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The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
VIRGINIA HUNT
TRACK
Local Horsemen Purchase
Jackson City Grounds for
Washington Horse Show.

Several well-known gentlemen Of the
local racing world that are interested
In the Hunt Meetings have purchased
the old Alexander Island track. just
across the Potomac river, from the
government. This tract Of land which
will be remembered by most of the
old timers as in the vicinity of the
jackson City Pool Rooms has al
ready been leased out to the WASH
ington Horse Show Association for
their regular meetings.
The track and buildings are being
put In good condition and a number of
improvements have been planned
which will make the place a thor
oughly up-to-date center for those in
terested In amateur racing and hunt
ing. A steeplechase course will be
built, where horses can be schooled
practically all the year round. and
stables will be provided for the shell
ter of the horsese owned by members.
1t Is the idea to provide a place
where the members and their friends
can personally take part in the devel-
opment Of their horses and to give
each spring and fall two days Of rae
ing with all the events conditional
practically for gentlemen riders or for
officers Of the United States army.
The venture has abundance of friends
behind It. contributed solely with the
hope of making the place a real play
ground for horse lovers, and those In
charge mean to see that the laws
against betting are in no way violat-
ed. ... -
The success of the recent hunt meet
ing at Warrenton is more than likely
to bring a regular circuit of meetings
next fall at various points In the
hunting districts of Virginia. Plans
are already under way for a two-day
session at Upperville and the intention
of those in charge is to offer several
such features that will tend to attract
some OF the best horses of the North
as well as the local equine stars. The
idea Is to organize a regular associa-
ton and the officers will be gentlemen
of prominence that are keenly in
terested in the breeding and develop
ment OF the thoroughbred. Westmore-
land Davis, the new governor OF Vir-
ginia, is himself an ardent horseman-
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
OUTLOOK IS POOR
FOR HARVARD TRACK

Cambridge. Mass, Jan. 20-With
eight men reporting daily for the in
formal Harvard track team, prospects
for this branch of athletics this spring
now appear dubious. Plans to enter
men into a number of indoor meets
have practically been abandoned, and
unless there is an improvement in at
tendance when outdoor work Is due,
there will be no team at all this
spring.
Harvard hopes to he able to develop
a relay team from this band of eight
men. The runners are w. H. Good
win, L. B. Evans, L. B. Sanderson,
c. Fl. Corning and Burnham Lewis.
Aside from Lewis, none Of the men
has any remarkable running strength.
Coach Donovan Is working hard to
develop a team that will be able to
last a long distance relay, each man
covering $50 yards, and. il successful,
this four will be used in the B. A. A.
meet next month. Lewis, who cap
tained the informal cross-country
team, is a mile and two-mile runner,
but Donovan hopes to have him fit
to run the short relay distance this
winter and help the Crimson out Of a
hard hole.
The freshman team has thirty-two
candidates, and by spring should have
squad strong enough to meet its
customary annual opponents, Exeter,
Andover and Yale, '21.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-ClAiming: maiden syearaIds
az fuzlonSs. Honolulu Boy. Ils: LEuterp. Lie
kitiwake, III: Billy HuDdlsy. III. Sabr,
fasoh. lls; selmick. IL: Irish Idol, III:
.g1n' heron' le; onptne los: Ne~ hodel III:
Henry BursOtDe. III: st rhsrsss. Ia AlsB
eligible. COG Cat, IL: Man Of Hoaor, NJ;
Joe Nullender, il6: AEtee ING
SkcOND RACE-ClsininC: purse 80: q
yeAr-olds and upward: Six furlooz Hautho1
IN; Tom CAro. IL: Peaceful Star. IL; ssnay
Lad. no; General. II: FGthOm. IL: NAnnehen.
llo: Tets, 10; n P1tonar, IL; An1iety. us;
kultH. ITO; 'nr. Campbell. 10. Also eIgih5e
stout Heart. u; Hszsinut los; Bert winisns
ll0; -TnS R, l6
THIRD RACE-UAiming: purse, 500; 4year~
clds and upward: one mile and -rvrnty Yards
B1y Oliver. us; Louise Paul 100: Rhymsr.
lG; Miss foly. l0: Ben Hampson- IL. Justlns
Goebel, los: Lady POwers. l0: Mis- Re,Iessnt.
se; Augustus Heinse. III: Fred T, IOs: I.ucin.
B., lW; Juvenile, Sc. Also eligible: Running
Queen, le; KiAner. ns; Evelyn v. ~; Am
brOse. Ill
FOURTH RACES Southland Handicap: see
s-year-oads and UPWARD: one mile. S. Isidnr
Us; ]. J. LiniS ls: Berlin, lG5: MarlsnuH, IS:
l'rince Heay. lll; Harry Shaw. IG: Bufu-d
n-; Hauberk, IL; Water Lady. I0; Buchspsn
Brady. s.
FIFTH RACE-CHninE; puss. 81; Iyesr.
olds and upward: one mile and seventy yardG
BlAr1 Broom, ne; HHry Shaw. lis; Jsck Snips
Simp-l, ls; James =. CUmmineS LIS; Bellboy,
III: AmalgamHtnr. n4: Philemna l0
SIXTH RACE-ClAiming: pure $50; t-yes-.
olds and upward; one and one-sxteenth mile.
Dancer, lls; John Graham. 10; sThonhU. Ia;
Lucille p, lW; Cid Field. rs: Irish Gentle
man, 10; Al Pierce. lcs: sCGro Nome. 100:
lCs: Royal luteryst. lm Also eligible. .Fnr
Fair. I6: MintankA, uo; -zamloch, ls; vir.
gina W. los
SEVENTH RACE-Claiming; rsurSe so. 4
year-olds and upward: one and oneeigilth u1ilcs.
Obolus. l.s' 1Geutino. los: Orderly. no: Prince
- rs; Nine HeTmAnn. Zoe: 'Jack Reeres, To-
'Apprpatice aTowspo. claimed
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
DEMPSEY NOW
AFTER WILLARD
Frisco Heavyweight Nov
Camping on Trail Of
Big Jess. e.. =

