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The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
HARPER NOW
MINUTE MAN
Notre Dame Griidiron Coach
Ranks Among Best in
the Country.

A few weeks ago Jesse Harper gath
cred up some football players ana
substitutes. some head guards, a score
or so Of blue and gold sweaters and a
travelling bag full OF bandages and
liniment and started East.
He landed at West Point (somewhere
on the Hudson River) and said he was
ready to play football.
About all Of the critics East and
West had decided beforehand that
Harper might just as well stay at
home. and solemnly declared that
Elmer OEphant, the human tank.
would strafe him and his athletes
without quarter being asked or given.
1t worked out just exactly as they
said 1t wouldn't Oliphant was spur
los versenkt." and Notre Danes
greatest team in years hurried back
to South Bend. Ind, to be in time to
catch the first train for Sioux City,
Iowa, for the next weeks game with
Morningside College.
That's the way with this bird Har-
per. He delights in surprising the
talent. Just when the critics are get
ting ready to sympathize with Har-
per over a defeat he pulls the unex-
pected and laughs at them.
Harper is one Of the really success
full coaches in the country. He is 30
successful In fact that 1t has become
quite questionable for members of
the big Ten" to play games with his
team, although under his MANAGEMENT
the scholarship requirements have
been raised to a level Of the most
schools of the West.
Because he can't get games In his
own backyard Harper and his outfit
have become globe trotters and play
wherever they can get q game.
Harper II "a years old. He was born
In Illinois and picked Morgan Park
Academy. Q secondary school for Chi
cago University, as the FIRST place TO
show what he could do to football.
He worked at a Chicago packing
house to get money to enter college
and in 1902 entered Chicago Univer-
sity.
Handicapped by lack Of weight
Harper did not make the football
team until his senior year when he
played end and halfback on the
champion team which defeated
Michigan 2 to o. He was a mem
Der of the baseball team three sue
cessive seasons, working behind
the bat and in the outfield.
Harper's first coaching expert
ence came in 1905 when he took
charge Of athletics at Alma Col
lege. Michigan. He remained there
three years winning the state base
ban title in 1908.
Then he went to Wabash College
Indiana, where he gave the athle-
tic teams of that State the name
by which they are still known.
The Little Giants"
His success at Wabash secured
him the position at Notre Dame
which he still holds.
Harper has charge Of all athie-
tics at the Indiana school and
coaches baseball, football. basket
ball and track. He acts as his own
business manager and books all
games for the school and on the
field acts a. trainer.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
FORM PLAYERS
ARE REWARDED
Favorites Score in Five Of
Seven Races at Havana.
Piquette Wins.

