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Evening star., 1916-12-14
INDOOR GOLF SEASON ON
Schools in New York and Chicago
Already Are Open for
Business.

The indoor golf season has started in
New York and Chicago. With the
close of the outdoor season. when snow
ting greens are trampled areas of ice,
the indoor experts transport their
clubs to the Office and thence to their
locker at the indoor school. The OPEN
ing of the net game provides many
who have been severally and collective
iy trounced during the summer to get
ample revenge, for many players who
could not get around their course in
better than 80 in the heated DAYS romp
around a 6.5oo-yard indoor course in
the low 70s. 1t Is all matter of ac-
curacy with the irons. and particularly
with the mashie. There are several
makes of nets in use. The more COM
mon one. invented and built by George
O'Neil Of Chicago. has nine bags, per-
mltting the player to pick his club and
put the ball in the bag which the dis
lance TO be covered calls for. Another
invented by Charles B. Cory Of the
WINDY city has strip of canvas run
ming down the center with the bags on
each side. hit on the strip of can
vas rings bell denoting a good drive.
An arransement is made by which the
down through a tube and comes out ON
the sanded strip of carpet used for a
putting green.
Two years ago one Of the local de-
partment stores had q pair of nets
and one of the local professionals took
charge and gave lessons. Last year the
Riding and Hunt Club had a net. but
as the climate of Washington permits
the golfer to get out on the links
the greater part of the year, the in
door game did not gain a foothold here
There is no doubt that practice at the
net affords the player an Opportunity
to get and keep his swing in order.
but he cannot tell what would happen
to the ball after it strikes the net.
The Metropolitan Golf Association at
Its recent meeting passed rule
barring all golfers from participating
in the amateur title event given BY the
association who are not residents in
the Metropolitan district for at least
six months of every year Last year
the entry of Nelson NJ Whitney of New
Orleans. who is member of the sum-
mer colony at Southampton, was re-
fused, and then the refusal was with
drawn and Whitney permitted to play.
The new rule also bars Eben NJ Byers
Of Pittsburgh.
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WILSON PRINCETON CAPTAIN
Member of Famous Foot Ball Fam.
lily to Lead 1917 Team.

PRINCETON. y. J., December IL
Marion R. Wilson, member of a famous
foot ball family. yesterday was elected
captain of the 1917 varsity Princeton
foot ball team.
Wilson. a native of Einghamton, N.
T.. played end on last seasons Tiger
eleven. He was out of the game with
an injury in the early part of the sea-
soL. but played In the closing battles of
the campaign- He is in his Junior year
at Princeton.
Tom Wilson. a brother of Marion, was
a member of the Princeton line in 1911
and was picked by many as an ALL
American guard that year. Alex will
son. another brother. captained the
Yale eleven in 1915.
A fourth member Of the family, Dom
aid Wilson. last season played on the
Central High School team OF Bingham
ton and was rated one of the best scho-
lastic linemen III the state. 1t is ex-
pectcd that Donald will enter Prince
ton when his scholastic career is COM
pleted. The father of the four also
played foot ball.
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STALLINGS NOW MENTIONED
AS MANAGER FOR THE CUBS
Weeghman Willing to Assume Big Contract
of Braves Leader-Bender and Cra-
vath to Become Pilots.

