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Evening star., 1917-01-21
BUSY YACHTING SEASON AHEAD
Capital and Corinthian Clubs to
Take Part in Regattas.

The Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing
Association. with which the Capital and
Corinthian Yacht clubs of this city are
affiliated. has selected the period of
Juiy-21 to 2s. inclusive. for its annual
cruise and II Is expected that there
VIII be a large number of local yachts
aen who will participate.
The program. the details for which
viii be arranged later. will be for the
yschtsmen to assemble in Baltimore on
the-2lst TO take part in a regatta tina {
wiz be held by the Baltimore Yacht
Club. The feet will then proceed down
the Chesapeake to the Severn river TO
the grounds of the Sherwood Forest
ably will be a series of races for sailing
and motorcraft-
AFTER a couple of days at Oxford the
yachtsmen will go up the Choptank 70
cambridge. where the Cambridge Yacht
Club will take charge. There will be
ofYieial and unofficial receptions, dances
AAd-a regatta. in which there will be
trophies offered for races for boats OF
every class, from the smallest to the
largest.
Abb. Bennett. 3r. of the Corinthian
Yacht Club and Adrian Sixer of the
Capital Yacht CLUB are members of the
BOARD OF directors of the association
ahd L. +. Hewins OF the Capital Yach,
Club and Thomas Evans Green, Corin-
thian Yacht Club. are members of the
regatta committee.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
TARRASCH PLAYING
LASKER FOR TITLE
Despite Vicissitudes of War,
Big Chess Match Is Taking
Place in Berlin.
INTERCITY GAMES LISTED

Rather unexpectedly, the news comes
from Holland that Dr. Lasker, tho
world chess champion. and Dr. Tar.
rasch are now engaged in a match fog
the title. and. as might have been eSs
pected, that the score at the end OF the
fourth round was 3 ~ to u in favor of
Lasker The match is being played in
Berlin. SO it will be some time before
complete details and scores OF tho
games arrive in this country. Today
game is from the Tarrasch- Mieses
match which Tara sch won by score
of to @ Perhaps this easy victory
inspired Tarrasch to take shot at the
champion, but Lasker is not Mieses.
Next Thursday evening the Washing
ton Chess and Whist Club team VIII
journey to Baltimore to play the twen-
tieth annual match with the Baltimore
Chess Association. The score of these
contests is now 10 to in favor of the
local club. and a desperate effort VIII
be made to increase this slender lead.
The Baltimoreans have sent word that
they have dark horse" that they
would like to match against A w. Fox
for an appropriate stake, and the local
master is perfectly willing TO grappie
with this INA sked marvel" The match,
if played. will be two games. one in
Baltimore and one in Washington, with
a third game in the event of tie.
The cup. presented by w. A. VIM
satt for competition between the
Washington Chess and Whist Club and
the Capital City Chess Club will short
ly be on exhibition in the rooms Of the
first named organization. All follow
ers of the game are cordially invited
to call and inspect the trophy.
All the old favorites seem to be rum
ming true to form in the New York
club Journeys, Black leading the
Brooklyn Chess Club experts by q
slight margin. while Kupchick is at the
top of the column in the Manhattan
championship event.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
bALKL|NE TOURNEY NEXT
Followers of Nursing Game to Get
Into Spotlight-0ther Bill
Hard Notes.

