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The Washington times., 1918-11-03
roll" OLD PLAYER

CINCINNATI. Nov. st was like
turning back a page in the book OF
time when a man who passed last
night at central police station. said
that he was a oallplayer in the
early eighties He gave the name
OF James Conell. fifty-two. and st.
LoIis as his home. He was known
on the diamond, he said, as "Ginney
Corell"
: He said that in 1884 he caught for
the famous. St. Louis Browns. when
Charles Comiskey was hrst-baseman
~ the team
II used to catch Dave Foutz and
Bobby Carruthers. Bushong was the
hrst catcher and / worked second to
him" Coneli said. II remember Old
Cincinnati well. Many a game We
played here. and they were hot
ones. too. You had in those days
one OF the best first basemen who
ever spiked a blade OF grass. He
Nas Long John Reilly"
CoReH. who has been employed on
Government work at Norfolk, Va.
was on his way home when he was
robbed of sG4 in Cincinnati. He ap-
piled for and was given lodging by
the police.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
81 Am Not
Dead" Is
His Word

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. g.
81 am reported killed. It's
a mistake. Am well and
happy"
This cablegram was re-
ceived from Lieut.. Addison
Douglass, former captain of
the University of Minnesota
basketball team and a mem
Der of the 1916 Gopher foot
ball squad, by his mother,
Mrs. Louise Butler, of Mime
apolis.
A later telegram indi-
Gated that a fellow-officer
of Lieutenant Douglass had
been killed in the first-line
trenches and the report to
headquarters listed Douglass
by mistake.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
LANTGAN IS DEAD

Charlie Lanigan, forty-eight. well
known as a baseball umpire. die5
Saturday at his home in Providence,
r. l., after a seven-day siege Of in
fluenza, followed by pneumonia. He
leaves a widow and four children.
A few years ago Lanigan entered
into the iIl-starred roller polo ven
ture, which was known as the Inter
state Roller Polo League, and in
cluded Albany and Schnectady. N. Y.
and Pittsfield. Lanigan was part
owner of the Pittsfield Club. and
his savings of years, went TO the
four winds in that venture. He died
practically penniless.
During his delirium in his last
sickness Lanigan's mind wandered
back to the old days. and he talked
OF his old Eastern Leagu1. Jack
Ryan. Bob Bedford and Boz Hart.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
FOOTBALL SCORES

GalIaudet. {: St. Johns. o.
Seamen Gunners, 8; Catholic Uni.
versity, 6.
Navy. Sc: st. Helena, o.
Swarthmore. 20; Pennsylvania, 12
Syracuse. 35: Dartmouth, 6.
Bowdoin. Z: Maine, 0.
Army Medical School, o: Usaacs, o.
Illinois. 10: Iowa, o.
Municipal Pier. rs; Northwestern. o.
Purdue, Z: Chicago, 3.
Wisconsin, 81; Beloit, o.
Grant. 45; Camp Benjamin Haar-
rison,, Z
Camp Taylor, =; Indiana, 5.
Camp Upton, 6; Mineola Aviators, o.
Columbia, 81: Amherst. Z.
Fordham. %: St Johns, o.
Camp Merritt. Is: New York Uni
Versity, 0.
Vanderbilt, 80; University OF Ken
tucky 0.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03


Somehow or other the lads coached
by Lefty" Wilson always have the
necessary night They win few
games but fight through sII OF them
tO-the bitter end, which to the right
way of thinking is the thing most
desired.
est. Johns was hight. inexperienced
ssi to years asd football games, but
Eame to the core. They died hght-
ing before the powerful drive Of a
heavier. older eleven. and their de-
feat was accomplished by Deer in
almost the dying moments OF the
same.
Should Have Won.
Gallaudet should have won by
three touchdowns. Fumbles at criti-
cal stages stopped what looked TO
be sure touchdowns. The st. John s
boys gave battle throughout the en-
tire contest and were twice to within
scorinE distance only to have Gallau-
det's stifTened resistance rob them of
the ball ~
The Kendall Greeners started off
with a rush. walked right down the
reid to within ten yards OF the goal
lfnt, but fumbled. ST. Johns started
narch with Semler. Robinson, and
Harlan working alternately.
A double and triple pass nearly got
u touchdown for Harlan, but Gallau-
det held for downs. The first. half
ended with no count for either team,
although Semler kicked a goal from
the field which was not allowed as
s.teammate was detected holding.
Passes Failed Them.
Forward and double passes went
Ter naught as Osborne and La Fon-
teine were on the job. st. Johns
gains were made on either long end
skirts or snappy dashes through the
center OF the line.
Deer, Shawl and Downs gained re-
peatedly through the st. Johns team,
but were unable to score. In back
ing up his team. Deer smashed the
st. Johns lads numerically on fierce
tackles and caused time to be taken
ont repeatedly for bunged up st.
John's yo1ngsters.
II was toward the close OF the
game that Deed went right through
the line on a phenomenal ifteen-yard
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
GALLAUDET'S SUPERMAN
STOPS OPPOSITION AND
THEN WINS HIS BATTLE

