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The Washington times., 1917-01-03
ATHLETIC ADVISERS
WILL MEET TONIGHT
Details of Basketball Series and
Eligibility Rules To Be
Discussed.

Representatives from Technical
Western. Business, Eastern, and Cen
trail have-been called together for the
first high school athletic advisers
meeting of the year at the Mckinley
Manual Training School tonight.
Details of the basketball series to
start Friday at the Y. NJ. C. A. will
be gone over while remaining foot
ball business from last fall will be
taken up. In addition, the advisers
Will probably consider the new eIigi-
bility rules which. have been drawn
up.
Washington high school athletes
pay their games under what is
thought to be the strictest set of
rules in the country. Residence rules
and scholastic rules in force are
thought to be drastic and will stand.
Minor Rules Obsolete.
There are several minor rules
which were made in 1906 and which
have held since that date, now con-
sidered as having no bearing on the
schools at present. .,
Several new. studies have been add
ed to the curriculum which are not
included in the present rules. and
such matters as the time of quarters
in football games have never been
changed to keep PAGE with the change
in the football code.
Other matters of eligibility, such
as the residence rule and attendance
at other out-of-town schools may be
taken up. During the past year ad-
visers have asked for several spe-
cial rulings not included in the pres
emit eligibility code.
Birch Was Chosen.
These matters will probably be
gone over at length tonight. At a
recent meeting of the advisers. Leroy
Birch. of the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School, was elected chairman of
the board to take the place of Will
liam ]. Wallis, OF Eastern, resigned.
The board Is composed of Leroy
Birch, Technical; Claud J. Schwartz,
Eastern; Bryan Morse, Western; Rob-
ert Maurer, Central, and Paul White,
Business.
It is limited that some matters in
regard to coaching teams will be
brought UP at tonight's meeting. One
or two of the advisers have intimated
that conditions in recent games have
not been satisfactory.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
PICKS HIS TIGERS
Jennings Also Says That Four
Clubs Have Chance at FLAG.

SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 3.-"Boston,
Detroit, Chicago. and New York have
chances of winning the 1917 pennant,
but really think that the Tigers will
finish in front" says Hughey Jen-
nings, who is practicing law here this
winter. "These four teams will make
the first division, the one with the
greater endurance winning the flag.
"Cleveland's pitching stan Will
never carry the team beyond August
l. Connie Mack's boys won't be q
toy for the rest OF us next summer.
They'll put up a good fight every
day.
II can't see any chance for Wash
ington or st. Louis, though each club
has its stars
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
RIVAL TEAMS MAKE
SHOW IN WINNING
Business and Western Take
. Games From Epiphany
and Alexandria.

Business and Western. rivals for
basketball honors for the past two
years, and slated to oppose each other
Friday afternoon at the Y. NJ. c. A
in the opening High School League
game. got away with wins yester-
day.
Both teams played games in their
own gyms which accounts for the
fact that they were bit better tnan
the teams which opposed.
I Business nosed out the Epiphany
Gym team by 81 to 26. Epiphany
gave the Business lads a run for
their money and really outplayed the
from the floor Epiphany got ten, Cat
lin and Tabb making three each.
Mcdonald Makes Good.
For Business Macdonald, the giant
center. made good with five baskets.
Buck Wise Gagged two and Towbes
got the same number. Buck Wise, in
shooting from the foul line. manag-
ed to get nine shots through the ring
and won as Tabb negotiated but six.
Alexandria came up with a patched
up team which failed to do itself
the score stood fourteen all. In the
second half Western got going and
doubled the score which ended 3S to
10 ia favor of the Red and White
Western shot fourteen baskets from
the floor. tombstone making FIVE.
Sommers, for the visitors got four.
while Chamberlain of the home team
and Groves shot four each.
VIII Play Today.
The Westerners will journey over
to Gonzaga today to play the team at
North Capitol and I streets. Western
has had little chance to get games
this seson as a late start was made.
The team is a green one, but has
shown improvement in every contest
Fridays game with Business will
be played at 2:45 at the "Y" gymna-
SUM as the opener of the scholastic
series. Central is playing Eastern in
the second part of the double header.
Swimmers Prepare!
Central is preparing for the winter
swimming campaign. Plans announced
some' time ago have been definitely
StlllCN All tnNcECldbS HnCCl DC
held on. Tuesday at 2:30 q. m. On
January IL the Washington Swim
ming Club will be met in a dual meet.
Events for the dual meet have been
announced by Coach F. J. Drummer, of
the Central team, as follows: so, 100,
22O yard swinms, 50-yard back stroke,
5o-yard breast stroke, plunge for dis
tance, fancy diving and 64O-foot relay
race.
During the intermission the Central
crew will give an exhibit
tion and some demonstrations of the
more buoyant ways of floating and
fancy swimming.
Captains OF the class teams at Cen
trail have been named as follows: SEN
Tor ]. Call; junior, V. Bauchamp;
sophomore, s. Houstan, and, freshman,
Rich Newly.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
WASHINGTON NAMED
AS TENNIS CENTER
United States Lawn Tennis As.
ISOLATION Would Boom Out
door Game Here.

