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The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
WILL SETTLE
OUT OF COURT
Organized Baseball Will
Straighten Out Wrangle
with Baltimore Terps.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Wartime policies
of the American and National
Leagues are pretty definitely settled
today as a result Of the joint meet
ing Of magnates Of the two major
leagues here. The one outstanding
outcome Of the meeting is the deter
mination on the part OF the mag
mates to keep baseball going in 1918
whatever the difficulties encounter
ed
The schedule for next year win
consist OF 154 games. The season
will open Tuesday. April 16. The
player limit of . men for American
Leagues Clubs and % men for Ma
tional League teams will be retained.
A uniform schedule Of war tax
charges will obtain in both major
leagues.
These were the things definitely
settled at the meeting here.
As for the question OF financial re-
trenchment, that matter is to be left
to the magnates themselves. II they
want TO pay huge salaries and feel
they can afford it, that Is their own
AFFAIR. II they want to finance a
spring training trip six week longer
or only two, that Is their privilege.
One thing the meeting did not do
was to settle the claims of the Pitts
burgh and Baltimore Federal League
Clubs. This problem was left over
to the January meeting of the two
leagues. The masnates declared, how
ever, that the claims would be settled
out of court. 1t is reported that the
Baltimore Feds have been offered a
certain sum to call on the suit they
filed in Washington.
The National League plan of allow
ing the four frst-division clubs to
share in the proceeds of the world $
series was opposed at first. but they
finally relented and placed the mat
ter entirely in the hands of President
Ban johnson. Ban johnson is known
to favor the plan.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
RECORD GATE
FOR BATTLE
Receipts Mark Is Already
Shattered for Ertle-
Williams Bout.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 15.-AlI records
for gate receipts for a boxing contest
in this city will be shattered on Mon
day evening. when Kid Williams, the
local idol of the roped arena, engages
in a twelve-round decision mill with
his old enemy. Johnny Ertle, the st.
Paul sensation, before the Peerless
Athletic Club at the Lyric
In fact, theN advance sale is larger
than for any sporting event ever held
in Baltimore. 1t has beaten that foI
the Americus-Joe Stecher wrestling
affair at the Fifth Regiment ArInory,
two years ago, by several hundred
dollars. and It will be an overfowing
crowd that will turn out TO see Will
Jams and Ertle in action in one of
the greatset bantam-weight encount-
ers ever staged in the East.
The interest is not alone confined to
Baltimore. for there will be many
New Workers, Philadelphians and
Washingtonians in the crowd that will
gather at the Mount Royal Avenue
Opera House on Monday night.
While Williams is ruling a slight
favorite over Ertle, the little mauler
from the West will not enter the
ring unbacked. Odds OF 6-to-5 are Of
fered that Williams will win, but there
is SO much Ertle money in sight that
the wagering will doubtless be even
money when they enter the arena
Ertle's performance against Williams
in their memorable conflict IN the
West has tended TO influence consid-
cradle speculation. for Ertle is sccred-
tied with having the better Of the
mauling until the end came in the
fifth round, in which the referee,
George Barton, declared that Williams
had delivered several foul punches
after he had been warned to devote
his attack higher.
Ertle claimed the bantam-weight
championship, only a number Of box
ing experts took his claim seriously.
inasmuch as laws OF Minnesota do
not allow a decision to be rendered.
.Ertle, in his workouts in a local
gymnasium, since his arrival here
on Tuesday. has convinced those who
have seen him go through his train
ing stunts that he is in as near per-
feet shape as possible. Through his
gentlemanly ways Ertle has gained
many friends here. He is a combina-
ton boxer and fighter and as he has
a style not unlike that OF Williams.
the fight fans Of the East are look
ing for a furious setto, and to this
can be attributed the enormous de-
mand for tickets.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
WINTER SPORTS HIT
In ARMY CAMPS

With the football season over,
coaches at army training camps are
turning their attention to winter
sports and there will be no lack of in
terest for those who are going IN for
sports.
Boxing is perhaps the favorite, the
instructors including several world
champions and other boxers of note.
Basketball will be one Of the big
winter sports. Y. M. c. A. rooms are
fitted with basketball courts and
crack teams are expected to be de-
veloped.
Handball will furnish amusement
for those who care for 1t and there
are many handball enthusiasts in the
army. ..a-
In many camps Sammy is already
planning on a baseball team for
spring which will be able to compete
with honor with the. teams already
organized among troops in France.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
GOOD NEWS FOR
YEFROZEN FANS
Playing Ball in New Orleans
with Trimmings That
Go with Game.

