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The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
UMPIRES NAMED BY
PRESIDENT HICKEY

Chicago, ILL.,. Feb. a-Umpires for the
coming season OF the American Associa-
ton were announced yesterday by Presi-
dent Tom Hickey as follows:
William Brennan, George H. johnson.
James A. Murray, Gerald Hayes, w. J.
Carney. w. E. Friel and Louis knapp.
President Hickey will depart this after
noon for Chicago, where he will meet
Barry Mccormick tomorrow morning to
discuss terms. Hickey believes that Nc
Cormick win remain in the association,
His signature will bring the stan I'D to
eight
Brennan, Hayes and Carney were not
with the association last year. Brennan
Is well known on account of his career
in the majors, while Hayes, a former as
sociation arhiter. worked in the. Texas
League last season. Carney comes from
the Western,
Connolly, o'B1en and Goehler, Of last
years A. A. stan. were not retained.
Friends Of Louis Knapp, the local boy,
had little doubt as to his retention by
Hickey. Knapp made fine impression
around the circuit last season and should
prove one Of the best men on the staff
this year..
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
SOCCER COMMITTEE
CORRECTS MISTAKE

New Haven. Feb. 24-The members of
the cup committee of the United States
Football Association, in meeting at New
Haven, proved that they were not too big
to try and rectify their own mistakes.
The committee had full power to suspend
and otherwise penalize the members Of
the Scottish-American football club for
going on a strike recently and refusing
to abide by the decision Of the committee.
Instead the committee listened to new
evidence presented by Edward Duffy,
secretary of the committee; Secretary
Thomas W. Cahill. of the football asso-
citation, and Thomas w. Walsh, president
Of the Scots. After hearing the evidence
the committee acknowledged II had made
a mistake. The Scots were vindicated
and will be given another chance to play
the game with the Bay Ridge eleven.
Soccer football will benefit as a result OF
the decision. The members of the COM
mittee are to be congratulated for their
action. Some followers OF the game will
look upon the decision as a complete
backdown on the part of the committee.
But the majority Of the followers Of the
game will view the action in an entirely
different light. The clubs and players
now know that they can expect justice
at the hands OF the officials In charge OF
the game. The cup committee has gained
many friends, even though II was COM
PEELED to back water and rescind fits own
decision.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
POP GEERS IS OUT
TO SET NEW RECORD

Chicago. ILL.,. July A.-Ed F. (Pop)
Geers, the grand old man OF the harness
turf and probably the most famous living
handler of the, ribbons. is out to set a
new record in longevity in active prepara
ton for all time. and unless all signs fail.
he will succeed. Recently Geers cele-
brated his 66th birthday. and next May
he will have rounded out forty-five years
as an active driver. 1t Is his ambition
to go five years more. thus completing
half a century on the. track. It was
feared that when the veteran met with
an accident last season and was badly
smashed up that his racing days were
over. but he made a surprising recovery
for a man Of his years and is now in fine
health. He Is not only training hard
every day that weather permits, but is
rounding out his day Of work with a
horseback ride. Geers' 66th birthday was
perhaps a more interesting one to him
than any which preceded 1t, for the rea-
son that he also celebrated the first event
in which he ever drove a horse in harness
a mile in faster than two minutes. In
the Columbus August meeting he sent
Napoleon Direct over the distance in
1:5s 3-4. Up to 1916 his best trotting and
pacing miles were POI. by The Harvester
and 200 4, behind Ess H. Kay. His
training stable now contains some of the
best harness horses in the world.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
PHILLIPS, JUNIOR, IS
SOME TRAP SHOOTER

New York. Feb. 24-Among the hum
dreds OF trap-shooters of the country are
many youngsters who have attracted at
tention by their remarkable ability to
shatter the clay pigeons. Such a youngs-
ter Is W. r. Phillips. Jr., of Chicago. who
Is just going on sixteen years of age.
When young Phillips became sturdy
enough to handle a gun his father took
him to the traps and taught him how to
draw bead on the birds. Last year he
was entered in the grand American handi-
cap at st. Louis and he gave a surpris-
ingly good account of himself. In the
midsummer shoot Of the Metropolitan
Gun Club at Chicago young Phillips tied
the high amateur score, 139x150, with
Charlie Burmeister. the Illinois State
champion. and in the shoot-off defeated
his opponent by breaking twenty-five
straight while Burmeister dropped one
bird.
Goodness at the traps is an essential,
and those who have watched young
Phillips say that he acts like a seasoned
veteran.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
HITLESS INNING MARK
HELD BY CY YOUNG