Washington will be recommended
to the annual meeting of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation for designation as a tennis
center. This will take place at the
annual meeting OF the association. to
be held in New York, February g.
This proposal is in connection with
suggestions for increasing the num-
Der of tournaments for juniors and
boys that will be brought to the dele
gates attention.
In selecting for this purpose some
forty-five cities throughout the Unit
ed States, thought has been given
not only to the geographical position
of each city. but to its position in the
tennis world as we'll. For such rea-
sons the designation that Washing
ton has received will be OF great sig
nificance to tennis fans.
1t is true in most cases that these
"centers" have strong clubs, SO that
the game is fiourishing. A few cities
have been selected, However, largely
because OF their situation, and with
the expectation that such help as the
national aSsOCidtlOn may DC doAo "
give local enthusiasts in promoting
these tournaments for the youngsters
will result in greatly increased in
terest.
Present indications are that 1917
will be the greatest season the game
has ever known-partly due to the
widespread interest that is expected
to develop in connection with these
tournaments for juniors and boys.
Tennis is practically the only sport
in which a serious effort is being
made to start the beginners in the
way they should go. and the response
to the efforts already put forth has
been amazingly cordial.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
BROTHERS TO SEE
THEIR TEAMS PLAY
Jim and George coIIifIoWer 0p-
pose Each Other When G.
W. U. Meets Navy.

It will be brother against brother
today when the Navy entertains
George Washington University at An
napolis in the basketball conflict.
Jim Collifiower, coach Of the Navy
team, will pit his charges against
brother George Collihower's George
Washington aquint. and according to
those who have followed the teams
closely there will be something doing.
George Washington is expected to
line up as follows: Giacomo, right
forward; Almon, left forward; Ellison,
center; Groesbeck. left guard, and I'll
lies, right guard. The Hatchetites
makes no bones OF saying they are
ready.
Practice All Week.
At the Y. NJ. C. A. during the holi-
days the Hatchetites have put in Q
week Of good practice. Those who
have seen the team in action declare
1t is vastly improved over the fve
which defeated Maryland University
and Gallaudet.
4hc ndICncIlIeB CdnnOl ulSCOunb
the fact that the Navy floor is the
most difficult in the country to play
on. Upon a base OF concrete has
been constructed q parquet oak floor
which according to players Is most
trying on legs, especially in the sec
ond half.
Navy il not only strong, but has
the advantage of knowing the floor
well. George Washington Is conf
dent of winning, but those on the
inside declare the Navy will come on
with the long end of the battle.
Regulars Are In.
The Navy regulars, Won Heimberg,
Captain Calhoun, Clarke. Byers, But
Ter, Roberts, WEIGH, and Allen, are
ready to take their turn today. Novy
has won three games this season,
having defeated Hopkins Independ-
ents, c. C. N. Y, and st. Johns.
At any rate a Washington boy will
have coached the winner today, no
matter upon which banner victory is
perched.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
BOXING IN CHURCH
Wisconsin Commission Grants L.
cense to Reverend Wedge.

RHINELANDER. Wis. Jan. 3.-The
State boxing commission has author
lied Rhinelander to have a boxing
club in a church. The license will
be issued to the Rev. Fred Il. Wedge,
one-time a clever welterweight. The
parson already has organized a box
ing class among his Sunday school
students.
Boxing is not wrong in Itself" the
Rev. Wedge said. THE art of fight
Ing with mitts is n good thing for
any boy"
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
DRAKE TO RESUME
one-Time Great Race Figure Plans
to Stage a "come- Back"

NEW YORK, Jan. John 4.
Drake, who was a power on the turf.
about decade ago, will again become
actively interested In racing, accord
ing to information furnished by turf
men who have just returned from
England on the KYoonIand.
Phillip T. Chinn, one Of the well
known judges OF horsefIesh from the
blue grass district, went abroad in
the interest of Mr.. Drake, aIN during
his so-journ in England Ngathered
stable OF twenty-five yeariings, most
Of the youngsters being destined to
carry the Drake colors when the Chi
cagoan decides to sport silk again.
Mr.. Chinn could not be found yes
terday, but the information that he
had purchased the racers for Mr.
Drake was obtained from John y.
Kenne, another Kentuckian, who had
been abroad since September 80. acs
cumulating weanlings to reinforce
his Keenland Stud at Lexington, Ky.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
WILL TAKE Fifteen
Jennings Will Try Out That Num-
Der of Pitchers at Camp.

