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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
BORT Revival DueCri Trails Lavan Virginia May Get Exendn|
GRIFF WILL SEE LAVAN
Goes to New York to Induce Short
stop to Return to Team
Next Year.

Whether Johnny Lavan will again
be seen at shortfield for the Nationals
next season may depend upon the re-
suit of an interview Manager Griffith
has with him in New York today. Griff
has been in communication with La
van on the subject of returning to
the diamond, but found the mails such
an unsatisfactory means of conduct
ing negotiations that he decided to
adopt the oral method.
Lavan, now a lieutenant aboard the
U. S. S. Mississippi, announced some
time ago that he vas through with
base bal. but Griff has a bunch John
can be induced to change his mind.
The pilot also intends to have a
talk with Val Picinich While in the
metropolis: He said he might have
something to announce in the way of
acquisition of new talent upon his
return from Gotham. but denied he
had any specific deals in mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
VINCENT RICHARDS wins
Defeats Frank Anderson for the
National Junior Singles Tennis
Championship.

NEW YORK, December ss.-Vincent
richards of the New York Tennis
Club. the fifteen-year-old star who.
with W. T. Tilden. jr.. of Philadelphia,
captured the national doubles cham
pionship last summer. won another
national title here today. when in the
junior singles championship. he de-
Ieated Frank T. Anderson, of CONNER
cial High School. Brooklyn, 4-6;
lO-S; IS; st; 81.
Richards volleyed and passed with
too great skill for his opponent. He
was penalized for foot faults in the
FOURTH set, which threw him off his
Name. Anderson led in the second and
third sets. but could not win against
the forcing tactics of his opponent
Anderson and H. B. Kaltenbach. jr.,
Sf Princeton, won the doubles cham
-pionship. They beat Richards and
kIarold l. Taylor. of the Brooklyn
preparatory School. IS; IS; 6-s;
~; rs. The match developed into
service duel, the winning pair break
nE through the service of Richards
n the anal set TO take the match by
..ssix supefioxs relieving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Base Ball to Set the Pace.

Indications are that professional base
hall will set the pace. and while it is
probably too much to hope that the
old standards will be attained the COM
ing year. even the more pessimistic of
the magnates admit all signs point to a
boom.
What is true of the diamond pastme
holds good for other sports. especially
:iauaticS and athletics of the out-of-
doors variety. Tennis. despite unfav-
orabie conditions. resumed its cham
rionship tourney last summer. and it
was fairly successful considered from
all angles. Golf declared a moratori
en- title events. but rendered notable war
service by giving Red Cross benefit
matches. contributing in this manner
more money with less expense for the
welfare of the boys in service than
Eny other branch of sports.
Horcc racing needs no revival 1t has
lad II banner season in 1918 and is eX-
pected to gain even greater heights of
popularity. Basket ball already has be-
gun to perk up and bowling. although
practically killed by the war, undoubt-
eJly will get into its full stride again
IreAt fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

