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The Washington herald., 1916-07-13
Members of Grand Circuit
Look for Successful Year

president of the Grand Circuit.)
The trotting season of 1916 prom
lses more sensational speed and a
greater number of dazzling contests
than any previous racing season has
produced.
This condition does not arise merely
from an increase in stake and purse
offerings, but comes about because of
the phenomenal number of closely
matched horses possessing extreme speed
which have been named in the various
stakes clear through the circuit. Never
before in the long history of harness
racing have SO many great horses been
in sight. And horsemen all over the
country await the start of the season,
which is less than two months away.
The circuit for 1916 is more COM
pact than it has been for many
years. This is due to the fact that
the stewards, at their annual winter
meeting, were enabled to shorten ship
ments to q great extent through the
willingness of Columbus and Clev Gland
to take an extra week. Last year the
circuit took in Montreal. where a two
weekss' meeting was staged. War condi-
tons make Canada look like poor
ground for the trotter and PAGER this
year, and for that reason Montreal was
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IN FAVOR OF TOURS.
Frank Bancroft Say. They Do Ball
Players No Harm

Frank Bancroft, business manager of
the Cincinnati Club, whose long expert
ence both as a field and office execu>
tive makes him an authority, registers
a protest againts the determination of
the big leagues to keep pennant-winning
teams from making tours at the close
Of the season.
Bancroft has conducted more baseball
tours to Cuba than any other manager.
He was the pioneer to take a ball club
to the Pearl OF the Antilles, his initial
trip being in 1879. California and Homo
lulu have been the goals Of other trips
Of which he had charge.
Il defy anybody to prove to me-" said
Bancroft, that any harm is done play
ers by such tours. I know of more
than one player who was made by such
a trip. They received coaching and ad-
vice that they could never otherwise have
obtained.
The Athletics took a Cuban trip one
fall and it hurt them so much that they
came back the next season and Won the
American League pennant and the
worlds series. In the fall OF 1914 three
members Of the Phillies accompanied me
on trip to California and Honolulu, and
they helped Pat Moran win the first
pennant ever won by a Philadelphia Ma
tlonal League team.
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dropped. New York City also fell by
the wayside, due entirely to the suit in
court over the lease of Empire City
track. This loss was made up by the
substitution Of Poughkeepsie, sub
scription OF $4,000 in cash having
been secured at a conference in New
York City lasting about twenty minutes
Surely a sport must be attractive when
money to finance a meeting can be raised
al the rate OF 1000 a minute
The early-closing events all along the
line have attracted excellent lists of
entries, thus insuring fields large enough
to make the contests attractive to the
public. There hase been something of
an increase in the ordinary purses. Here
tofore at most tracks these have averaged
1900 each. but this year many Of them
will be worth $500 and $3.50. The total
money offered by the circuit members
will amount to over sio0, 900. In addition,
five futurity events, worth total of
more than $4,000. will be decided at
Grand Ci.cuit meetings. These figures
show very clearly why It is the ambition
of every horseman to breed or buy a
trotter or PAGER that is good enough
to race on the Grand Circuit.
Harness racing was never So popular
as 1t is at the present time. This is
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EVERs NOT TO BE A YANK.
Rumor that Trojan Would Go to
New York Is Denied

Boston. Mass, July 12.-Contrary to a
rumor well circulated. there is not a
ghostly chance OF Johnny Evers joining
the Yankees. This was the statement is
sued last night by officials OF the Braves
Evers has a $10O0o-a-year contract which
lasts through 1917. 1t is not a contract
with the Braves, but with the National
League, which guarantees Johnny the big
money
This salary OF Evers' is bigger than
any other big league infielder receives,
with the possible exception Of Eddie Col
Inns, Of the White Sox. 1t is pointed out
that not more than one or two clubs
would dare take over Evers' contract
with the heavy salary obligation.
Stallings' big idea in trying to get Her
zog from the Reds was to keep Herzog
away from the Brooklyn club, which,
Stanings figures, Is almost strong enough
to win the National League flag without
the addition of this great defensive in
fielder. 1t is said here that the Braves
would rather have Herzog play their
bench than play short or third for the
Dodgers. and would consider it as a good
business venture.
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To Select Tennis Team

