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The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
FUR WILL FLY when
GRIFF and HUG meet
Yankees New Pilot Holds Old
Grudge Against Nationals
Manager.

New York. Dec. 4-There are going
to be some lively times in the Ameri-
can League pennant race next sea-
SON. Those lively times will be
whenever the Yankees and the Wash
ingtons clash.
There isn't any love lost between
Miller Huggins. the New Yankee
leader. and Clark Griffith, the mana
ger of the Washington team II Grir
had had his way Hug would have
been back in tie minor leagues many
years ago.
When Griff was made the manager
of the Cincinnati Reds some years
ago, with more power than is gener-
ally given to a team leader, the first
thing he did was TO relegate Huggins
to the bench. On top OF that he
slashed the little fellows salary TO
the extent of $3.50.
1t was at the time. too. when Hug
gins was rated one of the best ball
PLAYERS in the National League. The
rumor went out from Cincinnati that
the benching and cutting OF salary
was because the second sacker was
having trouble with his throwing
arm.
Griffith offered to trade Higgins
to Brooklyn for John Hummell and
Al Burch. The offer came just when
Bill Dahlen was made manager. Bill
was inclined to look upon the trade
favorably. but the fact that Burch, a
year before, had had the best season
of his career, and also becouse Hum
nell was looked upon by Brooklyn
fanAas the greatest utility player in
the big leagues, induced Dahlen to
pass up the swap.
1t is needless TO say that Higgins
was a nightly peeved little man over
the way Griffith had treated him.
and now that both are managers in
the American League look for the fur
to fly.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
west VIRGINIA IS
taught Big LESSON
Mountaineers Have Learned Some
thing About Making Schedules

The athletic board and coaches at
West Virginia University learned a
football lesson this fall which they
are not likely to forget. and when
the time comes for making up the
1918 football schedule they will re-
call the season of 1917 without a
great deal Of Joy and will act ac-
cordingly.
After the greatest team West vir-
ginia ever developed went through
the most successful season a noun
taineer team had ever enjoyed, 1t was
forced to bow to it's home State
rivals, West Virginia Wesleyan, Do
tentially "a weaker team, in a de-
feat which was a hard pill to swal-
low.
The reason was that West Virginia
had gone through too strenuous a sea-
son. The mountain boys opened with
the Navy and administered the only
defeat suffered by Coach Dobie's
crew this year and the only defeat
for Dobie in thirteen years Then
Pittsburgh, Dartmouth, Rutgers and
Washington and Jefferson were taken
on.
The schedule was undoubtedly the
most strenuous attempted by any
team during the year.
The result was that when West
Virginia faced Wesleyan the team
was burned Quit could not play its
best football, and defeat naturally
followed.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
GIANTS To FIGHT
Players LIMIT
McGraw Opposed to Cut.
Will Fight Deal at Ma
tional Meeting.

New York, Dec. A The New
York Giants will make a. de-
termined effort to prevent the Ma
tional League from adopting an eight
cen player limit for 1918 at the meet
ing that begins at the Waldorf-As-
toria a week from today. John J. Nc
Graw has always been opposed to
player limits in the major leagues. He
has fought hard in the past against
legislati ton that he believes hampers a
manager in the pennant fight. The
Giant leader insists that each major
league club should be the judge of the
number of players 1t should carry.
McGraw considers the twenty-five
player limit that prevails now in the
National League a severe handicap to
managers. War or no war, the New
York club will not stand for a further
reduction without putting up a fight.
The Giants are heavy favorites to
win the pennant race again next year.
But If McGraw is only allowed to keep
eighteen men he will have to cut loose
several veterans or youngsters OF
promise, who will strengthen his
TlNdlS anu Hldhc lho hShI helAdSA'
This would be a good thing for base
ball and the National League in gen.
eral, but NcGraw is naturally pri-
marily concerned over the future Of
his own team.
The wrangle over the player limit is
only expected to be one of many in
teresting battles that will be staged
during the National League confer
ence. There are many baseball prob
lens confronting the magnates. Upon
their solution rests the fate OF the
game for 1918.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
M0HAWKS MAY PLAY
ARTILLERY ELEVEN

