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The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
COMMISSIONS ACTION
AWAITED BY PLAYERS

Chicago, Dec. 2-Upon the action taken
by the National Commission may depend
whether the Players Fraternity, headed
by Dave Fultz, calls Its threatened strike.
Owners of both leagues declare that the
proposed new contracts have not been
drawn up with a view to pouring oil on
the troubled waters. but 50 as to stand
the tests OF the courts in future squab-
bles. Three drafts will be submitted to
the commission today. All are said to
contain the reserve clause but with a
new wording. The same Is true of the
ten-day release feature.
Whether the comissioh will hold aloof
in the squabble between the National
Association of Baseball Clubs and the
fraternity was in doubt. 1t was not be-
heved likely the commission would make
any effort to induce the National Asso-
citation to change its plans with reference
to the fraternity. but would leave it up
to the fraternity to make the next move.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
S. with Jess willard and was knocked

to talk business with Jess willard and knocked
speecheSs
Even though the price Of baseball is FOing up.
the club owners not weeping Weeps. The price
Of players is going down.
II recent rumors concerning baseball salaries are
true. the players on ordinary big league team
will get only twice much Connie Mack pays
Joe otyeri take notice Three things that 70
semble a wop-A dried herring, a beer barrel and
a rotten egg dried herring has a perculiAr
Snell-so has q Wop. 4 beer hsuel is usually full
Of beer-so is a wop. "A rotten egg is no good.
neither is q wop. P. S. growler is a tin pail
with a wop attached TO it.
II had dollar for every empty seat at Yale
bowl last week. I would have enough coin TO buy
one secondhand talking machine needle
II John K. Tene- was q football player, one would
need q number to identify him.
Yet the Cubs might avert a great deal Of con-
fusion by numbering their managers 90 the fans
would not miss overnight appointee.
Austria's new manager started out by claiming
the pennant, just as II his name was Clark Griffith
instead Of Charles the Ff
BY all means have all the clubs in the worlds
series receptS Also nng in the special writers
the spectators and the sEeculators.
Princess Kawansnakoa wants one Of the new
battleships named after Hawaii. Or II not Hawai-
then Hula Hula or wicky wacky Woo.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
MOHAWKS Will PLAY
final GAME TODAY
Claimants to Independent Title to Meet
Strong Southerns.

The Mohawk Athletic Club. claimants
of the District independent football title,
will play their last game Of the season
this afternoon at Union League Park
when they meet the strong southern
team, challengers for the title.
Manager Mcclure, Of the Indians, Is
basing his claim to the District title upon
the fact that his team earlier in the sea-
son defeated the Vigilants, holders Of the
title for six years, and inasmuch as these
two elevens have not met since, in fact.
the Vigilants having failed to play an
other game, he seems justified in claim
ing the title upon the grounds that his
team has not suffered a single defeat
The Indians, in an effort to keep their
record for the season clean, Will present
their regular lineup, as the formidable
aggregation which they are to meet under
the name of the Southerns. will, In all
probability, require the hardest kind OF
playing to defeat. Should the Mohawks
win today's game, Manager Mcclure has
stated that he no doubt will line his
charges up against an All-Star team next
Sunday, as he believes his eleven capable
Of defeating any team that can be picked.
As an assurance Of competent ofhci-
ating in today's game. Jack Hegarty h0
been secured to referee. Bill McCaffrey
will umpire, and Johnny Gilroy. George
towns famous half back, will act as head
hnesman.
The game is scheduled to start at 2:SO
p. m.
The probable lineup follows:
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
Six Georgetown Players
On Heralds Mythical Team

