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The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
ORIOLE STAKE
TO WOODSTONE
Wall Gives Mount Clever
Ride in Landing Feature
at New Orleans.

New Orleans, Dec. II.-woodstons
captured the Oriole Handicap at the
Jefferson Parish Park today from q
neld OF i've starters. Dick Williams
and Polroma were made the favor
ties in the betting. but Wall gave
MS mount clever ride and won go
ing away at the. tape.
Gold Crest Boy set the early pace
In this mile hike. but woodstone
came up with q rush In the back
stretch and easily caught the Lead
er. After the turn for home was
made, Wall gave woodstone his
head. his mount never being in dan
ger in the last eighth Dick VIII
liams made q great effort in the last
furlong. but he could not Withstand
the speed shown by the winner and
Gold Crest Boy.
Outsiders had their innings again
today, Oriental Girl crossing over
in the nrst number at Is to ! while
Hayden scored in the NTH at IL 70
l. Handful got home In the last at
seven TO two. while Counterblast
won at the same figures in the sec
ond- The summary:
FIRST RAcE-OAiminE; pus. spo: 1y-.r-
los gohnsonl. Is % !, % L . 10 !. woa:
B. @ BAsch. IL CRobnsunl. 0 10 O. 10 Z ]
70 4 second; kis Finey. los (Goodwinl. u %
I, 70 / 70 l third Tina. 1914 John
HynG. Patriotic Mao, MHs AsnaL Esg nd
Bill Hunley also rsn
SECOND RACE-OztmAns; pua. go. .
yesr-olds; Etx furIona C0untsrblast, no q.
OollinSl. 70 9 70 S. % s. Won; Nspo,eon.
IL CAIcAtss0, 2 70 / % Z s+su, ssuuud; IL
tie Cottage. Ito (Robinsonl, Is 70 I s 70 /. 8
TO Z third Tina. lis. Aico Gin. N1xDds.
Words Of Wisdom. Asddling Ais and InnOo.nt
Inez also rGn
THIRD RACT-Cainhr: pun., tsp; Syesr-
olds; sx furlonn. FelicidAd, M CKaay1, 2
10 s. TO Z 70 @ won; Ben HAmpsoa. 10
tBoltonl. 10 20 l. 70 !. to L ssoond; NLebt
Cap. us (EdckSoul. 70 to L to l % L
third. Tine. q. Duurd Ro6era. HomEns
Do Right, DahuA and Juvenile also rzn-
FOURTH RACE-The orsole Handicap; pu.s
500; AL Ags; one mile. Woodstooe. l8 CWGIla.
70 !, TO z even. Won; Gold CreSC Bog, IN
tJohnsonl. 70 !, even. 2 70 S. secood: Dsnk
Williams. u1 IN. GArner1. 2 20 !, % 10. ]
to 4 third Tine. +& HEubsrk and Poi
roma also ran-
FIFTH RACE-ClAimins; pu-A Sp: Sys.r-
olds and upward: one and ooesirtssnth m1e.
Hayden, los Gamer. Il 10 L 8 70 !, 70 Z
won; ThoEnEood. l0 CEieksonl, 8 20 2 4 70 9.
to S. seoOod; Little Bizrsr. lm Cohnsnl, 10
l. TO !. even. third Tine. s., Requtan.
slmberer, Virginia W. Col NcNGb Dlstmbz.
Executor and Evelyn V. also nm.
SIXTH RACE-CAiming: pure. 500: Syc~r-
olds and upward; one and onedrtsuth milss.
Handful. lG CwGIlsl. % z Q 70 6. % G
won; EGmOnt. Ii PEuinstoul. 70 % s
70 10. second: CruceS, l9 martini, Q 70 /.
) TO !. 70 z third Time. ! q IS. Impre@Soa.
Duke Of Shelby. FredA JohnsOa. TOun and
Lady Worthingtnn also ran-
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
TWO CAGE BATTLES
ARE LISTED TODAY

Gallaudet College basketball tossers
will engage the quint from Baltimore
City College Of the Monumental city
this afternoon in the Kendall Green
Gymnasium.
This Is the first meeting of these
two quints this season and Gallaudet
will have to play fast basketball to
come out on the long end of the
score.
. George Washington University
basketball Quint will play the Busi-
ness Quint in the Business High
School gymnasium this afternoon.
This is a practice game for the Uni
versity boys to get tuned up for their
game in the intercollegiate leagu,>
which opens on Saturday night.
George Washington has a green
team and the Busihess squad Is com.
posed of veterans which will give the
Stenographers the advantage in this
contest.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
Alexander Sold to Cubs President National Lei
$50, 900 for Hornsby.

