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The Washington times., 1916-12-25
MAY START LATE
Many Postponsments Last Year
Cause Msgnatss to Figure.

The increasing number OF post
poned baseball games each season
may make II necessary for the big
leagues TO instruct their schedule
makers TO open the season a week or
two later and extend IL further into
October or shorten IL.
John A. Heydler's report to the Ma
tional League last week, showing that
ninety eight games were postponed In
that league, Is Justification for the
suggestion that the season be made
shorter to meet the changes In eli.
matte conditions.
Twenty-Five OF these ninety-eight
games were postponed In April.
which means the last tive weeks OF
April. as the season opened the latter
part OF the second week. While the
climatic conditions have been steadily
adverse for baseball in the spring
last season was remarkable for its
rainy and cold days, June having had
twenty,seven postponements on ac-
count OF rain. This was unusual and
rather a fgreak season as TO weather,
but II seems that April and early May
may not again be propitipus for ball
playing.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25

RESUMED GAME
Hatehetitss Make Good Showing In
ResumIns oridiron Sport.

George Washington resumed foot.
ball after six years and made a good
showing for a nrst.year team.
~. Johns was beaten. q TO q, In
the opening game. Ursinus was bat.
tied 20 a no,score tie. The Bun and
Blue defeated Johns Hopkins. IL 20 O..
and Eastern College, 81 10 o. West.
ern Maryiand's heavy team won only
by 2 Co o.
George wsshInston's big game was
with Georgetown on Turkey Day, and
proved a victory for the more ex.
perienced Hiiitoppers, ~ 20 Z. Gia-
como's fifty'yard ssilop for a touch,
down satisfied the Bun and Blue sup.
porters.
The football outlook for 1917 IL ex.
celient In the District.
Georgetown will have on the scene
almost all OF Its trained stars. Gu
sack. Showalter. and Captain O'con.
nor will be missing, but all the others
will be back.
Maryland state will lose Captain
oberiin and some four or fve other
regulars, but Coach Byrd's scrubs
will provide goodly successors.
Mike shortley, Catholic University's
1917 captain, will have n strong nu-
cieus for the coming season.
Captain Kerr, at George Washing
ton. looks for a better season IN 1917
than In 1915, as the players will be
more used TO one another.
The Mohawk A. C., succeeding TO
the lsurels usually won by the Vigi-
lants, went through their season 20
the ffnal game with Koogle's AllStars
without losing a game and were gen.
orally credited with being the indie
pendent champions
The Washington times., 1916-12-25

DON'T WANT EDDIE
Some Other Player Said TO Ne
Slated to Captain WhIts sox.

CHICAGO, Dec. 25.--According to a
welldehned report today Eddie Col.
Inns will not be captain OF the White
Sox next year. when Charles -Comis-
key announced that Clarence Row.
land would manage the team again
next season he declined to say wheth-
er Collins would captain the team.
and did not say that Kid Gleason
the fans profess to see Significance
In the words OF Comiskey, as follows:
81 might have gone out on first
base myself last year and perhaps we
would have won the pennant Any.
how / know OF one. or two Instances
when | would have been under some
pop fly balls, whether the captain
forgot to holier who was to take
them or not"
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
HAuoHToN WILL COACH,

BOSTON. Dec. 25.-Percy ID. Haugh,
toms contract with the Harvard Ath'
Ietic Association for coaching foot
ball is up for consideration again.
Haughton has given Harvard autho"i-
ties 10 understand that he win give
as much fhis time as is possible u
coaching the 1917 eleven, for $4,000
Haughton will continue TO leave Istb
Leary In charge as chief coach when
he is absent, and Reggie Brown Will
continue to be the leading scout ana
defensive. stTategist.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
THREE STAND OUT
Simpson, Meredith, and Loomis
\. Amaze With Track Records.

