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The Washington times., 1917-01-26
FIVE PIRATES NOW
SIGNED FOR YEAR
Twenty-eight Others Have Yet
to Put Their Names on
the Papers.

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 2-Five of the
Pirates are signed UP for. next season.
They include Frank Schultz, Church
Ward. Bill Batch, Al Mamaux. and Bill
Evans. Two pitchers. two outhelders
and an infielder make up the little list
while twenty-eight players have yet to
report willing to go to work for Barney
Dreyfus.
Mamaux has two years to go on his
present contract. Schulte's contract
runs another year. Evans signed up last
fall for 1917. The other two. not men,
bers Of the Players Fraternity, have
signed up this spring.
Bill Hinchman. the veterant outfielder,
writes from his home in Williamsport,
Pa, that he will be ready when the bell
rings. II am not so old as some think,
but only as old as feel" he says, "and
that's like a two-year-old. I'll be out
there playing regularly this season
don't worry about that"
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
DESERVING FRAT
Hickey Says Players Want Less
LoIIypop Baseball.

CHICAGO. Ill. Jan. 26.-Lollypop
stuff has drained diamond dramas of
blood and thunder and David Fultz's
frat chariot is fast being deserted by
minor league players who want some
real baseball again. So sayeth Presi-
dent T. J. Hickey. the Ban Johnson
of the American Association.
There is too much of this Damon
and Pythias stuff on the hall field"
Hickey said. "Old-fashioned rivalry
is forgotten. Players throw their
arms around each others necks in
stead of watching their chance to put
one over.
81 want to see teams go after each
other with hammer and tonEs to win;
see blood in their eyes when they
come on the field; see them at dagger
points from first to last instead of
taking ii out of the umpires.
"This frat business has made ball
players too room-matey."
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
SPENCER SIGNS CONTRACT
Another Tiger Passes UP Fraternity
To Hold His Job.