Chicago. Jan. 2o.-Jack Dempsey.
Salt Lake and San Francisco heavy
weight, is the latest menace-self
styled-to Jess Willard. - -
Constituting himself; an independent
Bolshevik leader. with Jack Kearns
as his prime minister. Dempsey has
bulged out of the West bent upon
kicking .up revolution that Will, de-
throne the bulky Kansas champion.
Jack arrived In Chicago several weeks
ago and has since been camping on
the trail of the reluctant Jess. -,
One thing about this Dempsey per-
son. whatever his battling ability, Is
ignoring all other heavyweight chal-
refreshing. He does not insist upon
lengers. He Is willing to grub ont
every obstruction that besets the
pathway to Jess Willard's door and
prove his right to a match with the
title holder He Is willing to fight for
his honors.
II Fred Fulton Is the man he must
meet before he gets a match with
Willard, Dempsey says to bring on
the Minnesota plasterer. II he Is to
hSh DAi 4CAdS ldlcs I1OIneE
Smith or any Of the other big fellows
before he gets into the ring with Full
ton, the battler from the Sunset Shore
declares these scraps cannot be ar
ranged too soon to suit him.
1t is entirely likely that Dempsey
will have to fight. his way up before
Willard will pay much attention to
him. Matches with Brennan and
Smith are in prospect and as long as
Fred Fulton seems willing to take
on all comers 1t is not unlikely that
Dempsey will get a chance with the
front rank challenger.
Dempsey has a good record in the
front-rank challenger. o..
His most notable achievement was
victory over Carl Morris. Dempsey
also claims a decision over Gunboat
Smith. '-
Dempsey is six feet two. and when
in condition scales a few pounds more
than 200. Most of his battles have
been at San Francisco or in that vi
cinlty.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
IAN OYER THERE
FOOTBALL TEAM.
Experts Should Have Fig.
ured an All-American
Eleven in France.