or the many great track and field
performers during the past year three
athletes stand out in the foreground
These are Bob Simpson. the greyhound
OF Missouri University; Ted Meredith,
late OF the University OF Pennsylvania,
and 10 Loomis, OF the Chicago Ath.
letic Association.
Simpson electrified the athletic en-
thusiasts on both sides OF the CONT
nent by his remarkable ability over
the hurdles. His speciality IL aver the
high obstacles at the l20-yard dis
tance. Nine times during the past
year simpson was clocked owe: the
distance In better than hfteen sec.
onds, which was the best perform
ance on the books. ON two OF these
occasions he was timed in IA 3-5 sec
onds.
Although IL was believed that he
had reached the height of his form
several years ago, Ted Meredith
amazed his most loyal friends when
he made two new worlds middle dis
tance records. One was at $50 yards,
when he was timed In 1851 1-5, which
erased one NTH OF second from the
former best figures.
Meredith also ran around the uni,
versity OF Pennsylvania track. around
one turn, a quarter OF a mile, in
AZ 2-6 seconds.
Loomis displayed versatility in
many sports. While he was caught
of form in the national title games,
Loomis on the years work recorded a
great number of fast races over the
short distances,
When the American team OF Ave
men went To sweden, Norway and
Copenhagen Ii omis scored the great,
Ell number OF first places and points
and never met defeat in a sprint race.
He is also running high jumper
OF much skill, never failing To scale
the crosspiece AT height of six
feet.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
WILLIAMS SUED.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 25.--Kid vii
liams, the bantamweight champion,
whose real name is John Guteko, has
been sued by his mother, Mrs Bertha
Guteko, for 100000 damages. The
claim OF Mrs. Guteko is understood
to be for alleged assault and alleged
slander.
The suit follows the arrest of NJ, :.
Guteko on November % last upon tho
charge OF assauIting her daughter
in.Iaw, Agnes Williams, the Kids
wife, she and her dsughter'in-law
coming to blows.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
WILL SELL STABLE.

LONDON. Dec. 25.--The Duke Of
has announced his inten-
tion to sell OF the whole of his blood
stock, horses In training, brood mares,
foals. and yearlings. This has caused
general regret In racing circles. for
no colors are more popular than those
of the house OF Grosvenor.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
PLAYS SEVEN TEAMS
Tufts Meets Mass. Assies First
Time In History Of Football.

MEDFoRD, Mass, Dec, 25-For the
nrst time In the history OF the two
colleges, the Tufts-Massachusetts
Agricultural College annual football
contest will be played at Amherst In
1917, according to the Tufts schedule,
made public tonight. The Dartmouth
Tufts game will be played at Man
chester, N. H., on November IT,
The schedule follows:
October q, Bates at Medford: ~,
Boston College at Fenway Park: 20.
Harvard at Cambridge; %, Syracuse
at Syracuse: November 3, Massachu-
setts Agricultural College at Am
herst: 10. Colby at Medford; II, Dart
mouth at Manchester.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
HAS MANY sossEs.

Dick Hoblitzell comes close TO
having a record in the number OF
managers he has worked under In
eight years. Hobby has been directed
BY six baseball pilots in that time,
five OF them being leaders of the
Reds.
He began under John Cancel In
1905, saw Cralk Griffith supersede
CAMEL, watched Henry o'Day take
the reins from Griff, observed Tink
er take up where o'Day left off and
then saw part OF Charles L. Herzog 4
stormy administration. Then Hobby
went to a team that won Tue worlds
championship.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
STADIUM EPIDEMIC
HITS WASHINGTON
Local institutions in Line With
Countrywide Movement for
Athletic Plants.

Educational institutions in Wash.
ington and vicinity are keeping in
line with the craze for erecting moo
ern stsdiuhis spreading over the coun-
try. Georgetown University has lew
eied or q new athletic neid, and when
the necessary funds have been OBJ
tained a stadium will be built around
IL.
Maryland State has projects under
way for a big athletic plant. The new
Central High School boasts one vf
the nnest equipped stadiums among
the high schools OF the country. East
ern High projects one. and Episcopal
ing It's new athletic held only durinS
the last year.
spend RiG Sums.
An enormous amount OF money has
been spent by colleges for stadiums
in the last few years. Besides the
magnificent amphithesters OF Yale.
Harvard. Cornell. Syracuse, College of
the city Of New York. and others. for
the most part recently built. others
are cropping up all over.
This goes not only TO show the IN
tense interest OF the American people
In sports, but attests to the faith ~
the great mental. moral, and physicai
dement's that accrue from clean out
door athletics.
stevens Institute OF Technology 70.
Gently dedicated a structure devoted
TO sports, erected at q cost OF moro
than ti25.0O0. through n gift OF VII
liam Hall Walker. an aiumnus.
Brsws Ce.templates Ose.
Browns success In football this
year has given a great stimulus to
athletics at that university and
movement L. under way 10 build
stadium prIch probably will be called
the Bears Den. Donations amount
ing TO $4,000 were assured at the re-.
cent Brown football celebration at
Providence. IL IN hoped the stadium
will be completed In time for the
gridiron games OF 1919. particularly
for the Brown. Dartmouth. which has
practically been arranged for that
season.
IL remains for the largest and one
Of the most progressive universities
In the world 10 nave none NJ ai'
CoiumtG men keeniy feel the want
Of q fadium In keeping with their
institution.
Celuabis Lsekias.
Thus there was Joy when talk Of q
huge athletic amphithester on the
bank OF the Hudson was revived BY
the references OF President Butler TO
the project In his annual report re-
Gently isued.
Among other things, ne said. "The
stadium, u ever built, would be as
great an addition to the resources OF
.he City OF New York as 10 the uni
yersity"-intimating that u would be
his plan TO offer the use OF the neid
and building. occasionally, for pa
g.ants, municipal concerts, and other
city purposes.
plans for stadium. which probably
would be the largest In the country
were drafted In 1904 and over siOo,
600 was pledged by Columbia alumni.
but the project did not materiaiiss ~
that time.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
DISTRICT FOOTBALL
is NOW FLOURISHING