Plans to play a game between the
champion Mohawk Athletic Club foot
ball eleven and the Coast Artillery
team were talked over by the man
ayers Of the respective elevens yes
terday. Final details will no doubt
be completed for this game today,
Sunday being the date set for both
clubs, in the playing of of their tied
battle.
In an effort to have the Mohawks
in shape for this contest, Manager
White has called special practice ses-
sions for every night this week, start
ing tonight at 7:3O o'clock, and all
members Of the team are requested
to be on hand.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
CRUMP LEADS
JOCKEY LIST
Proves Topnotcher Among
: 1917 "Pigskin - Artists.
F. Robinson Second.

New York. Dec, 4.-Now that the
racing season is closed in the East.
followers of the sport will turn their
attention to the New Orleans and
Havana meetings. which are now in
progress. The first named meeting
will continue every day until well
will be three days a week until the
first Of the year. after which there
will be racing every day.
Both meetings are well supplied
with horses, and there are plenty OF
good riders on the grounds ready to
accept mounts. Among the star
riders at Havana is W. Crump. who
heads the list of winning riders this
season. This young rider has had a
very successful season, beginning
with the New Orleans melting last
January. and although he rode a few
races at the Saratoga meeting last
summer, most of his riding was done
on the Western tracks-Lexington
Louisville and Latonia-and the Cana
dian tracks.
Next on the list Of winning riders
Is frankie Robinson. who last season
sported the silks of Henry Payne
Whitney. This young rider began his
career in the saddle on the Canadian
tracks in 1916, and after a successful
season he was signed in 1917 by Mr..
Whitney and wore his colors in the
big Eastern State events. Two of the
stake events which he won were the
Queens County Handicap and the
Empire City Derby.
Lawrence Lyke is third on the list
with a record of log winning mounts.
The youngster has been riding on
the different tracks for several years.
but this was his best season. His
principal winning events were the
New Years Handicap at New Or
leans and the William Hendrie Me-
mortal Handicap at Toronto. He won
several smaller stake events during
the autumn meetings at Belmont
Park and Aqueduct.
The following is a list of the lead
ing winning Jockeys up to and in
Guiding November 30:
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
Few Major League Marks
NJ May Never Be Equal /
Young's Record of SOB Victories in, GIG
Games Pitched While in Service Will
Never Be Broken.

Of pitching $40 games, where Matty
could only go a trife beyond 500?
Only Cy, In the way of stamina,
and endurance, was one of those
Master Marvels who seem to come
this earthly way but once.
His mark Is SO far beyond all rival
competition that no one who follows
the game can visualize some future
star moving on beyond
Cy has one of the very few records
that should stand. .-.
Another Peak Holder.
Nap Lajoie led the major league
assault four years in succession.
Hans Wagner led the big league
assault eight times in twenty years.
His oest span was four years In sue
cession.
The batting greatness Of ,I1ajoie
and Wagner are too well known for
any extended persiflage.
Now take up the Cobb record.
Ty led a big assault nine years in
succession-and he finished in front
ten out Of eleven starts! And he
hasn't yet finished the dash. What
man Is to come and break that nine
year-in-succession-ru
Where Lajoie's limit was two years
in succession and Wagner's best mark
was four. what chance has any mar
running the successive turn up tc
ten?
Here Is a man who has led Lajoie's
successive rcord by seven years and
Wagner's by five.
These margins are so wide, so much
beyond all competition, that it seems
impossible to figure another entry who
can go further.
What Othersf
Outside of these two. in a pitching
and batting line, we know of no other
records that are .compa rable.
No man has yet established any
fielding or base-running mark with an
extensive margin.
The strike-out record isn't fixed fol
an extended date. Alexander ran UT
sixteen in 1916. but that is a mark
that may be shot away. as the margin
beyond the old record isn't very wide
The Cobb-Young. or rather the Ty-
Cy or Cy-Ty. are beyond all assault
as the game now stands.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
HENDRICKS BLOCKED
BY OPTION CONTRACT
Pretty Hard Task to Obtain Man
ayers Berth in Majors
Nowadays.

