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Evening star., 1916-12-24
NEW TITLE FOR McGRAW.
St. Louis Writer Dubs Manager the
Warwick of Base Ball"

Out in st. Louis they have named
John J. McGraw the Warwick of Base
Ball. Warwick was a chap who took
over England some centuries after Will
liam the Conqueror got through with
it. Col. Ed Wray of the st. Louis Post
Dispatch draws this parallel:
Warwick was a big political guy
and although the country had KING
one word from his royal nibs and war
wick did just as he pleased.
And it's the same thing in the Ma
tional League: no sooner does Presi-
dent Tener give John McGraw orders
than J. J. forgets all about them.
'McGraw is bigger than the National
League; and the recent incident is not
the first in which he has proved 1t.
THE league can't afford to fall out
with McGraw-he might quit!
The Giants could not hope to re-
place so resourceful and successful a
leader: and right at this time with tne
American League making a strong pa
for Greater New York patronage, the
New York Nationals must have gooo
boss who can keep the team hlSh III tie
race and bring the shekels into the
treasury.
The financial stability of the league
next season may depend on the draw :
ing power of the Giants. McGraW
knows it, knows his value. and laughs
at dictation.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
SCOUTS FOR BIG LEAGUE BASE BALL TEAMS
PLAY GREAT PART IN DEVELOPMENT OF GAVE

sional nine, but to gauge the capabIli-
ties OF best players of such teams ac-
curately enough TO tell for once and
FOR all Whether or no, they are good
when compared to men already holding
the positions Tor which they are sought.
ington. and now acting/fn that capacity
for the Boston Braves. said: Il do not
haze to go to u bali park to find out
who is the best player on the team
representing the town in question. A
Thousand fans will tell me that: but
or that star player will look good when
he is placed alongside of men holding
the same position for the club for
which ! am scouting.
1t is remarkable how extensive is the
fund of information always at the COM
mand of a scout To talk with one who
is not afraid to unburden himself to
the speaker. it would appear that there
is not a player in the country who Is
not known and whose particular fall
ings cannot be set forth at the mention
of his name. Many person has volun-
teered something concerning the abili-
wonders in a few games. only to find
that the man whom he was trying to
enlighten could tell him things con-
cerning the performances of the player
in question of which he had never
dreamed.
Out in San Francisco last season
there was a player of the name Of
.Mohler. whom the averages showed to
:. Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1916-12-24
BY BILLY EVANS.

Managers are compelled to use va
ried methods to get results. A certain
star to be at his best must be handled
from some other athletes the manager
must cut in with the rough stuff. There
is an outfieIder--and a mighty good
one-in the American League who owes
his big league berth. as well as much
of his success, to a right swing ana
left uppercut both of which landed on
the law of another member of the same
team and resulted in said athlete TAX
ing the count
When the player in question joined
the big league he had acquired quite
minor league reputation. He was an
ambitious youngster, but his hopes
were badly shattered when he saw the
other outfielders of the club in action.
Evidently he had expected to land a
hip league position without any trou-
hle hut it soon dawned on him that he
v,onId he rather lucky if he won the
berth OF extra outtielder. The manager
of the club did not think very much OF
his chance to startle the big league,
hut several of the veterans on the team
were rather favorably impressed ana
nerhaps it was their good opinions that
s,yed him from being sent back to the
minors Immediately.
Failure to land a regular poSltloh
and the realization that the Dag league
differed considerably from the bushes
When a minor league player he had
heen full Of fight and ginger. put IN
tha big show he was listleSs. ana 1t
vas not long before many of the play
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Leach's Career Short.

Tommy Leach branched out as man
ager Of the Rochester team in the In
ternational League last season. but was
LEI out after the season closed. He was
not = member of the Cubs in their PEN
nant-winning days. but was one Of the
star outfelders of the game Ii was
prophesied by base ball men and fans
that he would develop. into second
McGraw or Mack.
jimmy Sheckard was regarded as
of the brainiest players on the
CUB team and was expected to he a
grea; leader He was given a chance.
successful He managed III. Cleye-
land American Association team for
one year and finished in the second
division.
Tom Needham. who was with the
cubs for years and was regarded as a
clever handler of pitchers and Young
ball players. is to take whirf at
managing He has been appointed TO
lead the Newark team of the Interra-
fional League, and will strive to shake
of the hoodoo that has been hanging
over the heads of most of the former
of the managers.
Frank Chance must not be forgotten
in this. He was successful with the
Cubs because he vas backed by q
clever owner. When he left the Guns
and went to New York he did noi
shine lie finished in the second Ill
visi"r twice. and ti'st closed his car.ei
In the ma jors. Last year he nana ed
the Los Angeles club and WOE the flag
again. proving, as Tinker did. that ii
IS much easier to be a pilot outside OF
the big show.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
KAGURA FIRST HOME
Ferriss' FiIIy HandiIy Wins
Feature Race at Juarez.
FAVORITES SPLIT CARD

