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The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
TIGERS ORDER BLUE
TO REPORT MARCH IA

L A Jimmy" Blue. the local boy
who last season played first base
for the Martinsburgh club OF the
Blue Ridge League, was yesterday
notified by President Navin, OF the
Detroit Tigers, to report to the
spring training camp at Wichita.
Texas, on March IA. Blue was dis
covered by one of the Tiger ivory
hunters while a member of Willie
Morris Martinsburgh club last fall.
His stick work attracted the eyes
OF all major league scouts. but the
Tigers finally landed him after some
very high bidding. Blue was the
only player in the Blue Ridge
League to move up into the majors.
He is two years minus being old
enough to be caught in the draft
and will no doubt be a big help to
the Tigers this season. He has
recently opened up a business in
this city.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
South Atlantic Colleges
To Have Mile Relay

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. H.-The one
mile relay championship of the
South Atlantic intercollegiate Asso-
citation has been added to the list
Of events at the University of Penn
sylvania Relay Carnival to be held
here on April Is and q, 1t was an.
nounced today.
Included in the membership of the
association are Johns Hopkins, Geor-
gia Tech. Georgetown. Richmond
College, University of North Caro-
lima, st. Johns College, of Annapolis,
Nd; Maryland State College, wash
ington and Lee, George Washington
University, Catholic University, Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute and other
leading colleges of the near South.
Teams from at least six Of these in
stitutions will compete in the event,
the announcement said.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
RACING DATES
FOR new YORK
Jockey Club Plans Opening
Of Thoroughbred Sea-
son During May.

'Tis Just about this time every
year the valiant turtle. who miss
ed the New Orleans meet, begins
to champ on the bit. The doughty
warrior of the balmy season here
is anxiously counting the days when
he can see the fiery steeds once
again fight out their weIl-known
thrilling finishes.
The turtle is roofing for their
return with fervent ardor. for this
year. he knows positively he will
call the finishes with greater pre-
cision. And as stirring as a cy-
clone duel is, it Is mild in compari-
son with the feeling of Joy when
your marvellous knowledge of horses
lands your dough on the baby that
went over ahead of the others.
In about a week or so we will
know the day and place when the
horses will be back. There are
several reasons for a delay. First
'one is that August Belmont, chair
man OF the Jockey Club, didn't ar
rive from La Belle, France. until
last Saturday. Second is that
napolis regarding the future OF
AoNAh6 11oi
II the Southern couriers were
given the guillotine it would natur-
ally move up the Eastern dates.
This would call for an earlier open
Ing than usual around here.
As far as racing in Maryland
getting the exit sign this year IL
will not happen. This means that
the Eastern season will open at
Bowie about the first part of April.
The horses will stay there until the
middle OF May, when the Long Is
land season will begin.
1t is hardly possible that New
York will clash with Maryland. for
it would not help the fields about
here.
To give the sport a little more
glory the opening should take
place at Belmont. Last season
Jamaica started the ball rolling, and
the raising of the curtain was just
an ordinary event. This doesn't
mean that jamaica isn't as good a
racing spot as Belmont.
The regulars will agree unani-
mously that as far as racing is
concerned. Jamaica has a big shade
on Belmont. Every inch of the
race can be plainly seen and the
horses run the natural way. But
Belmont possesses splendor and
magnitude that are strangers to
Jamaica. And all the fluffy dufi
adds TO the big noise of the sea-
sons opening.
So the eager lover Of the pranc-
ing. dancing thoroughbreds will
have to wait a while before the day
arrives.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
CONNIE MACK MUST
WAIT FOR PLAYERS