New York, July 12.-The Eastern play
ers who will take part in the second an
nual East VS.. West tennis team match,
to be decided at the West Side Tennis
Club at Forest Hills, Long Island, on
August and 5, will be selected bv a
committee composed of Julian S. Myrick,
OF New York; Edwin Sheafe, of Boston.
and Craig Biddle, OF Philadelphia. Prepa-
rations for the matches are now under
way. Harry Parker, who had charge
OF the distribution of tickets for the
Davis cup matches of 1913 and 1914 and
tor the national championships In 1916,
WIN act IN the same capacity for the
coming matches. He has opened An orica
at 81 East Forty-second street where ali
applications for tickets must be made.
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Elks' Trapshooting Tourney
Held in Baltimore Friday

In connection with the Elks convention
in Baltimore this week there will be a
ira apshooting tournament which will de-
eide which State has the best team OF
trapshooters.
The competition will begin on Friday
morning at 1870 o'clock on the grounds
Of the Oriole Gun Club. 1t Is open to ali
members of the B. P. o. E. Every Stat.
is allowed to enter as many shooters al
desired, and the five making the highest
score will count.
The tournament was suggested by the
Wilmington Lodge of Elks, No. So7, an6
thus far teams have been entered from
New York, Pennsylvania. North Caro-.
lima, Virginia, Maryland and New Jer
sey. Camden Lodge of Elks and Union,
town. Pa, Lodge Of Elks have entered
Individual teams, and It is expected tina,
several Western States will be repre-
sented in the tournament.
Being the instigators of the tourna
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Stanford Crew of 1915 Is
Best of Recent Regattas

The cub reporter horned" into a dis
cussion among rowing experts the other
day, with this quizz:
Which was the greatest eight-oared
crew that ever figured in a regatta,
either at Poughkeepsie or New Dondon?'
Without a moments hesitation, there
came a chorus:
Leland stanford's 1915 crew. which fn-
ished second in the 1915 Poughkeepsie re-
gatta, undoubtedly was the most wonder
full natural crew IN American rowing HIS
tory"
And then one Of the grizzled old fell
lows added:
was that accomplished in 1901 by Cor
nell It raced the four miles in u min
utes 50 1-2 seconds That would Indicate
that It was a crew far superior to the
1915 Stanford OUTFIT which made the dis
tance In 19 minutes 81 4-5 seconds. But
had Stanford been benefited by the won
derful coaching that the Cornell. SYRIA
cuse and other Eastern crews got. 1t
would have won that 1915 regatta by a
margin so wide that It would have made
the race farce.
Stanford Handicapped.
Those Stanford boys OF 1915 were
handicapped. First OF all their teacher
was only a boy-a youth, bright and with
raw novice in comparison with Ten Eyck.
Courtney, Rice and the others. In the
other place, the Westerners had to pro-
pell a shell that was clumsy to an ex-
treme.
Given the benefit OF expert coaching,
boated in a real racing shell, trained to
the minute. that powerful Western out
fit might have gone the four miles In
close to IS minutes. Certain 1t is that
they would have hung up a record that
crews Of the next twenty-five years could
shoot at-and probably never hit.
The Westerners all were over six
feet in height They averaged around
six feet and two inches. They were
long OF arms and with amazing power in
their shoulders: the ideal rangy type of
oarsmen Those who saw that last half
mile squirt Of theirs never will forget
the exhibition OF strength. With every
sweep Of their blades they fairly lifted
their craft out OF the water and hurled
II forward
Their very clumsinees, due to lack Of
skilled tutoring, allowed them a minute
Or more. And their lack Of knowledge
as to pace really lost them the race.
When the finish line had been crossed,
, with the wearied Cornell a winner by a
bare half length. those Stanford boys
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ment. the Wilmington Lodge OF Elks
quite naturally will be prepared to win.
The Peach Tree State will be represented
by William Foord. A. B. Richardson. E.
r. Calvin, w. A. Simonton, T. w. Baker.
William Coyne, II. Parkington, H. s.
Crawford, Ed Melchoir. jr.. w. J. High
field, w. S. Robelein, John Magheran and
George F. Huber.
To the shooters of the State team com
piling the five highest scores, five solid
gold watch fobs with guns crossed over
elk heads will be given. Five sterling
silver fobs viii go to the second team
and eight bronze fobs will be given to
the shooters under the Lewis class sys-
tenn. There will also be a trophy for
the shooter who makes the lowest score
This is The first real big trapshooting
tournament ever held in connection with
a convention OF fraternal order, and
1t promises to be mighty successful
Trapshooting will soon become quite q
convention feature
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CLAIMS HE STOPPED WELSH.
wolgast Says Fred Was Knocked
Out with Fair Blow.

