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The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
Noere's strsnd--The Heart Of
Rachael

The Heart OF Rachael" which
occupies the place OF honor on the
photoplay bill at Moore's strand
Tho the first four days Of this
week, presents a combination Of
genuinely interesting story. skilIful
direction. intelligent acting and ar
tistic photography. Bessie Bsrris-
cafe has what will undoubtedly be
recognized as her best role Her
support is remarkable for indfvid-
ual ability and balance in the en-
sembles.
The story OF The Heart Il
Rachael" is familiar TO those who
have read Kathleen Norris popular
novel OF the same name II will be
remembered that the life story Of
the faithful little woman who d.
vorced a worthless philanderer be-
cause he preferred not to cease a
series OF especially obnoxious
lisisons. and in later years per
mttted to go Uncontested a plea
for divorce by the husband who
thought he perceived happiness in
the sirenic attentions OF a luminsry
Of the stage. is replete with SIT
uations that represent the very epit-
ONE of powerful drama To these
scenes Miss Barriscale and her sup
porting company bring compelling
realism.
The bill is completed by an inter
estng edition OF the news pictorial.
the customary brief comedy reel and
excellent orchestral accompaniment
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
SPORTS In CANADA
WILL BE REVIVED

Toronto, Dec. GA revival in
sports such as Canada has never
witnessed is promised for the next
year. Ice hockey. the great national
winter sport, is of with a rush. Clubs
that have been dormant since the
outbreak of war are reorganized
Stars who have been at the front
can't wait to get out of khaki be-
fore getting on skates. And at every
match the attendance is already
double that of war days. The out
standing change. though. is the new
atmosphere. The tension and anx-
iety are gone: the sense of repres-
sion which made every sporting event
crowd in war days solemn, and even
mournful, has vanished. The real
holiday spirit has returned
There is scarcely a village in the
country that will not have its hockey
team this season; and in the cities
they are forming by the scores. There
will be more hockey this winter than
ever before.
Already baseball plans for next
summer are under way. Canada hopes
for the first time to be represented
in one OF the big leagues.
Varsity sports will scarcely get
under way until the autumn of 1919
For five seasons the university ath-
letic- fields have been deserted, for
the record of Canadian universities
in the war was a sweeping one. Next
fall they will come back to their own.
One lone query stands against
horse racing. Will 1t ever come back
Only in a modified form, IL at all.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
NOT ANXIOUS
TO BUCK BAN B,
American Association Will
Not Attempt to Fight
Either Major League.

Minneapolis, Mihn., Dec. 22.-The
American Association prefers to live
in peace with the American and the
National Leagues. 1t Will not at
tempt to buck the two big fellows on
the baseball diamond until IT has ex-
hausted every effort TO reach an
agreement with them in the council
chamber. This Is one and perhaps
the most interesting feature developed
as the result of the session OF the as
sociation magnates held here.
The association voted to go as a
full delegation to the reconvened
meeting of the minor leagues to be
held in Chicago on either January u
or 13. At that meeting ii is expected
to decide definitely on what reforms
and restrictions of privileges the
minors will ask of the majors. With
the stand decided upon. the associa-
ton men Will continue in a body
along with other minor league dele
gates. to the joint conference that is
scheduled to be held in New York on
January 16. There the minors will
put up to the majors the changes
they want in the makeup of the Ma
tional Commission and in the rules
regarding drafting of players and
sending them back under options of
recall.
The announcement that the minors
would have something to say about
the makeup of the National Commits
sion may be news. but il has devel-
oped definitely. There has been talk
of all baseball leagues being con-
trolled by one commission. Suoh a
plan might be acceded to, but only
under this sort of an arrangement.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
ALASKA'S BEST RACE
DOGS USED In WAR