DETROIT, Jan. Fifteen pitchers.
four catchers. seven infielders and
seven outfielders make up the squad
OF Detroit Tigers 10 be taken to Texas
for the training campaign early in
March. Hugh Jennings. leading all
other major league managers in an
nouncing his spring plans. has given
out all the details. incidentally bring
ing home the fact that the advance on
the Southland by the major league play
ers will set in within eight weeks The
Detroit squad. the largest to be taken
South since Jennings assumed charge,
contains almost as many recruits as
veterans.
Pitching has long been the weakness
OF the Detroit teams and the Peppery
Chieftain hopes to start building up a
new staff from the squad of youngsters
to be tried out this spring. He has
gone into the smaller leagues for most
Of the talent. only one Of bis nine new
boxmen being a class IA leaguer in the
1916 campaign. He will take six veter-
an pitchers-Dauss, Coveleskie. Boland.
James. Cunningham and Mitchell-to
the Texas training camp.
Ehmke Is Newcomer.
The newcomers are Ehmke from
Scranton, New York State League Car
roll Jones. from Clinton. Of the Central
Association; J. ID. Couch. from San
Francisco, of the Pacific Coast League {:
John r. Woods and J. Alien, from
Portsmouth, of the Virginia League /;
Herbert W. Flanagan. from Muscatine,
of the Western Association; Watson.
from Denison, Of the Western AssOcia-
ton Carl +. Acten and Monre SwarIs,
semi-professional pitchers from Spring
field. Ohio. and Dayton, Ohio. respec-
lively.
Three veterans and one newcomer
make up the catching staff. The vets
are Stanage. Spencer and Mckee. and
the recruit is Yelle, from the Provi-
dence Club of the International League
Del Baker, who has been with the
Tigers for three seasons. will go to the
Pacific Coast League.
Three New InheIders.
The inGelders will be Burns, Young.
Bush and Witt, all veterans and three
new pIayers-Dyer, from the Denver
club. Of the Western League; Jones.
from San Francisco. of the Pacific
Coast League. and Ellison. from Mus
catine, Of the Central Association. Full
Ter, extra infielder in 1916 has been
dropped.
F. The new outfielders are Nicholson,
from Charlotte. Of the North Carolina
League. and Allison, "A profession
al from Baltimore. The veteran out
fielders to go South are Cobb. Crawford,
Veach, Heilman and Harper
The Detroit pitchers and catchers will
leave for the training camp on March
8, and the other player on March 10. .
Nine games with the New York
Giants will. feature the training cam
paign Of the Tigers.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
CRITICISM RESENTED
Woodland Club Takes Exception to
Remarks of President Woodward.

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 3.-Members
of the Woodland Golf Club, who have
been working in the interests OF
Francis Ouimet, Paul Tewksbury. and
John Sullivan for reinstatement ~
amateurs at the coming meeting Of
over the statements credited to Pres
ident Woodward, of the U. S. G. A.
Irving F. French, secretary of the
Woodland Club, today issued a state
ment relative to President Wood
wards comments. The Woodland
CLUB takes exception to the remarks
made which are discrediting to the
Woodland Club, and to the sports
manship of Massachusetts, golfers us
whole.
president Woodward's statements
attempt to becloud the issue, which
will be thoroughly threshed out at
the u. S. G. A. meeting" says the
statement.
This article claims that known
facts have ben deliberately withheld,
and tremendous efforts have been
put forth by a number of Massachu-
sets golfers to prejudice the minds
tend the annual meeting
THE Officers of the Woodland Golf
Club resent this insinuation, for they
have been most careful to give out
only facts which can be substantiated
and have tried to state the case with
out prejudice or bias, realizing that
the question is much biggeS than the
disqualification of these three men,
and can be finally settled only along
broad lines. They have been serious
~ Handicapped by their failure to get
written statement from the eXecu-
tive committee OF the L. $. G.. A, Civ
ing the charges under which the dis
qualifications were made and by the
refusal OF the Massachusetts repre-
sentative of the u. $. G. A. to appear
before their boards.
Massachusetts, golfers are very
much aroused over this apparent dis
elimination and at a recent meeting
of the massachusetts Golf Associa-
ton, where forty-one clubs were rep
resented, an overwhelming vote was
passed asking for the repeal of the
ruling. which is so obnoxious. The
general feeling is that a very large
majority of golfers of this country
are not in sympathy with the action
of the U. S. G. A. and that the eXecu-
tive committee is trying to force
their own personal feelings in spite
of the sentiment against them.
Golf has obtained too great a
hold upon the sport-loving American
public to be handled by star cham
Der methods, and the failure of the
U. s. q. A. executive committee to
give the facts to the public is q
serious indictment against them"
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
TO PROTECT CLUBS
Charlie Ebbets Offers Amendment
to Solve Draft Problem.

