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The Washington times., 1918-10-13
ONE-ARMEDGO
PLAYED GOOD GAME

Darkness ended an excellent golf
match on the Stenton Country Club
course at Philadelphia, with the score
all square at the twenty-second hole,
in a foursome with Arthur LaRoche,
the club champion, and Rodman Han
son, the runner up for the title, on one
side, and Lieut.. w. Sutton. OF the
British army, and G. r. Scheubel, the
Stenton professional, on the other.
They started to play a thirty six hole
match.
Lieutenant Sutton was with the en-
Cineers in the Gallipoli campaign and
lost his right arm in the fghtiny
there. On the golf course his skill
was uncanny. He took a IS coming
in and had e bird 3 on the fourteenth.
His execution of approach shots with
his left arm brought frequent ap-
plause from the large gallery which
followed the match
At the turn LaRochc and Hanson
were . up, but Lieutenant Sutton's
play on the early holes Of the back
nine brought his side UP till at the
sixteenth, which Lieutenant Sutton
won with a par 4, LeRoche and Han
son found themselves ! down. On
the seventeen tn green Hanson had a
three-foot putt to make for n 3. but
his ball trimmed the cup S-heubcI,
however, won thc eighteenth and thcy
were all square
Coming IN LaRoche and S-heubel.
like Lieutenant sutton, had - each.
Hanson took 80. Scheubel won the
with a :. tut the ;wcu-
tieth was won by Hanson WI ho
shot bird ,. Scheubel and La Ilorhc
halved the twenty.frst with Sc, and
the twenty-second was hsived with
IS. II was getting so dark tina: il
WAS hard to follow the flight Of the
little white ball, so they agreed to
call it a match.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

One OF the leagues being planned in
the West includes Chicago. Detroit
Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and
Akron, o., with two more to be Sc
lected from among Louisville, Indian
apolis, Johnstown, Pa, Canton and
Dayton. Games are to be played only
on Saturdays and Sundays.
The proposed Eastern league will
have clubs In Washington, Baltimore.
Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York,
Boston, Providence and either Buffalo
or Rochester. with Ebbets Field
turned into q storehoUse, Brooklyn
may not have a place in the proposed
league, but a substitute can easily be
obtained.
Those who are promoting this pro-
fessional baseball for 1919 do not ex-
pect to buck the major leagues. II the
litter decide to do business, the new
cSmers- will gracefully retire. But
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

with the war still going on, il Is not
considered likely that the big leagues
will make a start, thus leaving the
field open to the substitute organiza-
tions.
Furthermore, 1t Is planned that all
the profits of wartime baseball, after
legitimate expenses have been de-
Quoted, be turned over to the training
camp athletic funds. These legitimate
expenses will be pared to the bone.
Salaries will be small. Every effort
will be made to keep expenses small
as possible.
With the support of the United
States Government, these wartime
leagues will be enabled to raise large
sums for the 7. NJ. c. A, Red Cross,
K. of c., and training camp funds, all
the while keeping alive the interest
of American fans in their national
game, baseball.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
LOOKING
'EM
OKER
By LOUIS A. DoUGHER.

With Jim Gaffney back at the head
Of the Braves, the National League
will once more begin to look up in
Boston, for he showed himself the
most popular magnate National
League fans had ever had in the
Hub. He ranked with Joe Lannin
in the hearts Of the New England
rooters, and it is exposing no secrets
to say here and now that the So
called "silk-stockinged owners"
since 1914 alienated many followers
Of the Braves, who transferred their
allegiance to the American League.
Extending much farther than New
England, Gsffney's influence as head
OF the Braves may prove OF benefit to
the entire world of baseball. No
matter what the reactionists have TO
say, the government Of our national
game is in dire need OF reconstruc-
tion, and Jim GafIney is one of those
shrewd men who realize this.
Ganney has now and then been
quoted as to his attitude on baseball
politics, and so far as memory can
be trusted, he has never expressed
himself as satisfied with affairs. He
lndl the pos
sessing both magnate and player was
certain to lead to ruin.
A one-msn National Commission
and that man not Garry Hermann
and an unfettered National League
president are two things Gaffney Is
said to desire. Well, he's not the only
one cunning for the Cincinnati mag
nate. and Garty's head may fall into
the basket when our national game is
reorganized.
But when il comes to giving the
president unlimited power, the old
league magnates will have to be thor
oughly purged before doing that.
Only thro ltening bankruptcy can com
pei the v airing, scrappinE. back bit
ing. pocvish magnates to make a real
leader of their nominal chieftain. J.
was this condition that forced John +.
Tener's resignation.
Gaffney's return, however. may pro-
vide the rebels with a real general,
for that's what Gaffney IL. if any
thing, a general.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
PERDUE WITH "Y."

Hub Perdue. famous as the GaIlatiu
squash and pitcher for many teams in
many leagues, has been accepted b. !.
". :. \. ~ar welfare work, and ~ ar
swcr to a request that he be cent -
France at once has been informed that
he probably will be on his way In
few weeks.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

NIL in at the halfback positions, while
SummerhiI will occupy fulIback-
All three OF these players have
shown their worth in a sufficient
number of hard fought struggles to be
classed with the best in the game.
Summerhill will be depended upon TO
do the kicking.
Sanford is famous as a line coach.
The style of play that he teaches has
stood the test of past seasons with
out displaying any flaw. He will
have q veteran squad of forwards to
work with
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Baseball 199 the still raging Europe likely to be
sectional affair its participants athletes exempted from military service
good sufficient its and actually
lists.
National Baseball
providing baseball conditions cities
the Middle West meeting to be held this winter clear
all necessary details.
Plans under though only fagmenta to form
league the East with Washington
Clark Griffith without American
may part proposed organization
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
CLAIMS zEB TERRY

PITTSBURGH. Oct l3.-Barney
Dreyfuss has another fight on his
hands. He has laid claim to Zeb
Terry. the former White sox infisId-
CT. who closed the recent season
with the Braves and who has been
cIaiemd by the Boston club.
Dreyfuss says that his club put IN
a prior claim to Terry's services, and
his claim has been upheld by Secre-
tary John A. Heydler.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
GOODWIN CAN FLY

Marvin Goodwin. who failed to get
a chance with the Washington CLUB
and then became a star twirIer for the
st. Louis Cardinals. is now a full
nedged sirman. following his training
period in Florida
"Once in a while We get chance to
play a game OF ball" he writes to
friends. our team flew sixty miles
not long ago to play a game. and We
won. 5 to o. Quite an innovation. fly
ing sixty miles to play n ball game.
Twenty machines made the trip"
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

Those who have followed the career
Of the former Yale University star
know the Importance he places on
team play. No mentor in the country
gives more time and attention to de-
NeIopinE this very important feature
Of winning football.
Every squad that ever worked under
SANDY" has been famed for team
work. One or two individuals may fall
down in their duties, but no criticism
can possibly be aimed at the general
work OF his combinations He teaches
p grade Of football that is founded on
the right ideas. De-
Proved Its sOundneas.
4 final proof OF the soundness of
the game which he has impaired 10
his Rutgers College pupils during his
-tign as head instructor at New
Brunswick was given last fall az
Brooklyn. No eleven ever used a
better grade OF team play than the
Raritau lads came through with in
scoring q well-earned victory over
Cupid" Blacks Newport sailors.
Individually Uncle Sans sea fight
ers outclassed their Rutgers rivals as
q stake horse does a selling platter
However, the smoothneEs OF the team
play Of Sandy's pupils and the sound
ness Of every play they ran off offset
completely the individual supremacy
Of their rivals. II WAS a fitting dem
onstrstion OF the SUCCESS OF a thor.
ouEh football system over tho efforts
cf a collection OF individual stars.
Has Good Material.
TO work with on his present com
blnation Sanford has an abundance
Of high-class material. At quarter
back he no doubt will place Baker,
one OF the speediest open-field run
ners developed in seasons. Kelly and
Gardner, veterans OF two seasons, will
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
Dcnr Old HarNnrd.

Dear old Harvard is at II again.
The Crimson authorities have taken
an aggressive attitude toward the
heavy expense OF organized athIetIcs. IS
Members of tho s. 4. T. c. are To be
encouraged to take part i'm athletics.
especially football, but only informal
games are to be played with nearby
teams. These games will not be sched =
ulcd. but will be held any time the
teams can get together" Further
more, there will be no permanent or
Canization. but a group OF student
soldiers who are at liberty to play at
that particular time"
This ideal situation may go down
with those who know nothing about
football. but any Kid on the back lot
knows better than to believe any
football would result. Harvard has
straycd far from the organized ath-
letics OF the days OF Brown and
Jimmy Knox
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
No Outside Games.
BALL PLAYER DIES

ASH7ABULA. Ohio. Oct 13-John
Cooper, formerly catcher for the Chi
cago Americans and the Cleveland
Federal League teams was seei-
dentally killed in France September >,
according to word received here from
his brother. Cooper played with Du-
luth and Rockford, Ill. in 1903. and
in 1910 was with the Canadian League.
He was drafted at the close OF the
1910 season by Chicago. At one time
he was a member OF the st. Joseph,
No.. and Dubuque, Iowa, teams.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
LOSES PRIZE DOGS

NEW YORK. Oct 13.-Col. Jacob
Rupert, one OF the leading breeders
OF st. Bernard dogs in the United
States, has lost twenty OF these dogs
through a malady which is said to
still puzzle the veterinarians.
Whether they were too highly fed or
not has not transpired. but a skin
affection broke out among them in
the country kennels and it proved too
much for the veterinarians.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
NO BAN ON GOLF

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.-So ban will be
placed on golf at the various country
clubs in the vicinity OF St. Louis. &C
cording to the ruling OF DR.. Max
starklofl. health commissioner. All
he asks Is that the players refrain
from 'congTegating in large numbers.
There's plenty OF fresh air by play
ing golf" announced DR.. Starkloff.
and I'm in favor OF this sort Of pas
time for those who seek recreation
when there Is no collection OF crowds"
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
MAY STAY ON COAST.

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 13.-Mike Can
tillon, former American Association
magnate at Minneapolis, is spending
the winter here and he hints that he
may become financially interested in
the Angels when the coast league
resumes business.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
PRINCE LOSES HEAD

GREAT LAKES. ILL.,, Oct. ID
Sailors training here are laughing al
the mistake made h" Prince AveI. o:
Denmark. while officiating as referee
of q boxing. match. Charlie Schvart:
Of Cincinnati, was winning FL the
way. but when he came 10 give his dc.
ciEion. Prince Axel became confused
and raised the other fellows hand.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
And They Fell.

The other day every paper in New
York carried a story Of how Wladek
Zbyszko assaulted Louis Meyer. a
sports promoter. for calling him a
German" The judge discharged
ZbysEko, commencing his loyalty,
etc, etc"
II was great stun. Only Zbyszko
Is an Austrian subject and weighs
around 80 pounds. Meyer is smaller
than Harry Ward. And the alleged
assault" took place at 1912 Broad
way, New York city.
A EiX-eyed sleuth. by working far
into the night, discovered that JaI;
Curley has an office at that address
Late dispatches showed that Jack
was present when the assault" took
place. Creased wireless messages,
via Amsterdam and Sayville. l.. l..
disclosed the fact Chat CurIey is
Zbyszko's manager.
It's going TO be n long. hard win
ter, boys, yes, long and hard.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
MAY GO 20 ROUNDS

Domlnick Tortorich, OF New Or
leans. Is making an effort to stage
a boxing carnival in the Crescent City
during the last week OF November,
just before the racing season starts.
He is trying to arrange a match be-
tween Jack Dempsey and BIZ
Miske. Miske has already been ap-
preached on the matter and has ae-
cepted terms.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
BURKE IS WORKING

ST. LOUIS, Oct 13.-Jimmy Burke,
manager OF the Brownies, Is hard
at work these days in a local factory
making airplane parts.
THE longer and harder we work"
says Jimmy, "the quicker the war
will be over and the sooner baseball
will come back"
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
MAY HAVE FOOTBALL.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Columbia Uni
VeIsity's military cCmmandant. Major
Herbert c. Farnshaw, has officially
issued a permit for varsity football
eleven. Negotiations are now on for
a game with Cornell IN this city late
IN November.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
SANFORD CONSTRUCTING
CHAMPIONSHIP ELEVEN

By TOM THoRP.

Sanford making preparation at New Bruins
development of championship gidiron combination To
ahead other aggregation
country preliminary The which they t
Uus demonstrated the grade football the former Yale
University mparng pupils the
Rutgers squad 1t gives
promise record is concerned
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
MORTON GETS CHANCE.

Guy Morton. the Cleveland Indians
speed-ball finger. has been sent to
the officers training corps at Camp
Pike. He was taken In the draft just
before Labor Day.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
WASHINGTON MAY HAVE
PLACE In NEW LEAGUE
FOR WARTIME GAMES
Ray Chapman Is Playing
Football These Days

CLEVELAND 13-Ray Chapman, the Indians short
playing haack the eleven representing the Naval Re-
He speediest squad When President Jim
Dunn hears about this he is expected to throw wild fit
players with Naval Holmgren
Minnesota Erna, Chicago University
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
TEN YEARS AGO
In SPORTS

Jimmy Walsh. OF Boston defeated
Young Britt. Of Baltimore in fifteen
rounds at Baltimore Britt was dis
pleased at the decision rendered
and asked for return battle.
Fred Bradley. OF Boston, was
knocked out in four rounds by Al
kaufman. OF California. Fred put
up a game fight. but was outclassed.
The men fought at the National a.
G.. New York.
Syndicate OF Pittsburgh sports
have $4,000 TO bet on the Cubs
against Detroit. at odds OF 10 to on
the Cubs.
Hans Wagner. OF Pittsburgh. for
the sixth time in his career, IL the
champion batter in the National
League. Hans finished the season
with an average OF .354.
Joe Cans. the lightweight cham
pion, and Tommy Murphy, OF New
York. were matched today for six
rounds at the Harlem Casino, Oc-
tober q.
George Mcconnell. now OF the
Yankees. won seventeen out Of twen-
ty-op" games pitched fo= Buffalo
this year.
Frank ArellaneS. for the last two
months with the Boston Americans.
Is expected At his home in San Jose.
CEi.. tomorrow. Hal Chase. of the
san Jose team, Snd Manager Jar
man, OF the Stockton club, arc both
after ArellaneS.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
HARRY LORD COACHES.

Harry Lord, former Boston Red So1,
and Chicago White SoS third baseman,
has been appointed athletic instructor
at South Portland. Ne. high school.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
NEW RULESIN
FORCE At c. j.

Military authorities have clamped
the lid on all competitive sports AZ
Georgetown University Camp for the
duration Of the Spanish flu epidemic.
In order TO stimulate interest IN
athletics, a progressive program for
the unit Is to be put in operation
beginning tomorrow. As the Hill
top is under quarantine the athletic
program is expected to develop in
tra-mural football in order that
players can be more readily selected
for the representative team, which
will play beginning November 1.
The so-called sports program M
Georgetown Is to be abolished AZ
once. The military authorities EXPECT
the quarantine to last for two or
three weeks longer, and a provisional
program for football will be Insti-
tuted tomorrow.
Officers at the institution are 10
be put in charge OF squads and COM
pany teams developed in the army
unit. John o'ReiIIy, athletic directnr
Is to supervise the coaching OF the
army unit teams
VIII Fern League.
The army unit teams win be formed
into a league to play for the camp
championship. The winner Of the
title will meet the naval unit team
now at Georgetown for the army
navy title on the Hilltop.
By the time football Is well under
way In the company teams at George
town II will be known Just what the
schedule for the representative team
will be.
Many army camp elevens around
Washington have solicited games
with the Georgetown Camp unit
team This eleven will be selected to-
ward the last OF the month. The
company team games and the final
game with the naval unit will bring
out the talent so that John O'Reilly
viii have no difficulty in picking q
squad to represent the camp at
Georgetown
No Outside Games.
While Georgetown is under quaran-
tine there will be no football games
with teams Of other camps. The
Hilltoppsrs expect to have plenty OF
football under the new regulations.
and more football than would be
played otherwise.
John O'Reilly. athletic director, Is
enthusiastic over the new regulation.
we will haev more football than
usual in the next month or 50. II Is
not unlikely that the football season
will last longer than was expected.
and with good weather may run well
into December"
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

Back the Fighting Men Win The
Fighting Lean.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

Washington May Have Place In
New Scmi-Pro League Next Year
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

ES5 y. IN. Regular IL - and ,. n
Lains stop at course
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-25
Dubious DELAY

One wonders if there is not less expediency
han ingenuity i'll the plan to keep more than
million American soldiers posted in Europe
and if the talk of great transport problems is as
ul of merit as Secretary Daniels processes.
The war is over save for counting the chips.
The German army is in sad state Of unrepair,
aud the German navy is. in the hands Of the al
lies. lettering between dissolution and drowning.
Contrary to the Mutations of a popular. war
rhapsodist. we do not want "a piece Of the
Rhine" Then what's the delay?
I. Is Secretary Daniels misinformed when he
talks of transport deficiency? The great mass
of the army was transported to France in the
period between late March and October. Dam
iels says it will require year or two to return
the men sent abroad in few months. Dis
cursive, as habitualy, and avoiding any infor1na-
tive processes, the secretary fails to explain that
ships are daily going eastward with cargoes and
returning westward empty; and yet there IS no
room for soldiers! 81. r
And the delay is costly; for huge transport
service is necessary to provision the million or
more soldiers overseas; wherefore we lind ships
to- carry provisions abroad to feed soldiers
abroad who would Nyather be home and eating
their own food. to say nothing OF the fact that
returning provision ships are not only not carry.
ing cargo but are not carrying soldiers. Does
any one see the points I
People are beginning to think that the neces-
sity for keeping our soldiers in Europe is
slightly more theatrical than the circumstances
.cquire or the sound judgment OF Americans sub
scribes to. The Rhine valley is not half so I'M
portznt to Americans as the Mississippi valley
Chicagos Tribune
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-25
Mothers Christmas Gift.

1t never comes to Christmas but l think
about the times
We used to save our pennies and our nick.
els and our dimes.
And we punched them all togeti,sr-evep
little baby brother
Put in something for the present that we
always gave to mother.
We began to talk about It very early in
December.
Twas very serious matter 10 US chill
dren, | remember.
And we used TO whisper nightly our sug-
gestions TO each other.
For by nothing cheap and tawdry could
we show our love for mother.
Hers must be a gift ofSeauty II, to SYM
boltze her ways.
1t must represent the sweetness and the
love that marked her days
1t must be the best our money, all COM
bined. had power to buy,
And be something that she longed for;
nothing else would salty.
Then 1t mattered not the token. once the
purchase had been made.
1t was struggled home and hidden an
with other treasures laid.
And we placed our present proudly In her
lap on Christmas day.
And we smo erred her with kisses and We
laughed her tears away.
1t never comes to Christmas but think
about the times
We used TO save our pennies and our nick
els and our dimes;
And the only folks I envy are the sisters
and the brothers
Who still have the precious privilege of
buying for their mothers
AMERICAN BOY.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-25
What is the Gas Company's Status2

The warning served on the city commission
ers not to take any steps affecting the gas COM
pany unless the corporation counsel is first sat-
isfed that it cannot work to the city's dsadvan-
tage in the pending purchase proceedings is
timely and to the point $780,. ....
With our disastrous experience with the
Electric Lighting company still fresh in mind,
we want no act Of omission or commission on
the part of our municipal authorities through
which we might have repetition OF the claim to
a perpetual franchise which ITS lawyers set up
and nailed down in the courts.
What is the status of the gas company in its
occupancy of the streets of Omaha today?
There are three, if not more, possible theories.
First, it may be contended that the company,
now that its franchise has expired, has no right
to operate at all and is in the role of tres
passer. That is hardly tenable, however, for
should the plant be shut down the courts would
unquestionably compel operation to furnish
service to those dependent on it.
Second, it may be argued that the company
has through termination of its twenty-fve-year
contract, become merely tenant-at-wil Of the
city's streets continuing the previous conditions
by implied mutual consent. 1t would amount
to the same thing to say that the franchise sim.
ply runs on unchanged pending court proceed
ings. If so, its limitations on both city and
company would continue That was the theory
that APPARENTLY prevailed through the acquisition
of the water works.
Third, all contractual relations may be re-
garded as ended and the company operating
under the cty's general powers of regulation
subject to the usual requirement of fair and i'm
partial treatment and the right of the owners to
compensatory returns on investment This
would seem to be the position taken by both
gas company and city--it is the only theory
that would continue the use of the streets, yet
discontinue the royalty payments and devove
it upon the city to see that consumers receive
full quality service at fair and reasonable rates.
The extent Of the gas company's present
privileges, however, will cut figure only if the
condemnation proceedings are deadlocked or
unduy prolonged. 1t is temporary status
only and the sooner it is transformed into per-
manent arrangement, the better for all con-
cerned.