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Evening star., 1917-12-09
DIR. WALKER REELECTED
Again Heads Southern Intercolle.
giate Athletic Association.

ATHENS. Ga, December s.-Dr. 8. NJ.
Walker Of Mississippi A. and NJ COL
fege, was reelected president and
New Orleans was selected as the next
meeting place at the final session of
the twenty-fourth annual meeting of
the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Association here today. Other officers
elected were: T. L. Rainey, Center Col
lege CKentucky) vice president, fourth
district. and w. E. Godfrey, Mer-
Ger. vice president, second district. B.
7. Holmes. Gordon Institute, was re-
elected secretary and treasurer. The
tenure Of office of other district Of
ficials does not expire until next year.
Aside from tentative ARRANGEMENT
Of base bail and foot ball schedules for
next year. the concluding session was
devoted largely to a discussion of
steps to be taken in curtailing ex-
penses in every branch of collegiate
athletics during the war.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
INTERESTING GOLF NOTES :
s. FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS

Playing remarkably well, despite the
eeld weather and a combination of un-
Usually keen greens and slow fairways.
Miss Elaine Rosenthal of Chicago,
holder Of the north and south women's
c6ampionship, scored a 81 over the
course of the Columbia Country Club
ward B. Eynon. jr., and A. L. Thurman
Thursday afternoon. Miss Rosenthal
and Eynon broke even with James and
Thurman by virtue of a twenty-foot
putt made by the District champion on
the final green. Miss Rosenthars well
rounded out game was lauded by James.
Her brassie shot on the eighteenth
hole was one of the finest shots l have
ever seen," said the one-time ccnqueror
of Walter ]. Travis. From a drive
which barely carried the ditch she
played a shot which ended not over
twenty yards from the green, and the
hole is 430 yards in length. That brassie
must have carried 1s0 yards. On the
sixteenth hole her mashie pitch was to
the right of 1.-The green with high
mound between her ball and the hole.
With a niblfck she pitched a shot
which ended dead to the hole. on one of
tho fastest greens on the course"
Mss Rosenthai played at Chevy
Chase wednesday afternoon with her
4 father, a prominent Chicago business
man. She is stopping at the Willard
Hotel and will be in Washington for
- few days. probably playing at Co
s1du1Dia again next Tuesday afternoon.
a4er which she will go south to play
at Relleair, Fla.
Tom Mcnamara of New York, runner
dp IN the American open championship
of fs15 and former holder of the west
eFn open title, was in Washington last
week visiting the professionals here.
MtNamara did not play while here. He
left for the south last night
Fred Mcleod had a pair of good
rounds last Thursday Playing with
Norbert and Tom Dempsey and Albert
mckenzie, the former open champion
was around the Columbia Country Club
course in "A and 72, putting very well
sAcLeod believes that his butting, which
has been weak all the year, has come
back to stay. His ability to hole the
DeeH weak for year, seems to back vi
LIS statement.
That strong effort will be made to
est Francis Ouimet. the famous Bos.
ton golfer. now a private in the ranks
Uf Uncle Sans troops, back into the
amateur ranks at the annual meetine
the United States Golf Association
". stories that have come from Bos.
ten. A strong incentive to reinstatt
Qnimet. who was barred from anateu,
golf by the U. g. G. A. In 1915, is of.
Tered by the. fact that he has done &
great amount of work for the Ameri
can Red Cross by playing in exhibitor
matches all over the country, and 1.
now training for overseas service. TIL,
report which came out at the time h,
was called for service to the effect tina
he had trid to get out of the Army OF
the ground that he would be NOR,
valuable as a money maker for the Ret
Cross seems to have thoroughly col
slapsed and there is no doubt that ther,
In favor Of Ouimet's reinstatement O,
patriotic grounds. No doubt the meet
Ing Of the association next month viii
hnd warm fight taking place betwee,
the stand-patters and the men VIII,
have always worked for his reinstate
ment
Howard h Beckett. professional a
Evening star., 1917-12-09
CHESS CHAMPION
LOCAL CLUB GUEST
Frank Marshall Plays Twenty
One Boards simultaneously
Against Local Men.