New York. Dec. h.-Branch
Hickey, president of the st.
Louis Nationals says that Charley
Weeghman made q conditional
offer of $4,000 for Shortstop
Hornsby. The conditions must
have been impossible or Hickey
would have seriously consider
ed the. offer. 1t Is said that
Hornsby Is almost sure to be
taken IN the next army draft, and
IL he Is drawn then Hickey will be
sorry that he did not pass him
along to Weeghman In an out
right sale.
There is a rule that all deals are
subject to delivery of the player
next spring. That Is, II a player
Is purchased and is not available
at the opening of next season he
need not be payed for. ''
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-TWoyea--old maidens; eiAlm~
ing; purse. S4Oo; SIX furlonEs SSyeth, nQ; ~
Capitana. 10; Demprpy, IL; Honey suckle -
Boots, lOe; 'Iris T. lG: 'Shandon. lR; He41~
ful Kathryn. lo9; sBasty MAbel. lo2
SECOND RACE-Three-yeGr-olds and upwsrd:
claiming: purs. $500; one and one-extsentb
miles. Medford Boy. 10; 'F1eurm II. 10;
Little Alta. loe; Peach Blosom. n2; 'rcun.
100: Bady Rasch, lol.
THIRD RACE-Threeyezr-olds and Upward; ;
claiming; purse 500; siI furloog. Paw, Us:
Star OF Pearl. lis; Harvest King. rs: Top q
the Morning. rs; Orderly. Ii; Piken, In;
Glonns. IL; Bars and Stars is; Adelid. Ia
FOURTH RACE-Pour-ye year -olds and upward;
claiming; purse, $50; one and onesiIteenth
miles Copper King, IL; Cliff FSsld, los; Nal
hour. lo6; Stanley s., IS; 'Anulet, S; God
Color los; Thanksgiving 10: 'Bertsdono. loL
FIFTH RACE-Three-yeAr-old and upward:
claiming; rurse. 500: one and one-dItsenth
miles. Stonehenge, lG: CoppsrtOWn. 10; Har~
wood 10; .Slumberer, 10; Louis OTper. 100;
Sentinel, los: Billie Bske, no
SIXTH RACE-rreeyesr-Old and upward;
claiming: purse. $50; one and one-siIteenth
miles. Sam Slick. lis: Inquieta, lU rScles.
W: stoutheart, 10; Requirsm. N; sFrrda
johnson, los; 'Buckrps Iimpl, @.
sApprsntics~ allowance claimed.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
WINNER WILL
MEET HERMAN
Bantam-weight to Give Vic
tor in Ertle-Williams
Battle a Match.