New York, Feb. 24-Every wear or so
some major league pitcher reels off a
winning streak or uncorks some feat on
the pitching mound that is heralded as
the best performance to date"
Much was said Of Tom Hughes feat of
pitching sixteen consecutive innings with
out allowing a base hit and many of
the scrfbes pointed 20 his Accomplishment
as record. But the record for consecu-
tive hitless innings is still held by Cy
Young
1t happened back in April of 1905. this
record OF Cy's. and 1t will probably stand
Tor long time to come, with the base
ball folks looking for ways and means 60
increase hitting.
Young took the mound against WASH
ington on April 90 going in for Winter In
the third inning with no one out He
pitched the game out without allowing
hit. On May he retired twenty-seven
Athletic batsmen in a row, and still no
hits were made on his delivery. Then
came his famous fifteen-inning 1 to Q
game against Detroit, and for seven in
rings of this game Young set the Tigers
down without allowing a base blow. This
made total Of twenty-three consecutive
innings without hit being made on Cy's
delivery
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
GOLF FIRST PLAYED
IN NEW YORK STATE

Golf in America has now been traced
back as far as 1859, thus disposing of Sa-
vannah's claim to priority In this game
through the finding of a notice of a ball
given at the Golf Club in that city in
100. On file at Albany is an ordinace
carried into effect on the 10th of Decem-
Der. 1853, by the ''vice dictators and COM
rnissaries Of Fort Orange forbidding the
playing of golf in the streets Of that viii
lage because of the damage done to the
windows in the houses Of the inhabitants.
II seems from the context Of the ordi-
ance that golfers of those days must
have played down the middle of the street
without regard to the persons and the
property which were disturbed by their
slices or pulls. Although golfers are for
the most part respectable and law-abiding
citizens, II is odd that the Oldest refer
ences. here and abroad. are found in leg
islation against the playing Of the game.
Early In the fifteenth century, one Pat
Boyle. certain Scotchman more devoted
to the links than to the kirk, was clapped
into jail for playing golf on thet abbath.
all Of which Is duly chronicled in the rec
ords Of the courts OF that time.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
OPPORTUNITY SLIPS
BY RUNNER JOE RAY

New York, Feb. A.-Joie Ray, the Chi
cago speed marvel. missed a wonderful
chance to esteblish record for the two
mile run that would stand for all time
when he won that event In Madison
Square Garden, says the Philadelphia
Evening Ledger. Joie smashed the indoor
mark by two and four-fifths seconds
when he travelled the distance in s:11 2-5,
but he seemed to have had more speed in
him and could have bettered the worlds
outdoor mark of 500 3-5 made by All
Shrubb. in Scotland, in 1904. However. 1t
was a hard race for Ray to run, as the
handicap men were strewn all over the
track and he had - force his way
through the field. This slowed him up
considerably In the early part Of the race,
and II was not until he was clear that
he made good time. The last quarter
utle was run In sixty-five seconds, which
Is going some at that stage of the race
In addition to that. the track was not of
the best. as the boards at the turns were
loosely put together. The track, too, in
terfered with better time. Joie's official
time by quarters for the race follows:
1so1. 40 Us. 80 So; AS. 5:45, SIS 2-5.
sos 2-s. 9:11 2-5. His terrific burst of speed
smashed the indoor and American marks.
but had Ray run faster in the first mile
Shurbb's record now would be a thing of
the past. However. Ray still has a
chance to hang sp some new marks and
viii try again in the Meadowbrook meet
which is to be held next month
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
NEW MOVE OF TENNIS
BODY A WISE ONE

New York, Feb. A-The recent action
Of the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association in voting down the
proposed rule which would have shorn
Mclaughlin, Johnston and others of their
amateur status, appears to have been
timely. Naturally, the more rabid re-
formers were unpleasantly surprised,
but the conservative thinkers connected
with tennis are confident that the move
was a wise one.
Think what a loss to the net game
the absence Of its brightest stars from
national and intersectional tournaments
would be. AS best such tournaments
have only been enjoying success in a
large way for the past three or four
years, and all because of the brilliant
performers who have been entered.
Tennis owes much. to these stars, and
1t would look like Aear-sighted policy to
legislate against their standing as clean
cut sportsmen who play the game for
the love of the game itself, rather than
for any financial benefit they derive from
II.
Capitalization of athletic fame, II
carried to an extreme, is not good for
any amateur sport, but the action of
many stars in entering the sporting goods
field Is not to be criticized too severely.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
G. U. GIRLS Win FROM
BALTIMORE TOSSERS
Both Teams Fight Hard Until Last
Few Minutes of PLAY.