DETROIT, Jan. 26-All doubt as
TO the attitude of Hack Spencer, star
catcher of the Detroit Tigers, in the
strike matter, has been removed
Spencer, who staged one of the great
est "comebacks" in the history OF
baseball last season. has sent his
signed contract to the Detroit club.
II have written Fultz that have
signed my contract" declared Spen
Ger. "I have told Fultz that | can
not afford to jeopardize my baseball
future by striking. I do not under
stand what 1t is all about. don
think any one else does, either.
with Spencer and Stansge both
signed, Hughey Jennings isn't worry
ing about his catching staff for next
season. The chances are that these
two veterans will catch practically
all of the games. although third
man will be retained as an assistant
Mckee and Yelle are contenders fol
that berth.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
ALEXANDER AFTER ;
EE-YEAR RAISE
Says He'll Pitch Semi-Pro Base.
ball Unless PhiIlies Meet
Terms.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 26.-Unless
Grover Cleveland Alexander. the Ma
tional Leagues greatest pitcher. is given
three-year contract for $1,000 year
he will not play with the Phillies. He
plans to pitch semi-pro baseball in Phil
adelphia, IL President Baker fails to
meets his demands.
THE fraternity has nothing to do with
my case" explained Alexander today
''If Ty Cobbs is worth $1,000 to the De-
troit club. I'm worth as much to the
Phillies. 1 name three years for my con-
tract for I believe ! shall be able to
pitch hrst-class ball at least as long a.
that
Last year J drew 5000 I was given
a bonus Of s1.Doo for winning twenty
Ave games. The records show won
nearly thIrty-five. am in earnest about
this. and President Baker knows It"
Bill KiIlifer. Alexander's battery part
ner. has been cut down 5000 and, &C
cording to Alex. they have agreed to
fight together.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
0UIMET'S LOSS GREAT
Country 10 Robbed Of Wonderful
Figure on Golf Links.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-when the
United States Golf Association voted
at its last meeting to uphold the de-
finition of an amateur, and by so do.
ing put Francis Ouimet on the foot
ing of a professional golfer. it rob
bed amateur golf of one Of the most
sensational figures it ever posse.sed
in this country.
In spite OF the fact that the posi-
ton of the golf association was com
mendable, in that il made no distinc-
ton between Ouimet or some lesser
players, golfers the nation over will
never erase from their memories the
spectacle of a slight youth. evenly
playing his way around a golf cour Sc
and defeating Ray and Vardon, Eng
lands two greatest golfers.
Francis Ouimet was barely twenty
one when he accomplished that feat
He sprang to fame in a blaze of glory
in one day. He placed American anna,
teur golf on a par with that played
in other countries. He became a hero.
Crowns often have their bad fea-
lures. The glare of the spotlight some
tunes Dl1nds so that IL covers defects.
II was so in the case of OuImet. Be-
lieving himself innocent of any
wrongdoing he became mixed up IN
an attempt to establish q sporting
goods house. committing himself in
such a manner that his connection
was easily est4bliFheG. His violation
of the code was apparent and there
was nothing for the association to do
but bar him.
There were efforts to bring Ouimet
out OF. the grasp of such legislation
by offering amendments. The struR-
gle was long and hard fought, but in
the end the rule stood just az II al
ways had, and the boy wonder of
lBrookline was branded a profession
al.
The feat of Ouimet will go down
in sporting annals parallel TO that Of
Maurice Mclaughlin. also barred in
recent rulings of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association.
Mclaughlin went out and In a sin.
gle afternoon vanquished Brookes
and WildinE, the two greatest tennis
players England had produced. He
| placed American tennis on the map,
| just as ouimet later did golf.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
LOVE WOULD QUIT
Wants Release From Big Show to
TwIrl for Vernon Club.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2e.-Not all
baseball players. not all New York
players even, know when they are
well Off. According to q San Fran
cisco exchange, Slim Love lis dis
satisfied with life in the big league, -
and has requested the Vernon club OF
the PAcffic Coast League to secure
his release from the Yankees.
Love is long and excessively lean
left-hander, who did emergency
mound duty for the Donovanites last
season at a salary that would have
looked pretty good to an experienced
regular in the days before the advent
of the late but unlamented Federal
League sent salaries soaring.
There were times when he slid up
as very fair prospect, but there
were also times when his manager
despaired of ever making a real
pitcher of him. Certainly he showed
nothing to warrant raising his salary.
and 1t is pretty nearly certain that
a salary dispute is at the root Of his
present discomfort.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
Y. M. c. A. SWIMMERS
WILL GET WORKOUT
Western High School Lads Of.
fer Competition in Pool
Tonight.