United states Champion Frank Mar
shall was the guest of the Capital City
Chess Club recently. giving simulta-
neous exhibition on twenty-one boards.
L. H. Cake. A. " Fuller and team
composed of vedder and Thraser scored
wins against the master and A. H. Clay
ton and ]. Roberts drew.
The first beginners night" Of the
present season will be held in the club
rooms in the Washington Loan and
Trust building next Friday at O'Clock.
f. B. Walker will lecture.
The death of DIR. E. F. Shaffer is deep
ly mourned by his fellow members of
the Washington Chess and Whist Club.
Dr. Shaffer was the clubs Oldest men,
Der in point of membership, having
Joined the club in the fall of 1880. At
the time of his death the doctor was
club librarian and historian, and in the
latter Office was a living volume Of an
Many a threatening hour had he light
ened with stories of the days of Capt.
O'Farrell, Simon Newcomb, Judge Han
ma and other heroes of bygone days,
and in quiet hours his loss will be most
keenly felt
With his handicap of four games al
in his match with Janowski, breaking
even in the last four games played.
The score now stands: Jaffe. s: Janow-
ski, 5, Jaffe's points being made up of
two won games and a handicap of four
games.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Both St. Louis Clubs May Lose
Stars in Next Call to Colors

Owners of the Cardinals and
Browns in st. Louis are nEuf1nE
ON losing some valuable players
in the coming Army call. Among
the Cardinals who may be called
to the training camps in the
spring are Hornsby, Cruise,
Horstman, Snyder. Jack Smith,
Long, Baird and Meadows. The
Browns who may be ordered to
report for military duty are Sew
ereid, SothOrOn, Wright and Ger
her. George Sisler, the BrownA'
star player, said recently that II
he wasn't drafted he might de-
eide to volunteer his services to
Uncle Sam. The loss OF Sisler
would just about kill the Ameri-
can League in st. Louis.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Nick CuI1op Was Wise.

During the entire year American
League games in which Cullop pitched
were always marred by constant bick-
erings over the condition OF the ball.
Prior to pitching Cullop never failed to go
through certain maneuvers. which were
always doped out by the opposition as
the method pursued to deceive the bats
man To satisfy myself as to the legality
Of his delivery. i made a number of
thorough investigations. In a number of
cases. after giving Cu1lop q brand new
ball, I would call time. just as he was
about to start his delivery. and call for
the return of the ball. / never discovered
where he had tampered with 1t. I finally
got SO that I paid no attention to re-
quests to look at the ball At the close
OF the season Cullop admitted that he
didn't deface the BAH, but said that. since
the batters all thought he was doing
something Illegal. he might as well keep
them thinking that way. The result was
a most successful year for Nick.
American League umpfres needed a
number of assistants in the Chicago
games last year to do what most Of the
players desired. In the first place a
an attempt been made to carry out all
the investigations demanded. A regular
detective would have been OF great value
in determining where the pitchers con-
cealed many Of the various dopes they
were accused Of applying to the ball. II
II was actually as hard to hit the shine
ball as many batters claimed. 1t is hard to
understand how the umptres, forced to
watch that kind of pitching inning after
inning, managed to weather the sum-
mer.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Leonard to Defend His Title
in Six Rounds With Cline

Beanie Leonard, world light
weight champion. has agreed to
defend his precious title In .
six-round, no-declsi0n bout with
Irish Patsy Cline. The scrap
Will be decided 1t the Olympia
Club of Philadelphia the ni8ht
Of December IL. Cllne In one Of
LeOnard's persistent challenger.
He is a clever boxer and = good,
hard hitter. But IL remains to
he seen what he can accomplish
in six rounds with the champion
who knows how to defend him
self. II Leonard should score q
Knockout. the other lightwexghts,
who are hot on HIS trail. probably
would take to the woods.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Soccer Foot Ball Is Gaining
in Favor Among the French

Association foot ball, popular
In England. has won a high place
In the Frenchmen's esteem of the
game as a sport. Twenty years
ago association foot ball was al
most unknown In France, but to-
day 1t hns countless followers.
Its biggest booster In the French
government, for now. aeeofdinS
to an oflcfnl announcement, ali
regiments are provided with as-
socfatfOn foot balls. The poiIus
at the front hnd time to play the
game and many exciting contests
are waged during the lull Of bat-
tie. The French are said to be N
proneient mt the sport as the
English.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
PATRIOTIC Tennis
AGAIN NExTYEAR
Net Profits From Tournaments
to Be Given to. Training
Camp Activities.