Havana, Cuba, Dec. 3o.-Short price
horses went over in the regular "old
hometown" fashion at the Havana
track today, as five favorites got down
In front in the seven events carded.
Oreste turned up the winner in the
first number at even money. while
Piquette scored in the second event,
at the longest odds OF the day, going
over at 10 to l.
Radiant Flower grabbed on the
third at ( to /, while Enver Bey an
nexed the fourth, which was the fea-
ture Of the program at five and one
half furlongS
Montressor captured the fifth, with
the favorite Miss Fannie, capturing
the distance hike OF one mile and a
sixteenth in the next number. Chief
Brown awarded its hackers In the
fnal number. The summary:
FIRST RACE-FiTe turIongA oreSte. LOB
Hinphy). TO . TO 4. out. won; F1ckle
Fancy, lOs tCoopzl. 5 to l. 9 to ]. even. Sc
ood; Dr. Nicken, lo6 (winsieldD. s to l. . 70 l.
even, third. Time. los rs Loxon, Chief ors-
boun, King Of the Scarlets. Wealthy, Anna
and Halod also ran-
SECOND RACE-FIys and . half tuTlong.
Piquette, los tGCrg1n). 10 to !, 4 To !, to 5,
Won: Brown Prince, 100 Cooper, 5to z even,
i :,
], to s. to 5. third. Time. lIi Is. Van
HON, Mother MAchree and Moonstone also ran
THIRD RACE-FiTe and . half furlongs
Radiant Flower, l04 tGaugeD, to l, to 8.
4 10 s. won; Lady Spendthrift. 100 CWingheldl
4 to L to s. { to s, second; Rio Brazos. io4
Csnith), S TO . Z to s. to s. third Time.
li325 Dora Collins, Quin. Twin Stream.
Pieeha NsgrA and Tom Elwards also ran
FOURTH RACE-FiTe and a half furlongs.
EnEsr Bey. Il9 CwingieId). to 5. to 5. to
J won; I'd Garrison. l06 UunSOrd). to s.
, 30 S, / to ;, second; Lola, lis Cooper. 10
Ito S. l to . third. Time. ! :l2 Is LuzIi,
Deyiltry and LenShen's Pride also ran
FIFTH RACE-SiK fuTlongA Montressor. 09
Hunt, to 5. to 4. out. won; Repcobate.
u0e (McGrannl, to !, to ?, out, second;
sun God. Ill Howard, to l. to 2. ont,
third Time. lis IS. Rock Of DuIerne aud
Pam also ran.
SIXTH RACE-0ns and onesiIteenth miles.
Mis- Fannie, lGs CHuntl. to 10. out, won
Ola Star, 10 (CTumpl, S to l, even. out, sec
ond Wood Violet, 81 Uang). to !, l TO 2.
out. third. Time. $. Ormulu also ran-
SEVENTH RACE-Ons mile. Chief Brown,
1o9 Taplin), even, 9 TO 5. ont, won; Banyan.
B (Smithl, to ., even, . to 5. second; Bill
Simmons. l0s (Cumpl. to ], to 5, to 2,
third Tine, 1:F Is. Princess Janice. Paulson
and Regular also ran.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
NEW SHOE FOR
RACING ON ICE
Sawtooth Horseshoe Used
In Russia to Be Adopted
by American Horsemen.

Horsemen who contemplate rae
ing their horses on the ice this
year are beginning to shoe the
animals with saw-tooth shoes. a
novelty which will make its FIRST
appearance on the American ice
courses this year.
The shoe is the invention OF
Frank Cation. a Cleveland horse
man. who might have made q for
tune of it had he patented it.
The invention of the saw-tooth
shoe takes one back to the Roman
off days of Petrograd and Moscow
when the Russian nobility, patron
and on the ice.
For several years Cation trained
horses for one OF the Russian
grand dukes, who owned ore Of
the greatest stables in Russia. He
won over a million in purses in
Russia.
At that time, both in Russia and
in America. no change was made in
the type of shoes worn by horses
in ice racing. The ordinary shoe
with heavy calks was used
Cation devised a shoe with teeth
10 catch In the ice and give q bet
ter hold
The shoe has added almost four
seconds to the mile in horses
over the ice. With the aid OF the
saw-tooth some horses have been
able to travel over the ice as fast
as over the turf
The shoes were such a success
that they were adopted by other
Russian horsemen.
Last year Cation sent one OF the
shoes to an American horsemal
who turned il over to Nat Ray, q
Canadian horseman. who used it or
the ice tracks of Canada last year
Ray did not lose a race last win.
ter. Other Canadian horseIn.r
adopted the shoe last year and this
year it will he seen on practically
all A merlCan ice courses
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
FUTURTTY WINNER
OF 1901 BACK HONE

Now York. Dec. u. Among a large
consignment Of thoTou Shbrcds which
has landed at an American port 10
the noted stallion. Yankee. winner OF
the Futurity Of 1871. aud which has
hcen in France at the stud farm OF
Frank r. Hitchcock. There were sew
erral NVsrlinEs on thv liner also foe
Mr.. Hitchcock and another lot tOr
7. =. ThOrne. but the chief interest
in tho young stock is provided by the
consignments to John Sanford and
Delbert ReifT. The wcaHlinEs brought
over for Mr.. Sanford Will in all prob-
ability race in the ColOTs Of that
sportsman, bui those for DclboTt Reiff
are likely 10 bC sold at auction.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
BASEBALLIS
+ SURE TO BOOM
Magnates Of Major League
Are Optimistic in Outlook
for Game of 1918.

