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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
BOSS Of Baseball" Will Demand
That Fraternity Choose An
other President.
SAYS LEAGUE WHOLLY FAIR
No Club Has Failed to Care for
Players Injured in Pursuit Of
Their Duty.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-Unless President
Fultz, of the Players Fraternity. can
produce proof that an American
League bali player. injured In the SER
vice of his club has failed to receive
his salary in full under his contract,
he il going to be branded by the Amer
lean League as several kinds Of unde-
sirable things, including the short and
ugly species made famous by T. r.
and the fraternity will be asked to
eIect another president II It expects
to continue diplomatic relations win
the premier organization OF the dia-
mond.
In the promulgation of his latest de-
mands on organised baseball In pehaii
Of the Players Union. F,ultz took q
not shot at the American League with
the insinuation II had not always palo
the salaries of players VINO were IN.
jured President Johnson, OF that
league. has since been busily ehgageu
II any. ever were deprived OF any por-
tion OF their salaries when injured on
Today President johnson issued the
following statement: Ao,L-
can League has q player who was IN,
jured in the service of his club failed
10 receive his salary in full. Even
when we were minor league. before
expanding our circuit, that was one
OF the cardinal principles Of our or
ganization, and we then were the only
minor league to observe 1t.
when Fultz's requests were nrst
presented to the national commission
Chairman Hermann, to know what
American League players had ever
been deprived of their rights In this
way. He replied by wire that he re-
ferred to a Washington and New
York contract. Then I demanded the
names Of. the players and more speci-
nc Information. Fultz replied to Herr
mann that he could not give the
names of the players without their
consent. Now I have asked Hermann
to Inform Fults that unless he comes
through with the proofs i shall pub
1icly brand him as liar and falsifier
and, moreover, demand that the Play
ers' Fraternity choose square
lations with the fraternity are to be
'Fuitz is simply bluffng. Every con.
tract signed by an American League
approval I have had the records
Eearched and no contract such Al
Fultz charges has been found.
1T may have been that some player
through his own carelessness has
contracted disease which fncapacitat'
ed him as a baseball player. and fol-
that offense has suffered loss Of
salary. But no player incapacitatet
in the performance of his obligation.
to the club, whether on or off tn,
diamond. has ever failed to receiv,
his salary In full.
"Fultz's claim that he cannot pro
duce the proofs without the consent
of the players Is merely a bubble
Any player who had been subjected
to the injustice of losing salary wher
honestly entitled to II would not OBJ
1ect for an instant to having hi
name used. Fultz has got to deliver
or quit and let some reputable bal
player with whom we can deal honor
ably take his place"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
K|LBANE TOO TOUGH
FOR POLLOCK'S MAN
Today's Sportorial on Live
Topics That Are Right to the
Last Minute.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

VIII Freddie Welsh and Johnny
Kilbane oppose each other In the
four-cornered ring in the near
future? They've already reached
the talking stage.
1t Is customary for Johnny Pol
lock to back and fill for weeks and
weeks before allowing the worlds
lightweight champion to Chamber
through the ropes against even a
second-rater with a wallop. In this
particular case Welsh is confront
ed with the featherwelght cham
pion. Johnny Kilbane. Hence.
even more weeks must be wasted In
stirring up interest before they
meet.
Flight him to q decision?" Pollock
is credited with saying. well,
should say 80. Fight him any old
way, gloves or brick bats, clubs or
bare fists. Just set the date and rope
OF the ring. throw In a few bales OF
greenbacks and Wen show you some
action"
It's too good to be true. The dark
person beneath the wood is that
Univ" ih buiOo VI
backs"
The gentle art of stalling is known
to Pollock even better than II Is to
Welsh. Between them they are reap
ing the harvest. They never make q
mistake.
First they must be satisfied with
the purse offered. Then they must
be certain about the referee. Then
they must have their expenses paid.
Then they must stall concerning a
decision or no decision, whether the
bout go the limit or not, whether
hitting in clinches be allowed,
whether electric lights or candles
be used over the ring, whether the
referee wear white or a pink
shirt. whether the seconds be al
lowed to wear monocles or not,
whether the champion be allowed to
share in the moving picture rights
or not, whether or not Pollock be
paid for acting as press agent OF
his own bout. whether-and so on.
ad infinitum. -.,
You may hear in few weeks
that they have signed up to meet.
but Kilbane won't get a chance at
the worlds lightweight crown, while
Pollock can discover a single OBJ
stacle to the affair.
Kilbane Is q real antagonist Pol
lock and Welsh want nothing to
do with him,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
Those Raised Prices.