a chance for him to succeed in this
for the good reason that Callahan con-
siders Schultz one of the best hitters
in the league. and, like Cravath. he
can hit them as far as anybody.
Nothing came up in the HERMANN
Dreyfuss feud at the National League
meeting yesterday. The league mag
mates kept themselves busy with other
more important matters. and neither
Hermann nor Dreyfuss got chance
to say a word.
1t would not be at all surprising II
Dreyfuss changed his mind about the
stand he threatened to take against
Hermann, for he must realize that
there Is nothing to be gained by his
opposing Hermann. The other seven
clubowners have their minds set on
having Hermann continued at the
head Of the national commission, and
tho American League will vote unani-
mously for the Cincinnati man.
According to H. H. Frazee. who is in
Chicago for the American League
meeting. in the event of his being un-
able to induce Bill Carrigan to con-
tinue as manager of the team he will
engage Jack Barry for the position.
the best managers in the history of the
game-Connie Mack and Bill Carrigan
should be most competent to handle
the Red Sox. Incidentally. he is one
OF the best second baSemen IN the
league and one of those players who,
while never blessed with a remarka BILE
batting average, gets his hits at the
most opportune times.
The American League meeting, slated
to begin today. will. as usual. be most
harmonious. There seldom Is any
strife at the conferences of the john
son organization.
There may be few trades pulled OF,
but 1t Is not likely that the Washing
ton club will figure in any of these.
That there will be general reductions in
salary among the players is assured.
1t is one thing Ban Johnson will insist
upon. for it is necessary to get the
game back on a paying basis.
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an emergency. this matter also was left
to the same committee for a report
next February.
There was quite lively discussion
over the question whether players un.
der contract. but not actually taking
part in championship games. should be
included in a clubs limit of twenty
two players. 1t was finally settled
that every player under contract is to
be counted in the twenty-five allowed
to each club. as voted on at Tuesdays
session.
By unanimous vote the league will
take adequate care of John B. Day,
former owner and one Of the founders
Of the New York club. during the re-
mainder of his life. This veteran re-
Gently suffered a paralytic stroke, and
as 1t is understood that he lost almost
his entire fortune during the brother
hood fight, the club owners decided
that Days strenuous efforts for tho
welfare of the game should be recog-
nized and appreciated by the National
Leauge.
Presidents Ebbetts, Dreyfuss and Sec.
retary Heydler were appointed a com.
mittee to draft suitable resolutions on
the recent death Of former President-
Secretary Nick E. Young.
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LOCAL COLLEGES PREPARING
FOR 1917 FOOT BALL SEASON
Harder Schedules to Be Played Next Year
Than We're Attempted Last Fall-Gal-
laudet Winner at Basket Ball.

Mike Raedy will captain the Business
High School eleven next year. Raedy
was elected by the letter men Of the
played in the backneid last season and
proved consistent throughout the en-
tire SCHEDULED His work on the Of
eensive was particularly commendable.
Raedys election was followed by .
at the high school. Brief talks were
made by Principal Allan Davis. Super
intendent Of Schools Thurston and
others
Gallaudet's basket ball team had lit
tie trouble downing the quint repre-
senting Baltimore City College in the
opening OF the local collegiate schedule
yesterday. The Kendall Greeners proved
to be in much better physical condition.
running up the majority Of their points
in the second half. The team from Bal
timore showed well by comparison in
the first half, but when the local five
got going there was no question al to
to 2s. ~ A' ' W." -
r. Wenger and whitman played brill
liantly for Gallaudet. Both are vet
Grams OF last years team and seem not
work of the guards in the first half left
much to be desired, but the improve
ment in the second period was very no.
ticeable.
George King, former Friends School
athlete, has been elected to the cap
taincy Of the Harvard Cross Country
team for next year. King starred par.
ticularly in basket ball and jumping
while at Friends.
Eastern Highs basket ball team made
poor showing against the Quint rep.
resenting Friends School in its open.
ing game yesterday. The high schoo
five got the short end Of . 2s-to-6%
score. King Of Friends led In the
goal-shooting, his work from the fiooI
being exceptional. Twelve times Kina
tossed the ball through the basket
Harrison, Friends other forward, made
eight goals from the door and eight
from the foul line.
Pi and Alpha-Beta were winners OF
the basket ball games played last night
in the Phi Mu Sigma Fraternity
League. ri was victor in its contes,
with Chi by Al to 20. and Alpha-Beta
took the measure Of Mu-Beta by 20
to 13. Huntemann did some excellent
work at center for Pi, and Demonet
starred at forward for Chi in that
game and Culligan featured at for
ward for Alpha-Beta against Mu-Beta,
Huntemann formerly played center at
the Maryland State College and Guilt
gan was the star of the Business High
quint for two years.
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CONTRACTS IS TOPIC
National League Will Discuss
New Form Today.
CUTS IN SALARY ASSURED

