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Evening star., 1918-01-09
HENRY'SEIGHT-Y
RECORD AS NATIONAL

next year. I have received no COM
munication from the catcher
When asked If he would say, then,
that Henry would be member of the
Washington club next season Griff re-
Piled: "No, I don't say that. I am
going to mail him contract, like all
the other players. AS far as ] know,
and do not contemplate selling him.
1 haven't any idea where such story
originated. am sure Frazee never
gave out any such information. L
haven't had any negotiations with Fra
zee since the discussion of the janvr1n
proposition ended. There is no truth
whatever in the story"
Secretary John Foster of the Giants.
who is chairman Of the committee
which has been appointed to come to
this city and confer with officials of the
United States government on what
methods shall be used in collecting the
war tax on base ball admissions. be-
lieves much mental effort will be re-
"It means" Foster says, that every
time we have crowd of 10000 at the
Polo Grounds we are going to need 3d.
900 pennies to make change. Pennies
are scarce now. Saturdays. when we
have 10000 admissions. we will need
60, 900 coppers. How to get enough is
going to be a problem. The largest
theater in New York seats about 5000.
They are having trouble making change
now. Think what greater difficulty We
will have with crowds five and even
ten times as large. If every man brings
his SO cents in exact change it won't be
so bad. But when the dollar bills float
in our ticket sellers troubles are going
to be serious"
Evening star., 1918-01-09
SPORT CHATTER

The boxing commission OF Oregun
has ruled against admitting womsa -
boxing shows in that state.
From the many Jess willard storis1
credited to Jack Curley It might be tn4I
ferred that Jack was still WiHar60
press agent.
Charley Daniels. one-time AmeR51aH]
champion swimmer. now In enEAgs4 -,
looking after q fox farm in the xAfrsnA]
dacks.
The New York Yankees and th9,
Brooklyn Dodgers have decided - snS
gage in series of gaznes just bsfsr4
the opening Of the regular season
A New Orleans promoter 10 trying ~
induce Ted Lewis and Bryan Downey to
hook up for twenty-round bout in the
Crescent City.
Two boxers. each wearing an art46clae.
leg as a memento of service af tha3
front, engaged in q six-round bout in
London recently.
A pinch pilot" is to be added to has4]
ball.s pinch hitters." pinch runners.s
etc. The Boston Red Sox are to be Id
by . pinch pilot" while Manager jack
Barry IL doing his bit In the Navy.
Vinegar Bill" Essicl, who haA Uana
team the past i've years, has aagnad =
pilot Of the Vernon team Of the PAe2Mn,
Coast League.
Big Ed Walsh. veteran pitcher and
one-tihhe star OF the White Sox. hAA
been given his unconditional releaso by'
the Boston Braves. The former apitbai1
king tried to come back last seascnn
but found the going too speedy.
Fred Mollwitx and Vic Safer will have
to fight it out for the first-bastnG 1un,
with the Pirates. Back in 1914 these
same first sackers were battling for &
regular berth with the Cubs
Three former big leaEuers are Amones
the minor league batting champions fol4
1917. Jay Kirke, former Cleveland Inc
dian. now playing with Louisville. Led
the American Association, with 4 bat
ting average of .324. Morris RAth. FORE
merly Of the White Sox and last eaesom
with Salt Lake City. hit for Sll. and
topped the Pacific Coast League sfug4
gers, and Ham Hyatt, the old Pitfs@.
burgh Pirate. led the Southern Lsague.
with mark of .334. while pastfmm3
with Little Rock.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
MAXWELL BEATS SHANNON.
Wins Presidents Trophy After Hard
Match on Pinehurst Links.

PINEHURST. N. c., January s.-Nor-
man H Maxwell of Philadelphia, medal
ist in the midwinter golf tournament
here, won the presidents trophy. de-
feating R. C. Shannon, I'd, of Brockport
by l up at the end of a hard uphill
fight.
Maxwell was . Gown at the end of the
seventh hole and 1 down at the twelfth,
but squared the match at the four
teenth. won the fifteenth and maintained
the lead to the end.
L. D. Pierce of Boston won the gov
ernors trophy in the second sixteen.
defeating ]. Whitney Baker of Plain
field, 4 and 3.
F. c. Page of Aberdeen, y. c., beat
Charles Horton of Rye, and 3, in the
finals of the secretary's trophy, award
ed to the winner of the third sixteen.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
TWO SWEEPS MADE
BY MASONIC TEAMS
Dawson and Naval Bowlers
Win All Their Games-RoyaIs
Get Big Tenpin Count.