The days OF mythical elevens is here.
The so-termed football experts through
out the country are busy now hammering
out what they expect to be an unques-
tionable selection Of All-Americans, ALI
Eastern. All-Western, and so many other
''alls," that the gridiron fans will have
plenty of time and records on which to
draw his own conclusions.
In naming an all-star combination pick
ed from the South Atlantic division, there
is but two teams stand out prominently.
and Lee. Glancing over the box which
accompanies this story, It will be found
that six OF the Blue and Gray warriors
are named for the honor roll on the first
team, while the Lexington Generals are
given three. Virginia one. and Carolina
one.
On the second team Georgetown Is given
three positions, while Washington and
Lee gathers two and Curley Byrds Mary
land Staters two. The balance Of the team
is made up OF athletes from Virginia Mil
itary Institute, Virginia Polytechnical In
stitute. North Carolina and the Carolina
Aggies.
One might be led to believe that be-
cause of the Georgetown team being a
local eleven Is the reason for the par
tiality shown the Hilltoppers, but this Is
not the case. There is no denying the fact
that the Hilltoppers' steam roller this
season Is one OF the best that has ever
been developed in this vicinity.
Many of the New York experts in rank
ing the teams of the country have placed
the Hilltoppers in sixth position, because
of their powers as a scoring machine.
Washington and Lee has laid claim to the
South Atlantic title, along with the Hill
toppers, but 1t Is hard to understand on
what grounds the Generals base their
claim, as they >are not even considered
In the ranking Of the team, and outside
Of scoring a victory over Lieut.. Ingram S
Navy eleven. they have done nothing SEN
sational this season.
Georgetown's right to the title is based
on the facts that its powerful scoring
machine is the second best In the country
and any of the clubs in this section,
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
MOHAWK JUNIORS ARE
AFTER LOCAL TEAMS

The Mohawk Juniors are out with .
defy to all the football teams IN or around
the District for the 12o-pound champion
ship. Neither the Truxtons nor the
Parks have any right to lay claim 20 the
championship. as the Juniors have defeat
ed the Parks and will play the Trxtons
at any place and at any date. The win
ner OF today's battle Will have 70 play
the Juniors before they can lay clatm
to the championship.
The Rufnex A c. also has a claim In
and the juniors are without a game for
every Sunday in this month. so II IL up
to one OF these teams to sit up and take
notice, as the Juniors are overanxious to
play some games before the season
closes, and would like to hear from one
of the aforementioned teams as soon as
possible.
All challenges should be addressed to
Manager Earl Gordon. Mohawk Athletic
Club, 1880 Pennsylvania avenue south
east
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
noel HOUSE LEAGUE
IS READY TO START
Royals Play Mercedes in Opening
Game at Rosedale December 6.

The Noel House Basketball League
will start its second season with a game
between the Royals and Mercedes on
| December g. There are four teams In
the league representing the clubs known
as the Mercedes, Federals, Metropolitans
and Royals.
A total OF twenty-four games will be
played. and 1t is expected that the teams
will be more evenly balanced than they
were last season. The Metropolitans, a
new Organization at Noel House, has a
membership Of twenty players to pick
from and they will give q good account
of themselves. The Mercedes, known
last year as the Nationals, have been
considerably strengthened with the ad-
dition OF Connors, who Is q fast forward
and one Of the best shots In the gym. "
The schedule of games for the season,
including the annual athletic meet, is
as follows:
December 6, Royals vs. Mercedes; II,
Federals VS.. Metropolitans; IS, Mercedes
VS.. Metropolitans; 20, Royals VS.. Fed
erals.
January 3. Royals VS.. Metropolitans
., Mercedes VS.. Federals; II, Mercedes
vs. Royals; %. Federals VS.. Royals.
February S, Metropolitans VS.. Royals;
5. Federals VS.. Mercedes; IA. annual
athletic meet; 10, Metropolitans VS..
Mercedes; 26. Metropolitans VS.. Federals;
%. Royals VS.. Mercedes.
March 5, Mercedes VS.. Metropolitans;
Royals VS.. Federals; II, Metropolitans
VS.. Royals: Is, Mercedes VS.. Federals; 1s,
Royals VS.. Metropolitans; S, Metropoli-
tans VS.. Mercedes; 2S, Mercedes Vs.
Royals.
April 2. Metropolitans VS.. Federals: L
Federals vs. Royals; 9. Federals vs.
Mercedes; 16, Federals VS.. Metropolitans.
Home team named first
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
Tennis ASSOCIATION
HOLDS FIRST Meeting
President Leech Awards Prizes to Sea.
sons Winners.