Some football remember the bulike punges OF
Hauser the fubac rag their memories in COM
pairing Kendall Green eleven Deer is
lads today for his smashing vic
Johns of Annapolis Nd of the ghe and gaest
has graced the Galaudet field in years
The in favor Of Galaude AS the boys from
q matter of fact, when
uac smashes and topples himself through the line
bound happen either to the line or
the
- And selfish individual stands behind his own line
onsaughts opposing team and does it the
exscng COACH something is apt to happen 70
opposition nutshell calls attention again to Gaauds
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
NEEDHAM IS BROKE

ST PAUL, MINI. Nov. 3-DanBJ
Needham. a famous welterweiEn1
boxer in the early oO's, who Wa
thought dead for several years. L, in
St Paul Old friends are caring fof
the once great pugilist who is with
out funds and whose mentality seems
doubtful
One OF Needham's greatest bat
ties was fought in Minneapolis on
February 16. 1872 Tommy Ryan vas
his opponent. The contest went sew
cnty-six rounds before Ryan won BY
a knockout.
Needham never knew what il was
to take money for an easy fight. He
went 100 rounds with Patsy Kerrfgan
at San Francisco. aud his share of the
purse was what now Is considered a
Df.tauCe
The Washington times., 1918-11-03


Omar Rhsyyam lost that day TO
Hourless, but he made his conqueror
set I'D a new record, and he continued
to be the real three-year-old champion
In the eyes OF many race followers
who were unwilling to deprive him or
his honors in one race. That was last
year.
in the Dixie Handicap, at Laurel.
Omar quit cold when challenged by
the stout-hearted Cudgel and Midway.
He gave no sign OF his old fighting
ability. He ran like horse broken
In heart
In the Arlington. at Pimliea last
Friday, once more Omar showed his
racing gloFieS at an end when he
quilt cold at five furiongs and al
low ed himself 10 be beaten by Gloomy
Gus and Corn Tasssl. neither Of
which should have even bothered him.
Gone are the racing days OF the
great Omar Khayyam. In one short
season he reached the pinnacle OF his
fame, only TO lose his courage In his
last fierce contest with Hourless,
And those OF US who love horses and
dogs believe Hourless' victory broke
his heart, II a heart can break.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
SERVICE WRL|
HAVEFOOTBALL
His Bat Was Like
a Lead Pencil

"one-Armed" DAILY, the ,phe-
nomenaI hurier Of the early.
eighties, used a bat so small
that it was a mark for all
humorists.
One day Mike Kelly picked II
up and tossed it to Tim Mur.
name, who was in the press box,
with this remark: "Here is. a
lead pencil which one Of you in
tellectual giants dropped from
the brainery,"
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
MEDICOS TIE USAACS

Army Medical school football play
ers return to town from AllentoW1,
Pa, today with a scoreIess tie gained
from the celebrated Usaacs eleven.
The Medicos were outweighed, but
played a great defensive game, hold
ing the UsaRcs nthe one-yard line
for downs in the first half. Dunn got
away a length OF the field kick which
virtually saved the game. .-
In the second half the Medicos out
played the UsAacs. having the ball IN
isaac territory throughout, but lack
ing the punch to score. Two OF the
Medicos regular players were unable
to take the trip. Dunn, Collie, Wag-
ner. and Clark played sterling foot
ball for the Medicos.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
EARL YINGLING NOW
ARMY LIEUTENANT

Earl Yingling, who. quit the Griff-
men last season when his draft
board called. is now an officer as
signed to Camp Upton before CALL
ing overseas. He. reported to Camp
Zachary Taylor, Louisville. and took
given a chance in the officers
school, graduating a second lfeuten-
ant.
Yingling Joined the Griffmen last
spring in the capacity OF a relief
hurler His southpay control was per
feet, and he filled the bill in every
way, Manager Griffith being well
satisfied.
When peace is declared and the
army is demobiIized. Yingling will
very probably find his old job await
ing him at Georgia avenue.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

