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The Washington herald., 1916-01-17

II is planned 10 conduct meets at
various times throughout the season and
there is an unsurpassed opportunity for
the enjoyment OF this line OF recreation.
One Of the special meets will be held
in the gymnasium on Friday, January
n
The events have been divided into
three classes: the senior class, open 10
boys IS years and older. will have tn.
following events: Twenty-ysrd dash.
running high jump. standing broad
jump. and potatoe race. the next class
is open TO boys from Il 10 Is yesrs. who
will have events similar 10 those Of the
senior class, and the third class IL open
to boys from 3 20 l. years
In all events contestants must be mem
bers of a Sunday school and all entries
must be handed In. accompanied by an
entry fee of FIVE cents for each event.
TO Prof Mcmillan. Y. NJ. c. A. I751 6
street. by January lS. at 100 .. m.
There will be three prizes awarded IN
each event The first event will start
promptly at 80 .. N.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
GEORGE WASHINGTON
PREPARES FOR Meet
Indoor Games to Be Held on March 4
at Convention Hall to Be
Big Affair.

ARRANGEMENTS are well under way for
the annual indoor track meet Of George
Washington University, to be held on the
night Of March 4 at Convention Hall.
Circular letters urging participation in
the meet will be sent out this week to
more than 100 universities. colleges, high
schools, and private schools of the East
and South by Prof Leslie Cleveland Nc
Nemar. Of the department of political
science. secretary of the faculty COM
mittee on student activities.
Cornell and the University of Virginia
already have signifed their intention of
entering a number of the events. 1t is
likely that one OF the principal events
will be a relay race between these two
Institutions.
A call for track candidates was is
sued at George Washington several
weeks ago and the squad is now in
training. The team will be coached
by Prof. n. W. Dougherty, of the Col
lege of Engineering. assisted by Prof
McNemar and Howard W. Hodgkins.
graduate adviser on athletics. The
team Is training at the Y. NJ c. A.
Three championship events have
been awarded the meet by the South
Atlantic intercollegiate Athletic Asso-
citation. of which Prof. McNemar is
secretary. Many other events, includ-
ing a number of exciting relay races,
are being arranged. Because of the
fact that the meet comes nearly
month later than it did last year, the
university officials will have a chance
to prepare a much more elaborate
program.
\ student manager of track sctlvi-
ties is to be appointed within few
days by officials at the university.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
RHODES IS CHOSEN
PRESIDENT OF THE
LOCAL CRICKET CLUB

The Washington Cricket Club held its
annual meeting on Saturday night and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: d. II. Rhodes president;
William Warren, vice president; DR..
James S. Cannon, secretary-treasurer,
and an executive committee composed Of
Antony A. Sousa. Richard w. Roberts,
Charles King, B. C, Hill, W. ]. Edmunds
DR.. B. l. Eller.
DR.. Cannon was again elected captain
Of the team and will have the assistance
of L. D. Miller, who was made vice
captain.
The club contemplates giving a smoker
I'm the near future and stimulate inter
est in the game dear to the heart OF
Britishers. Charles King and A. A. Sou
sa have the affair in charge and prom
ise novel and attractive program. In
vitations to the affair will be issued
at the next meeting of the club.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
sNAPPY BOXING NOTES.

Tom McNulty says: After seeing that mob Of
IriShmsn at the Cofey Moran Aght the other night
are still wondering how there enough left on
the other side to hGht Engand's battles"
Boxers should be made to realize that when they
dgn for a bout they must appear. The whms and
temperamental fancies d boxers mighty costly
thing for the clubs TO cater to.
Jack Johnson and the stir created by him and
over him is the one man who closed the door for
all time in this country against heavyweight
champion coming from the cpored race.
K. o. Brown. the New York boxer. has made a
fortune in the ring; he has whipped a couple Of
champions and now appears to be all in at the sse
Of q
Abe Attsll former featherxeixht king wants To
be a referee in New York Well, he knows every
rule Of the ring for he has probably fought ofsner
than any other pugilist now In harness.
Ted Lewis, the clever English fighter who ciairs
the we7terVeight title, says secret medicine In
vented by his trainer makes 1t possible for him To
reduce weight short notice without losing strength
GcorEe Clancy, who is scheduled to try conciu-
siOns With Champion johnny Knbane in March,
has been matched to meet Tommy Buck in Kan
City.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
Magic Hand of McGraw
Now a Thing of the Fast

