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The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
GOLF AND TENNIS NOTES
By +. III. YOUNG.

DR.. Walter S. Harlan, chairman of
the green committee OF the Columbia
Country Club, returned from his trip
South last Sunday afternoon and brought
with him the promises that they would
enter enough professionals to make
Columbia's pro" event on April one
OF the best In the country. In addition
10 the local pros, Mike Brady. Of Bos-
ton; Gilbert Nichols. of Great Neck;
Wilfred Reid, of Wilmington; Jock
HStchison. of Pittsburgh; James Barnes,
K Whitemarsh Valley; Tom Mcnamara
and Jack jolly. unattached; Tom Doyle.
OF MyOpia; Nipper Campbell, of Balti-
more; former national champion. Walter
Hagen; Mcdonald, of Buffalo, Hotfner,
OF Philadelphia. and Loose. of Charlotte,
are some of those who are sure to be on
hand, while Louis Teller, Alec and Nc
Donald Smith and George Lowe are other
Well-known ones who are expected to
make up the field. Altogether, about
forty players are expected to compete.
1t has been definitely decided that the
event will be strictly a professional one
and no amateurs will be allowed to enter.
As the gallery can only follow one group
OF players around the course, the suS-
Gestion has been made that a redrawing
be made at the end of the first eighteen
holes and the last round be played in
foursomes with the men paired accord
ing to the first round scores. This would
throw all of the better players together
and from the gallerys viewpoint make
the event much more interesting. If all
of the players concerned are willing,
this scheme may be followed but, as 1t is
q little out of the ordinary. 1t will not
be followed unless all of those concerned
are willing.
Louis l. Doyle, whose middle name is
tennis. spent yesterday in Baltimore
attending the meeting OF the National
Municipal Athletic Federation. This fed
Grafton was organized by Dwight F.
Davis. of st. Louis. formCN national
champion, TO encourage play on the varl-
Gus municipal courts of the United
States. Championship events are held
each year and only those who use the
muLi -ipaI courts are eligible to enter.
Doy.e is interested in getting Washing
~ 10 join this federation. According
TO present plans. there will be a tour
nament for municipal court players this
yea in all of the cities of the Middle
Atlantic AssC citation which are members
OF the federation and these champions
will meet for the sectional title in Bal
tmore. the winners there to compete In
the national event which will be played
al St Louis this year. incidentally, 1t
might be mentioned that although Wash
ingtCn at present is only interested in
the tennis section of the federation, this
body also takes in golf. baseball and
other sports fOstered by the municipal
parks As Washington's municipal golf
links at the present time consists Of only
three holes. nothing will be done in
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
darcy REFUSES date
TO gibbons MANAGER
Michael Will Sign When He Gets Good
and Ready.

New York. March A-Here he Is again.
Yep. we mean Les Darcy. The good
sporting fans have been Les Darcyed to
frazzle ever since the Maitland boy
poked his head from a hatchway in the
oil tanker Gushing to take his FIRST squint
at the Statue Of Liberty. But Just a few
words about Les, for we want to give
you a closeup Of his opinion of Mike
Gibbons
short time ago the writer accom-
panied Eddie Kane Gibbons manager,
to Darcy's lair. Kane made the trip to
try his persuasive powers on the Aus
tralian In an effort to get him to 60
through with the match made for him
with Gibbons by E. T. O'Sulliyan his
canned manager. Pleas went for naught.
Darcy refused to hll the April 10 date,
and Kane left with his feathers dropping.
But Darcy let tho kitten out of the poke
as regards his opinion OF the Phantom.
Summing up Darcy's ideas of when and
where he should meet Gibbons, we gather
the impression that Lester is practically
convinced that Michael may make him
look more like q blacksmith than a boxer
over the ten-round route.
Darcy says he will meet Gibbons
when the times comes. But he wants
Mike over the twenty-round route He
Will sign for ten-round bout with Glib
bons with the proviso that Michael
agrees at the same time to meet him I'm
a twenty-round joust on a later date But
he will not sign until he gets good and
ready"
There's only one conclusion to draw
from this:
Darcy feels that Gibbons has something
on him In the way Of cleverness Fur
thermore. Darcy has not been initiated
Into the mysteries Of the ten-round game
He has a world OF confidence in his abil-
ity to wear Gibbons down. but he wants
twenty rounds in which to do it
Over the tea cups-for Darcy insisted
on serving tea and crullers-Lester in
formed Kane that he thinks his record is
better than Gibbons. And he believes he
should have the long end Of the purse
when they meet Just why he sees him
self In the role Of q dictator in this coun-
try. in the face Of some chilly receptions
he has received, is something that goes
over our humble dome. But he does. He
probably forgets that Gibbons helped
prepare McGoorty. Clabby and others
for him. They were on the backward
path when Lester got them.
Yet with all his confidence, Lester hesi-
tates to take Gibbons on, and It 10 the be-
lief Of n majority Of boxing critics now
that Gibbons will give him orders any
time they meet in ten-round bout
Michael Will make him lead, and Michael
is a past master in the art OF pulling the
other fellow out and then beating him tc
the punch. In a twenty-round' battle
Darcy's chances would undoubtedly be
much better.
That Gibbons can knock Darcy out In
ten rounds Is doubtful He might accom-
plish II in a longer bout, but in this case
Darcy's chances would be greater, too,
and Darcy Is reputedly a wonderful mixer
of jabs. crosses and uppercuts.
Eventually Darcy will have to meet
Gibbons. And when he does It will be-
hoove him to take good care OF that tick
lish point on his Jaw. for Gibbons is go
ing to try his best to send the Maitland
lad on a trip to cumberland.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25

