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The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
MEDICOS LOSE
TO HILLTOPS
Georgetown Varsity los
sers Take Medical School
Into Camp.

Georgetown's varsity quint had no
trouble In defeating the Medicos.
quint composed Of former basketbzll
tossers now enrolled in the George
town Medical School last night IN
the Ryan gymnasium, by the count
Of S 10 10.
Soon after the opeIng whistle Tcsa
and O'Lone got 70 working ana Il
was only q few minutes before these
Two players had put enough points
over 10 spell defeat for the Mod
icos. Shugrue Gagged the FIRST basket
of the game, but this advantage was
short.lived. as o'Lone came back
with two baskets from the noor,
and Fees followed suit with one.
The many fouls committed by the
Medicos gave Fees q change 70 DEM
onstrate his ability at caging The
ball from the foc; mark. He count !
ed eleven times out Of q possibls|
twelve.
The nrst half ended with the scor.
2 10 In favor Of the Blue and GRAY
qutnt. In the second half the var
sity scored "a points and then Coach
OReilly began running in substi-
tutes. The substitutes were able 10
hold on the Aedicos and scored a
basket by Coughlin and two points
from the free toss by the same
Johnny Shugrue. the old George
town basket shooter. was the bright
star for the Medicos. scoring 3 OF
the 10 points accredited 10 his team.
he Gagged two baskets from the floor.
and Of attempts from free toss.
The other point was a free toss byI
McNerney. The summary.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
SMITH WILL
ARRIVETODAY
Camp Dix Boxing Instructor
Is in Prime Condition
for Sheeler Bout.

JEFF Smith, the Camp Dix boxing
instructor from Bayonne, N. j., who
Is slated to meet Kid Sheeler. Of
Frederick. in a iifteen-round setto at
the Maryland Athletic and Social Club
tomorrow night. Is slated to arrive
here today. Smith has been training
at the army cantonment for this fistic
contest and claims to be in the best
Of shape.
In a wire to Matchmaker Joe Free
man yesterday. Smith claimed that he
had finished of his training and was
well below the required weight. Kid
Sheeler was a ringside fan at the
williams-Ertle go in Baltimore Men
day night and will no doubt arrive on
the scene of the battle late tonight
or early tomorrow.
The articles call for the battlers
to weigh in tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at 15S pounds Al Lippe, man.
ager of Smith, claims that the Bay
onne middle-weight will have no trou-
bic in stepping on the scale at this
figure, while Kidwilder, manager OF
Sheeler, Is equally confident that the
Frederick mauler will be well inside
OF the limit when the hour OF weigh
ing arrives.
Al. WHO u 5Cncuu1Cu " COlh-
bat with Paul Edwards in the semi
wind-up, was also among the ring
side fans at the Ertle-Williams scrap.
He stated that he would show the
local fans that he can stage a come
back and that it will not be many
moons before he will be back in the
main-bout crek. In meeting Ed
wards, Britt is facing one Of the
best light-weights that have been
produced in the vicinity Of old Man
haitian. Although Edwards is still
a yoUngster, he has been fighting
at a great clip recently and should
be able to make Britt hustle all the
way to land the verdict.
Toots Brown, who has entertained
the local fstic fans with his ability
at a battle-royaler, has been placed
in charge OF this four-cornered at
fair, which will open the show.
Brown claims that he has gathered
together a quartet Of gladiators who
will do their slap, slam stunt from
the opening gong, and IL there is
any team:ng or taking that he
does not desire the club to furnish
the battlers a nickle.
The two opening bouts are above
the ordinary. Kid Egan meets Jack
Cunningham in a six-rounder. while
Finney Morgan meets Kid Pauli in
the openers. Lippe and Freeman will
get together today on the referee
question for the main bout,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
MORROW TO COACH
JEFFERSON ELEVEN