Boston, Mass. Feb. H.-Edward G..
Barrow. former president of the In
ternational League, now the manager
of the Boston Red Sox, is here to
look things over, to watch the sign
ed contracts OF the players come
along and to make final arrange
ments for the Sox's training trip to
the Arkansas Hot Springs. He says
he will not begin building his team
even on paper until he sees the
boys out in their playing clothes.
Yesterday afternoon he and Presi-
dent Frazee went up to look the ball
park over, and were delighted with
prospects for an early spring. Re-
garding the McInnis deal. Manager
Barrow had little to say.
''All there is to do now Is to wait
until We get down South. There
we can look the material over. and
it will take only a short time to
find out the players We will offer
to Connie Mack. ! suppose IL we
do not have any that please him We
shall have to go back and get them.
But just now there is no news. It's
useless to figure out the possible
combinations until We see the boys
in action"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
HAVANA ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-ClAiming: purse. 500; ysa--
olds and upward; siH furlougs. Frank keCsh.
g; Curls, l0s; Brobeck, 100; Jack Lahan. lH;
Pwple and Gold. los: ConmsurettA, lO6: Alman-
dite, lU; Cash Up. 10; Wizard. lG; Salon, lG ::
Charlie Mc;es. l0: Piouects. llo; Dash. no;
Duchess Of LiEWeI llo
SECOND RACE-ClAiminC: purse. $40; ,
yesr-olds and upward; six furlOugsL Ooufscas
ton, g.: Genesis. Zoe; Miss JaLbo. l0e; ScyllA
lG: Moncrief. l07: Twinkle Toes, lG: Goldsn
Chance. lp; Now Then. lO9; Little Wonder. no;
BiermAn. ll2; No. TImnps. IL; Santo, Us.
THIRD RACE-ClSiming; purse, $50; 3-year~
oIds and upward: one mile and twenty ysrds-
Jose De Wales. q: Hattie Burton. los; aGzon.
IOl: Business Agent lB; Quick STAR, llo;
Gano. lis; Old Ben, lis
FOURTH RACE-Clsimipg; prse. S0o; ,
year-olds and upward; one mile AMI hfty yards.
Rapid Firer, IS: PAN. l0l: Schemer, N3s BIS
To Do l0i: CAPT Marchmont, H.
FIFTH RACE-Claiming; purse. 500: SyeSr-
olds and upward; six furlongs. @EhEabeth h.
s.: kildare Boy. IS: sCurlicue l04: I4ntAna.
los; BlanchitA. los; Roscoe GOose. los; NoTTic.
10: Primero. Ill; Yorlyille. IL: BhcoreS H.
SIXTH RACB-Clziming: pur$e. 500: S-yesr-
olds and upward; one mile and twenty yards.
-Damietts, IS; London Grl. IS; Cousin Dan.
100: Thomas Hare. l05: RAlph s.. los: High
Tide. l5; Black Frost. lG; Colonel Matt, 100
sArurentios allowance ciaimed
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
TOMMY GIBBONS ON
VISIT TO THIS CITY

Tommy Gibbons. the sensational
St Paul middle weight battier.
along with his manager. Eddie
kean. were visitors here for a short
time yesterday. Kean Is q WASH
inston boy and whenever in this
section he always stops OF there TO
see his many friends. Kean is look
ing out for the business interest OF
the two Gibbons brothers and Billy
Whelan, the ST. Paul light-weight
Eddie stated last night that he
had closed out his end Of a deal to
have Tommy Gibbons battle Jack
Dillon before the American Ath-
letic Association. OF Baltimore, on
March 6. While here Tommy was
in a lengthy conference with DR..
Raycroft, of the War Department
Training Camp Activities Commit
tee. in reference to being placed in
one of the cantonments as a boxing
instructor.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
RACING CUBA'S
Game Is Flourishing Under
Browns Management at
Oriental Park.