For some time now we have faced
Increased cost OF living. We are al
most hardened TO that. But now
comes the shock OF increased cost OF
our innocent pleasure. II Is going TO
cost two and n half cents more to
roll a string on the bowling alley.
Fully ten thousand Washing
tonians bowl during the winter sea-
son. 1t Is a most healthful exercise
for many who otherwise would get
no exercise TO set their blood ting
ling. Strenuous work has built up
the bowling pastime In the Capital
until II browns out every other sport
from the close OF the baseball cam
paign I'm October until II opens again
In April. But this condition faces a
serious danger. It's liable to drop
out OF the running.
Many Washington bowlers threaten
to quit the game. IL the prices are
universally raised. II remains to be
seen whether or not they will carry
out their announced intentions. but
the game certainly faces a crisis In
Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
RADICAL CHANGES
TO ELEVATE SPORT
A. A. u. Constitution Will Undergo
Many Revisions.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The revised
constitution and bylaws of the Amateur
Athletic Union, which will be voted on
at the annual meeting In this city No
vember 20, contain a number OF radical
changes. according to advance copies
distributed today. Efforts have been
made to incorporate the suggestions
which were advanced for the eleyating
OF amateurlsm at the conference con-
Quoted by the intercollegiate Associa-
ton of Amateur Athletes last winter.
The principal changes reported by
the committee on revision include one
requiring that delegates to the annual
meeting of the national body be anna
tours; the definition OF an amateur and
the provisions for reinstatement and
pardoning power; additional protection
of the rights of college students to rem
resent educational institutions in cases
where the college terms close prior to
June, and In cases where college at
tendance Is not required In consecutive
semesters, II Is also recommended that
the clause In the present constitution
permitting OF the registration of women
for swimming events be stricken out.
The definition of an amateur sports
man under the revised rule will be zone
who engages in sport solely for the
pleasure and physical, mental, or social
benefits he derives therefrom and to
whom, sport Is nothing more than an
avocatiO
Several acts which will render a per-
son ineligible to compete as an amateur
are mentioned among them being:
Competing under an assumed name or
for financial benefit; coaching for
money or capitalization OF athletic fame
or ability In advertising or selling sport
ing goods or prizes; competing against
or with ineligible persons In public con-
tests. whether individually or as a
member OF team. or against team In
which there are one or more ineligible
persons,
The board OF governors, however. II
the new measures are adopted. shall be
invested with a pardoning power by
which a person can be purged OF the
effects OF his commission OF some OF
these acts and under certain conditions
and time limitations be restored TO good
standing as an amateur In all branches
of snort,
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MINCE PIE.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING. BY Bugs" Bas,.

always wondered how some of them would
look with foreheads.
SEEMS THAT THE WASHINGTON
TEAM IS ONLY GOING TO BE
! TRANSFERRED TO TORONTO FOR
THE SUMMER. THE WINTER
FRANCHISE WILL STILL STAY IN
THE CAPITAL.
AmaIoardted League Of Grandstdnd
Rleptomdnidos has a grievance. Seems
| that a football 70 too large to stun into
| the pocket.
A college football player gets the gravy
while a rock curving street car striker
gets pinched. II all depends on where
you riot.
Pretty tough for q football hero when tn,
again.
LATERAL. FORWARD, CRIss.
CROSS AND DELAYED PASSES
SEEMS THOSE BIRDS CAN TOSS
EVERYTHING BUT A COMPLIMENT,
TARY PASS.
Nice Of Brooklyn management to Civ,
the fans their nve dollars back Uithou
CNuI UtWV q" WtcToSt.
A football game is simply a sub
way crush without any excuse for
It,. the only difference between a
fight and a football game II that
when you go to a fight you don't see
any football. after one player
jumps on another players map you
can only tell which side is his face
by the way his ears are pointing.
we often wondered what the Siamese
twins did when one wanted to see
John l.. Sullivan and the other de-
sired to see n street car t....but
now we know. they probably went
out to lamp Harvard play Yale.
RABID RUDOLPH.
| Tommy Leach says that out Of 1885 man
ayers In Rochester last year he was the onl
one who was getting paid for II.
Mike Gibbons doesn't say whethe,
he wants Jack Dillon to weigh 16,
pounds with or without crutches.
Copyright. 1915. by Press Publishing Co.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
Training in Cuba.