NEW YORK. December 1.-THE
magnates of the National League. who
have been in annual session here since
Tuesday, resumed their deliberations
| today with Indications that they will
take final adjournment some time to-
morrow. The proposed changes in the
rules governing the world series are up
for discussion today. 1t appears very
certain that the series will be extended
to nine games and that all the players
will share in the spoiis. II the American
League agrees.
Another topic is the new players con-
tract recently drawn up by the national
commission. Although the contract is
said to contain clauses which may
bring forth protests from the players
fraternity. it's adoption Is considered
probable. One of the clauses objection
able to the fraternity stipulates that
when a major league player is sent
back to the minors during the season
ne VIII have to accept the minor league
salary and not the salary called for in
the major league contract
1t appears certain that all clubs will
inaugurate policy of salary retrench-
ment to compensate for the high pay
many players have been receiving since
the war with the Federal League.
Talk for Eight Hours.
While the National League club own
ers spent almost eight hours in talk at
their session yesterday. Secretary Heyd-
Ter says that great deal remained to
be done, and 1t is probable that the an
nual meeting may not be finished until
tomorrow.
A great part Of the session was taken
up in discussing a proposition made by
President Baker Of the Philadelphia
club to amend the constitution so that
no player could be released after Au-
gust 1 each year unless all the clubs in
the league were asked for waivers. This
was to prevent trades of players whioh
might strengthen leading clubs in the
pennant race. but it was pointed out
that it might also work against clubs
in the second division which might de-
sire to make trades. The question was
referred to a committee. which is to re-
port back at the schedule meeting next
February.
The New York club was desirous of
making 1t imperative that no more
than two championship games could be
played on the same day by any club.
AS there is no rule governing the num-
Der OF games that might be played in
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M'CHESNEY ROLLS
BIC TENP|N SCORES
Obtains Counts of 225, 201
and PAP for Interior,
Which Wins Match.
SCOTT HIGH IN DUCKPINS
HIGH IN DUCKPINS
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

knights Of Columbus League
Santa Marfas vs.) Ferdinands;
Champlafns VS.. Ovandos.
Columbia League-Congressi
ais agt. Schlitz.
Agricultural Interbureau League
Solicitors w. States Relations.
Post ONCE Club Leasue-De-
livery vs.. Registry.
Departmental League Navy
Land.
National Capital League-In-
glesides VS.. G. p. o.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
League-Disburse VS.. Penn
sylvania.
Navy Yard League-Miscella-
neOus vs.. Radio.
NJ a n c LeaEue-Nayal vs..
King Solomon, St. Johns vs..
Washington Centennial, Lebanon
vs.. Pentalpha.
Capital City League-Rafterys
VS.. Easterns.
Bureau Of Engraving and Print-
ing League-Nationals vs.. Elec-
tricians.
Commercial Lengue-WashinS-
ton Railway vs.. Barber 4 Ross.
Alexandria City League-Vir-
gfninnS VS.. SnOrters.
Evening star., 1916-12-14
Charley Hickman Again to Coach,

MORGANToWN. w. Va. December
14.-Charles T. Hickman. major league
base ball player for a number of years
and for the past two years base ball
coach at West Virginia University, has
signed contract to coach the 1917
team.
Evening star., 1916-12-14
BY J. ED GRILLo.

That George Stallings. the miracle
man of the Braves, may become man
ager of the Chicago Cubs is one of the
possibilities of the National League
meeting being held in New York.
Owner Haughton of the Braves is
willing to part with Stallings, who
has big f1ve-year contract, in which
event he would appoint Fred Mitchell,
who now is the teams scout and coach.
Mitchell also is wanted by the Cub
management to succeed Joe Tinker.
Stallings would do wonders with a
team like the Cubs. which with few
changes has strength enough to be
winner.
There is no more competent manager
than Stallings, and he has performed
many notable things in base ball. The
victories in the world
series few years ago. when he put
the Connie Mack team to rout, still Is
fresh In the memory of the fans. STALL
ing never has had a failure in base ball
IN either major or minor leagues.
Chief Bender, who finished the last
season with the Phillies. will manage
tne loronto International League club.
bender should make good both as a
manager and pitcher. for in that COM
pany he probably will be able to fool
the batters for several years to come.
Gravy Cravath, who has the reputa-
.1on OF being a real slugger, seems to
pe through in major league base ball.
The Phfllies have given him permission
TO go to the coast, where he will be-
come manager Of one of the clubs
OF that league.
Gavvy ought to hold his own on the
coast. and he probably will establish a
new home-run record for that circuit.
Cravath, with his long experience,
ought to make good as manager.
Pat Moran is trying to get Frank
Schultz of the Pirates to fill Cravath's
place in right field. but there is hardly
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name their new manager at the meet
ing here. They have been working on
Bill Carrigan since they acquired the
champions, but so far no announce
ment has come from them that they
have been successful in signing him
again.
Evening star., 1916-12-14

