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The Washington times., 1917-01-08
LEeoRE At SHORT
Wales star Athlsts WIN Be once
More Al He Old Place.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Jan. e-Yais's
hopes for q good baseball team have
often SCARED high before the men
took the field In the spring. On paper
Yale has looked good, but thsre ussl-
ally has been q reversal Of form, and
the Yale nine has gone the way many
Of its predecessors Of late years Last
years team was torn to ptscss be-
cause Of the now famous ouogue incl
dent, which barred Harry L.egore,
Rhstt. Captain Milburn. and spsnee
Pumpelly. but OF this quartet three
are now in college and eligible for
this years team.
This year there 70 an abundance OF
fne material left over from thu wreck
Of Captain Milburn's nine, together
with some good balIplayers from
last years freshman team. This
year Coach Billy Lauder VIII have,
the entire field OF the 1915 team, the
frst-string battery and one Of the out
field which played against Harvard.
Garneld in the box. Munson behind
the plate, Bush at first, Smell at eec-
ond, johnson at shortstop, Kinney ut
third, and Shepley In the outneld are
back, and this squad viii be aug
mented by the presence Of Legore,
one Of the best shortstops Yale has
ever had; Pumpelly In the box and
Rhett in the outneld.
Johnson may be moved to tAlFd
base. II johnson can develop INTO
q good man at that corner Yale's IN
nsld problem win be solved. Legore
will play shortstop. Kinney played .
fair game last year at third, but he
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
900 MILES TO COLLECT So
Railroad Employe Comes to Get
Money Owed Him.

PARSONS, Kan. Jan. Snack Eddy.
an employee Of the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas railroad, in a small Texas town,
having travelled more than 800 miles
near Denison, arrived here recently.
at his own expense to collect g. which.
he says. Is due him for labor.
When the men where Eddy worked
we're paid on. Eddy says. he found his
check was $ short When the treas
urer Of the road told Eddy his accounts
would have to be traced before he could
get his money, Eddy went to the county
attorney and asked whether he couldn't
bring suit against the company for the
wages due him and also for his railroad
fare and board.
1t has cost him SIS to come herd to
try to collect the IS, he said, but It
wasn't the money he cared about %
much as the principle Of tia thing.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
TAcTLEsS N0TRE DAME
W. and J. VIII Meet South Bend In
GrIdIron for Two Years.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Jan. ga
home-and-home agreement has been
arranged between Washington ana
Jefferson and Notre Dame for two
football games. On November "a the
South Bend eleven, ranking with the
best In the Middle West. will oppose
Metzger's, team here. In 1918 W. and J.
will go to South Bend, Iowa.
Following is the w. and J. foot.
ball schedule:
At home-September %, Bethany
College; September 20, Grove City
College: October 8, Westminster Col
lege; October IS, West Virginia Yves
Ieyan College: October 20, Penn State:
November "a, Notre Dame University.
Abroad-October 81, Geneva Col
lege, at Beaver Falls, Pa: November
.. Marietta College, at Marietta, Ohio:
November 10. Pittsburgh University.
at Pittsburgh; November II, West
Virginia University, at Fairmont, w.
Va; November % Thanksgiving.
Washington and Lee, at Richmond,
Va
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
PENN TEAM RETURNS
Football Players overJoyed at the
Treatment They Received.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. S.-Penn's
football squad is back in town, every
man delighted with the treatment il
received on the Pacific coast. A good.
sized throng of students, with many
relatives of the players, greeted the
bronzed athletes on their arrival at
the Reading station.
1--WE have nothing to say about the
Oregon game" said Captain Mathews.
I'VE played the best game we knew
and Oregon went US one better"
According to Coach Wharton, the
Quakers tired considerably toward
the end of the game, as II suffering
from their long ride across the coun-
try to California.
In San Francisco and Chicago Penn
alumni were on hand to greet the
squad.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
MAY LOSE TWO STARS
Wilcox and Flower, Harvard Run,
ners, May Leave College.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. s.-wil.
cox and Flower, two of Harvard's star
runners, are likely to be lost to the
college by midyear graduation, 1t was
reported today. Wilcox has been out
in running toys, but Flower has not
shown up on the track at Soldiers
Field since the college opened after
the Christmas recess.
Harvard has not given up hopes
that they will be with the team this
year, but as they are seniors and can
probably get their degrees next month
IL they want them, II Is believed that
they will take advantage of the op,
portunity to graduate ahead of the
class. even at the cost OF a half year
in athletics. Wilcox, by coming out
in toys has aroused the hope that he,
at least, will battle for the Crimson
on the track this spring.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
Players Dsobyng FuzKeanes Will Roll
WILLIAMS IS READY
santam Champion Expects to Re-
tain Honors Against Herman.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan 2-Kid WI
liams. OF Baltimore. Is confident of re-
tanning his honors against Kid Herman
here tomorrow night in their twenty
round battle. They viii weigh In at
lis pounds ringside. From each training
camp comes story Of an approaching
victory by Knockout" and the wise
ones In town are up in the afr about II.
I've trained hard for this bout" said
Williams today, and when enter the
ring. I'll be ready for the best battle
Of my life. shall win by a knockout"
II have learned something from my
other bouts against the champion" says
Herman, land I shall 90 after the weak
places. / am sure shah stop him in
side Of the limit"
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
YANKEE CONTRACTS
!. TOCARRY NO CUTS
Training Season Plans Not
Yet Completed, Pending
Two More Replies. 80.
By JOE villa