While Cuban weather in February
and March is delightful, 1t is gener-
ally agreed that Havana offers 9TH
er drawbacks to its use as a big
league training camp. 1t Is these
same drawbacks. too, that Manager
Griffith has in mind when II comes
to selecting the Cuban capital for
his training spot next spring.
Outside attractions might tend to
keep the players minds off their
tasks. II might be difficult for the
Old Fox to chase his lads to bed
at night. Serious injuries might be
incurred by players were they OPP
posing those lively Cuban teams In
exhibition games.
But Manager Griffith will do well
to give up all thoughts of training
his team at Charlottesville. II he
would retain any enthusiasm In
either his players or the Washing
ton fans. Almost any Southern city
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
Marvel of Maryels.

When Johnny McGraw purchased
Walter Holke from Rochester last
season. he offered to sign him to
another contract. but the young
ster who eventually led the league
at the bat remarked, mo, I'D rath-
er 90 on with my Rochester con-
business. so long as I don't lose.
that's ALL"
Marvel Of marvels! Here we have
a young player really DESTROYS OF
showing his class before being paid
for It. Here we have a young play
err without the instinct for holding
up his club for all II can stand.
Hoike deserves a special niche In
the baseball Hall OF Fame.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
RufueX Seek Title.

The Rnncx A. c. would like to ar
range games with all teams averaging
120 pounds.
Those preferred are the Westovers.
rark A. c., Eastern Eleven, and all con-
Address f. Lee Murtaugh, United States
Weather Bureau. Washington, ID. c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
LINEUP AND SUMMARY.

Score by peripds-Central, 0. z. 0, ia;
Business, g. o. 0,l0-6,
Collier for Berlin. n. Wise, for McCau-
ley, Williams for Collier. Touchdowns-
King, Guy and Kaplan. Goals from
Touchdowns-Long ~. Goal, from touch-
down missed-B. Wise. Referee-Mr.
Gass, Of Lehigh. Umpire-Mr. Mcclure,
Of Harvard. Head linesman-Mr. Dugan,
Of Gonzasa. Time Of periods-1o min
utes each.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

With half the championship games
played and two victories scored in
cleancut decisive manner Central High
School today looks like the best bet for
the 1916 scholastic football title-holder.
In defeating Business by II to 6 Cen
trail showed surprisingly fine reversal
Of form. playing rings around the Ste
nographers and demonstrating that It
will be even harder TO battle in its next
contest
Central must meet Technical and East
ern In Its final games. Tech Ia called
| upon to meet Western on Friday and
must still face Business and Central.
Upon form displayed yesterday in the
third game OF the series Central Is
touted to improve In every department
Of the game. More competent handling
OF the ball and bit better footwork In
| the backheld will make the present team
quite the most formidable that has rep
| resented the school In several years.
| Play yesterday was marred by con-
sistent fumbling, both teams being
greatly at fault. The lone Business
pass, Nash to Long, which was scooped
up by King. OF Business. and converted
into n touchdown after 67-yard sprint
across the chalked line. The touchdown
| was a gift In every sense OF the word
and served merely to spur Central on
to greater heights.
The first touchdown was made when
| the game was but a few minutes old.
Central received the kickoff. and on the
second play OF the game Kaplan re-
ceived a forward pass from Long and
galloped to within twenty yards OF a
Touchdown. Kaplan's catch was a SEN
sational bit OF work as he took the ball
out of the air or a heading dive. Cen
! trail was penalised for holding. but car
RED the ball to the S3-yard line only 10
tumble.
After King had scored for Business
Buck Wise failed to kick goal. and
thereafter Central battered and ham,
mered the weak Business line until Guy
went through for a touchdown. Bust
ness played high in the line. failed 10
charge. and was otherwise fooled by
the Central shift and mixture OF at
tack. Guy used excellent judgment In
directing his play. Long kicked goal.
In the FIRST half Central had registered
seven first downs to three for Business
Business opened up with a series OF
double and triple passes which culmi.
mated in a forward pass. "Toots" Wise
Just managed to get to the ball on two
Occasions. otherwise long gains would
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
RUQpv

