The Washington times., 1917-02-07

single days work.
BOB THAYER'S II
| Sporting Gossip II
Tonight Tom Fisher crates at the
Cardinals banquet to Clark Griffith.
Now a New York writer has dug
up q new angle to golf. He says that
golf, and golf alone, has educated
Americans to believe In the allies
side of the present war in Europe.
Golf is purely a British game. and.
with hundreds of thousands of golf
ers in this country, 1t is but natural
that We have leaned to the side OF
the allies. He points to ''invasions"
Of recent years by British golfers like
Ray and Vardon as evidencing the
close connection between US and our
British cousins. But he forgets the
prohibition wave. Maybe that has
something to do with our readiness to
scrap with Germany. We are losing
our beer-drinking habits. Possibly he
never thought of that.
Mike Martin promises to have his
piccolo along tonight at Alexandria
DischargIng the boxing commission
is the best way to end a sorry situa-
tion in New York's boxing game. II
baseball were conducted improperly
by the National Commission, for in
stance, would we consider abolishing
baseball: Not a chance! We'd abolish
the National Commission. Boxing it.
self is not Objectionable. Thousands
enjoy it Thousands will miss It. IL
It goes from New York. But 1t Is
apparent that the game has not been
conducted properly, and SO Governor
take in appointing Fred wenck chair
man and abolish him. But don't kill
boxing on Wenck's account.
Clark Griffith has a brand new
speech for tonights banquet at Alex
andria.
The Red Sox and Dodgers are to
play ten games this spring, touring
from Hot Springs, where both teams
will train, to Lafayette, Ind. Pos
sibly the hicks in the tall sticks will
enjoy this shadow OF the worlds
SERIES" but surely there must be some
folks even in the grass country who
have digested thoroughly the story
of the 1916 series for the worlds title.
They will know how sorry was the
showing OF the Brooklyn club last
pay money. even the revered two
bits. TO see these two teams in action
with nothing whatever at stake? The
idea is ridiculous.
Tonight Sylvester Breen will beam
with pride as be looks over "his
boys"
washington is in the midst OF its
most prosperous bowling season. Only
one disagreeable feature has been
connected with It thus far, which is
the sudden development among pin
bows Of an epidemic OF laziness. With
the possible exception of ono or two,
every alley manager in the city has
had trouble securing pinboys who will
work. A majority OF them take their
own time to set 'em up. chewing the
pits. and carrying matters so far on
occasions as to take much out of the
Measure in rolling. 1ndolent pinboys,
q is said, are to be found more in
this city than elsewhere in the East.
Farther north, ana especially in New
England, emigrants from Italy are
empIoyed in the pits and they are
most capable workers.
Harvey Crump's annual forensic ef
fort is due tonight at the Cardinals
banquet.
Tho striking ball players are be
ginning to worry, as they read OF
.ubmarines and sailors set adrift on
the seas in open boats. II folks con
tinus to read such things, they may
have little or no interest in the SQUAD
bIes between magnate and player
what moment does that squabbls
have compared with the worldwide
strife7 Those players who have come
to terms with their clubs are fortu
nate. Their salaries will be paid, ever
~ the magnates have to borrow the
money. But the strikers-well, Clar
enca, that's another tale yet again
Maybe they won't be offered any sal
aries