yale to
act on. and the opinion prevails on the
Yale campus that their reinstatement
will be made before the base ball sea-
son opens.
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and heard
evidence on Quogue conditions for four
hours. Last evening the committee
continued it's session until IL o'clock,
when it adjourned.
The committee included Deans Briggs
of Harvard and McClanahan of Prince
ton, and Prof. Robert Corwin, chairman
of the Yale athletic committee. Mil
burn, LIE Gore, Pumpelly, Easton and
Rhett. the five disqualified players.
stated their case before the committee.
President Crocker of the Yale Base
Ball Association said he believed the
fault of the players was merely tech
nical and unintentional and not in vio-
lation of any rule violating pure anna
teurism. William Ross Proctor, jr,
chairman of the Yale news board, and
several other undergraduates testified
in favor of the disqualified players.
President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale
University was at the afternoon ses-
sion. and Vance Mccormick, the former
mayor of Harrisburg, now a member
of the Yale corporation; George P.
Day, treasurer of Yale University, and
Henry Hobson, treasurer of the Yale
Athletic Association, also were present.
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LAND GETS SWEEP
OVER POST OFFICE
Bowls Consistently in Depart
mental League, Making
Scores of $40, Sill, Sis.
VELVETS CAPTURE MATCH
FROM THE NATIONAL FIVE
Several Clubs Win All Their Games
in Alley Circuits-Last
Nights Results.

Land Office bowled we'll in the De-
partmental League last night and made
q clean sweep over the Post Office quint.
Land not only rolled we'll. but main
tanned an even gait throughout the
match The scores of the contests by
the winners were $40. 511 and SIS.
and 101, and Neff of the losing five
registered 105, los and 1O2.
The Presidents were winners in the
Knights of Columbus League. also
making a clean sweep. Ehye's game
of 135 for the victors was about the
only exceptional mark in the whole
match.
The Velvets continued to win in the
National Capital organization, taking
two out of three from the Nationals
Arminger led the velvets and Elliott
did the best work for the Nationals.
Arminger knocked down 116 pins. 81
and 101 in his contests. and Elliott
rolled for 100, 80 and ITO.
Ridout of the District team, in the
Royal Arcanum League, got a score
of more than 100 in each of his three
contests. His counts were ITO, 1Vl ana
1O3.
Blundon rolled the highest game reg
istered in the match in the Georgetown
Commercial League. 1t was one of ia.
He fell down in his other two contests,
though, getting marks of % in one and
"a in the other. Blundon's team, the
C. and c. Supply Company. made
clean sweep over the Weavers, but not
until after it had won the roll-oh after
the third game had ended in tie at
44S pins each.
Only one player of the Mr.. Jimmie
team in the Commercial Alleys League
knocked down more than 100 pins in a
game. He was OConnell. who rolled
for 102 in his third. The Mr.. Jimmies
won the first contest of their match
with the Upholsterers by 429 to 427.
but lost both the other two
In the match between the Sioux and
Usage teams in the Red Man League
only one game as good as 100 was reg
istered, the others falling below that
mark and not one SURPRISING It. Jer-
man of the Sioux five knocked down
100 pins in his third contest, which was
the only time any player could hit the
naples accurately enough to give him
the century distinction.
The Washington Canoe Club cleaned
up the Eastern Power Boat Club in the
Nautical League in all the games rolled
in that organization, but its margin or
victory in the first was very small. The
score in the opening contest was 413 to
al. In the second game the Canoe Club
won by ten pins. and in the third by fifty.
The Mount Pleasant team came very
near getting a sweep over the Lebanon
outfit in the Masonic organization. After
winning the first two games by fairly
comfortable margins, it lost the third by
ass to ASS.
Pentalpha took the first game of its
match with Acacia, but was unable to
hold the pace and dropped the next two.
The MISUNDERSTANDING team had an
easy time taking all the games in the
match with the East Gate quint.
The scores of the matches in the bowl
ing circuits follow:
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JONES TO ACCEPT CONTRACT.
Tad Foot Ball Coach at Yale at a
$1,000 Salary.