The girls basketball team of the
George Washington University triumphed
over the Eastern High Alumni Associa-
ton. Of Baltimore. last night in ''Y" gym
in fast and exciting game. by IS to l6.
At the end of the first half the visitors
were leading by one point as the score
stood to 5, in their favor The home
five came back strong in the second half
and played the visitors to a standstill
and won out In the last few minutes Of
play.
Both teams resorted to the short pass
ing game, in which the George Washing
ton quint eXcelled. The Bun and Blue
did the better guarding, and it was next
TO impossible for the visitors to get a
free shot for the basket The visitors
were able to register only four free tosses
during the second half, while the George
Washington five Gagged six baskets.
The teams were about equally matched
in playing the floor game and showed
some good passing, but shots at the
basket were not as accurate during the
second stage Of the game. Many attempts
were made to shoot from the middle of
the court, but the ball fell short of the
hoop.
The Misses McElroy and Seibert show
ed the best team work for the Alumni
Association. and were always falling the
ball when it was In their territory. For
the home five Misses Reh and Seibold
did the best work, and the former was
the bright star at shooting baskets, as
she Gagged six of her shots. Line-up and
summary.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
YOKEL AND TURNER
MEET THURSDAY NIGHT

Those local fans who have been clam
oring for a return match between Mike
Yokel and Joe Turner are to have their
demands met with next Thursday night
Turner last night signed articles to
meet the Salt Lake Mormon in this city
on Thursday night at the Lyceum The
eter.
1t will be remembered that in their
last bout Turner, after losing the first
fall came back in the second and un-
cerimoniously bumped Yokers head upon
the floor with such force as to make 1t
comparatively easy for him to gain the
next two falls.
Yokel, not satisfied with the result Of
the match, has repeatedly since then
tried in every way to get Turner again on
the mat, but the local grappler would
consent to meet him only upon a 65 and
IS per cent basis. The winner to take
the long end.
That the bout should prove to be one
Of the fastest and fiercest ever pulled off
In this city seems assured. IL the state
ments coming from Yokel are to be cred
tied
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
SAWYER MAY Become
MEMBER OF ORIOLES
Washington Base Teams Comedian Is
Said to Figure in Crane Deal.

Tom Sawyer. one Of baseballs comedi-
ans and last year utility infieIder for the
Washington club, may become an Oriole
Sawyer. a young collegian who die
creditable work for the Nationals at
second base. while Ray Morgan was
out of the fray during the 1916 season, is
coming here. it is said, as part OF the
deal which sent Shortstop Sam Crane
to the Capitol.
Sawyer is a diamond comedian of the
Germany shaefer type, but is a good in
fielder along with It, He is reported
as being very fast. a fashy fielder anc
fair sticker. He is a youngster. hav-
ing been plucked from the college ranks
two years ago by Clarke Griffith.
Manager Jack Dunn, of the Orioles,
denied last night of having closed the
deal for Sawyer. but stated the youngs-
ter was a mighty, fine prospect and he
would be glad to add him to his roster.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
TENNESSEE LOSES To
GEO. WASHINGTON FIVE
Southerns Outplayed by Local Tossers
in Good Game.

The University OF Tennessee came here
with reputation as one Of the strongest
basketball fves In the South, but IL met
defeat at the hands Of George Washing
ton University quint last night in ~
Gym in a fast and hard-fought game by
Is to ls
The yellow" Jackets resorted to the
long-passing game in the first half. and
when they switched to the short-passing
game In the second half II was too late.
for the lead was more than they could
overcome. At the end OF the first half
the score was Y to 5. In the second half
the visitors came back and tried TO even
the count, but it was too much for them.
and the second half found them nine
points behind their rivals. .
ThNBuff and Blue quint played a pretty
floor game and used the short pass to
good advantage throughout the game.
with the result that they had the visitors
guessing most Of the time. George Wash
ington was the first to score. and II regis
tered two baskets and a free toss before
the visitors had scored a point.
The Tennesseans were a well-balanced
team. but could not get their style of play
going, and did not show to very good
style during the first part of the game.
kHC lntg CdHlc DdCh
with a vengeance and tried hard to tie
the count. but it was more than they
were equal to. and they resorted to
chance shots for the basket at long
range.
Several times during the last part oi
the game the Bun and Blue men took the
ball away from the Yellow Jacket car
rying II and took II down the floor to theil
own basket for the count Of two. Hal
made several shots fors the basket thai
all but registered, as the ball hit the rim
and would roll around and then bounce
out Of the basket.
Garret and Jacobs played the feature
game for the visitors, and time. and again
brought the crowd to its feet when they
made long attempts for the basket. L
Reeder did some OF the best passing oi
the ball for the visitors and was covering
his man when the home five had the ball
Hall was the best scorer for George
Washington. as he Gagged five baskets dur
ing the game. making 10 of his teams q
points. Almon and Harmon scored and
points, respectively. Harmon Gagged
eight Of his seventeen attempts from free
tosses. Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Amherst Schedule COMPLETED.