Y. NJ. c. A. swimmers representing
the boys department will be opposed
by a number of youngsters from
Western High School in the boys
pool tonight.
Western has an organized swim
ming team and is getting a bunch to.
gether for the purpose of giving the
"Y" youngsters a workout.
Tonight's engagement will be the
first for both organizations. The en-.
tries will be picked from the fol.
lowing:
Senior reIay-Bridget, r. Little
hales, Koblegard, Van Schelle, and
Littlehales (Western): Winkjer
Fuchs, Solomon, and Tavener ~. NJ
C. A..
Junior relay-w. Heron, E. Penny
baker. Howell, Roberts, and Ault.
man (Western): Barbour, McKeever
Cockereille, and Meany (Y. NJ. e. A.
Senior 50-ya.d swim-Bridget and
r. Littlehales (western): Solomon
Fuchs. and winkjer (Y. II. c. A.
Senior 50-yard breast stroke swim
.-Johnstone and ]. Littlehales (west.
ern); Winkjer and Kaplan ~. NJ
Z. Al.
50-yard back stroke swim-KobIe.
gard and J. Littlehales (Western)
winkjer, Solomon, and Fuchs ~. NJ
c. Al.
Junior 35-yard swim-E. Penny.
baker and w. Heron (Western)
Barbour. McKeever, and Meany (Y
NJ C. A..
Junior 35-yard breast stroke swim
Howell and Aultman (Western)
Barbour and r. MacCartee (Y. N
c. A..
Junior 35-yard back stroke swim
Pennybaker and W. Heron (west
ern); Barbour and Cockereille ~. NJ
c. A..
Senior plunge for distance-Bridge
and tombstone (Western): Winkjel
and Solomon (Y. NJ. c. A..
Junior plunge for distance-E
z. Pennybaker and w. Heron (West
ern); Morrell and Cockereille, Y. NJ
c. Az.
Senior diving-Bridget and E
Pennybaker CWestern); Winkjer ant
Solomon (Y. VI. c. Al.
Junior diving-E.' Pennybaker anC
Aultman (Western); Morrell anC
Cockereille ~ NJ. c. A..
After the swimming meet the boy
Y. NJ. c. A. basketball team will pla!
the team from Eastern High School.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
GRIFFMEN ARE ALONE
Only American League Club to
Change Training Spot.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-Big league
clubs show little disposition to make
changes when the time comes for
them to start on the annual spring
junket Seventy per cent OF the ma
jors will be back at the old grounds
this year, unless Dave Fultz breaks
things up by making his threatened
strike effective.
Only one club in the American
League will HE itself to a new spot
to take or the rough spots. Wash
ington will stop this year at Augusta,
Ga, instead OF Charlottesville, where
things have been done for Clarke
,Griffith's pennant hopes in the past.
The National League clubs this
year show q more lively disposition.
The Cubs. for instance, have given
up Florida and will go all the way
to Pasadena, Cal, to get in the early
knocks. In doing this they are dumb
ing over the findings OF Charles Co
miskey, who a long time ago de-
cided California wasn't doing a thing
good for his ball players. He went
back to Texas.
The Dodgers, pennant winners In
the merry go-round, undoubtedly will
be immersed in the Hot Springs II
Arkansas for their daily baths. They
will do their training stunts on the
diamond left to SILVER by itself when
the Pirates chucked Arkansas over
board. The Dodgers will have for
company the champion Red SoN OF
the American League.
Pittsburgh threw over the OZarks
and the rest of the Arkansas scenery
in favor of Columbus, Ga.
The full list OF training camps and
teams to visit them follows:
American League-Washingto An
Custa. Ca; Boston, Hot Springs, Ark.
Chicago, Mineral Wells, Tex; New
York. Macon. Ca; st. Louis. Pales
tine, Tex: Detroit. Waxahachie. Tex
Philadelphia, Jacksonville, Fla; Clevr
land, New Orleans, La.
National League-Chicago, Pasa
dena, Cal; New York. Marlin, Tex
Pittsburgh, Columbus, Ga: Cincin
natl, Shreveport, La; Philadelphia
st. Petersburg, Fla: Brooklyn. Hot
Springs, Ark: St Louis, Hot Wells
Tex; Boston. Miami, Fla
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
WANTS TEAMS TO RUN
Manager DeVIln, Of Georgetown,
Asks High School Race.

Manager Ray Dcvlin. of George
town, wants the high schools to run
in a relay race in Convention Hall
on February Il. the date of the an
nuaI Georgetown games.
Letters have been addressed to the
various coaches OF high school teams
here for a feature race. Not in sew
ersI years have the scholastic teams
put relays in the meet in a special
race.
Practically all of the schools will
enter relays in various classes. There
will be races for youngsters under
ninety pounds, for boys seventeen and
under and for boys under 100 pounds.
The Georgetown man wants TO get
senior relays from the fivs high
schools in q feature race.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
HAS NEW SCHEME
Dode Paskert Thinks He Will Fool
the OutfieIders.


