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Evening star., 1918-01-21
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

August Hermann, chairman of the
national commission, who is in Wash
ington to confer with William Roper,
commissioner of internal revenue, re-
garding the application of war taxes to
base ball admissions, is one leading fig
ure in base ball who does not expect
the war materially to affect the sport
the coming season. In the belief Of Mr..
Hermann the publication of long cas-
ualty lists, expected by the time the
next campaign gets we'll under way, in
stead of sending the fans into seclusion
to mourn will cause them to seek the
relief and relaxation afforded by
healthful recreation in the open air.
"An illustration of what may be ex-
pected in base ball this coming season
is afforded in Cincinnati" Hermann
said in discussing the subject at his
hotel last evening. For years it has
to give their friends as Christmas pres
ents seats fof the opening game of the
season. The sale this winter has eX-
ceeded that of any for number of
years. since 1912, in fact. and may be
regarded as significant, considering
that these are war times Interest in
major league base ball generally was
well maintained last season, in view of
the unsettled conditions due to the en-
trance of this country into hostilities,
and by spring look to see the country
adjust itself to more nearly normal
basis.
Il do not anticipate that the gov
ernment control of railroads will oper-
late to interfere with the conduct OF
the pastme. 1 am conffoent the au-
thorities will adopt a reasonable atti-
tude in regard to base ball, and 1t is
assured that those running the game
will do everything in their power to
Tighten the burdens of the transporta-
ton lines The abolition Of the large
number of trunks usually carried by
every club will be one way Of doing
this. All of the National League clubs
and those of the American League. too.
understand, will require their players
to carry their own uniforms. They
will practically be obliged to. for no
team could afford to run the risk of
being without uniforms owing to the
failure of the baggage cars to arrive
in time. In the light. steel cases avail
able for the purpose the uniforms.
shoes and all accessories for the play
ing field can be carried without incon-
venience by the players.
Another saving that will be effected
by the clubs this year is in the matter
of players carried on trips. Instead of
a manager carrying from twenty-five
to twenty-five men around the circuit
all season he can limit his squad to
only the fifteen or sixteen actually
needed and leave the others at home
something develop to make their serv-
ices required"
Referring to the conference with the
internal revenue officials set for 2
o'clock this afternoon, Hermann was
not prepared to say just what recon-
Evening star., 1918-01-21
HERMANN THINKS BASE BALL
WILL HAVE PROSPEROUS YEAR
Chairman of National Commission Be.
ieves War Will Not Affect Attendance
No Transportation Troubles Expected.

mendations would be made by the
committee representing the base ball
interests regarding the collection of
the war tax on admissions, but he
by the authorities would be equitable.
'"The questions to be decided are sim
pie in themselves" the Cincinnati
magnate said today, "but We could not
proceed without obtaining an official
ruling on them. One relates to the
season passes and another to rain
checks. The law requires that daily
reports of collections be submitted.
"In the case of rain checks a spectator
would pay his war tax when he entered
the grounds and if a game of legal length
were not played he might present MS
rain check for admission to any sub
sequent game during the season The
additional tax of 10 per cent on the
price of the ticket he originally pur-
chased.
''In the case of season passes it would
simplify matters if the tax for the entire
season could be paid in advance, but there
Is some doubt whether the Requirement,
for daily reports will permit this How
ever, l expect these points and Others
to be discussed will be cleared up in short
order at the conference this afternoon. in
which case l will leave town this evening
for Pittsburgh, where the playing Sched-
ules will be framed tomorrow or Wednes-
day"
As far as could be ascertained, Hermann
and Walter Hapgood, secretary of tbs
Boston Nationals, were the only members
Of the base ball tax committee VINO Nod
arrived in Washington at noon today
Hermann reached here last evening, his
train from Cincinnati being eleven hours
late. Hapgood arrived this morning
President Johnson of the American
League. who left Chicago with his sec
retary, William Harridge. Saturday night
and was due to reach Washington al
5 40 o'clock last evening, had not put in ar
John Heydler, secretary of the National
League. nor John B. Foster, secretary
of the New York Giants, the other men,
bers of the committee, could be located
at that hour.
According to a dispatch from St Louis
Business Manager Quinn Of the Browns
today announced that Second Baseman
perriu Pratt will be traded to one OF the
three clubs before the sun sets this even
ing.
1t was further stated that Washing
ton, Cleveland and New York are the
that Manager Miller Higgins of the
Yankees arrived in ST. Louis today may
be considered significant in this con-
nection. The Yankees have been an
Cling for Pratt's services for a long
time.
Evidence that the minor league sit
uation is not as hopeless as has been
reported is forthcoming from the west,
reports from Tulsa. Okla, being to the
effect that the Arizona Base Ball
League was formed there yesterday,
with Charles ]. Brill of Tulsa as presi-
dent and the cities of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
City, Arrnore, Okla, and Fort Smith, Ark
represented. An effort is to be made
to make an eight-club circuit of it by
adding three more cities.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
G. U. BOY IN AIR SERVICE
IN ITALY WRITES HOME
Charles T. Buckley Studying the
Bombing Capronis-Says Flying
Is Just the Thing.