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JUAREZ Mexico. December 23.-De-
spite a heavy windstorm which pre-
vailed throughout the afternoon, and the
card being made up of selling events,
there was a big crowd at Terrazas Park
this afternoon. The form players got
an even break on the day. Inter
est centered in the fourth race, a 1uve-
nile affair kagura, the choice. scored
handiIy from Bessanta and Alan. J. NJ.
Shilling boosted Kagura $500, but Owner
Ferris put in protecting bid. sum
marieS
First race. three -year-olds and up; selling :
rom. 81 90. 81, $40, won; Rochester 1O9
tMolesworth, $40 81, second; Helen IhomP-
son los Hunt $50. third. Time .1:o :o' ren .,n'
second race. selling: three -year,olds and up;
six furlongsaDr Kendall. los ,RobbiHs,. re bins,
r-n,. 500. $50. second; Bert L., lus Glib
SOM. $40, third. Time. 1.15. Ailsa Paige.
Black sheep and PREPAID also ran o,,. ,n, -,
six furlongs-Freeman. 10s tMolesworth'. s5.6
$40. 500. won: Finnigin. 1os Bailey. g.
third Time, 1.l42-5. Marie CoghiIl. Alanasia.
Otio and Swede Sam also ran
Fourth race. selling: two-year-olds; nve ana
81 20. s.. CO. 50 20. won: Bessanta. 10s tGarnerl
81. 80, 50 80. second: Alan. 102 Carroll. 81:
third. Time. los Belle c.. Crown Prince and
Fifth race. selling: all ages; sly furlongs-
TIE Isl. 1o3 McCabe,. ss 80. *s4o. out; ; won {;
los Hunt. out. third. Time. lib Is. Tom
Caro- also ran.
up 1--WE furlongs-Goegety. 1l5 twarren,. s15.
s4.GO. 81 40. won: Cal Shot. 10 tMoleswortht,
s.. SEQ. second; Sal Vanity. ~ .Howara,'
Some Reach Zolzo and Cunair also ran.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Race Results at Havana.
HAVANA. December 23.-

n,
First race selling: two-year-olds; five and
nchaif furlongs-Quin. 104 (Wingheld), to s.
10 .. to ). won: Brown Baby. 112 (Domi>
nickb S 10 l. 3 to /, to 5. second: Brobecks
LOS 80. Sister Riley. Polly Anna, Safe and
Sane DeIos and Mad Tour nlso ran.
Second race. selling; all ages; six furlongs-
Edmond Adams. ia (McEwen). to 1. 8 to &
4 to 10>won; Morrstown. 100 (Wingfeld). 8 t.
L. = 10 I, even, second; Refugee. los (Balleven), /,
/ TO 8, out. third. Time. LA 1-5. Ganos
Lyndora, Wavering and Pierrot also ran.
Third raee. selling; all ages; six furlongs-s
Silver Bill 100 tGoreb, to 8. to 2. l TO s.
won; Goodwood. 109 tDennison). to l. to 5.
10 3 second: Maxentius. Ill (Dominick). 70
/. . to /, even. third Time. LIS. Sandel,
Narnoc. J. ". Jr.: Frigid. Sun Kist and Ma
Zurka also ran.
Fourth race. selling: all ages; I've and one.
half furlongs s-Liberator. lis lMcEwen), to 8,
even, to 2. second; owana, lo2 kleeger). .
to !. . to /. to 8. third. Time. LOT 2-5. sis
Weiions, Anita and Delaney also ran.
Fifth race. selling: all ages: six furlongs-
Star Bird, Ill lGorel, to 1. to !, to 5,
won; Page White. 1O6 (BalD. g to 1. 3 to =. 4
/ to q third. Time. 1.16. Cherry Bell. Jauquin.
Coppertown, Lochiel. Lord Wells. Elizabeth Leo
and Frosty Face also
sixth race. selling; three year-olds and M;
one mile and twenty yards--Scorpii: la3
lDreyerl. to !, to ;. to 5, won; Father
kslIy; 1o4 ,cy SwarS; S.;, to to . second;
third. Time. la 25. Uncle wiz Tatiana.
Luke yanzandt. Outtyhunk and DaresDevn aiss
ran.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