By reducing or increasing the
weight of his bat a few ounces, Dode
Paskert, PhilIy outfielder. has de-
vised a new scheme by which he fools
the outflelders of the National League
and boosts his batting average forty
or fifty points over what IT would
naturally be.
Pooling the outfield Is one of the
big problems with batters Players
of the Cobb type. who are just as
liable to hit into one field as another,
are rare. arid dead right" or dead
left" field hitters usually are handi-
capped by having the fieIders camp
ing right under their drives. which
isn't at all conducive to big batting
averages.
Paskert solves the problem by
changing bats.
AS Paskert, batting riGht-handed.
is naturally left field hitter, the
outfield soon has him spotted and
moves over toward left field to lay
for his drives.
In these positions the feIders are
prepared for anything that CONES
into left or center field, while right
field Is left without much protection.
Paskert meets this condition oy
changing to a heavier bat. The
added weight of the bat slows up
his swing so that he meets the ball
at a shorter angle than with his
lighter bat, and the ball is driven
into right field.
When the fielders find he is hitting
into right field and SHIFT to meet his
drives. Paskert changes back to the
light bat and pulls his drives into
left field.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
MAX CAREY CHATS
Tells Why Fraternity Exists and
What II Attempts.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26.-Max Carey, the
National Leagues leading base run
ner and the Pirates star outfielder, is
heart and soul with the fraternity.
He is wintering here at his fathers
home and perfectly willing to answer
why the fraternity was organized.S
You must remember that the con-
ditions brought about by the mag
mates provoked some action on our
part several seasons back" he says.
1--WE were not getting a $3.50 split
with the owners, SO we started the
fraternity. Dave FuItz worked hard
for US and obtained many sane con-
cessions. He bettered our condition
in many ways, but he never was able
to gain Official recognition. They
treated Ns demands in the abstract
and were particularly generous dur
ing the Federal League war.
"Now the club owners want to re-
vert to the iron-heel methods of the
antebellum days. They want to ar
bitrarily set salary standards and
otherwise dictate what our conduct
should be on and of the field, pre-
venting exhibition games, wherein we
could make some extra money. They
are slowly but surely reverting to the
practices that made the ball players
life unbearabIe before the fraternity
came into existence.
1.-THE fan must not lose sight of the
fact that the ball player had all the
worst of it before lne fraternity and
Federal League came into existence.
I'll admit that we have had pretty
nice treatment in the past three years.
Even now the fraternity is not max
ing any salary demands. But the fra
| ternity must live. 1t must be recog-
niZed. 1t must win this night, even
! though it involves only trivial de-
mands. II it doesn't the msgnate
will rule with. the iron fist again.
what we want Is recognition for
Fultz-a voice in the government of
baseball. We will always be reason
able, but we want some authority.
And I'm eagerly waiting to ace what
players will show the white feather.
Take mY.tip. too, that the players who
quit the Fraternity are the same play.
ers who quit quickest in nine
| inning game. Every player with an
ounce of grit will see this thing
through"
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
DEMAND F0LWELL
Student Faction at Penn May De
clare War on Committee.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-Unless
Bob FoIwell is named by the football
committee as coach of the Quaker
eleven again. some Unusual and war
like doinEs are promised by the stu
dents OF the West Philadelphia institu-
ton. FolweIl is said to have asked
SIS. 900 for his work next season and the
committee wants to keep him at
5000. his 1916 salary.
Under FolweIls coaching, Penn
had a successful season on the grid
iron. and the financial profits were
gratifying. When Cornell was
beaten the undergraduates thought
FolwelI was a certain choice to con,
tinue as head coach. Now difficulties
have arisen.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
BASKETBALLFIFE
IN MANY BATTLES
Schools and Colleges viii Take
the Floor Tonight and
Tomorrow.

