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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
To REVIVE ALL SPORTS
Penn Council Announces Resump-
ton Of Athletics, q Far - Pos
sible, on Normal Basis

PHILADELPHIA. December 21.-
The athletic council Of the University
of Pennsylvania announces that 1t
will revive all sports with the begin
ming of the new term, on January 6.
and, as far as possible. place them on
a normal basis.
The council approved a budget for
the remainder Of the college year
which eliminates. it was stated. every
non-essential and cuts all expenses to
an irreducible minimum. On account
of the small surplus from the foot
ball season this year there probably
will be a deficit, which the council
hopes to make up by the sale of ath-
letic association membership tickets
to students and alumni
The relay races. national athletic
annual fixture, will be held on April
"a and Is.
Work of arranging schedules for all
sports throughout 1919 will begin al
once.
Generalization of the students
army training corps has been COM
pleted and all branches of sport which
were turned over to the military es-
tablishment last September automat-
ically reverted to the university ath-
letic authorities.
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LORD NORTHCLIFFE ASKS
FOR "OPEN DIPLOMACY"
Thinks "Secrecy and Half Truths
at Peace Conference Would
Have Bad Influence.

PARIS. December 20. (by the Asso-
ciated Press). - Lord Northcliffe,
chairman of the London Headquarters
Of the British mission to the United
States, who is visiting Paris. today
gave to the Associated Press the fol-
lowing statement regarding his ideas
as to the need of open diplomacy in
conducting the peace negotiations, so
that the people may know what is
going on:
Nothing can be worse for the pros
poets of the coming conference" said
Lord Northcliffe. "than an atmos-
phere of secrecy and half truths. Yet
up to the present there has been no
official statement that the momentous
meetings about to take place will be
held in accordance with President
Wilson's expressed views on the
question of open diplomacy.
THE days of secret conclaves are
dead and gone. Clandestine assem-
blies are the harbingers of intrigue,
suspicion and possible deception. 1t
would be intolerable that the fate of
whole nations-great and small
should be decided in secret. =
The British press and people may
be relied upon to support fully the
Presidents enlightened expression of
opinion as to the need of publicity at
the momentous meetings expected to
begin in Paris on the 9Th of Janu-
airy.
81 have been assured that neither
the French nor the American gov
eminent. will exercise any control
over the cables conveying news of
the proceedings OF the conference, err
cept such amount of control as is
necessary in rationing to each news
paper and news distributing agency,
made obligatory by the fact that the
Atlantic cables already are loaded
beyond their capacity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
MARINES TOPLAY
NAVY YARD ELEVEN
Service Teams Meet Tomor.
row in Final Foot Ball :.
Game of 1918.

Local foot bah win die a natural
death tomorrow when the Marines
from Quantico and the Navy Yard
eleven get together at American
League Park for the final game of
the season. Navy Yard is indicated
while the Marines, as a team, have
not taken part in any big contest. In
fact, the Marine eleven is said to be
made up of a combination of the 10th
Regiment of Marines and the best
players from the balloon division at
Quantico.
Most prominent of the players in
the Marine lineup will be Fleming,
former Washin 5ton and Jefferson
player Fleming at one time was one
of the most capable backs that ever
pulled on foot ball shoes. He was
and J. combination the year it de-
feated Yale and came near besting
Harvard Other former college stars
also are members of the eleven.
Navy Yard has no once-great col
legiate players, but is composed of
sters. most of them Washington boys.
who have been playing together for
a long while.
Foot ball between service elevens
this fall has been much more popular
than usual. Big crowds have turned
nnt for the games. and in all proba-
bility the contest tomorrow will
draw quite an attendance, especially
as it bids fair to be the best and
hardest fought game of the year
Play is scheduled to begin at $50
o'clock.
Gonzaga's basket ball team is Ego
ing like house afire" these days. The
youngsters representing the North
Capitol street institution have won
six straight games, a victory over
Tech yesterday by rs to % making
the even half dozen victories. West
ern has been whipped twice and Gen.
trail, Business and Georgetown Props
each has sCccumbed once to the supe-
rior playing of the Gonzaga young
Sters.
Yesterdays contest with Tech was
about as close as any high school
basket ball game ever is The Con-
zaga men led all during the contest.
but were pushed every second of the
time. At the end of the first half the
count stood 10 to against Tech. and
the same three points separated the
quints at the end of play.
Biege1, star basket ball player at
Baltimore City College last year. is
putting up a good game at center on
the st. Johns College quint
Cornell's athletic association is not
in very good shape financially, in
comparison to the associations of
other big universities. The Ithacans
have announced they will make no at
tempt to put out n crew next spring
for that reason. The announcement
gives further information. though,
that the usual schedules in basket
ball. track and field sports and base
ball will be played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
ROD AND GUN

