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The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
HOYT IN SPOTLIGHT
in VERY SHORT time
Kid Has Pitched Three No-Ht Game,
and Is Wonder.

New York. Feb. 3.-Walter c. Hoyt.
the sensational high school recruit Of
the Giants, has pitched three no-hIT
games in his short career
Hoyt is but IS years old vet during
his life he has pitched himself into the
spotlight that many hurlers strive for
years TO enter without ever being re-
warded with success.
As a member OF the Erasmus Hall
High School team, OF Brooklyn. Hoyt
first attracted the attention OF McGraw
! by his wonderful pitching. He was simp-
ly wonder in high school and he acted
more like a natural born pitcher than
any rookie McGraw had ever laid eyes
on.
Naturally, the boss OF the Giants
grabbed Hoyt, but as he was not Of
age he did not sign him. simply get
ting HIS fathers consent to permit him
to work out with the Giants and 10
pledge his services to the New York
club in case he developed to the point
where McGraw could use him.
But Hoyt, like all ball players who
have something worth while in their
makeups. soon got weary OF sitting on
the Giant bench. He wanted to pitch
II real ball games. The bull pen paIIed
on him So McGraw finally sent him
10 the Hartford club OF the Eastern
League with the understanding that he
was TO hold a string TO him
Finally the management OF the Hart
: ford club persuaded Hoyt 10 sign n cob
! tract and later suspended him when Nc
Graw ordered him 70 report back to the
Giants. The case was taken before the
National Commission and recently de-
ctsion favoring the Giants was rendered
/ by the tTiUmvirate.
McGraw will take Hoyt South with
the club this year and give him every
opportunity TO develop. Jawn believes
that with a little more experience Hoyt
VIII prove to be one OF the most Sensa
tionsl pitchers in the two big leagues,
and when McGraw believes anything he
keeps hammerinG away until he Is thor
oughly convinced that he is right or
wrong
Whether or not Hoyt will prove hImsels .
good enough to be a vital factor in the
1871 doings Of the Giants remains TO
be seen. The training trip TO Marlin
may polish him up sufficiently for fast
company. and again, he may need ex-
perience In the minors. Regardless OF
what he does this year. Hoyt surely ha. a
bright future to look forward 10. He
Is big fellow. standing six feet IN
height and weighing close To the sO-
pound mark. He certainly looks IKE
lad well worth all the nursing slonr
McGraw can AFFORD to give him.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
RECORDS BROKEN BY
ROYAL DUCKPINNERS
Tote 1872 Pins for Three Games and
Average 594 for Set.

The Royals. of the National Capital and
District leagues, pinned 2o5 more pins In
the first five games of the ten-game In
tercity match, with the Palace qufnt, OF
Roanoke, last night at Sherman's alleys.
In the first game the local aggregation
came through with a total of 63o pins,
and at one stage of the game, in the
eighth box, IL looked very much as
though they would pass the District REQ
ord of SIS. held by the, Continentals.
Against this total the Palace team
amassed 5s5. In the second game the
Royals continued making pace and I'm
ished with 594 and backed this up 5s3, a
grand total of 1.sl2 pins for the first three
games, the highest set ever rolled in the
District. Previous to this the greatest
set total ever shot In the National Capital.
tober 16 last, gathered a set total OF
Its against the Palace auint, Of the
National Capital League.
While 1t Is hardly likely that this set
will be recognized as District record,
in view of the fact that II was made in
an exhibition match and also, In five
game match. the fact nevertheless stands
out that 1t is the highest three-game total
ever bowled in the District of Columbia.
In the fourth game, the local pinners
came back with the second GOO game oil
the set. they going sixteen pins beyond
the coveted mark, while they finished the
set with total of SAG. their lowest game
of the evening. Their grand total for
the FIVE games was 2,74. or an averags
of 5s4.4, against a total of 2,76s for the
Palace bunch.
Earl Lewis, captain OF the Royals
proved the star of the games with a
set total of 622 pins but It fell to Harris
anchor man, of the Roanoke bowlers, tc
contribute the highest Individual score
l57, I'm his third game. Bernie Carroll
closely pressed Lewis for high honors
by coming through with a set of $40
just two pins less than his captain
Harris, of the visitors. led his team
with a grand total of sos, and although
the other four men OF his team averaged
above 1o5, he was ffty-one pins better
than the next nearest man.
The scores follow:
PALACE OF ROANOKE. VA
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
KANGAROO LAND BIG
FOR BANTAM-WEIGHTS