New York. Dec. L-Trying TO accept
a berth as a big league manager is
far from a cinch.
Ask Jack Hendricks. Of the Indian
aPons club. for he knows. He will
tell you that it is as simple as finding
Swedish words in a Chinese diction-
airy.
At the recent gathering Of the minor
leagues in Louisville. Branch Hickey.
president Of the St. Louis Cardinals,
let it be known that he wanted Hend-
ricks to manage his ball club and
Hendricks let il be known that he
wanted TO accept.
But there was an obstacle in the
way, and It proved too big for either
Hickey or Hendicks TO sUrmount 1t
was a mere matter of the reserve
clause in baseball law, together with
an impressive looking legal document
-rct a baseball cOntract-which bound
Hendricks to the Indianapolis base
! all for two years more, with an
OPTIONAL agreement whereby President
J. Z. McGill could call for Jawn'S
services for an additional three year.
ON top Of this McGill asked $500
for Hendricks release.
II you think this kind of a contract
Is mere SCIN OF paper you nave
another think coming
When Hickey went after Hendricks
he says he understood that the Indian
apolis manager was free to sign.
Hendricks thought that he was. and
because Owner McGill had said sew
eral times he would not stand in his
way of taking big league job he
took too much for granted.
McGnl at Irst took the stand that
Hickey has overStepped all the bounds
Of baseball law and common courtesy
by trying 10 kidnap manager.
Rickev denied this and finally called
all bets of. but the whole AFFAIR
caused considerable OF a rumpus. The
aftermath left Hickey feeling like a
school boy who mas been sent TO sec
the principal. and McGill with a
feeling that he had won a moral vic
tory, at least Hendricks was bitterly
disappointed. and no one could right
fully blame him, for he has made an
cnviable record as a winning minor
league manager and deserves the
chance to go up.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
TRUXTONS WILLING
TO SETTLE DISPUTE

The following is seIf-explanatory:
In answer to the dispute of the
alleged Truxton victory over the
Parks A. c., their rival contenders
for 145-pound championship honors.
the Truxton management desires to
state as follows:
After the TruXtOn-Parks contest of
last Sunday all Truxton followers
and players left the field with the
opinion that the referee had award
ed them a 20 victory.
After having deposited a report of
the victory at the Washington Post.
we were advised of the error in tn
referees ruling. We, the Truxtons
do not care to have the public in
doubt as to the ~-rtsmanship of
the winners Of last years honors. and
are entirely satisfied to have the
game in question settled in a fair
way and hope that the victory en-
suing may be an indisputably de-
cisive one for the best team.
The fight for the championship this
year has been a most interesting
one, all three teams being neck-and-
neck all the way, and while Truxton
followers feel they make no mis-
take IN their claim and boast that
their charges are the lightest con-
tenders for championship honors, they
hope to be able to celebrate their sec
ond win Of the two seasons, past
and passing. Thanking you for past
favors shown US in all line of sports,
remain, Yours truly,
ELRY FLESTER,
Manager Truxton A. C. Football
Team
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
SOUTH GIVES NORTH
ASTRONG PROBLEM
Techs Easy Victory Over Auburn
Gives Yankees Something to
Think About.