Havana. Cuba, Feb. n.-RacinF In
Havana. now the only sport Of its kind
in progress north of the Equator, n
fast becoming the national pastims Of
the Cubans Always lovers of out
door recreation, they have taken to
''the sport OF kings" in a manner that
makes IL plainly evident that racing
will, in time. be even more popular
than baseball on the island
II. ID. Brown has spent a fortune 10
the construction OF Oriental Park He
laid out most pretentious plans which.
in the beginning. were scoffed at by
those who had little faith that q sue
cessful race meeting could be given
In cuba His original ambitious poll
cies have been steadily adhered 70.
and Il is no idle boast 70 say that
the winter meetings at Oriental Park
now compare fayorably with any an
the United States. Certainly there -
no finer race course anywhere than
here. Situated. as II is. in q natural
bowl. with the grandstand fully twenty
feet above the track. visitors are en-
abled to see teh running Of every foot
Of every contest.
The meeting this winter has depend
ed almost solely on local support,
and its success has been remarkable.
There is little patronage from the
United States. owing 10 The war but
despite this the crowds are as large.
and the volume Of speculation heavier
than any previous season. This. Of
course. means that racing Is firmly
established here. and that each sue
ceeding meeting should be better than
its predecessor.
Racing-s growth has not been OF the
mushroom sort. On the contrary. II
has been steady and healthy, and each
season has shown an Improvement in
the quality OF the sport
A number Of stakes were hung up by
the Cuban-American Jockey Club tins
winter-about twenty in all Purses
ranging in value from LOO to $3.50
were added to these events. The win
ners' portions, with the entrance
moneys, have amounted, in some in
stances, to as much as s2.9Jo. These
stakes attracted a better class Cs
horses. and already several horsemen
have announced their intention OF
bringing down some hish-class stake
performers next winter to compete in
these fixtures
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
|O'DONOVAN Is
CARD HIMSELF
Camp Meade Instructors $
Refereeing Has Boosted
Boxing in Baltimore.

One of the real reasons for the
growing popularity Of the fight game
in the Monumental City with both
Washington and Baltimore fans il
Capt. Patrick J. O'Donovan.
Capt. O'Donovan's middle name was
fighting-not In the roped arena, but
in the broader field of the world-un-
til he was put temporarily out OF
commission by some OF Kaiser Bills
shrapnel. Just now he Ii boxing in
structor at Camp Meade and officiates
as the third man in the ring at the
important matches held In the Monu-
mental City.
O'Donovan has his own way of run
ming a fight. and It makes a hit with
the fans. They are always assured
of a run for their money, for the
Irish arbitrator makes them tight.
"Come on. this Is not a foot race;
stay in and fight" he will caution a
battler who shows signs of making
a bout q marathon.
"Stop hanging on. Get out Of the
ring IL you're tired. You're in here to
fight" he will tell another weary
scrapper stalling for the bell
Use your head to think with, not
for a battering RAM" he will warn q
init artist prone to sneak over q little
butting with his top piece.
And they take his advice for
O'Donovan has been trained to take
orders and follow them and he
brings that military spirit into the
ring.
With all that ODonovan has a
heart as big at q house. He loves
the sport and he would be the last
to see a slaughtering pen made OF
the prize ring.
Toss in the sponge" he told
Charlie Harvey, former secretary OF
the New York boxing commission,
Wallace was taking a bad mauling
at the hands Of George CLANCY
the other night.
bleeding, but game and O'Donovan
wanted. to spare the painful K. o.
He's never been knocked out and
he won't be now" replied Harvey
declining the request. Harvey was
right. Chaney's blows, while punish
ing. lacked K. o. force and Wallace
was fighting on his feet when the
bout ended.
I1C q "OElu nclp 10 Inc young
fighter is this O'Donovan. He will
stand for nothing that looks crook
ed or framed and the kid that
climbs into the ropes expecting to
put one over on Capt. Pat Is due
for a surprise.
ODonovan learned what he knows
of the manly art on the East Side
of New York. where a knowledge of
l. -
sary as the alphabet. He enlisted
in the British army and saw more
than his share of fighting before
he was furloughed for GONZALES
cence. With the English army he
did much to popularize the favorite
sport Of the Marquis OF Queens
bury. He's following the same lines
with the Baltimore and Washington
boys at Camp Meade and all of the
bouts at Baltimore are literally
patronized by his proteges.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
JOE WALCOT'T
NOW STOKER
Barbados Demon No Re-
senblance of Great Old
Fighting Machine.