Ad. Wolgast is out with a statement
that he knocked out Freddy Welsh in
the third round at Denver in their recent
bout with as fair a punch as was ever
delivered. Wolsast is loud in his charges
of robbery. He doesn't accuse any one
person. he simply turns democratic and
dTags in the universe. Ad. says he is a
misunderstood young man.
Too bad. but Wolgast has feathered
his own nest. He lost his title through
a deliberate foul when he fought Ritchie,
and any man would be pretty sure to get
away with a claim OF foul against VOL
CAST, even when playing 'possum to es-
cape the disgrace of a knockout It is
a pity that a great ring record should be
ruined at a time when the man himself
is at the end OF his rope.
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seemed as strong and as unwinded as
at the start. Their real error was made
because they had laid back just a triie
too far, and had started their thrilling
spurt twenty seconds to- late"
Great 1915 Syracuse Crew.
While We are on the subject OF great
crews" continued the vet. Let US touch
on the Syracuse squad which won the
Poughkeepste regatta this year. That
squad was one of the greatest ever boat
ed. Just how fast 1t could have gone, If
forced, always will remain a question.
Syracuse made the four miles in %
minutes 10 2-5 seconds. That is slow time
for the Hudson River course. But the
Orange crew could have gone at least
a minute faster had 1t been necessary.
But II wasn't. Its men had orders to
get into the lead and hold 1t all the way.
That's what Syracuse did.
Cornell kept close to the stern of the
Orange shell all the way down the river
Time and again the Red and White crew
tried to overhaul Syracuse. But on each
occasion Syracuse simply pushed its
stroke a bit. forced Cornell into sub
mission and then settled back into easy
sweeping.
Never once durisg that entire race did
the Syracuse men row to their limit.
They did little else but Jog four miles
Had some crew really proved dangerous
forcing Syracuse to exert herself the
time would have been far under 20 min
utes. 1t might even gone below 70 min
utes.
Hats on to Harvard.
The Harvard crew of this season
which broke the 26-year-old record on
/ the Thames course. was another wonder
fult outfit. Like the Syracuse squad. II
never really exerted itself throughout
the four miles. 1t jumped into the lead
at the start and held it all the way. Not
until the last quarter mile mark was
reached did Harvard push its stroke be-
yond 3-and Harvard could have main
| tained "a clip, had It wished.
When a crew, rowing 80 strokes to
the minute for "a miles, can travel in
20 minutes and seconds It Is a crew
that certainly could have swished along
far under the 19-minute mark II 1t really
had tried. But oarsnen, you know, don't
90 out to break records Intentionally
They are not In the shells for the pur-
pose OF wearing themselves out by pur-
posely shooting at marks. Their sole task
Is TO beat the other crew and do It with
as little loss of vital energy as possible
And that's what Syracuse and Har-
ward Of 1916 accomplished"
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No Gamblers at Hawthorne.

Chicago, Ill, July l2.-Even the pro-
fessional gamblers are going to lay or
curing the thirteen-day race meet which
starts at Hawthorne Saturday. accord
ing to word passed. around at bookmak-
ing and gambling headquarters today.
The professionals intend to help the pro-
moters stamp out open betting during
the meet
The principal argument advanced was
that it would ruin future chances of put
ting over a race meet and, if this one
goes over without criticism, the chances
for a Chicago meet in the fall will be
bright. and, perhaps the bettors can
edge in then.
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EMPIRE CITY ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Twoyesr-old fllies hTs furlongs
Husy lO4; Hathor limp l04 Queen Of the Water
lD9; Priscilla Ia
SECOND RACE-Threeyear-ol and upward
about six furlOnGL MaAchite. lN; Frizzle timpl
Lie; Pan Maid, l0l Robert l.. Ill; Garbage. ll6
THIRD RACE-Three-y -year-olds and upward
handicap one mile. Dadys Choice. 100; P!eicne
los Gunbearer (mp). lo5; Holiday. lT; Kewesa
Ill; Sandman II. Ils.
FOURTH RACE-Three- year -olds the TSrytowr
Selling Stakes; one mile. Brooks. lOs; 'Feurock
lOe; 'Libyan ssn1s. 100; Sasin. Ill; Jaoquetta lie
Bonnie Tess. lo2 sun God lU; Sprint, I@ Mis-:
Puzzle los.
FIFTH RACE-FOuryear-o and upward soil
ing: and one-siXteenth miles. Carlton G.. l0i
Mslabsr. 100; Transit, los; Monacacy, IA; Dev
Fish tnpl. IA; Jesse, Jr.. ia; Day Day. loe.
SIXTH RACE-Tso-y -ysar-old maidens: Sc ing: fvt
and cne-haR furlonS 'TootSie. IO4: Brother 10
nathan Cimpl. liz; Nancy Fair l04 'Alone al
Last lO4: Ida Nc 100; MoonIghter timi). .l2
Rebel liz; Mae Murray. loe; Bucaann.4 BrafJ
umEj, L..
.AIIrrntice Allowance chimed
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Dillon and Levinsky to
Battle Is Rounds Today

