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The Washington times., 1917-03-17
MANY STARS READY
FOR TITLE EVENTS
Worlds Records Are Expected
to Be Broken in New
York Tonight.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Stunts by
athletes that will probably thrill ath-
Ietic fans for years to come ire
promised tonight at the annual meet
for indoor championships Of the Anna
teur Athletic Union.
With such stars as Joie Ray, Joe
LOOMS, Brooke Brewer, Johnny
overton, Earl Thomson, and Ted
Meredith entered for events, records
are tottering on the verge Of oblivion;
new ones loom dangerously near the
record books.
The performances of Overton and
Ray will be watched with more inter-
est than any other athletes, for they
are the lads who made a habit OF
breaking records. They will be sent
through their PAGES at the head OF
procession of athletes who will make
them step their best, so some extra
ordinary performances may be ex-
pected.
Dave Caldwell will be one OF the
opponents. Billy Moore, Princeton
athlete, is generally favored to win
the 800 yards race. The team COM
petition will be unusually strong.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17

All OF the leading Eastern colleges
which include rowing in the sporting
curriculum, except only Syracuse Uni
versity and the Naval Academy, have
now finished their regatta schedules,
and IT has become thoroughly evident
that the oarsmen have a very busy
season of competition before them.
Other varsity rowing centres, how
ever have been active and Princeton,
Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania, Har-
ward, and Yale will all enter eight
cared crews in dual, triangular, and
championship regattas. Owing TO the
short season there will be several
conflicting dates, which Is unfortu-
nate, since ii will cause a distribu-
ton of interest on days when two
contests of Importance are to be row.
ed on widely separated courses.
Then season opens with the annual
Pennsylvania-Yale race at Philadef
phis, or Friday, April 8. A week
later the Pacific Coast regatta will
be held at Oakland, Cal, and will be
followed with interest in the East,
in view OF the fact that the winning
crew is expected to row in the inter
collegiate championship regatta on
the Hudson, late in June.
On April 10 Princeton and Harvard
will swing into action with a race
on Carnegie Lake, at Princeton. to be
followed on May IL by two of the
more important Of the early spring
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
INAUGURAL MEETS
|. DRAW GOOD FIELDS
Central and Business Athletes
Hold Closed Track Per-
formances.

The success of school boy athletes
at Central and Business in the inaug-
ural track meets held yesterday is
expected to be followed by dual and
triangular meets during the spring
in preparation for the coming season.
Central held its first outdoor session
on the new cinder track while Bust
ness ran off a meet in the gymnasium.
Business and Western will hook up In
q dual engagement next Friday after
noon at Western.
DefIbaugh Scores.
In the novice meet at Central,
Fred Defibaugh was high scorer with
thirteen points. There were thirteen
events on the program, three events
being for juniors.
Defbaugh gained two firsts and q
second. In every event the fields
were large showing that the young
sters are finding the meet attractive.
A regular program will be followed
during the spring.
Raedy Out In Front.
Raedy and Collier starred in the
track and field games held at Bust
ness, the former winning the 80 and
22O ward dashes and the latter the
half mile and mile runs. More than
thirty-five athletes competed in the
meet, the first ever attempted by Bust
ness High.
Schaefer won the Quarter-mile
event, while Hatford took the pole
vault, Held the high jump, Callahan
the broad jump and Dufredda the
shot-put.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
College Crews Face Tests
Incoming Seasons Races
Ten Big Regattas Are Already Listed for Oars
men, With Yale-Penn Race As'Starter
On April 6.

reEattas. At Philadelphia the Ameri-
can Henley will be staged, with first
and second college crews competing
in a number of the Schuylkill events.
On the same day the triangular re-
gatta for the Childs Cup will be row.
ed at Princeton, with crews from Col
umbIa, Pennsylvania, and Princeton
competing for the historic trophy.
On the following Saturday two dual
regattas OF great interest will be
rowed respectively at Boston and New
Haven. On the Charles river basin
course Harvard and Columbia will
meet in a one and seven-eighth mile
contest, while Yals and Cornell match
rowing from and endurance at Derby.
not far from the site of the New
Haven university. This race will be
the first test OF the new Housatonic
river course, which has been highly
praised by Coach Nickalls, of Yale. d.
Cayuga Lake, at Ithaca, N. Y; will
be the scene of the next race, for
Princeton and Cornell Fights will row
a two-mile contest there during the
spring day celebration, Saturday. May
%. This event will end the prelimi.
nary rowing season, as less than a
month will remain in which to train
for the intercollegiate regatta at
Poughkeepsie, on Thursday, June 81.
to be followed the next day BY the an
nual New London regatta, between
Yale and Harvard. on the Thames
river.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
KERR WINS TITLE
Defeats Gardner In Final Of West
Coast Amateur Tourney.