message from the italian front to
his friends in Washington has just been
received here from Charles T. Buckley,
law school of Georgetown University
last year. who is preparing for service
with the Italian flyers.
The aviator's message is to Hugh ].
Fegan. secretary of the law school. He
writes, in part, as follows:
December II, 1917.
"Just word to let you and the rest
of the faculty Of Georgetown Law School
know what is being done by one of it's
many students in Uncle Sans service.
Last year was my first at Georgetown.
and memorable one it was for many
rea sons
THE flying game is just the thing, and
in very short order I will have COM
pleted what the Italians designate as
the second brevet,' the completion of
least first lieutenancy in the United
States Army and also for the renowned
Italian insignia. the Golden Eagle
We are in training here to become
take it. you have heard a great deal.
Bombing. I am told. is to be the main
topic in the great aerial game which
our country is preparing for. So prob
aply a1ter our course Is finished here
We will be sent back to the states as
instructors or dispatched to the front
for service. We are not far from the
actual battle lines. The Capronl plane
has been adopted by the italian forces
for bombing.
There is nothing much else that I can
tell you, except that we are the only
Z mericans in italy engaged in this branch
# the service, SO far as have been able
to learn. and the people here are per-
II Iax
eanized class in Italian for us at the
Technical Institute in Froggia"
Evening star., 1918-01-21
LAMAR OUT ON $4,000 BOND.
Former Wall Street Financier Re.
leased From New Jersey Pen.

NEW YORK, January 21.-David
Lamar, one time Wall street financier.
has been released from a New Jersey
penitentiary under $50,000 bond by Fed
eral Judge Hand here pending the
outcome of his appeal from conviction
on a charge of conspiring to foment
strikes among munition workers and
longshoremen.
Lamar was sent to the New Jersey
penitentiary for one year while serving
two-year sentence in the federal
prison in Atlanta for impersonating for
mer Representative A. Mitchell Pal
mer Upon discharge from the Atlanta
prison, where his sentence was reduced
to seventeen months because OF good
behavior. Lamar was transferred to the
New Jersey penitentiary to serve the
term imposed on the conspiracy charge.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
SPORT CHATTER.

Seven Ohio cities are now staging
boxing bouts ranging from ten to
twenty rounds.
The Montreal Wanderers. one of the
best known teams in professional
hockey, has disbanded for the season.
Nothing Informal about the Har-
ward swimmers. The Crimson natators
are being coached by Mr.. Waters.
New Orleans promoters have offered
Bantam Champion Pete Herman $4,000
to boz Memphis Pal Moore in the Cres-
cent city.
Jim Coffey, the Irish heavyweight,
who has done little fighting of late,
says he now Is ready to tackle any
heavy in the game
Dwight N Clark of Woodbridge,
Conn, said to be the country's oldest
golfer, will celebrate his eighty-ninth
birthday anniversary in March.
Manager McGraw of the Giants has
been sweet on Pitcher Jess Barnes for
some time. and finally landed the
Braves crack right-hander through
the Herzog deal
Lightweight Champion Benny Leon
ard has been offered a good guarantee
by New Haven promoters to meet Pete
Hartley. the Durable Dane.
Cincinnati fans are pleased with the
ruling of the Cincinnati boxing COM
mission which will permit twelve
round bouts to a decision after Febru-
ary /.
New York base ball writers who are
knocking the new plan of world series
divvy must have hunch that the
Giants will again get split of the
spoils next fall.
Several big league base ball teams
have arranged games to be played at
the different military training camps
in the south next spring.
when Catcher George Gibson signed
recently with the Giants it was the
fourteenth time he had affixed his sig
nature to a big league contract. He
broke in with the Pirates in 1905.
It is said that Pitcher Al Mamaux is
pleased with being traded to Brooklyn
and will do his best to help the Dodg-
ers. Last season Mamaux kicked over
the traces and quit the Pirates cold
The closing of Jim Jelfries' hotel as
a result of Los Angeles going dry, has
caused Tom Sharkey to return east
The old sailor heavyweight had been
employed at Jeff's hosiery for some
time.
Joe Egan, the Boston welterweight
continues to pile up victories in his
bouts in Milwaukee Seldom does a
change of scenery improve the work of
a scrapper SO quickly as was the case
when Egan removed from the Hub to
the Cream city.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
BY H. C. BYRD.