Baltimore today is on the threshold OF
what has every aspect Of being the most
important ring contest ever seen in that
city. The principals are Jack Dillon, the
most talked OF heavyweight In the ring
today. and Battling Levinsky, also rated
one Of the best men OF his pounds in the
game. The match is booked to go fifteen
rounds to a decision with the Oriole Box
ing Club as the promoting organization.
Ed Smith, OF Chicago, will be the third
party IN the ring and will give de-
cision at the close OF the fifteenth ses-
sion, unless one of the battlers terrni-
mates the affair sooner by landing a
sleep-producer.
Talk Is heard on every side concerning
the match and the indications point to
a record-breaking audience and new
mark for receipts in Baltimore This will
be necessary II the promoters are to
come out on the right end. for the veriest
tyro in the sport is aware Of the fact
that both Dillon and Levinsky demand
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guarantees that easily run into four hg-
ures. It can be said with authority that
the guarantee for the main bout prin-
cipaLs Is larger by considerable than has
ever been drawn into the gate at any
pugilistic event staged in that city. The
new Oriole Boxing Club has undoubtedly
taken the bull by the horns and with
thousands of visitors in town 1t figures
1t will come out on the right side OF
the ledger.
The bout should be a corker. Dillon is
undoubtedly travelling as fast these days
as at any time in his career and his
hurry-up win over Jim Flynn shows that
he is not permitting opponents to go
along for the fun of it. Levinsky will
meet Dillon, 1t seems, at his best, and
Dan Morgan's charge will deserve all the
credit he gets out of his showing.
A bang-up card Of preliminaries Will
be put on. The first event will be sent
on its way at $50 and the main bout
promptly at 5 o'clock
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Sale of Yearlinps

New York. July 12-The first of a Sc
RES OF sales of thoroughbred yearlings
mas been arranged for the summer meet
ing at Saratoga Springs, to be held on
august o. in the race track paddocks,
when the produce Of studs of Walter o
PaImer' Farmer & Hendrie and John E.
Maeoen will be offered TO the highest
bidders.
The youngsters to go under the ham
mer constitute the best racing output of
Ihe leaolng breeding establishments of
mer and Hendrie having at Fdenwold
Just north Of Nashville, the biggest
STOCK farm in Tennessee, and Mr.. Mad
den owning Hamburg place, near Lex
ington' the biggest establishment In the
United StateA
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

oFFicE OF TIE coMNIssToNERs OF FEN
District Of Columbia, June o. lss.-Nots 10
hereby given that the Mercantile Oo-Operztive Bsnx
has applied TO the CommisioDes Of the District
0 Colunna for a bcense 70 lend money on security
under Act Of Consres approved FeoruKy & B2
entitled An Act 70 regulate the hosDsss Of loxnins
non~y on security of any kind By pcrsons nrms.
and corporations Other than national banks ncens~1
bsnkers. trust crnpsuies. savings b2nh building
and loan hseociafiOns. and real estate broken In
the District Of Columbia" at 1871 Tenth street
northwest Protests asxinst granting such hc-ns
mould be mad. 10 the aid Commissioner befo-s
the ETH DAY OF July, lsl6 OLIVER p
NEWMAN. LOUIS BRowNLOW, CHARLES W.
kUTZ. Commissioner, D. Q.
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especially true in the Grand Circuit
cities where the MANAGEMENT has en-
deavored to keep the sport strictly clean
and. therefore, beyond criticism The
o!d-time lob" has practically disap-
peared and the men who formerly prof.
tied through that sort OF sharp practice
have disappeared with It. l look for the
season of 1916 to be the best In the history
! of the circuit and ! am sure that the at
tendance at most OF our meetings Will
prove conclusively that the harness horse
has gained in popularity with the Ameri-
can public.
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FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS
DIED