Football In the District and surround
ing territory for 1910 has cen the
wonderful performances OF George
town, establishing the seasons high.
est scoring record OF the year, the
winning OF the Maryland state
championship by Curly" Byrd's
state eleven at College Park; the
most creditable work, of Catholic Unit
versity and the arrival OF George
Washington. after being In outer
darkness since 1910.
Coach Exendine's third season at
Georgetown saw him produce an
eleven that lost only Its opening game
OF the year and closed the highest
scoring eleven In the land. The Hin.
toppers ran up 4T3 points against
their enemies and allowed but thirty.
three points to be scored against
them.
Navy won the frst game. IL TO Z,
the Hilltoppers lacking practice.
Then came a victory, 10 to o. over the
strong Dartmouth team and George
town was OF on It's triumphsl parade
ending only at New Orleans with a
6i.to-o victory over Tulane.
Aside from Navy and aDrtmouth
Fordham gave Georgetown its hardest
o. Eastern. Albright, West Virgins
Wesleyan. North Carolina, A. and NJ,
Buckneli, George Washington and
Tulane were smothercd anywhere
from ~ to o TO so to o.
Msryisss state wisser.
Maryland state hung up an excel
dent record, winning all but two
games and snnexinE the Maryland
gridiron championship. Navy defeat
ed state - to I, and Haverford nosed
out. 7 to o. Every other game was a
victory for Byrd's well-coached and
well.trained eleven.
Dickinson fell. o TO o. v. NJ. I. pu,
up a night but lost. is to o. 81. Johns
vas trimmed handily, n to o. Catholic
University was beaten, II To 0, In a
thrilling contest at Brooklsnd.
state won from New York Uni
yeraity. 10 TO Z. and then swamped
Johns Hopkins. 81 to o, clinching the
championship.
Breekiasder- DO Well
Laboring against difficulties oi
well. Injuries hurt the eleven,
viIianova was defeated, 81 To 7. and
Maryland state had a hard night &c
win, IL TO o. Lehigh won In the last
half. 81 To 7, after c. u. had lost many
strong players.
Muhienburg and West Virgins
wesleyan humbied the Brooklsnders
10 to o and ~ to o. respectively, but
tho Red and Black gave all IL had.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
WIN TURKEYS BOWLING
Five Awarded Christmas 6lros In
Columbia Tournament.

Mayhem, Shank, Watson, Hagan,
and Work, star bowlers, were not
forced to hand over several iron men
for the turkeys they the eating today.
They won their Christmas dinners in
the duckpin tournament staged at
Pete Maloney's Columbia alleys.
Ten bowlers took part i'm the nnals
of the tournament, and the flee high
men were awarded the coveted birds.
Their scores follows:
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
MAY GET LARRY.

larry" Lajoie, once king OF second
basemen and batsmen iu the American
League, may go to Toronto as mana
ger OF the Leafs, instead OF Chief
Albert Bender. the old Athletic pitch,
er, who. Il was said last week, had
bse4 chosen a. the leader.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
A.A. U. TROUBLE MAY
OPEN DURING YEAR
Baltimore Washington Contro.
versy to Be Rehashed by
Special Committee.

