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Evening star., 1918-02-10
NOTES OF GOLF
AND GOLFERS

Members of the Augusta crowd" of
the Columbia Country Club, who re.
turned last week from BelIeair, Fla,
where they spent ten days playing golf
over the course at that place, report
some "rea" golf at the southern re-
sort. Harry Kaufman OF the Town and
Country Club, who is the only member
of the crowd" from a club other than
the Columbia Country Club. says the
course at Belleair is "corker" and
that few of the northern courses are
in better shape in midsummer.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
green's are Of sand and that the ground
is hard. We never enjoyed golf under
any conditions more than we did that
played at Belleair." kaufman said. The
other members Of the party. which in
cluded John L. Weaver. Otto J. De Moll
Hugh Mckenzie and G. Lundley, were
very much pleased with their southern
trip.
Several members Of the crowd, who
annually make the trip were absen,
this year. D. Bradley Gish. who went
to Augusta last year. ia at a hyinR camp
near San Antonio. Tex, and Charles ii, ,
Orme enlisted in the ordnance depart
ment two weeks ago. and Is helping
Uncle Sam win tho war. Charles A,
watson was too busy to make the trip
this year. as was Lindley Sinclair
The warm weather of the past three
days has aroused the hope among local
golfers that at last they may get out
on snowless course and play the
game again. The snow is far from
being completely off the local courses,
but the warm weather gives ou, hopes
of continuance. and. with such a tenn
perature as the District has had, it
VIII only be question OF three or
four days before all the snow except
that in sheltered spots will have melted
away. and again golfers will have tho
opportunity to get out on the courses.
December 3 was the last day on which
it was possible to play golf without
hitting the ball along on top of the
great deal of ice around the putting
greens.
That the professional golfers of the
District and those at clubs about Bal
timore are losing a great deal of money
by the protracted cold weather was
prominent pros here. Probably never
in the history Of golf about Washing
ton has there been such continuous
spell Of weather during which it has
, b en- absolutely impossible to play golf.
|, The professionals are under a daily
expense IN heating their shops and in
paying their helpers. which is not re-
lieved hy the opportunity offered to
make clubs for the spring stock. That
job can be done very readily during
golfers are playing over soggy courses.
Professionals rely mainly on their
sales of clubs, balls and other golf1ng
paraphernalia and giving lessons. which
cannot be done in the weather the Dis
trict has had for the past two months.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
MAY SHIFT TENNIS BATTLES.
Sentiment Favors Taking National
Journeys Outside of New York.

NEW YORK. February 9.-Delegates
to the National Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion meeting next Friday will vote
upon the executive committees recom-
mendation as to national and sectional
championship play during 1918 and the
awarding of the same should the rec
ommendation be adopted, as appears
likely. Applications for the ftitular
tournaments are expected from Phila-
deiphia, Boston and middle western
clubs The West Side Club Of Forest
Hills, L. L., has announced 1t viii stage
the championships again II the asso-
citation so desires.
Sentiment appears to favor moving
the Journeys to other sections, as the
West Side Club has held the majority
of the matches since 1914.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
NAVY WRESTLERS WIN.
Eefeat Iehigh University Mat Men
% to 4. in Aggressive Match.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. February 9-In the
initial wrestling match of the season
the Middies today won hard and ae-
gressive match from Lehigh through
their better physical condition and su-
periority in the unlimited and 175-
pound class. by the score of IS to 4. The
aggressiveness of the Lehigh mat men
showed in every bout and mainly
through perfect condition Navy won
her victory.
In the 115-pound class. J. o. Anderson
OF Navy pinned Manley of Lehigh, win
ming the fastest and most interesting
bout of the afternoon. showing promise
of being one of the mainstays Of Coach
Shultz's team. Maichle. an aggressive
man. threw his better opponent in /
minute 19 is seconds. reminding the
spectators Of c. o. Ward. last years
captain. r. E. Grove of st. Johns ref
creed the match.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Knockout Wallop Only Way
to Win Over Booze"-Sullivan