Cambridge. Mass. Jan. 2o.-Most ex-
perts, including the venerable Walter
Camp. have overlooked a wonderful
opportunity to make known their
choice of an All-American "Over
There" football team. Scores Of ath-
letes who held prominence in every
walk of college sport are awaiting the
gong that will bring them to the ring
for the big battle against the German
menace.
While some of the players selected
for the "Over There" team are not so
trim as they used to be. all were
prime performers in their day and
good copy for the sporting writers.
Each of them has a rendezvous with
death awaiting. but the majority no
doubt will be able to sidestep the
Grim Reaper or dodge their way
through his keen-sighted scouts
The All-American ''Over There"
eleven follows: Left end. Comerford
CYale):. left tackle. Hart (Princeton); /;
left guard. Trumbull Harvard; CEN
ter, Bluthenthal CPrinceton): right
guard, Taylor CHarvard); right tackle,
Lamb Penn State); right end.
Soucy HarvardD; quarterback. Baker
CPrinceton); left halfback. Philbin
CYale); right halfback, Hardwick
Harvard; fullback. lie Gore CYale).
On the eleven are three Princeton
ians-Eddie Hart and Hobey Baker.
former captains, and Bluthenthal. Ed
die Hart, who Is an officer in the Re-
serve Corps with Gen. Pershing's
forces, captained the Tigers when they
beat the Harvard eleven in 1911, Blu
thenthal and Baker also played in this
epoch-making battle. Hobey has been
reported as having already brought
down one German.
Three Ellis also grace the "Over
There" team. Harry LeGore. right
half back on the 1915 eleven, which
was the first Yale team in a number
of years to accomplish the downfall
OF a Haughton coached team. Is with
the expeditionary forces. He has been
placed at full back. His running mate,
Charley Comerford, who played a
wing in both the victories over the
Tiger and the Crimson with LeGore,
has been stationed at left end.
Comerford was playing big time
football for the first time and dis
tinguished himself nightly. He is
connected with a mobile hospital,
LhC Dluc "dTT1OT tapped Is
Steve Philbin. VINO has been placed at
left half. Steve is a real old timer
and was with Gen. Ted Coy in 1903,
when the Eli cohorts went over the
top in the Harvard Stadium to an
S-to-O victory over their dearest rival
Philbin is with the aviators assign
ed to Gen. Pershing, and will act
as one of the "eyes" which will di-
rect the land movements of the
American forces during their present
engagements along the Western front
-Four Harvard men have been tapped
for the team. Trumbull at left guard
was an excellent linesman while in
college. and Tack Hardwick, who, ac-
cording to experts. is the best grid
iron performer ever turned out at
Harvard. is placed at right half,
Soucy at right end, and Nose Taylor
at right guard. All these men except
Taylor played with Brickleys cham
pion team Soucy and Taylor were
on Mahan's eleven which beat Yale,
Il to 0.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
.LOADMAN WILL
MAKELYNCHG GO
Lockport Battler Just Sort
of Boxer to Force New
Yorker Lirnit.