South Atlantic Amateur Athletic
Union troubles. which have spread
over the past four years, may be aired
during the winter. George J. Turner.
OF Baltimore, president OF the A. \.
u, recently announced appointments
OF committees and delegates at large
for the ensuing year.
In addition to the regular commit
tees, President Turner has appointed
q special committee OF three to inves-
tigate the internal troubles and affairs
OF the Middle Atlantic Association OF
the A. A. u. as called for by resolu.
tion adopted at the last annusi meet
ing OF the national body.
DIR. William Burdick. of the South
Atlantic Association, has been made
chairman OF this committee. and VIII.
liam G. Prout. of Boston, and Herman
obertubbesing. OF New York. will
serve with him.
outsrswth OF Trouble.
Internal dissension In the South At.
lantic branch OF the A. A. u. grew
out OF the suspension OF the Nautilus
Swimming club Representatives, mem
bers OF the A. A. T.. who competed
with Naval Academy swimmers In q
dual meet.
Three years ago the Nautilus swim.
merr. affiliated with the V. NJ. c. ~.
and governed by the A. A. T.. wcrc
suspended for competing with the
Navy. Tho ~" physical directors In
session at Cincinnati decided to break
away from the A. A. y. No v. NJ. &. a.
men were allowed to compete In A. a.
4. games.
In this city strong protests wet.
made on the suspensions, and the Y.
NJ. e. A., Memorial A. g. Washington
Cross Country club. and District Ma.
tIonaI Guard formed what was known
as tn. District OF Columbia Amateur
Federation.
Athletes Suspended.
Taking control OF the municipal
games In swimming and held and
track on July 4 the District Fedora.
ton ran on It's meet There was q
wholesale suspension OF athletes by
the A. A. 4. Before this the Nautilus
swimming Club was discontinued and
the Washington swimming Club was
started under 4. A. U. control.
The 4. A. Z. was petitioned TO al
low a separate branch to be known as
the District OF Columbia A. A. Y. This
matter was put up to the governing
body In New York three years ago
and was backed by the v. NJ G. A.,
Memorial Athletic Club, Washington
Cross Country Club and the District
OF Columbia National Guard.
TIVE Clubs Oct 81 u.
Two Of these clubs have since dis.
continued operation. IL IL thought
that the lateness OF the A. A. ". In
taking up the matter will obviate any
necessity OF opening up the eontro'
yersy. There II but one club, Carroll
Institute. under the A. A, u. at pres
ent here.
Y. NJ. e. A. athletes represent the
organization as individuals " they 30
desire. n Chairman Burdick opens
up the controversy there may be an
other ore.washington clash.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
WASHINGTON BOYS
SUCCEED ON TEAMS
Colleges Reap Harvest Of First
Class Performers In All
Branches.

Washington boys are contributing
much to the success Of college ath.
lectic teams. In the past year many
OF them bid fair to rank with the
best In the country. Their records re.
feet unusual credit upon their former
coaches and they are reaping n hsr.
vest OF nno performances.
The greatest honor heaped upon
Washington IN the fact that both the
Army and Navy have chosen Washing
ton boys for football captains for next
season. Johnny stokes, a former Cen.
rai High school player. will captain
the Army team. while Tom Fisher.
who used to play end on Eastern. will
l'ad the Navy.
Tho service teams have others who
are helping out and who claim this
city as their home town. Jones. %.
knight. II. knight. and Williamson
are with Army squads for the various
teams. IL IL not generally known that
Longstreet whelehei, brother OF John
whclchci. the Navy quarterback. IL
playing piebe basketball at the Point.
Makes Navy Team.
John wheichei. former Western
High school star. made the Navy
team as quarterback In his mrs, time
out, and IL being carried on the bss.
.ketball squad.
There are four Washington boys at
Harvard who are expected To b. In
Ill. running this season. Clin Rich.
ards made good In football. while
Chester Bassett and Harold Rose arc
now In track work at Cambridge.
George King has been elected captain
or the cTosscountry team.
Iuyligcr church made his letter
at Yale this fall az another local boy
who H. making q reputation for the
city. At Princeton Prill Kaufman.
another local boy. shone brilliantly
at tackle for the Tigers.
~ Pennsy lyHnia Hay Wallace made
N" freshman team right OFF the reel
-hil- Robert MaSam aud Raymond
Peck are getting ON In track and bas
kctball with tho freshman squads.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25
"OBE" O'BRIEN Is
STARRING FOR G. U.
Right Forward Scores Three
Fourths OF Teams Total
in Points.