New Orleans. La, Dec. 15.-One
would think, to see the activity In the
vicinity OF the New Orleans ball park,
that another baseball season is close
at hand. President Heinemann. Of the
local club. already has started brush
ing up the plant and making early
preparations for next spring. Paint
ers are shining up the stands and
plumbers are at work installing in
the field an underground sprinkling
system similar to that used in some of
the big league parks.
Nor are painters and plumbers the
only ones active about the chief
amusement place of the winter capital
Of America. Most any day a score
of ball tossers can be found out there
in practice, while occasionally the real
old game is played just as it is played
up North in April or May.
There is, in fact, baseball at Heine-
mann Park once a week and 1t is
doubtful IL a single Sunday this win
ter will see the park without a game.
The Dixie League, a winter organiZa-
ton of semi-pro and professional ball
players. is playing a weekly double
header schedule there. The attend
ance is growing larger every Sunday
and some good baseball is being play
ed.
Some OF the top-notchers in this
league are Larry Gilbert, Joe Martina,
Larry Pezold, George Miller and Mike
Hauser. Joe Rickert the old Pelican
star, has taken over one of the teams,
the Pokornys, and last Sunday was
out in uniform for the first time in
several years. These games are pret-
ty lively affairs. Last Sundays dou-
ble-header was featured by a fist fight
between Umpire Allison and one of
the players, and by a triple play In
which Catcher Cyril McCann, of the
Pokornvs was the hero
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
English Schools Are
After Baseball Tutors

New YOk. Dec. l5-Secrctary John
B. Foster. of the New York Giants,
who has for several years acied
as sort OF coach TO those in England
who would introduce baseball into
that country. has been asked for ad-
vice in the matter Of introducing
the sport into certain schools Of Eng
land, where il can grow with the|
schoolboys and be spread by them-l
This is beginning at the bottom,
and il the plan is adopted will beI
the greatest boost that can be givenI
the game
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
LOYOLA IS EASY
FOR NAVY TOSSERS

Annapolis, Md, Dec. 15.-Playing in
whilwind style, as has characterized
their work in the three games Of their
schedule played thus far, the An
napolis Midshipmen defeated Loyola
College, Of Baltimore, at basket ball
this afternoon a to 25.
At no stage of the ARRAY did the
visitors look dangerous.
On the contrary, the Middies had
the game well in hand in the first half
which finished with q score Of 5 to
II, that practically two teams Of sec
ond string men were sent to the court
In the closing stanzA.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
CADDOCK TO MEET
MARVIN PLESTINA

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Earl Caddock,
heavyweight wrestler. will be given
an opportunity of considering a SlO,-
900 purse to meet Marvin Plestina, in
a finish match, when he comes
through Chicago Monday from New
York on his way to Camp Dodge,
Iowa, where he Is wrestling instruc-
tor.
The offer was announced here today
by ]. c. Marsh, manager of Plestina.
The big offer Is from a set of Omaha
business men who want to see the
pair meet in a finish match.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
DATES ANNOUNCED
FOR GEORGIA TECH

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 15-Georgia Techs
November dates for its 1918 football
season have been completed and were
announced, today by DR.. S. S. Wal
lace as follows: November 2, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute; November 3,
North Carolina A. and E.; November
16, Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; No
yember 2S, Auburn.
Only one October date has been def
initely settled. Davidson will play here
on October 10. Games that are pend
ing but not definitely closed are with
Vanderbilt and Tulane.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
PRATT IS FIRST
In DOT TOURNEY