Two clean sweeps were made in
matches in the Masonic Bowling Asso-
citation last night. the Dawson and
Naval teams cleaning up the George C.
whiting and B. B. French quints. Simp-
son Of the Naval Ave was high player
Of the two matches. rolling a set Of
353. Scores made by Simpson in his
games were 1913, lib and III.
In the District League the Westons
scored a three-time victory in their
match with the Shermans. Scores made
in the match were below the average
for the District circuit.
Despite the fact that they started OF
like a whilrlwind the Royals in the
Washington Tenpin League dropped
two out of three games to Interior. The
latter had a handicap of 43. The Roy
ais won the first game with a 1901
score. Barber, Walker, Garrett and
Thomas each rolled more than 200 in
that opening encounter.
Scores:
Evening star., 1918-01-09

However, the story is a joke, according
to Manager Griffith, who today said, in
denying 1t, that it was manufactured
from the whole cloth and without any
basis whatsoever. The dispatch follows:
BOSTON, January S.-John Henry
former Amherst catcher and for the past
eight years member of the Washington
team, will be seen in the uniform of the
Red Sox next season. This announce
ment was made late today by a noted
base ball man who is in close touch with
the inner workings of the Red Sox.
Henry, native of Amherst. Is anxious
to devote great deal of his time to his
business in Amherst. He is anxious to
get away from Washington. and is said
to have told Manager Griffith that he
would retire unless placed with another
team.
The deal for Henry will be strictly
cash one, no other player being involved
in the transaction. The deal is now un-
der way and just as soon as Frazee and
Griffith can agree on the price it will be
put through.
"A few days ago Frazee announced
that he was working on a deal that would
bring another player to the Sox and that
no member of the Sox would figure in the
matter. The Red Sox president said it
would be strictly cash deal. and it
looks as though he had the Henry mat
ter in mind when he made this announce
ment.
President Frazee is now in New York
and Secretary Graver. when asked about
the Henry deal, said he did not know
anything about It.
The addition of Henry will give the
Red Sox six catchers. These six are
Wallie Schang. recently purchased from
the Athletics; Forrest Cady. Sam Agnew.
Walter Mayer, Mickey Devine and Henry
Devine. in all probability. will be turned
back to New Haven. while Cady or Ag-
new may be used in a trade to get a
seasoned inf1elder''
When the above dispatch was read to
Manager Griffith over the telephone
today he said: IT'S news to me-"
adding:
'I have received no offers from the
Red Sox for Henry. The story is a
joke. There Is no deal on for Henry
with the Red Sox or any other club.
At the time when I was negotiating
for Janvrin the names of several play
ers on the Washington club naturally
were mentioned, and these included
some catching material, but the jan
vrin deal fell through when the Sox
player went into the United States
service. Henry has not told me he
would not play in Washington again
Evening star., 1918-01-09
DATES Of GRAND CIRCUIT |
Fifteen Weeks Of Racing to Open at
North Randall, Cleveland,
Track July s.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. January s-Grand
circuit stewards meeting here have an
nounced officially that the 1913 racing
season will be opened at the North
Randall, Cleveland, race track the week
Of July 8, one week earlier than had
been anticipated. Toledo. Ohio. and
Readvtile, Mass, a suburb of Boston,
were officially admitted to the circuit
The stewards retired honorably the De-
troit. Mich, and the Goshen, N. Y, as
sociations and declared forfeited the
Grand Rapids, Mich. franchises. Dates
for the coming season were allotted as
follows:
Cleveland, week OF July s: Kalama-
roo, week Of July Is; Toledo. week of
July %; Columbus, week of July 20;
Cleveland. week of August 5; Phila-
delphia, week of August IL: Pough-
keepsie. week of August 10; Readvilie.
September 2; Syracuse, week of Sep
tember 8; Columbus, two weeks follow
ing September 16; Lexington, two
weeks following September 80; At
lanta. week Of October II.
H. K. Deyereux of Cleveland was re-
elected president OF stewards. His re-
election caused considerable surprise,
as he had previously announced he
would not serve again: Other officers
Reelected were: E. w. Swisher. Co
|lumbus. vice president; W. n. Kinnan.
Cleveland, secretary and treasurer.
The next annual meeting. it was de-
cided, will be held in Philadelphia.
AS a means of protecting horsemen
against possible failure OF any num-
Der to meet its stipulated agreements
as to purses and stakes, the grand cir
cult will take out a surety bond 1t
was decided not to recommend any
particular plan of racing, but of the
various ones, especially the three-heat
plan will be called to the attention
of all secretaries.
By unanimous vote the stewards
Iagreed to become advocates Of a project
for a complete merger of the National
Trotting Association, the American
Trotting Association and the American
Trotting Register Association.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
AID TO GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
Mgr. Cossia Discusses Devotion t,
Ideals Before Italian Society.