NEW HAVEN, January 29.-Tad Jones
will sign a contract to coach the Yale
foot ball team for three years. His salary
will be $1,000. According to a man who
is in close touch with affairs at Yale,
Jones is just as certain to head foot ball
affairs here next year as if he had actual
ly signed a contract. The authorities are
waiting this formally before announcing
the acquisition of Jones. The announce
ment is a mere formalty beeause Jones
already has agreed to terms and condi-
lions.
The reports that Mike Sweeney will act
as trainer and as slant also are borne
out by later developments. although the
university athletic authorities have not
yet reached anything more than tenta-
tive agreement with the man from Hill
School. John Fitzpatrick and Walter
Camp, as assistant coaches, probably will
complete the roster.
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FULTON BEATS FLYNN.
Former Receives Referees Decision
in Bout at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. January 29.-Fred
Fulton was awarded a referees deci-
sion in the scheduled twenty-round
bout with ''Porky" Flynn at a local
arena last night. Fulton was the ag-
gressor throughout. although his OPP
ponent made a creditable showing and
had the best of the fighting.
In the fourth round Fulton was
knocked to his knees and in the
twelfth was sent down to his hands
and knees. Flynn was knocked to the
ropes in the eighth. Fulton weighed in
at go pounds before the fight and
Flynn at 202. Jim Coffey and Frank
Moran challenged the winner.
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ing. Surely in the case of the three
players mentioned. the Phillies could
well afford to let them hold out the en-
tire season, and not suffer much.
The situation in Cleveland seems to
lay dormant The bankers COMMITTEES
which has charge of the affairs of the
club, seems to have been unable
hand over $56O.OO0 for the Indians, and
it is pretty near time that some sort
of an arrangement be made which will
take care of the proposition for the
next season.
There are reasons for believing that
the original proposition made by tho
American League to loan the club
100000 to tide il over the coming sea-
son son VIII be accepted, in which event
Charles Somers would remain its presi-
dent. and he would be sure to get a lot
of assistance from other clubs in the
way of playing material.
The story is going the rounds that
Harry Sinclair may yet buy the Car
dinals. He is said to intend to stop of
at St. Louis on his way west within the
next rev days and have chat with
Owner Britton in the hope of getting
the price lowered a bit.
But the fact that he has ridded him
self of all his best players would make
it appear that he has given up all
hope of breaking into either of the big
ledSues, LOT ne Wouiu nave Deen aDl0
to make good use of his stars il he in
tended to buy the Cardinals. --s..,
Rumor has it that George Stovall is
to take Miller Higgins place. il Sin
clair closes the deal for the St. Louis
team. but that would not be a ten
strike, for Higgins is a clever manager
and very popular in the Mound city.
Ivy Wingo is badly wanted by the
Boston Braves. The big catcher who
is more than an ordinary hitter, would
do much to make the former champions
strong behind the bat, and the Cincin-
natl club, which does not want to pay
Wingo wartime salary, is willing to
let him go at a reasonable figure just to
be saved the big salary he is drawing.
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COMMERCIAL FREsHIEs WIN
Beat 0 Standardization Victor
Over N Street Freshmen

Street Vocational School bask.t
Dali team yesterday lost to the Com
merciai High School freshman five hv
~ TO 10 in a close and interesting
game at the Armstrong gymnasium,
The o Street five displayed better team
work and more basket ball than If b..
at any time this season. Another ye.r
should work wonders with the n.+er;.,
IN 'he school. Jones and Hurd were
Ihe stars in the game. Carter and
iFier OF the Commercial squad were
good for the Stenograp pliers.
Cordozo school boys ran away from
II to 4: The Cardozo boys played in as
good form as they have at any time
inns season ami deserved to win. Har-
T p ana chambers for M Street and
Powell and Marshall for Cardozo were
the stars.
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BURK CANNOT BE SOLD.
Old Injunction Against Pittsfed
Pitcher Still in Force.

PITTSBURGH. January 2s.-The sin
junction obtained last summer by the
indianapolis Athletic Association be-
1ore Judge Reid. which restrained the
Exposition Park Association, operating
the local Federal League club. from
using sanford Burk. the star twirler of
the Hoosiers who hurdled to the Reb-
els still is in effect and may prevent
the sale of the pitcher to the Minneap-
Oils team of the American Association.
Inc Injunction. despite the peace
pact never has been withdrawn, and
James G: McGill. president of the In
dlanapolis team, says he has no inten-
ti0n OF asking that it be discontinued.
me Injunction prevents the Federal
league from playing or selling Burk
ana the local team is under $1,000 bond
10 respect the courts ruling.
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GARDNER WINS GOLF FINAL.
Belleair Championship Captured by
Providence PLAYER.

BELLEAIR HEIGHTS, Fla. Jam
uary 2s.-The January golf tourna-
ment at Belleair was finished yester-
day with DIR. c. H. Gardner, of Provi-
dence the winner of the first prize.
Gardner had a strong opponent in w.
A. Lawhead of Minneapolis, but Card
ner's cool playing won the final match.
The scores:
First division-Dr. c. II. Gardner de-
feated W. A. Lawhead. and 4.
Second DIVISION. c. Head defeated
D. N. Winton, g and l.
Third division-W. c. Cook defeated
Stanley Morrill,. up.
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BY Il. C. BYRD.