Detective Harry Evans Is telling
friends Of the luck he experienced on
q recent cunning trip to the vicinity
Of Culpepper. Va, with Edgar CBan-
non and Judge OBannon and Of how
he enjoyed fried rabbit and hominy.
Rabbits were SO plentiful. he said,
that they might have been killed with
sticks had members Of his party not
been equipped with guns.
'"The surprise Of the trip" he added,
was the appearance Of wild turkey
rot more than twenty feet from US.
thought it one Of the barnyard va
riety and hesitated to shoot. but one
Of the party. knowing the difference
between the wild and domestic fowls.
blazed away and got the king bird.
The three killed forty-two rabbits.
three possums. the turkey and few
birds.
Detective E. T. Harvey and George
c. Taylor never will forget the sad
ending of their ducking trip this sea-
son. They did their shooting in the
vicinity of Craney Island. eating and
it was on the return trip that their
craft was struck by the steamer
Charles Manchester and cut in two.
They had experienced delightful
trip down the river, although ducks
were not so plentiful. probably be-
cause of the mild weather. and they
bagged only ten of them. Loss Of all
their cunning paraphernalia and boat
and their narrow escape from drown
ing occurred Off River View. where
the water is deep. They probably will
not recover any Of the property.
A. J. Sahdala and M. E. Scarborough
have participated in ducking trips to
Aqua creek, Va. where many Wash
ingtontans fish and hunt.
Motor boats have made the ducks
wild /" said Sahdala, land driven many
of them from the creek. The ducks
probably will be more plentiful when
the weather gets colder and ice
FORMS"
Two trips to the creek netted the
pair tyenty-six ducks.
The season for duck shooting in
Maryland. Virginia and the District
of Columbia opens November l and
closes February 1. Some think the
law should be changed SO as to open
the season a month later and close
it correspondingly later.
There is very little duck shooting
in November" said one of the older
river gunners. "Often the weathe'
during December is too warm fol
ducking, making the sport tame dur
ing those months.
another reason why the season
should be changed" he said, sis be-
cause the ducks are so poor early In
the season that it seems sin to
shoot them"
It is probable that local sportsmen
will appeal to Congress to change the
federal law relating to duck shooting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21

Wild turkey viii be on the menu m
homes of many Washington, Mary
land and Virginia sportsmen Christ
mas day. Such game II exceptionally
plentiful this season.
Under the game laws Of tho Dis
trict, possession of wild turkey after
December rs Is prohibited. In Mary
land the season closes Christmas day
and in Virginia, February l.
Washingtonians report having ex-
perienced splendid luck on cunning
trips for turkeys, especially those who
visited the several counties OF Vtr-
ginia within q few miles Of the Blue
Ridge mountains.
When a gunner can go out in an
marked one. "he is doing some shoot
ing, and that's what was done in Eau
quier county several days ago"
Gunners report that turkeys seem
easier to shoot this year than hereto
fore. They state that the big birds
ton to slight noises as formerly and
that when a flock is sighted it is
possible to get two or three turkeys
from it.
Philip Bayne, John J. Keane and
Charles Barteman recently participant
ed in a two-day shoot in lower St.
Mary county, Nd. making their head
quarters at Curley's. near Ridge. They
motored to Ridge via Leonardtown.
going over one Of the most attrac-
tive routes in nearby Maryland, and
not only did they enjoy the cunning.
but they also partook of oysters from
the rocks off Point Lookout.
I'VE had a great trip" remarked
Barteman. telling of the quail and
rabbits they bagged.
Bayne shot eight quail and four rab-
bits, Keane had seven birds and two
rabbits to his credit and Barteman's
count was five birds and one rabbit.
They brought home a supply OF oys-
tiers in the shell and enjoyed roast
at the Bayne home, "a 18th street
northeast.
Hugo Fritsch again proved to be
the lone angler on a week end trip to
Aqua creek. The heavy rain Saturday
night did not dampen the ardor OF
this enthusiast. He had gone away
many an afternoon when the weather
was anything but promising and had
good sport the following day, and the
last weekend was a repetition OF such
experiences.
Gloomy weather greeted, him in the
morning and the rain had mudd1ed
the water in the narroWs out tne
angler was able to Ash In the cove
where he found fish enough to make
the sport interesting. His catch to-
tailed thirteen bass and pike.
1.-THE bass were not as large as they
might have been" he remarked. but
were all right for so late In the sea-
SON"
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REDS TO TRAIN AT HOME,
Hermann Says Weather in April
in Ohio as Good as in South,