NEW YORK, December S.-A recon-
mendation that the net profit from ten
mis- tournaments sanctioned by the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Association be given to the War De-
partment commission of training camp
activities, will be made to the associa-
tion by its executive committee, it was
announced today. The receommenda-
ton will be submitted at the annual
meeting of the organization in Febru-
ary, together with the plan announced
Yesterday of resuming the national
championships which were discontinued
when the United States entered the war.
Patriotic resolutions adopted by the
executive committee called at.eneionako
The fact that the first ten ranking ten
mis- players of the country are now serv-
ing with the colors.o~
Evening star., 1917-12-09
PSYCHOL LOGY PLAYS A BIG PART i
IN WINNING BASE BALL CANES,
Connection With White Sox Pitching Fac
tor in Outcome of American League 4
Race and World Series.
BY BILLY EVANS


travelling under
probability
of the series Noah webssr'
Of
their classification and analys-
hit keeping his
the
Evening star., 1917-12-09

the Washington Golf and Country Club,
believes that his golf improves in the
winter time. Not that my scores are
lower than in the summer, for that is
hardly possible. But all my shots ap-
pear to be hit better than during the
warm months. I can hit the ball frmer
with the irons, The only material dif-
This, OF course. cannot be as true
on the frost-bitten winter greens as it
is on the level surfaces Of the sum-
mer season" This Is Beckett's re-
futal OF the opinion that play in the
winter is only for exeScise.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Navy Wins at Basket Ball.

sprclhi DfspateH 70 The Sthf.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, December B.
Navy's basket ball season was opened
here most successfully this afternoon.
when Baltimore City College was wal
loped 81 to 90. The Visitors would
have had most decidedly ignominious
defeat. had II not been for the brilliant
Beigel. who. netted fodftS6n q their
twenty points.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Have $780, 900 Ready.

Julian S. Myrick of New York, speak
ing for the campaign to raise an am
buIance fund. said $4,000 would be
available, that forty-five men already
had been enlisted and that orders for
a second section to report for duty
were expected daily. If the plans are
carried out, an ambulance will be
named for each club contributing $1,000.
The resolution recommending the res
toration of the championship games
next year says in part:
'Whefeas the best available infor-
nation leads us to believe that the
President of the United States and
Secretary of War favor the continual
tion of such clean. wholesome activi-
ties as will improve the physical con-
dition of both men and women OF the
country, and will tend to keep the
MORAL as well as mental standard up
to a high plane.
Therefore be it resolved. first. that
all championships be restored. players
ranked and tournaments sanctioned by
the united States National Lawn Ten
mis- Association for the season of 1918
be conducted as prior to the war.
Second. that the net profits Of such
tournaments shall be given to the War
Department. commtssion, on training
camp activities. Or to such crgantsa&ion
Evening star., 1917-12-09
All Kinds of Protests.

During the season all kinds of ac-
cusations were made against Cicotte,
Danforth and Williams. One mana
ger contended cic9te used a wasy
the seam of the s6alf The ball was
then rubbed in the palm Of the glove.
which had previously been patted on
the ground. 1t was the contention
Of this manager that the wax, acting
as a base, took up the dirt in the
glove and soon caused that particu-
lar part of the seam to raise eonsid-
erably, and that when sent to the
Evening star., 1917-12-09
Save Money on Your
Safety Razor Blades.

Don't throw your dull ones away.
Bring them in to us. We sharpen
them with an electric machine, Civ
ing them new, lasting edges. Charges
KJD0LPH & WEST CO.,
119z \. \. Ave.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
INGLESIDE BOWLERS PRESENT
BEST PERFORMANCE ON ALLEYS
Whitford's Team Features Weeks Play by
Breaking Seasons Record for High Set.
Figures on Many Players.

