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The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
MAJOR SPORTS
HANDED BOOSI
Cornell Squads to Beg
Training for Track, Row
ing and Basketball.

Ithaca, n. Y, Jan. N.-After a period
of unusual quiet, beginning with the
Thanksgiving vacation and continuing
through this week. major sport activi-
ties at Cornell will be resumed in
track and rowing. and possibly in
baseball. though the actual beginning
of practice in this sport may be de-
layed for a time. Some fifty students
have already signified their intention
of coming out for the baseball team,
while Coach Jack Moakley hopes for
a good-sized track squad.
The crew situation is uncertain.
Doubt as to the possibility Of arrang-
ing races Is depressing the interest
in rowing of the undergraduate body.
Cornell men have found that the av-
erage student wants some definite goal
to aim at before he can become in
terested in regular participation in
athletics.
The track management Is planning
for the annual track smoker. when the
big drive for the balance OF the winter
and spring will be launched. Coach
Moakley has arranged a series of
events which will bring out a large
number of new men, including inter
collegiate and interclass meets. and
intercompany contests between the
units of the Cornell r. o. T. c. There
will be a meet every Saturday from
now on until the end of college in late
May.
There is not a man in the university
who won his varsity letter in either a
dual meet or at the Intercollegiate In
1916 The great championship combi-
nation has been entirely disrupted. OF
the leading candidates for the 1917
team. whose training was brought to
an abrupt close by the outbreak Of
the war. only a mere handful remain.
and none OF them is a star.
Cleminshaw, q hurdler; Shackleton, a
sprinter; Myers. a fair quarter miller,
and Dresser. the distance star, are
about the only men Of varsity stuff
now in the university. The opportu-
nifty for new men is exceptional. II
Moakley is to have any sort OF a team
at all he must go back to the task
of developing from the green material.
II he gets a big enough squad Cornell
is sure to have a representative team.
Although many candidates have
signed for baseball, there is not a
varsity C man in the list. OF the last
team to represent Cornell on the dia-
mond. that of 1916. not a man remains.
OF the eighteen men, chosen for the
Southern trip last spring. trip which
was never begun because OF the war.
only four remain, and only one Of the
four, Howard. a third baseman. was
a regular varsity man. The others
are Hoffman and Whittemore, catch
ers, and Cross. an outfielder.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
KNITTING AT BALL PARK.
Chicago Club OF National League
May Put Plan Into Effect.

ChicGSo. Jan. 27.-"Knitting Day"
once a week may be established at
the National League parks this sea-
son, IL plans under way here are car
ried to completion. The Chicago club
Formerly admitted women free one
day week. but a year ago the Ma
tional League passed a rule abolish
ing Ladies' Day" Officials of the
local team now propose to ask a re-
newal Of the custom at the next meet
ing OF the league, but instead of call
ing it Ladies Day it will be known
as Knitting Day"
It Is said that five OF the eight clubs
Iof the National League favor a free
Gay for women, which has prevailed
the park Of the local American League
club for several years.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Chicago Thinks "Swede"
Allen a Ring Conner

Chicago. Jan. T.-When Tom An
drews, of Milwaukee. comes to Chi
cago on his next trip Willie Murphy
will get on his trail. The local news
boy-fight promoter is desirous of
matching his latest protege, "Swede"
Allen. with anybody whom Andrews
might suggest for a bout in the
Cream City.
Allen. Murphy asserts, is one OF the
best 11S-pounders in the game and has
proven himself a mittster with a fu-
ture. To date he has been in but
seven battles. winning them all. four
OF them by the X. o. route. Among
his victims were such boxers as Kid
Hogan. Young Sharkey. Willie Lewis
and Jack Hayes.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
HARVARD MAY
RACEOLD ELI
Active Rowing Season Be
ing Planned by Big Three.
Oarsmen Training.