"Until ! gave the black bottle
its hnal wallop in Terre Haute
March 5, 1905, II was my most
dangerous enemy said Sullivan
Once. at was my boast that no.
body could punish 1t more than 1
could-frOn the time I yvaa sew
enteen untIl l. gait I always
boasted that eeuld drink any
man In the United States under
the table-but all the time 1T was
doing me more harm than 1 could
do to 1t.
"You can't lick the black bottle
by trying to tire 1t out. Millions
of men have tried those tactics
only to be counted out them
selves. The way You can lick 1t
In to give 1t u knock-out walIop,
just as I did In. Terre Haute.,
Evening star., 1918-02-10

ing money when he wasn't fighting or
making theatrical tours. None of them
was as shortsived as his experience as
layer of odds on horse races. Some
the Sheepshead Bay course in New
York and began to operate as "bookier
in the ring where small bets predorli-
mated. He was doing fairly well until
tout offered to bet 81 on 100-to-1
shot: Sullivan refused to accept a
handful of nickels, pennies and Dimes
SO the tout produced a flve-dollar note
which was accepted The long shot
won that race by nose and the tout
sent another man around to the book
to collect his winnings. fearing Sulli-
vans wrath. That ended John LIS
aspirations to become a bookmaker
The big fighter had rather poor
opinion of Jess Willard. When the
present champion failed quickly to dis
pose OF the comparatively small Frank
Moran in their match two years ago,
John L. did not mince words in pro-
nouncing Willard false alarm. even
though he was alone in his opinion at
the time. 1t was Willards lack of ag-
gressiveness that particularly disgust
ed Sullivan When John J.. was cham
pion he believed it was up to him to
prove it by winning as quickly as pos
sible. He never accepted the modern
viewpoint that a title holder should
merely strive to keep his laurels by
ueieHuinS ninlsei1 from knockout.
sullivan was an earnest advocate of
the back to the soil movement
ANY man who will devote the energy
he does to a job in the city to a farm
will get a better living and be indie
pendent. He won't get rich, perhaps.
but he will be healthy. his wife and
children viii be healthy and happy, and
they will live longer" Sullivan said at
one time. Back to Mother Earth is my
advice to the thousands who are only
existing in the cities. The quicker they
follow this advice the better it will be
for themselves and the social condi-
tion of the country. My only regret is
that l did not get wise to it earlier in
life"
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Cincinnati Writers Select
Line-Up of Reds for Matty

Chriaty MathcwsOn IL reading
the Cincinnati newspapers with
much interest these days. They
nre lining up his Reds for the
1918 campaign. Without consult
ing Big Six, the Porkville scribes
have assigned Chase. Shean md
GrOh to the bases. kopf to short
stop and Neale. ROusch and Grif-
nth to the 0utffeld. WinxO and
CInrke will do the catching. Al
though Toney n lost. the Gin
cinnatf boomers insist that the
Reds have q wonderful pitching
stan In Schneider. Eller, ReHnn,
Brcssler and Gerner. Matty will
be heard from when the Reds
begin spring training. Then he
mny upset these calculations.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
BIG MONEY FOR wREsTLERs.
Caddock -Zbyszko Match Draw
More Than $4,000 Gate.

DES MONIES, Iowa, February o.
Nearly 5000 persons paid more than
$4,000 to see the wrestling match here
last night In which Earl Caddock of
Anita, Iowa. National Army private.
was awarded a referees decision over
Wladek Zbyszko. after they had
wrestled two and a half hours. it was
announced today.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Reds May Lose Pitcher Eller.

CINCINNATI. February s.-Red fans
have received another blow. Hod Eller,
one of Christy Mathewson's star pitch
ers. has written to Garry Hermann
and informed him he is thinking of
entering the Army service. Cincinnatfs
pitching stan will be In terrible shape
with Fred Toney and El.er gone.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
]. 7. Bishop Wins Pinehurst Shoot
Special Dispatch to The Sta

PINEHURST. n. C. February 9.-Mrs
Charles n. Newcomb of Philadelphia, wife
OF the amateur trap-shooting champion
was today awarded the trophy for the
best rifle score Of the week Mrs. New
combs winnng score was 123 out of a
possible $50. Today's informal handicap u
Washington.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Rube 0ldring to Stage Comeback.