The annual 800 dot" tournament,
given under the auspices Of the Pal
ace Bowling Alleys, which commenc-
ed on November &c and will end on
Dec. q. is reaching the stage of acute
interest among the many bowlers of
Washington who usually follow with
interest those who take part in 1t.
The following bowlers are among
the fifty or more men who have TO
date rolled ten or more games and
the high score indicate the personal
interest:
Pratt, 1919: Brown, 117e; Keeler. 117O;
Murphy, 1145; Kirch, 11A; Watson,
11l6; King, 1114; Williams, Ills; H.
Thomas, 1109; DR.. Walsh. 1857; Adams,
105S; .Howser. 1867; Hollidge. llsO;
Chaplin, 1154; Paessagno. 1l36; Eckert,
1lIS: c. Thomas, 1116; Braddock, 1114;
Mack. 1loe: Girardi, 1887; Evans, 1O7S;
Wilcox, 1852
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
MICHIGAN WILL MEET
CHICAGO IN 1918

Chicago. Dec. 15.-The Michigan
eleven win meet the Chicago Univer-
sity team next season for the first
time in many years and Northwestern
Will also face Yost'S men on the grid
iron the same year.
Although the above statement has
not been officially announced. ath-
letc directors of Michigan, Chicago
and Northwestern Universities here
for the Big Ten conference are said
to have made the above statement
this afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
PENNSY'S FOOTBALL
MAKES BIG MONEY

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 15.-Football
is not the big moneymaker these
days that 1t was in time of peace.
This fact was brought home to the
board of directors of the Athletic
Association Of the University of Penn
sylvania in the first meeting of that
body this year when Maj. Mayiin j.
Pickering, graduate manager of ath-
letics. announced that the gridiron
sport during the 1917 season cleared
$4,000 less than the 1916 campaign.
Rigid economy was practiced by
those in authority at the university
this year and 1t Is a splendid tribute
to their work that $4,000 was cleared
during the football year, but this
Is small in comparison to the So, 900
made during the successful season
of 1916.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
Egan to Pilot Brewers.

Repot from Milwaukee has 1t that
President Timme. of the Brewers, has
picked Ned Egan, the Central As
sociation's chronic pennant winner, to
lead his team next year as successor
to Paddy Livingston. While Mr..
Timmie has not confirmed the report,
impression is that he soon will do
SO and make normal announcement.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
BLACKBURN SOLD
TO CINCINNATI REDS

Chicago. Dec. l5.-Garry HerTms nj 4
announced this afternoon that he bad
closed a deal. purchase Of Lena Black
burn, infielder Of the Toronto lnterI
nationals, for the Cincinnati Reds. nj
formerly played with the White Sod
Charlie Weeghman gave out anothej
good work for Cub fans by annound|
ing that he was trying to get HerzoI
and that negotiations 60 date indicat,
he and Hampstead may come 10 al
agreement on the deal
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
intercollegiate League
Gets Off to Flying Start
George Washington University Bests Gallau-
det, While Catholic University Defeats
Maryland State.

Maryland State a beating by q to 3.
This is the first attempt to develop
some kind of a collegiate organiza-
tion, and last nights success is a
forerunner of the expansion In an
other season or two into the South
Atlantic intercollegiate League. This
league is the beginning of real basket
bali in Washington and in future
years the winter will furnish competi-
ton just as exciting as football in
the fall and baseball during the sum-
mer.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
rcoegae Toers Get into Acon-Anofhr District Boxing Bill
Market for Ball Players
Dull in the Windy City
Officers Are Named
For Bannockbun Club

The annual meeting OF the Ban
nockburn Golf Club was held last
night, at which time all OF its
officers were reelected for 1913.
They are: Daniel L. Hazard.
president; Miss Alice B. Sanger,
vice president; John T. Harris.
secretary. and Mrs. NJ. II. Moul-
ton, treasurer. Two new members
were elected on the board of gov
ernors, Tom Moore, who will
serve three years, and John A.
Robinson, whose term will expire
in 1913.
Robinson was also chosen as
chairman Of the house committee.
while DR.. J. r. DeFarges will
again head the green committee.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
MADONNA AND LINART
LAND MOTOR RACE

Madison Square Garden, New York,
Dec. 15.-Vincent Madonna and Victor
Linart won the twenty-four-hour mo:
tor-paced race at Madison Square
Garden tonight with Frank Cory and
Oscar Egg In second place, more than
two miles to the rear. and George
Wiley and Percy Lawrence third and
Clarence Carmen and Fred Hill last,
more than twenty-five miles behind.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
Los Angeles Gets PIayers.

The Los Angeles club announces
that it has taken over the contracts
of Norris Schick and Paddy Driscol
from the Chicago Nationals. Schick
recently was reported as having
been drafted into the army. Dris-
coll is the college infielder who
played few games with the Cubs
last season.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
More Ball Players Enlist.