Both Boston teams led their leagues
ing on road trips last season.
Six major league teams. four in the
National and two in the American
league won more games than they lost
on foreign fields in 1916. The Braves,
away from home. had percentage
of 800. The Superbas, .5.9; the Phil
lies. .554; the Red SoX. $40; the Giants,
$40 and the White SoX, .5l9. OF the
clubs in the senior circuit. Boston won
As: Brooklyn. "A; Philadelphia. Al. and
New York, 80. OF the clubs of the
Chicago, 40.
Mackmen made the worst sho"ing OF
all the sixteen major league clubs
while touring. The Mack machine won
IS games out Of - played on the
greens Of the enemy The National
Leagues poorest road club was st.
Louis, with a record Of "a successes
and J3 reyerSes.
There was not a single club that
took a majority of the battles in the
seven other cities ii visited. THe
Braves dropped the rubber game in st.
Louis and only split even in Pitts
burgh. Tommy Rice's pets prospered
everywhere except in Quakerdom.
There they made the same record as
did the Braves in 81. Louis. won five
and lost six.
The Phillies broke even in 81. Louis
and lost the majority of their games
in Brooklyn, New York and Pittsburgh.
The Giants found the going rough in
Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago and
St. Louis.
The Red Sox lost the odd battles in
New York and ST. Louis and won only
Evening star., 1916-12-24

three out of eleven arguments in
Washington. The White Sox played
3e4 ball in Boston, New York and
Washington.
G. Mack's Athletics at one time or
another, probably were the worst set of
athletes ever assembled in the Ameri-
can League. but still there was but one
city they visited where they did not
capture one ball game. That was
Cleveland. But there is no occasion of
panning the Mackmen for this, for in
1915 the Browns did not win a game
in Chicago. while that same season the
Griffmen did not win one in Boston.
There Is nothing new under the sun.
it is said, yet Mack tried something
new--at least it was new to some-in
order to evade the constant run of re-
verses in the sixth city. This stunt was
exhibited to the populace August 6, and
consisted of using the White Ele-
plants three best pitchers-Nabors,
Elmer Myers and Joe Bush-against the
Indians in one game and each man be-
ing allowed to pitch one-third of the
contest-no more no less. Bush did not
have to pitch the ninth inning as Cleve-
land won to >. In the eleven games
played in Cleveland the Mackmen
scored 'twenty-one runs TO the Indians
seVenty-siX.
In the Mound City the Mackmen will
not be the soft marks in 1917 that they
were this year when they won only one
game and that on their last appear
anc4 of the season there.
The Athletic road record this year is
without duplication in the American
League history, so it seems fitting to
give a list of the victories, thirteen in
number. Here they are:
ATHLETICS WINS ON ROAD
At Boston. June 2G-s to 5. Wyck-
off Shean-M Myers against Foster-Gregg-
nes-PennockShore. october 3 ffrst
fContInued on Second Page)
Evening star., 1916-12-24
RANCH BUSINESS TO DETAIN
GRIFFITH UNTIL JANUARY
Nationals Manager Plans to Sell His 5000
Acres in Montana-Boston Teams Led
Both Leagues on the Road
Bv 7. ED GRILLO.

Manager Clark Griffith will this city until anu
will be for him
the business affairs OF that proposition
Griffith 5000 OF valuable land
In his base ball he hopes
the property lease good figure for
tel of
which have
been sold the European hee
sales have proved exceedingly profitable for the Nationals pilot
Evening star., 1916-12-24
BAD BREAKS FOR PENN
Left End Urquhart Has Bad Foot
and May Not Play Against
Oregon.
recial Dispatch to Tn. Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
DETROIT, Mich. December 23-The
Pennsylvania University foot ball team
arrived here this evening on its way
to Pasadena. Cal. where i, will NEE,
the Oregon University eleven on New
year day on the gridiron. Coach Fol-
well had the following to say about
mis- team and players since leaving
Philadelphia Friday:
Right off the reel we are running
INTO the worst Of the breaks. but we're
shaking them off like duck SHEDS
water Glenn Urquhart. our brillian,
httle left end. has developed such a
dangerous foot that il Is doubtfuI
whether he VIII be able TO play ayains,
oregon University New Year day
That was the first shot thaf III forum.
took at US.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Much-Needed Practice Lost

''On top of this we lost the ,,oh-
needed day of practice at Chicago this
afternoon due to long delay at Buff
falo. where We were held up by a bliz-
zard. We had been counting on this
strongly. because IL is the one big
break we We're TO have in our long ride
OF almost three more days on the train
However. we are getting in all kinds
Of exercise end this may. in a measure
make up for this deficiency 1T may
even be possible when we reach Chi
caeo early in the morning. that things
will so shape up that we can get in
the equivalent of this work before Ieay-
ing to make connections for the. Pa :
enc coast flyer
Evening star., 1916-12-24
BIG BASE BALL DOINGS.