Baltimore. Nd. Dec. 11.-Just ahead
Of the victor in the contests that
has Baltimoreans talking as never
before-that between Johnny Ertle.
St Paul claimant Of the worlds ban
tam-weight honors and Kid Williams.
this city's pride, at the Lyric next
Monday evening-may be the worid's 9
title.
Assurance has practically been
given by Red Walsh, manager OF
Pete Herman, now recognized as the
legitimate champion, that his charge
will step into an arena for q %
round decision mill with the lad who
emerges for the important struggle
here with his reputation intact.
There's no doubt that, all claims
Of the pairs managers not consid-
cred, Ertle and Williams stand headA
and shoulders above any of the other
bantams and 1t will be one of the
few occasions that the two leading
aspirants for q crown have actually
taken q chance by meeting in a con-
fiict to a referees verdict.
A struggle between the victor In
the Williams-Ertle test and the IT,
tle-holder. at this time, looks like
one Of the greatest pugilistic tests
that could be arranged in any class
due to the much-mooted question all
over the country as to who Is really
the best of the Her
man trio.
With boxing out Of favor in New
York and nothing much doing al
present in the Middle Western States
Herman has expressed a willingness
to come to this city and meet either
Ertle or Williams. The little italian
must, Of course, be given his price,
but the Peerless Athletic Club has
alpeady offered 5000 for Herman's
end alone to meet the Tiber Boy,
and Pete has accepted this end OF
the agreement.
But after the Williams -Ertle go
spirited bidding contest among
clubs Of three cities likely will take
place for the winner and Herman,
Dominick Tortorichc, OF New Or
leans. has come to the front with
such an offer as soon as he learned
that Williams and Ertle had been
paired. while now Matt Hinkel, IA
nous Cleveland promoter, has also
made 1t known that he will make
every effort to land the conflict for
Cedar Point, Ohio.
Joe Freeman. the local fight pro-
moter, has a number of choice seats
for the Williams-Ertle battle, and
any local fight fans desiring to take
in the match next Monday night can
obtain the paste-boards from him al
his place Of business. 81 Ninth street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
ARRANGE FOR
CAR SERVICE
General Manager of W. B.
GA. Guarantees Special
Trains for Fight.

Joe Freeman is fast completing
details, for the boxing show to be
held at the Maryland Athletic and
Social Club Of Ardmore, Nd, on
Thursday night. December 20. when
JEFF Smith, the Bayonne N. J. middle
weight meets Kid Sheeler, the Fred
erick puncher, In a 15-round finished
fight
Freeman closed out arrangements
with T. c. Cannon, the general man
agersof the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis Railroad yesterday to
furnish special trains on the night OF
the fight to take the local mit-fol-
lowers to the Ardmore arena Two
special trains will be run. General
Manager Cannon assuring Freeman
that each will be made up Of eight
cars such as the specials that run
to the Bowie race meet
These trains will leave the White
House station at Fifteenth and H
respectively, and will return i'm
mediately after the main bout
The railroad facility to the Mary
land club in the past have been about
the poorest that could exist After
a long conference with General Man
ager Cannon. Freeman convinced
him that It was necessary to furnish
the local fight fans with the proper
service in order to make a fight go
at the Maryland Club. General
Manager Cannon readily consented to
furnish Freeman with what ever
number Of cars he desires and also
stated that he would be on hand per-
sonally in order to see that the traf-
fc was handled correctly.
Freeman Is attempting to match
Patsy Donovan. the fly-welght cham
pion Of the South with Finney Nor
gan in a Ground feature. Arrange
ments will be completed today for
two preliminaries and a battle royal
which will open the show.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
.PHILSBATTERY
SOLD TO CUBS
Grover Alexander and Bill
Killifer Is Purchased
= by Weeghman.