10 SOtNG OFdII TToplGIns
NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-President
Charles H. Ebbets. of the Brooklyn
club, who recently came to the front
with the best solution of the trouble
some draft problem that has yet been
drawn up in baseball, now comes for
ward with a new amendment TO the
draft rule. The purpose is to protect
the major league club owners from
paying out money and getting moth
ing in return. as has happened fire.
quently in. recent years.
The amendment provides that in the
event of a drafted player refusing
money paid for him shall be returned
by the club from which he was draft
ed, and in the event OF the players
death before reporting time the draft
ing amount shall be divided. share
and share alike, by the drafting club
and the club on which the player had
been a member.
The amendment was suggested by
some recent experiences of the Brook
Ign club. In 1914 Brooklyn drafted
Howell from the Chattanooga club
and paid $500 for him. He entered
law office and refused to report to
the Brooklyn cluD. IN 1919 Player
Barth was drafted from Seattle and
he died in November. the Brooklyn
club losing $1,000 in this draft.
In 1915 Infielder Reilly. who was
drafted by Brooklyn from the New
Orleans club. entered the sugar re-
fining business and failed TO re-
port. The club would have lost s., 500
in this draft had not Reilly consented
late in the season to join the Atlanta
club. which paid the draft price for
his services.
Other major league clubs have suf-
fered in the same way. hence the
amendment which Ebbets proposed.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03

won 291 in the National League ami
21T in the American League. 1t has
often been thought that Christy
Mathewson. now manager OF the Gin
cinnati Reds, might equal this mark,
but Matty is all done as a big league
performer and his victories total but
$50 games.
Walter Johnson, the star of the
American League, may win as many
big league games as did Cy Young
before he passes out of the circuit,
but IL is doubtful. Johnson's easy
motion lis what may carry him
through.
To win 500 big league ball games
means practically twenty years Of
service under the main tent. John
son has a long way to go to pitch
twenty years in fast company. but lie
may achieve the weIl-nigh impossible.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
DONOVAN BELIEVES
YANKS WILL sign
Neither New York Club Looks
For Any Trouble When
Players Get Contracts.
BY JOE VILLA.

NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-Manager
Donovan, OF the Yankees, arriv ed here
yesterday, after spending the holt
days at his home in Philadelphia, and
he will busy himself for the next few
days completing details for the Yanks'
training trip. The new contracts,
which were sent out from President
Johnson's Chicago office on Monday.
will be mailed to the unsigned players
this week.
The Yankees to whom contracts
will be sent are Pitchers Shawkey,
Mogridge, Cullop. Russell, Shocker.
and Love; catchers Alexander and
Walters; Inhelders Pipp, Mullen.
Baumann, and Aragon; outheIders
High, Miller, and Hendrix.
The other veteran members OF the
club and the seven recruits who are
to be taken to Macon in March are
already under contract.
II Not Disturbed.
The Yankee leader is not disturbed
to any extent over the threat OF a
holdout.
THE players will be well satisfied,
i am sure" said Donovan this morn
ing, "and instead OF battling for the
cause of others, they will be glad to
fall into line. They may hold back
for a few days. but when they realize
that the club owners are not bluffng
about locking their gates, IL neces-
sary, they will hurry the papers
along.
at would be quite a treat to see
some Of those boys striking and
thereby missing a few salary days.
They'll be on deck when we want
them"
Holdout In Ridleuled.
At the Giants offices the holdout
threat Is ridiculed. Manager McGraw
will leave in a few days for Cuba and
he plans to forget baseball until late
in February, when he viii leave
Havana and go direct to the training
camp at Marlin. II his players de-
sire to hold back with their signed
contracts that fact will in no way
interfere with the vacation Of the
New York manager.
Secretary John B. Foster of the
Giants is no more concerned than Is
McGraw as to the contracts not be;
ing returned with the players sigma
lures. Several of the Giants main
stays, including Kauff, Perritt and
Sallee are under contract, and others,
including Hol<e and Schupp, are to
receive substantial increases in recog-
milton Of their fine work during the
latter part OF the 1915 season.
No trouble Is looked for in getting
the members Of the club into line.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
FROWNS ON BOXING
New Governor Of Michigan Does
Not Favor Sport.

