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The Washington times., 1917-02-25

ming from scratch, won the half mils
while Mcnamara, his tenn mate. an
neXed the century. G. o. Lynch, OF
Eastern College, won the scholastic
quarter, with Stein, of Central, sec
ond. Just how Lynch can compete
with the schoolboys while represent
ing a college is a mystery. The mat
ter will probably be looked into.
Central Wins Race.
Centrals seventeen-year-old relay
team, composed of Connor, Mclean,
Nash, and Latta, literally cleaned up
for the veteran Episcopal High
School quintet, which Detected Tome
here last week. Latta's quarter was
a heady race, and he nosed out Knapp
by two yards. Central will go to the
Penn relays this spring following
last nights meritorious performance.
In the open events Earle Eby, of
the Chicago A. A, won the quarter
and half. Eby's running was the
fastest in the half ever seen in the
Fifth Regiment, not excepting the
former performance of the great Ted
Meredith. Eby ran his race from
scratch and won in 1883, repeating
in the quarter in 52:3.
Carroll Triumphs.
Carroll Institute triumphed in the
three-mile special over its old rival
the Baltimore c. c. c. Downey and
Blumer showed the way to the Balti-
more men and were closely followed
by other team mates.
Catholic University handily defeat
ed st. Johns, G. w. u, and State
seconds in the relays. The Hartford
A. c. youngsters remain undefeated.
White, Leverton, Selye, and Schmidt
winning a heady race from the crack
of the gun Bob Maxam, former
Western High School track captain,
Penn freshmen, won the
open hundred and was second in the
open furlong. Maxam would have
won had he gotten up In the field on
the back stretch instead of waiting.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
BEGIN TRAINING
Coach Hecox Believes Ice Will Be
Gone for Potomac Lads.

Coach Clarence Hecox will call out
his Potomac oarsmen Thursday, pro-
vided the river Is sufficiently free
from ice. Unusual interest is being
shown among the members, and a
large squad OF candidates is expected
to report.
Potomac opens its rowing season
April ii, the senior eight tackling the
middies at Annapolis. The club will
later be represented In the American
Henley at Philadelphia in May, the
Southern Rowing Associations re-
gatta at Baltimore in June, and the
Peoples Regatta in Philadelphia in
July.
In the national championships,
booked for Philadelphia in August,
and the Middle States championships
on Labor Day, the Potomac Club will
be well represented.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
OLD RIVALS MEET
IN MANY CONTESTS
George Washington and Hill
, toppers in Every Event
Friday Night.

George Washington and George
town will face each other in every
event started at the annual Buff anc
Blue meet, staged Friday night al
Convention Hall. Rivalry between
these two local institutions continues
to become hotter and hotter ever
since they began meetings in basket
ball, track and football, and Friday
nights roofing should make a record
Five colleges will make every ef
fort to win the point trophy, George
Washington, Georgetown, Virginia
Johns Hopkins and Lafayette. Johns
Hopkins won the Georgetown meet
this year, but the Baltimoreans will
have their work cut out for them to
repeat
Two Title Events.
Two South Atlantic championships
will be decided at the Buff and Blue
meet, the 44O-yards and the two-pile.
A classy field is found In the 40
yards. Sullivan, OF Johns Hopkins
and formerly of Catholic University;
Kean, of c. u, and Gladmy, of Wash
ington and Lee, will make a battle
for the title.
Judging from the entries received
already, Johns Hopkins hopes to win
the point trophy by sheer force of
numbers. However, Georgetown has
thirty-one entries, many capable ath-
letes.
Small But Powerful.
Washington and Lees squad Of ten
is small but most powerful and the
Lexingtonians are sure to be up
among the winners.
Lafayette makes its bow to Wash
ington with a strong squad of indoor
athletes.
Georgetown prep will enter many
lads in the scholastic events.
Relay Races Many.
AS usual, there will be many relay
races, always popular with the
throng. George Washington faces
Carlisle. Catholic University will run
Richmond College and Georgetown
will tackle Lehigh.
Virginia's freshman relay will meet
the most consistent win
ner in America, of the national schol-
astic title.
Mike Thompson, who refereed the
meet, will act in the
same capacity Friday night, with
Pete Carney, OF Philadelphia, official
starter.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
THIRD GAME WILL
Be DECIDED SOON
Friends Select Team Hands Bal
timore Quakers Defeat on
Own Floor.