That the coming season will be one
of the best from a golfing standpoint
that the country and the District OF
Columbia have ever known, rs the
opinion of Fred Mcleod, professional
at the Columbia Country Club, eX-
pressed during the course OF Il Tan
ming bee yesterday. Fred believes
that, fostered by the United States
Golf Association, which is expected
to sanction tournaments of all kinds
during the coming season at its Janu-
airy meeting, golf throughout the ma
ton will have boost only paralleled
by that of ten years ago, when the
game became within two years one
of the most popular sports known and
played Not a great many of the pro-
fessionals have entered the service,
among the most notable of those now
in uniform being Mike Brady and
Tommy kerrigan, but with the COM
ing back to this country and to
civilian life of scores of amateur
golfers, who before the war formed
the supporting bulk of the game, it
is expected to boom with an impetus
never hitherto known. Mcleod be-
lieyes that all tournaments during the
next solfing season will have a larger
attendance and be productive OF bet
ter golf than those even of 1916, When
the attendance and the brand OF gol1
PLAYED were the highest since the IN
ception of the game in this country.
Locally virtually all the fine gol1ers
ohnh hn q.
Only a few of them have gone over
seas. Ashmeade Fuller of the CheVy
Chase Club and Charles H. Orme OF
the Columbia Country Club, both Of
ficers, are two of the best known 10
cal players who have gone to france.
Both were in the thick Of the fighting
and Orme, with the heavy artillery at
tached to the wildcat" division, was
in the thick of the heaviest actions
Tom Dempsey and his brother, NOR
! bert, both of whom were in uniform
before the armistice was signed, never
of the Columbia's best players, has
been on this side. Robert .F1nken-
staedt winner of the Chevy Chase
tournament last spring. was seen on
i the street last week still in uniform,
but looking forward to better golf
/ And that will be good golf. for the
youngster has all the making OF
really fine player, as was well demon.
strated by his decisive victory at
/ Chevy Chase. His brother Kimball
has seen foreign serviceFas an aviator
| The ever-growing spirit of winter
! golf was in evidence on the loca.
courses Christmas day. Although the
throng dwindled in the afternoon: due
to Christmas dinner, many golfers
played on the local courses Christ
mas, attracted by the fine weather
BY the way, from all indications golf.
ers in the District will get more goi1
this winter than they did last year
! Up to now the winter has been very
! open. and with the exception of 8
/ few rainy days golf could be played
any day without inconvenience. II
has not been cold enough yet to keel
! the less hardy ones away from the
| courses, and golfers are hoping thai
snow will keep away for some time
Now that peace is really fact. the
rush of war work seems to hays
s1ackened somewhat, and many mer
1yrho during the summer were unable
! to play as much golf AZ they wfshed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
NOTES OF GOLF AND GOLFERS.

now have the chance to get out and
swing the clubs.
Orrin Terry, pro at the Washington
Golf and Country Club, hopes to get
out on the golf course early in the
spring, and again get back into the
form which made him one Of the best
golfers of the Philadelphia and Allan
tic City districts a year ago. Terry
has been suffering for the past year
from an ailment of the back which
kept him from the golf course.
The board of governors of the
Washington Golf end Country Club is
looking forward to acquiring some
new ground near the club with a view
possibly to lengthening the course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
FANS AT BALL GAMES MISLED
AS TO CAUSES FOR PROTESTS
Kicks Made by Players Frequently Are
Based on Grounds Not Obvious
to the Spectators.
BY BILLY EVANS.

know what they saying to the umpire
of is
pln rema
aipa a h ddsh S u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
N. Y. City College Wins Chess Title

NEW YORK. December IS. Cham
pionship honors in the Triangular
Chess League were won here today
by the quartet from the College of
the City Of New York, with a. total
of six and one-half games. Cornell
was second with three and Fsnnsyl-
rama won two I'D oae.ssaH GanAs. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Must Assume Responsibility.

eff the college officials are truly sim
cere in their desire and efforts to place
athletics on proper basis they viii in
my opinion assume all responsibility, in
GLIDING the financial responsibility Of the
athletic directors. coaches and instruc-
tors. They will also provide ample
equipment and facilities in order that all
students, may have an opportunity to
is set aside In the recitation schedule for
organised physical training and play"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
COACH Al EXEND|NE
MAY co TO VIRGINIA
Georgetown Is Expected to
CurtaiI Costly System OF
Conducting Sports.
By n. c. BYRD.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December ga Well
defined rumor attendant upon the meet
ing of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association here was that the Univer-
sity of Virginia would drop the graduate
system of coaching and institute in its
place a permanent system. This rumor
was concurrent with one that George
town intends to do away with its ex-
pensive system of conducting sports
during the last few years and curtali It's
endeavors considerably.
According to this rumor, it seems that n,
AL Exendine, coach at Georgetown for
the last few years, will not be asked &c
return and that he may be employed sa az
Virginia For some time there has oeen
a movement under way at Virginia to
abolish it's graduate COACHING EEna syssem
round athletic circles in Washington
that Georgetown would soon be com.
PEELED to curtail its endeavors because
of the depleted condition OF its athieeie
treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Story Illustrating Point.