The persistent effert at Harvard,
Yale and Princeton to revive var
sfty rowing has shown some prog
ress during the last week. Indica-
tlons at New Haven and Cambridge
are that there will be informal row.
ing. Just as there will be at Prince
ton. II has been practically de-
cided by the rowing authorities st
these Institutions that informal
crews on the same basis that foot
ball was informal last fall would
be impractical. Unlike football ard
other sports, the number of COM
petitors in rowing is limited. and II
there is any competition at all be-
tween the colleges which will main
tain crews in the spring 1t cannot
be of the so-called informal type.
II will be impossible. however. Tor
various reasons. for Yale and Har-
ward to maintain their rowing
camps on the Thames at New Lon
don. but races at New Haven or
on the Charles River are now under
consideration.
It is expected that rowing will
take on a new interest at Cambridge
just as soon as the mid-year exam
nations are ended. when the fresh
AAAEn anu hPPCA NAoSS
been ordered to report at the Newell
Boathouse by Coach Bill Haines.
The indications at Cambridge for
a high class crew are no more prom
ising than at either Yale or Prince
ton. The war has iaimed several
OF the oarsmen who were members
OF the first club crews in the No
vember intramural races. for Hull.
Cabot. and Mellen have all gone to
Yaphank for training. 1t is report
ed that r. S. Emmett. 19. who was
captain and stroke Of his freshman
crew two years ago, will report
after the mid-year. and this an
nouneement gives rise to the hopes
OF varsity oarsmen.
II the three traditional rivals de-
eide to meet on the water. the crews
will be confined to members Of the
Officers Training Corps units Of the
universities. 1t is now certain that
there will be rowing at Harvard.
Yale and Princeton, and special at
tcntion will be given to the fresh
men crews. Whether the negotia-
tons for varsity races will result
in intercollegiate competition is a
question which probably will be de-
cided next month. after the colleges
have had a chance to sound gradu-
ate opinion.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
WILL PROMOTE BARRY.
Red Sox Leader Soon to Be Chief
Petty Officer.

Boston. Jan. 27-Jack Barry, yeo-
man at the Boston Navy Yard, soon
will be raised to the rank OF chief
petty officer in oredr that his posi-
tion as manager and captain of the
yard baseball team will carry with
it the proper quota of authority.
This announcement was made to-
day by Lieut. ]. K. Park, jr., athletic
head of the yard. y He will place in
Black Jack all the details, large
and small, connected with the
crack ball team, which will include
more star professional baseball men
than have been sold this winter by
Mack, Ball, Baker. Haughton, Fra
zee, Weeghman and McGraw.
Details of the Boston Navy. Yard
plan of baseball campaign are un-
settled and must wait on the COM
pletion Of the big league schedules.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
PITCHER ALEXANDER
WINS A $4,000 BONUS

Chicago. Jan. 27-Pitcher Grover
Alexander. recently purchased. with
his battery mate. Bill RilIefer, for
$4,000 by the Chicago Nationals, has
arranged a bonus settlement with
President Weeghman. and will appeal
his draft classification, according TO
information given out here.
Weeghman returned from Omaha.
where he conferred with Alexander
relative to the pitchers demand for
a bonus for signing. but immediately
left town again. Alexander was
placed in Class ] by his draft board,
but will appeal for a Glass . cIassifi-
cation Weeghman is quoted as say
ing. 1t Is understood that weeghman
agreed to give him s., 600 as a bonus.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
ElVERS EARNED
SIS A SECOND

New York, Jan. 5.-Benny Leonard,
in his recent bout in Philadelphia
with Patsy Cline, received sS7O.07 a
round or S2e0.e3 a minute. while his
opponent got S4S5.Gs or S1F.0l a min
cte. In all. the lightweight cham
pion received S5,22o.4O of the Sl3,051
Eousc and Cline S1.3Cj.lO.
This was not bad pay for the two
Eslie h'yht-wcights, but it does not
tesin to measure up to the rate es-
tabiished by Joe Rivers in a bout re-
eeatly with Joe Benjamin. Of Spokane.
The match took place in Portland
Rivers. who received 500 for his
training expenses. knocked out Ben
jamin in sixteen seconds. making his
compensation at the rate of IS a
second. Had the bout lasted min
ute Rivers would have received at
that rate sl.JOO, or more than 1880 in
excess Of Leonard's pay for the same
time in his match with Cline.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Two Local Golfers
In Pinehust Tourney

Pinehurst, N. C.. Jan. 2T.-over
one hundred golfers have entered
Tor the annual St Valentine
tournament. which opens at
Pinehurst tomorrow with the
playing Of the first Is holes Of
the Ss-hole Qualifying round.
The entries include r. s. Bal
lantyne and Julian T. Bishop, of
Washington. and J. d. Standish,
jr., of Detroit, former North and
South champion, and runner-up
to Chick Evans in a rece.lt West
ern championship tournament.
Standish is paired with Norman
Maxwell for the qualifying
round.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
STAKES (.
FOR PIMLICO
Preakness, Value $4,000,
Will Be Feature of the
Spring Meet.