PHILADELPHIA, February 9-Rube
Oldring. the outflelder who helped win
four American League pennants and
three world championships for Connie
Mack and his Athletics, has decided to
quit farm life and return to base ball.
He Is expected to attempt a comeback
with the Mackmen this year. :.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Jack Dempsey's Good Work
Entities Him to Box Fulton

Jack Dempsey's deciaive vic
tory over Carl Morris will cause
the newcomer to be taken more
seriously In the future. Dempsey
fs not only a good hitter, hut he
has more speed than the average
big fellow. and 1t IL speed that
most of the heavywelEhts lack.
He now is In line for a match
with Fred Fulton and there are
many who will hack him to heat
the ttmid piaxterer. Dempsey 10
:00-pOunder and has youth In
his favor. He LIS twenty-five years
old and should go ON improving
for the next four or nve years.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Speaker and Roth Sign Contracts

CLEVELAND. February 9. = iris
Speaker and Bobby Roth have signed
contracts with the Cleveland Indians
for the 1918 season. adding two out
flelders. who hit 1852 and .2S5 respec-
lively last season, to the ranks of a
club shot to pieces by the draft and
enlistments.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Strunk Refuses to Sign Contract.

PHILADELPHIA, February s.-Amos
strunk has Joined the holdout league.
At least he has refused to sign the con-
tract submitted by the Red Sox. The
former Athletic outielder is in business
here and intimates he may continue I'm
it rather than accept the terms offered
by Boston.
Evening star., 1918-02-10

Bowling in the league has been of
particularly high order 1t is question
able if there is closed circuit in the
east with many really good bowlers
lined up as regular members Of teams.
Averages of more than 100 are frequent
krieger of Columbia holds top mark in
high games and high set, having 149
for the former and 390 for the latter
La Fayette is the top team in team
game and Columbia in team set.
Standing of teams and averages of
players:
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Providence Club Ready to Quit.

PROVIDENCE. R. J., February 9.-John
A. Gammons president of the Providence
club of the International League. was in
structed by the stockholders today to vote
for the suspension of the league at
meeting to be held in New York Monday,
unless the majority OF the clubs desire to
continue. -
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Konetchy Wants Increase.

BOSTON. February SD Konetchy.
the big first baseman. on the Braves
team. has threatened to retirer from
base ball unless he gets an increase in
salary 1t is not known whether the
contract sent the. first haseman called
for less than he drew last season.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
VIRILE SPIRIT OF REAL FIGHTER
In THE ANECDOTES OF JOHN L.
Sullivan Held Record as Highest-Priced
Ball Player Ever known-Long Shot
Ended His Career as Bookmaker.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


months returned whence they
Anpoan will be ehroncied ring history
of
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Evening star., 1918-02-10
Royals Get Clean Sweep
in Match With Westons

Inst night the Royals made a
clean sweep In the duckpin
match with the Wextons in the
District League. In their nrst
game the Royals rolled 5s8
against 5G2 and in the second and
third got $40 and 543 against 400
and 5l3. Dick Barber. lead-on
man for the Royals, topped the
players of both teams with n set
Of 345. Harry fNrausx. anchor
nnn. was 81 close second, with
344.
Mntchel also were rolled in
two other leagues, Harmony de-
fcatinE Mount Pleasant in the
Masonic League, and Fourth
Section, making n sweep over
Tariffs In the Interstate League.
Scores of the three matches:
Evening star., 1918-02-10
ST. ALRAN'S WINS EASILY.
Defeats Marston Quint in Baltimore
Y. M. C. A. Gym tv IL to 13

The ST. Adams basket ball team Jour-
neyed to Baltimore yesterday afternoon
and met the Marston auint in the Y. n
=. =. gym IN two eisht-minute periods.
winning easily by the score of A. to 13.
schores and Hoes once again did yeo
man service for the st. Adams each
scoring seven goals. while Coady led the
Marstons with seven Referee Hartley
was satisfactory to both sides. Line-up
and summary: Ne
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Evans Admits His Mistake.