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Contracts will
be in the hands Of all the unsigned
members of the Yankees by the mid
die of this week. They were put
In the mail on Saturday, but some
must travel all the way to California
where Walters, Love and Alexander
are spending the winter and one goes
to Aragon in Cuba
As announced by the owners of the
club a few weeks ago, no player
will be asked to play for less than
have voluntarily been offered to
several of the players.
VIII be shorter.
Plans for the training campaign at
Macon have not been completed, but
It is a certainty now that the training
period will be shorter than in 1916
and the squad win be only two,
thirds of the 1916 size. Instead of
having the battery candidates work
an entire week in February before
the other players report on March
1, it is likely that neither SQUAD will
begin work before the latter date.
Last spring Dopovan's squad num-
bered forty nine players but this year
less than thirty 1--WE will be taken to
the training. camp. The squad now
figured upon for the Macon jaunt in
ciudes twelve pitchers, four catchers.
eight infielders and six outfielders.
II is possible that two or three more
may be taken south for trial.
Coming this Week.
The complete list Of spring exhibit
ton games will be given out this
week, the list being held UP at
present pending the answers from
two cities in Georgia where games
between the Yankees and Braves are
desired. Plenty Of offers have been
made for these games but some OF
the cities are 50 far from the route
which the two clubs will follow that
the club officials had to decline.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
WILLARD MAY APPEAR
Fred Fulton May Be Named az op,
ponent for Milwaukee Bout.

MILwAUKEE, Wis. Jan. S.-Jess
Willard will make his 1917 start in
Milwaukee and at the Auditorium.
The. bout Is slated for March. and
Fred Fulton will probably be his OPP
ponent
Fulton must defeat Tom Cowler de-
cisively next TUESDAY night and must
dispose of two other heavies in ten
round bouts to earn a right to the
match. II he does not another Ameri-
can heavy will be selected.
Georges Carpenter was wanted for
Willard's foe. but there IL little like
lihood Of Georges leaving the war
front for quite a while. Les Darcy
is not being considered as q posi-
bility.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
HAS MANY BATTLES
New York's Boxing Fans Should
Feast on the Offerings.


Feast on the Offerings.
NEW YORK, Jan. s.-New York
this week is to be STEPPED and picked
in boxing bouts as It hasn't been
since the opening Of the fist season.
Good cards are in the offing in a
drove for the first time in many days.
Jack Britton, who claims the well
terweight championship; Billy Miske,
Tom Cowler. and Fred Fulton all viii
be paraded before the public. Also
Les Darcy's first match in this country
probably will be announced.
The most important OF the swat
carnivals will be the ten-round meet
ing tomorrow night between Tom
Cowler and Fred Fulton. the latter
one OF the most bothersome indivld-
uals with whom Jess Willard has to
deal. A victory over Cowler would
go q long way toward establishing
Fulton's right to challenge the cham
pion, while a defeat would have the
effect OF closing him up. for . while,
1T least.
When the two heavies have put
their squabble among the historical
combats Jack Britton and Albert Ba-
doud will square off for a ten-round
affair Wednesday night Badoud' is
the welterweight champion OF Europe.
so the promoters are billing the match
as a worlds championship scrap.
Billy Miske will get his start
against a big heavyweight Friday
night when he tackles Charley Vein
ert His showing against smaller men
In the heavy division has made him
q favorite in the betting.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
OLSON TO MANAGE
Brooklyn shortstop Named to Lead
Vernon Coast Club.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Jan. Swan
Olson, shortstop last season with the
Brooklyn Nationals. was named to-
day as the choice OF the management
of the Vernon club. Of the Pacific
Coast League. for manager Of that
cub for 1917.
Thomas Darmody, new owner OF
the Vernon franchise, said that
Charles H. Ebbets, owner Of the
Brooklyn team. had not yet finally
agreed to release Olson. but was ex-
pected to do so. Olson will take
charge Of the team at once if re-
leased.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
OFFERS DARCY $4,000.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. s.-Manager
Harry Edwards. Of the Olympia A. A..
yesterday wired Les Darcy. the Aus
tralian fighter, an offer OF $4,000
to box Battling LevinsI1y q ten-round
bout in this city. Dan Morgan. man.
ager Of the battler. accepted for a
percentage of the gross receipts.
Darcy hasn't replied to the offer as
yet.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
poNLIN GETS BERTH.