Friends Select School will meet the
Baltimore Friends basketball team on
a date to be decided this week, hav-
ing won the second game OF the series
in Baltimore yesterday by a score of
81 to 16. 1t was the first defeat reg
istered against the Baltimore team
this season, the Monumental City lads
having won the opening engagement
here two weeks ago.
The Washington Friends sent three
teams over yesterday, and were in
tent upon winning the first game.
King, Harrison, Brown, Roberts. and
Bullard, OF the local team, performed
up to standard, checking the efforts
of the Baltimore men at all times.
The third game OF the series will
be played on a neutral floor some time
during the week. Coach Junkins'
team is deserving of great credit for
the Comeback staged yesterday.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
PHILLIPs-ExETER WINS.

BOSTON, Feb. 25.-PhIllips- Elk eter
Academy athletes again proved them.
selves best among the high and pre-,
schools OF New England
by winning the twenty.
eighth annual indoor schoolboy meet OF
the Boston Athletic Association. Exc.
ter's 80 5-12 points was a third OF the
total points awarded, the rest being
scattered among seventeen schools.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
CALDWELL ABSENT
Yankees Erratic Hurler Falls to
Start for DixIeland.

When the New York Yankees van
guard reached Washington last night,
Ray Caldwell was not in the party and
neither Captain Huston nor Manager
Bill Donovan knew aught OF his
whereabouts. They had an ideae that
he might be lurking in the Capital,
probably searching for a "leak."
George Mogridge and Alex Fergu-
son left New York in the party, while
Allan Russell and Fritz Maisel Joined
1t at Baltimore. Bob McGraw, a col
lege pitcher, Joined the party here.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
PURCHASES JOE WOOD.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Robert Nc
Roy, acting for Jim Dunn, has paid
Harry II. Frazee $4,000 for Joe
Wood. once the American Leagues
star pitcher. Wood plans to leave
here tomorrow for Cleveland, where
he Will sign a contract for 1917 and
go to New Orleans with the first
squad of Indians.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
ADOPTS ITS SCHEDULE.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Feb. 25.-The
1917 schedule OF the Southern Baseball
Association. adopted yesterday, pro-
vides for 152 games, with the season
opening on April IL and closing Sep
tember Is. A post-season series be-
tween the championship team and a
nine picked from the other seven
clubs was arranged for, seven games
to be played.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
MAeEE SIGNS AT LAST.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-Sher-
wood r. Magee, the heavy-hitting
Outfielder, announced late last night
that he had signed q contract 20 play
with the Braves next season. Magee
was displeased with his first contract,
but a new document arrived yester-
day afternoon that was entirely satis-
factory.
Magee put his signature to 1t and
mailed 1t back to Boston. This viii
be Magee's third season with the
BraVes
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
MAY BUY GIANTS
Sinclair and Ward Reported to Be
Negotiating for the Club.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-A report
was current yesterday that negotia-
tions for the sale of the New York
club OF the National League to Harry
Sinclair and George S. Ward, hackers
of the Federal League. were being
carried on. Efforts to get either de-
niaI or confirmation of the story were
unavai1ing.
1t became known that John McGraw
was not, as reported, on his way to
Petersburg. Va. to see Davy Robert
son, the outfelder who refused to
sign a contract. 1t was reported from
Petersburg that Robertson and his
father had left for this city to con-
fer with Harry Hampstead. McGraw's
delaying his departure for Marlin
lent some color to the story Of the
sale of the Giants.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
ST, AIBANS WIN,

st. Adams School closed Its basket
ball season yesterday by defeating
the Marston School team of Baltimore
by 3S to o. The Washington team
outclassed the Baltimore quint in its
own gymnasium in Baltimore. Morse
and Schroers starred for the st. AL
bans I'VE.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
MARTIN ARRIVES
Grlffmen's Trainer, With Flock Of
Trunks, at Augusta.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Feb. 25.-The first
sign of spring appeared here today
when Mike Martin, trainer of the
Washington baseball club, accompan-
led by a flock OF trunks, arrived. Mar
tin went at once to the Hotel Albion,
which will be the big leaguers' head
quarters. Later in the day he intend
ed looking over the ground. Tomor-
row he will proceed to make every
thing comfortable for the players,
who will begin coming here Thursday.
Local fans are convinced that the
Washington club will have excellent
weather during their training period.
The winter rains have about gone and
soft, balmy winds show that the play
ers will not lack for comfortable DAYS.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
Gnen Should Be in Hunlseann Leads BoersCental Takes Field
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS

Instead of annually pickering about
the Amateur Athletic Union officials
handicapper included, would IL moi
first be wise for Washington colleges
schools, and clubs to get into the or
ganfzation and have some sort of A
say? These many years Washington
has maintained discrimination by
Baltimore against the athletes here.
Those who are now in the throes
or another A A. u. squabble might
get on the inside by paying down a
small sum and gaining admission to
the union, where they will have the
rlght to be heard and the right to
nave a disposition of the troubles
wsich seem to be recurring with fire.
quency.
There are more Washington atb-
letes In competition in the regular
"A. A. u. meets than from Baltimore.
In addition, the Washington lads
have shown themselves to be better.
stronger competitors than those from
the Monumental City. As far as or
ganization and executive ability in
A. A. y. matters, Baltimore men have
had the edge on their Washington
rivals. The chance to dispose of some
OF these weighty matters will be
Forthcoming II the Washington men
get IN line In the A A u. and take
voice in the proceedings.
Grover Cleveland Alexander will
draw s12,500 a year for playing with
the Phillies. This Is at least s2.5OO
more than President Baker was will
ing to give him when the impasse
hrst came up. The public of Phila-
delphia, according to the newspapers,
demanded that Alexander get his
raise In salary. And SO now that
same public will be compelled to pay
its hero.
President Bakers park now has
$500 quarter seats. but by the time
the curtain rolls up on the proceed
ings there will be only $500 of them.
Furthermore. the 50-cent seats will
be decreased in number, two-bits
more being tackled on to many of
them.
1t isn't only potatoes and cabbage
that Is high these days.
Now all the Washington Kennel
Club wants Is the entry of Conejoi
Wycollar Boy for the April bench
show here.
Increasing the number of 'midship-
men at Annapolis and adding eight
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
CIV. U. ON TOUR
Team Takes Basketball Trip North
During the Week.

George Washington University will
finish its basketball season away, GO
ing on tour during the latter part Of
the week to play Lehigh, Penn Mill
tary Academy, and Brooklyn Poly
technic Institute.
The Hatchetites meet Lehigh Wed
nesday, Penn Military College on
Thursday, and Brooklyn Poly on Fri
day. The team has had an unusually
successful season under Coach George
Collifiower.
Last night the final home game Of
the season was staged, The strong
University of TENNESSEE, victor over
the University OF Virginia, the night
before, was beaten to a standstill by
a 2S to 10 score.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
JACOBY is WINNER
conqueror Of Travers Wins Hous-
toms Golf Tourney

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 25.-LouIs ia
coby, OF New Orleans. who elimIna-
ted Jerome Travers, former amateur
champion, l up, in the third round. es-
tablished himself champion yesterday
by defeating George Aldredge, of
Wallas. up and l to go In thirty-six
holes.
Jacoby's performance sets an ex-
tremely high mark for Southern. His
playing was almost flawless from the
very beginning OF the tourney. In the
final yesterday he made the last
eight holes In thirty-two strokes.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25

months to the age limit may go far
toward putting the sailors on an
equality with the soldiers at West
Point when II comes to building up
football elevens. For years the Army
has benefited by its greater age
limit. This has permitted former col
lege stars entering the academy on
the Hudson and making records in the
annual service contests. The Navy.
held down to a lower age limit, has
seldom been able to get any of these
athletes leaving colleges. But IL the
Navy, can get one or two good men
with college football training. that
annual clash with the Army may be
far closer than ever before.
With Mike Martin arriving in Au-
gusta today and many pitchers pack
ing to come to town, the baseball sea-
son in the Capital begins to perk up.
Come to think of 1t, it's only seven
weeks to the opening Of big league
hostilities.
Boxing Is to die in New York State
next January, and the greedy pro-
moters have themselves to blame.
Commissioner Wenck II charged with
not carrying out the demands of the
present law, which may be true. But
back of Il all Is the tale Of greed and
throat-cutting among the promoters in
the big town by the East river. The
law has been broken in New York city
on an average of three times q week
for the past year. as evidences show.
But boxing will not perish from the
land altogether with its passing in
New York. The pendulum will swing
back eventually. Just now New York
is willing to let It slide, believing that
when 1t is revivified, new promoters
will be found mixed up in It.
Obtaining Pep" sHornsby may prove
a great stroke for the Cubs, but what
will the fans of st. Louis say? Horns
by Is about the only star with the
Cardinals. II he goes, the team might
as well made arrangements to play
all Its games this season on the road.
st. Louis Is tired OF the way the Cards
have been handled. No money Is
spent. The stands are old and almost
falling down. The manager Is seldom
given any players worth while. With
the Browns forging to the front in
popularity, 1t behooves the National
League to get busy and see that the
pass into the hands OF some
body willing to make a big league
club out Of the proposition.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
MAULsETscH A COACH.