New York. Feb. 3.-Snowy Baker, the
Australian fight promoter. writes that
the bantam-weights are going big in Kan
garoo Land.
THE banties are all the go in Aus
tralia at present. says Baker. They
are drawing big houses, and the fight
loving public has been taking more in
terest in the little fellows than ever be-
fore
During the past few weeks a num-
Der of elimination contests among some
of the coming bantams have been held
in Sydney and Melbourne. At each of
these bouts crowds of from 5000 to 1000
have been turning out.
Among the bantams who are holding
places in the line in Australia are Jack
Jannese, the champion, and Vince Black
burn, Harry Holmes, Andy MCGUIRE, Ed
die Clifford, Chick Lloyd and Albert
Locke.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
CENTRAL HUMAN FISH
TO HOLD BIG MEET

Entries for the swimming meet to be
held at the Central High School tank
between the senior and junior classes
on February at p. m. were announced
last night
The So-yard Scholastic special will
be the feature Of the program. H r.
Campbell, Tech; NJ. Van Schelle. Western,
and L. M. Call, of Central, viii meet in
this event.
For the first time in any scholastic meet
life-saving races Will be held.
The following are the captains of the
team that will compete in this meet:
Capt. G. Dickey, freshmen; Capt. S.
Houston, sophomore; Capt. G. NJ.
Hostettler, Junior Capt. Victor Beau
champ, senior; Capt Rich Newboy, life
saving crew; Capt. W. r. Stokes. long
distance.
The place of captain made vacant by
the graduation of W. L. Milstead has
not yet been filled.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
RITCHIE WANTS A
CRACK AT BRITTON

New York. Feb a-Speaking of Willie
Richie, that erstwhile lightweight has
been stung by the welter-weight bee and
believes that having taken on too much
poundage to qualify as a light-weight
any longer he is entitled to slash at
the crown which by mutual consent
seems to adorn the brow of Jack Britton.
Ritchie has asked Dominick Tortorich.
of New Orleans, to get him twenty
round go with either Britton or some OF
the other welters. Ritchie made an efforr
to establish himself as a welter last
year when he tackled Ted Lewis, the Eng
lishman, and was outpointed a mile and
half. Then Lewis got ambitious and
took a trimming from Britton in New
Orleans. Britton is going good now,
beating them all consistently. and there
Is no reason why he should decline to
meet Ritchis.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
SECRETARY OF A. A. u.
NAMES TITLE DATES

Frederick W. Ruben, chairman of the
A A U. championship committee, has
announced the dates for A. A. u cham
pionship fixtures as follows: March 15
is. and II, national basketball champion
ships at Chicago under auspices of Illi-
nois Athletic Club; March II, national in
door track and field championships at
New York, under auspices Of champion
ship committee: April and 8, national
boxing championships at Boston, under
auspices Of Boston Athletic Association;
April 20, national gymnastic champion
ships at New York. under auspices of
championship committee; May II and r.,
national wrestling championships at Port
land. Greg. under auspices OF Multnomah h
Amateur Athletic Club.
The list Of clubs to which national IN
door swimming championships have been
awarded and the dates on which same
are to be held will be announced in Q
few days.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
CENTRAL FIVE PLAYS
BALTIMORE POLY TEAM

Negotiations were completed yester-
day with Manager Alexandria c. Rob
inson, of the Polytechnic Institute
basketball team of Baltimore, for a
game with the Central High School
ouint on February 6 at the Central High
School gymnasium.
The Baltimore Quint will journey to
this city with a strong combination
which Is more than anxious to annex d
victory from the Central High tossers
Last week the City College of Balti-
more. came to this city only to be de-
fested by the Central FIVE by the score
OF l6 to Is. The Polytechnic basketers
are figured to make a better showing
than their rivals from the Baltimore City.
The Polytechnic quint will probably
line up as follows: McElfresh. Ears
and BaughamSn, will do the forwar
honors; Watson. Center; Baker and
Woods, guards.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
TOME SCHOOL TO HAVE
MANY GOOD GUNNERS

Z Port Deposit. Nd, Feb. 3-Candidates
for the gun team Of Tome School have
been practicing on Tuesdays and Fridays
since the winter term began under the
direction of Coach Worthington. Tome
had an excellent team last year, but ex-
perienced difficulty in arranging matches.
Judging from the fine showing that is
being made at practice, this years team
will be easily the equal or last year.
Besides Homer Straub. of Pittsburgh,
who was a member of last years team,
and who is captain this year, the most
promising are: Robert S. Wertheimer, OF
Kaukauna. Wis; Thomas Henry Lang
ham, of Beaumont, Tex; William r. Dey.
OF Syracuse, N. Y: Morrill, Goddard, jr.,
of New York City. and Joseph Vance
Vanmeter. Of Chillicothe, Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
ICHIYA KUMAGAE TO
TOUR u. S. A. AGAIN