Good bad and Indifferent basket.
ball will be offered on today's card.
High school, prep school and college
games come in for a session today
and tomorrow, and 1t will be a matter
of choice as to which engagements
will prove attractive.
At the Y. II. c. A. Western and
Business are engaging In the first
game Of the second series for the
high school title. Business defeated
Western by q substantial margin in
the opening engagement early in the
month.
Buck Wise May Play.
Business may send in Buck Wise,
one OF the stars OF the scholastic
series. Wise has bean under the
weather for some time, but is anx.
ious to round out his high school ca
reer. He is eligible to play In to
days battle and also that with Tech
scheduled for next Tuesday.
II Wise Is unable to play, his place
will be taken by Held. Ralph Wise
win play the other forward, MacDon-
aid will play center. and Towbes and
Glessner, guards. Western will send
In tombstone and Groves In forwards,
Chamberlaine In center, and Heron
and Davidson in guards.
Friends On Hilltop.
There will be two games on the
Hilltop today. In the afternoon
Friends will meet the Georgetown
freshmen. The Hilltop youngsters
have a strong combination. Friends
Ia al
has but one defeat registered this
season
Tonight the varsity combination
will battle the st. Johns College team
OF Brooklyn, ". Y. The visitors have
one OF the strongest teams in the
country, and defeated Georgetown last
year. This season the Hilltoppers
think they can surprise the Brooklyn
men.
Teek Takes Trip.
Technical High School, rated As
the best high school team and picked
as winner OF the scholastic series, IL
journeying to Martinsburg, w. Va,
today. Coach Martin and Faculty
Adviser Brown will take Myers. Cat
lin, De La Vergne, Tabb, Anderson,
.Borland, Biggs, Schneider and Pfeit-
fer.
Another good game listed for the
afternoon Is the scheduled meeting
between the Army and Navy Prep
team and the Gallaudet Reserves. II
the Kendall Green men do not run
in varsity material, the Props should
be able to record q win
Three Games Tomorrow.
Catholic University takes a jaunt
to Baltimore tomorrow to meet the
LoyoIa quint. The Brooklanders re-
ceived a setback last Saturday from
Gallaudet, and have been at 1t all
week working up a new combination
George Washington meets a new
conner in Davis-Elkins tomorrow
night. The West Virginia five has
never played in this section, and IL
new to local ranks:
Central High will tackle thf Balt[
more City College quint in the Cen
trail gym tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
WILL RACE c. u.

George Washington and Catholic
University will clash in a relay race
at the coming Georgetown indoor
meet, 1t has been announced by How
ard Scott. OF the Buff and Blue track
team.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
HENLEY ON MAY II.

The annual American Henley regat,
ia will be held on the Schuylkill riV'
er. Philadelphia, May II, this year.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
REFLECT MARCH KING.

John Philip Sousa has been re-
elected president of the American
Amateur Trapshooters' Association.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26

Speaking OF boxing and boxing COM
missions, a movement is on foot to
institute boxing in the District. 1t
is doubtful II the measure will be sue.
cessfuI before Congress. but II It does
pass and become law the Capital
would very likely show to the country
at large just how boxing commits
sion could work when not bothered
by politics. A District boxing com.
mission could limit the number of
shows and could see that every show
was well regulated. Conducted prop.
erly, boxing is a good sport. 1t could
be a good sport and diversion for
Washington's sport lovers. But let's
" ait until the bill passes before get.
ting "all hst up"
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
SIXTY LADS OUT
Central Has Big Track Squad
Working Under Coach Foley.