Commander Kaufman is particular
" anxious to send the sailor eleven
against Camp Grant in a midweek
game. He thinks Captain omer, ath-
letic OFFICER at Camp Grant, has side
stepped challenges.
The oIer Of Great Lakes undoubt-
sdly will be accepted by those in
charge OF the drive in Chicago. The
sailor team would be a big attrac-
tion here. II city officials will allow
his men TO box.~,the jackie team Sc
feeted to go to London will give box
ing exhibitions in the loop.
All challenges should be sent to the
Gthletic officer at Great Lakes.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

c. U. was playing its first game,
and it did nobly. The Gunners had
greater experience, but they lacked
the BrookIanders' speed. The sea-
men plowed great holes in the
BFeoklanders' line. but c. L. came
back and turned the Gunners' wings.
In the second quarter big Connolly.
the Gunners' fuIlback. plunged across
the c. U. line for the first touchdown
Of the game He failed at the goal
from touchdown. the high wind
carrying the ball away from the up
rights.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
This Motor Car Shows
Its Owner Possesses
Real Golfers S Legs"

Gasoieneless days are observed
pretty generally by the golf
clubs. and there's an old story
told OF an incident at siwanoy.
On the first gasless Sabbath there
was only one car running. while
the next day, Labor Day, $50
were parked near the club. Golf
ers who reached the links on the
hrst Sunday by various means of
transportation noticed a lone au-
tomobIle upon which was the fol.
lowing sign:
Don't destroy. Am parking
here over Sunday. / have q golf
er's legs and can walk"
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

In the third quarter Connolly tried
for a field goal. but again the bother
some wind rendered il futile.
c. L. gathered itself as darkness
approached and, by clever end run
ming and plays off tackle, tied the
score. The wind carried the ball
wide OF the posts and the Brook
Ianders had to content themselves
with an even score.
The game was decidedly clean all
through and only one tumble was
noticed, the GUnneTs dropping the
leather once.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
PEVNnS SECOND JAP

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 3.-Shiro
kkohoski, the Jap end, whom BIZ
HoIlenback is drilling for place on
ths Penn team. is not the first OF his
raee to earn a place on a Red and
Blue football eleven. "a Hollen-
backs day at Penn another sturdy
son Of Nippon. was an end in the
Quaker football squad. He was
Pakaki. son Of Baron Takaki. a noted
japanese medical man.
TalkaIzi, like Hollenback's new ind.
Was short and sturdy. though light,
and played an aggressive, heady
rama AZ the hTst Japanese player
= play on a big college eleven
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
SEAMEN GUNNERS In TIE
WITH BROOKLAND SQUAD

tuning up entering the skmshng the big
today, the Seamen Gunners Saur
day afternoon battling Catholic University If
the opposition they had their
the final period behind to o. the Brook
tied the And hats the way
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
SULLIVAN Is COACH.

WORCESTER. Nov. Bart SulH-
van. Holy Cross. former ATHLETIC
trainer. has been appointed football
coach for this fall. Graduate Mana
ger T. ]. Flaherty reports he Is con1-
dent of completing a good schedule
for the varsity.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

Bernie BoIAnd. the Tigers sweet
little tVIrler, is n COB at Great Lakes
Naval Training Station. Boland ought
to benefit by the training for a re-
sumption OF his baseball activities.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
LEONARD WILL APPEAR.

NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-Benny Leon
ard, lightweight champion; Ted Kid
Lewis, welter champion. and Soldier
BartfIeld are sure TO appear in the
big boxing carnival here November
IA
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

plate suing the Brooklyn club for its
failure to pay him after Labor Day.
Jake's contract for five years ran
along $4,000 per. without a release
clause in il. either.
Daubert appealed to the National
Commission, demanding salary up to
October Is, as his contract read. The
club countered with the fact that the
Government stopped baseball, putting
the club out OF business. and natu-
rally could not pay him for work not
done
Now Jake Insists on getting that
extra money. claiming he was ready
and wIIiHE 10 play ball for II. Some
body ought to examine Jake.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
BOXES CLAY TURNER.