connection with the royal and ancient
game until the new course is built.
As the local spring golf calendar is
so full that there will be a tourney al
most every week during May and the
first half OF June, the Bannockburn Golf
Club has decided to postpone its annual
event, which is usually held in the
spring. to sometime this fall-probably
the latter part of September.
Encouraged by the success of the Sub
urban Tennie League. players in a num-
Der of unattached clubs are now at work
forming another organization. 1t will
probably consist OF eight clubs Already
the Spring Road Club, the Sherwood Club
the Y. NJ. @. A, the Takoma Park Club
and that at Sixteenth and Park road
have expressed a willingness to enter
teams and those behind the movement
do not anticipate any trouble in getting
three other organizations to join.
Walter ]. Travis, the grand old man"
of golf. who has been engaged to super
wise and plan the new Municipal Golf
Course, was here last week looking over
the ground in Potomac Park. Although
the land available Is somewhat fiat, he
believes 1t can be shaped into a fine
course. While here, Travis also went
over the Columbia course and was great
ly pleased with its condition and predict
ed that 1t would be in perfect shape for
the professional event to be held the first
week in April.
At the last meeting OF the Washington
Tennis Association. Louis I. Doyle was
elected chairman of a permanent commit
tee to give the various local players a
ranking each year. He was authorized to
select two others as members to serve
with him and has named Edward w.
Dom. Jr., of Chevy Chase, and Albert W.
Howard, of Dumbarton. This committee
Is now at work and expects to give out
its ranking. based on last year play,
within the next week or so. This Com
mittee has looked into the records of all
players and will keep in close touch with
end of each season will issue an official
District ranking similar to that Of the
National Body.
A new golf committee to take charge of
the women's events at Chevy Chase has
been appointed. Mrs. Ormsby Mccain
mon is chairman, with Mrs. Fleming
Newbold and Mrs. J. NJ. Carlisle as the
other members. One event which the
committee expects to announce in the
near future Is for a cup presented by
Mrs. Isaac T. Mann
George T. Cunningham, captain Of the
golf team Of the Bannockburn Club, has
accepted a position in the Department or
Agriculture, which will take him away
from Washington. 1t will not affect him
this summer. however, and he expects to
take an active part in the coming sea-
son.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
HERE'SA SEXTET
OF LITTLE HITTERS
Kid Herman Looks Like Class Among
Swell Bunch of Bantams.

