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The Washington times., 1916-10-18
BUSINESS To PLAY
AN. PREP ELEVEN
Good Game Is Expected Tomor-
row Afternoon on Wisconsin
Avenue Gridiron.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

What is expected TO be one OF the
best schoolboy football battles Of the
year is that scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon between Business High
School and the Army and Navy Prep
eleven at the Wisconsin avenue grid
iron.
Neither eleven has met defeat 10 far
II may be that the victor will have a
claim for the schooiboy title of the city.
Business has n fine chance to land the
high school championship. while the
Army and Navy Props, barring the
georgetown Prep eleven. appear to
have the strongest combination In the
city.
The Army and Navy Props have
scheduled Technical High for Saturday
week. and unless all signs fail the
Manual Trainers will be carried along
at faster clip than they have been
before this season.
Business may strike a tartar. for the
A. N. p. team mas weight and power.
The eleven has been equipped with a
number OF ground gaining plays. and
they are well executed.
Frank w. Dyer. who comes here for
the Columbia Country Club golf tourna-
ment is a Washington product. Several
years ago Dyer attended the 81. Adams
Cathedral School for Boys. He was a
candidate for the baseball team, and
succeeded In landing FIRST base. He was
a good hitter and held down the first
sack acceptably. Later at the Univars-
ity OF Pennsylvania he took UP golf and
was the university champion and Penn
State utleholder. He Il ranked among
the top notchers In this country.
Eastern High School received its third
setback OF the season yesterday. Com
saga High School administered n s-to-D
defeat to the Fasteners, getting
through the line for touchdown in the
carly stages of the game. Eastern has
been strengthened by the acquisition OF
Sweeny. Spear. Fiaherty, and BrockwelI.
The new combinatiin has not begun 70
work as we'll as II viii later on. Eastern
II employing a number OF shift PLAYS
which are working to advantage.
Gonzaga IL tackiing the Alexandria
High School eleven on Friday. Alex
sndris has heavy line and a well
Alexandrians have n tackle far above
the ordinary. Summers has been the
mainstay Of the football and basketball
teams for the past three years.
In Ready Business has uncovered a
first rate kicker. In the Randolph
Macon game Ready got two long kicks
away from the 4o-yard line. which net
ted his team six points.
Tech has made shift in the team.
The Tech backfield has been remodeled
and several shifts In the line noted.
Clarence Hecox. for many years coach
OF the Tech eleven. Ia assisting Coach
Farmer. Under Hecox the Manual
Trainers won many titles several years
ago.
Central High School Is staging a dou-
bles tournament on the Princeton Tennis
Club courts this week. There IL great
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
"Ghost Ball" Used for
Army Football Drill

WEST POINT. N. Y. Oct. 1s.-Indoor
practice Under electric light and the
use OF a ghost" ball featured the
workout of the Army eleven yesterday.
1t was so late when the cadets finished
their military drill that the football
men were sent to the big riding hall.
where they drilled In the tanbark.
The practice was naturally slowed up
somewhat, but the coaches were pleas
ed with the Improvement shown In the
handling Of the ball and In the forward
passing game. Ford and Mullins were
at the wing positions. House was In at
left end for time. Murrill. who work.
ed at quarter a year ago before Ger
hardt doomed 80 formidably. piloted the
varsity team.
The backfield comprised Place, OIL
plant and Cole. the latter being shifted
again from end. Vidal Ia expected to do
some heavy work today and II his
ankle continues to improve he will get
In against Trinity on Saturday.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
Had Arranged With Hampstead
for Whole Action to Save
Himself From Scandal.
so TENER REFUSED TO ACT
Wanted to Keep Own Skirts
Clean, Considering His
Friendship for Robinson.
BY H. C. HAMILTON.