NEW YORK, Jan. s-Mike Doniin, ia
nous batsman Of the New York Ma
tionals, a few years ago, signed a
one-year contract today to manage
the Memphis club OF the Southern
League. The contract calls for DON
lin to act as a player-manager, and he
viii cover first base.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
MONEY FOR PLAYERS.

CHICAGO, Jan. Sired Mitchell.
Cub leader, will leave for the East
tonight. In a Chicago bank, President
Weeghman has deposited 500, 900 and
another 100000 will follow 1t II
Mitchell needs more for stars, the Cub
owner declared today.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
WILL MEET MITCHELL.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. s.-Johnny
Kilbane, the featherweight cham
pion, will meet Richie Mitchell, Mil
waukee lightweight, January 30, In q
scheduled teu-round bout here.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS.
High individual aysrage-campbeil. tos-36
Second high individual syerags-Stanley,
l8-1l
- Greatest number strikss-LAErsnson, IL
Greatest number spares-campbeI. 81.
High Individual set-H. o. LAvrenson. 81.
High individual gamer. Dorsey. 10.
Second high Individual set-Campoell. 80
Second high individual game-Campben, L.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
LEHIGH is COMING
Relay Team VIII Compete n Two
Indoor Meets In Capital.

The Lehigh University relay teams
will be seen in both the Georgetown and
George Washington indoor meets here
this season The Hilltoppers' meet Is
scheduled for Washington's Birthday
and that OF the Buff and Blue on
March 3.
The South Bethlehem athletes are usu-
ally q speedy lot and are sure to give
their opponents q hustle for the honors
In both OF these events.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
TRAPsHooTERs TO MEET.

A meeting OF the Analostan Gun
Club will be held at the office Of
James n. Green, 1896 New York ave-
nue. northwest. Thursday at p. m.
Officers for 1917 will be elected and
other matters looked after.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
TECH GETS INITIAL
WORK TOMORROW
Manual Trainers Owe Much to
Jakey Roberts for Start
at Floor Game.

Technical makes its first appear
ance In a league basketball game to
morrow afternoon, when the team
| takes the floor against Western al
the Y. NJ. c. A
, The start made by the Manual
Trainers is the result of the efforts
Of Jakey Roberts, star OF two years
ago, who is now at Georgetown uni
versity. Roberts got together a col
lection OF bssketers and played indie.
pendent games.
The faculty would make no recog'
milton of the team, despite the efforts
of Roberts and his followers to con.
vince the powers that be that the
sport would thrive. Roberts and his
crew entered the Preparatory League
with Georgetown Prep, Coinage, end
the Army and Navy Academy. e
Known As Fairmonts.
Roberts team was known as the
Fairmonts, and played through q
highly successful season. Last year
Roberts graduated in February, and
was appointed coach Of the team, tax
Ing over all responsibility. His quInt
came through with several notable
victorfea
The Tech athletic organisation rec
ognized basketball as Q major sport.
and Roberts was amply rewarded.
This year, when the league was start
ed, Tech entered q team. It will be
the first appearance OF the Tech team
as representative in the league.
The Manual $3.50
stronger than Western. Catlin, Tabb,
De La Vergne, Myers and Pfeiffer
have had two years experience. Both
Catlin and Tabb have been members
Of the Epiphany Church gym team
for several seasons. while De La
Vergne was q member Of the George
town Props formerly. Pfeiffer and
Myers were on Techs team last sea-
son.
Has Good Chance.
On appearance OF last Friday none
OF the four teams In competition has
much advantage. Tech can get q
chance to start in the lead II Western
is defeated. Both Business and East
ern have wins to their credit now and
It will be q matter OF q game or SO
before one team takes the lead.
None OF the teams seems to have q
big margin and the series is expected
to be close right up to the 'end. In
he Interscholastic League last year
two or three teams were weak and
the leaders gained much at their ex-
pense.
From present Indications there are
no cripples in the circuit this season
and every team will be forced to the
limit for a win. Western and Eastern
did much better than was expected
last week and both teams can be
upon to improve.
BuaIness Il strong.
Business is stronger than most
teams in the league at present. Coach
White starts with hve veterans and
has added several competent players
to the roster. The Wise boys, Mac
Donald and Glessner and Towbes
form a sturdy team, older and heavier
than the others and they can be
counted upon to deliver.
Centrars showing was not as good
as was heralded. The Blue and White
was counting upon q rather easy vic
tory over Eastern. Tho Capitol Hill
lads took the Central players at a
fast clip throughout q short passing
game, breaking up Centrafs forma-
tions.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
TWO BEST BOWLERS
ONAUDITORS TEAM
Campbell and Stanley Are Lead.
ers Of Southern Railway
Duckpin League.