SenIfdt ndb Dug tEaSN SNeaS
Working Under Coach Foley.
More than sixty candidates are out
for the Central High School track
team. working daily under Coach Bill
Foley at the school Central has an
Indoor cinder track better than ma
jority of college teams.
The runners are put through their
PAGES every day by Coach Foley, and
it would not be surprising to ind
the Central mentor turning out an
other exceptionally fast team.
The track at Central is under the
stadium and is 135 yards in length.
Eight runners can take their sprints
abreast on the new track.
Techs second basketball team is
out with a challenge for games and
may find several opponents before the
season Is well along. Central and
western have second teams which
will probably take up the Tech den.
Boxing, which has always been
popuIar at Tome School. at Port De-
post. Md. is fiourishing this year un-
der the instructor. Mr.. Connolly. OF
Baltimore. The large class of TWEEN
ty-eight is enthusiastic and has ar
ranged to give an exhibition in the
gym Saturday evening. January 81.
Besides several bouts between MEM
hers of the class it has been arranged
TO stage several events between good
outsiders.
Friends is getting ready for the
annual game with the Friends School
team OF Baltimore. The event is a
big affair for the schools
Central will play the Episcopal
High School team next Friday. The
Episcopal lads were recently defeated
by the Army and Navy Props. Gen.
trail has asked for a return game with
Episcopal, which will mark the 1rsi
anpearance of the Alexandrians in
this city in basketball.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
BOBTHAYER'S
Sporting Gossip

Another day has come and still no
signs OF a strike by the members of
the National Checker Players Fra
ternity.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26


signs of a strike by the members of
the National Checker Players Fra
ternity.
Signing a contract to meet some
American boxer is the best thing Les
Darcy has done since escaping from
Australia. Darcy may be a wholly
misunderstood young man. He may
be wholly under the influence OF his
personal manager, E. Timothy OSul-
livan, and he may also have been the
victim of New York promoters. 1t is
also possible that, like many other
strangers in this fair land, he i'm
agined gold grew on the public roads.
Darcy is a boxer; he admits 1t: Then,
il he b willing to meet some our own
product, he is doing the only good
thing a boxer can do.
Having read the papers, Bob Fol
we'll has Joined the hold-outs. He
wants $1,000 for coaching Penn.
Isn't the Old Fox becoming a social
person? He has dated himself up for
two speeches next month in Virginia.
First he will tell young men il Clar-
endon what he. thinks OF baseball.
wishing them success on the diamond,
and holding out a tentative promise
of employment IL they ever get good
enough for the big show. Then he
will journey to Alexandria and hit
the high places with Sylvester Breen,
Tom Fisher, and Harvey Crump.
Clark Griffith possesses the ideal
temperament for a baseball magnate
rather than a manager. He can talk
on his feet, and he has no fish hooks
in his pockets. With Hughey Jen-
nIngs, Griff is personally the most
popular manager in the American
League.
The sunburned slaves seem to be
having their troubles convincing the
Iorda NJ Iahor
The Washington times., 1917-01-26

Nick 'Awkins has arrived in San
Francisco. Nick discovered fighting
ability in Les Darcy, and has trained
him for most of his battles in Aus.
trsIia. Nick. on arriving. admitted
that Darcy is hungry for a fight, and
will fight anybody" Darcy may be
hungry, but not for a fight. Boosted
as no other boxer ever was without
showing anything, Darcy has been in
this country about two months. ChaI-
lenges have fairly smothered him.
Nick may have reason to change his
mind as soon as he arrives in the
effete East. He hasn't seen the IA
nous Stacker for a long time.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26

The sunburned slaves seem to be
lords OF labor.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26

Competition among rival individ-
uals, which is more conducive toward
the development OF interest in any
line of sport than anything else. Is
well under way in the local bowling
world. John Vaeth and Tom Mayhem.
OF the Grand Central team, and Ray
Chaplin and Ed Howser, representing
the Palace alleys. have sta ted the
ball to rolling by engaging in a ten
game series, which ends today at tho
Grand Central, and the winners OF
this match will be challenged by
Harry Schmidt and Harry woIsten-
hoIme, two cracks of the National
Capital alleys. There are a number
OF other excellent pairs to join in the
fray later, and as tho season nears
its close a number of unusually IN.
t6 restirg matches should be in order.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26

Mike Gibbons now ranks with Percy
Haughton. They both sport wrist
watches.