CINCINNATI, December 21.-August
Hermann, president of the Cincin-
natl National club, announces that
the Cincinnati team will train at
home next spring, as the regular
season will not start until May. The
entire month of April will be devoted
to practice among the home team
players, but it may be that inter-
league games will be arranged with
several American League teams.
"I do not see why we should send
our team south in April when the
weather is just as pleasant at home
as it is in the SOUTH" said Hermann.
"It looks like both the National and
American leagues will adopt a 14O-
game schedule at the joint meeting
in New York on January 16. and
this will mean that all the teams ex-
cept those in seacoast towns will
spend the month Of April at home
practicfng for the opening of the
regular playing season. It will mean
great saving to the club owners"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
COBB FLIRTING WITH YANKS
Rumored He Is Anxious to End His
Career in New York.

NEW YORK, December 20-It is per-
sistently rumored that Ty Cobb is
anxious to end his base ball career as
member Of the Yankees, and that the
base ball world may soon be startled
by news Of a big cash offer by Col. Jacob
Rupert for the famous Georgian.
Upon his return from France this
wee. Cobb made rather significant
statement. He said that he was tired
Of base ball, but that he might succumb
to the lure Of the game next spring. He
then added that he considered himself
a free agent, inasmuch as he was given
a ten-day notice Of release by the De-
troit club last spring.
1t is understood that the contract I'M
der which Cobb drew $4,000 annually
expired last fall. Tyrus is a man of in
dependent means now, and a big salary
will be required to coax him back to
base ball
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TO RECEIVE WAR WORKERS.
Washington State Delegation tt
Keen Open House Monday.

The Washington state delegation IN
washington, which comprises the
congressional delegation, as we'll as
large number of other persons in Off
cial and private life, has arranged to
keep open house Monday from to Z
o'clock for the war workers, both
men and women, at the headquarters
of the republican women's executive
committee. 1923 H street northwest
The affair will be in the nature OF a
farewell to the war workers who Will
soon depart for their homes. but All
yited. A special guest will be Mrs.
Josephine Preston Of Olympia. Wash,
state superintendent Of public in
Struction.
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BAKER MAY MEAN IT.
Former Home-Run King Apparent
" Sincere in Retirement.

NEW YORK. December al.
Franklin Baker. the eminent gentle
man farmer of Trappe. Md. threatens
to take all the Christmas Joy out of
the stockings of Col. Jacob. Rupert
and Miller Higgins. president and
manager, respectively. Of the New
York base ball club of the American
League. Just when Messrs. Rupert
and Higgins are congratuiatlng
themselves upon the acquisition OF
Lewis. Shore and Leonard of the Bos-
ton Red Sox. Baker announces MS re-
tirement from base ball.
The worst of it is that Baker is
probably sincere in his determina Hao
to retire. His contract with the yam
kees has expired He stated when ne
signed three years ago that he would
not play third base or any 9th other sI posi-,
his three-year term with the local
team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
MOTOR CYCLE STRIKES
POST, |NJUR|NC RIDER
Condition of Edward Higgins, Who
Was in Crash, Now Critical.
Other Accidents.

Edward Higgins,,s1s D street, about
l o'clock this morning. was seriously
injured when his motor cycle came to
a sudden stop AGAINST lamp post in
front of 9o6 18th street. He was I'M
conscious when picked up and taken
to Emergency Hospital His condition
is critical.
Car 113 on the Capital Traction line
yesterday afternoon jumped the track
at 1st and B streets southwest. foot of
Capitol Hill, knocked down tree and
smashed two windows in Israel A. NJ
L. Church. The car was being taken
to the Georgetown barn for repairs
and was in the charge of a motorman,
who was its only occupant. He was
NOT h1lrt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
GRAND LARCENY CHARGED.
Servant Arrested in Case of War
Workers Losing Propertv.