That 1chiya kumagae, of Tokyo. Japan,
may take another swing around the ten
MS circuit OF the United States was made
known recently at Los Angeles, Cal Ac-
cording to Japanese friends Of the sensa-
uonal little player from the Far East.
he is seriously considering crossing the
Pacific again to participate in this coun-
try's tournaments.
1t Is stated there that in letters recent
ly received from humagae. he wrote that
he would return to the United tSates early
in the summer He was unable TO com
pete in the tournament at Manila for the
championship Of the Orient early last
month. and in a letter received by a
New York friend about that time, II was
stated that he is working In a big bank
In Tokyo
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
INDIAN GIRL WONDERFUL
AS A BASKET SHOOTER

Appleton, Wis. Feb. Sin Miss Anna
Metoxen a full-blooded Oneida Indian girl
OF 10 summers, the Bushey girls basket
ball team of this city claims to have the
greatest basket shooter" that the col
lege has ever developed.
To date Miss Metoxen has registered
30 per cent of all free throws, and over
80 per cent of her shots for the basket
from an open field.
Her wonderful eye for finding the bas-
ket is the main hope of the team, which
has not met defeat this season. Plans
now ar on foot for a State tour, the
team to play the girls of all other coll
leges in, the State that can be placed
on the Schedule. Other members of the
team are Katherine and Helen Schmitz,
Fear Creek; Anita Mcclellan. New Lon
don. and Eilyn schafer. Muscoda-
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
EVERYTHING Is READY
FOR CARDINALS FEAST

Alexandria Va, Feb. 3-Rammel's
Hotel will be the scene of great ACTIVITY
next Wednesday night when the Cardinal
Athletic Club will hold their fifth annual
banquet in honor OF Clark Griffith, man
aser OF the Washington baseball team, as
testimonial of their esteem for the
man who has done so much for amateur
baseball in Washington and the neiehboI-
ing vicinities
sylvester Breen, the president Of the
Cardinal Club has invited a notable
list of guests from all branches of life,
newspaper, governmental, and civil.
Mayor Tom Fisher, of Alexandria
toastmaster at every banquet rendered
by the Cardinals is master of cere-
monies, and has arranged for a warm
welcome for the honored guest of the
evening.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
WAR WILL NOT PREVENT
MAJOR LEAGUE BAsEBALL


Chicago, Feb. 3.-President Ban
johnson, of the American League.
who few years back was on the
point Of closing the American
League parks when the Mexican
situation ioomed OMNIBUS. has had
a change OF heart.
International complications. even
to the point of war. are not going
to cause any change in the plans
already made for the openng OF
the season in April. Nor Will they
In any way alter the preparatory
programs of spring training. John
son now believes the majors can
survive a period Of stormy months,
or at least start their respective
seasons and keep going until con-
ditions absolutely forced the aban-
donment of the flag race.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
GALLAUDET SEXTET
FALLS BEFORE G. W. u.

George Washington Universitys girl
basketball team defeated the sextet from
Gallaudet College yesterday afternoon, by
score OF 10 to T. In a game that was
featured by the general aIl-around play
ing of the Buf and Blue squad.
Immediately after the game Miss Sci
bold. manager Of the George Washington
team. announced that schedule of four
out-of-town games had been arranged,
the first of which will be played on the
9th at Swarthmore. Pa, against Swarth-
more: on the 10th. they will meet Tenn
pie University. at Philadelphia and on
the 18th and 18th they have dates with
Sargent School and Radcliffe College, in
Boston.
Efforts are being made to arrange
games for the 18th and 18th, while the
team is away.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
CLABBY IS OFFERED
BOUT WITH FRED KAY

New York, Feb. 3-Jimmy Clabby, who
Is numbered among the victims of Fred
Kay, the Australian sensation of the
present day. was recently offered a big
guarantee for a return match with the
conqueror of Milburn Saylor, but Jimmy
declined. Clabby is far from being
through with the boxing game, for he has
many good battle left in his system,
but the lure of the racing game has been
keeping Clabby out of the ring, and he
Ia said to be making a mint of money
around Australian tracks, where he is
associated with Eddie McGoorty in run
ming a book"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
Lieut.. Dibble Wonndnd