Perhaps the point I am trying to
make can be best illustrated by a play
that came up in an American League
game a few years ago. A player,
prominent because of. his ability to
hit, and who rarely finished below 300
in the averages, was the party. The
game was played in his home town.
and when he came to bat in the last
half of the ninth his club was hope
lessly beaten. He hit the first ball
pitched down the right-field foul line.
1t was fair matter of inches only. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Barrow to Again Manage Red Sox.

NEW YORK, December 28.-Preai-
dent Frazee of the Boston America:
League base ball club announced here
today that Edward G. Barrow had
signed q contract as manager of tn
world champion Red Sox for 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Burke to Manage Cards Again.

ST. LOUIS, December 28.-James T..
(Jimmy) Burke today signed a con-
tract to manage the St. Louis Ameri-
can team again next year. He was
appointed manager last season after
the resignation of Fielder Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Bethlehem Soccerites Victorious.

ST. LOUIS, December 2S-The
Bethlehem Steel Company soccer
team. national champions, defeated
the Innisfails, leading team of the st.
Louis Soccer League, this afternoon
to 0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
LOCAL GOLFERS QUALIFY
Parsons, Clapp and Bishop of
Chevy Chase Club in First
Flight at Pinehurst.

pISEHURST, n. c., December IS
Arthur L. Walker jr., of Richmond
Country won the qualification round IN
the annual New Year tournament held
here today, with a card of 81. Donald
Parsons and John H. Clapp OF the
Chevy Chase Club tied at So for a
place in the first fight, with Julian
T. Bishop also of Chevy Chase, win
ming place in the first flight, with a
card of 80. Those who qualified in the
first flight were:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

fraction of a second after it passed
over first base it was foul by a good
many yards. Thus, at the outset, the
player received the favorable end OF a
close decision. 1t was evident the
drive would be good for two, possibly
three bases I figured on a play at
third.
Ball players at times have a tanta-
lizing habit of failing to touch bases.
Failure to observe the rules in this
particular is the cause Of many of the
biggest arguments on the ball field.
frequently the slip is slight, other
times the margin by which the base
is missed makes it apparent the run
ner is by trickery trying to shorten
the distance to his objective. In the
case / cited, the player missed first
base at least two feet in rounding the
because l realized calling the favorite
out would stir up a row. The crowd,
because of the ragged game the home
team had played, was in none too
good humor.
Twas Loss of Hit That Hurt.
The play at third was close, but l
felt the runner had the edge and
called him safe. 1t was his fourth
much pleased. The first baseman then
: called for the ball. touched that bag
and 1 called the runner out. Then the
argument started. The player was ap-
parently protesting strongly against
| my ruling. AS a matter of fact he
admitted he cut first, but wanted to
know why I had not called him out at
third, which would have credited him
with two-base hit instead of a time
at bat. He wasn't kicking about be-
ing called out, but rather Directing to
the place Of being called out.
,
reasons why players protest. In Ia
ter article I will tell of some of the
funny happenings that have resulted
from difference of opinion as to the
judgment of the umpire.
Copyright, 1915 by W. G. Evans.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
For Faculty Control.

Most, in fact nearly all. Of the dis
cussion at the meeting of the Nationai
Collegiate Athletic Association re-
solved itself into the question .s or s u.
pervisfon and control of athletics by
college authorities. Such a decided
trend of opinion was there along .nal
lutions that practically ask every IN,
stitution to take over entire controi
and responsibility for sports.
Fred Marvel, director OF athletics al
Brown University. about hit the nan
on the head when he said: We are
expected to conduct college sports
along amateur lines. and to finance
them along professional and CONNER
ciai lines. we are not given time
enough by the faculty. not enough
equipment by the trustees and not
enough financial help by the colleges.
so we must resort to the gate to ge,
enough money to support our sports
In discussing the situation DR.. Mar
| vel said:
! the college faculty and higher ON
Gals are concerned they are in most
! instances correct now, and need lit
| tie if any changing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Rostan New at Game.