Shreveport, La, Dec. 15.-John
Jones and A. W. Baird, members OF
the New York Giants. and Frank
Carmody, Of the Pittsburgh Pirates,
have enlisted in the navy. Jones left
last night for New Orleans where he
will be assigned to a naval training
station
Baird and Carmody are awaiting
orders here to report for duty as
msmbers Of the signal corps Of the
naval reserve
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
BASEBALL FOR HARVARD.

Boston, Mass. Dec. 1.-THE ath-
letic magnates of Harvard are no
less foresighted than the profess
sionals of the big leagues. They
are already planning on a spring
season of sport at Cambridge, with
informal varsity baseball topping
the program. Plans are for the
present indeterminate. but a var
sity and a freshman ball team are
certain.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
George Stovall Released.

Vernon. Cal, Dec. 15.-The Yer
non club has given George Sto-
vail his unconditional release and
the former firebrand has an
nounced that he is out of baseball
for good. 1t had been well un-
derstood since the close OF the
Coast League season that Sto-
vail would not be retained as
manager after the poor showing
of his team last season.
Another retirement" announced
is that OF Fred Snodgrass. who
says he is done with baseball and
that not even the offer of a berth
as manager would tempt him to
return to the game.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
DENT, OF CRACKERS,
Is GIVEN COMMISSION

Athens, Ga, Dec. 15.-Elliott Dent.
whose last service as a pitcher was
with the Atlanta team Of the South
ern League, has been commissioned
a first lieutenant I'm the artillery
service. He took training for a COM
mission at the camp at Leon Springs.
Tex, and passed with high aver
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
McGraw Makes Rules.

Manager John McGraw. it Is said,
has issued orders to four of his play
ers to have their tonsils removed be-
fore they report in the spring. The
four men who viii do better work, he
thinks, without tonsils are Pitchers
Benton, Perritt and Tesreau and First
Basepan Holke.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
BY JACK HAAS.

The new Intercollegiate Basketball
League was auspiciously opened last
night in the Young Mems Christian
Association gymnasim before an au-
dience that packed the limited capac-
ity Of the gym.
It was expected that Gallaudet Col
lege would win from George Washing
ton u, but the latter won out in the
last ten minutes. 20 to 13.
As was expected, CatholicU. handed
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
BADER AND PENNOCK
ENLIST In NAVY

Boston. Dec. 15.-Pitchers Penhock
and Bader, of the Boston Americans,
have enlisted in the navy as yeo-
men. This makes eleven members
of the team who have Joined the ma
TONS first line of defense.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
Lynch VI. Moore.

zoe Lynch, the West Side bantam,
boxes Pal Moore, of Memphis, at
Providence Friday night, and Cham
pion Herman Christmas afternoon
In Philadeiphias
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
Southern League Meets.

Birmingham. Ala. Dec. 15.-South-
ern League magnates went into ses-
sion here today to try to solve ques-
lions brought about BY the war.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
G. W. U. 20; GALLAUDET Is.

Gallaudet College and George
Washington University were about
evenly matched and the game was nip
and tuck. first Gallaudet would lead.
then George Washington would go TO
the front. Whitman, of Gallaudet
scored first on a beautiful shot about
twenty feet from the basket. Erdale
then got a one-pointer as the result
OF Deer trying to embrace Roberts.
Witt came down the floor and put
G. W. U. in the lead with a two
pointer.
GaIIaudet led at the end Of the first
session. to 5. Neither team were
very proficient in their passing or
shooting.
In the second period Erdale tied
the score with a one-polnter, Shave
having q little difficulty with Wilson.
The game for the next ten minutes
see-sawed up and down, FIRST G. c.
then G. W. U. leading. The last few
minutes of play turned the tide in
favor OF G. ". U. through the shoot
ing OF field goals by Wilson and Witt
and the foul goal shooting OF Erdale.
Gallaudet was away of in their
passing. they also failed to land many
chances to win. Schowe during the
time he was in the game had about
twenty chances. but failed to land a
point. The Kendall GTeeners fell
down miserably in their shooting
from the fifteen-foot mark, having
nine chances and only getting one of
them Summary.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
CATHOLIC u, q; STATE, 9.