Chicago. March A.-With all due respect
to the old guard. it is probable that never
before in the history of the prize ring
mas there been such a plentiful supply
of classy little fellows and such a lack
Of big 'uns as there 10 today.
Whereas there are more than a dozen
boys who can do 11s or even 116 handily
and leave little to choose between them
over a limited course, there's only one
heavyweight who seems to have the
real class-and Queensbury save the mark
If Jess Willard can be said to possess
the high attributes such as some Of the
giants of other days.
However. it's such q pleasant task to
consider the classy little fellows now
before the public, that there IL no use
to start a long-winded argument anent
the heavyweight possibilities.
By way of cinching the argument
here's a list Of active bantam-weights
Of today:
Kid Herman, New Orleans; KID WILL
iams. Baltimore; Johnny Ertle. St. Paul:
Johnny Coulon, Chicago; Pal Moore,
Memphis; Frankie Burns. Jersey City;
Johnny Solsberg. Brooklyn; Lew Tender.
Philadelphia; Al Shubert, Boston; Dick
Loadman. Buffalo; Kid Wolfe. Cleveland:
Joe Haley. Cincinnati; Jabez White. Al
bany. N. Y; Benny McNeill, Windsor.
Canada, and Joe Burnan, Chicago.
OF that list the first half-dozen named
probably are the class of the lot. al
though some Of the others may show
something soon that will topple them
over. Just how good the big little" six
are might be figured on the basis that
Johnny Caulon, who for the first time
in his life was knocked out and OF the
is doing an apparently real comeback 81
He has been cleaning up lately.
That figures Williams as a bear. But
Kid Herman has copped the champ
crown. Johnny Ertle won from Williams
on foul Pal Moore beat Williams in
limited contest and Frankie Burns has
shown well against most OF the field
Burns can hardly be considered a posi-
bility for first honors.
Coulon. one of the grandest champions
OF all time. has seen his championship
sun sink behind the horizon. 1t looks
now as II the honors lie between Herman.
Moore, Williams and Ertle. Moore IL
laid up with a bad arm right now. but
expects to be back IN the game shortly.
Possibly some grizzled fans will re-
sent the rating of the bantams mentioned
above and sneer. They may even say
that Terry McGovern, George Dixon,
Harry Forbes or PedIar Palmer could
have laid any of them cold with one hand
tied. Maybe so. But our chief argument
Is that there is a whole lot of mighty
good little men showing their boxing
wares to the public these days.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25

bers Of his squad, to spend Sunday. The
Braves bid a farewell TO Miami tonight
Hot Springs, Ark. March 2I-AIl inoi-
cations point to an early start this season
for George Foster. star hurler for the
Red Sox. He is showing wonderfully
well in his workouts. Tomorrow the Sex
and Dodgers battle again at Wilmington
Park.
Houston. Texas March A-The White
SoX are in Houston TO tackle the local
Texas League team today. They came
in after a transforming trip on which
they own brace Of games.
Columbus, Go, March 2L-skpper Cal
lahan announced today that he has an
even dozen 800 men in the Pirate squad.
judged by the preseason performances.
He expects several Of therl TO keep Up
their averages this season
WaIahachie. Texas. March a-wahoo
Sam Crawford. slated by the wise boys
for the discard, only made four hits out
OF six times up in yesterdays game with
Fort Worth which the Tigers won in i
innings, to G. The Tigers left at noon
for Dallas for games today and Sunday.
New Orleans. La. March N-Owner
Jim Dunn was expected 10 arrive hers
today in time 10 see his Indians tim
New Orleans. With Dunn on the ground,
the weeding-out process will start
Little Rock Ark, March 2.-Rain pre-
vented the Reds playing at Pine Blur
yesterday. Today they take on the homo
nine Of the Southern League. Manage
Mathewson says every man on his club
is now ft.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
AND BEALL
PLAY WELL AT GOLF

Pinehurst. n c., March 24-Nornan Fl
Maxwell. Of Philadelphia, and Ned ReaI1
Of Cniontown. played today against Fred
Blossom. of the Yale Golf Club, and Phil
Carter. Of the championship course, at
Ptnehurst and won by one I'D, and so
all four players broke so. The best rounds
were S-S6-1 for Carter and sSd-72
for Bean. Carter's play from the sixth
to the tenth hole was Of a sensational
variety. He made these five holes in Il.
Par Is l8
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
SHEEPSHEAD BAY TRACK
TO BE SOLD FOR DEBT

New York. March 24-The Sheepshead
Bay speedway. over which the Astor Cup
and other feature races have been run
annually. is to be sold at auction. 1t
was ANNOUNCED today. The auction will
he held to satisfy debt Of S2l35. 1916,
representing a mortgage and interest.
foreclosure has been made by The Coney
Island Jockey Club. owner of the grounds
10 which the track stands. The proceed
ure, however, is not expected to result
in the discontinuance of automobile races
at the track.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
WILL WE MATCH WILLARD2

New York, March A-Are they ever
going to get Jess Willard matched? Carl
Morris and Fred Fulton are anxious for
a go at tire big fellow. Willard doesn't
want to have anything to do with Morris.
as Carl onoe told him to go get a repu-
tarlon." That was before Jess had his
well-remembered mixup with John Arthur
johnson.
AS for Fulton. It looks to a man peer
ing into the future that Fred will even
tually be the one to get crack at Jess
that is. just as soon as public interest
can be excited enough to secure a large
juicy purse.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
Dutch Leonard Due in Camp,

Hot Springs, Ark, March A-Dutch
Leonard, eminent southpaw of the Red
Sox survivor Of the Boston chapter OF
the Holdout Club, is scheduled to reach
here tomorrow morning. Leonard de-
mands a salary of s6,O0o His stipend
last year was 5000 and he wants a
s1.ooo raise. This Frazee SCOTS at. The
Sox new president claims the Californian
is en- route to the spa Of his own volition.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
0. 5. Senator /: a Magnate.

