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The Washington times., 1917-09-14
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES.
HAvRE DE GRACE, Nd, Sept. II

HAVRE DE GRACE, Nd, Sept IA
Entries for tomorrow:
First race-For maiden two-year.
olds; five and a half furlongs. All
Bright, 115; Dalwood. 1I5, Brig O'Dee,
11b; Drill Master, 115; Simon Pure
Umpl, 11b; Alderbarry (ImpD 112.
Onward, 115: Austral. 115: Ormlos,
115; Judge Wright II. 1I5; BrowberrIe
(imp) 122; Millrace, 112.
Second race-SeIIing: steepIechase;
four-year-olds and up: about two
miles. Rhomb, $50: Bamboo. I3T:
Brazenose, 1873; 'AIbon, 1873; 'Jesuit,
13o; Captain Cassatt, 144: Phil T..
1875; Masterful, 1872; March Court, 133;
''Mystic Light, 133.
Third race-CIaiminE three-year
olds and Up; six furlongs. King
Worth. 115; Dignity. 112; Astrologer,
III; PARKWAY, los: Master Karma.
jO3; Ruth Strickland. 1O7: 'wat. IO5;
Jose Finn, 1O3; Tom Caro-. 1I5: Canto,
III; Prohibition, III; Hidden Star,
Jos; Captain Ray, 1OS: wiley. IO6:
Virginia s., 1O3: valerie West. 9s.
Also eligible-Beau of Menlo. los:
OwRna, 112: silk Rustic. 95: Silk
Bird, 115; Broomvale, III; Kildare,
IO3.
Fourth race-Claiming; 2-year-olds:
five and half furlongs Lady Long
fellow. lis; Garonne, 1O7; 'Charlie
Leydecker. ia: "Starwort 1O4: 'Poor
Butterfly, Q: June Bug. 1I2: Dalrose,
log; 'Poacher. 1OT; 'Stalwsrt. Jr.,
100.
Fifth race-The Royal Blue Handi-
cap: three-year-olds: mile and seventy
yards. aWesty Hogan. 124: Barry
Shannon. los: WaukeaE. 1O4: Hyan-
mis-, LOG: Priscilla MuIIens. 1O4: Fir
ing Line, 102. aIncludes fve pounds
penalty.
Sixth race-Claiming: three-year-
olds and up; mile and seventy yards
Early Morn, 1I5: Billie Baker, 10:
Broom Corn, 11O: Saratoga, IO6; Cas-
aba 106; Irresistible. IIO: Royal In
terest. los: 'Dahlia, 90; Choctaw, I13;
Baby Sister. 11O; Polonium Gmp.). |
107; Blackford. 1O6: Hesse, 81;
"BrIckley. I1O: 'Nannie McDee, los; !
"Passing Fsncy. 95. Also eligible
LADY Bob, %: Glory Belle. 81; sam
Slick. los; Rose Water, IO3: Stone
henge, 40; Supreme. 11O.
Seventh race-Selling; three-year-
oldB and up; mile and a sixteenth. |
Delaney, 1I5; Yodeling. III: sea /
Gull 10T: 'Piraeus, 1O1: Libyan Sands,
1o6; ED Roche, 1IO; "Queen OF the
Sea. 1O4: 'Kilts. 95.
'Five pounds apprentice allowance
claimed.
''Ten pounds apprentice allowance
claimed.
Weather clear, track fast
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
WHEELocK is COACH.

ANNVILLE. Pa. Sept 14.-Joe
wheelock. the former Carlisle Indian
football star, has been engaged to
coach the Lebanon Valley College
eleven this year, and has Issued q
call for candidates to report TO him
next Monday afternoon All the old
letter men who have returned to col
lege have already signified their pur-
pose to come out. They include Danny
Walter. fullback; Con and Jaeger,
hallbacks: Heating. quarterback; Cap
tain Morrison and Atticks, tackle.
winnishiek, the Indian center, has
not yet returned, but is expected soon.
The blue and white suffered the loss
of nine letter men, either by gradua-
tion or enlistment.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
DISTRICT TENNIS STARS
GONE FROM TOURNEY PLAY