Washington, Pa. Dec. 1S-Recent
developments in football at Washing
ton and Jefferson College Indicate that
Sol MetzSer will not be the football
coach next fall and that his sue
cessor will be David C. Morrow,
former center at W. and ]. and line
coach OF the eleven under Metzger
during the past season. 1t is under
stood that the latter could have the
place again next season II he so
desired, despite the fact that there
nave been rumors that the college
was not satisfied.
Coach Metzger's plans for the
future are not known definitely here.
1t Is rumored that the University of
Pennsylvania is seeking him as a
successor to Bob Folwell. 1t has be-
come known here that Mr.. Metzger
made a flying visit East after the
close of the football season and was
married in Rhode Island to a New
York lady. Friends have hinted that
he Is contemplating a move far re-
moved from college football coaching
and conected with war service.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
PRESIDENT TENER
DENIES HE'LL RESIGN

New York, Dec. 1S-President John
h. Tener Of the National League today
put quietus Oh rumors to the effect
that he intends to resign the Office to
Wnich ne was recently reelected. He
said that his position regarding the
league has not changed and that he
VIII devote as much time as possible
to its affairs.
The prediction that President Tener
stands prepared to resign before the
scheduled meeting of the league In Feb
ruary, credited to August Hermann, is
not taken seriously by baseball men
here. 1t is the belief, however, that
should the club owners agree on some
candidate who can devote his whole
time to the duties Of the Office of presi-
cent 1ener VIII gladly step out. He
was said to have made this plain 10
the league at the time of his re-elec-
uon. though no Official confirmation
or the fact was made at the time.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
CUBS WILLBE
GIANTS RIVALS
Quaker City Fans Claim
Weeghman Is Buying
a Pennant."

New York, Dec. 1S-The same cry
Of buying q pennant" that went up
when Charles A Comiskey bought
Eddie Collins, Joe jackson and sew
eral other players to strengthen the
White Sox has been raised by the
efforts OF President weeghman, OF
the Cubs, in bringing Alexander and
Killifer to that club and angling for
other stars.
In the Quaker City the fans are
up in arms against the management
Of both the American and National
League clubs. for their action In dis
posing Of the few remaining A ]
players on these teams and leaving
Philadelphia. to use the fans ex-
preston ''in the rut'' as far as pen
nant winning aggregation are con-
cerned.
The Quaker City fans had begun to
turn to the Athletics again, after
failing to support the team for three
years after Connie Mack wrecked
his tnyincfble aggregation by dispos-
Ing sof the men who had brought
championship after championship to
the Quaker City. Then Connie re-
ceived more support when President
Baker. Of the Phillies, disposed or
his star battery. The fans turned to
the old-time athletics. But Connie
SPILLED the beans" He turned loose
Bush. strunk and schang-and now
Philadelphia fans can see nothing
but second division teams-perhaps
cellar positions for their idols.
And while the cry Of buying q
pennant'' Is ringing forth. Il win mean
much for baseball in the end, ac-
cordlng to broad-minded fans. Their
opinion IL that the strengthening Of
the Cubs will give the game the old
time rivalry that existed when
Chance ran the Chicago team and
the night was a bitter one yearly be-
tween him and McGraw to see which
one could cop the bunting"
It will mean that the Giants will
not have the walk away that they
had this year-that the struggle will
be bitterly fought one between
New York. CincSnati. st. Louis and
Chicago,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
SPITBALL BARRED
In THE ASSOCIATION

Chicago. Dec. 1S-The spitball.
which has played havoc with many a
batter's average and at the same
time brought fame and fortune to a
lot Of pitchers. will be seen no more
in the American Association Of pro-
fesslonal baseball clubs. This style
Of delivery, which made great men
OF Ed Walsh, Jack Chesbro, JEFF
Tesreau, Harry Howell and many
others, was banned from the big
minor league when those club owners
gathered at the Sherman House for
their annual meeting.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
TO
DO COMEBACKS
Veterans VIII Be Called
Into Ranks Of Majors
in 1918.