Baltimore, Jan. 2o.-The one big rea-
son for the exceptional interest that
is being shown in the initial appear
ance of Joe Lynch. the sensational
New York bantam, in this city next
Wednesday night before the Pickwick
Athletic Club at Albaugh's Theater
Is the fact that the club has selected
an opponent who will surely make
Lynch show everything he has In
stock. That boy is Fighting Dick
Loadman, Of Lockport, a scrapper
who has endeared himself TO local fol-
lowers of the ring sport by his con-
sistent aggressiveness I'm every match
he has had in this city. Fans know
that when Loadman is one OF the
principals a bout Is not going to lack
for action.
The early demand for seats In in
dicative that the fans are anxious for
the battle and that they know they
will see a real setto in every sense Of
the word. Loadman has never failed
the fans at any time, and II Is to be
expected that with an opportunity to
meet a boy who is stepping to the
front so rapidly as In Lynch. Dick
will not fall to make use Of his
chance.
For once Dick figures he will have a
bit the better OF the weight next We'd
nesday. The articles call for 13
pounds rlngside and Dick will not be
much under. Lynch will scale around
llS pounds and Dick says he will show
the New Yorker something like real
speed. None In this city will deny
Dicks pacemaking ability. Lynch Is
reputed to be another Of the dizzy
pace-setters, so when Referee Capt
James p. O'Donoyan sends the boys
on their way next Wednesday night.
fans will have every right to antici-
pate one of the speediest contests
seen in a long while.
Another six-rounder has been ar
ranged for Wednesday and IL should
be hummer. Battling Dundee. who
has been stepping to the front very
rapidly Of late. has been matched with
Mickey Dougherty, another prelimi-
nary lad whose work has been high
class. Over the six-round route they
should furnish a contest far above the
average preliminary scrap. Plenty OF
action can also be looked for in the
other two skies. which will bring to-
gether Happy Davis and Eddie Ryan
in one, and Phil Logan and Johnny
Slagle in the other.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
BOAT SHOW TOMORROW.
Exhibit of Motor Craft Not Affected
by Coal Restriction Order.

New York. Jan. 2o.-Coal condi-
tions will not interfere with the
opening of the fourteenth annual
National Motor Boat Show in Grand
Central Palace tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. The National Associa-
tion Of Engine and Boat Manufac-
lures. under whose auspices the ex-
position Is being held. through Ira
Hand. secretary and general man
ager of the show, announced that
the program would be carried
through as originally scheduled. The
show will be closed on Sunday, but
will continue daily from 1880 a. m.
to 1880 p. m. throughout the week
until Saturday January 10.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
WOMEN STARS
AT THE TRAPS
Five Now State Champs
Easily Coming to Front
with Marksmen.
BY PETER r. CARNEY.
Editor National Sports Syndicate.

Would you have thought a few
years ago that trapshooting would
ever be such a popular sport with
women and that present-day Dianas
would surpass many men in shoot
ing clay targets?
Possibly you wouldn't, but such
a situation has come to pass.
Shooting used to be a sport ex-
clusively for men and boys. wom-
en- seldom thought of handling a
shotgun, in fact many would run
at the sight Of one. Now there are
Thousands OF the fair sex who
frequent the traps and shoot
regularly at the club as well as in
the field.
There are any number of women
who participate in trapshooting
tournaments who are able TO take
care Of themselves in the fastest
company. In the Interstate Trap
shooting Averages for 1917 we find
the names Of FIVE Dianas, and IL is
necessary to shoot at more than
1000 targets to appear in these
averages. Not more than 400 of
the thousands Of male trapshooters
hred at more than 1000 targets,
so that the percentage of women
is excellent.
Mrs. L G. vogel. OF Detroit,
Mich, finished with a better aver
age than the other Dianas. She had
.Ss44. Mrs. Vogel is the woman's
amateur champion. and has for
years been considered second only
to Mrs Topperwein as a trap
shooter. Mrs A. H. winkler,
woman's champion OF Illinois: Mrs
Harry Harrison. woman's champion
OF New Pork: Mrs. D. J. Dalton,
woman's champion Of Indiana, and
Mrs. F. A johnson. who made the
best score for the fair sex in the
Pennsylvania and New Jersey State
shoots are the others who broke
into the averages.
This table shows Just what they
did:
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
BENDER MAY
Be MAINSTAY
With Alex Missing from the
Philies. Chief Appears to
Top Bakers List.