For the frst time in the history Of
District tennis championships there
will be a dearth of high class talent
for the title play which starts next
Saturday on the Dumbarton Club
courts
The District champion. r. c. Van
Vliet, Is somewhere in France play
ing quite another game with the
United States Infantry. Van Vliet
was here last year studying for the
army, and almost before the District
tournament was completed received
his commission.
John Temple Graves, jr., who was
runner-up in the title event last year,
is in the army, while Conrad B. Doyle,
quite the best player in the District.
who was ranked at No. 10 by the
national lawn tennis committee last
year, is in the West Indies.
Doyle and Henry Breck. the rank
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
ANKEERECRU|TS
REPORT FOR WORK
W|THDONOVAN|TES

NEW YORK. Sept 1.-THE Yankees
are giving q lot OF young ball play
ers . chance to make good these days
Yesterday four Boston semi-pros
showed up at the Polo Grounds, and
II they can display anything will be
signed. They are Shay. Halligan,
Mcintyre. and Kenneth.
Lamar. the outfelder secured from
Baltimore, has Joined the team. and
50 has RueL the catcher secured from
Memphis. Vlck, the Memphis out
fielder. is due today. while the fol-
lowing are slated to show up at the
Polo Grounds within the next ten
days:
Fewster. second baseman, from
Baltimore; Hamilton. third baseman,
from Vancouver: Camp. outnelder.
from Charleston: Thormahlen. pitch
er. from Baltimore; Smallwood, pitch
er, from Newark.
In addition to these, Pitcher Nc
Graw has been recalled from Newark.
while Pitchers Brady and Piercy have
been recalled from Toledo.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
ONLY One VETERAN IS
BACK ON MAROON SQUAD

NEW YORK, Sept 14-The opening
football driIl OF the season was held
yesterday on the Fordham gridiron.
Seven players reported to DR.. Frank
Mccafery, the head coach. The can
didates were put through an hours
drill of punting and passing the ball.
while a half-mile job around the
track completed the program.
There is one position on the eleven
which will cause Coach McCanery no
worry. II is at left halfback assign
ment, for Bill Erwig, star member Of
last years team, was in uniform He
is the only member of the 1916 squad
out this season.
The newcomers are coIleti, who
played on the FordhRm Prep eleven
two years ago; Higgins. Regan, and
Crowley, from Lawrence, Mass, High
School; Bannigan, . Paterson boy,
and Considin0.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14

ing tennis pair in doubles, will be
out OF competition, as Breck Is in
California in the officers training
corps camp. Dudley Morgan, who
was In the tournament, has been in
the service for some time, and will
not be in competition.
or those who are expected to COM
pete for the title this year. Lou Doyle
and Albert J. Gore look most promis-
ing. There are few who are OF cham
ptonship caliber. although many have
chance to gain the top Of the heap
this season.
Robert Candor. Jack Dudley, Ed
Dowd, Sept Dowd, Hiram Cash, Hugh
Buckingham, and other youngsters Of
the Suburban League. can be counted
upon to give the older men a run
for their money. Ed Leech, Herby
Shannon, Charles Chapman, E. c.
Graves, F. Simpson. and Lou Fischer
can be expected to enter.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
IGNORED BY UNCLE Sam,
A.A. U. MEN SEEM SORE