Arrangements probably will be COM
pieted this week for holding an 1872
balkHne tournament in this city. 1t is
expected that eight Of the best local
players will enter their names and an
sult. Suitable prizes for the winner
and runner-up will be offered.
= Charley Wolfe just now is in splen-
did form and is picked by many follow
ers Of the game to win the tournament.
He has been a persistent follower of
The 1872 game. and although efforts
have been made to pull him into three
cushion play he has been true to his
first love.
Ralph Greenleaf, after his three
matches in this city last week with
Kelchner and Bartelmae. left for Phil
adelphia, where he will shortly begin
a thousand-point match at pocket bill
Lands with George Clarke of New
york. Clarke is one of the best play
.srs in the east and the matches should
prove exciting, especially as Greenleaf
ISaA-not in the best condition when he
1efChere. He said that unless he i'm
proved fully 20 per cent. he would ex-
liect Clarke to beat him. Both players
Ipagneen donated by the promoters to go
TO the winner.
:. ia pocket billiard tournament at
the Grand Central is progressing salts
1actorily. each OF the six entrants be-
ing pretty close together in playing
ability. At the present time Swan ap-
pears likely to carry on the first prize.
tournament will run more than a
month almost anything can happen in
ne way Of upsets.
The Amateur Billiard Union. at its
recent annual meeting in New York.
fell into something of a problem that
bas@Aeen worrying the golf officials
for Some time in declaring Corwin
Huston and Charles Heddon profess
slona1s on account of running billiard
rooms in Detroit and Dowagiac. Mich.
u now turns out that this action was
taken without thorough investigation,
a. Hnston. who Is very wealthy, has
q little stock in one room. and the
same applies to Heddon in his home
town. Neither IL a room keeper, and the
ban-probably will be lifted quickly by the
oncidis OF the union
:. Frank Sherman has recovered from
hs recent injury and again Is WELD
fng-a cue. Last Sunday at his home
he concluded to move a large ash can
outeide his garden gate. and he paid
the -penaity with spralned back. he
had to go to bed for 4 couple of days
and he says that hereafter he will leave
all the lifting to the ashman. Sherman
sayI he regretted disappointing his
friends in not playing with Greenleaf, bu,
that he will have the young phenom
back here in the spring for series OF
matches.
Omcials of the Amateur Billiard
Union have decided to offer for handi-
cap Competition at 1872 balkline a new
trophy. to be known as the Poggen-
burg memorial cup. II will be a sub
scription trophy and stand for the
greater interest and development o1
Amateur billiards as exemplified In the
devotion of the late ]. Ferdinand Pog-
xenburg to the game. The first tour.
ney probably will be in March.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
B4CO[[EGf STARS LOSE
Crowd Of $4,000 Sees Cd Texas In.
fantry Foot Ball Team
Win by go.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, January 90
Ten touchdowns and nine goais from
touchdowns was the total rolled up by
the I'd Texas Infantry foot ball team
here today in the presence of about
10000 people, and the All-Star New
York Cavalry eleven was the victim,
the final score being SO to o. 1t wound
up season in which, campaigning
against the guard teams OF the whole
border. the Texas infantrymen Of the
I'd Regiment have scored 405 points to
their opponents 6.
Texas scored in every style Of foot
Dali and in every style outplayed the
cracks Of Harvard. Princeton. Syra-
cuee, Cornell. Dartmouth and other
universities who were on the New York
team. After the game Red Wilkinson
said 1t was the greatest team he ever
had seen in action. Fast. powerful and
with wonderful interference, the Texans
gained on line plays. end runs and for
ward passes. Every man used in the
backf1eld aided in the scoring. The
stars were Watson, a 150-pounder, and
Dotson, 210-pound giant.
New York gained three first downs,
one on line plunge of twenty yards
by Glass. once on three successive plays
by Wilkinson into the line and once on
forward pass, Butler to Duty, good
Tor 40 yards Collins outpunted Butler
Of Cornell, an average Of ten yards
Gen. Funston and a host Of other Off
GERS were present.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Summaries of Tia Juana Races,

TIA JUANA. January 2O.-First race selling ;
three. lr-olds and upward five furlongs-Beau-
mont, 10 (Pooll, to .. to 5. tn ., won I;
Hoisington, 10 &C. Taylor, to 2. even, . to
5. second Joe Busher 11O (Longo), to /, 2
to /. 1 to .. third Time, IL. Colonel Matt,
Cathay and Eugene Sue also ran.
Second race selling; three -year-ol and up
ward; five furlongs-Hester H., 95 (E MARTINI,
IL to /. to l. to ., won; Hazel c., 113
(O'Brien). 2 to 1. to 10. to 8. second: Alice
Theresa, los e. SMITH, to ], to l. 3 to g
third Time. 1 10 3-5. Russell McGin, Far
Cathay and Eugene Sues also
Third race, selling; three-year-olds and up
ward ;>fve furlones-Nifty. ITO (Pauiey), 5 to
to l, to 5, to ., second Classy Curt, 1Os
(Aiexnndeap. 4 to 1. to 8. to 2. third. Time
10 20. Cinco Colorado and Staranise also ran
Fourth race, Cardiff handicap; three -year-olds
and upward Ave and one-half furlongs-Broncho
Billy 9s tE. Martini. to 1, to 5. to i,
won Checks. 100 tHarrington). 10. to 1. to /,
even; second Custom House, 116 (Pickens), 2
TO 1. to 2. out. third. Time, III 3-5. Syphon
Boy and Poppe also ran.
Fifth race, selling: four-year-olds and up
ward five and one-haf furlongs-Quarterm ster
113 (Pool), 13 to 20, to 4, out, won; ; Black
thorn no (E. Martinl, to /, 2 to /, to 3,
second: vienola. 1O5 (Longo). Is to 1, to 1, 6
to 5, third. Time. :16 AS. Jennie Crawford
and The Wolf also ran.
ward; six furlongs-Executor, 100 tGross), 4
(Harrington). to 5. 1 to .. out. second Patsy
Mack, ia (McIntyre), Is to /, to 1, 6 to 5,
third Time. % 3-5. Prince Conrad. Jake Ar
gent and Cecil also
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Havana Racing Results.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAVANA, January 20.