If there has been any doubt about
the brand OF football played in the
South 1t was dispelled Thanksgiving
Day when Georgia Tech defeated
Auburn 6S-to-7, completely overrun-
ming the team which held Ohio State
to a scOreless tie.
Ohio State was the recognized
leader in Western football. The
boys from Columbus, headed by
Chick Harley. had defeated two OF
the strongest members of the West
ern Conference, Illinois and Wiscoh-
sin. by decisive scores and had run
away with two other conference
teams. Indiana and Northwestern,
in addition to winning all its minor
games by impressive scores.
Then came the Auburn game and
Harley and his teammates were de-
C!sively stopped. The great all
American halfback could do nothing
with the Alabama defense.
Auburn was not one of the great
teams of the South. Earlier in the
season Davidson had defeated the
Montgomery lads by a decisive score,
and Davidson was not considered one
of the really great teams Of the
South.
Then came the Tech game. Tech
had met and defeated all rivals,
overwhelming Pennsylvania, Carlisle
and Vanderbilt by lopsided scores.
And Tech ran true to form.
Ohio State, Rutgers, Minnesota.
Pittsburgh or Syracuse probably
would find their hands full If they
.,-ere fo rnix with the warriors from
atlanta.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
MARION GOOSBY
LANDS FEATURE
Captures Advance Handi-
cap from Poor Field at
New Orleans.

New Orleans, Dec. 4.-Poor fields
went to the post today at Jefferson
Parish Park. Five entries faced the
starter In the fourth, the Advance
handicap. which was the feature Of
the card, while thA- second event,
which was the Sunny South purse.
found but the same number In the
hiking.
The big race went to Marion
Goosby, the favorite. After follow
ing the early pace made by The
MasqueradeT to the top of the
stretch, Kelsey made his move and
had easy time beating the small
field in this six furlong dash. As
sumo came with a rush in the final
eighth and beat The Masquerader for
the place position.
Little Princess accounted for the
Sunny South purse, showing the
way over the entire route TO Miss
Bryan. Charming. Frenchy and
Gertrude finished in the order
named. Humma at go to / landed
the opening number from the big
guest field Of the day. while Words
of Wisdom at to 1 got in ahead in
the third. Incidence captured the
fifth at 9 to 2. His Nibs and Lang
horne in the other positions. The
summary:
FIRST RACE-Purse. 800: Ginning maiden
2year-olds; SIX furlongs. Humma. ITO lander
son). 90 to l, % TO /, and 10 to /, won; Parish.
llo (G. w. CaHoII. 8 to 2, 2 TO and to 8,
second; Hasty Mabel. IG u. williams, TO
l. TO and even. third. Time, lis S. Gill
can. Lady Beautiful. Kstheryne. AuStral and
Tanlac also ran.
SECOND RACE-Purse 500; six furlongs.
Little Princess. lo5 on. Garner,. to !, to 2
out, won; Mis- Bryn. ll0 CRobinson), to 2.
out. and out, second; Charming los (E. Mar
tinl. to !, TO and TO 2. third. Time.
IL i5 Frenchy and Gertrude also ran.
THIRD RACE-Chiming; 3year-olds: mile.
Words Of Wisdom. IG &c. W. CarrulD. to ],
to and even. won; Napoleon. Ilo Collins.
Is to 5. TO and ) to 5. second; Irregular,
lG uISke). l6 to S, even and ! to 2 third.
Time. LESS PremoEera, Sir Oliver and Ben
Hampson also ran.
FOURTH RACE-HAndicap: all ages sx fur
longs. Marion Goosby. lis wv Kelsayl, 4 TO s.
out, and out, won; Assume. los CWarscherl. ;
TO !. to s. and out, second; The Masquc-
rader 10 Hykel. % to !. 6 to l and s to s,
third. Time, ,l:I Is Harry L. and PhociOn
also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Claiming; 3-year-olds and up
ward; mile and 20 yards. 1ndolenoe. 100 Gar
nerl. . to 2. 8 TO S. } to S. won; His Nibs.
lne (RobinsOn), to S. to 2 and out, Sc
ond Langhome. lO4 Cw. CoIlinsl. TO ., 10
5 and to ?, third. Tine, 1925. Foxy
Grif. Thanksgiving and Fairly also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Mile and 70 yards Turco.
lN (F Merrimeel s to s. to 5, ] 70 T. Won
Baby Lvnch. lO5 a.. Lykel, TO S. Z to S. second
Lucille p. 95 "A. Johnsonl. 8 TO S. 4 to s. third.
Time. l:is. Traction. Margaret n, Adalid also
ran.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Claim;ng; purse, 500; all aEes;
six furIongs. Lancer. 1IS; Scaramooeh. Ill;
Harry. Jr., Ill; Felicidad. los; Oolsea, los; The
Duke. l6; Ruyoco, Ill; Brighouse. IL; Hidden
Star. los: Mico Girl, los; Peaceful Star. lo6.
SECOND RACE-Caiming; purse. 500; an
ages; six furlone. Closer, III; J. c. Welch.
III; Little COTTAGE. los; W. II. Buckner. s4i
stonshenee. los; DE-. Campbell. lG: Martre. ia
Pontefract, LII; Hazelnut. Io6; Royal Interest
los; BARS and Stan, log
THIRD RACE-ClAimIng; purse. 800; Syesr
olds and upward; one mile and twenty yards
Stout Heart, li6; 1mpression. Il3: Ool- McNhh.
III; Red Gross. los; Tours, lo6; Budweiser, Ill
Bertodardo. Il3; Egmont. LIS; Little Alta, 10;
Brown Velvet l0s; Spectre, l0L
FOURTH RACE-The Marine Purse; 500
Syear-olds and upwaTl; one mile. Pin Money
los; Barry Shaw. LOG; Luke May. los; warsaw
100; Woodward. los; Bellboy, ls; Cheer Leader
100 - 49,
FIFTH RACE-Claiming; puse. 500; Syear
olds and upward; one mile and twenty yards
Eddie Mott, .ls; Mr.. Mack. III; Fenrock. III
Stelcliffe, III; Smugsler. 10; Tcddling, lls
Distmbez. III; Amulet. LII; Tsctless, lle; Bas'
Bib and Tucker. IesL
SIXTH RACE-Claiming; purse. $50: 3year
olds and upward; one and onesixteenth miles
Black Broom. IL: Eddie T.. 10: Fleuron II
lof; sHiker. lae: oopper King. IL; No NanAger
lW; Thomuood. ls7; Requirxm. 10
sApDrUtics allowances claimea
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
M'GRAW Is NAMED
TO PILOT EMPIRES