Rostan has made a spectacular rec
ord since he joined the Army. In fact
he learned the rudiments of the game
as a soldier for Uncle Sam. Navy took
to the mitt-wielding sport as a duck
takes to aqua. And many aspirants
for honors in the Army boxing cir
cles have fallen victims to the rugged
Navy. The Joliet, ILL.,, lad takes back
seat from none of the 145-pounders.
Melting. Macklin and Sertain are all
good boys. They have become prof.
cient ringsters under the careful
coaching of Ryan. He has brought
these boys along gradually until now
he predicts this trio will make it in
teresting for any boy of their re-
spective weights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Financial Support Needed.

what we do need. however. is the
support and financial backing OF the
college officials to make it quite pos
sible for the professors and directors
Of physical training to carry out
these same ideas and ideals. Now we
are not given enough time in the
college recitation schedule to make 1t
possible for all the students to take
part in organized physical training
and play. We are not provided with
sufficient equipment and playrooms
and Fairgrounds to accommodate all
the sluuents, and we get little II any
financial backing from the college to
carry on our athletics.
AT the present time our athletic
directors and team managers have to
make their associations pay, and to do
so are obliged to raise the money for
athletics from the gate receipts and
by subscriptions. To get money from
either of these sources winning teams
are absolutely necessary. In many
cases, if we are to have any fntra-
mural sports at all, they must be sup
ported from the money made from In
tercollegiate games. We are told by
the college officials that we must con-
duct our games and play along anna
teur lines. But we must finance them
along lines that are purely CONNER
cial and professional.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Shots From Everywhere.

1-,,nires are the targets of fandom
.. vol, as the players. The two men
who preside over the games are re-
rarded in much the same light as
tho villain in a play. The crowd IS
s+-one with the kissing and jeering
.+rr hut weak with the applause.
silence is golden to the umpire. II
means everything is moving along III
high without friction. When .ne t%o
officials step on the field to tax e
charge they have to deal with eight
cen active players, a couple OF wise
managers, a critical crowd: ana Two
sets of substitutes who warm the
bench and bubble over with more Wis
dom and enthusiasm liian .he 49,
participants. 1t is up to them to make
The manager believe nothing is escap-
ing their attention
The successful judge of play must
be diplomat. He must make a study
of his players dispositions and Know
their traits and habits. Seldom can
he deal with two players in, exactly
the same manner and get the best re-
suIts. What will work with one fell
low may be like waving red nag
at a bull to some other chap. The
canable umpire must know his rules,
he ever ready with an answer. on the
alert for trickery. constantly looking
out for the unexpected, and with the
nerve to render snap judgment on
plays just as he sees them.
Players are affected dlf1erentiy by
the decisions of the umpire. Next to
money, the ball player loves his base
hits. Undoubtedly because he knows
a fat batting average means a cor
respondingly fat pay envelope. Call
fellow who Is a good hitter out at
first on a close plav and you will
hear an awful wall. Call him safe at
first on a close play, which invari-
ably means a base hit, and then call
him out at second on an attempted
steal, and the wall won't be nearly
so loud. The reason is his greater love
for the base hit than the stolen base.
On the other hand, take player re-
garded as a poor hitter, but fleet
base runner. Calling him out at Sec
ond on an attempted steal will create
deprived him of .aShit by calling him
out at frst en- a close play. Speed Is
his best asset. and = ruling that re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Cites Caus s of Trouble.

Here is the trouble: High salaries
must be paid coaches. for our teams
must win to make a successful fnan-
cial season. The athletic director
must be good business man. hence
another large salary for business
manager. Small colleges take long
trips to play large colleges out of
their class athletically in order to raise
enough money to get through their
seasons without loss. In making up
schedules the financial problem causes
the most trouble and many games
are placed on the schedule for purely
commercial reasons.
.This is all wrong and will never be
changed entirely until the colleges as
sumo the financial responsibility and
provide plenty Of money for the proper
control and management Of all athletics,
intercollegiate and intramural.
Our motto should be athletics for
everybody and everybody in athletics.
We have heard this a great many years
from the college authorities and others.
In all these years the physical directors
have been trying to attain this from
the moneys that had to be obtained
along lines that have caused much
criticism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