Georgetown is to play George Wash
ington tonight in the second basket
ball game in which the two have faced
this season. The Blue and Gray won
the other contest by margin Of three
or four points. and is expecting just as
hard battle tonight. The game will
take place on the Y. NJ. c. A. floor. the
other having been played at George
town.
This will be the first appearance OF
the George Washington quint under the
direction of it's new coach. George Col
lflower. There will be many followers
of the downtown institution present to
see what change has been wrought in
the makeup of the team, and whether
it has improved in it's general play
The contest is sure to be one OF more
than the average interest and, though
Georgetown won before. the odds on
the game seem to be about even.
Georgetown was given a harder game
last night by the Brooklyn Polytechnic
Institute than it expected. The northern
ers fought the Blue and Gray to stand
still. and were barely beaten by count
of 20 to H. Both teams played hard, and
there were many personal fouls commit
ted. BY consent of Georgetown, at least
one player of the Brooklyn five was al
lowed to remain in the game after he had
been guilty of four personal, fouls. So
often were fouls called that it was the
margin Georgetown gained in having
better tosser from the foul line than the
visitors which gave it the victory. Kelley
threw the bail into the basket ten times,
while Cherr, who did that task for the
visitors. got only five counts In the
second half of the game the total field
goals thrown by both quints was one each,
a rather remarkable circumstance.
The Army and Navy Props won from
Eastern by 3o to "a, and Business, got a
victory over the st. Adams aggregation
by % to Is. Both games were we'll played,
comparatively speaking, and while the
winners were expected to finish in
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There is a general disposition in both
leagues now to have the cirSs owned in
the cities which they represent. 1t is
figured that by this system interest in the
game will be stimulated in every city of
the circuit
Harry Lord. who got Comiskey to give
him his unconditional release that he
might become part owner of the Portland,
Me-, club. and then signed with the Buff
falo Feds, again is seeking to become a
magnate. There always was some doubt
whether Lord was sincere in his claim
to want to buy into the Portland club at
that time. But he is on the square with
it now. and hopes to be able to get an
interest in that club. Portland is Lords
home. and with him at its head the club
should prove money maker.
Frank Baker now knows that the war
is over. and is growing anxious as to
where he is to play next season He says
that il he plays at all it will be with
the Yankees. 1t is understood that Capt.
Huston is to make him a final offer within
the next few days, and if this is not ac-
ceptable no further attention will be paid
to Baker, and he will be allowed to go
his way. 1t stands to reason that the
New York club will first have to get per-
with Baker: for he still is the property
Of the Athletics. and Mack will want to
be paid a neat sum for his former slug
ger. But he would not be much disap-
pointed il he could not. sell him at all,
which would mean Baker would be idle
all next season.
1t seems strange that Eppa Rixey,
the former Virginia college pitcher,
who was with the winning
Phillies last season, and Baumgartner,
another left-handed pitcher, are hold
ing out for an increase of salary,
though neither did much to help the
Phillies win in the last campaign.
Outflelder Whitfield is another one of
the champions who thinks he is under
paid. 1t would seem that these are not
times when players should be SO par
about the salary they are draw
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Dertineut Comment
J , @199 zsS;7ae$ T@$
By ]. ED GRILLO.

By ]. ED GRILLO.
By purchasing the stock in the Cubs which held by Harry
Akerland of Pittsburgh Weeghman and his associates have
ceeded in having the Cubs owned entirely Chicago
Ackerand the only alien identified with the Cubs Taft
sold and decided that would be the best OF
the club buy his stock have property
Chicago people
If Ackerand has made fortune out of his
Stock which he bought for $4,000 Frank 1912
said sold $4,000 drawing considerable dividends
for several
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-29

Molla Bjurstedt, women's national lawn
tennis champion, lays down three rules
for those who would succeed in lawn
tennis: First, hit the ball hard: second,
hit it where your opponent cannot get it;
third. keep your temper. and your tongue
between your teeth.
1'y Cobb agrees with the first two. but
not with the last. And picture Johnny
Evers obeying section 9, rule 3.
Despite the big batting percentages of
Benny Kauff and Lee Magee last season,
they left all the Federal League fences
standing.
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Said Tinker to Evers, by chance: well,
here we are, back in the same show
again. No matter where we are chased,
we always run into money. Who was it
that IUt .iat 7;i,ss on us, Johnny