McChesney last night rolled three
games of more than 200 each for the
Interior team in the Washington Ten
pin League. The Interior bowlers took
the measure Of the Pioneers in two Of
the three contests. and the victories
were largely due to the excellent play
ing of McChesney and Miller. McChes-
ney got a count of R25 in his opener,
rolled 201 in the second and knocked
down 242 in the third. Miller toppled
1919 pins in his first effort, but got an
even 200 in each Of his other two.
The Grand Centrals proved too strong
for the Palace five in the National Cap
ital League, winning two of the three
games. Johnny Vaeth. in the anchor
position, did the best work for the
winners, his marks of 124, 100 and 113
exceeding those Of any other player
Evening star., 1916-12-14
ZEIGLER'S DOGS TRIUMPH.
Comanche Rap and Mary Montrose
to Fore in Field Trials.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. December IA
Dogs owned by William Zeigler. jr., of
New York city have won two of the
three Money places in the derby stake
Of the Southern Field Trials Club.
First place was won by Comanchie
Rap. owned by Mr.. Zeigler, and handled
BY Avant. Second money was won by
Master Harry. owned by Harry Ed
wards of Cleveland and handled by
Ooxier. and third money went to Mary
Montrose. also owned by Mr.. Ziegler
and naEdled by Armstrong.
Evening star., 1916-12-14

team in the Masonic League, getting
109, III and 1875 scores for a 351 set.
Columbia made a sweep.
The scores of last nights matches:
Evening star., 1916-12-14
COLUMBIA DUcKPIN LEAGUE.

Totals. 5OOs471 482 Totals. 46Os471 4ss
sPhelps won roll-of
Evening star., 1916-03-09
JUBILEE SINGERS ARE
HEARD BY PRESIDENT
Fisk University Quartet Gives Sew
eral Selections at White House
and Is Congratulated.

Melodious quartet voices of negro
jubilee singers were heard in the cabi-
net room of the White House today for
the first time since the erection of the
presidential offices. President Wilson
himself requested the songs and stood
delighted while the quartet rendered
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" steal
Away" and Lord, I want to Be, Sol
der The singers were from Fisk
University, Nashville. Tenn. They have
sung in many parts of the world. They
went to the White House to meet the
President, being accompanied by Rev
C. H. Stepteau. pastor of the Metropoli-
tan A NJ. L. Church of this city. The
new Secretary of War, Newton d.
Baker. was with the President when
the singers arrived.
The President asked them to wait in
the cabinet room until his conference
was concluded, as he would like to
hear them. They did so. After singing
for the President and receiving his
thanks and congratulations, they went
into one of Secretary Tumulty's pri
vate rooms and there rendered three
or four other songs, to the delight Of
a large audience admitted to hear them,
including some distinguished members
of Congress.
Evening star., 1916-03-09
Annual Report Ready.

1t was announced that the annual re-
port of the society for 1915 would be
ready for distribution the coming week
and will be sent to the various con-
tributors and volunteers and other
friends of the society. Additional copies
may be obtained upon request at the
headquarters of the society, Social
Service House, 923 II street northwest.
\ report from the finance committee,
Milton r. Allies. chairman, shows that
the Associated Charities and Citizens
Relief Association have still a fourth of
their budgets to raise in order to COM
plete the fiscal year.
Those in attendance were President
Cuno II. Rudolph, Hennen Jennings,
William II. Baldwin, col Archibald
Hopkins. DR.. George NJ. kober. Miss
Helen Nicolay. Mrs. Charles W. Richard
son. DR.. willard S. Small, Miss Florence
p. Spoford. M. George S. Wilson and
Dr. Loren 3. T. Johnson.
Evening star., 1916-03-09
Churchill Makes Charges.

Col. Churchill charged Mr.. Balfour
with using every parliamentary device
of which he was master to make an ef-
fective reply. He said that the first
lord had put the charges which he,
Churchill, had brought in crudely ex
aggerated form.
Cot Churchill said that he agreed
that there was no reason for alarm as
to the strength of readiness of the
navy All he desired to do was to
sound a note of necessary warning. and
he was only restrained by regard for
public interest from making it still
stronger.
IF We could associate" he said the
guiding power of Lord Fisher with the
carrying on of Lord Fishers policy
great public advantage would result.
Evening star., 1916-03-09
MARKET FOR COTTON GOODS.
Straits Settlements Import $14,c00.-
COO a Year. S22 600 From the U. S.

Cotton goods manufacturers of the
United States are overlooking a big
market in the Straits Settlements. ac-
cording to Ralph NJ Odell, the bureau
of foreign and domestic commences
special agent on cotton goods. He has
just completed a study of the cotton
goods markets there. and has embodied
the results in monograph which the
bureau has just issued. He pointed out
that there is a market there for S14,-
100000 worth of cotton goods. and the
United States gets but $4,000 of this.
He does not find British importing
houses averse to taking the American
product. but he does say that the chief
obstacle to the American trade in these
products is the lack of an American
importing firm.
Evening star., 1916-03-09
Protested Ruling Not Made.