Seattle. Wash, Dec. 22.-Not until
money and fast dogs are imported
from Siberia will dog racing over
Alaska's winter trails be back in its
old prominent place, according to A.
A. (Scotty) Allan. of Nome, Alaska.
three-time winner of the Seward
Peninsula ail-Alaska Sweepstakes
race. Allan. who is a member of the
Alaska legislature, is spending the
winter here.
Most of Hlaska's fast dogs went to
the war" Allan said recently I'VE
cuned out the best and sent them
overseas for the French government.
Some of these dogs have done notable
work. To take their places in the
races we could import dogs from ST.
IBERIA. 1t Is said there are many fast
racing dogs in the territory lying
across the Bering Sea from Alaska,
AT present there are not enough
people left at Nome to subscribe a
big purse. If things settle down we
can work up a big trade with our
neighbors, the Siberians. and thus
bring enough people and money to
Nome to make 1t possible to stage the
races again"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
HAVANA ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE Maiden; Zyear-olds. claiming
purse 500; 81 furlongs xCCnscriItion lO4
IF'recious Jewel. lO7; Rosagine. liz; Major
Domo, III; Little Mistress, liz; Earnest, III;
Quick. Step. n2; Miss Carey. III; Lowell,
E5
SECOND RACE Three year-oIds and M:
claiming; pIrse SOD; 81 firiongS xDixie
Highway. 81; Timothy ]. Hogan. IS Jutland,
n2; xMabel Trask. le2; Frank Burke los
Laudator lC6; Nib, 10
THIRD RACIAL ages; allowances; purse
SEQ; 81 furlongs aCOrson. IS: aHochnir,
l6; Cadsnza, lo5: Belle Roberts. lO3; Wood
thrush, los; Daddy's Choice. Ill
a-Spencs entry
FOURTH RACE-Three-year oIds and up:
claiming: purse 500; 8 furlongs xHarry Gard
ner. Dl; XSilk Rustic, l6l; xArtist, lo2;
xkneelet, lo4: Timkins lot; xPrime Mover,
lN; Jimmy Burns. loe; Amino. los
FIFTH RACE-Three-year-ol and I'D; claim
ing purse 500; 6 furiOngs xKing of the
ScaTlets. g; xBretzs. l0i; Great Gull, lH: Al
gard, ls; Quick. lcs; Glodne, IO9 Oskwood
Boy IL
SIXTH RACE-Three- year-olds and up: claim
ing; purse 500: furlongs. xVagabond. lo7
Brown Baby. lOS; Maxim's Choice 100; Leoas
100; Blanchite. 100; Miss Cove, no., Trapping.
lle: Pslstsbe. IL
IAFPrentice allowance claimed
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
HAVANA RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-FITe and one-half furlougs.
Sunningdale, lo9 CDreyerl 1 to 2 out out
Weymouth Girl. lang. 4 to l, to 5,
l to 2: Dione lOl tThuTberl, 3 to l, to l.
to l. Time. Mis- 50 Lydia Sd. Precious
Jewel, Terrible Miss, Speedy Lady. also ran.
SECOND RACE-FIre furIongs. Lady Match
maker, LOG tG. Preece. jr.l. to l. 2 to l. even
Quin. lo5 tBsIn. to . even, l to ?; Prince
Bonero. l3 tDishmonl } to l. 6 to s. } to 5.
Time, lT Is. The Grader. Flying Dart
Whispering Hep, Little Bus Mesmer, Numer-
ate, also ran
THIRD RACE-Six furlongs FrascueIo. Ill
rThwberl. to l. 2 to l. to 5; Kerhan. l07
". Howard, to 2. even. } % ;: Lola los
tDreyerl, even. ! to ;. out Time. 90 Lady
spendthrift, Primero. Twenty seven. also ran.
FOURTH RACT-siI furIonss. Jimmy Burns.
loj CThurberi. to I. to ). } to 5; Artist lo3
Murray. to. I. to 5. to 5: Capital City,
lc2 tBullmanl. . to l. to !. Z to h Time,
q. Ralph 5. Drifheld Deckhsnd. Amino,
Fusty Boots, Dash. also ran,
FIFTH RACE-si1 furlOngs. Petlar IO7 (Kel-
sayt 5 to , even, U 2; Zodiac. 10 tThurberl
10 to ]. to l. 2 to l Pretty Baby IO5 CDreyerl.
even, TO ? out. Time, q Is Victrola
Hemlock. Passion, Tarleton r. Beverly Jane.
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Six furIongs. Leola, ll0 (Hile-
mani, to l. 2 TO l. even: Robert L. Owen, 100
lDreyer). to , even, To 2; Dr. Nickel. los
lFrasch), to l. ; To l. to 5. Time, ! q Is.
Flare. James, Merry Jubilee, BriZzak, sLso ran.
SEVENTH sACE-Oue mile. Baby Sister.
l0 tkelsay). to !, 8 to 5. to 10; John W.
Klein, liz u. Howard. l to ). out. out; High
Tide, 10 anderson. to l. to 5. | to 2
Time, Is Is Austrsl Fl Plaudit, Great
Dolly. Trout Fly. Callaway, also ran.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
|TURFMEN WANT
LONGER RACES
Growing Opposition to
Many Sprinting Events
for Thoroughbreds.