The old axiom Of sport. '"rhey can't
come back" is faced with q new
theorem In 1913 baseball. They must
come back"
It is on the chances Of the old stars
coming back that baseball mAgnates
are basing their hopes now..
OF these men who have reached the
end of the road in ordinary times q
great many will hear the call to NIL
the ranks depleted by war.
The following men who have been
out Of baseball for a, few seasons. or
who have been retained as coaches,
probably viii have q chance to show
whether or not they can come back:
Infielders-Larry Lajoie, Hans Wag-
ner, Hans Lobert. Joe Tinker, Jim
mie viox. Jay Kirke. Clyde Engle,
Leary, Steve Yerkes. Harry Lord,
John Hummell, Jacques Fournier, Won
Kolnitz. Art Phelan and George
Stovali.
Outfelders-Sam Crawford, Birdie
Cree, Olaf Hendrickson. Wade KILL
fer, Ham Hyatt, Fred Snodgrass and
others.
catchers-rom Clarke, George Glib
son, Jimmie Archer. Sweeney and
Doom.
It IL q usual rule that when q
pitcher Is through he cannot make
good on another trial. Yet there
are q few pitchers back IN the big
minors&who might come In mighty
handy this year. Vean Gregg led
the International League last year
and might be ready for q come
back; Fred Falkenburg probably has
a few good games in his head II
he hasn't in his ancient arm; Nap
Rucker might be eoaxed back to the
big show for another try-out.
It IL likely two bench managers
Of last year will be coaxed into the
game Mathewson declares he will
get into shape and pitch II he finds
it necessary. and Miller Higgins
probably will be found on the field
II the. Yankees run short Of infielders
It is bound to be q dull winter
for writing obituaries OF old-timers
Few OF the veterans will be released
this year. John Evers may retire
on account OF poor health. but the
others who probably would have been
sidetracked this year had the year
been normal. undoubtedly VIII be
found back in fast company again.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
CARDS HARD HIT
WHEN MILLER ENLISTS

New York, Dec. 1s.-Jack Miller,
captain Of the St Louis Cardinals,
who had been prominently mentioned
as q likely successor to Miller Hug
gins as manager Of the team. has
enlisted in the United States Marine
Corps. He left his home In Kearney.
N. J.. for a South Carolina training
camp. This is q severe blow to the
Cardinals, for Miller has been one OF
the mainstays Of the club ever since
he was traded to st. Louis by the
Pittsburgh Pirates In 1914.
Elmer Smith, the Cleveland out
fielder. also has quit baseball to Join
the colors. He reported at Camp
Sherman. Chillicothe. Ohio, Monday.
for duty. He will try for a commits
sion.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
M'MANUS IS PILOT.
OF ST. JOHNS TEAM

Annapolis. Nd. Dec. 1a-Cadet
Thomas McManus, Of Frostburg, Nd.
member Of the Junior class has been
elected captain Of the football team
Of st. Johns College for the season OF
1918. McManus plays full back and no
participated In the majority of this
years games, though his work was
marred to some extent in the closing
games Of the season because Of q
leg injury.
He will succeed Lentz, and all-Mary-
land tackle. who will be graduated
next June and who was among the
most versatile players in that posi-
ton this year.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
Aftermath of Fight
Fayors Kewpie Ertle
NAME OFFICIAL REFEREE.


Baltimore. Nd. Dec. is.-Because
OF the poor decisions which have
recently been handed out by the
oficial referees Of the fight clubs
In this city, Marshal Carter. to-
day appointed Capt. T. J. o'Dono-
van. boxing instructor at Camp
Meade. official referee Of all main
bouts which will be held within
the city limits In the futhur.
ODonovan proved last night at
the Williams-Ertle go when he
handled the semi-fnal that he is
far superior to any of the Of
ficials who have worked here re-
Gently. This new move In boxing
circles came because Of the poor
decisions. OF referees Abe Ullman
and Buck Alexander in recent
bouts.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
HARVARD PRACTICE
FOR HOCKEY GAMES

Cambridge. Mass. Dec. 1S-The Har-
ward informal varsity hockey team has
reported at the Boston Arena for the
first practice OF the season. Robert E.
Gross, the freshman coach, will also
look after the varsity until a regular
tutor is put in charge. The squad has
been allotted Monday and Friday aft
ernoons at the Boston rink. a radical
change from its program last winter.
when five afternoons each week were
devoted to drilling the team.
Alfred winsor, HarVard's graduate
coach. who recently announced that
the pressure Of business would prevent
him from taking charge this winter.
may reconsider and give the informals
his services.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
An AlI-Time ,AlI-Star Team
No. 4-Seeond Base.

