The Washington times., 1916-12-16

How can Larry LaJoie hope to make
good In class "A baseball when he
foiled to hold his own last season with
Connie Mack's outnt?
southern colleges are rapidly adopt.
ing the one.ycar reEidcnc" rule and I'm
falling into line with the Northern
colleges are earning considerable
commendation. Washington and Leo
VIII suffer next year on account OF
the ruling. while Virginia will have
gone through the throes this season.
Nirginia's teams viii suffer this sea.
son. hut next year the Charlottesville
lndS Will reap the bcn"rts. having
spent time and care In the develop.
mcnt OF freshmen teams in preparing
them for 1917.
The Washington Athletic club will
MI long felt want here. -. Louis,
Chicago. Minneapolis, Detroit. in fact,
every large city In the country, main.
tains a FIRST rate modern athletic club.
Washington men are falling over
themselves TO get into the new organ.
izstion. This speaks well for the city
and IL a real boost for those who
sthiteu thc PROJECT,
Football rules are Interpreted for
colleges and schools alike. The same
code governs the games as played by
the men and boys. The basketball
code IL tho same for schools and col
ieges and yet there L. a wide differ.
enco In the Observance OF rules. Visit
any college basketball game and then
see a schoolboy game. Note the lax
way In which the college officials en-
force the rules and then take note OF
tho selfsame officials holding the
schoolboys down to the strict letter OF
the rules. Why is all this:
Percy Haughton would Increase hit.
ting in baseball, believing that tho
fans prefer EwRta 90 strikeoutL Percy
IL absolutely right, The crack Of the
wood against the leather IL what keeps
the fans waiting around until the
dinner grows cold and the cook goes
home. Mastery pitching exhibitions
are never as thrilling as swatfests.
II IL positively monotanouS TO zee n
no-hit no-run game, but there's lots
of fun looking at Ttol5 game.
That IL why one may always see a
crowd looking at "a sandlot exhibition.
Carroll Institutes enthusiasm In
distance running IL most laudable and
the placing of Mike Lynch upon the
A. 4. l.. board for this section II
honOring a man who has done more
for outdoor running than any other
I'm the District. Lynch and his friends
at Carroll. have kept this sport fresh
In the minds OF us all. No exercise
for young men can be better than
running and rle many Corroll galiops
during the season invaribly attract
thousands who wish they were Young
again.
Salaries must cut. Both major
leagues seem united regarding this i'm
portant phase OF present baseball con
ditions. Dave Fultz Is yet to be heard,
however. and SO there is no telling
just what will happen when the new
contracts are sent out. Meanwhile,
the magnates continue ON their way.
They hope To trim down expenses suf'
ficiently to earn something on their
investments, something impossible for
the last two years. Undoubtedly the
players will not like the new state OF
Affairs, but the magnates seem deter
mined to force the issue.
That should be a merry time when
the Mohawks get together Monday
night at Northeast Temple, for the
Indians have merited much from their
admirers this season. The Nigilants
kept independent football alive for
several years, and their place in the
affection OF District sport lovers
seems to have fallen to the lot of the
Mohawks. And the Southeast lads
have more than held their own. They
have just now passed through a foot
ball season without defeat until the
very last game, when they succumbed
to a heavier aggregation OF picked
stars. That defeat does not mar the
teams excellent record for 1916, and "A
goodly throng should turn out.
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