The Washington times., 1916-12-30
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip

OPoi liiiS oOoSAP
Henry o'Boyie spends his vacation
boosting old Georgetown around New
York.
When Paris newspapers eliminated
Jess willard as a possible opponent
OF Georges Carpenter. the bottom
fell out OF the willard boom. New
York writer's might yell their heads
on. but when France decided against
a willard. Carpenter match, that set.
led Il. And the funny thing OF Il all
II that willard has passed out OF the
public mind. when q worlds cham.
pion can thus dwindio In interest,
there IL something wrong. II you
will search q bit, you will md that
wiiiard's hosts OF gold-sseking man.
ayers are TO blame. Tom Jones has
cost willard more than q million In
public popularity.
with Ayau playing on the Seattle
club the yellow peril 10 here In earn.
est. Ayau 10 . Chinese player from
Honolulu.
Look for q big boom In athletics
hereabouts after. the irst OF the year.
The high school basketball league
gets under way. Local college auints
make ready for q tough campaign.
The indoor track season will start up
In earnest. and the swimmers will
siosh about In preparation for n cam
paixn. On top OF this will be the mid.
winter call for battery candidates for
the various baseball teams. Yes, it
will be q busy time for the athletes.
wouldn't be we'll 20 put Ty Cobb In
q Chaplin feature; he might mistake
Charles feet for q couple OF bases
and steal 'em.
washinEton's dog fanciers are plan
ming for a wonderful bench show next
spring. Last years exhibition topped
all previous shows by q wide margin.
but the Kennel Club hopes TO better
even the 1915 show next April. wash
inKton II the home OF some OF the
finest dogs In the country. and u Il
but fair 20 assume that q large ma
jority OF the prizes win 80 TO home
talent The very presence OF these
blue blooded animals In the District will
bring here others OF like lineage from
other parts OF the land TO enter the
competition. The Kennkl Club IL To
be encouraged In liz EFFORT 60 draw at
tention 20 the DEVELOPMENT Of thorough
bred dogs. which 10 a gentiemanly sport.
The Scott High School basketball
team OF Cleveland has the following
players; Collie, Doig. Gaiazzi. sam
pjener. somisck, Struggles mot 20
bad). vitantonit, witsotxke, Town
and steel.
They're still picking on the major
league clubA Now the hotsls are
raising rates on them. The cincin-
natl club has discovered that II will
\ cost between $4,000 and s2.6o0 more
to travel around the National League
circuit next year than Il did last. The
Washington club may expect similar
treatment. as Il hits many OF the same
hotels. The Washington club spares
no expense to satisfy Its high priced
athletes and so ''Perduke" Fowler
travelling secretary. will probably
and old MISUNDERSTANDING camping
on his trail when he begins corre-
spending with his hotels around the
circuit
An American Association umpire
played Santa Claus to the children of
Buffalo. There are fans who believe
the visiting team every day of the
season,
It ia high time physical directors
and men in charge OF the bodily wei.
fare or boys In secondary schools do
something to refute the charges made
by members OF the National Collegiate
Athletic Association that college men
In the main are physically UMPIRE
pared. REPUTATION OF such charges
can be made by getting right to work
with the youngsters and ntting them
physically by more general methods
instead of the selective manner OF
developing track, baseball and foot.
ball stars. These sports are for the
few. Recent tendencies toward gen
eral development are such that I'm the
next few years a better developed lot
of young men will be sent to college.