No. 4-Seeond Base.
There was no great argument about
second base.
The vote here was almost unani-
nous.
From the days Of Ross Barnes. a
great hitter and a good second base
man. on through 1917, the game has
known many stars. But for all
around ability the game has known
but one Eddie Collins.
The Old Guard
Back in the early stages there were
such men as Ross Barnes. Fred Dun
lap, Pfeffer and others who ranked
high.
Then came Bobby Lowe, Claude
Richey-and then Napoleon Lajoie,
one of the greatest Of them all.
After Lajoie came Johnny Evers,
the remarkable Trojan-and then
came Collins.
In the last fifteen years the three
great second basemen have been
Lajoie, Evers and Collins.
OF these Lajoie was the greater
hitter and the most graceful work.
man.
.Of these Evers was the greater
fighter and the more eternally men,
tally alert.
But for batting and base running,
fielding skill, speed and the entire
combination, Collins was voted on
top.
Collins wasn't the slashing hitter
that Lajoie was, although Eddie's
average is high-far above 300 for an
extended span. But Collins was fas-
ter on his feet than Lajoie; was,
therefore, able to cover more ground.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
ALEXANDER WANTS
SOME OF THAT DOUGH

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-Grover Alexander
was expected to make a demand for q |
slice OF the purchase money that sent
him from the PhiIlies to the Cubs when
he arrives here today to confer with
President weegnman.
The pitching star Is understood toi
have pointed out in letter. to friends
that Eddie Collins got $4,000 as a.
bonus when he was transferred from
the Athletics to the White Soy and
intimated that he should receive some
such consideration.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
Kids TO Get Toys.

A beneft boxing entertainment, the
proceeds Of which will be turned over
to the superintendent Of charities OF
Bridgeport Conn, to purchase toys
and other things for the poor chill
dren of that city. will be held at
Battling Levinsky's baking club at
Bridgeport on Friday evening. The
fighters who will appear in bouts are:
Battling Levinsky, Larry Williams,
Silent Martin, Billy Du Foe. Mickey
Donley. Red Allen and many others.
Terry Lee will referee the contests.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
Eddie Collins the Best
At the Keystone Station

He was also a much better base rum
ner.
Evers gave Collins q great battle
as a ground cover. in any fielding
way, but Johnny was too far behind
his rival at bat.
Collins. as a hit maker, base stealer
and run getter. has a big bulge over
Eyers, who has achieved most of his
fame as a smart, alert athlete, always
in the thick OF the firing with his
head up.
From the Past.
The batting record OF Ross Barnes
ranges above Collins. But oldtimers
admit that Collins was his superior
in every other way.
Other oldtimers will tell you that
Pfeffer could field with Collins. But
as a batsman he was far below tho
Philadelphia and Chicago star.
Collins value lies in his all-around
worth-his fine batting. his great base
running. his brilliant fielding and his
quick thinking. His great resource
was shown in the last world series,
when he fielded in faultless style,
and then proceeded to bat arouna
80. against a group Of star lett
handlers. This makes three world
series engagements where Collins
has batted well above 400.
Few Late Stars.
In late years, outside of Collins,
Lajoie and Evers, there have been
few star second basemen. Tho
average has been well below that OF
shortstop strength.
But there Is q long list Of fne
basemen between 1880 and 1900, VINO
are still remembered by the oIu
guard. But even the old guard Is
willing to admit Collins superiority ,
to the field.
CTomorrow-Shortsto
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
Soldiers Get Fund.

The gross receipts of the Johnny
Ertle-Kid Wolfe ten-round bout at
Cleveland last week amounted to
1883. OF this sum s2,e191i was turn
ed over to the Ohio soldiers, while
the fighters split 1886. The money
donated to the soldiers is to be used
in purchasing woollen socks and un-
derwear for the brave lads.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
Taylor Best on Skates.

WIIIIam Taylor, OF the New York
a. c., defeated Stanley Gerschel, of
the st. Nicholas Club, in a thrilling
finish in a half-mile handicap skat-
ing race at tire st. Nicholas Rink.
Taylor, on scratch, conceded ten
yards to Gerschel and was Just able
to nose out a victory over the former
schoolboy champion in the rattling
fast time Of l minute 80 is seconds.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
Collins viii Be Ready.