Hundreds of letters and kilograms
have flooded the Department of Com
merce within the last three days pro-
testing against an alleged ruling of the
department that masters of vessels
carrying freight could not take their
wives and children with them nor could
they carry stevedores from dock to
dock because they were passengers.
Secretary Redfeld said that the dc
partment had made no such ruling. and
he was at a loss to understand how the
idea got about.
Evening star., 1916-03-09
To Talk on Use of Schools.

THE Development of the Movement
for the Wider Use of the School Plant
is to be the subject of an address by
Edward ]. Ward of the United States
bureau OF education at a meeting to-
morrow night of the Home and School
Association of Eastern High School at
the school building.
Evening star., 1916-03-09
Charles B. Leet. Jr.. Sentenced.

Justice Siddons. presiding in Criminal
Division / yesterday. sentenced Charles
j. Leet, jr.. to serve eighteen months at
Occoquan on his plea of guilty to the
charge OF robbery. A further sentence
OF two years in the penitentjary on q
third count in the indictIueut charging
larceny from the United States was i'm
posed. but suspended by the court Lect
took quantity OF candy and a small
amount Of money for which the work
house term was imposed. lie also took
some postage stamps. which required
the imposition of sentence in the
penitentiarN. The prisoner Will serve
the term at Dccoquan, but will be on
probation not to repeat the crime of
stealing from Uncle Sam.
Evening star., 1916-03-09
RETIRED OFFICERS ADVANCED.
Five Are Given the Rank Of Major
General.

BY direction of the President the fol-
lowing named officers of the retired
list of the army, having been commits
stoned, by and with the advice OF the
Senate as major generals in the army
with rank from March 4. 1918, are
placed upon the retired list of the
army, with the rank specified:
With the retired pay of major gen.
eral-Brig. Gen. Frank D. Baldwin.
With the retired pay of brigadier
general-Brig. Gems. Jacob F. Kent,
Thomas NJ. Anderson. James H. Wilson
and Peter J. Osterhaus.
The advancement by commission. un-
der the provisions of law, of Brig. Gen.
William NJ. Graham, United States
Army, retired, since deceased. to the
grade of major general on the retired
list from March 4, 1915, is announced.
Evening star., 1916-03-09

United States ambassador in Mexico.
Unofficial reports have reached Wash
ington from the west coast of Mexico
that Mexican de facto government Of
ficials disposed of five rebel generals
captured in Sonora by dropping them
over the rail of a ship on which they
were being taken to Manzanillo. The
generals were Francisco Crbalejo,
Jesus Trujillo Fructuoso MendeZ. Juan
Banderas and Manuel Bachomo. MeXi
can officials have stated that these
revolutionary leaders were executed,
without giving details.
Evening star., 1916-03-09
Will of August Schmidt.

The will of August Schmidt, dated
Nav Is, 1890, and modified by codicil
of June 2s, 1892. has been offered for
probate. y life interest in the entire
estate is vested in the wife. Meta
Schmidt. AT her death anv of the prop
erty remaining is to go to the children.
Evening star., 1916-03-09
WILL PRESENT CREDENTIALS.
Mexican Envoy to Make Bow on Ar
rival of Ambassador Fletcher.

Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican am
bassador designate. probably will pre-
sent his credentials soon after the ar
rival here of Henry P. Fletcher. who
left Chile yesterday for Washington
preparatory to going to his post as
Evening star., 1916-03-09
CHURCHILL ST|RS
FEELING IN BRITAIN
Political Atmosphere Highly
Charged as Result of Accu-
sations in Commons.
SENSATIONAL REPLY
MADE BY A. J. BAlFOUR
Declares Utterances of Predecessors
on Navy Are Unfortunate In
Form and Substance.

LONDON. March 9.-There are man!
evidences of a highly charged pohtlcal
atmosphere as a result of Col. Winston
Spencer ChurchiIl's sensational reap
pearance in the house of commons
Tuesday and the equally sensational
reply to Col. Churchill made yesterday
by Arthur J. Balfour, first lord of the
admiralty.
"Is Col. Churchill preparing to re-
turn to politics." is the question on
many lips. Yesterday he attended a
meeting of a self-appointed committee
of liberals. who suggested to him that
he ought to come back into the parlla :
mentary forum. Col. Churchill replied,
according to those present, with a
speech .criticising the work of the ad-
miralty and said he was gravely con-
sidering what course it was his duty
to pursue.
Col. Churchilrs intentions in TINS re-
spect are of such Importance that the
morning newspapers today show re-
luctance to hazard any guesseS, al
though none of them hesitate to CEN
sure, even more harshly than yester-
day, the manner in which he brought
himself back into the limelight.