BELLAIR HEIGHTS. Fla, March IT.
H. X. Kerr, of Greenwich, is the
new West Coast amateur golf cham.
pion, as he defeated C. H. Gardner, of
Providence. 3 up and 4 to play in the
thirty-six-hole final play over the two
courses Of the Bellair Country Club
yesterday. Both players were out in
81 and Kerr only held his lead through
phenomenal putting. On five greens
Kerr holed puts from 10 to 20 feet in
length to halve holes in the afternoon
round.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
P0T0MAcS CALLED OUT
Have Shore Time to Prepare for
Navy Race,

With less than three weeks to pre-
pare for the opening race Of the sea
son, with Navy at Annapolis, April
3, Coach Clarence Hecox. and Cap
tain Powell, Of the Potomac Boat Club
crews, issued a call for candidates
yesterday. The initial workout will
be held Sunday morning at 1880.
Potomacs expect to have a banner
year. Five regattas probably will
be participated in, including the Ma
tional, II held in Philadelphia: South
ern Rowing Association, in Baltimore:
Bayonne Rowing Association, at New
ark, N. J.; Peoples Regatta, at Phila-
delphia on the Fourth of July, and
the Middle States Regatta.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
CORNELL IN LEAD
Qualities Six Men for Wrestling
Finals Today.

ITHACA, N. Y, March 17.-CornelI
placed six men out OF the seven events
in the intercollegiate championship
wrestling finals to be held today. Five
points were scored by falls in the
preliminaries held here last night.
Pennsylvania placed four men in the
finals, but scored no falls; Princeton
and Lehigh placed two men each in
the finals, and Princeton scored two
points by falls.
Captain Sager, of Cornell, took both
his bouts against Dayton, OF Lehigh,
and Durrell, of Princeton, scoring two
points for his team. Cornell, of Cor
nell, wrestling for Reynolds, who was
injured in the 135-pound class, won
a point and fall in the preliminaries,
but lost his seml-final against Kaiser,
OF Penn.
Captain Milligan, OF Penn, had a
hard time to take a decision from
Poehler, OF Princeton.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
WANTS TO RACE
New York's Distance Swimmer
Would Engage Durborow.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Robert
Bowling, star local long-distance
swimmer. is taking time by the fore
lock and trying to induce Charles
Durborow, of Philadelphia, and Ray
mond Boyle, Of Pittsburgh, to en-
gage with him in a race from the
Battery to Sandy Hook and back
early next summer.
Bowling has improved rapidly in
his long distance swims and should
be able to give Durborow a good
race. Boyle has long sought a COM
petitIve trial over the Sandy Hook
course.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
HAS NO CHAIRMAN
Boxing Committee May Be Abolish
ed In New York.

ALBANY, N. Y, March lit was
announced at the executive chamber
today that probably no successor to
Frederick A. Wench. chairman of the
State athletic commission, would be
appointed, as the Governor hopes to
see boxing exhibitions declared illegal
in this State before the end of the
present legislative session.
wench was removed yesterday by
Governor whitman on the ground
that he was unit for the position by
reason OF "his character and previous
dealings with others"
The executive dismissed all OF the
other charges brought against the
chairman by three New York boxing
promoters, including one OF attempt
ed extortion.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
TITLE TO SOUTHERN
IN DUCKPIN LEAGUE
Defeats Maintenance of Way
for Terminal R. R. Y. M.
C. A. Championship.

Southern Railway is the champion
of the Terminal Railroad Y. -. c. A.
Duckpin League. by virtue of Its to
victory over Maintenance of Way
last night in the annual post-season
series between the winners Of the
first and final sections OF the schedule.
Southern won the first gams by AIS
to 4e9, Mubre and Streiter coming
through at the right time with some
fine rolling. The second and third
games went to Southern by heavier
margins. Maintenance of Way took a
brace in the third and won handily,
523 to $50.
Streiter Best Roller.
Streiter was the star of the battle.
with games of 1O1. 131, 113 and 81.
Campbell. of Southern, and Williams.
Of Maintenance of Way. were other
excellent performers.
Washington Centennial and Ma
tional Lodge rolled an Interesting
match in the Masonic League. The
first named easily won the first and
third games, Fenton and Webb con-
tributing good scores, but National
Lodge grabbed the second by single
pin, 527 to 526. Anchor Man Richards
carrying the team to victory with
129 count.
Torpedo Easy Winner.
Torpedo. leader of the Navy Yard
League, scored a clean sweep over
Erecting Shop. with all games well
above 500. King and Fowler were
the best rollers.
Dave Mccarthy, pride OF northeast
rolled up TO his standard for the Rose
dales against the Rafterys, when his
team won two out of three. He had
scores of 12e, 103 and 100.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
DOG SHOW HERE
April 20 and ~ Dates for WASH
Inston Kennel Event.