TOLEDO, Ohio. Feb. 25.-John Maui
betsch, former captain of the Uni
versity of Michigan football team. has
been engaged as coach Of the Waite
High School football team of Toledo,
according to announcement made last
night by directors of the board OF edu-
cation. Announcement also was made
that MauIbetsch had been appointed
Instructor in elementary mathematics.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
GIBBS IN PASADENA.

PASADENA, Cal, Feb. 25.-The Chi
cago Cubs. who will train here for the
approaching baseball season, arrived
yesterday, and tomorrow the athletes
will begin their work. The Cubs VIII
remain in California a month.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
PROS WILL PLAY
April Probable Date for Golf
Tourney at Columbia Club.

Washington is to have a profess
sional golf tourney at Columbia April
3, with many of the country's best
players taking part. The date Is not
definitely settled, but the month has
been fixed.
Walter Hagen, Western, and open
champion; Jim Barnes, Of PhiIadelphia.
champion OF the Professional Golfers
Association; Alex Smith, of wykagyl,
thrice open champion; Gilbert Mich
OILS, of Great Neck; Wilfred Reid, of
Wilmington; Tom MacNamara, of
Boston, former metropolitan champion
and runner-up in the open champion
ship OF 1918; Mike Brady, of Oakley,
and Jock Hutchinson, of Pittsburgh,
have signified their intention of enter
ing the tournament.
Alpheus Winter, member of the
greens committee at Columbia, has
sounded many influential members of
his club and has found them delighted
with the idea of opening the 1917 sea
son with a professional tourney.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
CONNIE. MACK WILL
LEAVE ON TUESDAY
Will Not Take Unsigned Players
to Training Camp, De-
spite Results.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-Connie
mostly pitchers, will leave Tuesday
for Fort Pierce, Fla, to prepare for
the grind later to be taken up at
Jacksonville. Manager Mack will
take with him Horn. Russell, Johnson,
and Adams, all pitchers. At Fort
Hill, Anderson, and Liz" Smith,
pitchers, will be found. as well as
Haley and Meyer, catchers.
This squad will be drilled by Man.
ager Mack until March 10. when they
will report at the regular training
camp OF. the Mackmen at Jacksonville.
Fla. When the camp at Jacksonville
is complete Mack's squad will be
made up of thirteen pitchers. three
catchers. six infielders and five out
fielders.
Last to Sign Up.
The last to accept terms are Grover.
an infielder who finished the season
with the Athletics last year. and
Noyes, who was drafted from the
Portland club of the Pacific Coast
League. Waivers have been received
on these men, as Manager Mack had
made up his mind not to bother any
longer with the players who refused
to sign, but kilograms were received
from both Grover and Noyes yester-
day that terms had been accepted.
The infield has been practically
made up to consist of McInnis, first
base; Otis Lawry or Grover, second
base; Witt, shortstop, and Ray Bates,
third base.
The refusal to sign of Amos Strunk,
Wally Schang, and Joe Bush does not
seem to be bothering Connie much.
He is said to have received several Of
fers for Bush, but will not part with
any one of the trio. If they do not
sign, they will not be taken to Jack
sonyille.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
TIGERS TWIRLNG
REMAINS PROBLEM
If Jennings Men Deliver Goods,
Detroit Should Be in Pen
nant Hunt.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 25.-The pre-
diction is justified that Detroit viii
have the strongest team this year
that has represented it in American
League race since the old champion
ship days. There Is. nevertheless. an
atmosphere OF uncertainty about the
club that has local dopesters guess
ing.
The outlook Is bright, but there IL Q
calamity hunch prevalent. On form.
the team should be exactly as strong
on attack as 1t was In 1915 and again
In 1916. In addition there should be
an improved pitching staff.
Five outfielders will be taken to
the training camp at Waxahachie,
Tex OF these, Cobb and Veach will
play regularly. / Whether Crawford
VIII again appear In right Is a ques-
ton Understanding him will be
Harper and Nicholson, newcomers to
the circuit, and possibly Harry He'll
man, the hard-hitting first baseman,
who appeared to advantage early last
season. Crawford couldn't play half
the time in 1916, and he averaged
barely q putout q game for those In
which he did appear. Wahoo Sam prob
able is through
InfieId ~ Good n Ever.
The old infield of Burns, Young.
Dush and Witt Is expected to be as
good as ever. Reinforcing the in
field will be rockies Dyer, Ellison.
and Jones, all good batsmen- It Is
planned to carry them throughought
the season as pinch hitters and emerg-
ency men. They will be developed to
take regular berths two or three sea
sons hence.
stanage and Tub Spencer win do
the catching. Spencer came back to
the majors last fall, and was able
to break into a score or more games.
He demonstrated that he could
maui major league pitching. His
average was -371 and his backstop'
ping was OF the highest order. Sec
ond string catchers will be Mckee
and Yelle, the latter a recruit from
the International League.
There Is no good reason to expect
Ill Of this array of talent. It has
the class. There Is a weakness in
right field, but 1t was there last sea
son and wasn't disastrous.
Pitehlng Big Problem
The pitching, as usual for the Tig
ers, will prove a big problem Harry
C eleskie always wins his twenty
games or more, and will be anchor
man. Dubuc is gone. his place hav-
ing been taken by Howard Ehmke,
a young right handler who made a
great record in the New York State
League and then showed class In the
majors during the closing weeks OF
the season He Is ranked as q find.
Bill James viii get into shape this
year or go hungry. He has a lot OF
ability. Willie MI.chelI did some fine
hurting last fall, after he had been
from cleveland. Boland
has lived out of doors all winter
playing jockey to a mail truck, and Is
In better shape than he ever was.
is a yonnRster who Ia
nicely. Dauss had
horrible season in 1916. No one
knows what he win do this year.
They look good for the coming sea
son, but as usual the Detriot critics
are leary Of the fingers
Some new slab talent will be tried
put. Chief among these recruits will
be Couch, from Frisco; Watson, q
Jennings has been farm
ing out for development, and Jones,
from the Central Association
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
YALE WINS ONE
Takes Wrestling Honors, But Navy
Grabs Other Two Events.