Special Dlspatcu 10 Inc Star.
HAVANA. January 20
First race three yesr-olds; six furiongs-
Otisco l1O (R Watts, to ), 3 to ), out. won
Curls, 1O5 (Dreyerl, to 1, 3 to 1, to ), sec
ond: Lantana, 100 (wingfeld). to 8. to ..
cut, third Time. LA 10. Old Man Crit, Abe
Martin Sky and Berther also ran.
Second race. four-year-clds: six furlongs; sell
ing-wizard, I15 (BallD. to ). 1 to ., out, won
Water Lee 1O7 q. Carrolp. 20 to 1, to l, 10
l, second: Argument, 1I5 Gray. II to 1. to !,
5 to 2, third. Time, LA. Edith Olga, II Com
.rg, Idler, Welga and Ampere II also ram
Third race, three year r-olds and upward: one
mile; selling-Regular. ia (Garganl, to l.
to 9. 6 TO s. second Unity, lis (Balll to 2.
even. TO g. third. Time. 1.iO As. ldolta, King
Mc(iee, Stony Brook. Eddie Mott, Frontier Max
entius and 0rperth also ran.
Fourth race, three year-olds and upward; five
and one-half furlongs; handicap = Anita, 10I
tBalp to 1. even, out. won: Liberator 1875
(MeEwen), even. 1 to .. out, second; Imperator.
l21 &c. Carrolp to ., to 3, out. third.
Time, LOS 40. AL Hudson and Sir wellons also
ran.
Fifth race. four-yea ar-olds and upward; mile
and one sixteenth; seIling-S Soldier, 112 Mink
to /. . TO l, to 10. won: Eddie T., 112 (Baln
TO .. to g. / to 3, second; Athena, 1I2
Gray, to l, to 5. to 8. third. Time. Lac.
Amulet and King Box also ran.
Sixth race, four r-olds and upward mile
and fifty yards selling - March Court. 113
ITO tknight). even. to 3, out. second; Tatatia.
50 (Wingfeld), to 1. TO ), to ), third.
Time LII 2-5. Thomas Hare. High Tide, Spohn
Rescue and Nigadoo also ran.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
C. F. THOMPSON PRESIDENT.
Succeeds Balch as Head Of Western
Golf Association.

CHICAGO, January 20.-Charles F.
Thompson Of Flosamoor Country Club.
Chicago, tonight was elected president
of the Western Golf Association, succeed
ing George R. Balch Of Cincinnati. Mr..
Thompson was president OF the associa-
tion in 1909, and is said to be in favor Of
Independent action by the western 1850
citation on amateurism. Other officers
elected at the annual meeting Of the as
socia lion are:
rive Country Club. St. Louis; secretary,
Charles M. Smalley, Olympic Fields Coun-
try Club. Chicago: directors. H. F. Smith,
Nashville: Arthur B. Caldwell, Detroit; s.
p German. Toledo: 8. G. Strickland,
Chicago, and Charles W. German, Kansas
City.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
NEW YORK RACouErERs WIN.
Defeat Philadelphia Team by Four
Games to Two,