Salaries will
be cut next year.
st. Looey and
Washington in
tend to los G
x q m es much
cheaper than last
year."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
BERLIN BREAKS ARM
IN SCHOOLBOY GAME
Business FulIback Out Probably
& for Remainder Of Season.
Central likely Champion.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Fullback Berlin, OF Business, will be
lost to the team probably for the rest
OF the season with a broken arm. He
was injured In the first part of yester-
days game with Central. but continued
to play for q time before the seriousness
of his injury was noticed.
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player, was responsible for Kaplan's
touchdown. as he failed signaliy 20
break UP an apparent play. On another
occasion the loss OF Berlin was felt.
The Business offenBe suffered lamen-
table by the absence of It's regular full
back, and toward the last Macdonald
was shifted to fullbaek. Neither "Toots''
Wise nor Macdonald were IN the best Of
condition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

Georgetown Props and the Army and
Navy Props will play Saturday at
Georgetown Field for the prep title of
the District. The Georgetown Props
have called of the game to prepare for
the A. ~. p. contest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

r. to be placed ahead OF Charlottes-
Vile as a major league training.
place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

University OF Penn is getting quite
football team since they stopped look
ing up their players in Dun and Brad
streets.
Fighters might follow Rat Nelson's eo-
ample and get their faces remodeled. Public
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01
How Schoolboy Teams
Stand i'm Title Race

Next game-Friday, 3:15 p. m,
American League Park, Tech
meal VS.. Western. .....
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have been netted. There was consider
able holding on both teams. which cam,
In for the usual penalties.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

Technical and Western are playing
Friday in the fourth game. of the series.
Tech Is expecting TO make better
showing than II did against Eastern.
Tech will outweigh the weBterners By
many pounds and should be returned q
winner by a big margin. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

Central Is expecting Johnny Saxon
back at school Monday A special rul-
Ing OF the faculty advisers will be asked
for, Il is understood. to make the Gem
trail captain eligible. He has been serv-
ing with the Maryland guards and could
not report Saxon was elected captain
of the eleven last fall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

Twice Business had the ball within
was held for downs. Kaplan got away
for another gain OF twenty yards on a
forward pass from Long. In the fourth
quarter Ready made a sensational gain
OF nifty yards. but his team was de-
tected holding. Buck" Wise kicked 70
the 1-yard line from midield. and when
Central punted made a fair catch. Bid
we'll tackled fiercely, but Wise held mis-
feet, with the result that no penalty was
enforced. Had Wise fallen TO the
ground Business would have had q FIRST
down on the 10-yard line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

Business failed To- take advantage of
the fair catch and electing to rush
was held for downs. Central began q
, succession of line plunges from a split
play formation which brought the ball
10 the 30-yard line. A fake place
kick found Kaplan over the line and q
cleverly executed forward pass scored
catching the ball on the yard line and
eluding Collier.
A L. ,,r,t u Rerlin nla vAd havn, VIII
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

AmoIoamdted League Of Grdndstdn,
Rleptordnidos has a grievance. Seem
that football 70 too large to stun mt,
the pocket.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

An injury to Berlin played havoc witt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

always wondered how some of them would
look with foreheads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-01

A college football player gets the grav,
while a rock curving street car strike
gets pinched. 1t all depends on wher
you riot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-20
MORGENTHAU CALLS FOR All.
Thinks 4. =. should ',iv. Us,,
RtIliou for war sufferer,