Senator Peter Goelet Gerry. Of
Rhode Island, Is one of the new
owners Of the Providence team In
the International League.
It is said that he holds q ma
jority Of the stock. At any rate.
he is an ardent baseball fan and
the fact that the players on his
team are, going to train at the
Georgetown grounds is believed to
be due to the fact that the Junior
Senator from Rhode Island wants
to see how his hired men per-
form.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
Another Bowling Record Made.

Grand Rapids. Mich. March IA new
worlds record was set here today in
the American Bowling Congress tourna-
ment when Gus Sartorious and William
Holzschuh. OF the Edelweiss team OF
Peoria IL, dropped the wonderful total
of 1,S46. The former mark Of 1.34S was
made by the Dernbach brothers, Of Chi
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25

'Apprmtics ,rlcwsncs eiainsd
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25

Miami, Fla, March A-Johnny Evers
led the braves in their final game with
Philadelphia Athletics at Tatun Park
this afternoon. Manager Stallings has
gone to Haddock, Ca. with several men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-20
KICK WAS FATAL
J. N. Miller, Shawnee County
Farmer, Dies of Injuries.
Sustained Brain Fracture, BrOk-
en- Ribs and Jaw.

John Nathan Miller, SIS, prominent
Shawnee county farmer, died this
morning at St. Francis hospital of in
juries sustained Monday morning
when he was kicked by an animal he
was Harvesting. Miller sustained d
fractured jaw, two broken ribs and
fears that he had suffered a fracture
at the base of his brain proved true
One of the broken ribs punctured a
lung Miller was unconscious but a
moment after the accident and was
able to walk to the house. He was
hurried to St. Francis hospital
Miller was a member of one of the
Oldest families in the county His
father, Albert G.. Miller, came to
Shawnee county in 1857 and settled
on a farm eight miles southeast of To-
peka. This farm is known as the Mil
Ter homestead. John Nathan Miller
was born the next year. Until eight
years ago he lived on the Miller home
stead when he moved to a farm south
east of Berryton where the accident
occurred.
Besides a widow. Miller is survived
by the following children: Albert A
Miller, circulation manager of the To-
peka State Journal; Mrs. Frank
Bunce, Lecompton; Mrs. D. M. Allen
Iona Linda. Cal, and Mrs. g r nj
on, Ports, Kan.
Burial Thursday afternoon in linn
Creek cemetery. Services at TJnn
Creek church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-20
500 CAN'T LEAVE
Difficult to Get Funds tG
Americans in Germany.
New York WOman's Money Ex-
cept 5000 Taken by Officials.

London, Feb. 20.-The problem of
getting funds to American refugees
IN Germany, constantly growing in
Holland and Denmark, is worrying
American residents here Dispatches
from Copenhagen today estimated the
number of Americans there waiting
transportation back home at about
300. Many were said to be almost
without funds. A considerable num-
Der are United States government Of
ficials.
Holland dispatches today said those
American consular officials who did
not depart from Germany on the special
embassy train which bore Ambassa-
DOR Gerard, are preparing to leave via
switzerland. Other Americans, how
ever are not being PERMITTED to leave
except via Denmark. One exception
20 this rule was made in the case of
Miss Marie Haviland, of New York.
Berne dispatches today said she
mad reached that point after an ardu-
GUS trip from Warsaw German Of
f.eials took all of her money except
SZOO, declaring it was a rule not to
permit those leaving the country 10
take more than that amount
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-20
BREAK OLD PRECEDENT
President May Not Rcconyene Senate
After Inauguration