At a meeting of the Empire Ath-
Ietic Club last night the following
officers were elected for the basket
ball campaign: T. E. Wheeler, CEN
ter from last seasons team, was
named president and manager; NJ r.
jerks, secretary; W. King, treasurer;
and ]. McGraw. formerly of the
Brooklyn Y. NJ. c. A, captain The
candidates for the team who were
present are as follows: Capt. King,
Mccoy, McGraw. Carroll. Wheeler.
Raba, WAKEFIELD and jerks.
Manager Wheeler is arranging his
schedule for the season and would
like to hear from all scholastic, col
legiate, service and independent Quints
in this vicinity. The Empire A. c. are
attempting to arrange a game for
Saturday night with the Petworth A.
C., and the management of that or
ganization is requested to get in
touch with Manager T. f. Wheeler.
4I9 Fourth street northeast.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
,naes Chicago Decides Issue Meeting Leagues
BAKER TO MAKE NEXT /
SEASON HIS LAST

New York. Dec. 4.-That the cam
paign Of 1918 will be Frank Bakers
last season on the diamond is the be-
lief Of Roger Peckinpaugh. the star
shortstop Of the New York Yankees.
According to Peck, Baker has lost his
love for the national pastime and will
retire to run his farm in Maryland
when his present contract Is up at the
end of next season.
. Il don't think We will win the PEN
nant next year." says Peck. "but
we are likely to finish considerably
higher than we did this year. IL we
can keep our fellows out Of the hos
pital. II Husgins succeeds in add
ing Derrill Pratt. to our iniieid we
will be sure to run not lower than
third
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