Tendency OF program makers at
most OF the race courses in the coun-
try to lay particular emphasis on
speed events and practically fill their
books with them and almost exclude
runs over routes is beginning to arouse
opposition, which indicates that tests
of stamina will be given more atten-
ton by turf authorities in the future.
writes James p. Powers.
Both the Thoroughbred Record. or
gan OF Kentucky breeders. and Will
lam Vosburg, Handicapped for the
Jockey Club. and one of the keenest
students of racing in the country, have
come out recently against the custom
of packing cards with dash events.
In the early days of racing in this
country few of the great turf con-
tests were over short distances. The
maJoritS were over a route of about
two miles. although many were even
longer. Gradually the distances have
been shortened until nowadays the
majority of races are of the six-fur-
long variety. The big stake events
rarely are over one mile and a quar-
ter. the Latonia Derby. the Kentucky
Derby. the Lawrence Realization, the
Saratoga Cup and two or three other
AASNNN SNtitS Wills Alt Only
important races each year in which
the American horse must show both
speed and stamina. qualities so neces-
sary to be certain of in a horse before
he is used in, breeding.
In this connection Mr.. Vosburg SAYS:
IAN Improvement to American racing
would be a race along the lines of the
Ascot Gold Cup. where our classic
three-year-old winners could try con-
clusions at four and five years of
age over course that would call for
a searching and conclusive test. The
Ascot Gold Cup is a test in all that
the word implies, as ii Is run over a
trying course of two miles and one
half. 1t brings out the British Derby
and st. Ieger winners as well as the
other great horses of the day, and is
a great guide to breeders"
In discussing the decline of the
weight-for-ase racing In America. Mr.
VoshLrg said: 1T is due chiefly to
the disinclination of trainers to pre-
pare their horses for such events.
The average stable today is under con.
troll of the trainer. who shares the
winnings of the horses in his care
1t is more difficult to prepare q
horse for a distance than for a sprint
Then, too, there is always the element
of supremacy on the part of some par.
ticular horse to be considered. The
man who has the champion of the
year In his barn would welcome such
events. Those less fortunate would
not"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
GRID CLASSIC
IS CALLED OFF
Gunners and Marines May
Meet New Year Day.
New Officers Named.