NEW YORK. Oct. IA statement
bearing out that Of President Hemp
stead Of the Giants. and proving the
correctness Of President Tener's re-
fusal to take action. in regard 10 John
McGraw's action in leaving the bench
during the last series of the National
League season In Brooklyn. was made
today. The statement came from a
source close to John McGraw. and un-
doubtedly. is correct. =
Apparently, everyone has taken Man
ager McGraw's action the wrong way.
The informant declares the leaders
refusal to direct the play OF his men
from the bench throws no bad light
on their actions, and any resentment
they may feel must come from state
ments attributed to McGraw.
McGraw. IL developed. took q course
which already had been ngreed upon
between himself and President Hemp
stead as. Hampstead said in a statement
he made for the press, but II further
added that McGraw had taken several
players into his confidence, and that
they knew what was to be done.
The basis Of the action was upon Nc
Graw's friendship with Wilbert Robin
was aware that whlsperings were max
ing their way around in baseball circles
to the effect that his friendship with
the Brooklyn manager would prevent
him from sending his team through
at their best efforts.
He wanted to keep his skirts clean,
said the informant. He knew that he
and Robbie were considered far too good
friends for the good Of the game. and
he made an agreement with President
Hampstead that II things didn't pass of
Just right In the series at Brooklyn. ne
would leave the bench and turn the
management Of the club over to ono OF
the players.
"The first game played at Brooklyn
was a poorly played game from REV
York standpoint, considering that the
Giants just then were furnishing the
sensation Of the league, ana they lost.
The next day they played weird game.
and McGraw. sensing things that might
have been said. Immediately took the
action that had been agreed upon. His
players were not playing the Kind OF
baseball McGraw wanted them to, and
no Immediately left.
'sThat wasn't the first time players
had done things in opposition to Nc
Graw's wishes, but IL was the first time
such a thing had happened at such q
crucial period. So every one got ex-
cited.
"MoGraw went to the diamond. told
Perritt and Fletcher what was about to
be done. then went. back to the bench
and held a consultation with several
players, they finally agreeing to The
appointment Of Charley HerEog as tenn
porary manager"
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
inside Soyot Why McGraw Quit Comes Good
Where They Roll
Tonight

Capital City--Ivory Soaps VS.. Haven,
ners. at Rathskeller.
National Capital-National Capital VS.
q. p. o.. at National Capital,
District--Garrisons VS.. Belmontf al
Garrison alleys; 'Continentals VS.. Coco
Fellows, at Royal. ...
Masonic-King Solomon VS.. M. NJ
Parker; Potomac VS.. George G. Whit
ing; Columbia W. b. B. French. n
Royal. .,
MI. pleasant-co Colonial VS.. Palm Cafe
at Arcade. "
Administrations w. Washington
Railway A. A., at Arcade.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Commerce. nj
Palace.
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
Cubs vs. Examiners, at Rathskeiier.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Va. Engineers. al
Arcade.
Recismation--P. and 8. vs.. Engineer.
Ing. at PALACE.
Southeast Midnight Crew vs.. Ten
zorians, at Southeast.
washington City Tenpin--Commission
ers W.. Interior. at Royal.
Bankers-Frankiin W.. Bank Of WASH
ington, at Casino. .,.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
Duhamel May Not Play
Against Hilltoppers

HANOVER, N. H., Oct. Is.-Pisying
the strong Georgetown team Saturday
at Haverhill. Mass. Dartmouth may be
without the services of Fullback Du-
hamel. who was injured in last week.
game here. Coach Cavanaugh Ia work
Ing out Dick Holbrook In Duharners
place.
Secret practice was instituted yester-
day for the first time this season. The
scrubs used Georgetown formations and
were unable to do much with them.
Two new plays were shown by the
varsity, taught especially for the
Georgetown clash. Much time was spent
in perfecting the long forward passes
by uuarterbacks. -. ..f.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
Haughton Is Active
In Driving Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 1s.-"F1ght
week" in Harvard football has started
with a rush. and It was badly bung-
ed up lot of warriors who reported at
the Stadium today.
Under the laSh Of Percy Haughton's
best coaching tongue, the varsity rip
quick touchdowns yesterday, principally
In plays through the line. and so many
guards and tackles Joined the crippled
list that Hartley. crack end, mas been
shifted to tackle. Practically every man
on the squad was thrown into the fray
In preparation for the Massachusetts
Aggie game next Saturday.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
"Plebe" Whelchel Plays
Quarterback For NAVY

ANNAPOLIS. Oct, 1S.-owing to his
ostlliant work In the Pfttsburg4,
game. "Plebe" Wheichel, from
Western High School. Washington,
d. c., has supplanted Orr as var
sity quarterback with the Navy eleven.
Furthermore, the success of open foot
ball against Glenn Warmers team has
induced the coaches to do away with
much OF the line-buciing style OF play
ins4avor of forward passes and dashes
off tackles and ends.
With Whelchel at quarter. the entire
backfield quartet is made up of first
year cadets, Roberts, ingram. and But
Ter being the other plebes. Roberts was
at Colgate last year. while Butler was
a. crack scholastic player in Philadel-
phia.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
Engiand's feet n having a
tough Job tagging Germany's
submarine base.