Baseball men see no reason for
any feeling Of panic in the 1913
outlook
The national game is solid. It is
going to endure. It will continue
to be the national game. even
though war becomes the national
business.
The bitter will be taken with the
sweet. Decreased profits, lack OF
patronage. curtailment of railroad
facilities and higher taxes will b.
met with q grim determination to
fight 1t out to the last
II the long arm Of the draft
reaches in and picks out stars.
young blood will be at once found
and trained and developed to I'LL
the stars shoes so that the actual
playing end-the speed and snap Of
the game-which after all is the
real backbone of the pastime, will
not deteriorate.
Is the plea OF Ban johnson, prssi-
dent Of the American League.
This is no time for pessimism,
says John X. Tener, president o.
the National League.
High taxes may come, but base
ball will pay this and more tn
the United States may ultimatc
triumph" is the sentiment of Jol
B. Foster. secretary of the n
York National League Club.
Ban Johnson, president Of tn
American League, in response T.
the request for his opinion on the
outlook. sent the following mes
sage:
1T is diffScult to predict with any
degree of accuracy what measure
of success can be obtained in pro-
fessional baseball next summer.
The club owners will meet the ex-
acting conditions courageously and
every EFFORT will be made to con-
duct the game on the highest pos
sible plane with this thought in
mind.
The American League deemed Il
unwise to embarass the clubs with
a player limit other than that pro-
vided by the National agreement.
The major league clubs will take
their full quota OF men to the
training camps next spring and
there will be little wedding out until
it is known how great an exaction
the draft will impose.
The altered conditions will re-
suit in the rapid development and
advancement of much new material
which in itself will lend a splendid
feature to the sport. The plan pro-
posed for a broader distribution
among the players OF the worlds
series receipts is sure to prove a
stimulating factor in the pennant
race OF both leagues. Everyone
should bend a shoulder to the wheel
in a laudable effort to preserve for
baseball all Of its merit and at
tractiveness."
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
THE FIXED RACE.

When old man Aesop was a youth
In Greece SO long ago.
He never missed a chance to air
His views on thus and so.
He told Of all the animals,
And when his book was through.
He hadn't missed a goldarned freak
In the whole blamed Athens zoo.
But OF all the tales old Aesop told
The one that like best,
Is the one in which the turtle won
When the rabbit took a rest.
Believe me. DO. the dope was framed
Before they ever raced.
The raiIbirds had the Jockey fixed
Before their bets were placed.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
RIcKEY SPIKES RUM0R.
Denies He Has Offered Managers
lob to Mike ONeil.

st. Louis, Dec. 30.-Despite Mike
oNeiPs statement that he had been
offered the management of the st.
Louis Cardinals. Branch Hickey of
the Cardinals does not agfee with
him. Hickey denied here today
that he had tenderedI the vacant
post to oNeil. though he admits he
has known ONeil well for some
time and considers him an able man.
The denial of Hickey caused quite
d surprise here today, as O'Neil is
well known here and Is not the man
who would have made such q state
ment unless there was some reason
for #
II Is known. however. that O'Neil
with Hickey at the an
nual meeting Of the National
League in New York early this
month.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
ATHLETESFROM
ENGLAND FALL
British Sportsmen Are Fast
Being Added to Casualty
List of Great War.