LANSING, Mick, Jan. 3-BoxinE
promoters who planned a revival OF
the game in Michigan as soon as Al
bert Z. Sleeper was inaugurated as
governor are doomed to disappoInt.
ment as the new chief executive does
not look with favor on fighting.
IF l have been quoted as being in
favor of boxing bouts / am afraid
those who have quoted me have been
given a wrong tip and will be dis.
appointed" declared Governor Sleeper
today.
81 am not in favor of II and will do
as Governor Ferris did. i will veto
any bill that makes prizefghting legal
in this State"
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
WOULD REVIVE FACING

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Revival of horse
racing in Illinois, along legitimate
lines. Is the purpose of a bill that will
be introduced in the State legislature
next week by the Business Mems As
ISOLATION of Illinois. The bill pro-
hibits bookmaking, toutS and profess
sional gamblers and establishes =
State racing commission.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
Arrive in Washing tonManagers Don't Worry Over Strike
cLABBY IN NEW ROLE
May Return as Manager Of Miss
Durack, Australian Swimmer.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-Jimmy
Clabby may become the manager of
Miss Fannie Durack, the Australian
swimmer, who holds all the worlds
records for women from fifty yards
up to a mile, for an American tour.
According to letter received here
several Sydney bookmakers have
promised to finance Clabby in the
venture. Some time ago there was a
plan on foot to bring Miss Durack
to America for tour, but IL was
abandoned. II Clabby does come TO
this country with the noted swimmer
it will not be before February or
March.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
GARRY is CHOSEN
Commission Elects Chairman and
Then Listens to Minors.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 3.-The National
commission will be led by Garry
Hermann for another year. his cleo
ton being held yesterday. John E!
Bruce continues as secretary.
Representatives from the minor
leagues thronged the offices. The
Glass "A leaders asked that they be
eliminated from the annual draft, but
that IL this could not be done, that
the drafting season open September
20 instead of September Is.
The smaller leagues asked that the
commission lend its aid in reclass!-
flying the circuits. This was taken
under advisement.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
MAY BUY CARDINALS
Bobby Quinn Willing to Take a
Chance, if Fans Are Satisfied.

CINCINNATI, Jan. Bobby Quinn,
who recently sold his Columbus club
to Joe Tinker. is an active bidder for
the st. Louis Cardinals. Quinn is
willing to purchase the club. if Mound
City fans offer no opposition.
Yes. I'm looking for a imajor
league ball club" admitted Quinn
here yesterday. Furthermore, I'm
looking for a chance to buy the Car
dinals. But il would be foolish to
put money into club unless the fans
of the city are with me. If l can be
shown Sthat st. Louis will stand be-
hind me. I'll go ahead"
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
OFFERS FAT PURSE
ReisIsr Will Give Darcy $4,000 to
Meet Weinert- Miske Winner.

NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-Thirty thou
sand dollars was added today to the
fast growing pile of offers to Les
Darcy for his first fight in this coun-
try. John Reisler, OF the Harlem
Sporting Club. offered this amount
for a ten-round bout with the winner
OF the Weinert-Miske bout, scheduled
for January 12.
Reisler said he would deposit with
Tex Richard or any man Darcy should
designate, a forfeit of $1,000. II the
additional $4,000 is not forthcoming
before date to be set for the match.
he stipulated Darcy would be well
come to the sixth of the total to
spend on ice cream sodas and things.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
CARDIGAN TO RETURN
His Presence Said to Have Been
Condition Of Sale of Red Sox.

NEW YORK, Jan. Bill Carrigan
will manage the Red Sox next season.
All talk of his probable retirement is
but bit Of advertising. according to
an American League official here.
There never has been any doubt of
Carrigan's return" says this. official
today, "since the league ratified the
sale of the club to Frazee and Ward.
The latter, being theatrical men, are
now reaping the rewards OF advertis-
ing. Why. Carrigan's affiliation with
the club was one of the conditions Of
sale entered into by Lannin and
Frazee. Insiders in the league have
known this all along"