The football game scheduled be-
tween the. Balloon Division of the
Quantico Marines and the Naval
Gun Factory eleven was called off
because of rain. The field reminded
one more of a swamp than a grid
iron. as the water in some places
was several inches deep. Neither team
was anxious to wallow around in
the mud and water. and shortly after
o'clock is was agreed to postpone
the contest.
There is a likelihood of the game
being played on New York Day. as the
Marines are anxious to get a ~crack
at the Gunners and have proposed
this date. No earlier date could be
named, as players of both elevens will
be out of town over the holidays.
At a meeting of the Naval Gun
ners held yesterday afternoon the
GunnerS' team was officially disband-
ed for the season. officers for next
season were named at this meeting,
although no captain was selected.
II. j. Siegfrit, who has been hand
ling teh athletic end of the navy
branch of the Government Recrea-
tiOn League. was named manager and
president of the association for next
season. while e. A. Humphreys, who
played one of the flank positions
with this years eleven. was named
secretary treasurer
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
NAVY TO MEET
Penn eleven
Mdshiipmen Are Anxious
to Make Two Year
Agreement.

Annapolis, Dec. ga return to
the anti-waT status of sports at the
Naval Academy is expected within
a rev weeks and steps have already
been taken in that direction. Most
important OF the incidents of this
move will be the renewal Of the
annual baseball and football con-
tests with the Military Academy,
while there will be enlarged sched-
ules in certain branches of sports.
Il is possible that the privilege
accorded the football team OF play
ing one game away from home dur
ing the season will be renewed.
This meant much TO the eleven.
There have been increasing difficult
ties in the last few years in secur-
ing games with strong teams at
Annapolis. with the opportunity Of
playing one game away from home
during the season the midshipmen
could probably enter into relations
80 ur the biggest college
;gams n the country to play in al
ternate years at Annapolis and the
home grounds OF their opponents.
There had been such an arrange
ment with the University of Penn
sylyania, but il was terminated with
the war, and the Naval Academy
management would be delighted to
renew it, and secure one other big
football college on the same basis.
The midshipmen had played once
on F rankin Field.
1t is doubtful whether the base
bali game with West Point will be
played this spring. though highIy'
probable that the football game
viii be played next fall. the date
November % being reserved on both
schedules for that contest There
is only one class at West Point at
present. the others having been
graduated ahead of time, and
should the athletic authorities there
feel that a representative nine could
not be developed this spring, the
Naval Academy would at once
recognize their position as perfectly
proper.
The situation will be changed
when football comes on the boards.
Another class. a specially large one,
will have been admitted to the mill
tary academy. and there is reason
to believe thsttat least one of the
classes which was graduated pre-
msturely will be ordered back for
further training. This would put
the army school on an even basis
with the naval, as the latter is stiIt
one class short, also due to early
graduations.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
BENDER KEEPS HIS
PRESSNAGENT BUSY

Baseball men are beginning TO won
der IL Charles Albert Bender, Indian
pitcher. hasn't a press agent who is
preparing the way for the chief to
go starring in some big stunt that
needs publicity to make il success.
His name has been connected with
several rather sensational episodes
recently that smack OF something
of the sort. Not long back he went
out shooting rabbits or something
around Philadelphia and got lost in
the wilderness" Much-a-do was
made about 1t for a few hours; then
he came wandering in.
Last week 1t was reported that
Charles Albert had suffered a nerv-
O-s collapse due to overwork in the
Hog Island shipyard and had been
taken to a sanatorium. Much space
in the way of near-obituaries was
given the Indian and grief expressed
over his probably untimely end. And
a few days later. on Saturday to be
exact. he showed up at a trap-shoot-
ing tournament and indicated any
thing but shattered nerves. for he
shot better than a score of men he
competed against, killing IS birds out
of 50 sprung for him.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
HE WANTS CANTILLON.
Iimme Lets 1t Be Known That He
Won't Keep lack Egan

Report from Milwaukee has it
that Jack EEan will not be retained
as manager of the Brewers in the
American Association campaign
next year. President Timme in this
connection has made a statement
that he ould like to sign Joe Can
NIlon. for several years manager
OF the Minneapolis team. He said,
however. that negotiations had not
been opened
"Cssitillon is the most popular
manager in the Association" Presi-
dent Timme said. Official attend
ance figures show that he is the
best drawing card in the circuit.
for whenever he brought his team
here the attendance was 25 per
cent larger than any other club
drew
something in regard to the Mil
waukee mana cement is expected to
develop when the annual meeting
of the association Is held in Min
neapoiis on December %.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
Sunday Theater Openings
NationsI-Blrtes Helmes "With the
Yanks ut the 'FRONT.'