New York. Dec. lone Of the big
sest deals in the history Of baseball
was the eliminating feature Of to-
days session Of the annual meeting
OF the National League. Grover
Cleveland Alexander. the star pitcher
Of the Philadelphia Nationals and his
,battery-mate. William Killifer, were
sold to the Chicago National League
Club. Alexander has only one rival
among baseball pitchers, Walter
johnson, OF the Washington Ameri-
cans. Killifer Is rated among the best
catchers in baseball and did more
actual work than any other catcher in
baseball last season.
Neither. President Weegham nor
President Baker, OF the Philadelphia
club, would name the purchase price,
though Weeghman said 1t was the
biggest price ever paid for two big
league players. The figures were
estimated between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Chicago club threw in Pitcher
Mike Prendergast and Catcher Dill
hoefr to clinch the deal
President Weeghman was elated
ONCA tAiC dCdAs ~ uTSI IuONo
In putting the Cubs back into tn.
race" he said. I'VE want to give the
Cubs some OF the prestige they had
in their former years. and II pos
sible we will put over some more
deals like it"
Baker excused the deal on the
grounds that 1t was strictly a busi-
ness affair. He said that while
Alexander still was a great pitcher
he was beginning to slip a little, and
was no longer the pitcher he was
two years ago. He also said that
during these war times the Philadel-
phia club did not feel it was able to
carry any $4,000 salaried players on
its pay roll. AS for Killifer. he said
that player had informed him last
fall he would not play for the Phil
adelphia club again, and that 1t was
necessary to get rid of him.
BY a peculiar twist of fate Killifer
was one of the first ball players
Weeghman signed when he became
owner of the Chicago Federal League
team in 1913, but the Philadelphia
club paid Killifer a higher salary
and he jumped back to the Quakers.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
NO AGREEMENT
MADE BY INTS
Disband Meeting Until Feb.
l2-B Buffalo Forfeits
Its Franchise.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE Interna-
tionaI League practically disbdnded
at its annual meeting today. though
the league voted to put of the flnal
question Of disbandment until Feb
ruary u. The league was In de-
plorable shape.
The Buffalo franchise was declar-
ed forfeited.
It Is in debt to the extent Of s1s.ooo
for league dues. salaries to players
and managers and club guarantees
Joseph Lannin, the largest stockhold-
er, said the salaries of the players
and of Manager Donovan would be
other claims.
Only two clubs-Baltimore and To-
ronto-expressed a willingness to con-
tinue the league. Rochester, ProT-
dence and Richmond declared they
we're in favor of quitting now, and
each of these clubs says It could
not start another season. Montreal
md Newark expressed themselves
as being willing to go with the ma
ioTity.
The salary Of President Barrow was
cut from $500 to $500. 1t was
stated at the meeting that Barrow
had been offered the presidency OF
the Boston Americans by President
Johnson. Of the American League.
This Barrow denied, but intimated
he expects to become connected with
the Red Sox in some capacity.
Before leaving for the American
League meeting in Chicago. President
Frazee, of the Boston Americans.
said he had not offered Barrow any
position and said no one had any
authority to. He said he was going
out to Chicago to protest against
outsiders interfering with the pri-
vate affairs of his club.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
NEEDED
FOR BASEBALL
Loose Fielding Of Words by
Owners Cause Many En-
rors Of Speech.

New York. Dec. u.-Baseball needs
a censor. Censoring is not q sport
1t is more or less an art-a sort Of
order of the Blue Pencil. And base
ball needs almost as many blue pen
ellis as IL does bats. Hitting Is the
principal feature of the game, but
not hitting with the jaw. Every time
a man hits one with his Jaw he may
not be caught at first, but he's bound
to be blocked going into second
The club owners seem to run wild
on the bases in the winter. There is
absolutely no team work and through
their loose fielding Of words they
make many errors Of speech. They
haven't any signals. They ought to
get together. But II they did they'd
probably need a cop" to pry 'em
apart.
That's why they need q censor. A
censor would be a sort OF manager
a manager Of their words. He'd bat
against their words with a blue pencil
and be the official scorer Of all their
speeches before they were sent forth
for popular approval-or disapproval.
He'd be the guiding genius thatd
keep them from throwing so many
wild pitches with their tongues and
would teach them how to walk with
out putting their feet into their
mouths every time they opened
them. He'd be the cstch-'em-be-
fore-they-falI kid. He'd be the
life saver thatd keep their heads
above water all the time. He'd keep
EN- from falling into hot water and
getting their feelings scalded.
The idea would be to have Garry
Hermann, Charley Weeghman, Bar
ney Dreyfus, Ban johnson and a cou-
pie others send all their sentiments
TO the censor and let him put them
into words-colored or otherwise doe
tored. Then turn 'em loose to wan
der hither and yon through the news
columns Of the country.
Judging by the way club owners
repudiate their statements they never
know what they are saying until
somebody prints It. Another argu-
ment in favor of a baseball censor.
They are perfectly willing 70 shoul-
der all the blame providing there isn't
any blame. Another argument in
favor of a censor. They ought 10
have an official goat. He ought to be
made-or rather paid-to stand all the
blame.
For instance, every time Garry felt
like giving the location Of a future
home for some one the censor could
make it read North Pole. There are
a lotta times when a club owner may
feel like using a long distance tele-
phone only he knows the telephone
company won't stand for it. 1t could
send its manuscript TO the censor and
let the censor do ii.
Evidently Ban Johnsan and John
Tener are not very friendly. but If
there was an Official censor they
could feel irritated at the censor in
stead. He could be blamed for the
politics in baseball. the eighteen
player limit, the proposed shortening
of the schedule, the arranging Of a
Joint meeting, and even the high cost
OF baseball
It's a bet the club owners ought not
to overlook. There's no charge for
the tip.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
STEVE FLESSNER In
PINK OF CONDITION