Amherst, Mass, Feb. "a (speciaD-The
student council Of Amherst College has
announced the following scedules for the
coming season in football and track:
FOOTBALL.
Sept. D-Bates. at Amherst
Oct e-Bowdoin. at Amherst.
Oct. 1S-Union, at Amherst
Oct D-Yaie, at New Haten. Conn.
Oct z-wesdeysn, at Amherst. ~
-Not. S-Columbia, at New York. r.
Nov 10 Trinity. at Hartford. Conn. - D.,
Nov. n-wiIlisms. at wfIiamstown.
TRACK.
MilitI meet -
April Y. ls H-Interriass meet .
April ~ Brosn University, at Amherst
Nay 5-wiiliems ut wilna,nstoxn.
May ls19-N. o. 4 C, A. A.. at Cambrides.
Nay S-2s-L. q a. A. A. A.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
ENTRIES COMING In
FOR BICYCLE RACES

Frank ID. Hazleton. who is promoting
the bicycle races to be held here on the
first Of April. announces that the entry
list has already exceeded expectations
and he looks for the contests TO be the
most successful ever held In this vicinity
In addition to local entries, Hazieton
has the assurance of several from BaIti-
more and New York. thereby making the
races an intercity affair.
In the open twenty-mile championship
event gold medal will be given the win
ner and the next nineteen men who cross
the line will be rewarded with suitable
merchandise prizes.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
YANKEE SQUAD OFF
FOR TRAINING CAMP

New York. Feb. 24.-The advance guard
Of the Yankees started South today for
Macon, Ga. for their spring training In
the party was "Bilr' Donovan, Capt Hus-
ton, Harry Sparrow, Caldwell. Ferguson,
Mogridge and Duggan, the trainer.
Maisel. Russell and Kelly will join the
party at Baltimore and at Washington
Bob McGraw, young pitcher, will be
taken on. The other young players and
pitchers will 60 direct from their homes
to Macon. Practice will be begun on
Monday.
Before departing Ray Caldwell declared
he felt better than he has in the last
few years and that he IL confident he
will be able to repay Donovan and the
owners Of the New York club for giving
him another chanoss
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Vets Are Missing as the
Clubs Start into Dixie
PITCHER JOE WOOD SOLD

New York, Feb. a.-Joe Wood,
who hurled the Boston Red Sox to
a pair of pennants almost alone,
has finally landed the berth he has
been after for more than a year.
This afternoon Harry Frazee, the
new owner Of the Boston club, sold
him for cash to the Cleveland club.
The deal has been pending for
weeks, but not until vive President
Mccoy came on from 1ndianaville
last week could headway on the
sale be made.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Griffith Will Depend on
Pitchers in Coming Race
Mortimer Signs to Play
Under Crook at Frederick

Jack" Mortimer, undoubtedly
one Of the best shortstops ever
developed in local amateur ranks,
has signed to play the coming sea-
son with Tommy Crooks; Fredrick
team. Of the Blue Ridge League.
il will be remembered that
Mortimer In the post-season game
last fall created what is probably
a worlds record by accepting
seventeen chances in the first
game. at short. without an error.
Mortimer. 1t Is claimed, turned
down an offer from an Interna-
donal League team, to accept
Crooks offer.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Princeton Wins Form
Harvard i'm Feature Race
POLICE AUTHORITIES
FRowK ON TOE HOLD

Beilingham. WASH. Feb. 2A-Po-
lice authorities Of this city intend
to discourage wfestlers from using
the toe hold" In matches here.
Owen Daley. Of Axtell. Nebr.. is
In the city Jail charged with will
fully manning Milton Harnden.
The specific complaint is that Dali
ley twisted Harnden's toe In
match held here Wednesday night.
Hsrnden won the match. but is
suffering from a badly wrenched
foot, and Is barely. able to stand
upon II.
Daley was arrested Thursday.
arraigned and consigned to jail In
default OF 1900 bond.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
GALLAUDET BEATEN BY
TEMPLE FIVE, 28 TO "a

Philadelphia. Pa. Feb. A.-Temple Uni
versity defeated Gallaudet College here
tonight 2s to q Gallaudet played a great
game and II was because of their in
ability to cage the ball that lost for
them.
The first half ended Il to IL in Temples
favor, Gallaudet went into the second
period determined to win and succeeded
in tieing the score at least three times
in the last ten minutes, but could no;
land the necessary points for a victory.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Alexandria Club to Meet.

meeting win be held today by the
Alexandria Athletic Club at 6 O'Clock at
the residence of Mr.. Breen.
All members are requested to attend
this meeting, as matters Of Importance
viii be brought before the body.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25

Substitutions- Wilson for X. wenger. BOuchArd
for whitman GoaIs-Nen. }; Weller. 2: Smith. 4;
Scnowe 2; A. weneer. s. Whitman. = FouIs-A.
wenSer Z; r. Wenger ); Weller. TO- RefCTee-Mr.
Lewis Of Howard.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25

scofe-Ieorse Washington, Is; Eastern Alumni N
Goals from hoor-Miss McElroy 2: Miss seibert' 4.
Miss Reh: s; Miss seibold. J. Goals from fouII
Miss McEhoy. out Of 4: Miss Seibert Q uut ~ a.
Umpire-Mrs. Lewis. Time OF bslyes-s minut.s
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25

SuhSutut:ons-Gentry for L. Reeder J. Reeder for
Garret. scor~-GeorEe Washington =: Tennessee
-. Goals from hoor-L Reeder Ganet J. Reeder
Jacobs ~. Almon g. Hall ~. Harmon o. Goals
from fouls-L. ReedGr Q out Of H. Gentry ] out
f :; Harmon. Q out Of L. Referee-C. Z. Coli
flower. Time of halves-0 minutes
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

of Russia al yiadiFostok. down the
Chinese coast TO Singapore. in the
Straits Settlements Nell within the
circle OF Guam's protective area lie
The Philippines. indefeusible Of them
selves And. also. we'll within IFS
reach. stands th2t-now Closing
Open Door IN. China
Steaming AZ l2 knots an hour from
Panama il would take fleet 1G days
TO reach Honolulu. % TO Guam and 33
TO Msnila. So. ~ fleet stationed en-
our western coast in war could pro-
tect the Philippines and that Open
Door. For their detense-and to some
extent. that or sIaska. 1000 miles from
San FranciscG-we must rely on our
island bases, Guam anl Hawaii.
Now consider the relation Of these
bases TO the defense OF our western
coast. For that coast, Guam and Ha-
wait II made ocean fortresses. would
be our Malta and Gibraltar agains; ag-
gression by any enemy sailing from
the Far East II. in war, we had
strong fleets based there. no enemy
from Asiatic waters would dare to
pass Guam without masking or reduc-
ing !; and destroying or dispensing its
fleet And, later. he would have q
similar victory to win off Hawaii be-
fore the Pacific coast would meet the
shock OF war. -: ~.
And this is not all. From the
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

common Intersection o. these lines is
predominatings as the center of COM
muuications for that area
Hawaii Strategic Focus
.'0n this basis, as the chart shows.
Hawaii is the stragetic focus of the
eastern half of the North Pacific
ocean. This means that fleet based
there can strike with equal ease. In
offense or defense, at all points on
the great arc OF coast line from Kiska
to Panama. Hawaii thus dominates
the whole strategic front formed by
the shores Of the eastern half of Che
North Pacific ocean. -t
Must Have Island Bases
Similarly, the strategic lines of the
western half of the North Pacific all
intersect near. our possession, Guam.
In the Ladrone group. which. Is thus
the strategic focus of that half of the
ocean--and hence a menace in war
to- every position there, from Japan's
nerthernm0st one at Yetorofu and that
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

Ing possession in the Pacific which is
such a world prize as Alaska.
lmportanee OF the Philippines
The aggregate area OF the Philip
pines Is more than ten times that of
Belgium, and the population is about
the same-eight millions. While the
Islands are mainly agricultural terri
tory, they have more than 10000
square miles of virgin forests Of hard.
woods, gums and dyewoods. In their
probable development. their trade and
Industrial possibilities and their bear
ing on our economic relations with the
whole of the Far East there is enough
to make far-seeing Statesmen con.
demn the intermittent political agi-
tation IN Washington for hauling down
our flag and setting the Philippines
adrift.
LET us now consider the military
relations Of our Pacific possessions.
Napoleon said: War is a business OF
positions'-and positions OF military