If he tried to give individual con-
sideration to all the arguments hurled
at him he would never bring the dis
pute to a satisfactory conclusion. AS
a rule the umpire centers his atten-
ton on instigator or inStigators OIL
the trouble. Usually one or two play
ers start the argument. and the
others are willing to join ill., AS a
last resort a trip to the clubhouse
for the leaders and warnings to the
others usually restore peace.
Some Debates Unprintable.
I have been the center of many a
base ball debate, which would have
required half dozen expert court
stenographers to record the testl-
mony offered as to the incorrectness
of the decision 1 had just rendered
In some cases the testimony would
have been too "peppery to nave
broken into print. In the neat OF
passion, of the Unborn American ueo
on the diamond that is regretted
later. There are any number or plays
that are decided by the scantleSt OF
margins. A player Is safe at 1lrst
often by inches. In many cases d
runner is just touched by the fielder
with the ball, touched so lightly, per
haps, that he did not feel it. 1t is
only natural, then, that the PLAYER
at such time should protest to the
official, If ne didn't he would hardly
be credited with having the proper
winning spirit. ,,
No fair-minded umpire becomes
peeyed when a protest is made over
some close decision. where the mar
gin is a fraction of second. When
a nlay is so close it is only natural
that an adverse ruling should stir
M the feelings of the victim. Ihen
again. umpires are not always right;
and it is possible o that co thd 1sial
axnect a player. after being called
out at the pr pat Sn wta w Snm to ~0 get
nm and walk away without voiclng
his opinion particularly if he feit nd 5es
ofticiaI accepts such protests as
part of the game, and h h ,as then them
With the constant alibi who gets on
the nerves of the umpire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
HASBOX|NGSTARS
AT CAMP FUNSTON
Tommy Ryan Challenges Any
Team of Soldiers in u. S.
for Match.

FORT C<EY. Kan, Deeshlber 2S.-
Tommy Ryan, Camp Funston's cele-
brated boxing instructor. at Fort
Riley. Kan. is out with challenge
to pit his glove team against the mitt
maulers of any Army camp in the
country. According to the veteran
Tommy, he thinks so much OF his
stable of boxers that one and all
camp boxing teams look alike to him.
All he wants is action for his stars.
The Funston gladiators are keeping
in the "proverbial pink" always liv-
ing in hopes that some camp will &C
cept Ryan's def. There is q current
feeling of confidence among the fol-
lowers of the realm of fistiana in
camp that the local team is equal to
the task of humiliating any other
camp team in the country.
Ryan's Stable of Stars.
Ryan's galaxy of ring champions
ley Melting. 1853 pounds; Navy Rostan,
145 pounds: Barney Ruberry. 1873
pounds; Walter Macklin, 125 pounds:
Alex Gordon. lis pounds. and Eddie
Sertain. los pounds. Under the care
full tutelage of the veteran instruc-
tor these boxers have shown mark
ed boxing distinction during the last
six weeks.
From past performances Burke, Ru-
berry and Rostan look to be the best
bets on, the Funston aggregation OF
WALLPAPERS. In Burke Ryan thinks he
has a real conner in the light heavy
! weight ranks. The big fellow is
shifty and carries stiff punch in both
| mitts. Ruberry is heralded as a COM
| ing lightweight champion aspirant.
| The adroit Chicagoan possesses all
133-pound class. He is fast and packs
| a healthy jolt in both hands Barney
| is a brainy ringman. Such a thing rs
brains is lacking in many prospective
champions, hence their sudden tum-
honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

fleets on his speed is as sore a spot
as the depriving of q hit to the crack
hitter
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-12-07
|00NTANA. MAY NOW
PRODUCE LESS MEAT

HELENA. Mont. DEC. IA shnrp
hlllas of In Montana's mont pro.
bdion il feared 10 . result Of the
sprscedented shipping Of cattle out
II The state.
The state livestock cOmmInsion re-
pfs show that xhipments never
sw been 80 heavy and whereas they
usslly dwindls n the nadir by the
u1lile Of November. they sliil con.
,hss =, tho ssnith. rhis means Of
ssn.. thu, es,tlsmsa are drawing
. he stock that ordinarily would be
Hvel for breeding asd the situation
regarded ~ sesiessly menacinx
= Of the principal Industries Of the
shie.
\ vas thought the srmistice sign.
I 3 would witnsss : fall In prices and
s)seh The shipmsnts but on the con-
tpsy. Il 10 ssid. prices have advanced