New York. Jan. %. Ole Chief
Bender. the weatherbeaten veteran
Of many tough campaigns under
the big tops. may be the pitching
mainstay of the PhtlIies next sea-
son.
With Grover Alexander gone 10
the Cubs, Eppa Rixey liable TO serv-
Ice in the army. and Joe OeschEer
an unknown quantity so far as mil
itary status is concerned. Pat Mo-
ran may be forced TO look 10 the ole
bronzed chief to lead the attack
from the pitchers box.
Baseball is so full of uncertain
ties, and especially in these psrlous
times. that IL will not be surpris-
Ing to see Bender playing the role
OF the leading sharpshooter In the
Philly trenches. and IL the old boy
shows the kind of stuff he displayed
10 National League batsmen during
the latter part of the 1917 cam
paign he may loom up once more
IN the spotlight as a star who has
come back
Bender hooked UP with the PhilIis
In 1915 and got into twenty-seyep
games Of ball. but he did not have
the stuff that he had in the old
-Ao~AAoA NogE W EuOAs ana
he wound up the season with a Door
record. His record was so poor
that Manager Moran was not war
ranted in keeping him on the club
roster. so he handed the Chippewa
his release.
For a time last season Bender dub
bed around. pitching for semi-pro
mines in PennsylvanIa and Maryland.
He would pitch one or two games a
week and he made q comfortable lit
tie wad Of dough doing Il, though
nothing like the salary he used TO earn.
Finally. with the season about half
gone. the chief started to show up at
the Phillies' park to pitch to the bat
tiers in practise. and one day he went
to Moran with a request for another
trial. Foxy Pat had been watching
the Indian out OF the corner Of his
eye when he pitched in batting SEE
sions, and he agreed to give Bender
one more trial. So the chief signed q
contract and went to work again.
Then began a great comeback. The
chief proceeded to hang up a string
OF victories and he accomplished the
feat Of pitching three straight shut
outs. His work helped the Phils great
ly in their dash after the pace-making
Giants. He proved to the satisfaction
OF Moran that he had come back, and
that he was leaving the merry muciI-
age" alone.
Bender may not be able TO put the
Phillies in another pennant race. He
may not be able TO win as many
games as q lot OF the high-salaried
stars, but IL he stays away from the
joy stun he will be able TO hold on TO
good job with Pat Moran. and that's
something.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
MUST TRY BASEBALL SUIT.
Court Refuses to Dismiss Case Of
Players Against Owners.

81. Louis, Jan. 2O.-The petition of
President Ball. Of the.St. Louis Amer
leans, to dismiss the suit of Players
Derrill Pratt and John Lavan for $780,
600 each. was overruled in Circuit
Court here today. The court ruled the
case must go to- jury. ~.
The players sued Ball for alleged
slander, basing their petitions on a
newspaper. interview with Ball, in
which he was quoted as saying certain
players had -''laid down" The date
for trial. has not been set.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
Barry, King Of Souls,
Wounded on West Front

London, Jan. a0.-Ernest Barry, the
champion sculler of the world has
been wounded in action on the West
ern front as the result of the bursting
OF a German she'll Barry's career al
the front has been a short one, for al
though he Joined up many months
ago, he was only recently sent to the
trench. His last appearance on the
river was in November when he was
out with W. d. Kinnear, the Dia-
monds winner of 1910 and 1911 and the
Olympic champion of 1912. Barry
came into prominence first by defeat
ing the Australian. George Towns,
for the English championship on the
Thames in October, 1908. subsequently
retaining his title by beating William
Albany, who has made the supreme
sacrifice in the war; and w. H. Fog
kell, of Australia.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
ONE MORE BOXER
JOINS THE COLORS

Tab one more boxer enlisted in the
great bout for democracy.
frankie Fleming, the feather-weight
boxing champion of Canada, has Joined
the Royal Flying Corps at Camp Bor-
den, ont.
Fleming will make a fiyer-one of
the worlds greatest birdmen. perhaps.
He is a cool, calculating little shaver,
with the eye OF sharpsnooter.
In the ring he made no false moves,
could hit like a middle-weight and did
He is one of the two men who can
say they knocked out Benny Leonard.
Fleming and Joe Shugrue are the
only ones who ever succeeded in stop
ping the present king of the light
weights.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
JACK JOHNSON NOW
KING BULL FIGHTER

New York. Jan. 2o-Jack johnson
has not completely disappeared below
The horizon Of the sporting world. He
recently received nomination Of the
party In Spain for the main squeeze,
with title Of ''Pince" attached-thst is,
be IL to be chief at least Of the bull
lighters, according TO a letter received
here.
The negro citizens of Barcelona al
an Informal meeting in Johnson's sa-
loon conferred upon him the honors.
including the title. The letter inti-
mated that. It cost Johnson several
bottles Of gin.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
HICKMAN NOT In NAVY.
But He's Helping Win War by
Working in a Ship Yard.