London, Dec. 30.-British sports
men continue to fall in the great
war, the latest casualty list issued
containing the names Of prominent
athletic men in every branch of
sport. Lieut.. G. C. B. James. kill
ed, rowed in the Eton College boat
at Henley and was captain of his
college boat at Oxford.
Capt. W. L Carver, killed, was In
the-rugby fifteen and cricket eleven
when at Hereford School. and af-
terward csptained the Weston
Super Mare Cricket and Hockey
Clubs. Capt. s. F. Ayers, killed.
was one of the best distance run
ners in the south. He won the
South London Harriers mile in 1910
and 1911. and led their team home
in many an interclub race.
The death in action is also re-
ported of Gunner Sidney Martin.
who made a great name for him
self at swimming and water polo,
assisting the Croft House 8. c.,
Sheffield, to win the Yorkshire
water polo championship. He was
an expert in life saving, and also
won the swimming championship
OF Sheffield.
Soccer football has lost two
splendid players in Lieut.. HughIe
Cameron, who was a member of
Clapton Orient, and Lieut.. F. G..
Wheatcroft, OF Swindon Town. The
latter won his international cap
against ireland in 1907 as an anna
teur and before going to Sindon
played for Fulham, Derby County
and Reading
Maj. the Hon. L. H. Tennyson,
the Hampshire County cricketer, is
officially reported wounded for the
fourth time. Capt G. r. Crowle, of
the Royal Flying Corps, who is re-
ported missing, represented Oxford
University at golf in 1913 and 1914
as wen as gaining his rugby "Rlue. -
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Faportes Go ODer Hapana Optimistic
LOSS OF LEG NO
HANDICAP TO ATHLETE

The loss Of . leg doesn't keep Bob
Canefax, Of St Louis, one Of the best
three-cushion billiard players In Amer
lea, from being an all-around athlete.
Canefax dlsregards the fact that he
has . mechanical leg and goes out for
his daily training the same as II he
had both of them.
And he does II well. too. Canefax
can run 100 yards in q trifie over
Il seconds. which Ii mighty good for
anyone not actively engaged In sprint
ing.
Every morning Canefax goes through
q system Of exercises. many Of them
very strenuous. This Is the only way
he can keep in shape for the nervous
tension of a hard game Of billiards.
Canefax lost his leg several years
ago. He was struck in the ankle with
a baseball and an infection developed
which made amputation imperative.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
FED MANAGERS .
PASSING OUT
Outlaw Pilots Are Rapidly
Dropping from Baseball
Limelight.

Beng -s u Is customary At the
close Of a. 'ycar to writ" SOM sOTt OF,
a Re, lew OF thiugs that have beci
showed into Tho pas, Harry Neily.
former secretary of the Kansas Ctty
FedeTals. and nov sport writer on
the Chicago American. proceeds 10
give some space TO 'ho Way Father
Time has d-alt with former Federal
League team MANAGES. lIIs review
serves TO cali attention L. the sad
fat" OF the men who once were hailed
as Conn" MaCks aud john McGrsWs.
List TO N"ily's sad --urg.
What has happened 10 the man-
ayers who pIlUI'd tho eight teams IN
the Federal League circuit-the men
who led teams tina, made pretensC OF
making the GIlmorc circuit a third
ma jor"'' Thv answer must show
how the puhnc Was d"Iudcd Herr -
IN" list Of Federal leaders OF Two
years since:
Chicago-Josvlh Tinker.
Kansas Ctty-George StoNall.
St. LOuis-FirIder Jones.
Pittsburgh L, bel Oakcs.
RTooklyu-T.eC MaEeC.
\ewalk-Rill MCEechule.
Bufalo-Larry Schlafy.
Baltmoro-Olto Enale.
There you have them. Thvse were
the men selected by tho club owners
20 perform th' miracle OF Il modern
Moses to lead the Feds out OF the
Of outlaw striving into
the promised land OF regular third
lClEa,ism. And where are they todayG
only Oue-lield,-r Jones-rcmaIns es
bO"s OF hall club ia the major
ragueS. n" pIloJ"d the Browns after
l'hil Ball and associates we're p,rmit-
ted 10 acquire the American Lssgu
club as SOP for allowing the Federal
to die a graceful death
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
To Meet Tender.

Willie Jackson. the fast and clever
lightweight. was matched by his
manager to meet Lew Tender, the
Philadelphia fighter, Tor six rounds at
the Olympia A A of Philadelphia. on
the night of January :. Benny Volger
and Johnnie Maloney. the amateur
lightweight champion. will also clash
for six rounds at the same shoS.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Weinert Il Stslling.