Several years ago. when John Nc
Graw asked for waivers on a player, IL
was pretty sure sign that such a
player was done. In fact. other man
ayers usually considered 1t wisdom to
stay off a player McGraw was cut
ting loose. There was a boast among
Macs friends that whenever he put
a waiver tag on a player the unhappy
youth might as well kiss his big
league job good-by.
That saying was true at the time.
as former Giants in big league serv-
ice were rare. In fact. they narrowed
down to Roger Bresnahan, and Nc
Graw only permitted "Rodg' to go
away so he might crafty his mana
gerial ambitions, and at the time Bres-
nahan was traded McGraw thought he
was pretty well rewarded in landing
Murray. Raymond and Schlei.
However, in recent years conditions
have changed a great deal. There is
a big bunch of capable talent scatter
ed through the National League which
formerly swore loyalty to John Nc
Graw. and drew their pay checks from
the National Exhibition Company.
In fact a team of former Giants may
be picked from major league talent of
last season, which could put it all over
McGraw's tRil-end combination of last
fall. How would this team lineup:
Gowdy. Braves. 1b; Groh. Reds.
2b.; Herzog, Reds S.; stock, Phillies,
Sb. Bescher, Cardinals, If. Becker, Phil
lies, cf.; Murray, Cubs. RI; Snodgrass,
Braves, utility; BresnahanI Cubs; Wilson.
Chifeds-Cubs; Hartley. Sloufed- Browns,
:; Rudolph, Braves: -Demaree, Phillies;
Chalmers, Phillies; Marquard, Superbas;
Ames. Cardinals; Crandall. Soufed
Browns, pitchers.
That team perhaps could not have
licked the Red sox in the world series.
but II should have made pretty good
showing in last years National League
race, and might have made the going
rather tough for the Phillies.
McGraw has had the misfortune to pull
off serveral unfortunate deals in recent
years and the worst deal in McGraw's
life was the trade with Cincinnati in
1913 by which the Reds received Ames,
Devore and Groh for Art Fromme. Groh
is perhaps the leading third baseman in
the game today. Fritz Maisel. of the
Yanks. being his only close rival Hennie
is worth seventeen bushels of Frommes.
Red Ames was an unlucky pitcher for the
Giants, but Leon usually gave the other
side a run for their. money. AS to
Fromme perhaps the least said about
Artie the better.
Next to the Fromme deal. the swap by
which Herzog and Hartley were sent to
Cincinnati for Bescher was the prize
boner. McGraw blames this deal on John
Foster. as John B. pulled off the deal
while McGraw. Comiskey and Callahan
were circumna vigatin the globe.
What made the deal look so bad was
The fact that Shafer retired during the
same winter, and instead of having two
Of the finest third basemen in the game.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
Mt. Pleasant Church Gym
Has Made Rapid Strides

The Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church at Fourteenth and Columbia
road Installed a gymnasium with the
church some time ago. and during the
last year the movement has made won
deEful strides.
The Y. NJ. c. A has aided in the
work and placed Prof. w. R. Mcmillan
the active director.
Mcmillan has as his assistants Samuel
Solomon and Victor Hsrtshorn. L. W.
DeGast. boys secretary. Y. NJ. c. A, is
consulting director
The church recently issued a little
booster bulletin setting forth the ad-
vantsges to be gained from proper ex-
ercise and calling attention to the
splendid equipment in the gymnasium.
The gymnasium is % by S feet and is
equipped with the latest designed ap-
paratus.
There are two new bowling alleys as
good as any in the District and team.
are now being formed for a league.
The place is also equipped with up-to-
date shower baths and a well-lghted
and thoroughly ventilated locker room.
A fine basketball court is provided
on the gymnasium floor. and there is
abundant opportunity for any men or
boys desiring to play this game.
The church has a basketball team
competing in the Sunday School League
that from present prospects will soon
be heard from.
There has been athletic classes form
ed: one for boys. 10 to Is years. which
meets on Wednesday evenings from 3:SJ
20 Sis; one for men which meets on
Wednesday evenings from 7:l5 TO 10 ard
individual exercises may be obtained by
members consulting the director.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17