Deyotion to ideals will enable foreign
born residents of this country to meet
all the requirements of good citizen
ship, Mgr. Louis Cossia of the Papal
Delegation told the members of the
italian Catholic Mutual Aid Society at
y meeting last night at 5os G street
northwest.
Rev. Nicholas De Carlo. pastor of the
chapel of the Holy Rosary. and C. E.
MCGUIRE of the Treasury Department
were other speakers who addressed the
society.
Officers were elected for 1918 as fol-
lows:
g. Balducci. president; A Corso, vice
president; S. Lo3ocano. recording sec
retary; B. Balducci. financial secretary;
N Eello. treasurer: N. Astore, " Co
1uccf, e. Vaccaro, delegates; P Caruso,
chairman Of membership committee; T.
Guinre. @. Abbate. marshals; G. Sam
pogna, .. Sampogna, A Lepre, flag
bearers: e. Cavalieri and M. Plea, SER
geants-at-arms.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
.CR|PP[ES BE[Ab0RED
BY THE PAN+GERMANS
Disabled Soldiers, Restless Under
Annexationist Talk, Figure
in Riotous Scene.
b the Associated Press.


AMSTERDAM, January "a number
of disabled German soldiers were in
vited on Monday to attend a meeting
of the fatherland party. founded re-
Gently in the interests Of the pan-Ger-
mans and other uncompromisfng ele-
ments They grew restless under the
now Of chauvinist talk from the annex
ationists says the socialist organ vor-
waerts of Berlin. They were not per-
mftted to speak and a stormy scene fol-
lowed.
One Of the speakers referred to the
disabled soldiers as deserters who had
left Hindenburg's banner to betray
their comrades. Some of the cripples.
Vorwaerts says, were beIabored with
sticles and abused by the heroic home
warriors of the fatherland party"
The police finally ordered the dis
Abled soldiers to leave the hall In
concluding it's account of the meeting
the newspaper remarks:
The home warriors of the father
land party were left to themselves and
now know what tine field grays think
of them"
Evening star., 1918-01-09
BY n. C. BYRD.

One of the most brilliant series of
basket ball games between local scho-
lastic teams may be looked for during
the schedule between the high schools.
Eastern's victory over Business yes
terday by IA to 13 demonstrates that
it will be able to give the other teams
all they are looking for in the way
of competition. which causes it to ap-
pear that there are four quints in the
series Of such even strength that when
any two of them meet the result will
be much in doubt
Splendid individual play by Thomas
was mainly responsible for the fine
showing made by Eastern. That young
ster counted IL of his teams IA points,
the final result Of the contest being
IA to Is. Business held the lead by
small margin during the greater part
same fine spirit and dash that have char
acterized some of its teams in the past
and eked out victory by remarka-
BILE squirt in the second halt. Besides
playing well on the floor, Inomas olo
some accurate throwing of goals from
the foul line. getting six out OF seven.
In fact it was that margin which gave
his team the victory. Business got only
three goals out of nine chances.
While Eastern was whipping Busi-
ness the Central quint was taking a
fall out of the Y. n. c. A. boys i've
The Blue and White played much the
better basket ball. scoring ~ points
against 27. Ingley of the '.Y" auint
led in goal tossing. getting eight from
the field and six from the foul line.
making a total Of twenty-two points
scored by him. Wilson and Daily led
in
field, each throwing the ball into the
basket seven times.
Catholic University is in Annapolis
Navy. The Brooklanders have hopes
of getting away with the contest.
though they realize that their lack OF
practice will hurt their chances great
deal. C. U. has done practically moth
ing in the way Of improving its play
since the holidays. while Navy has
kept in good condition by playing con-
tinuously since before Christmas.
Here is an except from local morn
ing paper printed under a Detroit date
line:
"Dobie's test as a coach came this
fall he found practically green ma
terial at the Naval Academy when he
fore the middies' first game of the sea-
son, They lost the first game to West
Virginia, I to 0. but walked away with
every team they met after that, setting
up a phenomenal scoring record.
ITO accomplish this Dobie was allow
ed to use the men for practice three
afternoons a week for one hour and
a half each of the three days. The
Navy has no feeders" The men are
sent there from all over the country
have been bookworms more than: ath-
letes or they could never pass. the
Evening star., 1918-01-09
REDS PICK MONTGOMERY.
Alabama Town Guarantees $1,000
Toward Cincinnati's Expenses.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, January g.
Definite arrangements have been made
to have the Cincinnati Reds train in
Montgomery. beginning the first week
in March. Final details were made last
night when the camp activities COM
mittee of the chamber of commerce
guaranteed $1,000 toward the expense
of having the team here. Walter Book
walter secretary of the Camp Sheridan
Y. NJ. C. A, returned from Cincinnati
today with the clubs requirements,
which we're promptly met by the local
committee
Evening star., 1918-01-09
TO PLAY AT ARMY CAMPS.
World Champion White Sox Book
Many Spring Exhibitions.