Fully two hundred tennis enthusiasts
gathered around the tables In the Crystal
Room Of the New Ebbftt last night at the
first annual dinner Of the Washington
Tennis Association. comprised Of the De-
partmentaI League. and the Columbia.
Chevy Chase and Dumbarton Clubs.
A. Y. Leech, Jr., president of the asso-
eiation, acted as toastmaster, and inter
estng talks were given by Paul B. VII
ltams. National Field Secretary OF the
United States Lawn Tennis Association.
b wallis Merrihew, Editor of "Ameri-
can Lawn Tennis.'' and Frederick B.
Alexander. national doubles champion
from lsO TO 1910 and InternationAlist m
isA Among the local speakers were Col
miInam w. Harts. superintendent OF Pub
nc Builoings and Grounds, Colonel
Charles w. Kutz, Engineer Commission
er. e. l. Thurston. superintendent of
schools.
Secretary williams talk wa, with re-
gard to Junior and boys tennis, ana
he brought out several interesting facts
In this connection, probably the most IN
teresting being the proposed plan for next
years events when II IL planned 70 hold
tournaments for the younger player, in
certain designated large cities the win
ners to play for the sectional titles ana
these winners TO meet for the national IL
tie
Mr.. Merihew brought out tn. tmpor-
tance OF following both the written and
''unwr1tten' rules Of the game which
should be followed and ended his talk
with an exceptionally interesting descrip-
tion Of the match between williams and
johnson for the 1916 national title.
Fred Alexander chose as his topic Z
Remember" and gave many interesting
career on the courts.
Probably Of most interest TO local play
ers were the plans outlined by Col Harts
with regard to additions to be made for
municipal recreation. especially for ten
MS. Col. Harris stated that in addition
TO the thirty-f1ve courts now IN use four
additional are being built and within the
next year or SO he hopes to run the total
up to sixty or so. He stated that before
very long East Potomac Park will be open
ed up. thirty-four new courts will be built
there and car, service will be provided,
and until these lines are put In operation
the ferry can be used. In addition to
these courts. a clubhouse, with showers
and all necessary equipment, TO accom-
modate $500, will be built The colonel
was given a vote Of thanks for the work
already accomplished.
Trophies and prizes won by the asso-
ciation's members during the year were
presented by President A. Y. Leech, OF the
association.
In the afternoon the visitors were the
guests of the Columbia Country Club and
two interesting matches were played.
Connie Doyle met Fred Alexander for
a set and beat him, 60 Alexander show
ed flashes Of his old-time game but was
no match for the local champion He
and LOU Doyle also stacked up against
Connie and J. NJ Hancock and lost
after three interesting sets, So, 60 and
SO
National Champion R. Norris williams.
I'd, was expected but for business res-
sons had to call the engagement on and
to everyone's regret was not present
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03

maybe with the exception Of Washington
and Lee, would have proven just as easy
pickings as all of its Northern opponents.
Washington and Lee during the past
season had five players that were easily
All-South Atlantic material Ignico and
Captain Johnson were two Of the best
tacklers that have ever performed in this
section, while Periotti in the snapper
backs position Is without q par. while
Young in right half back and Bagiey at
quarter back are two other shining stars
Of the combination from Lexington.
Thurman. virginia's great punter is the
only Charlottesville collegian selected.
while Grimes. Of North Carolina, the best
guard in the South. IL named in that
position. The balance Of the FIRST team
is made up OF Georgetown players, this
giving the Hilltoppers six men on this
mythical eleven.
Bill Cusack and whelan are two Of the
fastest ends ever developed in the South.
Both are fast getting down the field un-
der punts and are terrors to all plays
that are aimed In their direction. Whe-
Ian is a wonder at catching the toward
heave, while cusack has also added quite
q few peints to Georgetown's big total by
gathering in the pigskin by the aerial
route.
the tackle position over his team-mate
Mccarthy and Ignico, Of the Generals.
because Of his sensational work in all
the games this season His great defen-
sive playing in the Dartmouth and Ford
ham games were the features OF these
contests.
A trio from that back-field of the Hill
toppers have been named along with
Young to fill the positions behind the
line. Outside of a slight dispute which
may como up over the ability Of Maloney
of Georgetown, and Bagley. OF the Gen.
erals. there was no keeping Petite Wall
and Johnny Gilroy of this team Maloney
has a little Of the edge on Bagley in all
departments, Wall being a better back
field player than his team-mate McQuade,
Van Brocklin, Of the Aggies, or Brewer.
Of State College.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03