Pete Collins. manazer Of Jimmy
Pappas, the crack Greek bantam.
says his boy will be ready TO box
Little Bear. the Indian boxer. at
Reading Xmas afternoon. PsppGs
has won his last two bouts In PhIIly
In sensational style,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
Consensus Opinion GDes Ertle Win ODer G. u 7osser.
Brooklyn Players Are
Not On the Market

New York. Dec. ia-President
Charles Ebetts. OF the Brooklyn
Dodgers. today denied that he
viii sell any member Of the
team.
III we can make aitrade or two
that win beneft the club. wen ana
good" said the Colonel ''but we
can't make thousand dollar bills
play positions In the lineup and
we have no players TO spare un-
less we get other players to m
their positions"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
Madden Under Mead.

BARLEY Madden, the Irish heavy
weight champion, who recently
knocked out Jim Coffey in seven
rounds, and on last Tuesday night at
Boston boxed Battling Levinsky a
twefve-round draw, has placed him
sen under the management Of Eddie
Mead, Madden's new representative
immediately opened negotiations with
Dominick Tortorich, the New Or
leans promoter, for Bartley to meet
Fred Fulton at the Louisiana Audi
torium on January Is.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19

sunsatufons-Buchee for Donahos. Smith fo1
FInnean, Couchlin for OLone. Nonob.1 ~
kersey. Nugnt for FeeS DereauT for Lou.chak
Cans for DerezeauI. O'Brien for Smith Kelll
for Aonohsn. ADdsrson for Nussnt Coax froz.|
noU-Fees t6. 0Tone 90, Pinneran n, Kerl
ssy @. Cooghlin. shusTue c.. GoaIs frol foud
-Feess II out Of Z; C01ghlin. ! out q =
Refaee-J. Oollihower. Time of periods- Two
Of 10 and two Of minutes.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
At Rens,eIaeer Prem

Jack Reed, who coached at +. and
M. a few seasons ago. has charge
OF the Rensselaer, Poly Institute five,
at Troy, N. X. BE Is q former Holy
Cross athlete.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-19
Wysocki on Five.

Wysocki. who started in the Le-
nigh back field this season, Is play
ins center on t5e baskst-bail team.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-08-04

AS a nation we eat too little green
stufs. Double their use and improve
your health. Store potatoes and other
roots properly and they will keep. Be-
gin now to can or dry all surplus gar
den products.
USE LOCAL SUPPLIES.-Patronize
your local producer. Distance means
money. Buy perishable food from the
neighborhood nearest you and thus
save transportation.
General Rules.
Buy less, s~rge smaller portions.
Preach the gospel of the clean
plate"
Don't eat a fourth meal.
Don't limit the plain food of growing
children.
Watch out for the wastes in the COM
munity.
Full garbage pals in America mean
empty dinner pals in America and
Europe.
If the more fortunate of our people
will avoid waste and eat no more than
they need the high cost of !. wing prob
lem of the less fortunate will be solved.
HERBERT C. HOOVER,
United States Food Commissioner.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-08-04
OF MAILS.

Mails arrive at the Pleasantville
p~ostofice from Philadelphia at 7 a.. m.
l, 5 and 7 p. m.
Mails arrive from Atlantic City at
7, 8 and 1890 a. M, 1 and 5 D.. m.
Mails close for Philadelphia at 7.3O
and $50 a. NJ, 1915, $50, 4.30 and
$40 p. m.
Mails close for Atlantic City at 7.30
a. H., 1915 and $40 p. m.
Sunday onlv mail closes for Phila-
delphia and Atlantic Citv at Ais D. m.
The office opens daily. except Sun
day, at Z a. m. and closes at 7.3O p. m.
Saturday only. closes at 8 p. m.
Money order window opens at z a.
m. and closes at 6.45 p. m.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-08-04
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-08-04
To Introduce Sewerage Ordinance

In accordance with the instruction
of City Council, City Clerk Andrews
gives notice by advertisement in to-
days Pleasantville Press that it is in
tended by Council to introduce at its
regular meeting on Aug. 9th an ordi-
nance providing for the construction
of a sewerage system in the city. In
terested persons have an opportunity
to be heard at this time. The estimat-
ed cost of the improvement is $780,
900.