Baltimore, Nd, Jan. N.-The direc-
tors Of the Maryland Jockey Club
have completed their program for the
coming spring meeting at picturesque
Pimlico track and It provides for "a
distribution of so. 900 in added money
among horsemen in the course of a
meeting Of fifteen days. The daily
average in purses viii be $7,l33 and a
fraction.
Provision has been made for horses
of all sorts, platers and handicap
animals, 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, ma
tured campaigners and chasers. The
Pimlico session will follow the pre-
fiminary meetings at Bowie and Havre
de Grace early in May. 1t will be the
last Of the Maryland spring meetings
for 1918.
Exclusive OF the PimlIco Nursery.
for which fifty-six breeders of thor
oughbreds made 292 nominations in
October, there will be four stakes and
they will close on April 6. The Pim-
lico Nursery will be a sprint of four
and half furlongs for a purse of
SOC.
The Preakness, which this season
and hereafter will be a race of 81, 600,
will be the great feature of the meet
ihSs lhiC OliltI SPECIALS VIII DC NnC
5000 Pimlico Spring Handicap. the
5000 Green Spring Valley Steeple-
chase and the $500 Spring Juvenile
Stakes.
The Pimlico Spring Handicap will be
a gallop of one mile and seventy
yards for 3-year-oIds and over, the
Green Spring Valley a gallop of two
miles for 4-year-olds and over and the
. Spring Juvenile a sprint of four fur
longs and a half for 2-year-olds. In
each of these stakes there will be
money for four horses, that scheme
of dividing purses having been tried
with such success at Pimlico last fall.
And the stake program will be bal
anced by an overnight program of
purses of 500. $500. $500, 81 900 and 81 900.
The plan tried last fall of admitting
entries to stakes without charge will
not be followed this year. The start
ing fee in the Spring Juvenile will be
so. in the Pimlico Spring Handicap
and Green Spring Valley chase $10u
each and in the Preakness $3.50.
By increasing the value Of the
Preakness to $4,000 the Maryland
Jockey Club has made that race the
richest of Eastern 3-year-old specials.
1t will be a race of greater value than
either the Belmont or the Lawrence
Realization. the two great spring and
fall 3-year-Old specials of the Belmont
Park meetings.
In respect to value, il will be equal
ed only by the Kentucky and Latonia
Derbys, which became $4,000 races
last spring. And 1t will serve here
after to keep on this side of the Ap-
palachian divide in May great East
ern S-year-olds, which, without such
an attraction hereabouts, would go
out to Kentucky to start in the great
race at Churchill Downs.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
And Now KiIlifer Ouits Assin.

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. N.-Here is
more disturbing news for Chicago
fans. following the catching Of Grover
AleXander in the first-class for draft:
Wade Killifer Is authority for the
statement that his brother Bill, the
catcher who went TO the Cubs with
Alexander, has really about made up
his mind TO retire from baseball, as
he announced last fall he meant 70
do. Bill Killifer is interested in bust
ness here and the information is that
he does not care to sacrifice those In
tereSts to go East and play ball
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
After Bntton and Lewis.

New York. Jan. N.-John Doherty,
who is the big man. in the boxing
game at Providence. r. l.. is making a
strenuous effort to sign up Jack Brit
ton and Ted Lewis for a 1b-round bout
TO decision for the welter-weight
championship title OF the National A.
c. on January 81. II these men do ret
together they viii attract the biggest
crowd that has ever witnessed a fistic
battle in that city.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Tortoieh After Dundee.

New York, Jan z1.-Dominick Tor
torich. the premier promoter OF New
Orleans. is now trying to induce
Johnny Dundee to consent 20 meet
Jack Britten In a l5-round bout at the
welter-weight limit, at his big club.
the Louisiana Auditorium. on Febru-
airy 4. Britton has asked for a guaran-
tee OF 1850 with an option Of 30 Der
cent OF the gross receipts, and the
chances are that the match viii be
clinched
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Refused Reddy Bout.

Baltimore, Jan. N.-Because Joe
Lynch was too i'll to meet Dick Load
man, the Lockport, N. Y, feather
Welgnt, for fifteen rounds at the Pick
WICK A C., Of Baltimore, on wednes-
Gay night, Loadman, after getting
Lynchs forfeit of 800. absolutely re-
Iuseo TO meet Battling Reddy, of this
eity' VINO had been substituted for
Lynch' and departed for his home on
tne nrst train that left Baltimore.
Loadman said he was there to fight
Lynch and no one else.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Will Lose Cliff Lee.