Undoubtedly confidence in ones abii-
ity has much to do with making the
calling of balls and strikes a pleasant
duty when a star twirler is working.
A little thing like y miscalled ritnh
doesn't cause him any worry. / recall
game ! worked at Boston a number
of years ago, in which Cy Young was
pitching. It was the last half of the
ninth inning. The bases were filled,
two were out and two balls and two
strikes on Sam Crawford. Boston had
one-run lead. The next pitch was
perhaps as perfect a strike as ever sped
across the plate. In some way. don't
know just how, so juggled my vocab-
ulary that I ruled a ball instead of a
strike. Had l called it correctly the
game would have been over Lew Cri-
ger was catching. I feared for time
1t would be necessary to call several
doctors to revive Lew when he realized
l had called ball three. l had difficulty
making Lew swallow the decision.
without sending him to the clubhouse.
1t is easy to imagine the situation
Three balls and two strikes on tie hat
ter. bases filled. two out and Boston
only one run out in front. If the next
pitch was bad. it meant run was
forced across. the game tied and still
three men on. Cy Young made no pro-
test when l called the mitch ball
three" He simply stood in the pitchers
box. waiting for criger to return the
ball. The next pitch was in the same
the heart of the plate. waist high. Sam
Crawford was looking for just that
kind of apitch: 1t was his groove"
Sam In his day has hit many a wallop,
but never did he meet a ball better
than he did that one.
/ said short prayer for Cy Young
as IT left the bat, for l realized the
pitch ] had booted had given Crawford
this opportunity. II looked like home
run. The late Chick Stahl. then play
ing center field for Boston, saved the
day He made a marvellous one-handed
catch of the ball with his back to the
plate, and running at full speed. few
days later Stahl told me he made
wild stab as a last resort, and was,
perhaps, the most surprised man in the
park when he felt the thud of the ball
in the glove.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
DUCKPIN TEAMS in REAL FIGHT
FOR TITLE IN MASONIC LEAGUE
Three Tied for First Place and Two for
Fourth in Standings of Quints- Good
Scores Rolled by the Players.


bowling teams
of
Evening star., 1918-02-10
RECORDS TO DATE.

RECORDS TO DATE.
High team game-La Fayette. 5Sl.
High team get-CoIumbia. 1873.
High individual game-Krieser. Celumbia, lao.
High Individual set-Krieger, Columbia. 500.
High dat same-Hall Federal, 90.
Greatest number stRikes-Wafts, National, e.
Greatest number. spArcs-Oliver, Columbia, VI.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Criger Badly Fooled.

That catch ended the game. saved the
day for Boston. l might also add for
myself as we'll 1t also tended to soothe
the feelings of Criger We walked to-
gether toward the clubhouse. Criger
expressing the greatest surprise as to
how / ever missed such perfect strike.
] said nothing one way or the other
AS we neared the clubhouse We caught
up to Young. Giving Cy "e wink, 1
said:
young didn't object to my decision.
Criker, and no cne suffered more than
he. If / did make mistake. | will
leave 1t to him to say whether l missed
the disputed pitch or not"
Guess you were right Bill. l think
the ball was little on the outside"
was Young's reply.
That ended my conversation with
Criger for the day. for he Immediately
began saying things to Young far from
complimentary OF course. Young
knew / had made a mistake, but he
didn't make any fuss about it, He
knew that for him to protest wouldn't
improve the situation. He knew such
action might affect his pitching. He
was content to accept my judgment,
right or wrong. He was willing to ac-
cept the breaks of the game. That is
one reason why cy Young was such
great pitcher. He had the proper dis
position.
Temperament Is Big Asset
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Save Money on Your
Safety Razor Blades.

Don't throw your dull ones away.
Bring them in to US. We sharpen
them with an electric machine, Civ
ing them new. lasting edges. Charges
RUDOLPH & WEST CO.,
1882 N. Y. Ave.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
by BILLY EVANS.

Several years ago | umpired a game
at washington in which Walter John
son gave a remarkable exhibition OF.
pitching. He shut out the opposition
with two hits and struck out something
like dozen batters. l never sa"
Walter in better form; his speed was
terrific, his curve practically unhittaoie-
Johnson seemed to be able to strike
out the batsman any time he desired.
A week or SO previous story had
been circulated that Walter johnson
appeared to be going back. He had
been beaten three or four straight, not
because of his pitching. but rather
owing to the failure of his teammates
to hit A Washington newspaper man
who had his doubts about the story
and who enthused over Walters work
that afternoon dropped into my dress
ing room after the game to get my
opinion of Walters worth as a pitcher.
walter never looked better in his
life" was my response to his query.
1T must be hard to umpire when a
pitcher shows as much stun as john
son had this afternoon" said the
scribe.
at may seem So" / replied. but with
star pitcher working, umpiring back
of the plate is usually pleasant job.
That may seem peculiar to those who
follow base ball. but there was never
a truer statement. would rather
work a dozen games with Walter John
son pitching than one game in which
some unknown busher was the twirler.
! would prefer working all season with
any star pitcher than some twirler who
was just managing to get by. and who
constantly labored under the belief
that he threw nothing but strikes to
the batter, and that when the umpire
called q ball he had made grievous
error that was just cause for protest.
Stars Not So Bad.
Similar conditions exist in all leagues
The real stars are IN most cases the
easiest players to get along with. Take
Grover Cleveland Alexander. for in
stance, best of all National League
twirlers. I have efnciated in inter-
| worked. and I have never seen him
League umpires tell me Alexander is
! the same through the season. Then
| take the "old master" .Christy Mathew
son. Nothing in base ball was a more
] pleasant duty than umpirinR a game in
/ which Matty was one of the pitchers
| Before the contest started you were
practically certain the pitching on one
| side would be excellent. You were also
! certain that. no matter how You called
| them for Mathewson. there would be
| no kicking. He was willing to accept
! your judgment. knowing you were do.
| ing your best to get them right.
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Evening star., 1918-02-10