Tomorrow's game in the high school
basket ball series will break the tie
for first place in the standing of the
teams. Western and Business, two OF
the three quints now on even terms for
top berth. are due to meet. AS a result
one of them will go into the lead with
three victories and one defeat as Its
record, and the other will drop back
third with two games won and two
lost. Central is sure to get second
position without effort of its own.
This will be the first time that West
ern and Business have faced this sea-
son. On a comparison of what the two
teams have done against the others IN
the series, the game ought to be very
evenly fought. Western succumbed TO
Central by small margin. while Busl-
ness won from that team after the
hardest kind of struggle. On the
other hand, Eastern defeated Business
by one point and Western won from
Eastern by field goal and goal from
the foul line. points
As usual. the contest begins at 5
o'clock in the Y. NJ. c. A gymnasium
Gleason, guard for Catholic Univer-
sfty's basket ball team, is about the
smallest man in the District Intercol-
legiate League, but he also is one of
the hardest players. No matter how big
the opposing man may be. Gleason is
never afraid to body-check or to meet
him halfway in any kind OF rough
play.
A certain youngster playing guard
son one of the high school basket ball
quints recently remarked to his coach
between halves, after discussion of
the way the officials were enforcing
the rules:
'The only objection have to these
officials is that they do not seem to
have any standards"
That youngster might have studied
a month and he could not have thought
of a more caustic remark.
Recommendations made to the author
tiles of the Maryland State College may
result in a complete reorganization of
athletics at that institution. A sum
mary of the recommendations, based
considerably on a plan recently out
lined by George E. Vincent, president
of the general education board, follows:
F1rst-That a primary factor in such a
system must be a series of exercises
which reaches every student in the
institution; this training to be COM
pulsory for every man and woman in
college. This primary work. which will
ultimately become the bedrock of all
athletic training, should be based on
what usually is known as mass ex-
ercises. common in Germany and the
Scandinavian countries Neither the
German nor the Swedish system Is the
Evening star., 1918-01-21
LITTLE WORK FOR SCOUTS.
Minor Leagues Must Operate to
Keep Sleuths Busy.

CHICAGO. January 21-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 owners
here today.
1t was pointed out that up to this
time none of the club owners in the
two major leagues had renewed con-
tract with scout, although few have
contracts which hold over.
1t was estimated that if scouts are
dispensed with, the saving to the two
leagues would be in the neighborhood
of 100000.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
Billy Smith Gets Job With Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ga. January 21.-William
A Smith, former manager of the At
1anta base ball club Of che Southern
Association, has been named secretary
and business manager of the Crack
ers, succeeding Charles E. Colsson, II
was announced here last night Colsson
recently accepted the secretaryship OF
the Mobile club.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
FIELD TRIALS POSTPONED.
National Title Events Are Held Up
by Heavy Shows.

GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, January
21.-Because of the heavy snow and in
clement weather the national cham
pionship field trials, scheduled to be-
gin here today, have been postponed
until February 4.
The United States all-age stake. which
was postponed from the week Of Janu-
ary Z, will be finished Immediately
upon the conclusion of the champion
ship trials.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
Knickerbocker Pair Wins at Whist

NEW YORK, January 21-The At
lantio trophy for men, representing the
whist championship east OF the Missis-
sippi river, was won by S. s. Lenz and
George King of the Knickerbocke er
Whist Club of this city at the nine
teenth annual meeting of the Atlantic
Whist Association, which ended here
early yesterdays The individual high
score for women went to Mrs. Z. Boyn-
ton of Elizabeth, n. J.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
Pitcher Al Pardee Breaks His Neck

COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 21.-Al-
fred H. Pardee. forty three. once a we'll
known base ball pitcher, was killed
Saturday night when he fell down.
stairs at his home here. His neck was
broken. He was known as Napoleon
Pardee by base ball fans. and played
with Kansas City, Toledo, Wheeling,
Pittsburgh and Newark, N. ]. >
Evening star., 1918-01-21
Wallace and Norris Meet Tonight.

The pocket Billiard tourney running at
the Grand Central has attracted a great
deal of interest on account of the matches
being very close Tonight Waite Wal
lace, generally credited being the best
player in Washington, will cross cues with
Frank Norris, the game starting at s
o'clock
Evening star., 1918-01-21
TOMORROW'S GAME BREAKS
TIE in SCHOOL BASKET BALL
Western or Business Will Take Lead in
Team Standing After Their First
Meeting Other Gossip.

best, but ombination of the heavy
gymnastic drills of the former with
the lighter squad drills of the latter
is desirable.
Second-It is generally recognized
that there are gained certain attributes
in competitive sports not to De oo-
tanned in mass exercises. Therefore
there should be instituted system OF
compulsory intramural athletics, WITT
teams representing the different units
of the college. Every man should be
compelled to take part in one of these
branches of sport. and enough Sports
should be fostered, so that every man
will get an opportunity. Thus, Tor IN.
stance, every class will have its foot
ball team. wrestling team, boxing team
base ball team, track team. basket ball
team. and so on. for Just as man!
teams as there are students TO MI !ne
places. These games must be carried
out with competent supervision ana
regular schedules.
1t naturally follows that teams fol-
athletic competition with other COZ,
leges will be selected from the pest OF
the men representing their classes II
intramural competitions. Under sucr
circumstances. the varsity teams OF TINS
institution will then be representative
of the general development of oui
whole student body rather than com;
posed of few students upon whom al
the training has been centered.
The athletic association, now incor-
porated as a body separate from the
college and the organization under the
direction of which athletics is con.
Quoted should be abolished. All phys.
ical training of students-mass exer.
cises. intramural sports, intercollegiate
competition and military training
should be classified as part of the
general educational system of the col
lege, all to come under a new division
which might be called the division OF
health.
Recently a resolution passed by the
board of athletic control Of Princeton
University was accepted by many per.
sons as indicative of return to sports
by that institution. Since that time
though, there has been no action te
give further reason for such belief
Here is tho resolution:
Resolved, That we approve the ide:
of the development of athletic sport:
as a means of military training, ant
we offer the facilities of the association
to the use of the student battalion fol
that purpose: and in the second place
we approve the idea of having intercol'
legiate athletic competitor on a sim
pie and inexpensive plan which shall
maintain the athletic traditions o.
Princeton University"
No attempt has been made by Prince
ton to arrange foot ball schedule fol
next year, and it is not probable that {
base ball schedule will be played. How
ever, it is likely that the Tigers intent
to engage in minor sports and in suci
other sports as they can maintain thell
usual standard.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
Case to Meet Notre Dame Eleven

CLEVELAND, Ohio. January 21-
Case School Of Applied Sciences foot
ball team will meet the Notre Dame
eleven here September %, according
to the schedule for next fall. Case will
play Michigan at Ann Arbor October
s, and Ohio State University at Co.
lumbus November 8. Except for the
Notre Dame game the Case schedule of
home games is with Ohio college
teams
Evening star., 1918-01-21

Maj Henry A. London, veteran editor.
lawyer and politician, has died at his
home at Pittsboro. in Chatham county.
N c. He had been i'll several days.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
Would Eat With Disciples.

Jesus Christ desired that night to
eat with His disciples the passover
over of the destroying angel through-
out the land of Egypt. where. when
Evening star., 1918-01-21

Branch Hickey has signed Parker
Fwombly. Lehigh University's star
pitcher. He is q right-hander.
Evening star., 1918-01-21

Marcus B. Long. aged sixty, widely
known as a civil engineer, has died at
Tuscaloosa, Ala
Evening star., 1918-01-21

bition and desire. wickedness in
creased, and David saw sin. He saw
what sin meant, what 1t meant to the
individual. to his wife. to his children,
to the nation.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
Left the Little Band.