Washington, Feb. 20.-President
Wilson, it became known today, is Sc
riously considering breaking another
precedent by not calling the newly
elected senate in extra session on
March to confirm nominations of
cabinet officials. The president is I'M
derstood to be inclined not to convene
the senate unless a special session of
congress is necessary.
No announcement of the presidents
plans was made at the White House.
but it seemed to be known among the
presidents confidants at the capitol
that he was considering such plan
altho it was said he had not wholly
decided upon it.
The president is understood to hold
the view that his ca binet officials ap-
pointed by him. if reappointed do not
need confirmation, that their term of
office is unlimited, subject to the will
of the president himself. Administers
ton leaders have concluded therefore
that all present members of the cab
met are to be retained and that the
president will have nothing to present
to the senate.
Senators who learned of the possi-
bility that the senate might not be
called in extra session were greatly
surprised. inasmuch as it would be UNI
precedented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-20
DRYS ARE ANXIOUS
Senate Deluged With Petitions
to Speed Up Liquor Bill.
Rann nrr NTooc--o -
Bone Dry Measure Will Be
Passed in Short Time Now.

The senate was deluged by petit
tons from all parts of the state today
urging the passage of the bone dry
bill. Some of them implored the leg
islature mot to adjourn until the bill
had been enacted into law" Almost
an hour was devoted to the reading of
the titles to the petitions There were
eighty of them on the subject of
liquor legislation, and the average
number of names on each was about
2OO-making about 10000 names in
all Every hour action is DELAYED
means additional petitions. There was
no comment among senators as one
petition after&another was read
The probabilities are that the house
bone dry bill reported out for passage
by the senate judiciary committee
Monday evening will not be reached
until Wednesday. The bill is on third
reading subject to amendment and
debate but it has not been printed. 1t
was stated at noon that printed copies
could not be obtained until late this
afternoon In the regular order of
business the bill would not be reached
on the calendar for some time 1t is
at the bottom of the list of third read
intss.
Half a dozen senator's said TODAY
they looked for absolutely no debate
over the measure.
I think every senator knows now
how he is going to vote and debate
viii be useless" said one THE bill
will pass the senate"
Ii 1T does it will go to the COVER
nor for his signature and upon its
publication in the State Journal. Off
clal state paper, it will become a law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-20
SHOCK To MOTHER
Mrs. FunStOn'S Condition Grave
Over Death of Son.
Can't Attend Funeral; Devotion
Between Two Great.

Emporia, Kan, Feb. 20.-T h
mother of the late Major General
Frederick Funston may be unable tG
attend the funeral of her noted SON
She is i'll and confined 10 a bed at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. A.
Eckdan. here today and it was said
today that her physicians might de-
eide 1t would be inadvisable for her
to leave here. The news of her sons
death was conveyed to her last night
and the shock of it added gravity
to her condition.
Mrs. Funston's home is at lola,
Kan, and it had been expected that
she would return there where her
sons are now living. But that was
said to be out of the question today.
Mrs. Funston received no visitors to-
day. Her sons death was a severe
shock, as his devotion to his mother
was always marked and many times
he had gone to the farm home near
lola so that he might be with her for
whatever length of time his duties
would permit
Mrs. Funston has lived in Kansas
many years and is known turnout the
state. Today expressions of grief
are coming to her here from many
places not only in Kansas, but else
where in the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-20
TO Be BIC AFFAIR
Kansas Democrat Club to Hold
Annual Banquet Thursday.
Judge NOrtOni of st. Louis the
Principal Speaker.

At the annual meeting of the Kan
sas Democratic club which will be
held here Thursday night, the ami
versary of Washington's birthday
Sunflower Bourbons plan to show To-
peka what real political stunt they
are capable of staging, and prominent
local Democrats predict that it will be
the biggest affair of it's kind ever at
tempted in the state.
Delegations from all over the state
will be here for the big spread and it
is estimated that more than 700 will
gather around the banquet tables.
The Wyandotte Democratic club will
send a delegation of $50 on a special
train and a special will be run from
Brown county. Many prominent
Wichita Democrats also are to be
here.
The Speakers.
The principal speaker of the even
ing will be Judge Albert D. Nortoni of
St. Louis. Progressive candidate for
governor of Missouri in 1912. who
campaign and who was western man
ager for the Wilson Progressives.
Judge Nortoni will tell why he sup
ported Wilson.
Other speakers on the program are:
S. B. Freezing, attorney general of Ok
lahoma; w. w. Gordon of Kansas City,
Kan; Judge A. B. Reeves of Dodge
City, and Mrs. Lucy Carter Woodford
of Burlington, who will have for her
subject, THE Women Did IT.
Click Fockele of Leroy, president of
the club, will act as POSTMASTER. The
banquet will begin promptly at $50.