Unless some enterprising basketball
guards appear to stop "obo" o'Brien.
Catholic Univernity's capable little
forward. the youngster is likely 20
create all sorts OF records for shoot.
Ing this year.
Three games have found the vera
tile player caging all manner OF dir
hcuit shots. oBrien plays the hoor
well. and In able to net the ball when
uncovered from almost any anLlc.
oBrien plays right forward, but II ~
noticeable that his favorite shots are
made from the left side OF the cour'.
os3rien has done wonders In the
three games In which he has played.
Against Galiaudet In tho irst e. 4.
engagement. o'Brien got loose for
eleven baskets from the floor and
eight goals from the foul line, G. T..
made thirty.four points and o'Brien
got thirty.
Score Frequently.
Against Loyola the other night
o'Brieu managed to get eight baskets
from the foor and shot ave fouls for
n total OF twenty one points. c. ".
made thirty.two points In the game.
In Friday nights engagement In
New York OBrien was the main
squeeze when IL came to dropping the
ball In the basket. Although q. u. was
defeated by - to ~, O'Brien was the
chief scorer for the G, u. ave.
In the forty minutes OF play the
youngrtor got six basket shots and
tossed In eleven from foul line'
Twcnty.three OF the thirty-one points
scored by &. y. were made by o'Brien.
IL small Player.
o'Brien is one OF the smallest play.
sra In college ranks this year. stand
ing a bit over ive feet six, he weighs
about 40 pounds.
This II O'Brien's nrst year at varsi-
., basketball In the three games to
date the right forward has scored
saventy-fouT points for ihs team.
when IL IL considered that &. y. has
gotten ninety-seven points In the
three battles oBrien's value TO tho
team IL easily recognized.
Other. Feed Hin.
other Catholic University players
feed the ball TO o'Brien at all times
and he is allowed TO run wild on the
floor. Just what the youngster will
do In the engagement with the Navy
after the holidays is pToblematic.
Coach Jim collinower OF the Navy
had a good look at o'Brien the other
night ~ the LOyola game and went
away satisfied that his Navy players
could stop the new c, u. star.
The Catholic University players
have been greatly handicapped by n
late start and the fact that the full
strength OF the team was not avail
able. Several injured have kept the
team out OF It's proper stride. II will
be mid January before Coach Rice
can get things properly going,
In the mean time c. u. IL looking
To OBrien To carry the team through.
lie Is delivering the goods with
The Washington times., 1916-12-25

After viewing a tennis ice match
In New York recently one critic de-
cIares the game will never be popu-
lar because it Is a one-strike game
and i'm general a lob on the back line
finds the receiver out OF position for
a return. Palm Beach, Miami, and
Daytona people will rejoice at this
because they wish to get all that il
coming to them. And, by the way,
golf and tennis appear to be on the
boom at points South.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25

The State OF Pennsylvania has more
good elevens than any other State in
the Union. Let's see you match Penn,
Pitt, Carnegie, w, and j.. Lehigh,
Lafayette, Penn State, Swarthmore.
Bucknell, Dickinson, Haverford, Get
tysburg, Villanova, Muhlenburg, and
Ursinus in any other state.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25

Western teams and athletes have
sprung many surprises before. Penn
had best watch out next Monday or
Oregon viii give the westerners u
chance to pull the old oldyou'sO
stun.
The Washington times., 1916-12-25

High cost OF baseball? Nothing to
Il. Hannibal, AIo., a Three l League
town, offers season tickets, good Cor
all games, at 81 per each.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
A WORD TO THE WISE
Flower Says "A Word to the Wise" Is
suffieient-He Advises That You
Carefully Look Over His List Of Bar
oains-SpeciaI Sale on SATURDAY.

Carefully Look Over His List Of Bar.
sains-SpeeiaI Sale on Saturday.
The following should interest you
Mrs. Economical Housek.nper, these
are unusual bargains AMI will DO IN
special sale for the one day. Saturday,
only: de-
Grocery Department.
Sugar, pure care, 100 pounds, s7.73,
Sugar pure care, ten pounds, "a
cents.
High grade flour, guaranteed STA.
Fancy potatoes, per bushel $l.15.
Coffee, high grade, per pound Is
cents.
Small picking cucumbers. per peck
% ceEts.
Large sllcing cucumbers, six for 5
cents.
Good milk, six cans % cents.
Five cent sack salt, three for 10
cents.
Pure cider vinegar, per gallon 90
cents. .
White wine vinegar, per gallon 10
cents.
Onions, fancy, six pounds % cents.
High grade oleomargarine, per pound
Is cents.
Fancy creamery butter, per pound 80
cents.
Tomatoes. five pounds 10 cents.
Meat Department.
Fancy roast beef, per pound II cents.
Boiling beef, per pound cents.
Beefsteak, per pound Is cents.
Pork steak, per pound II cents.
Pork chops, per pound II cents.
Picnic hams, per pound 141a cents.
Ring bologna. two pounds "a cents.
Minced ham, two pounds, 25 cents.
Flowers market and grocery 1885
North Center street.