McGraw had only kid shortstop to play
third, Milton Stock.
However,. Stock. too. was sent away TO
help bring the veteran Lobert to New
York. and Hans was a sad fiivver. As for
Milton he finished the season as third
baseman on the PHILIPPE National League
champions. and played a smart, STEADY
game. Demaree and Jack Adams. a kid
catcher, also shared in world series
money last fall. because they were sent
to~Quakertown in the Lobert deal.
This ideal, however, was above criti-
cisRl. ss Lober, though % years old when
the Giants got him. was still believed to
be in his prime, and was rated among the
best top-notchers at his position. In fact
McGraw confidently expected the acqusi-
tion of Lobert and Perritt to put his team
back into the world series.
Hank Gowdy was tossed in as excess
baggage when the Giants swapped Al
Bridwell to the Braves for Herzog in 1911.
but II is due entirely to Mac that Long
Hank is catcher Gowdy came TO the
Giants late in 1910 as first baseman. who
had hit pretty well In Texas. and for a
stretch he was permitted to finish out
games at first for MeTkle.
McGraw. however, advised Hank to
try catching. and he was an extra catch
er when traded to Boston along with
baseman. but he soon drifted to the In
ternational League, where he took UP
catching for good, and was recalled by
Stallings when the Big Chief was named
as the Braves manager.
McGraw seldom has gone wrong on
pitchers, but he has never forgiven him
self for letting Rudolph slip through his
fingers. The Bronx kid made two train
ing trips with the Giants, but in 1911 Nc
Graw decided he was too small for the
big league and let him go for good. Dick
during the last three seasons has proved
to John ]. that good goods sometimes
come in small packages
Charley Herzog was the most-traded
of Giant players. After "Herzy'' played
with the Giants in 1865 and 1903, McGrsw
contracted a fondness for Beals Becker
and traded the Maryland boy to the
Braves for Beals. Becker never quite
came up to the McGraw standard and
was big disappointent to the little Ma
poleon. who had looked for big things
from Beals. A year later Herzog was
brought back in another trade. and in the
winter of 1929 Herzog saw Becker
turned adrift only to meet a similar e1-
perfence the following winter.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
Lotus Runs to Form and
Lands Handicap at Juarez
Scores Victory in Feature
Event of Card-Little
String Second.
FOUR FAVORITES WIN


El Paso, Jan. 16.-Running back to his
winning effort, LOTUS, the favorite.
scored an easy victory in the handicap.
the feature of the card at Juarez this
afternoon. Little String was third. and
Kootenay third.
Blarney, starting for the first time in
the colors of his new owner, w. F. Kneb-
elkamp, OF Louisville, acted Ractious
at the post and was practically left.
LOTUS led his field from the outset and
after shaking off the bid of Little String
won in clever style.
Cecil, Thelma, Marie and LOTUS were
the favorites to score, and the specuia-
tors broke about even. The summary:
FIRST RACE-One mile. Cecil. los (H. shilIingl
to l. to 10, to s, won; Barnard. ITO Booker.
to 2 8 to 5, > to 5, second: Master Joe lo5
tschamerhorn). is to l. 1 to l. to /, third Time,
lal. Marcus. Lady Young. Prespsro Son. Endur-
snce. Coppsrs, Yolsdsy II. Taper TIP. weyanoke,
and Uncle Ike also ran. 81
SECOND RACE-siS furiongs. Thelma Marie, &c
70. Hunt, tol. to 10. to ). won; Panchachira.
los 90. Gsrnerl. I to 2, to s. ) to g. second ;
AElrea, lo3 III. shining) to l. to 5. to 10.
third. Time, lIi25. MsdeIle. Tillotson. Lady
James Teeto. and Sharper Knight also ran.
THIRD RACE-Mile and ne-eighth. F1tavay.
los tstearns). to l. even, out won Trockendale,
m tPickens), to . TO g. out. second John
third. Time. rs. Mamie McDee also ran.
FOURTH RACE-seren furlongsa Lotus, liz
tSchamerbornD. TO l. even, l TO 2 won Little
String, o (Iarcol to 2 even. l to 2 second
Kcotensy, liz (Loftusl. to 2. to s. to T. third.
Tine. l2s Blarney, King Box. and STRIKER also
ran.
FIFTH RACE-Six furlongs. Little Jake. llo
(Pickensl, to !, TO l. even, won; Rarid. s.
(Buckclesl, 10 to l. 4 to l. even. secuud; Superl,
lo3 &c. Hunt. to !. to l. to 2 third. Time,
lIi. Miss Fielder. Valadolid, Gano, Eek Davis,
and Yallaha also
SIXTH RACE-FiEe and one half furiongs Cole,
Al tn tn I
Ice CMcIntyrsl, 10 to !. TO l. to second Bird
man. le4 tschamerhom) s TO s. Z to 10 out, third.
Time. lo6 rs Charity Ward, Brighouse, Carrie
Orme, Bslsee, and Psjaroita also ran.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
KEADY STICKS TO LEHIGH.
Turns Down Dartmouth Oner md
Keeps Old Job.