Baltimore. Nd. Dec. u-Steve
Flessner and Baltimore Dundee.
two of the headliners on the all-star
boxing program to be staged tomor-
row night by the Pickwick Athletic
Club at Albaugh's Theater. must
have taken a leaf from President
Wilson'S book on preparedness. The
moment articles were signed two
weeks ago for Flessner to tackle
Jack Sharkey. of New York, in the
main bout . of fifteen rounds and
Dundee was notified that he would
stack up against Pinkey Burns. Of
New York, over the l0-round route
both lads hied out fer their private
gymnasium in East Baltimore, and
today the finishing touches were put
on.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
JOHNSON DENIES HE
INTENDS TO RESIGN

Chicago. Dec. 1.-Rumros that Ban
johnson intended to resign from the
presidency of the American League
were set at rest here today by John
sons own announcement that he will
stick by the league until Uncle Sam
calls him into some form Of service
The announcement takes a lot Of
punch out of the melting of Ameri-
can League moguls which will begin
here tomorrow.
Reduction of the player limit to
eighteen men as a measure of war
time economy is certain to come be-
fore the magnates. but it is predicted
IL will fail Of adoption.
The question OF shortening the
playing season already has been dis
posed of by the announcement that
the league will play the customary
154 game scheduled.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
Winter Football at Penn.

Philadelphia, Dec. 11.-Franklin Field
will be the scene Of football activity
all during the coming winter months,
according to a plan Just devised by
the University athletic authorities. To
encourage general participation In
sports, Head Coach Bob .Folwell, of
Penn's varsity football squad, has Of
fered to coach any student teams that
can be organized for contests during
the coming seasons. In this connec-
tion, class and departmental teams
will be started today, when Folwell
will meet all the students interested
in the gridiron game at a mass meet
ing.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
Barry 10 Manage So1 Asainl

= New York. Dec. 11.-Harry Fra
zee. president of the Boston Red
sox. believes that Jack Barry viii
be able to manage his team in 1878
despite the fact that Jack Is now
enlisted with the Naval Reserve.
At least, Frazee Is going under
the assumption that Barry viii be
at the helm Of the Red Sox when
the gong rings, and will not ap-
point any one in his place until
he is definitely assured that Jack
Is lost to HIM
Barry is my manager" said
Frazee today. Il don't know that
he can ind a way to secure q fur
Tough to play baseball, but, on the
other hand, have not been noti-
fed that he cannot do So"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
L0YOLA CANCELS
WITH'HILLTOP TEAM

The basketball game scheduled for
tonight in the Ryan Gym between
the Georgetown University quint and
the Loyola College team from Balti-
more has been cancelled. The Mary
land collegians could not fill the date
and called on the fray at a late hour
last night.
-Georgetowns next game will be with
the University OF Maryland at tn.
Ryan Gym on next Tuesday night.
Efforts are now being made to play
the Johns-Hopkins University team
here tomorrow night.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
WELKER COCHRAN IS
WINNER AT BILLIARDS

Welker Cochran won both games
OF 1872 baIkline yesterday at Sher-
mans. In the afternoon game he
played against Walter Wallace, win
ming go to 81. In the evening game
he played against Frank Sherman
winning go to IS.
Cochran wins under his opponents
with long runs. In last nights play
he scored two runs of 46, one of 81
and one Of p. He will play a game
of three cushion billiard tonight with
Wallace.
In the pocket billiard tournament
Charles Goodman won over Ray
Chapman. 100 to 80. The players to-
night are Harry Stanford and A. NJ.
Bissell.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
JACK WILCE CLAIMS
PSYCHOLOGY Wins
Ohio State Coach Believes Thought
Waves Produce Touehdowns
and Goals.