Football Il strictly an amateur game except when
arranging the schedule.
Teuer an Hermann are very necessary to be
oommishS for II they didn't b1ong Z 1t why there
wouldn't be no sense in Ban holding q meetin' an
tn tremendous int'rest In baseball would die out
AN APPEAL
Pick that An-Amercan, Walter;
PICK tt now;
Don't hesitate falter,
Pick It now;
There Tufts and Brown both waiting.
Minnesota asks rating
Puplss Buckeyes conjugstinE-
Pick 1t now;
Dear Harvard is not In It,
Pick It now;
Nor Princeton for q minute,
Pick Il now;
Pittsburgh 10 your eastern center,
Even Colgate you must enter.
From this there ID no dissenter-
Pick It now;
Pick IL now-no use in sailing
Pick It now;
For the populace Is calling
Pick It now;
Now II ever Is your chance,
Impartial judgment to enhance,
Football fairness to advance.
NJ PIokFORD.
Another reason that they are necessary is that 1t
makes 1t appear as II somebody else besides Ban
had somethin' t do with runnin' tn game.
'Tex Richard 10 silent"-head line. He tried
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
georgetown RANKED
Sixth in STANDING
New York Writers Award Champion
ship Title to Pittsburgh.
TWENTY LEADING TEAMS
IN EASTERN FOOTBALL

New York sport writers are awarding
to Pittsburgh Universlty's great squad
the football championship Of the country
and In doing so they base their claim that
the Smoky City aggregation Is entitled
to the honor, not so much by Its own er-
forts IN the final games of the season, but
mainly through the elimination Of Brown
by Colgate last Thursday.
AN that stood between the Brunonians
and q clear title to the highest gridiron
honors was the Colgate game. but the
Hamilton team proved an insurmountable
obstacle to the eleven that had expert
enced little difficulty in disposing Of both
Yale end Harvard.
On Me other hand 1t would have been
rather interesting to have seen Just what
rating Colgate would have been given had
they not suffered that to 8 defeat by
Yale. This was the lone game on the
New Yorkers schedule in which they
failed to come out the winner, and 1t is
only fair to them to state that they met
the Yale Bulldog in an early stage Of the
squads development and also at time
when some of It's best men were absent
from the lineup through injuries. At
that Yale was compelled to hold the Ma
room on the one-yard line to stave on de-
feat.
Brown was looked upon, even before
their game with Colgate. as the logical
winner Of the title, but II ever a team
was outclassed, man for man, 1t was Pol
lard and his teammates when they met
Colgate last Thursday. After the game
Brown acknowledged that 1t had been
beaten by q far superior foe, but did not
attempt to mitigate the severity OF the
defeat by stating that they were on edge
for the Harvard and Yale games, and had
suffered an anti-cMmax. Yet, at the same
time, they did not try to create the i'm
preston that had they pointed for the
game Colgate would not have won.
Colgate's general all-around playing fol-
the season, their smashing on tackle
plays with which no team they met were
able to cope with, straight smashes
into the line, sweeping runs around the
end, a finely conceived open attack, tack
ling and interference were the best ex-
hibited during the season and on this
alI-season showing they were ranked
second.
Army's clean record for the season re-
suited in its being placed third. Fourth
place was given to Brown, Yale was
ranked fifth. Georgetown sixth. ahead OF
Harvard, with Princeton. Dartmouth
Pennsylvania and others trailing.
The Blue and Gray were given credit
for being one of the most powerful scor-
ing machines IN the country, their defeat
at the hands of the Midshipmen In the
first game Of the season being the only
blot on their record. The Big Town sport
writer's in their general resume of the
local teams playing are frank enough to
admit that It Is very doubtful II Navy
could have turned the trick later in the
season.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
LOCAL SOCCER CLUB
MEETS ALL-HIGH TEAM

The newly organized Soccer team Conn
posed of the cream Of the local play
grounds, under the management of
Charles W. Donaldson, will engage the
Washington Association (soccer) eleven
in sixty minutes of play on the grounds
at foot of Seventeenth street this after
noon, at o'clock.
Capt. Riley, of the older organization,
does not anticipate, an easy victory, and
VIII put his first-frame team against the
schoolboys.
An interesting combat is promised, and
ample provision has been made by
Secretary McLundre to take care of
large crowd.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
OLD ROSEBUD COMES BACK.
Kentucky Derby Winner shipped 60
JuareI for Campaign.