"And so Judas left the little band ana
Judas was the treasurer and perhapa
the disciples thought that Jesus might
have had reference to some oommod<
ity that Jesus wanted him to purchase
over against the morrow) then with
his remaining disciples. after they had
sung an hymn. he took them and cross
ed the little brook Hebron and entered
the garden of Gethsemane.
That brings me to the subject of my
message and I want you to notice for
your edification and health and for
your rebuke, too, If need be, and I pray
God you may have your mind and heart
open that my message may apply to
you. Never mind the one that rubs ell
bows, the one that sits in front or be-
hind. don't take my message and pass
it on to the next fellow behind you and
you pass ii on behind you until you pass
it out. Get a lesson out of it for YOUR
self. Never mind the other fellow.
Il have become child of God
through my repentance of sin and
faith in Jesus Christ. and I owe to
God and to Gods cause that which
i don't owe to this world, and I don't
care whether the world dimes or damns,
Kisses or applauds. I will testify to the
deeds that are evil"
Evening star., 1918-01-21

they did not find the blood on the door.
post, the first born was slain.
THAT night at the supper table Peter
noticed that Jesus looked sad and wor-
ried and troubled and he turned TO
John. who was the favorite disciple and
sat next to the Master: John. you ask
Him what is the trouble.
John turned to Him and said: Mas
ter what is the matter"
"Jesus said: One of you shall bs-
tray me-
.Peter said. Well, Lord, is 1t II
John said. Well. Lord. is it T.
"And Judas. that double-dyed, dis.
titled black-hearted. infamous old
reprobate had the audacity and effront-
cry to look Jesus Christ in the face and
smile blandly and say. Well. Lord. is
it -
And Jesus said. Tt is he to whom
give the sop.
$50 saying he dipped it into the dish.
after the manner and custom OF his
time. and said, That. that thou doests
do quickly
Judas knew that Jesus Christ had
called him. for he had been bartering
with the enemies of Jesus to sell him
for thirty pieces of silver. 1852 in our
money. not the price of hog today
for pork is SIS hundred.
Evening star., 1918-01-21
Reason Sinner Outlives Good Man.

to the nation.
Reason Sinner outlives Good Man.
'It was a curse and a blight and
damnation to every one that commit
ted it or those that they touched or
won't do right. If men have made up
their minds they will live in sin as
| long as they live, don't see any use of
letting them live any longer. Then let
earth, and let them be no more.
Then you have said the very same
thing when some good. noble, respect
| able man has died sooner than some
ertfne. You have said, I don't see why
God didn't kill that old devil and let
| the decent man live, because this fel-
| low. by living, is cursing people. Ihat
man. by his life. was a benedtction.
why did the good man die Ind the
| vile fellow live? Well It is because
Cod knew If the good man died he
would go to Heaven and the other
fellow would go to hell. and God was
giving him q chance, my friends. to re-
pent. for God has no pleasure in the
death of the wicked That is why
David said he couldn't see any use in
letting the old reprobate live as long
as he had made up his mind he would
| be a reprobate as long as he lived, anu
you have said the same thing.
Sinner Not the Only One Affected.
Sometimes I hear men speak light
| ly about sin. I have always said,
| Either that fellow doesn't know what
| he is talking about. he doesn't realize
| what 1t is or his heart has become so
| hard and black and cal1ous because of
his long Indulgence that he has lost
| all respect for God and man and
decency and virtue He looks upon
a woman as a sort of female divine
| prerogative, by and through whom he
| can live and crafty his lusts anu de-
sires.'
mo fellow would talk like that If he
| was sane, if he had a good mind But
| listen: II the sinner was the only one
affected. I would work just as hard as
i ! do. if the man who committed sin was
| the only one that had to suffer for his
! sin. I'd work just as hard as I do for
| the benefit that would accrue to him.
mo man lives In himself alone. You
| can't conf1ne the results of your sin
; to yourself You will communicate it
| to others. You rub elbows with others
| in society. in the lodge. in your hsme.
on the street. Your influence will be
| blight or a mildew. Others have to
| suffer because Of it"