Although Charley wcinrTt, the New
ark heavyweight. has been nlade many
offers TO engage in bouts within the
last two months. ne nevertheless docs
not seem TO be very anxious 10 do
any boxing. as he has turned them an
down. He was just offered a go with
Tom Cowler for twelve rounds at the
Armory A A. OF Boston on Kew
Years Day. but his manager refused
to accept the contest
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Trophy for Camp Soccer Series.

Chicago. Dec. 5.-Peter J. Pesl. pres-
i9dnt OF the United States Football,
Association. today announced plans
for championship series Of Soccer
games between army cantonmeuti
teams. the proceeds TO go to a sol-'
der athletic fund. Mr. Peel will do
nate a service trophy TO the winning
teams. The association, he said. has
sent more than 500 soccer footballs To-
various cantonments
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Mahan Not an Officer.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 3O.-The re-
port that Eddie Mahan, formerly
Harvard football player, now a pri-
vate In the United States Marine
Crops. stationed at the League Island
Navy Yard, has received an appoint
meht to an officers training camp, Is
denied by Mahan. He stated today
that the statement was news to him
and was without foundation.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Barred from Traek

New Orleans. La, Dec 29.-James B.
Cotton of Galesburg. H.. arrested here
by postofice inspectors. charged
with using the mails to defraud In an
alleged horse race tipping scheme,
has been held under 1900 bond by
United States Commissioner Browne
for trial In Federal Court The stew
ards OF the Shrewsbury track have
ruled Cotton on the turf for Iife.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Fulton to Meet Tate Asain.

Joplin, Mo-. Dec. O.-Fred fulton,
OF Rochester. Mimi. and Harry
cTexasO Tate. OF Nowata, Okla,
were rematched for q fifteen-round
bout here January 10 Fulton lost to
Tate on a foul at Little Rock. Ark,
Christmas Day.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Xeterans TO Return.

Three veteran FASTENERS, Larry La
Joie. Lefty Leifield and Bobby Byrne,
are expected to return to the big show
next season. All three are beyond the
draft age, Lajoie being q, Leifield "a
and Byrne %.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
ls CutshaH All lnf

From the Ebbets camp in BROOKLYN
comes the news that wilbert Robin
son is thinking Of trying Ollie o'Mara
at short again. with Fitzsimmons, the
Pacific Coast youngster. at third, and
Ivy Olson at second This would make
1t appear that George Cutshaw, the
best pinch hitter OF the Robins, has
either quit the diamond, Joined the
army or broken . leg.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Doing His Bit.

Charlie Comiskey. owner of the Chi
cago worlds champions. tops the list
of baseball maEnates in the matter OF
coming across" The Old Roman has
donated $1,000 to the Red Cross and
1900 to the Knights Of Columbus war
work fund.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Williams Cancels Trip.
illiannstowl

illiamstown. Mass. Dec. 30.-The
ms College baseball nine will
Ike its customary Southern trip
the Easter vacation next
=. The plan has been abandoned
lterest Of economy.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Moore Coming East.

Roy Moore, the St Paul bantam
weight. who recently has been putting
'em away in the Middle West. has de-
cided to try his hand at the game in
the East.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Dartmouth W. Brown.

Dartmouth's football schedule for
1918 shows that it will again close its
season with game against Brown at
Boston.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Rabbit Care Pilot.