Cincinnati, Jan. N.-The Portland
club. Of the Northwestern League, is
likely to lose the services of Catcher
Cliff Lee because of the tangle over
rights Of clubs in suspended leagues
to players. When the Marshalltown
club quit the Portland club took Lee
on and paid him his salary for the
rest Of the season, but now comes the
Cleveland American League club and
claims that it purchased Lee from
Marshalltown.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Weight Big Question.

New York, Jan. H.-Now that the
Irish Patsey Cline-Willie jackson
bout at the Arena A. c.. of-New
Haven, has been declared OF for good
on account of the managers of the
fighters not being able to agree on
the weight question, Cline wanting
l96 pounds at the ringside and Jack
son 133, the officials of the above club
are now trying to get together three
ten-round bouts for its boxing show
on February IL.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Boost for Roeckel

Pittsburgh, Jan. N.-Manager Hugo
Bezdek. of the Pirates. came back
East with glowing accounts of the
prospects OF Tony Boeckel making
Eood as his third baseman. He says
boeckel has been hard at work all
IAN and winter and has taken on fully
rfteen pounds Of surplus weight. One
pt the handicaps to the youth from
1he Northwest last summer was his
heft and he set about reducing as
boon as the season closed.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Browns Get coIlesians-

Cleveland, Jan H.-The two college
pitchers the St Louis Cardinals are
reported as about to sign for trials
IN the spring are said to be Parker
rwomoley. of Lehigh University, and
EDWARD Langdon, Of Pittsburgh Uni
versity. II was rumored early last
iau that Langdon had agreed to give
tne Cardinals first option on his serv-
ices II he decided to take up profess
sional baseball.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Postponed a Dsy.

Chicago. Jan H.-The American bill
Hard players three-cushioned tourna-
ment for the benefit Of the Ambulance
Fund. scheduled TO start here on Mon
day, has been postponed one day on
account Of the governments ruling on
billiard rooms. Twelve OF the leading
players OF the country win compets.
donating their services en- behalf Of tho
fund.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
MICHIGAN ATHLETICS
UNDERGO BIG SLUMP

Ann Arbor. Mich, Jan. z7.-stsnd-
ing Of the teams in the Western Con-
ference basketball championship race
is not available, but it is safe to say
there is no team lower than Michi-
gan. First Indiana beat the wolver-
ines; later Michigan took a beating
in Chicago. while Ohio State walloped
them at Columbus, Ohio. 81 to 9.
Getting back into the select Western
circle has been found not exactly the
cause Of acute jollification. Michigan
played one football game with a Con-
ference team this year. Northwest
ern beat her. She has played three
conference teams at basketball and
all three beat her.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Harvard Nine Preparing.

Cambridge, Mass, Ian. 27.-Hugh
Duffy, coach of the Harvard inform
al and freshman baseball teams,
viii be the chief speaker OF a base
ball organization meeting to be
held in the trophy room Of the Harvard
Union. on Monday. February IL. The
retiring captain, willard W. Nc
Leod, will also address the candi-
dates. The following day the bat
terry candidates OF both squads will
report to Duffy in the baseball cage.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Levinsky-Weinert Fight.

New York, Jan. H.-Negotiations are
under way for a 15-round bout be-
tween Battling Levinsky and Charley
Weinert. Of Newark, TO be fought al
the Casino A. c. at Bridgeport. Conn,
on February II. Terry Lee, the box
ing promoter OF that city. is trying tc
hook up the men and as Levinsky's
manager. Dan Morgan. has agreed &c
let Levinsky fight for a percentage OF
the receipts, the prospects are that
Weinert will also sign UP.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
SCOUTS LIKELY TO
BE WITHOUT WORK

Chicago. Jan. N.-Many scouts for
the National and American League
clubs are likely to be without employ
ment next season unless a majority of
the minor leagues decide to continue
in the game, it was said by club own
ers here today.
1t was pointed out that up to this
time none OF the club owners in the
two major leagues had renewed a
contract with a scout, although a few
have contracts which hold over.
1t was estimated that IL scouts are
dispensed with the saving to the two
leagues would be in the neighborhood
of $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Articles Not Siened.

Annapolis. Nd, Jan. 27.-The con-
tract for a track meet between the
Navy and Pittsburgh on May IL here
has not been signed yet by the Navy.
although the information has been
given out at Pittsburgh that the
event is to take place on the day
named. Correspondence on the sub
ject is in progress, and this date will
no doubt be selected.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Army May Get Herman.