Newport News. Va, Jan. so
Dandy James, alais Jimmy Hick-
man, OF the Brooklyn National
League joy club-he admits it
Isn't in the navy, hasn't been in the
navy. nor is he going in the navy,
il what he says is true. and Charles
Ebbets, owner extraordinary of the
aforementioned joy club. is out
three perfectly good cents. expend-
ed for one stamp with which to Of
fer his consolation to the little out
fielder when IL was rumored in
print that James had imbfbed freely
of Safety First and enlisted as a
yeoman in the navy.
Hickman has entered the agricul-
tural field by entering the employ OF
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Company as plant"
draughtsman. The foregoing isn't
meant as a reflection on his patriot
ism, as he is really doing the gov
ernment more good where he is
than he could shying bombs or
grenades at the Huns, and besides.
look at all the fun he is missing.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
Michigan Football Center
A Jackie at Great Lakes

Great Lakes. Ill, Jan. 0.-Walter
Neimann, University OF Michigan grid
center for the last three seasons, has
Joined with Pat Smith. Loucks. Phil
Raymond and Eggs" Hildner in an
effort to lay the kaiser ouA The latter
four had been prominent in Wolverine
athletics before they enlisted. Neimann
is now in the detention camp.
Jimmy Holway has completed a
schedule for his Inter-regiment Basket
ball League and intends to open the
season February !. Every regiment
and school on the station will be rep
resented on the floor.
The varsity five is working over
time In preparation for the match with
Purdue Saturday night at Lafayette.
Ind
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
FANS
WATCH MORRIS
Pugilistic Followers Inter
ested in Battle February
y at New Orleans.

Fandom is losing confidence in Fred
Fulton as a possible world cham
pion. From all reports of. the bout
Friday night at ST. Paul the mighty
left that has received so much praise
will never be able to administer a
Knockout blow to the giant Jess Will
lard.
Sporting writer's are now questioning
Fulton's ability to stop Frank Moran
when they meet in New Orleans Feb
ruary p. When this bout was first
announced it was generally predict
ed that the Rochester plasterer would
register another victory. But when
Billy Miske, working under the handi-
cap of weight and reach kept Fulton
at bay. the spotlight is being rap
idly shifted to the Pittsburgh con-
tender.
Moran fights for the love of fight
ing. Whether he is putting on an ex-
hibition bout for the soldiers or ex-
erting every ounce of his strength in
the ring with a title at stake he is
enjoying the show as much as the
fans at the ringside. He goes into
each successive battle with a determ-
ination and does his best, for the
sake of fighting
Fulton. on the other hand. has
openly admitted that he does not
love the ring sport. He fights be-
cause, well. because-he got started
at it some way. He has never told
the public that it was the lure of gold
and the clinking of easy" coin that
started him first on his pugilistic
career. That is probably the real
reason.
Fulton hates fighting. although his
rivals must admit that he fights well.
For while he had hard work to over
come the fouling habit, his recent
battles show that he now is able
to play the game according to HoyIe.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-21
M'INNIS TO WED.
Former Athletics Star Will Marry
Miss Claire S. Dow This Month

Boston, Jan. 2O.-Stunfy McInnis, the
star first baseman of the former cham
plon Athletics. and Just acquired by
President H. H. Frazee, Of the Boston
Red Sox, to play the first sack with
the local American Leaguers next
summer. went quietly to the city
clerks office at City Hall here yester-
day and filed a marriage intention.
The girl is Miss Claire S. Dow, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Dow, Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, on the north
shore, and only a few miles from
Gloucester, Stuff's own home.
The baseball star refused to tell
when the marriage is planned TO take
place. but II is understood that II will
be during this month.