Amanda Smith, colored. 1882 18th
street, was arrested last night by
Sergt. Holmes and Detective Jerry
Sullivan of the eighth precinct and
charged with five cases of grand lar
ceny.
1t is charged that the girl accepted
a position as domestic in the family
of Mrs. Ida Higley. 1924 New Hamp-
shire avenue. remained less than two
days, and disappeared with nearly
$500 worth of property of war work
ers rooming in the house. Much of
the property was recovered. Detec-
tives say the prisoner admitted the
thefts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
GIFTS FOR NEEDY ORPHANS.
Railway Mail Women to Remem-
Der Epidemic Unfortunates.

The woman's auxiliary of the Rail-
way Mail Association announces that
it has finished packing Christmas
clothing, toys and baskets. which it
proposes to give to needy orphans
made such by the influenza epidemic,
and asks for the names of such or
phans or of families.
The president of the organization.
Mrs. A. K Wine, may be notified by
telephone. Lincoln 1921. or at her
home, 116 Sd street northeast, or Mrs.
Charles E. Steinmeyer. at 621 Massa-
chuSettS avenue northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
u. S. FLIERS LOST 81 BALLOONS
IN LAST ALLIED OFFENSIVE

During the last allied offensive. be-
tween September rs and November II,
twenty-one American balloons were lost.
A report on the balloon companies Of the
LIST Army in France shows that fifteen
balloons were destroyed by German air.
planes and six by shells, and that the
enemy lost at least fifty.
An idea of how hot was the action
in which the American units were en-
gagged was indicated by the statement
that the 18th Balloon Company was at
tackled four times on October 6, and
that Lieuta J. A. McDevitt and 6. D.
Armstrong, attached to that company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
Sharkey and Loadman Draw.

BALTIMORE. Md. Dec. 21.-In the
first sparring match in this city since
the war ban was lifted. Jack Sharkey
of New York and Dick Loadman OF
Lockport, NY, fought IL rounds to
draw last night before a large crowd:
Neither scored a knockdown. Sharkey
started OF with an advantage by his
straight quick blows. but this was
counterbalanced by Loadman's body
firing as the bout came to an end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21

were force to jump twice to escape enemy
attacks. Lieut.. w. J. R. Taylor, 9Th
Company, and Lieut.. B. T. Burt and
J. A. Higgs, 7th Company, also made
four jumps each, American officers IN
all, during the offensive, making thirty
parachute jumps.
Lieut. c. M Reeves, student OBJ
server with the 7th Company, was IN the
air only four hours and made three
parachute jumps, two balloons being
burned over his head.
Maj. Gen. Summeral1, in commune
cation to the commanding officer Of the
corps balloon group, commended the
companies for their work.
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BRAVES ARE SOLVENT.
President Heydler Finds Clubs Al
fairs in Satisfactory Shape.

BOSTON, Dec 21-John A. Hsyd1er.
paying his drst VISIT to Boston as
president Of the National League.
conferred with officers Of the Boston
National League club. He found the
clubs affairs in very satisfactory
shape, he said.
AS president of the league. Nh
Haydler said, he did not intend to
interfere with the domestic affairs OF
the teams in the circuit unless they
concerned the league as a whole
s.The league" he continued. "is not
in a position to dictate what any one
club will do about its internal matters
SO long as it conducts its AFFAIRS IN
accordance with league obltgations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
Cancels Ohio State Game.

CHICAGO, December IA shake
ND in the 1919 foot ball schedule of
Northwestern University was an
nounced today. The game with Ohio
state University, scheduled to be
played at Columbus on October IL,
was Cancelled and game with Wis
consin, to be played at Evanston, was
arranged instead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
JACK HENDRICKS RETURNS.
St. Louis Manager Says Ball Play
CTS Want to Return Home.