New York. N. Y. Dec. . - After
being turned out for a year on the
East Texas ranch OF Wade McEl-
more, Old Rosebud, the Kentucky Derby
winner. has been taken up for shipment
to Juarez. This grand performer win
enter training when he arrives at the
Mexican plant HIS owner, Frank d.
Weir. who was in the East recently. re-
ported that the horse IL again sound
and will be raced In the handbags At
Juarez this winter, n he stands training.
Old Rosebud has not faced a barrier
for about two years He broke down
while running In the Withers Stakes at
Belmont Park In 1s1L He was leading
and the race was won by Charlestonisn.
at 10 to l. Wade McElmore. on whose
farm Old Rosebud was turned out, il
shipping eight OF his other horses to
Juarez-
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
Dillon and Mccoy Matched.

New York. Dec. 2.-Jammy Anderson.
of Indianapolis. will meet Kayo Lew
Williams, at the Vanderbilt Athletic
Club, Monday.
The management OF the Broadway
Sporting Club announces that the bout
between Jack Dillon and Al Mccoy.
postponed about week ago. will be held
December L.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
New Boxing Bill.

Omaha Nebr., Dec. 2-Gene Melady,
Omaha wrestling promoter and prominent
member Of the chamber of commerce, de-,
clared today he has boxing bill pattern
ed after the New York measure all drawn
up ready for the Nebraska legislature.
The bill calls for fifteen rounds Of boxing
without a decision.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
Mann to Coach.

Leslie Mann, speedy outhelder Of the
Cubs, has gone from his old home IN
Lincoln, Neb., to Amherst. where he puts
in the winter coaching the Amherst Col
tional Club has requested him 20 give up
his coaching Job.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
Football Captains Named.

New Brunswick. Dec. 2-The Rutgers
eleven viii be headed next year by Ken
meth ". Kendall. who has played tackle
this season. He has been a member of
the varsity for the last two years. He
started out as a half back. but was later
shifted to end, then to guard, and then
to tackle.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
Speed Skaters to Go on Tour,

New York, Dec. Oscar Mathison and
Morris Wood. hailed as champion speed
ice skaters Of the world and of America,
respectively, will shortly begin a tour of
the large cities Of this country, to give
exhibitions. At each rink they will race
against each other, and at the end Of the
trip Will return to St. Nicholas Rink of
this city to compete for the championship
Of the world.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03

Aba AttsFl the former fsathsr-weisht champion.
intends 20 lace on tie agioEs asain. he d anxious
10 bon Ffznlde Burns the rack Jersey City bantam,
in New Orleans. Burns bones Jabez White In Al
b&ny next week and the following veek Joe Lynch
At ths Pioner sportius Cha. =
The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
PECK TEAM BEATS
Y. M. CA, 40 TO II

In a fast and we'll played game of bas-
ketban yesterday, Peck Memorial Chapel
defeated the Y. NJ. C. A. at the latter's
gym, 40-17
The playing of Scott, Girton and Daniel
featured for Peck. while Goetz played
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-30
Friday, June 80, 1915.

The State campaign party will be
with US on Saturday. We will give
all of them a cordial welcome and i
good time while they are here, and g.
respectful hearing The meeting will
be held in what is known as Jones
Woods" the same old place where the
meetings were held years ago. This
is the corner of Glenn and Harring-
ton streets across Glenn from the
residence of Mr.. ]. A. Burton. Chair
man Hunter has appointed commit
tee to meet the candidates and es-
cort them to the hotel and on to the
grounds. We will all try to make
their sojourn with us pleasant.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-30
CaldWeN.Ruf.

A pretty home wedding was SOL
emnized Wednesday morning in
Winnsboro when Mr.. George Ruff OF
Newberry and Miss Nenie Caldwell
of Wfnnsboro were pronounced man
and wife by the Rev. G. G. Mayes the
brides pastor. The marriage took
place at the home of the bride on
Wednesday morning at S:15 o'clock
and the happy pair left on the 9
o'clock train for Newberry arriving
here at 2:4S. Mr. walter Ruff, broth
er of the groom was best man and
MISS Frances Caldwell was maid OF
honor. The bride entered the room
on the arm of her father who gave
her away.
On Wednesday night reception
was given at the charming home of
the groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
S. Ruff. A large number of friends
were present and enjoyed the even
ing. Cream, punch and salad
course were served.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-30
WE ARE SORRY.

We regret that so few of our sub
scribers have taken advantage Of our
offer to remain with US and shall re-
gret to part with them. We are sorry
that they seem not to care for The
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we will revise our list and take there
from all whose date after their names
does not bear 1916. We have just re-
ceiYed another notice of advance in
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Just double what it was one month
ago. And we can not send the paper
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