NEW YORKs January 2o.-By win
ming two games at racquets, but losing
the court tennis contest here today
New York won the intercity series
from Philadelphia by four games to
two. The series began in Philadel-
phia last Saturday. when New York
won and lost at racquets. but was the
victor in the court tennis game.
Summary Of today's play: Court ten
nis-Jay Gould and Edgar Scott, Phil
adelphia, beat Milton 8. Barger and
c. s. Cutting. New York, g., 6|3 and
6I3.
w. Hoffman. New York. beat William
McGlynn and Bernard Block. Philadel-
phia, 15-2. 15-11, 5--15 and 15-1O;
c. c. Pell and Stanley Mortimer. New
York. beat j. W. Ware and George
Harding. Philadelphia, 17-14, 12-15,
1913 and 15-7.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
SYRIAN COPS AGAIN
Wins GENTLY Handicap, His
Second Stake of Meeting.
LIVINGSTON STABLE LUCKY
Special pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS. La, January 10
Jefferson Livingston's stable accounted
for three of the seven races at the fair
grounds today. including the week
stake, the Gentilly handicap. This purse
went to Syrian and it made his second
stake victory of the meeting. There
were only three starters, HanoVia' 'he
choice. finishing second.
Col Tennie overlooked by the layers
scored at to l in the Eclipse hanoi-
can bv n head over Brynlimah. Diamond
was the other Livingston horse to
score.
Henry r demonstrated that he is
good one by winning his third con
secuttye race Of the meeting TO-DAY.
The Summaries.
First race twoyear-olds; three furlongs; al
lovances-Henry T., 122 "a. CARROLL. IS to 8
a IN r and 1 to 3. won: ornery, liz (F. Rob
inson,. 13 to s, 4 to and to 4, second
yaIspar. 11o CM. Buxton) 10 to 1. 3 to 1 an'
even. third; time, IS Is. Tampa and he'
Rover also ran.
Second race selling. for three year -olds; si'
fur,onps-Rlue Bannock, 10 II. McTaggartl
l3 to s. even and 1 to =. nrst; Nei'et, ~
lLowder), Il to !, to and to 2 second
Cash Up. 1O4 u. Morrisonl, to l. to an.
g to g. third. Time. 1:23. Hasty Cora. Bur
bank Taxi. Sanborne, Enjoy, Supernai, tiass a
pas De Chance and Sleepy Sam also ran
Third race, selling; our-yearo oids ana up
ward: six furlcngs-Alex Getz. lib tWhliamsl
ls to s. 8 to and TO 3. won; Souvenir lV
Of. Murphy. 10 to ., TO 3 and to :, sec
to ! and z to 10, third. Time, 1:lS 80. Luxe
mae. White Crown. BHg's Brother and schoo
for Scandal also ran. ,
Fourth race, Gentilly handicap. three e-year-oi1
and up; mile and one esixteentll-Syrlan, lo1 Nf
R0bjnson) to Q. to and out, won: Han
oyia l16 tBoreI, II to 10, to and OUT
second; Jacoba. 1O4 (McAteel. 5 to 2. to
and out, third. Time, 1858. Only thre
starters. ~,
Fifth race. three-year-olds and up; tn
Eclipse handicap; six furlongs-Col. Venne. IL
(F. Robinson) s to /. 5 to and even. won
Brynlimah. 1O8 (Alurphyl. to 1. to and :
to 5, second; Dr. LArrick. 1o7 tHonman),
l. 4 to 10 and 1 to 3, third. Time. 1:1S 3-o
Indian Chant; Mars Cassidy. Gamer and jim
Wakely also ran
sixth race, claiming for three-year-o ant
upward; mile-Stelcliff, 1o4 (kopplemanD. !:
to /, to 1 and . to 1. won; Cameo. 80 lJef
cott). Is to 5. to and ! to 8. second; Hops a $
105 (Cruinp). to 10. l to and out, third
Time 1:5O 3-5. Energetic, Disturber. Loui:
Des Cognets and Lynn also ran.
Seventh race, claiming for three-year-olds ant
upward; mile-Diamond, 81 tJeffcott}, to 3
8 to and 1 to 4, won; Greetings. 90 wv. Col
linsl, 5 to g to and l to 3. second
Pieasureville. Ill (Crump). to 5. to
and 1 to L. third. Time, 0.47 3-5. Infidel III
Harry Lauder and Moss Fox also ran.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Schedule in Bowling
Leagues for Tomorrow