NEW YORK. December 21.-"Jack"
Hendricks. manager of the St Louis
National League base ball club, who
has been serving in France as a
Knights of Columbus field secretary,
has arrived here on the Megantic.
Predicting brilliant season for the
game, Hendricks declared that many
ball players now in service abroad
are expressing the hope that they
will return in time for the training
trips next spring.
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Wolgast Is Adjudged Competent.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, December 21.-
Adolf Wolgast, former lightweight
champion. was found competent to
manage his own affairs in q decision
here by the superior court. The decf-
sion ended a guardianship established
in 1917. and returned to Wolgast the
control of property valued, in his Pc
titiou. at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
Hit by Po1iceman's Bicycle.

Miss Lillian Sutherlin, 1867 Ben
ming road, early last evening was
knocked down by bicycle ridden by
Policeman ]. E. Bobo of the first pre-
cinct, while running to catch street
car near Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street. She was only slightly
hurt.
Miss Margaret Mclean was knock
ed down by a street car at 18th and
H streets about o'clock yesterday
afternoon and slightly hurt. She re-
fused reatment.
ness man of Verona, Pa, operating a
vehicle of the Semmes Motor Com
pany, in an attempt to catch train,
was seriously injured yesterday aft
ernoon as a result of a collision be-
tween the motor car and a street car
at Massachusetts avenue and 5th
street. w. s. Ramsey, guest of La
fayette Hotel. also an occupant of
the automobile, received slight in
jurieS The injured men We're taken
to Casualty Hospital.
Knocked Down by Auto.
Ruth Miles. colored, Fairmont
an automobile operated by Max ST.
mon, 1911 9Th street, while crossing
near 10th and E streets yesterday
afternoon. She received a slight in
jury to her left leg, but refused hos
pital treatment
A motor truck operated by Harry
G. Robinson, 1921 9Th street, last
night, shortly before o'clock, skid
ded and overturned on Pennsylvania
avenue, Twining City, injuring julius
Taylor, colored, 338 Van street south
west, occupant of the truck. He was
taken to Casualty Hospital. Two
other occupants of the vehicle es-
capped injury.
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indianapolis Franchise Not for Sale

INDIANAPOLIS, December 21-1n
a letter received here from ]. G. Nc
Gill; who wrote from Denver en- route
to Los Angeles, the owner of the
Indianapolis base ball franchise OF
the American Association. put
quietus on rumors that he would sell
his franchise. McGill stated in his let
ter that he was not contemplating
letting loose of his franchise and that
he would be here January 10 to make
plans for the coming season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21

Col Edward P. Orion, field artillery,
stationed at Camp Travis, Tex, has
been ordered to this city for duty in
the Office Of the chief of field artillery.
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BOWLING BATTLE.
MASONIC LEAGUE.
Col. E. P. orion Assigned Here.

Totals. 4s4 4sa 47s Totals. 40 4s4 40
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Knocked Down by Auto.
The "VeIvet Kind''

when company does call-'Tis the
Kind that pleases all."-Advertise-
ment.
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The ~velvet Kind"
keep in mind the Velvet KIND.
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Col. schofield Ordered to the Coast.

termaster Corps, has been relieved
from duty in this city and ordered to
San Francisco for duty as assistant
to the zone supply officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21

Biegel, star basket ball player at
Baltimore City College last year. is
putting up a good game at center on
the st. Johns College quint.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
British Raiders Cause
Ruin in Lieee District

THE HAGUE, May 28.-Details of
the British air raid last week in the
Liege district of Belgium are pub
lished to-day by "Les Nouvelles." A
score Of machines participated in the
action. dropping about rwenty bombs
One bomb fell in the middle of the
important railway station of Kinkem-
pcis, killing or injuring large num-
Der of German soldiers and civilians
The explosion set fire to the building
and part of it was destroyed.
Another missile fell close to the
Meuse ironworks, which was occupied
by Germans, and it produced panic
among the workers. Bombs also were
dropped at Herstal upon the Pieper
munition works and the national ar
senal, which is now German controlled
The damage here was small. Another
bomb fell on an industrial plant at
Chenee.
The raid, according to the newspaper,
completely surprised the Germans. No
defence airplanes went up, and the
antl-aircraft guns had not been. sup
piled with suitable ammunition.
On the same day this British air
squadron also successfully bombed and
set on fire factories at Aix-les-C Cha
pelle e~4+--