Auditors. who lead the Southern
Railway Duekpin League. have the
two best bowlers Of the circuit in
Campbell and Stanley, who have aver
ages Of 103. The figures follow:
Standing of Teams.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
COLLIFLOWER GETS
FINE NAVY SQUAD
Combs Academy and Produces
Exceptional 0ulnt Which Has
Yet to Be Beaten.

Jim Collihower, coach Of the Navy
basketball team. Il not only bringing
honor to himself, but Is earning an en-
viable reputation as n coach. AMI
Collifiower's keen Judgment and fore
sight might wen be an excellent pat
tern for other coaches. .,-.,..:..,..
Unless all signs fail Navy win have
one Of the best basketball teams ever
developed at the Academy this year. It
was not mere chance which produced
the Navy quint this season, A look
over the records Of last years plebe
team justifies the assertion that colli-
flower had an eye for future develop
ment.
No every coach with aone-year con-
tract looks forward TO. the next year
and the year after that Yet Coli
flower took over the Navy team last
year and produced fine collection Of
players Among the players on the
plebe or first year team were Won
Heimberg, Martin, Welsh. Clarke and
staub. Byers was IN the Academy, but
had not reported for the team
Academy Was Groomea.
Coliinower went through the ranks Of
the midshipmen with q nne-toothed
comb. As result Byers was added to
the squad this year and Lowse, Roberta
and whelchel were produced from the.
incoming class.
Most OF the Navy playerss are either
in their first or second year on the
squad. Five games have been won
already and there IL every indication
that the team viii 90 through the sea-
son with clear record.
Swarthmore, Crescent A. c.. New
York University and the South At,
lantic Colleges are to be played as
yet and the schedule 10 in its infancy.
The defeat of the College of the City
of New York, Yale University, st.
Johns College, the Hopkins Indepen-
dents and George Washington speaks
volumes for the work done this year.
Navy Always Good.
The Navy has always had good
basketball teams. When Smith and
Adams held forth three years and
more back the midshipmsn were well
nigh invincible. When these players
left, the team Jared not 80 well, but
since Colliflower has been on the Job
the Navy prowess has overcome all
invaders and wins have been recorded
with frequency
Hard, fast basketball charscterizes
the work Of the Navy quint. The pass
ing Is accurate and the players cover
the floor unusually well. Condition
Is the fetish of the Navy teams and
the basketball squad suffers nothing
In comparison with other representa-
tive teams.
The recent defeat Of Yale Is q
feather In Colliflower's cap. SYRIA
cuse University has not met defeat
on its own floor In six years and
Yale recently triumphed over the
Salt City players by 80 to 20. The
Syracuse record is said to be un-
equaled in intercollegiate ranks.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08

CentraLTeeh games are always
thriIlers. This years initial meeting
will be second TO none. Now that
Tech players have seen Central de-
feated by Eastern, they believe they
can turn the trick.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08

Bill Foley will probably have q big
outstanding relay team again this
year. Central relay teams have, the
reputation for being composed OF six
footers and this years quartet IL said
to be no exception.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08

Manager Griffith is a capable per-
former. whether It be on the coaching
lines or behind his rolltop over In the
Southern building, and so It is fair to
expect that he VIII shortly begin to
spout information for the Washington
fans The boys who 20 out 70 the ball
yard are turning over In their winter
sleep and listening for the aisrm clock
They are eager for some choice tidbits
from the realm Of the bounding horse
hide. Even the gossipy stun will do.
so long as it is concerned with baseball
Old Winter Is walking on . crutch al
ready. Six weeks from now the play
ers will be reporting and starting on
their journeys into the Southland. But
we don't have to wait six weeks to
get interested. In fact, old top. we're
interested right now.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08
INJURY is TENACIOUS
Newman still Suffers From Grid
AeeIdent-sehool Notes.