District League-Grand Centrals
VS.. Continentals.
Commercial L q e-Eventng
Star W.. Woodward 4 Lothrop.
Southern Railway Clerks League
Tile and Timber W.. Law, Man,
ngern VI. Passenger TraMlc,
Auditors W.. Treasurern.
Westminster League-whites vs..
Reds, Blues vs.. Greens.
Masonic LeaEue-Harmony vs..
Warrington Centennial. NJ. NJ.
Parker VS.. b. b. French. Hiram
vs.. New jerusalem.
Government Printing Once
League-Building Va. Bindery.
Foundry Va. Press, M0n0type vs.
Clerks.
Agricultural Intefbureau League
Animal Industry Vs. Ento-
mology.
Fourteenth Street League-Speed-
ways vs.. Phelps.
Capital City LeaEue-Freemans
VS.. Ivory Soaps.
Red Men LeaEue-seneca Va.
MineOla, Osceola Va. Idaho,
Logan W.. White Eagle.
Odd FellOws' LeaEue-Central W.
Eastern.
Capitol Hill League-Marines vs..
Germanias.
Departmental League-Treasury
W.. Agriculture.
National League Jerseys vs..
Mafncs.
National Capital LeaGue-Colum-
bianS vs.. National Capitals.
Warrington League-Imperials
vs.. Buckeye.
Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing Lea9ue-Reds W.. Cubs.
Columbia League-C01umbias VI.
C0nGressionals.
Navy Yard LeaEue-East Shop
vs.. Miscellaneous.
Alexandria League-COmmcrc
VI. Snortefs.
Evening star., 1917-01-21

John H. clapp of the Chevy Chase
Club leaves for Pinehurst, n. c.. next
week. Mr.. Clapp Is an enthusiastic
golfer and has been spending part Of
every winter at Pinehurst for some
years. usually making a good showing
in the various events which are run of
at the popular winter resort. The clear
and sunny days last week brought out
a number of golfers. conditions being
as near perfect as is possible at this
time Of year. Samuel Dalzell and AL
Ian Lard played a match at Chevy
Chase Tuesday. tho former being the
winner.
Russell Smith, northwest and Oregon
amateur champion. who has defeated
H. Chandler Egan. former national
amateur titleholder several times, is
said to have played 134 full rounds Of
the Waverley course and nine half
rounds with an average of 79 for the
full distance and 80 for the nine-hole
journey. Not counting practice strokes
Smith swung his clubs 1898 times in
all these rpunds. The Waverley course
is not like the majority of the Califor-
MIA courses where q drive sometime y
travels $50 yards and a mashie is not
of much use. The course on which
Smith made this record is one with a
fine grass fairway and with grass
green's and is by no means as fast as
those in the golden state.
The Augusta crowd" composed of
members Of the Columbia Country
Club and one member of the Town
and Country Club. left Friday night
for Augusta. They had planned to go
poll nn d.
ing it difficult to obtain reservations
at the hotel at Belleair. decided to go
to Augusta, where they always have
been well entertained and are assured
OF the following players: Eugene c.
Gott. Otto De Moll. 4. E. Burks, Roy
II. Pickford. IL. D. Schmidt. Charles H.
Orme. F. W. Stone. F. b. Devereaux.
District champion; L. E. Sinclair and
George p James of the Columbia
Country Club. and Harry Kaufman of
the Town and Country Club. An anna
about the first of February and is fol.
| lowed the next week by professional
event. Fred Mcleod. the Columbia
professional. probably will leave for
the pro-tourney and the pro-amateur
event which precedes ii. Robert L.
Corby of the Columbia Country Club
left for California yesterday. Walter
/ s. Harlan, vice pfesIOent OF tHe Co.
lumbia Country Club. and who holds
the same office in the United States
Golf Association. leaves the latter part
of this month for Augusta. Ga.
| Fred Mcleod and Charles II. Orme
defeated Jack Burgess and Albert X
| Mckenzie in a match over the Colum-
bia Country Club course last Thursday
morning. In tn afternoon Mcleod
and Roy H. Pickford defeated Bur
CESS, Mckenzie and Orme.
c. T.. Benson. a Montgomery county
| contractor. has signed a contract to
clear new fairways and Z. at the
Bannockburn Golf Club. According to
| the terms of the new contract, the
| fairways are to be cleared of timber
| by February Is.
| J. r. De Farges. chairman OF the
| greens committee at Bannockburn. Ia
an advocate of heavy rollers for fair
4 ways. At the meeting of the board OF
governors last Thursday evening he
put his case 20 strongly that he was
Evening star., 1917-01-21
BIG SKI CONTEST.
Champion Omtvedt Will Try to Beat
His Own Record,