CINCINNATI. December 23.-It has
been announced officially here that the
national commission would meet in this
city January 2. At this time the class
AA draft question will be brought up
by the minor leagues. The uniform
niayers' contract will be taken up and
the election of officers will take place.
Inasmuch as numerous minor league
matters are to come before the coLlmis-
sion at this meeting, Garry Hermann
stated that he expected the largest
gathering of base ball men from both
major and minor leagues thafhas ever
attended a commission meeting.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
CHESS TITLE TO COLUMBIA.
Again Wins Intercollegiate Cham
pionship-Yale Second.

NEW YORK. December 23.-Columbia
University again won the intercollegiate
chess championship. which was finished
here today, with a score of points won
The Yale team was second with 81!
points: Harvard. third. with 81. and
Princeton last with points The Co
lumbia team owed its success to a 4-(
victory over Harvard. as Yale. after hav-
ing tied previous ma atches with Prince
ton and Harvard. defeated the local team
today 2l2 to IL.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
King First to Fail.

Johnny Killing was the first of that
pennaut-winning collection that step
ped into managerial shoes. He was
traded to the Boston team and appoint
ed manager in 1912 The club he had
was rated as a joke, and he finished
last with it, That virtually closed his
career as a player. although ne came
back later and caught for llttie
while. He did not seek any more po-
sitions as manager. Once was enough.
Evers and Tinker sprouted as man
ayers in 1913. but neither one came to
a full bloom. The second sacker came
closer TO if than did his former partner.
for he finished third with the Cubs in
the race, while Tinker landed at the
bottom with the Reds. Evers probably
would have retained his position bur
for ais temperament. and 1t is believed
that if he had been given another OPP
portunity he would have developed
into as great leader as the game OF
base ball has ever had
Tinker upon falling to make an i'm
preston with the Reds jumped to the
Federal League. The competition there
was different than in the major league.
and he was success. He hnlshed sec
ond one season. and won the pennant in
Chicago club when il was transferred
to the National League. and was fortu-
nate in heading the second division. al
though he was not wholly to blame, be-
cause he had interference to contend
with and a poor ball team with which
to work.
Mordecai Brown was given a trial as
commander with the st. Louis Feds,
but before the season was closed was
supplanted and came TO Chicago. He
did not have the ability to lead men
Pat Moran. while always considered
one of the foxiest catchers in the
game was not classed with Killing. He
was steady, consistent hitter and
seemed to know intuitively what the
base runners were going to do. One
never looked upon him as manager,
although he was always pleasant on
club, we'll liked and kept harmony
among the boys. He did that the
Philadelphia team when Red Doom
was the manager. Moran was appoint
ed leader of the Phillies and in his first
year drove his club TO a championship
and earned a place for himself as one
Of the smartest of the commanders. He
is the only one of the Cub machine to
win a championship in the National
League.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
TINKER TO AID A. A.
Acquisition of Former Cub
Manager Strengthens Circuit.
TIGHT RACE is EXPECTED
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, December 23.--The Amer
| lean Association can well lay claim to
since Joe Tinker has taken over the
Columbus club. There is little doubt
but that the old Cub pilot can make a
winner out of a second division team
in the big class AA League, for he
will have the Chicago club to help
him get all the players he wants.
Columbus is a good base ball town,
and was a good winner up to two years
ago. There was a time not so many
years ago when the Columbus fans
grew rather tired of a championship
team. but now the feeling there is just
the opposite. With leader of the
reputation of Tinker the whole league
will be greatly benefited.
The sale will be officially closed the
first part of next month. and every
thing but the actual transfer of the
stock took place last night. Associ-
ated with Tinker in the purchase is
Thomas Wilson, the local packer. A
representative of Wilson was with
Tinker yesterday in Columbus The
purchase price is $6o.000.
A. A. Fared Poorly in 1916.
The American Association was in a
| bad way in 1916. The Toledo club was
| one of it's weak members and the Co.
lumbus club also was going badly TIL,
Louisville club had just come out of g
| long losing spell and there was lot OF
| real hardship for the club owners ir
! the organiZa ton. Now the chances
| are that the race will be much tighter
| than it has been for years. with nc
| really weak member.
The American ASsocia ton today is
| the best circuit in the country. The
cities are close enough together to per-
| nit most of them to jump overnight to
| play the next day. The longest jump
! from Louisville to Minneapolis, re-
| quires a day and a night. Every city
| in the circuit permits Sunday ball;
| every city in the circuit has a popula-
| ton of more than 25O.OO0. and the total
population of the circuit is close to the
| 100000 mark.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
WISE MANAGERS OFTEN USE
PECULIAR SCHEMES TO WIN
Major League Leaders Have to Employ All
Kinds of Strategy Sarcastic Remark
Once Decided Important Game