Ban Johnson's handling OF situations this
year again demonstrates he 10 the most popu-
lar president the American League ever had.
A draw between q boxer and a slugger
should be awarded to the boxer. A tie
always favors the runner.
Fielding averages shoto that tho Red
Sor's best players toere on the Brooklyn
team.
European war 10 getting worse. This
months list OF killed. wounded and mar
ried II fearful
eam Langford has been 10 busy overtak-
Ing some OF those meals he Loaf IN South
America that he has worn 4 fork right
down TO q spoon.
The Brooklyn team went down like
Bethlehem Steel will when the Kaiser
and King George hook up at bid
pinochle.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
Carlisle Indians in
Football Game AT Last

CARLISLE. Pa. Oct. B.-The Car
Isle Indian football team defeated the
Lebanon Valley College second team
yesterday by 20 to 6. The Lebanon VAL
ley eleven had a number Of regulars
in its lineup.
II had not been expected that the In
son. but II has been decided to play six
contests, all with minor teams. Last
winter the Department of the Interior
threatened to abolish the sport Ia the
Indian school, but finally consented, to
its being continued on a small scale. In
previous years the Indians were first to
open the season.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
Jack, Dillon Winner.

NEW YORK. Oct lS.-Tim o'Neil, Chi
cago light heavy weight, was given Sc
we're mauling last night at the Broadway
Sporting Club by Jack Dillon. of In
dianapolis. O'Neil showed an ability to
take a lot OF punishment and, success
fully pulled through repeated attempts
by Dillon to score a knockout.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
The otrctsy Mr.. willard evt-
ds~flp destres fights thaf No con
do standing on Ms head.

You gotta be winner to get any
where....you gotta be a winner and
stay a winner. the average fan
has q memory about as long as a
guinea pigs tail. the only date on
the calendar of public favor IL to-
day. they can forget an idol quick
er than a hea can escape from the
last place he was seinding on. -.
when a glad hand In doubled up IT'S
n fst....and when the public pats
you on the back II often forgets
to take the rock out OF It's hand
RABID RUDOLPH.
Copyright, 1915, by The Press Publishing Co,
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
MINCE PIE
LITTLE or EVERYTHING"
BY BUGS BAER.
,PARp, RU0OLpy
Getting 30 that
q referee can
count ten, but not
In the audience. T"

The promoters who are keeping Bat
Levinsky and Jack Dillon apart may be
sued for alienation OF affections.
when q rowdy's bIustsr fails 70 COW you.
naturally he will try 10 bull you.
Chick Evans hoied q putt the other
day that was 30 long that even Chief
Meyers could have got home run on II.
TIE scheme to eliminate the 1911
tporld series ,ciH be tough biop to
the boys oho snH Nave some sand
totohes left over from this one.
Bob Moha may not be a legal cham
pion. but he II n dangerous counterfeit.
Tho wise Brookiynsr bet his life on the
Robins. but his money on the Red Sox.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18

Western 10 missing the .punting Of
Dutch" Peck this fall Peck was rated
as the best schoolboy punter In the Dis.
trict and won many games for the Red
and White on account Of his accuracy
and distance In booting the ball.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
CRACK PERFORMERS
LAST NIGHT

interest in the sport at Central. Several
courts will be put In the stadium. II In
understood. There are three courts for
girls at present.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18

Fourth Section and Tariff tied The
first game at 52l IN the Interstate
League, the latter winning the roll-ofr.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18

Southeast Stars. winning set from
the Columbians in the National Capital
League, was one of the few teams to
with 5li. sol. and SCI. Shipley, of South
east, was high with a $50 set and l27
game.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18

Although everything Is running
smoothly at Penn Stale. Coach HARLOW
expects stiff opposition at Franklin
Field. and he is not at all certain O.
victory. Just BECAUSE Swarthmore won
from the ouakers means nothing to
Harlow. who believes that defeat may
make the Red and Blue all the stronger
next Saturday. ....
The Washington times., 1916-10-18

Central High School is staging a dot
bles tournament on the Princeton TENN
Club courts this week. There IL gres
The Washington times., 1916-10-18

Morgan, anchor man for the Phi M
Sigma quint. in the Arcade circuit
rolled consistently against Kings Pal
ace. His scores were 116, 1l9 and Ill.
His team lost all three. Kings Palace
winning the first by 500 to 400.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18