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The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
WlLBERF0RCE TO HAVE
MILITARY TRAINING CAMP
Especial to Twin City Starr

Especial to Twin City Starr
The citizens of Wilberforce, Ohio,
where the noted University, which
bears the same name is located, are
looking forward with great anticipa-
tion to the time when the Federal
Government will bring its first group
OF selected men to Wilberforce for
training. There will be about two hun
dred in the first quota. These men
will be trained along certain Industrial
lines.
These facts, with that that the Sum-
mer School which will be conducted
as usual at the University, promise
to make the present summer at Will
berforce lively one.
Wilberforce is the only Negro school
that has had military department
with a government officer. This fact
makes it practically fitting that the
University should be designated to
perform this particular service for the
government. There will be courses
in carpentry, blacksmithing, shoemak-
ing and automobile repairing for the
soldiers.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
FIRST C0LORED Y. M. C. A.
OPENED FOR INSPECTION

The home of the Colored Y. M. C. A.,
located at 1912 South Sixth St., was
opened for inspection on Tuesday
evening, June 18th. The ceremonies
were simple, but impressive and in
spring. w. s. Simmons, chairman of
the Beard of Control, announced the
speakers. He said that a committee
of seven had arranged for the rent of
the building, and for the open
ing. Encouraging speeches were made
by Rev. T. B. Stovell, Presiding Elder
Higgins, Mr.. Homer Cannon, Editor
Smith, and Attorneys Harry l.. Scott
and B. s. Smith, who was the principal
speaker. Mr.. Smith cautioned against
solicitation for aid by questionable
persons. There was good attend
ance. Osa A. Lawrence, the secretary,
asked for memberships, and donations
Of furnishings for the building. The
Twin City Star headed the list Of
donors. Refreshments were served.
The Y. M. C. A. Is being started under
the most favorable conditions. Let
everyone be a booster. -
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
YOUNG RADIO OPERATOR
SEEKS SERGEANT'S STRIPES

In letter to his mother. Mr.. Charles
Earl Duncan, recently attached to the
Radio Corps, 18th Field Artillery, at
Camp Dix. N. j., gives an interesting
glimpse of his preparations for the
overseas work he hopes soon to be-
gin. Mr.. Duncan is one of picked
detachment assigned to brigade head.
quarters. Earl, as he is best known
to his many Minneapolis friends, has
successfully passed all inspections and
been advanced to the rank Of corporal.
He is entered for a competitive exam
ination with a number Of Tuskegee
draftees. The successful candidate
will be made radio sergeant in charge
of radio apparatus, sending and re-
ceiving all messages between the vari-
GUS batteries and headquarters. Just
before leaving Minneapolis Earl Joined
the Bethesda Baptist church and was
initiated in Ames Lodge of Elks. His
letter explains that he Is keeping well
his obligations. 1t is cleaned from his
letter that he is in best Of health and
spirits, looking forward eagerly to ac-
tive service in the near future some
where in France" With commendable
foresight young Duncan has taken out
government insurance for $4,000.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
WILBERF0RCE TO HAVE
MILITARY TRAINING CAMP
Especial to Twin City starr

The citizens of Wilberforce, Ohio
where the noted University, which
bears the same name Is located, are
looking forward with great anticipa.
tion to the time when the Federal
Government will bring its first group
of selected men to Wilberforce for
training. There will be about two hun
dred in the first quota. These men
will be trained along certain industrial
lines.
These facts. with that that the Sum-
mer School which will be conducted
as usual at the University, promise
to make the present summer at Will
berforce lively one.
Wilberforce Is the only Negro school
that has had military department
with a government officer. This fact
makes it. practically fitting that the
University should be designated to
perform this particular service for the
government. There will be courses
in carpentry, blacksmithing, shoemak-
ing and automobile repairing for the
soldiers.