Gabby Newman Is stiil suffering
from, an injury received In football.
Newman's arm was bandaged in the
last league game but he played
through with no apparent difficulty.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08

There was some talk Of a high
school bowling league. but the mat
ter apparently fell through. Several
good duckpin rollers are known to be
In the high school ranks.
Bill McCaffrey, who is coaching
Eastern's athletic teams. says the
Light Blue and White runners are
making steady progress and will prob
ably be heard from this winter.
Long. Kaplam, and Gottlieb, men,
bers OF Central's football team, are
on the basketball team. Baldwin,
Thomas, Cummings, and Newman
we're members of the Eastern eleven
last fall and are now playing basket
ball.
Ed Flahery, Eastern's catcher Of
last year. Is slated to be given q
league tryout this spring. Flaherty
went away with Boston and warmed
up the pitchers last summer 1t IL
reported. The youngster Is said to
have made a hit with Bill Carrigan.
One Of Cenrars best trackmen, Nil
stead, who was captain Of the track
team last year, 10 captain of the
Central swimming team this wintHy,
CentraIs swimmers meet the Wash
Ington Swimming Club team, Friday,
In the school tank.
George King, former Friends select
star, is captain elect OF the Harvard
cross country club team. All the
King boys are good athletes, starring
at basketball and tennis. Bob King IL
at Friends at present.
Gonzaga appears to have the small
est and one of the fastest teams on
the floor this winter. A meeting
between Eastern and Gonzaga would
furnish plenty Of excitement
The Washington times., 1917-01-08

Tech has three games this week.
The Manual Trainers meet Western
tomorrow, Gonzaga on Wednesday
aud come back against Central on
Friday.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08

Michigan's governor kayoed the move
r1ent for boxing in his State. but why
not? His name is Sleeper.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08

Gonzaga appears to have the small
est and one of the fastest teams on
the floor this winser. A meeting
between Eastern and GonZaga would
furnish plenty Of excitement.
The Washington times., 1917-01-08

The rules committee promises to
forget Haughton's suggestions. I,
simply must show him his imperti-
hence.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-20
VENEZUELA Will
ARRIVE TUESDAY

Tuesday at d"ylieEt. a day Aacad OF
schedule. the Pacific Mail liner Ncn"z.
uela will arrive off port froE! san
Francisco, according 10 wireless re-
ceiyed today by Manager F. w kle-
balm Of the shipping department Of
H. HackfeId { Company. Ltd. the To-
cal agency.
The liner will! dovh IT Pier and
will leave for Yokohama at > O'Clock
the same afternoon. 1T NhiCh time the
Siberia Maru is also due TO steam for
the Orient.
Number Of PASSENGERS aboard the
Venezuela is nCt given in the radio
nor is any mention made of mail. \
wireless has been sent out by the
local agency inquiriLg if there is any
mail aboard. The Venezuela has
plenty of room in all classes for as
sengers. She will take out - steer
age and 1J0 tons OF freight from Ho-
nOluln. No wireless has yet been re-
Ceived from the Ecuador. du" We'd
nesday from Yokohama.
With the Venezuela three boats will
arrive from San Francisco Tuesday
morning. The other two are the ST.
IBERIA Maru OF the T. X. X. fleet and
the Matson steamer Manoa. The ST.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-20
FLAGOF YUBARI
IS HALFMASTED

Out Of respect to the memory of
the late Admiral George Dewey. hero
OF the battle Of Manila bay. whose
funeral was held today in Washington.
the japanese steamer Yubari Maru Of
the NJ B. K. flew at half mast today
the Japanese flag on her stern.
The Yuhari arrived, this morning
from San Francisco, which port she
left January 9. Her master. Capt
T. Ota, learned this morning for the
first time OF Admiral Dewey.s death,
as the steamrr has no wireless.
An unusual incident about the
freighter's voyage is that she is car
rying cargo to her owners. the Mitsui
Bussan Kaisha. The cargo. consist
ing of 5000 tons Of steel and cotton. is
all consigned u the NJ. B. X. There
are 2l,691 pieces OF steel and 5916
bales OF cotton for Kobe and Yoke
hama.
The Yubari called at this port FOR
bunkers last month en- route from
Calcutta to San Francisco with a gen.
eral cargo Of East Indian merchandise.
She is now returning to the Orient.
The freighter took $50 tons Of coal
and expects to resume her voyage at
or ) o'clock this afternoon.