st. John. N. B., wednesday.-In the
murky forecastle of a transatlantic
tramp lying at West st. John, a re-
porter today found Joe walcott, the
famous Barbados Demon and one
time welter-weight champion boxer
OF the world. The feet that had so
often been encased in ring snakers
were now covered with heavy fire.
room boots. for walcott has forsaken
the ring and Is now a fireman on
the freighter. Dressed in dingy
dungarees with a sooty bit of towel
ing tied about his neck. the Bar
BADGES Demon did not resemble
very much the great fighting ma
chine he once was.
Il guess / am out of the game TO
stay all right" he said, as he shrug-
ged his massive shoulders, the only
physical evidence that remained of
his once gigantic strength. TT was
a good game, 10 be sure, but IL looks
better than it is. You see, 1 am pretty
comfortable here" he continued as he
raised the tin cup to his lips with
a great gnarled fist that had landed
many q Knockout blow. I'm not
one to run down the boys in the
fighting game. but I've found since
LETT II there are friends when you
are flush and other friends when
you're broke, and the first bunch are
the more numerous"
Walcott is an old man now, not old
in years. for he is only 45, but old
because Of the physical strain which
he endured while IN the ring.
Yes. 1 broke that on Mysterious
Billy Smith. and he was sure some
scrapper." Walcott said. as he held
up a hand deformed and broken.
Perhaps Mysterious Billy Smith
and fought oftener and were more
fully matched in our prime than any
other two men in the welter-weight
division. and the fans OF the old days
will remember that we never passed
up an opportunity of meeting one an
other"
Joe is still the good-natured philoso-
phic negro, as was shown when he
said: II have got good officers, 1
get enough to eat and good pay. so
why should /, even though 1 once
held the welter-weight title. be GUAR
reling with my lot
1t was not until Walcott reached
this port that he learned Of he death
Of his old friend, John L Sullivan.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
RICE HAS NOT
JOINED NAVY
Great Lakes Training Sta
ton Denies Nationals Out
fielder Has Enlisted.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Sammy Rice, hard
est hitting outfielder OF the Nationals.
Is not going to enter the navy by way
Of the naval training station at Great
Lakes, Ill. He has never been at Great
Lakes and he has never contemplated
going there, as far as the authorities
there are aware.
Just at present the author Of the lit
tie fiction is keeping under cover with
such success that efforts to trace the
report are unavailing. The only ap-
parent reason for its being started at
third baseman, is at the station In the
fighting tar.
Those who are bold enough to claim
q speaking acquaintance with the
ways OF the navy say that even should
Rice decide to foresake baseball for
Kaiser batting he wouldn't come TO
Great Lakes. Rice's home Is east OF
Chicago. and there are naval training
stations much handler where he would
undoubtedly be ordered to report.
Last week a report was spread that
Ty Cobb had enlisted and was in the
detention camp at Great Lakes. When
IL came to verifying 1t Chicago sport
scribes were informed that II was just
a little joke concocted to tickle the
risibilities Of the fun-loving Great
Lakes crew. AS far as can be ascer-
tanned the Rice story falls into the
same category.
well. that sure is good news" Is
the way the Old Fox put it when told
about the latest report from Chicago
in reference to Sammy Rice enlist
listing in the navy. Il did not think
that Rice would make such a move
without first taking me into his con-
idence. and suppose the old boy will
be with US until Uncle Sam calls
him for our second national army"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
oVERTON ALREADY ABROAD.
A. A. U. Plan to Have Him Race
Here Saturday Goes Awry.