In an interview given out through
American Committee for Armenian ava
syrian Relief Of 20 Fi:'h avenue H,--y
Nurrenthau said Yesterday t-4' orc ~.
tho chief reasons why hD t'rd.rcd ..
resignation As Ambassador 10 Tu~,c
was herause he desired 70 make k-ov,
the conditions OF the Armen.aus in 7sl-.
KEY and to work for their relief N'4-
describing the starving, destitute -,na..
ton of the Armeniars driven from '
homes ny the Turks and unable 70 se,v-a
relief on ccoun of the scarcity % fnnts
for that purpose he said
The United States, with rs hundred
million people. has contributed only .
insignificant sum Of $50. 1000. 900 to al %,
suffering humanity abroad. We ought
to drop our heads In shame. our loo
00O, 900 people. who have average wealth
of $1,000, hav not given more thar
80 cents apiece. Every one whJ has
not contributed ought to be- ASHAMED Of
himself. These Armenian people eve 1
posed TO the weather with Vtry sr4.t
clothing and nothing to eat. Win d.,4.
rife among them and hundreds dys
from starvation. We are the onIy pe5s'.
to whom they can appeal for help 10
day--thc only people who dare cN7-tS
their sympathy by actual giving.
Mr.. M~orgenthau said tho United S.s'es
should raise At least $500. 600. 600 sr- ,7.
sufferer.
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office had represented himself as being
connected with the Morgan firm.
Mr.. : ymour explained that he figured
IN tn case merely az counsel for the war
agents. who had desk room IN his office.
and that was why his name and his let
terheads appeared In the correspondence
He denied that there was "A partnership
arrangement in the matter Of commits
sions on war orders tween himself.
Hins, Sultzer, Phillips and Dewitt. He
admitted that there was "A contract en-
tered into with the Humboldt Fibre Com.
paiy Tor the payment of commissions
on IA war order the humboldt company
had obtained from J. l.. Morgan d
GO. The facts of the case as he
put than were these:
Early In the year Seymour 4 Sey.
mour entered into an agreement
by letter from the Humboldt company
ny which the latter agreed to pay "a
certain percentage on an order for cot
ton fibre, This fibre is used in the man
uficturc Of guncotton and Is one of
the essential Ingredients OF high powered
explosives. The agre ment with the
Humboldt company. which was handling
q hbre order for Morgan q Co. WAS in
W % parts. one part was for delivery
between March and july, 1915. and the
other for delivery between August and
December. rh Humboldt company il
trying to repudiate the second part of
the contract.
Mr.. seymour, when pressed for u
reason why the Humboldt company was
trying to %repudidte the agreement. said
that 1t had not given any reason. except
one sufficient to Itself His version Of
the grapevine rou,e vas given with a
smile. He said. why, the grapevine
route Is simply mouth Ia month yoS-
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WAR OFFICE INQUIRY.
French ~enRte snb-cOm mittcr to
study Morgan Firm Contract.

PARIS, May I9.-Thc Committee on
Army Contracts OF the French Senate
voted unanimously to-day To protest TO
the Government against THE abuses
arising from the persistent Intrusion Of
unqualified Intermediates in war con-
tracts calling the attention of the au-
thorities to the Urgent need for ener-
getic measures TO put AN end 10 the pro-
foundry resrettahle practices"
Al the same time the committee APP
pointed a Subcommittee TO study the
contract between the Government and
J. +. Morgan 4 Co, and It's effects on
the contracts placed abroad by the War
Office. The Morgan contract Is the
agreement under which the French Gov
ernment pays through the Morgan firm
for supplies bought in the United
States,
All the contracts entered into by tho
War Office since the beginning Of the
war are to be inquired into, the Nor
gan contract being considered the most
important of these.
The subcommittee which Will study
the contract is made up OF Senators
Nohcron. l.eberL Perchot, Stecs and
Ribicrr.
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from the Canadian Car Whee, Compa ny.
the other a cotton fibre contract. The
senator's statement dovetailed into that
~ District Attorney swami
Charles VI. kalb, electrician I'm the
Equitab bic Building. described for the
committee how ~ had concealed a de-
t~ectdphone furnished by the Burns people
In electric light fixtures IN the Seymour
office, ana had changed the combination
of the lock on the Belgian Relief door
80 that a building master key would not
open II.
George G. Mortimer. who said he was
Introduced to Burns by Martin Egan,
representing j. +. Morgan a. Co, was
the next witness.
Mr.. Egan came TO my ONCE" said
Mr.. Morti 7 er. "and told mo that J. =.
Morgan 4 Co. had evidence that some
one IN tis'r employ was divulginr intor-
nation. and that they had traced the
Information back to the Office Of Sey-
muur Il seymour. Naturally If Ne had
people IN our building who were en-
gagged IN such business We we're inter-
ested. Burns came To me a few hours
later and said he wanted to put a detec-
taphone in, and | sent for Mr.. Coley."