Standing the most brilliant feature bowling during the past
a
Evening star., 1917-12-09

plate air resistance would do the rest.
Any number of other solutions have
been offered by opposing teams.
Eddie Cicotte, who gained most 0f
so-caIIed illegal delivery, is a smart
pitcher. He was fine pitcher before
the origin of the shine ball. A glance
over his record since joining the Amsr-.
denying the shine ball did much to tn
crease Cicotte's effectiveness last year.
There is no doubt that the shine BAN
was the cause of Cfcotte getting more
publicity in one season than tn an shs
rest Of his American League career.
Wise enough to grasp the added ef-
fectiveness that was his because Of the
fuss over the delivery. Cicotte played
1t to the limit
Some Words From Cieotte
Sitting on the White Scx bench one
Eddie that he had been the innocent
cause of a million disputes with his
new-fangied delivery.
A smile spread over his face As he
replied: You know, Bill. never make
any trouble for the umpire. let him
do the umpiring, while try to do the
pitching. l am sorry IL the shine bail
makes trouble for the umpires, but a.
the cause Of a million more arguments
before the summer is over. Get a hat-
ter thinking he can't hit your delivery
and you have SO per cent advantage
before You ever throw ball Get him
to pay more attention as to what you
are apparently doctoring the ball Win
than he is giving to trying to hit II
safely, and you have him in the hole.
Publicity has been big factor In maxi
ing me a more successful pitcher this
year than in the past. The critics
have been kind enough to devote mus.h
space to the shine bail. Some OF them
have taken decided opinions. conterd-
ing that the use of II was all wrong.
swallowed most Of them whole. and tn-
stead Of considering me as an ordinary
mortal they face me believing I pes-
sess the mystery bail. Believe me. it
all helps"
cicotte will tell you that the Phila.
delphia team, which finished last in
the American League. was his hardest
team to beat Do you want to know
the reason? Connie Mack refused to
allow his players to argue over the
legality Of the delivery. -
No Spell Over Mackmen.
1 once heard Mack say to his play.
ers: Shine ball or no shine ball. go
UP there with the intention of HIT
ting the ball, not seeking an alibi for
your failure" As a result Cicotte cast
no spell over the Mackmen Eddie will
tell you the Athletics forced him to
resort to his curve, his splitter and his
knuckle ball TO make any headway.
And because Mack refused to let his
men argue over the style of pitching,
don't get the notion that Connie re-
CARDS the shine ball as a myth, be-
cause he doesn't. He simply refused
to let old Mister Psychology handicap
his club at the very start. Wise Mister
Mack.
More anon about the shine ball
Copyright. 1917. by ". G. Evans.)
Evening star., 1917-12-09

Resembled Debating Society.
American League games in which C-
cote, Danforth OF Williams pftcned TOT
Chicago last year much reseznbfed oe-
hating society. From the hrst inning TO
the last. opposing players were e1amin-
ing the balls or insisting the umpire
conduct an investigation Every now
and then some athlete would resort TO
hi. sense Of smell to try to discover why
he had struck out with two men down
and the bases filed. A pop-up in pinch
was ALWAYS certain to delay proceedings
minnie or go while some alibi was sought
in an examination of the sphere, with
.av,vhere from two to a half dozen ath-
fetes in the party.
Don't get 1t into your head that the
shine bali is a myth. It Is far from II.
THE shine ball is not entirely creature
of the imagination. The shine pan Is .
cav deceiver It Is hard 70 MT 10
harder, perhaps, than the spit ball or the
emery han. or some Of the other new
tangled deliveries. In another story
win discuss the shine ball at length FOR
the present let US consider merely the
part psychology has played in making tne
shine ball the most discussed oehVe'y "a
recent times.
Last winter I wrote a story which had
much to do with Nick CuHop and ms mn
ger nail ban. When Cuilop Joined the
American League he used curve and
fast bali. That was his pitching reper-
tory. when the Federal League was or
ganized CuIlop jumped to that organ
ization and had much success. he va
the cause Of much trouble for the UNI
pires, because prior to pitching he ap-
peared to use his thumb nail on the ball,
evidently to roughen 1t. and get a SIM
which had been barred by all the
leagues. When CuIlop returned to the
American League, after the disbanding OF
the Federal, it was rumored much of his
success had been due to his tampering
with the ball. 1t was alleged he rough
ened the surface, and got peculiar break
to his fast ball. Also that he did the
work SO c1everly, and SO close to the
stitching that it was almost impossible
to discover it.
Evening star., 1917-12-09

Whitford's team has been rolling con-
sfstently all season and now is leading
the National Capital League. Judging
by the way it is going now, the quint
is about due to win the pennant. 1t
does not appear that there is any team
in the circuit strong enough to beat
out the Inglesides except the Grand
Centrals, and against the Inglesides
that club has not shown particularly
we'll.
Incidentally, it might be well to say
that Whitford himself is having his
best year on the alleys. Not in any
previous season has he SO consistently
chalked up big scores in his matches.
Evening star., 1917-12-09
z. OF C. LEAGUE.
STANDING OF TEAMS,