Can you win football games by
psychology?
Can you make thought waves pro-
duce touchdowns and goals?
We don't pretend to know - but
here's the story.
In 1916 Ohio State. the baby of the
Western conference, was playing
Illinois. in the game which was
eventually to give the Buckeye the
big nine title.
Only a few minutes remained to
play. Illinois had scored early and
Ohio had just crossed the Illinois
goal The score was 6 to 6 and Chick
Harley was changing his wet shoes
for dry ones preparatory to trying
for goal from a difficult angle.
On the sidelines stood Coach Jack
Wilce with an army Of breathless.
straining subs.
He Is going to kick that goal"
said Wilce dramatically. You must
all believe he Is. I want everyone of
you fellows to concentrate and know
he Is until the ball goes over the
bar"
Then Harley kicked and the ball
sailed squarely between the posts.
Ohio had won.
That is one side Of the most sue
cessful young coach in the Middle
West He constantly studies the
psychology of every situation which
comes up in games or in practice.
The other side Is that he is a plug
ger; believes in thoroughness, in ex-
tensive preparation and he has ab-
solutely no use for precedents.
His thoroughness is carried On
throughout the entire year. He is
constantly in touch with his players
to see that they stand well in school
scholastically. he conducts winter
classes in football theory and long
sessions of spring practice. He keeps
in touch with the college alumni look
ing for new material. In the winter
he spends long hours with a checker
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
LEONARD'S ABILITY TO
HIT Wins BATTLES
Benny and Mike Gibbons Set Them
selves to Deliver Kayo Wallop.

Lno XVI NKn1oo 39HHL HLIM
Benny Leonard hase been light
weight champion for only a short
while, yet there have been few. II any.
champions whose ring activities have
attracted tthe same amount Of atten-
tion in the same space OF time.
The answer is easy. 1t is because
Leonard can hit, and wins most of
his bouts by the simple and con-
elusive knocking-out method.
However. there is something back
of Leonard's ability to do this-some-
thing which the old masters before
they were considered fit to try for
championship honors.
The secret is in settinS for the
punch
OF all the Knockout fighters there
are only two who know how to use
this are cleverly enough for lit to be
an asset-Leonard and Mike Gibbons.
and Gibbons has avoided using II
so much that with him It Is only q
negligible asset.
Gibbons has used this one-round
Knockout of Young Ahern proved
that-but as a general rule Mike has
been content to go in and box, and
let his opponent go the route while
he won by the point system.
Leonard, however, is not Of this
type. Leonard fights his battles on
the system used by the old school,
the system Of winning as decisively
and quickly as possible. hence his
dozen or so knock-outs in the last
year.
The old-timers with Knockout rec
ords all set themselves before hitting.
This was true of the little fellows as
we'll. as with the big ones. George
Dixon had the trick. so had Aurelio
Herrera, the hardest-hitting light
weight that ever donned a glove.
Lavigne. Walcott. Tommy Ryan and
many others used II.
That's the real reason for Leon
ards success.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
HENDRICKS THINKS
HE Is FREE AGENT

New York. Dec. 11.-Jack Hend-
ticks, manager of the Indianapolis
team. of the American Association,
is attending the National League
meeting ION the outside" while
scouting for the managerial Job of
the st. Louis Cardinals. He says the
option on the Indianapolis team held
by Indianapolis business men does
not hold him as manager.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
WAR CLAUSE IS In
MINOR CONTRACTS

New York, Dec. 11.-James H.
Farrell, secretary of the Natiohal
Association of Baseball Clubs, while
attending the National League meet
ing here today. declared that a war
clause is included in the contracts
for minor league players for 1918.
The clause provides that all play
ers shall be held in case operations
are suspended because of the war
and in case the suspension follows
the playing Of half the original
schedule.