ers referred to him as the crab" He
never took part in any of the card
games or tanning bees. and never went
10 any places of amusement with the
other members of the club 1t would
have been hard for him to have lived
more secluded life. He had few friends
on the team. although in reality no one
had any real reason for entertaining
dislike for him other than his refusal
to be one of the gang.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Bethlehem Soccer Team Wins.

CHICAGO December 23-The Beth
lehc'n soccer team OF Bethlehem. Pa.
national chanpions. defeated a team of
picked Chicago players here TODAY
to ]. Clark and McKelvey were the
point. winners for the fasteners. Pol
litt, center. scored chicako's only tally.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
CUB PLAYERS FAIL
AS TEAM PILOTS
Several Have Tried Their
Hands at Directing Ball Clubs,
But Without Success.
MORAN ONLY EXCEPTION
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special bispatch 10 Inc sthr
CHICAGO. December Is
PLAYERS who were members OF
the famous Cub base ball machine
seem to be hoodooed as man
ayers. Several OF them have tried
their hands at directing clubs. but
to date only one has succeeded,
and he is Pat Moran. who led the
Phillies triumphantly to the pen
nant goal in the National League
in 1915. The others. in their et-
forts to be Connie Macks. Ohm
McGraws and Bill Carrigans, have
fallen by the wayside.
The failures OF the former Cub
PLAYERS have been so regular that
one is forced to the conclusion
that star PLAYERS do not make
successful managers. 1t seems
that way from the luck that
Johnny King, Johnny Evers. Joe
Tinker, Mordecai Brown. Jimmy
Sheckard and Tommy Leach have
had. They all have had man
agerial ambitions, have been test
ed and found not to possess the
proper metal,
Years ago. when the famous
machine directed by Frank
Chance was together, one would
almost have wagered literally
that every man on the team would
have been big hit as leader.
Every man Chance had under him
was a star. He played base ball
without any direct orders from
the manager, because he knew the
game. and knew what to do at the
proper time. Frank Schultz was
about the only one who was not
selected to be the pilot OF major
league team.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
c. v. QU|NT Wins :
FROM GALLAUDET
|Hatchetites Play Better Floor
Game and Display Superior
Teamwork.
FINAL SCORE is 80 TO 2r
BY n. C. BYRD.

Displaying better teamwork andI
more aggressive play throughout
the game, the George WashingA
ton University basket ball team
last night won from Gallaudet in
the y. NJ. {. A. gymnasium by a
score of 80 to 2I. The Hatchetites
jumped into the lead within less
than a minute after the contest
started, when Almon threw a goal
from the foul line, and after that
maintained margin which in
dlcated them as the probable
victors. There was no lack of
spirit on the part OF the PLAYERS
OF either quint, the members of
both gong into the play so ag-
gresslyely that three were eject
ed tor undue roughness.
Less than thirty seconds after the game
started George Washington scored. Almon
tossing the ball into the basket from the
ioui line, when Referee Collifower called
ioul on William. Gallaudets center.
Within three minutes after this double
ioui was called on Gallaudet and Almon
Gagged the ball both times. George Wash
ington fouled and Gallaudet annexed its
inst score as result of the free toss
George W Washington not only maintained
the margin 1t gained within the first few
minutes. but gradually increased that lead
until the end of the first half. when the
score stood ii to Z
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Lineup and Summary.

c. Washington. Position. Gallaudet.
Amon. ...........T Left forward. Schowe
I;incomo. ......-. Right forward. II. Wenger
Ellison Wilson. t'sntcr ...,.......... Wiliman
Groesbeck, BiNler. Left guard. ..-...A Wenges
Townsend
Hills Right guard. DolIrman. Wilson
Goals from the hoor-Almon t2), Giacomo 3D.
Ellison (3l. Groesbeck. Schowe. X. Wenger,
whitman go. Goals from foul-Almon ts), n.
wenc.r "a. A. Wenger 90. Referee-Mr,
Colliilower. Tmpre--Mr. Beckett. Time Of
halves-aU minutes each.