Toronto. Ont. Feb. 3.--Lieut. Robert
CBobl Dibble, former American and Cam
sdian sculler. was wounded IN action on
January S. according TO Official announce
ment made yesterday. Dibble was one
Of the best single scullers developed in
Canada in recent years and at various
times I'm his rowing csreer won many
Junior and senior chsmnionship honors a
reSattas in an sections ~ Canada ard
the states. When he enlisted with the
Canadian contingent more than a year
ago, he was a member of the Don Row
ing Club, Of this city.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
1917 SALARIES FOR
THE 1917 PLAYER

New York, Feb. 5.-When Bill Lange,
who was somewhat of ball player back
In the old days. was playing with the Chi
caso Colts. he drew down a salary OF
a.eoo. That was back in 1898. And today
Ty Cobb, great player in this age of
baseball, draws $4,000
When Cap. Anson was the manager of
the old Chicago club he received s., 700,
and Hutchison, the great hurler, got
s2.5oo for his work. Today there are any
number Of players who would snicker at
such salaries
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
WRESTLING IS HELP
FOR GRID PLAYERS

New York. Feb. 3-Tad Jones, the
miracle man of football, believes that box
ing and wrestling win help his gridiron
players condition themselves for the COM
ing campaign in a large way.
Jones has advised his players, eighty
in all. to take up both sports during the
summer months. He says that In order
TO be at his best the football player must
keep himself In condition first of all, and
IN doing so he must map OUT a way
whereby he can develop speed of the eye,
the brain. the arms and the legs. He
must bring all of his muscles into play
in various ways to at himself for deliver
ing his best on the football field
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
TENNIS LEADERS TO
HOLD BIG MEETING

Legislation on a great verietv OF mat
tiers Affecting tennis will be considered
at the tbirty-sixth annual meeting OF
the q. s. n. L. T. A. which takes place
at the Waldorf-Astoria February 9
The meeting will begin at 4 ,. m. ana
after an intermission for dinner. viii
continue through the evening. The din
ner Is subscription affair open to dele
gates end members Of clubs helonRinr 70
the National Association. Reservations
already made indicate that It will be wen
attended.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
PORTLAND CLUB TO
BE FIRST TO START

Portland, Ore. Feb. 3.-Charley Weegh-
man with his Chicago Cubs, viii not be
The first baseball magnate to test the in
tentions Of the players regarding their
proposed strike. Six days before the
Cubs are to report for their spring train
ing trip to California, the Portland Beav-
ers are scheduled to start on their own
trip to Honolulu. The Portland club thus
will be the first in organized baseball to
start training and thus the first to learn
what there is in Dave Fultz's proposed
strike.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
No Chance fol- St. Louis
To Obtain Eddie Foster
Seven Years-Seven Camps

New York, Feb. 81 Roger Peck
fnpaugh. Of the Yankees. has been
playing professional baseball for
seven seasons, but not until this
spring will he make a second visit
to any training camp.
In 1910 Peck was with the Maps
In Alexandria. The following year
he worked with the Portland club
at Santa Maria, Cal. He was with
the Maps at Mobile In 1912 and at
Pensacola in 1913. The following
March found him at Houston with
the Yankees. while the next year
he trained at Savannah and at
Macon last year. The Yankees
will train at Macon this year.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
Captain for Each Game.

Portland, Ore, Feb. S--Coach Hugo
Bezdek, chief of football operations at
the University of Oregon, has flung a
def into his football camp. Bezdek
says that football captains are a luxury
that can well be dispensed with He
would like to appoint a field CAPTAIN for
each game, and thus relieve the strain
and feeling of responsibility which he
says, now often hampers a captains
playing ability.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
Scout Billy Rapp Hands
Sammy Crane Big Boost
War Crisis Stops the
Navy Basketball Tossers

Annapolis, Nd, Feb. 3.-Because
Of the stringent order barring all
persons from admittance to the
government reservation on account
Of the war crisis the basketball
game between teams of the Naval
Academy and West Virginia Uni
versity scheduled for this afternoon
was called OF.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04
Griffith Would Not Consider
Trading "Fatima" for
Either Pratt or Plank.