South Bethlehem, Pa, Jan. l5.-J.
Thomas Ready. Lehigh's football and
baseball coach, has signed a contract
to coach both these sports for another
year. Keady's alma mater. Dartmouth.
wanted his services, and he had under
consideration for some time an offer
from that institution, but today he told
the Dartmouth authorities of his plans
to return to Lehigh. The new contract
at Lehigh will be for a period Of three
years. The old contract called for a
salary of 5000 a year; the new one
will be for g, 800 year
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17

AVE Signed Benny kauff Handicap at Juarez to Lotus
Runor Claims that Benny Kauf
Is Sold to Neu York Giants


defunet tonight sold
mill
= sum of
of the snts
n.
o
has sol to crga nised baseball
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
Big Lacquer After Quinn.

owen Quinn, of Syracuse. who has been
shipped to Portland, will not remain there
long. Already several big league clubs
have bid for his services, but Walt Nc.
Creedle, manager of the Portland club
intends to hold him for the season at any
rate.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
Wesleysn's Relay Schedule.

Middletown. Conn. Jan. is-An-
nouncement was made tonight Of the
schedule OF the Wesleyan relay and
track team. The relay schedule is:
February 6. Columbia. at Boston: p.
Brown, at Hartford; =. Bowdoin. at
Providence; April ~ Pennsylvania re-
lay carnival, at Philadelphia. The track
schedule is: May 6 Colgate, at Middle
town; Is, Williams. at Willismstopn
Eddie McAndr.ws is going to set c7sot AZ FIrd
Welsh. and right berp. McAndrvvs is roinr -
make smoke about Welshs ears with that ~ hsrd
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17

outfelder Doc" Miller. the former pinch hitter
Of Boston. Philadelphia and Cincinnati, is al
present taking a post graduate course in Cornells
Medical School, which is located in New York
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17

ubstitutious-Independents Hoffman for J. Nc
Clay; @. P. A C.-Homes for hampton Peck for
Mccarthy. Thompson for Edelen. Goals from floor
Williams C9, Devn ~. J. McClay CD, Rowe tg
Hampton. Goals from floor-DeTlin C2 Williams
J. McClay, Psrlette, Rowe. Rsferee-Mr. Hamilton.
Umpire-Mr. Morris. scorer-Mr. Fuller. Time Of
halves-I5 minuteA
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17

Goals scnred-Wsgstlf ~, BiTens, Riley. Referee
MIR. McNabb. Linesmen-Mr Charles Lecfie fol
Washington; Mr.. Claude Drzbbe for Steel Plant
Time OF halTes-35 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
Tonight's Bowling Schedule

Masonic League-George C. Whit
ting VS.. Washington Centennial; Le-
banon VS.. st. Johns.
Knights of Columbus League-Co-
lumbias VS.. Meningitis
District League - Contenders VS..
Goodfellows.
Bureau League-Rotaries vs. Ex-
amining Division.
Southeast League - OakIands ys.
woodmen of World
Northeast League-Imperials VS..
Navy Yard.
Georgetown Commercial League.
Potomac Savings Bank VS.. Knicker-
booker A. c.
Navy Yard League-East Gun Shop
VS.. Foundry.
Capital City League-Eastern VS..
Havenaers.
Mt Pleasant League-Columbias VS..
Quebecs.
Terminal r. r. Y. M. c. A, League
Electricians VS.. Store Room.
Southern Railroad Clerks League
Law VS.. Treasurer; Managers VS..
Auditors; Bookkeepers VS.. Tie &
Timber.
Agriculture Intercity Bureau
League-Plant Ind. VS.. Weather.
Red Mems League-Idaho VS..
Seneca.
Marine Corps League-subig VS..
Phi Mu Sigma League-Epsi,on
VS., Eta.
Washington City Tenpin League
Agriculture VS.. Acmes.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
HYATTSVILLE HIGH
TRIMS SUB FRESHIES

Hyattsville, Md, Jan. 1S.-The sub
land Agriculture College, were defeated
by the local high school five yesterday,
20 to Il In preliminary contest the
local independent quint made short work
of the College Park Athletic Club, win
ming by a 19 to count. The summaries:
The Washington herald., 1916-01-17

sailor Smiley, Of Kensngtcn. has found a knock
out wallop or new method Of hitting for he has
finished his last two foes
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-19
COMPARE THESE FIGURES.