CHICAGO. January 9.-Charles A Co.
miskey, president Of the world champion
ship Chicago Americans, plans to have
his club play as many exhibition games
as possible at Army training camps next
spring. Games will be played with soldier
teams at Camp Macarthur Waco, Tex. ::
Camp Logan, Houston. Tex, and Camp
Grant, Rockford I'LL, according to tenta-
tfve arrangements Comislsey also an
nounced that soldiers and sailors would be
admitted free to White Sox Park on spe-
c1aI days set aside for them next season.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
WINS o. S. DERBY,
Zieglers Great Island Ringling
Bells Best in Field Dog Trials,

GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn. January g.
Great Island Ringing Bells, owned by
William ziegfer. tr.. of New York and
handled by R. K. Armstrong Of Barber,
N. c., won the derby of the United States
field trials. which was finished here yester-
day. Comanche Girl. owned by r. Fl.
Luther. Adele, Iowa, was second and AL
bert Ktngstone. owned by A. B. Potter,
McAlester, Okla, third.
The first brace OF the all-age stake was
run yesterday and probably will not be
concluded before Thursday. Thirty dogs
have been entered for this stake
Evening star., 1918-01-09
COLUMBIA DucKPIS LEAGUE.
RECOGNITION FOR FAIR SEX.
Women Named as A. A. u. Officials
for First Time.

NEW YORK. January s.-For the
first time in the history Of the Metro
politan Association women have been
officially recognized as officials by the
Amateur Athletic Union. Frederick W.
Ruben, in making public today the list
Of committee appointments for the COM
ing year. announced Miss Frances Doo-
lin and-Miss Charlotte Epstein as mem
bers of thet swimming committee.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
HUN ARMIES LEVEL
13O TOWNS IN WEST
Destroy Villages, Mostly Near
St. Quentin, as a De-
fenSive Measure.
FRENCH SCORE SUCCESS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS January 9-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Matin says that by
order of Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
according to reliable information which
has reached him, 130 villages behind the
western front, mostly in the region of
st. Quentin, have been leveled to the
ground, so as to afford better opportu-
nifty for defense Of the German lines
to the rear.
Notwithstanding denials, the corre-
spondent adds, only one third of the
100000 Belgians deported to Germany
have been permitted to return to their
homes.
French Surprise Attack.
In a surprise attack east of st. Mihiel
yesterday French troops penetrated
German defenses on a front of nearly a
mile. After demolishing the positions
and destroying shelters they returned
to their own lines with $50 prisoners
and number of machine guns. the of
6cia1 statement issued last nlght py
the war office says.
A total of IT'S prisoners was brought
back by the French from their raid
upon the German lines in the region
north of Seichepray, east of st. Mihlel.
yesterday, the war Office announced to-
day.
Enter British Advanced Posts.
LONDON. January 9.-"At dusk yes
terday evening the enemy succeeded in
entering two of our advanced posts
north of the Ypres-Staden railway, but
was Immediately elected by local
counter attack" the war Office reports.
Early this morning Canadian troops
carried out a successful raid south of
Lens. capturing two machine guns
This morning. says last nights Off
cial report from Field Marshal Haig's
headquarters, the energy, by local at
tack. supported by minenwerfer, sue
ceeded in gaining a footing in our
attack was completely successful in re-
storing our line Eighteen prisoners were
left in our hands.
'"rhs hostile artillery was active dur
Troops Endure Hardships.
By the Associated Press
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. January S.-Another heavy
snowstorm set in Monday night along the
British front. and by this morning sew
era1 inches of snow were added to the
already considerable depth on the ground.
The weather turned colder today and a
biting wind was piling up mowdrifts, rem
dering the movement of traffic still more
difficult.
There is little or no fighting going on.
but the men in the front lines are en-
during great herdships in their bitter
battle with ne weather and they long
for spring. even though it may mean a
~ IN
Notwithstanding the bad roads, the
British machine keeps on working
Inethodfcally. though somewhat slower,
for the shfvering men in the trenches
must bo provided for and preparations
must be made for continuation Of the
warfare.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
COAL SHORTAGE HITS SPORTS.
New York U.-Amherst Basket Ball
Contest Is Cancelled.