Eddie Foster for Del Pratt or Eddie
Plank broke forth again yesterday with
the war news. the severe north wind and
zero weather.
There is no doubt that Manager Grifnth
could make use OF either Pratt OF the
famous southpaw veteran. but there
seems little chance of the Nationals OBJ
tanning either OF these players in a trade
for "Fatima" Foster.
Because Fielder Jones. pilot eNtraoroi-
nary OF the ST. Louis Browns, IL hurry
ing East 10 attend the meeting OF the
American League TO be held in New York
City the latter part Of this month. this
question has brought forth the talk Of
the Griffmen obtaining the services of
the second-sacker OF the Mound City
tribe.
Pratt would. no doubt. prove a grest
assistant 10 the Nationals IN the coming
campaign even II the ''Old Fox" was com
PEELED to give Eddie Foster in a trade
deal. but such a deal Is not possible. az
the Old Fox is confident that "Fatima"
will come back with a rush in 1917 and
has no intention OF trading the Cherry
dale farmer
There's not chance Of Fielder Jones
getting Eddie Foster. i would not give
Foster for either Pratt or Plank or even
both Of them. and Fielder Jones Is dream
ing II he thinks there is any chance OF
making a trade with me that will involve
Foster. / am open TO any trade that
any OF the managers may suggest. but
! can't see where / would be boosting
the Nationals by passing up Poster for
either Of the two players mentioned" Is
the way In which Manager Grifhth treat
ed the question last night
Charley weeghman, OF the Chtcaec
( Cubs, yesterday issued a statement that
II war was declared he believed it would
be a tough season for professional base
ball. Weeghman went further and stated
that IL war was declared Immediately
that he did not believe any major ol
minor league club would risk sending the
players to training camp.
When asked the attitude OF the Wash
ington club on this question Manager
Griffith came out with a bold statement
that no matter what happens that the
local club would send its men to Augusta
early in March.
President Ban johnson. OF the American
| League, who a few years back was on
the point OF closing the American League
parks when the Mexican situation loom
ed Ominous. has had a change Of heart
International complications, even to the
I point of war, are not going TO cause
/ for the opening OF the session in April
/ Nor will they in any way alter the pre-
! paratory programs OF spring training
johnson now believes the two leagues
can survive a period Of stormy months
or at least start their respective sea
sons and keep going until conditions ab-
solutely forced the abandonment OF the
flag race. This information came from
NChicago late last night
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04

'FNVIsV NktHIT EEOn, TaIteTsOn Tor
Groesbeck. II. Wilson for Patterson Bixlsr for n
Wilson, Hall for Giacomo. Heise for Hail. Lynch for
SchoWe. L. Wilson for r. wenger Goals from
foor-George Washington, Ahnon Giacomo CSl
Schowe. Lynch. A. Wenser C5J. Boucher CS. p.
Wilson. Goals from foul-Hsnnor, Is; A. weneer
10. Goals from fouls mised-Hsrmon, s: A. Wen
ger. s. Referee-James Coilihower, Georgstosn
CmpiTe-Bryan Morse, George Washington. Timer
Miller Tablsr. Scorer-Jack Keller. Time Of halves
20 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04

substitutions Walter for Miss Davis, Miss
Davis for Mis- Briscoe Referer-Mr. Levi,
George Washington Uniycrsity
The Washington herald., 1917-02-04

ROYALS OF WASHINGTON.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-04-12
Manorove Forests In Bahamas.

Mangrove trees are to me the most
fascinating of all the vegetable
growths of our strange planet. When
young, rs we thus first came upon
them, at the opening Of the creek,
there is something tender and idyllc
about them, with the fresh, childlike,
laureline leaves and dangling rods Of
emerald that were really the suckers
Of their banianllke roots; but, as we
proceeded inland they grew into an
absence and bizarre maturity, like
nightmares stridlug out In every direc-
ton, with prancing, skeleton feet
planted in noisome, fostering swamps,
and stretching out horned, clawing
hands that seemed TO take root as one
looked and threw out other roots Of
horror like Il dreum.-Richard lie Gal
lienne, in Ilarper's Magazine.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-04-12
Sanq In Many Countries.

The air of God Save the King" and
"Hell Dir i'm Sieger Kranz" also fig
ured In the national or patriotic songs
of many other countries. In the Unit
ed States 1t was adopted by Samuel
s. Smith for his famous song, begin
ming my Country, IT'S of Thee" This
was first sung in Boston in 1882, and
has often been called the national an
them Of the republic, although that
honor is now more generally accorded
to THE Star Spangled Banner"
In Bavaria the same air is used to
Hell unserm KONG, He'll |" In Swift
erland 1t becomes "Rufst du, mein
vaterland." 1t Is sung with other
words In Denmark, Norway and n
number of the German states, includ-
Ing, besides Prussia and Bavaria, the
kingdoms Of Saxony and Wuerttem-
berg and In Brunswick, Weimar and
Hanover.