Nationsl-Burton Holmes "Wfth the
Yanks ut the Frent~
The most satisfying thus far OF
Burton Holmes "Yank'' series OF
travelogues. given last night at the
National -Theater. takes the spectator
to the heart of the war zone on sea
and land. revealing In intimate
glimpses many phases Of life at the
front that are familiar to stsy-at-
home readers merely as phrases.
For example every one has heard
about depth bombs and the submarine
chasers that threw them. but the
Holmes camera shows exactly what
the boats are like. how they throw the
missiles, called 'ash-cans" by the
sailors, and what the effect is when
they explode under the sea.
These naval pictures. which open
the lecture, are the most interesting
OF the kind that have been shown
since the great pirate hunt began.
The films include scenes at Plymouth
in war time: the training schooi for
naval mechanics on the old British
ship Bellerophon; a cruise on a sub
chaser. with practice bombing. and
the miraculous" haul of FISH killed
by the explosions.
At the real battlefront. which Mr..
Holmes reached at various points,
many Interesting sides OF the life
lived by the CHEEKY. unwearytng
Yanks are disclosed. The famous SAL
walton Army doughnut is seen at all
stages. from the manufacture of the
hole to the final devouring. A cele-
bration at Cnsumont includes some
particularly good motion pictures OF
General Pershing. Anything but
downhearted Yanks are seen sur
rounding the goulash cannon, hiking
to the firing line, handling shells un-
der fire. following the Huns through
Chateau Thierry and watching the
distant Rhine valley from the heights
of Alsace.
Colored slides OF unusual beauty
show the character of country through
which the battle line ran in the
Vosges. The slides and films depicting
Chateau Thierry after. the American
bombardment are among the many
others deserving special notice.
Another .favorite subject is the great
steel and concrete emplacement of
one of the big German "Berthas." with
its gigantic ball bearings. seen with
eager Yanks swarming over II TO see
how Il worked.
The lecture will be repeated this
afternoon at 40 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
BENNY LEONARD TO
BE BUSY FIGHTER

EenHy Leonard. world light
weight boxing champion. who has
been busy during the period of the
war as army boxing instructor. is
about to arrange an extensive
CAMPAIGN Of bouts. Already his
manager. Billy Gibson. has COM
pleted negotiations for two con-
tfStS
The principal one will see the
titlc-hOldeT in a clash with Johnny
Dundee. the Italian. who has been
consistent rival for Leonard's :
title. The boxers have signed ar
ticles calling fOr-an eight-round
engagement at the Newark Sports
mems Club, which will hold bouts
81 the First Regiment Armory.
Newark. \. J. Leonard and Dun
dee are to box at the opening show.
January Is. The Italian has slipped
and it wouldn't be surprising if he
is knocked out.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
WHAT HORSEMEN GOT
in KENTUCKY RACES

While the amount of the money
which was distributed throughout the
racing year just past in Kentucky at
the three principal tracks-Latonia
Churchill Downs and Douglas Park
has not been announced. that which
was given in the shape of purses and
stakes for 1917 give an interesting in
sight of the money returns to horse
men. That the totals bespeak a pros
perity which would put an end to the
rumor that the tracks may be bought
by local sportsmen can be shown at
glance, the figures being, Latonia,
1881 les; Churchill Downs, sl4S, ,730:
Douglas Park, s143,g1O.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
SOME WALLOP.