April % and "a Dates for WASH
Inston Kennel Event.
Washington win have q two-day
dog show this spring. 1t will be held
on April % and "a at the Arcade.
The. bench show committee Of the
Washington Kennel Club held a
meeting last night and the dates Of
the coming show were formally an
nounced as authorized by the Ameri-
can Kennel Club OF New York.
Over 81 800 in cash prizes has been
offered and the list of specials will
be most attractive. There viii be,
cups and ribbons for the winners in
the various classes and from reports
from the dog centers the entry will
be the largest In the history Of the
Capital club.
The premium list will 60 to press on
the 18th and soon afssr will be ready
for distribution The club has al
ready obtained offices in the Evans
building, and within q few days Will
be ready to receive entries.
s. J. Held, chairman Of the bench
show committee, announces q list
Of fifteen judges and includes some
of the most prominent In the United
States,
Spratts Patent America will bench
and feed the dogs and George F.
Foley will have charge OF all the de-
tails and superintendence Of the ex-
hibit.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
Totals. ass 5Oi al
IOtdlt. W. o&o 'AS ~
NATIONAL CAPITAL
AL LEAGIE
PalacA
Garnkns.

Totals. 80. 64l 40 80
LEAGUE.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
BEARS GO THROUGH
New Nickname Is Adopted Officially
for Baseball Club.

The nickname BEARS" has been
officially adopted for the Newark In.
ternstional League Club with the ap.
prevail OF both the club owners and
the league president. The players
who went through Washington today
will sport a small bear emblem on
both home and travelling uniforms.
The Newark club in the past has gone
under the nickname OF the Indians,
Tigers and Sailors.
The Newark squad left New York
today for Charlottesville, Va, where
the University of Virginia field will be
used for training.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17

Within the next two or three weeks
the sixteen major league managers
will begin to use their pruning knives.
Nearly two hundred players will be
turned back to the minors or released
outright. These men have been taken
to the Southern training camps
on speculation. but II Is said that very
few OF them have shown the necessary
quality. 1t Is reported that many Of
the candidates need more experience
in the minor leagues before they can
be taken permanently into fast COM
pany.
Some of the recruits were drafted or
purchased" from the minors for the
sole purpose OF covering them up.
They will be returned in accordance
with private agreements with their
former employers. When the sitting
process ends the major leagues will
carry about 375 men through the regu-
lar season. 800 in the American and us
in the National. unless the club owners
are compelled to reduce expenses be-
cause Of international complications.
Although the boxing commission Of
Wisconsin has refused to put the ban on
Les Darcy. 1t may prevent that young
man from appearing within the borders
Of the State by a very good rule which
Is expected to pass. The commission has
put itself on record as against big
purses, II being planned to prohibit a
guarantee Of more than 5000 to any
pugilist
Joe Gedeon, who was one. OF the
brightest stars in the Federal League,
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
Harmony.
- -
Totals. 5lJ 81 5al
Nationals.
Station

Totals. Us 81 ass
; yra-Wwr-
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
VIRGINIA DATES OUT.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March
17.-Virginia's baseball dates are out.
The Charlottesville boys have several
games with Newark Il. L. and open
with Amherst March 20. The sched-
ule follows: March 20. Amherst: 80,
Amherst: April 8, Princeton; Z. Lee
high; o, Cornell; 10, Cornell; II, SYRIA
cuse; IL, Georgia: Is, Georgia: II,
North Carolina: 16, North Carolina;
IT, Harvard; 81, North Carolina: %,
Georgia: %, Georgia; May 2, Prince
ton; 3, Harvard; 4, Yale, 8. Yale.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
Rain Prevents Grens Morning Stars Clash Tonight
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS

Is very likely to be completely
busted" phenom this year and lose
his Job with the New York Yankees.
Gedeon looked so good with the Feds
that when the peace treaty was sign
ed with organized baseball almost
every one Of the major league clubs
that needed an infielder was after
him. Bill Donovan finally landed him
and his $500 contract. But after q
few weeks the American League
pitchers began to find Joe's weakness,
and Il was not long before his batting
average shrunk to where It really be-
longed in fast company and against
major league pitching.
It will be remembered that WASH
ington fans put up q large howl when
Griff failed to break his neck bidding
for Gedeon. Consider the fact that
most teams are actually made by
picking the good ones instead OF land
ing all the boomers, and Griffs fore
sight must be commended.
Golf experts have started an in
terestIng esthetic discussion which
has for its subject q woman at the
wind-up of q golf swing. One critic
contends that no picture Is more artis-
tic or presents SO many graceful
curves Another declares that -
female golfer finishing q stroke Is
hardly q picture of beauty. He AYERS
that IL the golfer has adhered to the
strict tenets OF the game she should
be standing pigeon toed and in an
attitude far from artistic. We shudder
to take sides.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
HERE'S THE REASON.

Larry Bankart, who coached Col
gate to many football victories the
last few years, will be married April
4 to Miss Miriam Stamford Blood, Of
LYNN, Mass. Bankart gave up active
coaching at the close of last season
in order to devote closer attention to
his business in Lynn. He will act in
an advisory capacity at Dartmouth,
his alma mater, next fall.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
OUT FOR BASEBALL.

oIiphsnt, Sarcka, and Vidal, names
we'll known in West Point football,
are candidates for the baseball team
Coach Sammy Strang has taken
charge of the candidates again. He
recently returned from Paris, where
he spent the winter. The big game
with the Navy will be played May 26
at West Point.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
TRUxToNS READY.

The Truxton Athletic Club is now
ready to make final preparations for
the baseball season. they having been
granted a franchise in the Capital
city Amateur League by President
John Ernst All members and candi.
dates are urgently requested to be
present at a meeting to be held at 81
Florida avenue northwest. at s O'Clock
wednesday. March q.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
CLARK A WINNER.

PALM BEACH, Fla, March 17.-H.
c. Clark, Myopia, sprang the big sur
prise of the golf season yesterday in
the semi.hnal round OF the Florida
championship when he eliminated A.
]. Mcclure, medalist In this event,
winner of the Lake Worth tourna-
ment, and runner-up to Walter j.
Travis, Garden City, in the South
Florida championship. in a most de-
cisiye manner. Clark won by to 4.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
WHEAT IN LINE.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March IL
lack Wheat, the outfielder. who has
been holding out for some time, came
to terms with President Charles II.
Ebbets today. He has wired Ebbets
terms of acceptance, but will not sign
a contract until his arrival here SUM-
day. The nature of the contract was
not disclosed.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
RULES ARE CHANGED
Football Committee Makes lmpor-
tant Notifications In Code.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE foot
ball rules committee today approved
changes in the forward pass rule,
voted against use OF an artificial tee
in place kicking, and took steps to
eliminate coaching from the side
lines.
In the case of illegal interference
with a forward pass, under the new
rule, the ball will be given to the
offended side, instead of being put
back in play at the point where the
foul was committed.
To reduce sideline coaching, a new
rule for bids a substitute for COM
municating with fellow players until
the ball has been put into play.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
BARTEL CHAMPION
OF INTERSTATERS
Leads Duckpin League With
Average of 106-McNerney
Holds Two Records.

Bartel, OF the Fourth Section team,
has earned the title OF champion bowler
of the Interstate Bowling Association,
one Of Washington's newest and most
successful duckpin organizations Al
though a month of the season re-
mains, BartePs margin In average
over all other members OF the league
is such as to assure him OF the title.
He has q mark of 106.11 for sixty
three games. Bartel also holds the
record for the greatest number Of
spares, with 1876.
MeNerney Holds Records.
McNerney, OF the Stenographers. is
second in average. but has only a few
pins advantage over Gleitsmann, OF
Mails and Files, and Friede, Of Stats
tics. McNerney Is responsible for the
most brilliant performance in the
league, holding the individual game
and set records. His 39S mark for
set and 1877 for game rank far above
the best figures of all others.
The battle for the pennant at pres
en- seems confined to the Homers and
Fourth section. The last compiled
figures show the Homers leading
with forty-seven games won and nine
teen lost and Fourth Section follow
ing with forty-five and twenty-one.
The League Records.
Homers boast three members with
averages of slightly more than 100,
Lewis having 1O1-1O: Kilerlane, 1o0-2s
and Myers 1OO-22. The Homers lead
the circuit in game averages with
4eO-32. The league records follow:
High individual averase-Bartel. Fourth
Section. l0s-l
second high individual averase-McNernsy.
Stenographers, 1928.
Highest number of spares-Bartel. Fourth
Section, lbs.
20.
High Individual same-McNerney. STEM
ographers. 16T.
second high Individual Eame-Jensen.
Dockets, 145.
High Individual set-McNerney. stenosra-
pliers. S9s
High team transformation. $50.
High team set-Fourth Section. 1.5so.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
ATHLETES ELIGIBLE.