COMPARE THESE FIGURES.
Why is prohibition sentiment max
ing such rapid strides in Ohio? Here
are some facts hat may partly answer
the question:
The As dry Ohio counties sent to
the State Industrial school, during the
year, 76 boys. The 43 wet counties,
entitled by population to send 228,
sent 260.
The As dry counties sent to the
p~enitentiary 106. The 43 wet coun-
ties, entitled by population to send
31S, sem 600.
The As dry counties SEN to the re-
formatory 83. The 43 wet counties,
entitled by population to send 249,
sent $50.
The As dry counties sentenced to
warehouses; 118. The 43 wet counties,
entitled by population to send 1854,
sent 967.
The As dry counties sentenced to
Jail Imprisonment 497. The 40 wet
counties, entitled by population to
send 1,491, sent 2,646 with Cleveland
uoI ISpOILcu " duu " euo WoI SluSJ'
The As dry counties expended for
maintenance of Jail prisoners $751;
1906. The 40 wet counties, entitled
by population to 3,948.18, spent
$139, $50 with Lucas and Clark coun-
ties and the cities of Toledo and
Springfield not reported to add to the
wet side).
Cost of Jail prisoners in As dry coun-
ties, one year, $21, 316.06. Cost in one
wet county alone (Hamilton), with
only one-third as many people, $751;
O37.90
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-19
LIQUOR MEMS

Replying to the paid orators of the
saloon who declare that if it was not
intended that men should drink al
coholic liquor God would not have
created the rye, the corn, ETC., from
which it is manufactured, the Ameri-
can Issue says: "They might declare
that if God had not intended men to
drink booze, he would not have Gre
ated the wood that builds the saloon,
the brass in the fixtures, the quartz
melted into the goblet or the iron
which, molten, makes the stove. They
might carry the argument farther and
say hat if God had not intended men
to drink alcoho, that he would not
have created the mouth with which
to imbibe. Until it can be shown that
God created a mans tongue so that
he could lie and hands that he might
steal, there is not very much in the
argument that the Creator made corn
and rye that men might make alco-
hol therefrom for the purpose of pois-
oning themselves and their fellowmen
for profit"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-19

st. Peter and AndHids. of mankind. for
whom Christ died, and who have not
yet received in full the blessings of
reconciliation with God through the
Lord Jesus. Such glorious favor may
be expected for the world in general
during the Millennium, when 'all the
families of the earth shall be blessed"
and brought to a knowledge of the
Truth and to an opportunity of accept
ing unto salvation.
Our charitable thought for Ananias
and Sapphire is that, not having re-
ceiyed the Holy Spirit, they but imper-
fectly appreciated what they were do
ing; that they have not sinned unto
death; and that IN the resurrection
time they will h opportunity to
show their loyalty or d~isloyalty to God.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-19
ASKING TOO MUCH.

81 belonged to the Good Fellows
club until a little while ago, and l
left it-not for any moral reason, but
for a cold-blooded reason. l thought
Mr.. Barleycorn was asking just a lit
tie too much for liquor. In addition
to the price that he and I agreed
upon, he asked for my country-my
government, local, state and national.
He demanded a mountain range of
blasted homes; $4,000 boys and girls
as driftwood in his River of Death;
the eyesight of babies and the peace
of old age.
Barefoot soldiers gave us indie.
pendence, but barefoot children do not
have to give US revenue! In this fight
you do not have to die. All you have
to do is to make a modest investment
in human progress and in the King.
dom of God."-Ex-Congressman Ian.
dis of Indiana.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-19
TEMPTING FUTURE SOLDIERS.

In Britain 100000 men have ap-
piled for service. One million have
been rejected. If peace standards were
being applied 100000 would have
been rejected. Commenting upon this,
DR.. c. w. Saleeby, the eugenist, says:
I'VE tempted the future soldiers with
drink at sixteen. This million of re-
jected men were once younger" He
also says: mo instructed German
would deny the fact that his own coun'
try's figures are worse"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-19
RESPECT FOR MINISTER.

A saloonkeeper offered a young min
lister $40 to help pay a church debt.
The money was needed very badly,
but the minister replied: Before l
accept that contribution l must let you
know my attitude toward your bust
ness. AS long as l am a minister
in this town l shall fight your bust
ness as hard as 1 know how. l shall
tell the young men and boys what you
will do to them, and if l get a chance
when election time l shall vote
to put you out of business" The sa-
loonkeeper thrust the money toward
the minister and said: Take it;
wouldn't have any respect for you If
you didn't do those very things"