JERSEY CITY. N. J., Nov. 3.-Bart-
ley Madden will box eight rounds
with Clay Turner. the Indian light
heavyweight, next Tuesday night at
the Armory A. A.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

Washington win have the distinc.
tion CT inaugurating the first army
and navy football Service league in
the country on Saturday when the
Camp Leach and Army Medical
School elevens stage the first Of tht
circuit battles at American League
Park.
The contest is the. first Of a series
OF fifteen games to be played at the
park on Saturdays and Sundays
Sext Sunday the Seaman Gunners
S-hocr team, Of the Navy Yard, win
meet the Gun Factory team.
The teams that take the acid sal.
urdsy Have enviabIe records derpjk,
a rather disappointing football sea.
saE so FAR Then men from -eafnE
each, bnoUn as the Mustard Gas
players etve won two baftIss> de-
feating Maryland State and Fori
Myers Troop 3 team.
Has Baay Veterans
The Army Medical team is com
posed o. many veteran players anS
includes. besides. Jack Dunn, sEIchf.
Ean's An-America Quarterback: Bus
Hager, and Tommy Degnan, two we'll
known Washington boys. go
The Camp Humphreys team. -whiea
numbers many AlI-Ameriea stars. anE
the Marines are 10 play Saturday
week. The six teams in the circuit
have an unusually large following.
Officials for the contests VIII b
aaff1oA a.
Board men win be picked aecordinE
to those in charge.
Play Into December. =.
Games will be played SATURDAY.
and Sundays through the remaindSI
of the month and well into DAcsmbee
Two battles will be staged on ThaniES
giving Day.
Not since 1910 has Americas
League Park been in regular use fol
big games The field has been. laid
out along the third base line, ous
goal post being in front of the nrsf
base grandstand and the other n
the field down toward the bleacheFt
in left field. --il-
The ban on public Eathering has
stopped me contests WnIcn were u
have been started some time ago
The delay in getting the league goina
is expected to. increase interesa
among followers OF the camp teamI
and the gridiron game in general.
According to present plans q band
will - in attendance at all -tha
game Men in service at the va
rious u9s are expecting to attend
in nur'reTs. Prominent Governmenl
officials and army and navy men VIII
be in attendance al all OF the con
tests. +----
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
PANTHERs WILL PLAY.

PITTsBURGH, Nov. 3-Dr. b.
Franklin Roger announces that the
FLU" ban will be raised here at noon
next Saturday, thus allowing the Pan
therE to play their annual game with
Washington and Jefferson.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

thee feet. only to have a wretched
attempt at a field goal prove vic
torious when the ball. rolling along
the ground. struck a stone and
hoped over the bars. The referee
allowed the three points and Dart
mouth had lost.
Then came the Harvard contest.
Leading. ; to o, Dartmouth was al
most sure of winning from the Grim
son. but in the waning moments OF
the fray. comebody blocked a kick
and Harvard had made five points.
The final score was 5 to 3, favoring
Harvard.
And now Daley. former captain at
Hanover. is captain at Cambridge.
C'est la guerre.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
EXPECT THE 5ELeIANs.

NEW YORK. Nov. 3.--21t is expected
that the crack soccer team OF the Bel
CLAN army will arrive here in time to
take part IN the big sports drive for
the war fund. Official word 10 now
awaited from 0Vefseah
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

Joe Villa, veteran New York base
ball writer, is Keeping dark" the
name OF the coming National League
president. He'll spring II next month
he says.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

TakskI created quite a sensation. He
was in addition. a high-cIAGE tennis
player. one OF the best in college cir
cles and the fore-runneF OF the re-
cent Jap tennis marVelS, KomaEae
and KaShio.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
LOOKING 'EM OKER
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER

Those dogs do find difficult to
believe that mysterious human atr
butes today believe that Omar Khayam the
of the 1917 the East suffered broken
over mile ung with 126 pounds Never has Omar
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

plunge through for a touchdown.
Downs kicked a pretty goal. St
Johns tried vainly to count on for
ward passes and worked the ball up
to within the ten-yard line only to
lose it.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
GREAT LAKES GOBS ARE
:. READY FOR ANY FOEMEN

Commander athletic officer of Lakes
training station challenge
football
u Chicago during the week beginning November II.
during which the United War Work
hold their big drive all over the country
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

When General PersknE'S armies
are demobIIized Hank Gowdy. the
first major Lacquer to enlist, will out
shine Ty Cobb.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
BASEBALL BABBLE

The minor leagues will hold their
annual meeting at Peoria, Ill. Novem-
Der IL. IL and "a.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

Connie Mack Is coming in for much
praise for his settling the Scott Perry
case by paying $4,000 TO the Braves.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
.FIu- Continues.