PEERCE-On Wednesday. July z 1916
lGNATIUS H. PIERCE, aged p, be-
loved husband OF Emma E Cnee
Neihmeyer)
Funeral from his late residence, s25
Fourteenth street northeast on Satur-
day, July Is, 1915 at $50 a m, thence
to Holy Comforter Church, where
mass will be said for the repose OF
his soul at g a m Interment
Mount Oiivet Cemetery.
RICHARDSON Tuesday. July IL 1916 at
lO:S a. m, BUCK or CHARLES A
RICHARDS. at Providence Hospital,
in the sd year OF his age
Funeral from his late residence, COZ
Eleventh street southwest, Friday at
e. m. Relatives and friends in
vited; alexandria papers please
copyO
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Win Southern Title

Memphis, Tenn. July I2-Nat Emer-
son and Lew Hardy, Of Memphis de-
'eated Douglas Waters and ]. II. Bruins,
ESNeW Orleans, yesterday for the tennis
touoles championship OF the South. The
winners will compete for the intersec-
tional championship at Chicago in Au-
gust In the women's singles Miss
sthlyn Legendre, OF New Orleans, won
ne championship OF the South,
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10 Comnete For New Gun

; New York, July R.-Everett ]. Wen
dell, Of Harvard, ahd Harry S. Brooks,
Yale on behalf Of the graduates OF the
two universities have presented a new
cup to be competed for in the dual track
meets between Harvard and Yale. This
spring Yale won permanent possession of
the former trophy in the one-hundredth
annual meet
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Manhattans Win Again

Manhattan A. c. defeated the fast
Truxton nine in a well-played game, to
l. Features Of the game was the pitch
ing Of Walter Bell, Of the Mohawk A c.,
and the aI-around playing OF the win
ners- Teams desiring games with the
Manhattan A. c. will address c. T.
Hutchinson. manager, 1541 street south
east
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Another Star for Mack.

Shamokfn. July l2.-Stanley T. Karl
went to Philadelphia yesterday In re-
sponse to 4 telegram from Connie Mack
TO be In uniform on the Athletic grounds
today and play with that club against st.
Louis. He is one of the best ball players
In this region, and Will be given a thor
ough trial by Mack.
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Rosedale, IL; Columbia, 4.

Noone out for running out Of bsseltne
Runs-G. Stevens. Mayhugh, Wiedman. Mortinar
Frazier a.. Kehl u. Charlton, Moran l2), Phipps
Hurd "
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LOST.

LOST = MALTESE POODLE; ALL CURLY
white; answers to name Fluffy" Reward for
rcturn or information leading 10 recovery.
CHARLES F. WOOD, Ss0l Highland place. Tel
Clevs S1.
COsT-WATCH, II THIRD-FJOoR LAVATORY
Ui Woodward EU.iGIng July Il soid 5pCn ACE
Howard, with initials &C. Z. c." on b&ck. Ubsr1l
rtward 75 18th = NV
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FOR RENT-TYPEWRITERs

TYPEwRITEB RENTAL sERvTCT-
North aS 10 lst - Nv. formerly y R.ndolph
place ho1srchs rented fLb prT month; nouths
10; uooths. 80; No. Remingtons, s: L. @.
smiths 25 and SO Upderwoods Resningons
&c Reducti rs II paid or 9 months in AdrHac,
Rebuilt typewriter for Esls
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SPECIAL NOTICE,

HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND PERSONAL PR0F
eTty stored IN The following nAmes win b sold fa-
charges July 3. lst at 80 o'cloct. a. IE1 o
street northwest: Mira Margaret Sands Mn Nay
GEnOrd A S. Leter p D. Nicou E-ne.r T-le,.
oel. FIDELITY STORAGE 90
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TABLE BOARD.

Nj z ST Nw.-UNEIcELIrD TIBJ
board: two meals. So psr veeS
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Motor Gossip
By "sI" GROGAN.

The following auto licenses were issued yesterday
b9,6-Record Automobile Co. 6Sl Mass. ave. ;
demonstration.
4Oeg-9s-L. P. Haw & Co. III Z St ne; Sterling
1916
1920 W. Shumate . First st. ne; Dodge 1916.
4lo0o-Joseph S. Carpenter. ll34 Conn. ave Dodge