TEAM RECORDS.
High team game-Salyador, 544
High team set-Salrador, 1886
High individual game-M6ran, l47
high individual set-Moran. 359
Greatest number Of spares-T. Howard. Sc
Greatest number Of strikes-T. Howard, Is.
Evening star., 1917-12-09

Secretary Baker in advocating the
plan stated -
The value of participation In whole.
some athletics as factor in. promot-
ing physical fitness and mental alert
ness cannot be overestimated
'.The plan of re-establishing cham
pionShip tournaments and rankings as
a means of stimulating general inter
est in tennis is desirable.
Your suggestion that the net pro-
ceeds be turned over to the War De-
partment commission on training camp
activities for use in providing athletic
facilities for soldiers in training Camps
is hereby approved
Evening star., 1917-12-09
No Spell Over Mackmen.

as NAV In the judgment Of the Secrs-
tary of War provide the best athletic
facilities for men in the military serv-
ice of the United States"
Evening star., 1917-12-09
POST OFFICE DUCKPI,
I,EACITE

Here are the stands and averages OF
teams and players in several leagues:
10 IA.
Evening star., 1917-12-09

Howard h Beckett. professional at
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-11
NEITHER PITY NOR culurY

Repentance no leisure s,ems TO
joe the occupation now OF the rour
hrothorhoods after thclr strenuous
raid on congress AND thcr capturc
last fan OF what was called an
cisht-hour law Like the rcmall,.
able specimens sometimes cNmbit,d
10y the late I. Y Baruum. this law
seems TO Doe the only ono of IL. kind
in captivity and very poor kind
at that The oudoaNor n confcr-
once with the committee OF the rail
ways has boon TO have the law
rescinded ana blotted out OF tho
books as tho It had never existed
The Indianapolis News quotes the
president OF one brotherhood as re-
plying. when asked If this law gavo
the brotherhoods the things for
which they had conteudcd: 81 don't
know. ! do not know what the law
means, and have never yet found
anybody who aid know l am will
ing to pay a nice sum 10 the person
who can tell me what it means
But for sound common sense, not
so much on the meaning of the law
as upon the principle involved in
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-11
MILD MlLlTANTS GET BUSY
"Ifckcts" With Suffrage Banners on
Guard ON White House Grounds.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Twelve
women with suffrage banners stood
at the main gates of the White House
grounds today inaugurating what
leaders of the Congressional Union
for Woman Suffrage call mildly mill
tant silent picketing" to force their
cause upon President Wilson's atten-
tion.
"Pickets" were at the two entrances
from 10 O'Clock this morning until
dark. tired ones being relieved from
time to time and tonight 1t was an
nounced that other gates would be
guarded tomorrow and daily until
March 4, when the suffragists plan to
bring their campaign for a federal
amendment to close with Il big pa
rade.
The women. wearing yellow. purple
and white ribbons across their chests
stood three on either side OF the gates,
over each Of which was held banner
inscribed. Mr.. President, what will
you do for woman suffrnge?"
White House officials and the city
police made no effort TO interfere
and 1t was said that as long as the
women created no disorder no official
attention would be paid to them,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-11
MEMORY SHARKS SHOW
PLEASES ROTARY CLUB
Former Member of Memory
Institute Calls Diners by
Names Very First Time.

A remarkable demonstration IN
memory work vas given before tho
Rotary club Of Tulsa at its regular
meeting yesterday by T.. ]. KeelY
former member OF the Seattle Rotary
club and former member OF the fac
ultv of the Roth Memory institute
ketore the meeting was over a special
class OF Rotarians was organized %
meet with Mr.. Keely three nights next
week TO further learn his system.
M, Keely had members Of the club
give names OF objects and numbers in
irregular order and each was written
down as given. Then he called OFF
each object or number in the order
they should be. After looking at each
member OF the club as he came in Mr..
Keely later walked around the room
and called each by name.
Roy Getman presided at yester-
days meeting. Secretary Hammer an
nounced that the district conference
would not be held until some time III
March. the exact date to be named
later. The next meeting viii be held
W Wednesday night and VIII be devoted
TO business matters