WIN A. Phelon. in the Baseball Magazine.)
The score stood three to nothing.
and Won Hindenburg's fast
curves
Had set the batters down on
strikes, and chilled the slug
gers nerves
Old Won had speed and great COR
trol-he wouldn't give a pass
His whiZzing shoots and sudden
drops were full of steam and
gas
His infield wabbled in the ninth
they gave him bad support
But with three runners on the
sacks old Won still held the
fort.
Two men struck out against his
skill-he hummed his Hymn
of Hate,
Then snickered as a substitute
came slowlysto the plate.
"America-pinch hitting noww the
umpire shouted loud,
And a great. worried silence fell
upon the throbbing crowd.
"Ach, vot mark" laughed Hin
denburg, and shot fast one
in
The batsman watched 1t sizzling
by with a sarcastic grin!
Another came-right through the
groove-the hitter swung his
ash.
And all the great pavilions rang.
and echoed to the crash!
In vain the German fielders ran
they stumbled. tripped, and
reeled-
That mighty hit was sailing on,
and passed down center field,
And while the wild applause was
heard from Washington to
Rome,
France. Italy and England. and
America. slid home.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
DULUTH PLANS BIG
REGATTA FOR SCHOOL

Duluth. Dec. 22.-Letters of invita-
ton to an interscholastic rowing re-
sGatta are being sent out to every city
in the United States maintaining a
boat club by the Duluth Boat Club,
the regatta to be held early next
summer.
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia.
Boston. Lynn and Peoria are said to
have indicated they will send kid
crews. Should the national regatta
be held in 1919. Duluth Boat Club Of
'ficials announce they will make a bid
for it. An international swimming
tournament also will be held here.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
Loew's Iumbis-Bryant wash
burn. The Gypsy Trail"

BY taking a complete departure
from tablished custom THE Gypsy
Trail" builds a hero Of a nonentity
and then drops him out OF the pie
ture to prove that two people Of con-
ventional ideas really belong together
and should be completely happy so.
Bryant Washburn, who made his de-
but at Loew's Columbia in his first
starring picture, The Gypsy Trail, q"
yesterday. has clearly made a perma-
nent place for himself among the
notable stars of the screen.
II good looks and a clear under
standing OF facial registration OF va
rious emotions count for anything.
then his success is indeed assured.
The story of THE Gypsy Trail" which
enjoyed a successful run on the legiu-
mate stage i'm New York, finds Ned
Andrews in love with Frances Ray
mond. whose ideas are entirely along
conventional lines. although she imag-
ines herself a candidate for a roman
tic wooing She tells New after he
has proposed for the t.entieth time
that he lacks something. and suggest.
the story of Young Lochinvsr. -
which suggestion Ned takes up as a
means of winning her through kid
BY chance he gets Michael Jones. an
Irish newspaper reporter. to do the
kidnapping while Ned goes for his
grandmother to chaperone the afIah.
Michael. OF the rowing disposition. de-
scribes the Gypsy Trail and its won
derful adventures and dreams. as he
says. aloud" The scene in the gar
den, where Michael makes love to
Frances and awakens to find himself
engaged to Ned's sweetheart. fulfns
every requirement of the romantic.
When Ned realizes that Frances really
cares for Michael he sets out to fnd
him, for Michael had run away from
the iancee he had won in an impul-
sive moment. When Michael returns
in conventional garb to ask her father
for Frances hand she discovers that
he is not at all romantic and wants 10
marry her entirely through sense OF
duty. and she quickly decides that Neo
| is after all the one whom she really
| loves and that romance does not
stand the test of practical life.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
Canadian Baseball,

vancouver, B. c., Dec. 22.-Former
Pacfnc Coast International League
stars are planning an invasion of
cities in the Middle West next spring,
according to Jimmy Hamilton. for
merly manager of the Vancouver club.
Hamilton says there is every assur
ance that the Western Canada League
viii operate next season, and he ha.
I decided to accept a berth on that cir
cult He states that Bill Harley for
mer manager Of Saskatoon, will re
turn to the Twilight League. while
Pete Stanridge, former big Lacquer,
figures on landing a managerial berth
| with the Calgary club.