NEW YORK. January s.-The coal
shortage in New York has at last hit
athletics. New York University an
nounced today that on account Of the
lack of fuel the gymnasium would be
closed until Janu\-y IA, and that. as q
consequence, tlN basket ball game with
Amherst, scheduled for Friday night,
had been cancelled.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
DREYFUss MAKES BIG DEAL.
Dodgers Get Mamaux, Ward and
Grimes for Stengel and Cutshaw.

PITTSBURGH, January 9.-Barney
Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburgh
National League Base Ball Club, an
nounced today that arrangements had
been completed whereby Mamaux,
Ward and Grimes are to 20 to the
Brooklyn National League club in ex-
change for Stengel and Cutshaw Ma
maux and Grimes are pitchers and
Ward shortstop. while Cutshaw is an
infielder and Stengel an outf1elder
Evening star., 1918-01-09
TWO ESCAPE FROM HOSPITAL.
Michael Brooker, Soldier, and O. R,
Smith, St, Elizabeth Fugitives

Tho arrest of Michael Brooker, thir-
fy-nve years old. AZ a fugitive from
st Elizabeth Hospital. was asked In
"a message sent out by the police last
Afyht. Brooker. who was a soldier
patient in the hospital for the treat
tsnsnt OF insane persons. wore the uni
form Of an artilleryman when he es-
capped from the hospital late yesterday
afternoon. He is six feet tall and
weighs 175 pounds.
Another fugitive from the hospital
1s o. r. Smith. also thirty-five years
q dark suit, black overcoat and cam
paign bat. His absence was discov-
cred ~ bedtime and police OF the eIev-
enth 1recinct were asked to find him.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
HENRY TO BE SOLD TO RED SOX,
IS REPORT, BUT GRIFF DENIES IT
DISPATCH From Boston That Catcher Will
Go to Frazer's Team Branded as
False by Local Manager.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


telegram
his
IAnhers
he Will
The
other
cr dPresden Erazee to- eeuuon a aprce.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
Carlson Too Much for Yoakum.

BOSTON. January 9.-Harry Carlson
of Brocktcn was giving Stanley Yoak-
um of Denver Col. such severe pun
ishment in the tenth round of their
twelve-round boxing match last night
that the referee stopped the bout.
Carlson was awarded a technical
knock -olit
Evening star., 1918-01-09
BRILLIANT SERIES OF CONTESTS
SEEMS DUE IN SCHOOL. LEAGUE
Eastern's Display of Strength Against
Business Indicates Four of Five CUNTS
Are of About the Same Quality.

stringent entrance examinations. The
general run of them are not good phys
ically when they enter the institution"
We might remark that whoever wrote
the article evidently is about as ia
mi1iar with athletics at the Naval Acad-
envy as an astronomer with the inhab-
itants of Mars.
Tonight the Capital City Basket Ball
League gets under way in the Epiphany
gymnasium. Newports play Epiphany
and Columbias meet Congressionals.
Evening star., 1918-01-09

Eddie McGoorty. the Oshkosh middle
weight. who recently returned from
appears to be fit. nothwith-
standing the stories sent from the anti
podes that he was all in.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
Badger Ba.keters Beat Iowa.

IOWA CITY, Iowa. January s.-Wis-
consin defeated Iowa last night, "a to
22. In a western conference basket ball
game. Chandler scored fourteen points
for Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1918-01-09

champion, is brother of StanisIaus
Zbyszko, the famous wrestler. who
toured America several years ago.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
Braves to Get Another Giant.

BOSTON. January 9.-According to
Percy Haughton. president of the Bos-
ton National League base ball club,
another New York player in addition
to Herzog win come to Boston in the
trade announced in New York Presi-
dent Haughton did not say who the
other player would be, but base ball
writer's thought 1t would be Ross
Young, the New York utility outfielder.
Evening star., 1918-01-09
HERzoG TRADED BY GIANTS.
Sent to Braves in Exchange for Lar
~ DOYLE and Pitcher Barnes,

NEW YORK. January 9.-The New
York National League club announces
that it has traded Second Baseman
Charles l.. Herzog. captain of last
years championship club. to the Bos-
ton Nationals for Second Baseman Law
renee Doyle and Pitcher Jesse Barnes