New York, Feb. a.-Lieut. Johnny
overton viii not compete in the
army-navy mile race at the third
set of preparedness games OF the
Metropolitan Association at the For
ty-seventh Regiment Armory. Brook
lyn, Saturday night He was invited
to meet Willie Gordon. Sid Leslie
and Lieut.. William Anderson in a
mile race, and in reply word was
received yesterday at A. A. L. head
quarters that overton is now Some
where in France" 1t had been ex-
pected. too. that he would be seen
competing against Joie Ray in the
Meadowbrook games, National In
door championships. and the John
Wanamaker Commercial Institute
games. all Of which take place dur
ing the month of March.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
South Philadelphia High
Has Six-Fingered Pitcher

Philadelphia, Feb. 1.-THE past
and present major league pitchers
have devoted sleepless nights to in
venting the so-called freak" de-
iveries, but Benny Pellowitz, n Is
Fear-old freshman of the South
Philadelphia High School, is cred
tied with having the "freakiest-of-
:he-freak" deliveries. And it comes
natural. Pellowitz has four fingers
and TWO thumbs on his right hand.
This popularity enables him to
command a freak curve, which
nystifies the opposing batsmen.
Coach Ker believes that Pelly will
bring the Interscholastic League
championship to South Philadelphia
High.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
ASHLEY IN FRONT
In BIG SEMI-FINALS

Belleaire Heights. Fla. Feb. At.
A. Ashley, of Woodlawn, had a hard
night to reach the semi-finals of the
annual Washington's Birthday golf
tournament here today.
Clarence Hobart. Of New York. the
former tennis champion, came close
to besting him in a match that went
70 the twentieth hole.
w. H. Fitch. Of Chicago, had q hard
match with T. W. Kennedy, of Du
Bois. Pa, but came out winner at the
seventeenth.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
DICK TILP CAPTURES
CHALLENGE MATCH

Richard Tip won the pocket bill
lard match last night at the Grand
Central parlors when he defeated
Walter Wallace in the third string
Of 125 points of their 325-point
match. Tip ran 132 while Wallace
was making 80. which gave Tip a
grand total of 375 to 342 for Wal
lace
Tonight Wallace will play Guy
for the third place prize in the tour
nament. Wallace and Guy are tied
for the place at present and will
play OF to break a tie.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
TED LEWIS SIGNED
FOR FIELD BATTLE

New York, Feb. 12.-Ted Lewis
welter-weight champion, was
matched today for a six-round bout
with Soldier Bart Field, at Phila-
delphia, Monday night, and a ten
round go with Willie Langford, the
colored welter-weight, at Buffalo
Tuesday night.
Kid Lewis will also defend his
title against Jack Britton in At
lanta on March G.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
EASTERN IS AGAIN
DEFEATED BY PREPS

In the second meeting between
Georgetown Props and the Eastern
High School Quint yesterday in the
Eastern gym the Hilltop Props de-
feated the schoolboys in a close bas-
ket-balI contest which was not de-
cided until the last few minutes by
an 1S-to-16 score.
At the end of the first half East
ern was on the long end of a 9-to-6
count. but the Props came back
strong and forged to the front be-
fore the second half was well under
way and held the lead until the final
whistle.
Capt. Willie Thomas at forward
for the schoolboys, was all over the
floor and did about everything pos
sible for his teammates to bring vic
tory their way. O'Byrne, of the
Preps, was the bright star OF the
III.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
Lakes Station Denies Rice Signs
EDDIE FOSTER is SIGNED.


Eddie Foster. veteran third
sacker of the Nationals. yester-
day signed his 1913 contract.
Foster willingly accepted the
terms offered by the Washington
club, but 1t was hinted that the
cut in salary handed "Fatima"
was a very slight one.
Eddie has always been player
that worked heart and soul for
the club which he was represent
ing. Foster. during the past few
years. has been a fixture with the
Nationals. as he Is a player who
has always been in shape and has
given the best he has in him.
Foster last season batted .235,
while he ranked fourth among
the third basemen.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
BASEBALL AT HOPKINS.
Army and Lehigh Newcomers on
the Schedule.