Maryland State put up a much
better exhibition against the Cath
olic University than was expected.
Both teams started of with a rush
and the pace they kept up for about
ten minutes showed that the players
were near to top form.
O'Brien. of c. u, and Eiseman, of
NJ. s.. scored the first points of the
game from the foul line. dlascott
landed the first two points from near
the center Of the floor. This was the
prettiest shot Of the evening.
Catholic University quickly went
into the lead in the first half, through
the splendid work of Eddie O'Brien,
who Gagged two goals from the field
, and seven points from the 15-foot
mark. Catholic University scored
Is points 70 for Maryland State
during the first period.
Maryland State held Catholic Uni
vcrsity to point margin in the
second period, the score at the end
being to 6. The MaryIanders have
developed a fairly good defense, and
just as soon as they get a little
more proficient in their team work
and are able to score double pointers,
they will make every team In the
league look to their laurels.
As was the case with Gallaudet in
the first game, the State team did
not have a consistent scorer from
the foul line. only getting out OF Is
chance.
O'Brien kept up his good work of last
year by scoring 9 out of his IL
chances as the result OF fouls called
against Maryland State. The sum-
mary:
Catholic Q. Position. MARYLAND State.
0SBrien ..............R. F................ Berlin
A1fede ................L. F.............. Eiseman
Ryan .Center........... Clendanie
Glascott ..............R. G............... Morgan
McDonOuSh ...........k G................. knode
Substitutions-Catholic University, Borden for
Ryan. Gleason for Mede, Nugent for Borden,
Gasbel for Nugent. O'Connor for Gleason, Kee-
nan for Glascott, Griffin for O'Bden; Maryland
State. Stone for CIendaniel. Paine for Morgan.
Goals from feld-Cathoic University. O'Bhen
"a. GlaScott e., McDonOugh; Maryland State.
Berlin EiSeman. Goals from fOul-Cathoic
University. O'Brien, Q; Maryland State. Else
man. ); Berlin. , Fouls called-Catholic Cnf-
Versity, Is; Maryland State. Il Referee-Bryan
Morse. Umpire-James Hughes. Time OF periods
d minutes.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-16

suhstitutious Dobbins for Schowe;
George Washington. Kelly for Roberts. Goals
from feld-Gallaudet BOuchard C3, Whitman
o.; George Washington, Wilson (2l. Witt "a,
Erdale Goals from fouls-Gallaudet, Willman;
George Washington, Erdals t6). Fouls called
On Gauaudet, 10; on George Washington. 3.
Referee-James Hughes UmPire-BTyan Morse
Time Of periods-D minutes.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-03-16
SYRUP OF figs FOR
4 CH|LDS BOWELS
It is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form Of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup Of Figs" Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
Of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take 1t; that 1t never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-03-16
Honest Man.

Annis Burke of the Claypool hotel
believes that Diogenes did not need a
lantern to find the proverbial honest
man. Burke discovered that individ.
ual when he received letter from a
man In Louisville, who, several days
before, had been a guest at the Clay
pool.
In his letter the man explained that
when he left the hotel he had procured
what he thought was pair of his over
shoes from his checkroom. He did not
notice that they were not his until he
got to Louisville. &c then discovered,
he said, that the shoes he had obtained
were not his, but were brand-new
pair, and worth at least so cents more
than his had been.
The guest said that he desired to do
the square thing with the man who
had taken his overshoes, and offered to
send the shoes back ON receipt Of the
necessary postage. Burke said he
supposed the other man had never no.
ticed the Observation-Disclosures News.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-03-16
INDIGESTION, GAS
Or SICK STOMACH
Time It! Pape's Diapepsin ends
all Stomach misery in five
minutes.

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good, but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps and cause sick,
sour, gassy stomach? Now, Mr.. or
Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down: Pape's
Diapepsin digests everything, leaving
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never was anything so safely quick, 80
certainly effective. No difference how
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but what pleases you most Is that II
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You feel different as soon as "Pape's
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stomach-distress just vanishes--your
stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch.
ing, no eructations Of undigested food.
Go now, make the best investment
you ever made, by getting large fifty.
cent case Of Pape's Dapepsin from any
store. You realize in five minutes how
needless 1t is to suffer from indiges.
ton, dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv.