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The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
G. u. BASEBALL NINE
WORKING OUT DAILY

Coach John o'ReiiIy. Of Georgetown
University, seems to have stolen a
march on the other colleges as far as
baseball is concerned, as he has al
ready put the Hilltoppers through
several stf6 practices.
The following named men are can
didates for the Blue and Gray team:
Catchers. Meltzer, Shugruve; pitchers,
Dudack. Barrack: outfiei5ers. St An
eelo, Clarke, Siske. Penaloza, Cooke
Margo. Licker: inflelders. Hefe, Ragan,
McDermott, Fees. Collins, Lane. Lon
schalk.
''In a few more days I expect the
squad to be larger than 1t is at pres
ent," said Coach O'Reilly yesterday.
I'VE are now hc@ding practice four
days a week. and before long the
fellows will be in tiptop condition" q"
The schedule OF the Hilltoppers will
be made public in a few days
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Fewer Pitchers Might
Solve Hitting Problem

New York. Feb. l6.-Many sugres-
uons have been offered with a view 10
increasing the batting. in the belief
that the fans would welcome a change
that would bring about this result,
and Miller Huggins voices the opinian
that the most simple course that
might be pursued TO achieve this oh
ject would be to cut down pitching
STATS. Says Huggins:
1t stands to reason that a small
stan OF pitchers. each man working
often and forced TO 20 through with
virtually every game started by him
because Of an absence Of reserve
pitchers, would yield more hits than
one who was not worked so hard.
However, i do not believe that :hcrn
is any great demand on the part of
the general public Tor an increase tn
hitting. The fans have become Cd
ucated TO small scores and close
games and have learned to like them"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
RAY MAY NEVER.
BREAK RECORD.
Tabor's Mark at a Mile Is
Aim of Joie; Consist =
ant Performer.

1t Is quite likely that Joie Ray
will never break the world record
for the mile. set a couple of years
ago at 4.12 3-5 by Norman Tabor.
1t is fair to assume that he will
never be able to excel his own rec
ords at the mile and half or two
miles. Ray possibly has trotted
over the distances as fast as he
ever will trot.
But in his few years on American
tracks Ray probably has run the
mile oftener under 4:20 indoor and
outdoor than any other miller. He
Is perhaps the most consistent dis
tance runner the world has ever
seen,
Not long ago, at Boston. Ray won
the two-mile in comparatively slow
time. Probably he could have run
faster. but he was not pressed. But
kduring his career he has negotiated
the mile and two miles in faster
time oftener than any other athlete.
Ray. himself. hasn't the records to
show how often he has beat 4:20 in
the mile.
Rays record Is just another link
in the chain that proves that mod
ern athletes are greater than those
of earlier years.
A brief survey OF the records
shows that practically every track
| and field record has been broken,
many of them by large margins.
The record for the mile stood for
thirty years after william George.
a professional. made the distance in
4:l23-4 at Lillibridge. England.
Then Tabor knocked of q fraction
Of a second.
Ray has beaten the records OF
Shrubb. whose superiority as a dis
tance runner was considered invin-
chile.
For fve years it was thought i'm
possible to run the 1ao-yard hur-
dies under is seconds. Three men,
Murray. Kelly and Simpson. have
gone over the sticks in less than
| that time in the last two years.
Simpson pulling the stunt in II 3-5
seconds.
Bernie wefers was the first man
to run the century under 10 seconds.
and his mark of 94-5 seconds has
been eclipsed three times since he
wore the spikes. However. no ath-
lete has been able to do better than
tie Wefers' mark for the 220.
Athletic sharks of other years
predicted that Jim Mitchelrs ham,
mer record of las feet would never
be beaten. They throw the hammer
40 feet further nowadays George
Gray was a wonderful shot putter
at AZ feet. Some high school boys
throw it as far today.
When pole vaulters reached IL
/ feet over the bar 1t was thought the
| limit had been attained. The mark
now is well over 13 fet.
With the exception OF wsfers'
220-yard mark there is not a record
which has stood the test of time.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Harvard, Yale and Princeton
Agree to Revive Athletics

1s-In which began this after
lasted midnight Harvard and Princeton
q
statement
athletics although details they differ
dsncined q h,
e generally .
until meetings
MLanahana
man o e of athletics control
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
SPIKE WEBB'S BOXERS
MEET RIVAL SAMMIES

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 16.-Boxing
teams representing United States
army organizations at Camp Mcclellan
and Camp Sheridan, located at An
niston and Montgomery respectively.
met here tonight in the first of a
series of ring carnivals staged under
the auspices of the Birmingham Ath-
letic Club. The Camp Mcclellan squad
is trained and headed by .'Spike''
Webb, formerly athletic director Of
the Baltimore Cross Country Club,
while Joe Mandot has charge of the
Camp Sheridan boxers.
Five bouts of six rounds each were
scheduled, the pairings being as fol-
lows: John Henry Camp McClellan)
VS.. Sylvester Camp Sheridan), 125
pounds; Jesse Holman CMcClellan) VS..
Young jeff (Sheridan), 135 pounds;
Billy Kelley (McClellan) VS. Karpen-
sky (Sheridan), AS pounds; Ritz Wal
ters (McClellan) VS.. Newton (Sheri-
dam, 15S pounds, Kid Lamkin CMc-
Clellan) VS.. Buck Freeman (Sheridan),
10 pounds.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Ul,que Claim Turned Down.

New York. Feb. 16.-H. S. Weaver,
recruit pitcher for the Chicago
Cubs. filed a unique claim for de-
ferred exemption from military serv-
ice according to a wire from Warren,
Pa. where his exemption board sits.
I'VE have a good chance to win
the world SERIES" was the way young
Weaver stated his claim. Evidently
his local board didn't think so, for
1t turned him down.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
MARYLAND SCHOOL
DEFEATS KENDALLS

The basketball team representing
the Maryland School for the Deaf OF
Frederick. Nd. defeated Kendall
School, Of Washington, by a count
of 40 to % in a fast game at the
Kendall Green gym yesterday after
noon. The Marylanders were slow
in starting on a strange floor and
the Gallaudet College Prep School
team lead in the scoring until the
last few minutes OF the first half.
The half ended 13 to IL. favoring the
Marylanders.
The visiting team steadily in
creased its margin during the sec
ond period. chiefly due to some fast
work by Downes. a tall, rangy play
er. who scored eleven times from
the floor during the game
The Kendall School players lack
ed the experience OF the Maryland
team. but played a desperate defen-
siye game to the last. The sum-
mary:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
SPITBAL.. -NCE
MORE Is SAFE
Major Leagues Fail to Bar
Moist Delivery for This
Season.

The spitban has. gained another
lease on life. When the american
Association barred the moist deliy-
cry during the winter 1t was freely
predicted that the major leagues
would follow suit and that the pitch
ers who depended upon that brand
Of pitching would have to go hack
to straight pitching or get out of the
league.
But the majors refused to take the
action and the pitchers are safe for
another season, at least
The objections to the spitban are
numerouz. Being an unnatural de-
livery It Is claimed that its use Is
an unfair advantage on the part Of
the pitcher and that batting aver
ages suffer. II is also said that
infielders are likely to mum the
moistened sphere. causing ragged
fielding.
There are few major league pitch
ers who depend entirely upon the
spitball; In fact, the delivery is used
mostly as q camouhage- The bat
ter is put at a decided disadvan-
tage when a pitcher pretends to
moisten q ball and then comes
through with a straight delivery, be-
cause he has been expecting one
thing and having set for Il gets
something entirely different.
Eddie Cicotte used the spitbau as
much as any other pitcher during
the last season. He was also ac-
cused OF using the shine ball, which
he denied. At any rate. Cicotte was
pretty successful and there are prob
ably many pitchers who would like
to have had Cicotte's formula.
Jack Chesbro was one OF the great
est opponents of the spitbalI- His
record of forty-one victories in one
season has never been equalled and
his success was due mainly to sthe
use of the moistened sphere.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
RUBE OLDRING TO
PLAY WITH MACKMEN

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 1s.-Rube
Oldring. the veteran outfielder of
the Athletics in their prime, has
come out of seclusion and may be
with the Mackmen next season.
'Oldring is coming back" This
was the word that passed through
fandom here like an electric cur
rent when it was learned today that
phia.
mond in 1916 and became a farmer.
but the call of the game has again
drawn him away from country life.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
ST JOHNS CADETS
TRIM THE MEDICOS

Annapolis. Nd, Feb. 16.-The spirit of
rivalry between Johns Hopkins Uni
versity and st. Johns College. that
has prevailed for years, manifested
itself in the highest degree here to-
night when the basketball team of
the medicos of the university met the
collegians, on the court in the st.
Johns gymnasium, and the cadets
emerged from the combat victors. by
count of 90 to "a. after one of the
warmest contests ever witnessed at
the college.
The cadets were the first to score
and they maintained a slight lead ali
the way, although they were forced
to extend themselves to the utmost.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
FIVE
DEFEATS TOME
Port Deposit Tossers Prove
Easy Picking for Local
Scholastic Champs.

Central High basketball tossers
had little trouble in disposing Of
the Tome five from Port Deposit
yesterday. in the Mount Pleasant
gym in a fast game. 81 to Is. The
game was exceptionally cleanly
played by both teams.
Tome possessed everything that
Central had in the passing of the
ball, but could not locate the bas-
ket. Tome handled the ball well.
down the floor only to
have 1t taken away from them by
the Central guards. When Tome did
attempt a basket from the floor 1t
was a wild shoot.
During the first half, Tome regis
tered only two baskets from the
floor, one each by Clark and GUM
Ioch together with a free toss con-
tributed by Grover, brought the
visitors total up to i've. Central in
the meantime was rolling up %
points, with IL baskets from the
floor by DAILY, Solomon. Wilson,
Long and Foster.
Tome came back in the second
half and played a better brand of
basket ball, but could not make up
the handicap that Central had piled
up in the early stage of the game.
Central scored points to the visi-
tors 10 in the latter part of the
game, but the big lead that Central
had held good until the end of the
contest The lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Celebrate Wagner's Birth.

Pittsburgh, Feb. 16.-Though Hans
Wagner may have retired from base
ball the Pittsburgh fans will continue
to celebrate his birthday. Wagner
will be "A years of age on February "a
and the Pittsburgh "Stove League"
will hold banquet in honor of the
occasion. John Evers was the prin-
cipal speaker at the banquet held in
Wagner's honor last year and ii is ex-
pected to have some other notable
baseball man on hand this time.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Bushnell to Succeed
Pickering as Manager

Philadelphia, Feb. 1s.-Maj. Z. NJ.
graduate manager Of ath-
letics at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, has been ordered by the War
Department to report for duty in
the aviation section of the Signal
Corps. He has been appointed a
major in the service, and expects to
leave within a few days.
Edward r. Bushnell has been ap-
pointed acting graduate manager, in
the absence of Mai. Pickering.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
viii Have Good Team.

Chicago. Feb. 16.-The Great Lakea
naval training station. which has
been promised exhibition games with
the Chicago White Sox next spring,
will put a pretty good team in the
field. It may have Johnny Lavan
to play short, Joe Leonard on third,
Andy Slight, former White Sox CATCH
er, behind the bat; Bill johnson, of
the Athletics. and Bill Fox. of the
st. Joseph team. in the outfield; along
with Phil Chouinard, who will cap-
tain the team, and for pitchers II
will have Anderson, of the Athletics.
and several Chicago semi-pros Of
class.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Ward of to Aushalia.

Hugh Ward. partner of Harry
Frazee and U. J. Herman in the own
ership OF the Boston Red Sox, has
gone to Australia to look after his
theatrical interest in the kangaroo
country. He expects to return along
in the summer and hopes by that time
the Red Sox will have clinched the
American League pennant
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
HILLTOP PREP FIVE
DEFEATS BUSINESS

The Georgetown Prep five defeat
ed the Business quint in Ryan gym
last night In a hotly contested game
by the margin of two points after
forty minutes of play. the count be-
ing % to 20.
The Props boys were out In front
at the end of the first half and held
the lead until the end of the game,
put Business cut down the lead to
only two points as the final whistle
sounded. Business came with a rush
toward the end of the game, and,
with a little more luck at shooting
baskets from the floor, would have
tied the score. The line-up:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Browns After Bodie..

New York, Feb. 16.-Report has It
that the st. Louis Browns have made
Connie Mack an offer for Outfielder
Ping Bodie. The famous Ping came
near wearing a st. Louis uniform
that of the Cardinals-before Mack
got him. Eddie Herr, then scout for
the Cardinals. saw unmistakable signs
of Ping coming back and had prac-
tically closed a deal for him but Sky
Britton, then president Of the Cardi-
nal club, vetoed the idea He thought
Heirs suggestion a joke. Nobody
takes Ping for a joke nowadays.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
VIII Bench Risberr.

New York. Feb. ls-Manager Row
land, OF the White Sox. has satisfied
The curiosity Of Chicago fans on a
much-diScussed point by announcing
that he means to play Buck Weaver
at short and Fred McMullin at third.
with Swede Risberg as utility man. OF
course, Collins will be on second and
the retuvenated Chick Gandil on first.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Berry Wiling to Sell.

sistent rumors that Henry Berry
would dispose Of his interests In the
San Franclsco Pacific Coast Iycngue
club were given something like n
foundation when Mr.. Berry made the
announcement that he would dispose
Of the club II he could get a good
return on what he has invested. lie
Is reported 20 have stated that he
has about Sz5oooo invested IN sh. sis'A
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
NAME TRACKMEN
FOR BALTIMORE MEET

georgetown will have an imposing
array OF athletes at the John Hopkins
University track meet. m Baitimoro.
saturday. From the following list of
S,I ines given out by Coach John
heiiiy' OF the Blue and Gray track
squao' yesterday, the HilI:oppcrs will
be well represented.
Inc entTles are as follows: Griffith,
Ies S,rI ana Renoe in the dashes: Lane,
~ hagan, McEhalamy, HUH. Mccain,
esper: s.'A shay Hefc. Roam, Morgan and
Siske in the runs
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Will STAY with Reds.

Cleveland, Feb. 1S-Sherwood Ma
gee and Dutch Reuther. it seems.
both are to stay with the Cincinnati
Reds, in spite of statements to the
contrary. Magee was supposed to
get his release. while Reuther was
supposed to go TO Los Angeles. but
both agreed to accept cuts in pay
IL given another chance and the man
agement agreed to It
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Pitcher Carl Druhot Dead.

Portland, Ore, Feb. 1G.-Carl A.
Druhot, n pitcher and outfielder who
played major and minor league ball
for ten years, died at a hospital here
as the result OF an accident suffered
while working in a local shipyard. He
first became prominent in the Pacific
Coast League in 1904 and in 1906 and
1907 was with Cincinnati and st. Louis.
Later he played with Oakland, Wheel
ing and Butte. He was IS years Of
age and unmarried.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Sill Talk Driscon.

New York, Feb. 16.-Out in Los An
geles they still talk of how Paddy
Driscoll. secured from the Chicago
Cubs. will be depended on to round out
the infield of the Angels. and that in
spite Of the fact that the former
Northwestern University star already
is in the service OF Uncle Sam and
lost to baseball.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Challenges Entire World
To Finger-Pulling Contest

Philadelphia, Feb. 16.-Charles Zu-
bert, of Sioux Falls, s. D.. has 'chal-
lenged the world to a game of finger
pulling. 1t is a great indoor sport
and highly scientific, he says. The
game consists of clasping the middle
finger of either hand. The loser is
the one whose finger is Strengthened
out first. 1t is not stated whether or
not the sport is for MIXED company.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Detroit Has Carlisle
Star Basketball Team

New York. Feb. 16.-The Carlisle
Indian basketball team. of Detroit
contains several of the best In
dian athletes in the recent history
of the government school for the
redmen. Every member OF this
team is said to have played basket
ball at least two years at Carlisle
and is prominent in the sport. In
cluded in the lineup are:
Coons. who was Jim Thorpe's
runningmate on the one-mile relay
team that established a record for
the event.
Dunbar, a 10-second sprinter.
Yuda, captain of the 1917 Carlisle
lacrosse team.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Dell Is Tank Driver.

New York. Feb. 1s.-Pitcher John
Dell. late Of the Louisville Association
club and formerly a tryout with the
Cleveland Indians. is now in Uncle
Sans army and is taking a special
course OF instruction at Camp Her
ring, at Peoria. in the handling OF
tanks" These land battleships are
being built for the army by a Peoria
concern, and Dell is to get first-hand
information on how they work.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Hornsby a Holdout.

New York, Feb. 16.-Manager Jack
lendricks, Of the st. Louis Cardinals,
. bitter against President weeghman,
& the Chicago Cubs. He alleges
hat all Weeghman's talk about buy
ig Hornsby has made a holdout of
ne player. who might have been
rought into line without trouble but
'r the ideas he got from weeghman's s
hk that he is the most valuable
an player that ever put on a uni
,m.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
OTIS BEST WITH GUN
AT ANALOSTAN CLUB

f. v. OTIS won the Class A spoon
shot at the Analostan Gun Club yes
terday afternoon. N. d. Hogan and
DR.. A. v. Parsons were tied for the
first honors in the Glass B spoon, DR..
Parsons wining the shoot-ofr.
The following scores were made by
the members present:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
ashley AND MORRISON
WIN AT BELLE ARE

Belle Aire Heights. Fla, Feb. 1s.
A T. Ashley. of Boston. and Miss
Ielen Morrison. of Pittsburgh. were
he winners of the mixed matches
ere today The team played re-
iarkable golf, with low scores of
8 and rs net.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Tinker for Browns.

Cleveland. Feb. 16.-In spite of
Fielder Jones' positive announcement
that he would return to manage the
St Louis Browns, a story is printed
in Chicago that Joe Tinker has been
selected to succeed him and that the
announcement will be made before
the frst Of March
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Southern Leasuers Called.

Birmingham. Ala, Feb. 16.-Presi-
dent Baugh. of the Southern League,
has issued the formal call for the
spring meeting of the league to te
held in Atlanta on February q. The
playing schedule will be adopted and
plans determined on for collection of
the war tax on admissions
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Defeats Junior Prsns.

st Aloysius' Juniors quint defeated
the Georgetown Junior basket-ban
team in the Ryan gym last night in
fast and furious game. in which the
parish boys used all they had to come
out on the long end Of . Il to score.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Connolly to Come Back.

Chicago. Feb. Is.-Outfielder Joe Con-
molly. who laid on most Of last year.
will get a chance to come back with
the Boston Braves this year. He has
signed the contract sent him and ex-
pressed q desire. Cor service
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17

Suhstitntions-Herron Tor Wit, Halstcad for
srdaI, Roberts for Halstead, Kahler for Under
ood. Gardner for Berlin, Clendanill for Stone.
AEs5n for Kann. Stevens for Lawson. Goals
nm feld-Witt tD, Halstead, White (D, Bote-
n, EisCman. Gardner. Stone ~. Goals from
Iul-Erdau. out Of 9; Witt, l out Of 4: Ber-
n, ont OF Il; Essman missed , Referee
fr. ColHsJver. Umpire-Nr. Morse. Time OF
Ene-TEo n minute pcriodS
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Higbee Joins Army.

New York, Feb. 16-Mark Higbee,
pitcher with Portland in the Coast
League early last season and later
with a club in the Central League,
Is now I'm army service and is sta
toned at Camp Lewis.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Danny Murphy Reappointed.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 16-The
Haven club, of the Eastern League.
announces that assurances have been
given. that the Eastern will continue
in operation and therefore Danny MUIR
ply, formerly of the Athletics, has
formally been reappointed as man
aSeE
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Hatchetes and Brookand Central n Defeats
No Definite Assurance
OF Cobb Going to Yanks

New York. Feb. l6-There was
no definite assurance tonight that
the impending deal between the
New York Yankees and the De-
troit Tigers win involve the mighty
Ty Cobb. Miller Huggins left the
city after q long conference with
the Detroit delegation Col. Rup-
pert declined tonight to discuss the
matter.
Although Higgins has not denied
that he 10 angling for men. Frank
J. Navin. president Of the Detroit
club, who fingered In the city 20
help adjust the difficulties between
the FEDERAL League and ~n'zed
baseball. said he had no With
Higgins In view.
The probability tn Aeh.
left fielder OF the ; the
player TO be involN a up
tonight
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17

Goals from noor-sten. Downs un, smick,
Ritteuberg CO. Sullivan ca, Miller e.. Lucsdo
Goals from foul-Downs 90, RittenberE Ducado
cl. Referee-Mr. Moore. Gallaadet Tine Of
halves-4 minuteS
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
substitutiOns - Mcclure for Dars

Susutuuons - hc6uire for Darahy, r,
0'Byrne for o'Dcnnell, DAILY for Holmes. Goals
ToUbes, Raedy a., Coyne. c. o'Byrne Isl,
Darahy, O'Donnell t3. Goals from fouls
Coyne. 2 out Of 4; Raedy missed 2. Referee-Mr.
O'ReiIy. Time-Sminute quarterS
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17

Suhstitutions-Glsason for Donovan, Ferguson
u Dohrman- Goats from feid-O'Brisn t4l.
Aonovsn, McDonough a., Sanders tD. Wilson.
ioals frUm held-O'BTien. Z out Of 10; willman.
out Of II. Rsssree-Mr. Morse. Umpire-Air.
ollifover. Time Of gane-Two 0minute pc
DDS.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17

Suhstitutions-Felt Tor Solomon, NeWby Tor
Long, Cullsn for Foster. Chideste- for Davies.
Goals from hoor-Daly D. Solomon %. Wilson
(5), Long t2). Foster. Clark ~. Guinloeh ~.
Grover and Chidester. Goals from fouls-Daly,
out Of 5; Grover. ) out Of 8 Referee-Mr.
Fuller, Time Of periods-lo minutes each.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17

The following scores were made in
the A. A. T. A. spoon event. g. A.
Emmons and E. v. Otis tied for this
spoon and will shoot for the honors
at the next meeting Of the club:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17

state schocl. Positinn. K.nd,n scAool.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17

Baltimoreans vitality interested ini
the local suit stated this morning.
that whatever settlement may have
been made in no way will affect
the case now pending in the United
States Court in Washington. The
fact that Ned Hanlon was in New
York during this week had no con-
nection with any Fed settlement