Doesn't II strike you funny. going
over the list OF names on Uncle SANS
recreation commission and camp activ,
tiles committees, not to locate an A.
A. U. name-not a man representing
the governing body of amateur ath.
letics in American" asked a sport en-.
thusiast. There was no answer forth
coming.
The informant pointed out that the
Amateur Athletic Union had been cast
aside SO far as representation in the
United States athletic war body was
concerned. lie said that II was =
shame such thing happened. II was
up to the A. 4. L. moguls, he declared,
to get In touch with Chairman Ray
mond ID. Fosdick, who is at Washing
ton. and demand OF him places on the
committees for A. A. u. officials.
at Is a sad state OF affairs when
such a thing is brought to light. but
just couldn't keep telling about it."
he said. The intercollegiate Associa-
tion has also been overlooked. What's
the matter. are all the athletic people
asleep at the switch?
The Government has appropriated
like 100000 to conduct
athletic activities in the camps OF the
soldiers. The A. A. U. is known as
the governing body of amateur sport.
Why was 1t overlooked? Was II the
fault OF Mr.. Fosdick or are the A. A.
U. people not up and doing? What.
ever the cause, It is about time some
body woke up.
"The president Of the A. A. U.
should be designated to some impor-
tAnt post. George Turner is a busy
man down Baltimore way. but feel
sure that he could find time to help
Mr.. Frederick In making track and
field sport popular In the camps
at seems to me that the tail II
dragging the dog"
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
Caldwell FAILS TO GET
Bail MONEY FROM FANS

NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-Ray Cald-
well isn't in Jail here today. but II
isn't the fault OF New York fans.
When Caldwell was served with an
order for his arrest on a charge Of
abandoning his wife and their seven
year-old son. the New York club
planned to take enough money from
the gate receipts of the Boston New
York game to make up his bail Of
$1,000. They found. however. there
were not enough spectators to make
the required sum. and Ray had to get
his bail elsewhere.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
YALE STAR AT HEAD.

BOSTON, Sept. l4.-John p. Booth,
former star cross-country runner at
Yale University. arrived today at the
headquarters OF the Twenty-sixth Di-
vision, United States Army, to as
sumo charge OF the department OF
camp activities.
Booth said he expected to enlist
every man in the division in some
form OF athletics. and would offer a
choice OF football, baseball, basket
ball, boxing. and other sports.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
Barber Deserts
Dunn as Result
Of Harsh Woids

Turney Barber Is no longer with
Jack Dunn's Orioles. Turney 10
peeved over some Of Dunn's harsh
words. and 80 he has up an
quit"
Barber had a verbal agreement
d to share In the sale price paid for
him by the Chicago Cubs. He
happened to mention this to Jack
Dunn when the latter was enjoy
ing a toothache or somethin' and
got "his'n."
The upshot was that the young
outnelder hoped the Orioles
Wednesday night.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
RED SOX SCHEDULE IS
HEIGHTENED BY BAN B

CHICAGO. Sept 1.-THE schedule
Of the Boston Americans was length
ened two games last night. when
President johnson, OF the American
League. gave permission for the play
ing OF two postponed contests that Il
was thought would not be staged
One was scheduled at Washington
and the other at Detroit. BY John
sons permission they will be played
at Boston on a date yet to be Fixed
The local Americans have sixteen
games to play.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
sAFIR WILL ANNOUNCE.

NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-Harry Sanr.
the demon announcer at the Polo
Grounds. has been selected to call the
batteries and other changes in the
line-ups OF the worlds series battIes
between the Giants and White Sox
Safir undoubtedly is the king of base
ball announcers and deserves the tob
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
LEONARD CROSSES LINE.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-LIEhtweiEh,
Champion Benny Leonard has stepped
over the color line. He has been
matched with Leo Johnson, negro
lightweight. for a scheduled tsn-round
bout at the Harlem Sporting Club the
night OF September 81.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
HILL WINS TWO GAMES.

Lefty" Hill. the Orioles long left.
handler. hung UP an ''lron-man" stunt
yesterday when he pitched and won
two games from the Richmond Rebels.
The big Texan was touched up fire.
quently. but he was alright In the
pincheL
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
ALLTHREE PUNCHED.

The International League season
ends tomorrow. and three teams are
punched for the pennant. Toronto
leads with an even 900 percentage.
Providence is second. with .592. Bal
timore is third. with .591.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
CHICAGO WILL PLAY
VANDERBILT ELEVEN

CHICAGO. Sept. 14.-ChIcago uni.
versity's eleven will open It's sea-
son with Vanderbilt here, October I3.
For the first time In years Indiana
will not be played.
Coach Stagg admits that the war
has dealt the Midway team a severe
blow. but believes that every college
In the list to be played will be sImi.
larly affected, and he lokB for q sue
esssful season.