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 25.-Yle man.
aged to win from the navy wrestling
team yesterday, but the middies van
quished their opponents in gymnas-
tics and fencing. For the first time
since the war scare, feminine friends
of the middies were allowed on the
reservation, and they packed the hall.
The Navy gymnasts won by a score
of 80 to II. In fencing they led, 5 to
4, with the foils, and took all four
contests with the sabers.,
Baldridge, Yale's big football star,
decided the wrestling honors when he
overcame the Navy lead OF one point
by throwing Maichie in the unlimited
class.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
GAlLAUDET LOSES.

GaIlaudet closed its Northern trip
in Philadelphia last night by losing
26-to-24 game to Temple College.
Wilman and Wenger were the star
players for the Gallaudet team.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
LoupEN WON'T SIGN.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 25.-Bin Louden,
the Reds second baseman, has refused
to sign a contract for 1917. Manager
Mathewson says that Louden will
have to sign before accompanying
the team to the training camp.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
FOSTER A SPEAKER.

Eddie Foster, the Griffmen's wee in
fielder, today addressed the mems
class at the Second Baptist Church,
Fourth street and Virginia avenue.
The Washington times., 1917-02-25
Thrasher Not In Line.

1t is known that Thrasher, the slug
ger from the Southern League, has
refused to sign at the terms offered.
He will be treated just like the vet
eran trio, Bush, Strunk, and Schang.
Ping Bodie, so far. is the only out
fielder signed for 1917. He is an eX-
perienced player, and is sure of a
place in the outfield, but beside him
may be found rockies.
William Johnson, a Chicago semi
pro star, comes with the best Of refer
ences, and there are also Fred Ley, a
Colorado semi-pro, and King, from
Massachusetts Aggies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-09-20
{. A. LAWRENCE TRADES
H.A.ROSTERR|NGOHOTHL

E. A. Lawrence, proprietor Of the
Ringu Hotel, has traded his business
to II. A. Foster, who conducts dry
goods store in the old Poisson stand
on the north side Of the square. The
deal was consumated Friday. Mr..
Foster will take charge Of the busi-
ness about October first.
Mr.. Lawrence stated that he would
no, conduct Mr.. Fosters store, which
was one Of the factors in the trade,
but that he and his wife would con-
tinue to make Mexico their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence came to this
city three years ago the first Of oc-
tober and Mr.. Lawrence, who is an
experienced hotel man, made the Rim
20 one Of the best hosteleries in this
section Of the State. Their many
Mexico friends viii be glad TO learn
they will not leave this city.
Mr.. Foster, who came to this city
several months ago, has made many
friends here. He is a business man
Of ability and expects to maintain the
high standard Of the Ringo in the fu-
ture.
The Ringo is one Of the leading and
historic institutions Of Central Mis-
souri. The building is owned by the
Robert johnson estate.