"Flu" Continues
Spanish FLU continues to win
games everywhere this fall. No
matter how strong the opposition.
"flu" continues to win. That re-
markable backfield OF Quinine. AS
Pirin. or Licker, and Sleep are gain.
Ing ground and never losing any.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
Daley Il Back.

Dnley Il Bnrk.
Ned Daley IL back on the Eridiron.
but instead OF the dark green OF
old Dartmouth. he Is wearing the
crimson OF John Harvard. He has
even been chosen captain OF the s.
n. T. c. eleven OF 1918. and that cnly
after being with tho squad an hour
or so.
Daley played left end for Dart
mouth four years, being its cap
tain in 1911. That was the yetr OF
Dartmouth's ill-starred team. Go
ing down TO Princeton, the big
Green boys played the figefs' lsff
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
YEARS AGO
In SPORTS

Georgetown prepared for the
ANNUAL University OF Virginia
game. Virginia defeated George
town. rs to o. the year before.
Johnny Hays, winner OF the
Marathan race at the Olympic
games. was matched to run P!etro
Dorando. who was half carried
and half pushed across the line
ahead of the American, but was
afterward disqualified.
Central defeated Eastern by a
score OF to 6. The Central lads
escaped a defeat when they held
Eastern on the 1-foot line.
Princeton and YaIe lined up for
their annual football game. The
Yale lads were favored to win.
Ted Coy was Ysle's single factor,
although the remainder Of the
team was considered strong
enough to support him.
Technical won the high school
championship from Western by a
score OF 80 to o.
Il was announced that Connie
Mack had induced Mike Balenti.
famous Carlisle Indian drop
kicker, to becoms a professional
baseball player. Mack announced
that BaIentI would play in the
spring, and that he had every
reason to believe the Indian
would make good.
Hugh Mcintosh announced that
Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson
would night at sydney. Australia.
on December2G. Mcintosh declared
the battle would be the biggest
dFaRinE card ever shown In the
XntipodeA,
The Washington times., 1918-11-03
Examine Him,

Jake Daubert. the Brooklyn Dodg,
ers' hrst baseman, is said 10 eontem-
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

Georgetown prepared for the
annpal University OF Virginia
game. Virginia defeated George
town, IS to 0. the year before.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

Technical won the high school
championship from Western by a
score OF 80 to o.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

Central defeated Eastern by a
score OF to 6. The Central lads
escaped a defeat when they held
Eastern on the 1-foot line.
The Washington times., 1918-11-03

i Deer, GaIIaudet's FuIIback, Is |
! Star of Victory Over ST. John
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The fact that the German army wal not have to live on the fat of the land since it is not fighting ought to mean no little relief to the civilian popula- ton. But how the soldiers will kick at being forced to curtail on their eatsl
 None will look forward to the re- suits of the peace conference more eagerly than the mapmakers who have been dealing with uncertainties for a long period.
 Those who kick because their fab ulous wages are reduced may have had an idea that the war was gong to be continued for their benefit while the boys in the trenches riske l every thing for dollar day.
 Do not let the united war work fund lag. The goal must be reached and everyone should be anxious to be identified herewith,
 The man on the corner says: Try ing to make the way of the transgres- sor easy is a job for the angels. Possibly you have noticed the re- turn of our old friends, white bread steamship arrivals and uncensored news items.
 | The vorwarts of Berlin consider: the terms terrible" but declares that they must be Loyalty executed. Ger. 1 tainly, there's nothing else to b; thought of Germany must now pay | the fiddler for it's war dance
 When the soldiers and sailors wen away they had faith in those the! went to fight for. Don't let them sa, that we have failed to do our part.
 General Foeh will be qualified to ac hereafter as international referee oI all terms of surrender.
 Colonel Roosevelt can reflect tha he isn't the only one who has been pu to bed by sciatica.
 With the kaiser on its hands an fears of bolshevisn, Hollands trou bles are certainly increasing.
 Notifications are getting to be quit the rage among the crown wearers 0
 central Europe, though they car
 hardly be said to have become popu ] lar with them. It is setting down to pretty humbl pie when Germany sends out a fran
 tic appeal for food to keep t fror starving.
 | There remains much to be done raise the local quota in the war wor fund. Don't let us fail to measure Il to our responsibilities. The one great surprise is that Ho
 land should not have drawn the lir hnfore this af undesirable aliens.