Rabbit Maranville. crack shortstop
Of the Braves, who ~ now in Unclg
Sans service, has been placed ia
charge Of the Boston Navy Yard bas-i
ket-ball team
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-09

OF the big job In not moro than eigh-
teen months, were OF tentative ma
ture. and some minor changes were
necessary.
The plan. In general way. is to
build additional shops and shipyards
at which destroyers enough to more
than double the present American
fleet. built or building. Will be laid
down. The private builders could not
undertake this unaided. and probably
more than half OF the appropriation
will go into plart construction, which
Will either pass to the government or
be purchased by the companies when
tho work is done.
The Navy Department. has requested
that the number of new destroyers to
be built be not published. although
there are indications that under Its
now policy OF taking the public more
into it's confidence. where military pre-
cautions will permit. this information
and other facts showing the enol nous
work progressing in American ship
yards soon will be revealed. 1t is a
generally known fact that at least two
of the new destroyer contracts call for
forty ships each.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-09
SPANISH GOVERNMENT
TAKES DRASTIC ACTION
IBy Associated pres,1

lBy Associated Press]
WASHINGTON, October 8.-The
Spanish government has taken drastic
action to discipline the official respon-
sible for the safe internment of the
German submarine which escaped from
Cadiz.
On the basis of official dispatches
from Madrid, the Spanish amba ssa dor
here. Juan Riano, made this announce
mcnt:
I'm spite of all the precautions taken
by the Spanish naval authorities, in
Guiding the removal of pieces which
were supposed indispensable for navi-
cation, the German submarine UC-2s3.
informed in Cadiz. escaped yesterday
afternoon. leaving It's guns. torpedoes
and munitions on land. where they had
been deposited.
Tho Spanish government has opened
a court-martial. and has also decreed
tho restitution of the COMMUNICATIVE
chief and the first adjutant of the
arsenal. and of the technical commits
sion which examined the submarine.
and the release OF the general In COM
mand OF the naval department Of
Cadiz. apart from other disposition
which it may consider fit to adopt
later on
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-09
FEAR ATTEMPT TO LYNCH
MEN IN BABY KEET CASE
Dick Curtcr Turns States Evidence and
VIII Take Stand AEninht
Claude PierKoI.

AiARSHvILLE. OHIO. October g.
Richard (Dick) Carter. once arrested
IN connection with the kidnapping and
murder of Baby Lloyd Kcet, turned
states evidence to-day. He Will take
the witness stand against Claude Pier
sold. who IS being tried one of the
leaders in the abduction and murder
drama.
~ Gordon of guards has been thrown
about the Jail tonight in fear OF an
attempted lynching.
An automobile is held in readiness to
rush Claude Pier3ol away to the hills
a, the first signs of an outbreak.
Carter has confessed to being one of
party when two attempts were made
10 enter the Keet home. He said he
did not know kidnapping was planned.
and when told of 1t he would have
nothing further to do with the plot.
Carter implicated Claude Piersol and
Taylor Adams in the plot.
After his confession he begged his
jailers to remove him from the cell in
which he was confined with the other
alleged kidnapers.
An hour before the opening of the
Piersol trial this morning Carter was
welded to Mrs. Josie OConneH, of
Hutchinson, Kans
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-09
MINIATURE ALMANAC

prior to service abroad. and. seq
ondarily. to acquire Familiarity win
military matters necessary to eou,n
MIN as division Judge advocate.
Each applicant must be leae th,,
thirty years of age. have two wears.
actual practice before the courts ma
must be an attorney of excellent stand
ing at his local bar. Men I'm the .erv-
lice of the United States will make their
applications through their company and
reEimental commander. TIL. ,nno,nt
ment for the assistant judge adyocn re-
will not be confined to persons o,read,,
In the service, but civilians coming
WITHIN the scope of the requirements
can be applicants. Full information
can be obtained from the adjutant of
the Eightieth Division All applica
lions must be In the hands OF the divi-
sion commander by noon Saturday.
October 13.
Lemuel f. Edwards. of Newport
News, has been appointed by Colonel
b. Fl. Wells as regimentaI sergeant
major for the Three Hundred and
Eighteenth Regiment.
The men OF the Forty-seventh New
York Infantry who have been on duty
mere are preparing to leave for Spar
tanburg. S. c., on Wednesday, Private
Andrew j. Kennedy. of Company H, a
member of the New York command,
has been attached to the informa ton
bureau since the opening of camp, and
has helped to set hundreds of people
seeking friends or relatives on the
right track. He leaves with his com.
mand on Wednesday.