New Orleans. jan N.-Pete Her
Pnan. caught by the nrst draft, but
granted exemption after q bitter
nght which caused a split in the
local board. Is again in danger. The
war Department has ruled all pre-
Eious exemptions are cancelled and
that an exemption must be based
eolely on what Is shown in the
huestionnaire.
Pete has made out his question
paire. but sentiment against exemp-
tton for the bantam champ Is so
Ftrong that Royal street habitues
pre- betting 10 to s that he'll be
placed In the first class
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Military Drill In Association.

Chlcago, Ill, Jan. A.-Military train
ing of baseball players viii be car
ried out In the American Association
next season, Thomas J. Hickey. presi-
dent OF the league. announces. Efforts
probably viii be made 10 have the
War Department detail military in
structors with each OF the eight clubs.
These details will be mapped out at
the schedule meeting Of the associa-
ton TO be held next month.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
MISS BJURSTEDT TO PLAY.

New York. Jan. T.-Miss Molla
|Bjurstedt. the wonder girl from Nor
|way. and Fred Alexander will play
against Miss Marie Wagner and H.
|AcNeal at the Heights Casino tennis
courts in Brooklyn. tomorrow, for
|the benefit of the Red Cross. There
FEil be also several other matches.
fOn saturday. February 9, Alexander
|and Harold Throckmortou will match
'rheir skin and speed against McNeaI
|and J. Burns.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
BatHers Rematched.

Philadelphia, Jan. N.-Marty Cross
and Jimmy Ferguson. of Scranton,
Pa. who recently fought a hard ten
round battle at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
with Cross having shade the better
OF II. have Just been rematched for
another ten-round argument, this
time the scrap to be fought at Scran-
ton, Pa, on the night of January 81.
Cross is getting into condition at the
New Polo A. A, of Harlem!
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
New Name for Leasue-

Seattle. Wash, Jan. 27.-League di-
rectors Of the Northwestern League,
in annual session here, changed the
name Of the organization to the Pa
cific Coast International League. Port
land (ore.). which recently relinquish-
ed its franchise in the Pacific Coast
League, was voted into the circuit.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Cubs 10 Retain WoIter.

Chicago, Jan. N.-Walter Craighead,
Cub business manager, made strenu-
GUS denial today that waivers had
been asked on Outfelder Harry VOL
ter. Several managers in the Pacific
Coast League, according to Craighead
have made overtures for VOTERS
services, but at this writing the San
Jose fiychaser still is the property OF
the North Side club.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Causey Ha, Signed.

young Giant pitcher, who made a
good record with Rochester last year.
has sent in his signed contract. He
was at Marlin with the Giants last
spring, having been obtained from
the Waco club. of the Texas League.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
George crump Dead

Merchantville. y. J.. Jan. ~
;eorge A crump. widely known as
golfer and one-time golf cham
ion OF the Philadelphia district.
lied at his home here today.
-rump was one OF the men fnstru-
nental in the establishment OF golf
( the Philadelphia Country Ciub-
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28

A $50 belt was one of the things
Bill Brennan and Jim Coffey fought
for. They probably would have
shown more appreciation II II had
been a meal ticket. That's the way
with heavy-weIghts.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Stecher NAV Retire.

New York. Jan. H.-Joe steeher, the
Of the deadly scissors hold,
Z going to retire from the ma. game
he does not throw Yussig Hussane.
ne Balkan Bone Crusher,s in their
[nish match at the Garden here
|nesday night Stecher Is anxious to
|a1st zhyszko. Lewis and Caddock.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
BNGLES AND JUNGLES.

You surely are a comic cuss,
Jess Willard;
As clever as a blunderbuss,
Jess willard;
You talk OF benefits and such
And get yourself in awful Dutch
At kidding, well, you don't hit much,
Jess Willard.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
To Use Auto Route.

Baltimore, Jan. N.-The Blue Ridge
won't worry about transportation next
season. Plans are being made to
.rahsport players in autos from CITY
70 city, IL Is stated, and that idea will
carried out even IL the railroads
DO furnish accommodation
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
Noted Sprinter Is iii.

St Paul. Minn.. Jan. 27.-James
Mayburg, world-famous as a sprinter.
Is seriously III I'm a hospital here. Since
he left the University Of Wisconsin.
where he completed in 1858, May
bury has been practicing law in St
Cloud, MINI,
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
PANZARETA'S
GREAT RECORD
Picked Out Haphazard from
Texas Corral, but Proves
Best Of Mares.
HOW PANZARETA
SET GREAT RECORD

This is the remarkable record
OF Panzareta, compiled from the
form charts, of her six seasons
of racing on the American turf:
Un-
The Washington herald., 1918-01-28
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