Out Of the vast mass Of records
lade on the ball field there are only
one or two that will stand-that may
in fact. stand for all time. so far as
the limited human mind can grope
its way through the mist-covered
future.
1t Is possible, of course, that even
a major league record of twenty-six
straight victories, now held by the
Giants, will be cracked.
1t is easily possible that the Braves
record of four world series triumphs in
succession may be equalled.
1t is also possible that Mathewson's
record OF three successive world series
shutouts may be equalled.
Cobb's record of 24S hits and 149
runs in one year may some day be
passed.
The nineteen straight pitching record
held by Keefe and Marquard may be
beaten any year, as remarkably as
these marks are.
One Almost Certainty.
One record that Is almost sure to
last out the ages is that held by Cy
y Dung.
Take such stalwarts as Mathewson
and Walsh. Neither was able tc
pitSh as many as $50 games. Walsh
and Plank both bell below the 800
game mark. while Mathewson, with
all his pitching longevity and unend-
ing service. barely passed the 500
mark.
But Cy Young won 5OS big league
games. He pitched S19 games, over
800 more than any other pitcher.
He won nearly 200 games more. than
any other.
Now. a narrow margin may be wiped
out at any season. But when you get
to a margin of 800 games. extending
over twenty years, that happens to be
another matter.
If Young was only fifty or sixty
games ahead of the flock he might be
passed at some future date.
But If Mathewson could only win 32S
games in his long career. what show
has anyNfuture marvel of winning 2O(
more ball games than Matty could put
away?
What chance has any future Great
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
Callahan's Knockout
, Not Record Breaker

Philadelphia. Dec. 4-When frankie
Callahan knocked out Harry Tracey
after eighteen seconds of fighting at
the Olympia last night he did not
set a record. Two seconds of war
fare twice have ended with knock
outs. Battling Nelson knocked out
William Rossler in two seconds at
Harvey, ILL.,, April 5, 1902. Billy
Weeks knocked out Romeo Hagen in
the same short space lat Wilkeson,
Wash, December IS. 1915. Dal Hawk
ins knocked out Martin Flaherty in
four seconds in Carson City, New,
March II, 1897.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
joint MEETING :
OF BIC LEAGUES
Hermann and Johnson De
eide This Issue at Chi
cago Conference.

Chicago, Dec "A joint meeting
of the American and National leagues
win be held IN Chicago on Decem-
ber 13 as result Of today's con-
ference between B. B. Johnson and
Garry Hermann, members Of the
National Commission.
This consolidated session will have
for its purpose the discussion and
adoption Of uniform legislation de-
signed to keep professional baseball
up to the highest possible standard
for the duration of the war. and is
expected to result in greater har-
mony between the rival circuits than
could be obtained by holding their
annual meetings 1000 miles apart, as
scheduled.
The National Leaguers will hold a
preliminary session in New York next
Tuesday in compliance with their
constitution, then take a recess and
q fast train which will bring them
to Chicago in time to get together
with the american Leaguers, who
viii meet next Wednesday at the
Congress Hotel and remain over for
the joint deliberations.
Among the chief objects will be to
avoid pulling in opposite directions on
matters Of importance; to ascertain
the views Of the majority of the club
owners in both leagues and to sub
merge individual interests and opin-
ions in an effort to get the hest re-
suits on the diamond next season.
Garry Hermann Is in favor of con-
tinuing the 154-game schedule and cut.
ting the player limit to eighteen men
per team, and 1t is reported the ma.
jority of the National League club
owners are of the same opinion. Pres.
ident Johnson. Of the American
League, favors cutting to 40 games
and not reducing the player limit
quite so low
There is a minority in his circuit
opposed to any reductions. Each
league. however, is willing to forget
petty jealousies and abide by the de-
cfsison Of the committee Of the whole,
II Is declared. on the assumption that
uniform operation of the two ajoI
leagues Is necessary under existing
conditions.
Hermann Is a pronounced optimist
regarding the future Of baseball, yet
is in favor Of rational curtailment OF
expenses to meet the increased cost
Of operating baseball plants during
the war. He favors shorter training
trips Of not over three weeks dura-
tion- In that he is met more than
half way by johnson, who declared
today that a fortnight ought to be
SUFFICIENT to train a baseball team if
the men would get themselves in good
physical condition before reporting.