Baltimore, Feb. 1.-Two new teams,
the Army and Lehigh, appear on the
baseball schedule Of Johns Hopkins
University issued yesterday. The
game at West Point will wind up the
Hopkins season on May Is Penn
State will help open the season at
Homewood on March 30. The sched-
ule:
March 30-Penn State at Homewood.
April 2-Holy Cross at Homewood; I;
6. Western Maryland at Homewood:
10, Swarthmore at Swarthmore: Is.
Lehigh at Homewood: 20. Haverford
at Homewood; q, Navy at Annapolis.
May 4-St. Johns Of Annapolis at
Homewood; II. Catholic University at
Washington; Is, Army at West Point.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
MISS CAMPBELL Is
BEST In TOURNEY

Palm Beach, Fla. Feb. H.-Miss
Ethel Campbell, Of Philadelphia, pres
snt holder Of the woman's golf cham
pionship of Florida, today advanced
to the semi-finals. Miss Campbell de-
teated Mrs. William Seyforth of Berk-
shire.
Today's first division winners were
Miss Ethel Campbell. Miss Luise Sti-
mer. Of Ravisloe; Mrs. d. H. Paige,
Of Belleport, and Mrs. c. J. Felber,
Of La Crosse.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
FIGHT FILMS WILL
BENEFIT SOLDIERS

Chicago. Feb. 2l.-Motion pictures Of
big ring battles are to be taken and
displayed for the benefit OF soldiers
In the big training camps of the coun-
try at the request of DR.. Joseph E.
Raycroft, general director of training
camp athletics, according to an
nouncement made here today.
The first fight to be filmed will be
the Moran-Fulton battle at New Or
leans Monday night.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
Dyer Has Tough Job.

Boston. Feb. 2L-FTed Dyer. who
was unable to go through with his
bout with Francis Mack, of Beach
mont, Mass. at the Armory A A.,
of Boston, on Tuesday night on ac-
count Of badly split lip. was match
I'd today by Alec Mclean, match
maker Of the above named club, to
net Walter Butler, the Boston well
-er-weight. for twelve rounds In the
main event at the next boxing show
'f the triple A. club on Tuesday
evening.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
Battlers Rematched.

New York, Feb. H.-winie Jacl-
son. Of this city, and Rockey Kan-
sas, of Buffalo. who fought such .
slashing ten-round bout at the
Queensbury A. A, Of Buffalo. n.
Y. Monday night, have been matched
for another ten-round contest at the
same club on the night Of March
II. jackson received $50 for box
ing. the gross receipts amounting to
g lO4
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
Big League Clubs to Spend
$500, 900 in Railroad Fares

Philadelphia Feb. Alt is es1-
mated that the sixteen major league
clubs this year will spend nearly
100000 in railroad fares. exclusive of
Pullman charges. The National
League clubs will travel s5,131 miles.
which means about $1,7oO for each
player. If each club carries twenty
two men on the road all season the
total expenditure for transportation
will be not much less than $500, 900.
The American Leagues mileage is
about the same. so that railroad rates
will consume a like amount.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
Wagner Out of the Game
To Become War Speaker

Pittsburgh, Feb. H.-Hans Wagner
the idol of the Pittsburgh baseball
fans, will not be seen on the dia-
mond this year, but he is going
to branch out in an entirely new
light very soon. that Of platform
orator.
Wagner has given his name as
one of the coterie of speakers to be
sent out by the Carnegie Chamber
Of Commerce as four-minute speakers
in the interest of the winning of the
war He is to appear in motion
picture houses In his native town
and surrounding places.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-22
MACK WILL NAME
TEAM MARCH FIRST

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. Gloon
ME Mack today announced he would
tell the make up of the Athletic
team on March 1.
In answer to inquiries he stated
that SO many things of Importance
relating to his outfit were still
pending that 1t would be impossi-
BILE to make any comment before
that time.