Many Virginia alumni residing In
Washington will go down to ChRriottes.
vile Saturday to witness the Georgia.
Virginia scrap on Lambeth Field. This
Is considered the biggest home game OF
the season for the Orange and Blue.
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battles which has never before been seen
in Washington. 1t embraces a variety
of peculiar specialties, among them
those of a pair of trapezists whose
feats are performed while they hang
by their hair. sensational night
through the length of the theater. from
gallery to stage. and juggling Win
heavy earthenware pots, tossing tneni
high in the air and catching and pal
ancing them, after resounding whacks
on the head. This weeks bill has sew
eral other unusually good attractions,
among them Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons
Julia Gifford), who is singer OF
merit and sings songs worm Wnlle'
Mae Dolly, fine violnist, with a popu-
lar repertoire. in which she is accom-
panied by Charles Mack on the oan1o
and the harp-guitar. and bits OF black
face minstrelsy by Duncan and Holt,
one of them a good singer and the
other a funny foil. The bill opens with
a dashing dance offering of the aero
batic kind by the four Roses. one OF
whom is q toe dancer. The play IS an
amusing farce comedy. Red Ike pre-
scented by Ed de Corsia and company.
The plot is based on the wooing and
winning of an eastern schoolmarm by
an untamed rough rider of the far
west The HearSt-Selig news pictures
head the added attractions of picture
comedy and funny films, and the big
photoplay feature. THE Turn of the
Road" shown only at 1915, 4:4o and
s pm, daily, will hereafter give way
to the photo production. The House of
a Thousand Candles one of the legiti-
mate stage successes founded upon a
familiar story.
A new bill headed by the Royal Man
churian Troupe will be offered the last
half of the week beginning with the
Thursday matinees.
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Morey. in "A Price for Folly" Sunday.
THE Woman With a Rose"

Morey. in "a Price for Folly" Sunday,
THE Woman With Rose"
MASONIC AUDITORIUM-Toda Gail
Kane, in The Labyrinth" in five acts
tomorrow, Edith Storey and Antonio
Moreno, in "On Her Wedding Night
Diane and Charles owbridge, in THE
SIRENS Song" in FIVE acts. Saturday
Robert Edeson, in THE Cave Man," in
five acts.
PENN GARDENS-Today. Thomas
A. Wise in Blue Grass also Hearst
Vitagraph news pictorial No. l. Tomor-
row, Irene Fenwick in The Sentimen-
day, Florence Reed in AT Bay" also
Hea rst-Vitagraph pictorial No. 2
FRIDAY. Nine. Petrova in MY Madon-
nar Saturday. Florence Rockwell in
Body and Soul" also comedy.
wASHINGTON-Toda Lionel Barry
more in "A Yellow Streak" five acts
Tomorrow, Cleo Ridgley, with Wallace
Lady" five acts. Thursday, Ralph KEEL
lard, with Dorothy Green, Her Moth
er's Secret" five acts. Friday, Arnold
DAILY. Jeanne Eagels and Sheldon
Lewis in The House of Fear" five
acts Saturday. Blanche Sweet and
five acts. Sunday. Margarita Fischer
in The Miracle of Life"
oLYMPIC-Today. Robert Edeson
James Morrison, Donald Hall and MI
rel Ostriche, in "Mortmain." Tomor-
row. Francis Y Bushman, in "Pennfng
tons Choice" with Beverly Bayne ant
James ]. Jeffries. Thursday, Harold
Lockwood and May Allison. in 'Th'
End of the Road" Friday, Vivian Mar
tin. Sam Hardy and Herbert Yost, il
"Over Night Saturday, Irene Fen
wick, in The Sentimental Lady Sun
day, William Faversham, in "One Mil
lion Dollars with Charlotte De FeIice
SAVOY-Today. Mary Pickford, in -
Girl of Yesterday" Tomorrow, Emil!
Stevens and Henry Bergman, in "Th'
House of Tears" Thursday. Viviar
Martin. in over Night" Friday, 9Th,
Nations Peril Saturday, Geraldin,
Farrar, in Carmen"
CIRCLE-Today. Bryant Washburr
and Ruth Stonehouse. in The Alstel
Case Tomorrow. William Farnun
and Dorothy Bernard, in "A Soldier
Oath" Thursday. Cleo Ridgley. in ''Th'
Chorus Lady" Friday, Edith Store.
and Antonio Moreno. in "a Price To-
Folly" Saturday. Hazel Dean, in "Th'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Steamer Southland from Norfolk and
Old Point to the Norfolk and Washington
steamboat Company: schooner scow John
Bush, light. from Alexandria at 10th
street wharf to load lumber to make re-
pairs: powerboat Neddie, at Alexandria
to load merchandise for a down river
point: ]. R. Dixon, Winnie Windsor and
Edith Marcy. oysters. from the Potomac
beds. at 18th street wharf market.
Departures.
Steamer Northland, for Norfolk and Old
Point: steamer Northumberland. for Po-
tomac landings and Baltimore; steamer
Wakefield for Nomini and lower Macho-
doc creeks and river landings; United
States naval steamer Talbot, from the
navy yard for Indian Head; powerboa
Neddie from Alexandria for a river point
with Merchandise; schooner S. c. Col
bourn, light, for the lower Potomac to
load oysters.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug S. o. Co., No. IL, left Baltimore
yesterday with oil-laden barge for Point
Lookout. en- route to this city; tug Louise
left with tow Of lighters laden with ma :
terial for the Occoquan workhouse; tug
NoPe' 'ooJ icil Win liSnI oyster VeSSe
for river point and returned light: TUG
M: Mitchell Davis will arrive here today
with oil laden barge from Baltimore; tug
Herbert left with lighters for sand and
gravel digging grounds down river; tug
JEFF arrived with lighter to load oyster
shells for Alexandria crushing plant; tug
Advance Is due to leave Norfolk with coal
laden barges for New York.
Memoranda.
Schooner Clara Leonard is reported ir
the river below Alexandria, bound here
with pine lumber; schooner Elizabeth
Carter is in Mattox creek loading cord
wood for dealers here: schooner May &
Anna BeswIck has sailed from Newbern
N. c., laden with pine lumber for the
dealers here: schooner Elizabeth Clarke
is lying light at 9th street wharf waiting
orders; schooner Five Sisters is in Aauis
creek to be made ready for spring serv.
ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
Mrs. Hanna Gets Separation.