NEW YORK. March 17.-Alma w.
Richards and l.. v. Windnagle. veter-
an point winners for the Cornell Uni
versity track team. are considered ell
gible TO compete in the coming inter-
collegiate championships. according 10
an announcement made yesterday by
Graduate Manager Erwin Kent.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
LYNN MAKES BID.

NEW YORK, N. Y. March 17.-This
years national regatta will most like
~ go to Lynn Mass, and the dates
will be Friday and Saturday, August
10 and IL. Three cities are In the
bidding-Philadelph Duluth and the
big manufacturing town down East.
The question will be settled at the
meeting of the National Association
OF Amateur oarsmen at the New
York Athletic Club tonight.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
G w. GIRLS TO PLAY.

George Washington girl basket
baIlers meet Temple University at the
Y. NJ. C. A. tonight, and will endeavOr
to retrieve a defeat suffered at the
hands of the visitors in Philadelphia
early in the season. The game will
bsN1A It s o'clock.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
WILL ORGANIZE,

Candidates for St Dominic's base
ball team are to meet In ST. Dominic's
Hall tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock
a manager will be elected and plans
- the season discussed.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
ENTERS 1874 HORSES.

NEW YORK, March IA. X.
Macomber leads the list of nomina.
tors for the stakes OF the Saratoga
Racing Association, which closed of.
ficially on Monday. His I54 entries
were received yesterday,
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
LOOKS TO CROMWELL.

Steve Cromwell. formerly st. Adams
School pitcher, is being looked upon
as PENIS mainstay in the box this
year. Cromwell has been working
steadily this spring under Coach Roy
Thomas.
The Washington times., 1917-03-17
TWO SCHOOLS HAVE
NO TEAM CAPTAINS
Leaders and Managers Ready
for Seasons Campaign.
Other Gossip.

Eastern High School win probably
go into the baseball series this season
without q regularly elected captain,
according to Coach William Mccall
frey. The Fasteners will be the sec
ond team among the schools to have a
field captain for each game.
Western has had no election Of base
ball captain and the team will play
through its schedule with field cap
tain for each contest.
Central will be captained BY Jake
Macdonald, Technical will have David
Pfeiffer as it's captain, while Bust
ness win be piloted by Frank Gerard.
Managers of the various high school
teams are as follows-Central, David
Adams; Western, John Groves; Busi-
ness, Frank Gerard; Eastern, How
ard Newman; Technical, A r. Draper.
Georgetown Props will be managed
by Percy Henry. Frank Newberry.
coach of the Army and Navy Props
baseball team, handles the affairs OF
the Connecticut Avenue team George
Frank Is manager OF the Gonzaga Col
lege baseball team for this season.
Coach Thomas Hudson, of st. Adams,
is attending to the managerial duties
for his team
In addition to being captain and
manager, Frank Gerard IL one Of the
three veterans on the Business team
for this season Ralph Wise and e.
mer Payne are the Others who are
held over from last season as regu-
lars.
Advisory marks are sent in Mon
day. Baseball teams are expecting
to both gain and lose by the marks.
Those who are deficient in scholar
ship standing will be ineligible for
the greater part of the baseball
series
The Washington times., 1917-03-17

Batteries-Flaherty, Jameson. and
Charity; Thomas. Ayers, and HeRIX.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-14
CIRCUIT COURT
Is IN SESSION

The November term of circuit court
opened Monday morning with the an
nouncement of a long list of cases
ready for trial in both the law and
chancery divisions.
Of the criminal cases on the doc
ket, those against Bruno Vloski and
Fred c. Salyer were nolle pressed, on
account of the fact that the respond
ents are named among drafted men.
They were released to serve the Unit
ed States. Vloski will go with the
contingent called for next week, and
Salyer will go later.
John Schlosser refused to plead in
the case against him, and the court
ordered that a plea of not guilty
should be entered. He is charged by
the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company with having exaggerated
his losses by fire in order to increase
the amount of insurance to be paid.
The case against Clair Harrington
was struck off the calendar, the re-
spondent having died since the prose-
cution was begun.
William FL. Smith, charged with
larceny, was put on probation for
three years.
Ernest Clark, formerly an English
man, received his final naturalization
papers in court Monday.