CHICAGO. January e0.-Ragnar Omit
vedt of Chicago. national ski champion,
will attempt to beat his own record OF
1872 feet 9 inches in the annual tourna-
ment of the Norge Club at Cary, H..
tomorrow.
Fifty ski experts. including fourteen
professionals. will compete. wiscoiB-
sin. Minnesota and northern Michigan
will be represented by fifteen or twenty
jumpers. The big steel slide at Cary
was reported tonight TO be in perfect
condition. -a..ss-s-sf-ls
Evening star., 1917-01-21
BY BILLY EVANS.

| Base ball is largely a game Of tryine
to outguess the other fellow. Each
side is trying to do the unexpected. and
at the same time attempting to keep
up its defense by constantly doing It's
best to anticipate what the other fei-
low really intends to do.
| Perhaps there is no cog in base
ball machine that plays a more promi-
nent part in the teams success or fail
| ure than the catcher. A good. brainy
I catcher is invaluable in breaking up
the best laid plans of the opposition
| Fandom doesn't realize the Importance
of the part "heady" receiver plays In
| the grand old game OF "hit 'em where
| they amt
Few catchers use their gray matter
to better advantage than did Billy Sui
livan. veteran backstop of the Chicago
White Sox. Few opportunities to work
harm to the opposition were passed up
by him. His conception as to whether
q base runner really intended to steal
was almost uncanny. Seldom did he
get his pitcher into a hole by calling
for one waste ball after another.
Something of Feat.
To strike Larry Lajoie out is some
three times in one game is out Of the
ordinary. Walsh and Sullivan did it
one day in 1911. I umpired on the
bases in that game. and saw the per-
formance. If my memory serves me
right Larry swung at only two Of the
balls. Johnny Mullen. who was work
ing with me. called the other seven.
Not once did Larry kick. As he walked
past me after his third strike-out. I
asked him what Walsh was using.
Il don't believe Walsh has thrown
He is just crossing me all the time.
I'm constantly looking for the splitter,
and he keeps slipping the fast one
right over the heart" Larry got even
connecting with Walsh's difficult spit
ter for a couple of extra base drives.
All of which simply goes to prove the
uncertainty of the game.
The doing of the unexpected by tho
pitcher likewise puts the batter in the
hole. With the count three to two 1t
is customary for the pitcher to try to
get the last one over, and usually
fast straight one Is offered. Every
now and then some pitcher who has
confidence in his control of his curve
ball elects to use the twister instead.
II he gets the ball over he has the
batter at a disadvantage eight times
out of ten, for the latter Is apt to be
expecting fast one.
Nervy Pitching Exhibition.
don't believe any pitcher ever gave
a more wonderful exhibition Of this
kind of pitching than vean Gregg.
crack southpaw Of the Cleveland
American League team. I recall the
comment Of Mack on that perform
ance.
Never in my life did I see a greater
exhibition Of nerve. 1t was bit Of
pitching that must go down in history
without an equal
Gregg had a world of stuff" but
lacked control of his fast ball The
Athletics. a wise team. were quick to
notice this Gregg had always been
effective against them, and they de-
cided to wait In the first two in
nings Gregg's wildness had him in
the hole constantly, but he managed
to pull through each time. In the
third inning. after he had passed the
third man. he walked up to his catcher
and said:
During the rest of the game when
any batter gets the call three and
two. I'm going to use my curve ball
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Cardinals Sign College Pitcher.

UNIVERSITY. Ala, January 20
Thomas D. Boman. pitcher of the
University of Alabama team. has signed
with the St Louis National League
team. He will report after graduation
next spring. Boman led all college
pitchers Of the south last year and is
captain OF the team this year.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Date for Golf Title Tourney.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. January GOV.
C. Fownes of the Oakmont Country
Club here was notified today that the
date for the National Amateur Golf
had been set for August
20 at the Oakmont club. This date
was decided yesterday at a conference
of omcers of the United States Golf
Association.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
WHY sTANAGE QUIT UNION,
Detroit Catcher Couldn't See What
Good It Was Doing Him.

DETROIT. Mich, January 20-Oscar
Stanage. the Detroit catcher. who has
been here for several weeks, recently
renounced his allegiance to the Base
Ball Players Fraternity. When he
signed his 1917 contract he remarked
that he was well pleased with the sal
ary offered him by Frank J. Nsvin. and
added:
Il quit the fraternity because I
couldn't see what good 1t was doing
me-"