Justice Mccoy has granted q legal
separation to Mrs. Eugenia La Forge
Hanna from Charles W. Hanna. The
decree awards to the wife the custody
of the child with permanent alimony
of $40 per month and counsel fees.
Attorney Rice Hooe appeared for the
wife.
An absolute divorce was awarded TO
Mrs. Rose Jones from Charles B.
Jones. The decree signed by Justice
Mccoy gives the wife custody of the
three children. The case is reserved
for future disposition as to alimony
and counsel fees. Attorney J. B. Flynn
appeared for the wife.
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Polls.

what are stage folk like? James
Forbes mirth-inspiring comedy, THE
Show Shop" this weeks attraction at
Polls Theater. is a good answer to the
question.
It Is play within a play. and. in
cidentally, the Poll Players made good
in both. For a first night production II
was about as smooth a piece of work
as this company has contributed to its
present stock season.
The story is about a young New
Yorker who falls in love with an in
genCe. but meets with opposition from
her mother. who is anxious for her
order to satisfy this ambition he
finances Broadway production. think
ing the venture will be failure and
that he will then be more acceptable
as a son-in-law. His fancee engages
him as her leading man, and the re-
hearsals indicate that the play will be
the biggest joke ever perpetrated on
broadway. The plans are upset. how
ever. when unconsciously he gives a
touch of realism to his work on the
opening night which helps to put the
show over as one of the successes of
the season. Finding himself star, he
threatens to leave the company at once.
but is placated by his mother-in-law-
to-be. who consents to the marriage on
the condition that II be kept a secret
until the season Is finished.
Mr.. Forbes Lot only has made full
use of the plot In giving very init
mate picture of life behind the scenes.
but he has illustrated that indescriba-
BILE something that producers strive to
fathom, but seldom can explain the
element in the play, sometimes unseen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
REALTY MEN ARE COMING.
Washington Brokers to Entertain
Executive Committeeman.

Members of the Washington Real Es-
tate Brokers' Association gathered at the
New Ebbitt this afternoon at luncheon
meeting and discussed arrangements for
the entertainment of the members of the
executive committee of the National As
ISOLATION of Real Estate Exchanges. who
are to hold their midwinter meeting in
this city January 272s.
The chairman of the committee on ar
rangements reported that already thirty
nine members of the executive committee
had signified their intention Of attending
the gathering here. 1t is expected that
more than fifty members will be present.
A dinner at which a number Of members
of both houses of Congress are expected
to be present will be one feature Of the
entertainment to be provided.
report was received by the brokers
telling of the activities of the appraisal
committee of the association. A number
of routine matters were discussed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
Strand.

The double-feature program shown
at Moore's Strand Theater yesterday.
headlined Jordan is a Hard Road. a
photoplay with a cast of eminent play
ers, including Frank Campeau, Dorothy
Gish, Ralph Lewis, Sarah Truax, Owen
Moore, Fred Burns, Mabel Wiles, Wal
ter Singleton, Joseph Long. 1t is adapt
ed from the novel by Sir Gilbert
Parker. the Canadian author. and deals
with the struggles in the Canadian
northwest between lawlessness and the
spirit of religion. Lorraine Hulling, the
dramatic star. is pictured in a photo
comedy drama, Bubbles in the Glass,
piece with a whimsical plot.