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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08
AMATEUR BOXING BOUTS
New York Boys Win Three Of -Four
Finals in the Intercity
Tournament.

NEW YORK, January s.-Three of
the four finals in a series of intereity
amateur boxing bouts held here last
night at the City Athletic Club were
won by New York boys. James To
masulo, U. S. N, of Elizabeth. n. j.,
successfully defended his national
title in the 115-pound class. winning
from Charles Navele Of Clark's House,
New York city. The judges disagreed
at the end Of the third round. and
Referee Eddie Forbes awarded the
decision to Tomasulo. Joe Wilee. u.
S. N, of Boston. holder of the 108-
pound championship, went out of his
class, losing to Navele in the semi
Anal.
In the 110-pound final the judges
declared William Pomerantz of Rut-
gers gymnasium. New York city, the
winner over Joseph Bozzo of New
ark, n. J.
Two Pastime Athletic Association
(New York; boys met in the 12S-
pound final, Phil Kasowitz stopping
Jacob Bernstein in the second round.
David Rosenberg of Glencoe Ath-
letic Club. New York city. defeated
Rudolph Bokna. Pastime Athletic
Association, in the 140-pound class.
The judges could not agree snd the
referee ordered . fourth round before
giving the decision. H1rHY. 0ivA Of
West End House, BosSon, Iost his 6out
The Phfisdelpha. entrfss IA MT
] appeoH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08
BASKE1ERS MEET
TOMORROW NIGHT
The District Intercollegiate
League to Make Final Ar
rangements for Opening.
BY H. c.. BYRD.

Final arrangements for the open
ing of the District intercollegiate
Basket Ball League will be mace to-
morrow night at a meeting of the
organiza ton at the Y. NJ. c. A. Pres
ident Beckett has asked all the man
ayers TO get together to agree on a
rearrangement of the schedule and TO
dispose of several other little mat
ters that pertain to the actual play
ing of the games.
It is intended that the schedule of
the intercollegiate league shall be
about two-thirds the length of the
original list of contests. II was so
arranged at the beginning of the
year that each Of the teams was to
play nine games. meeting each of the
other three quints three times each.
The failure of George Washing ton
a the beginning of the year 10 meas
ure up to scratch prevented the open
Ing of the season December a. as
originally planned, and almost caused
the league to disband However, ac-
cording to indications now the four
quIntS com posing the organiza ton
viii go through the same kind of a
siXgame schedule for each team that
was played a year ago.
Business won from Eastern yester-
day in the High School basket ball
series, thereby placing itself OIL even
terms with Technical for the leader
ship. Tech and Business now stand
tied for top berth with three games
won and no defeats charged against
them. Business started the game by
scoring three goals in the first five
minutes. gaining q lead from which
it WAS never ouSted. The score at the
end of the first half was u to 6 and
MT # ft. .
GoetZ and Williams led Business in
scoring, the former getting three
goals from the floor and the latter
four.
In the other game in the school
series yesterday Central had little
trouble getting the margin over
Western counting twenty-five points
against eleven. Lemon and Dasher.
Central forwards. were the main
scorers. the former registering three
goals and the latter dropping four
through the basket
Harvard has announced that jt
viii enter its track and field squad
in two indoor meets this winter,
crimson athletes are scheduled TO
take part in the Boston Athletic
Association games and in the
Meadowbrook competitions at Phila-
delphia- Both meets are to be held
in March.
University of Pennsylvania will
send out invitations shortly to col
leges in every section of the country
to attend its annual relay games the
last Friday and Saturday in April.
1t is believed that more colleges will
be in competition this spring than
have taken part in any year since the
war started.
Ga1laudet is scheduled TO meet the
Baltimore City College basket ball
team at the Kendall Green gym
nasium this afternoon. The Wash
ingtonians look for a rather easy
victory.
Fred Murphy has resigned as
director of athletics at Northwestern
University. He has been coaching
foot ball and directing other sports
at the big Methodist Institution for
the last five years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08

Is the squeeze play in base ball
worth while? That question has often
occurred to me when l have seen the
play fail dismally at some critical
stage When the play works success
fully the runner who advances and
the batsman who hunts look like a
million dollars. The opposing infield
resembles 80 cents in counterfeit
money. When the play fails runner
and batsman look foolish. while the
catcher. who has OWNED the play and
called for IL pitch-out, looks like the
last word in base ball brains.
1t has always seemed TO me that the
squeeze was u play for specialists.
Teams that use it working along that
theory seldom get less than fifty
fifty break in the matter of success.
Teams that resort to the play at any
old time with runner on third. with =
+ out regard as to who is the runner
and even less as to who Is the bats
man. fail more often than they sue
coed The squeeze play, considered
from any angle, is Il precariouS I'M
dertaking. The runner must not tip
off the play by his action on the lines.
Even more necessary is 1t that the
hatSman connect with the ball Even
as necessary as connecting with the
ball is the fact that ii must be on the
ground TO enhance the chances of
success and eliminate opportunities
for double plays.
This line of reasoning brings me
back to my statement that the
squeeze is a play for specialists.
When a run is needed and clever
man is at bat the squeeze play has
many features that commend it. Per
hapS you may think it is easy for
the opposition to guard against the
play, when it is aware that the
man at the plate is notorious for the
way in which he gets away with it.
That is an erroneous impression. You,
no doubt. think that all that is neces
sary is for the catcher to call for a
PITCH out and Kill off the play. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08
LABOR TO DISCUSS PEACE.

LONDON, January z British Wires
less Service).-The labor correspondent
of the Times in an article on the world
labor congress which is to meet id
Lausanne, Switzerland. next Monday
says that according to statements Of
the promoters the object of the cou-
gress primarily is to make known the
opinion of the working classes of all
countries on the terms Of peace. espe-
cialiy the establishment of league of
nations: to draw up charter of inter
national labor legislation and to en-
deavor to obtain light on the situation
in Russia and to make an effort to
aid the Russian people to cope with il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08
BAHBALLONTHE INSIDE
WITH BILLY EVANS
Being His Opinions on Interesting Features and
Sideights of the National Game.

wise batsman is aware that the
catcher will probably do that. He
doesn't hang out the sign for a
squeeze right off the reel and before
the pitcher realizes it he is in the hole
on the batsInan with two balls and no
over. On the next ball the batsman
may pull the squeeze and get away
with it, even though the opposition
knows of his intention.
I regard Shortstop Scott of the
Boston club as one of the few high
class squeeze specialists in the
American League. Scott is anything
but crack batsman. yet he is
dangerous. He is a past master at
bunting. Give Scott ball anyw here
near the plate and he viii lay il
down for you, With runner on
third and Scott at the bat, opposing
players invariably get set for the
squeeze. All manner of means is
used to offset SCOTS propensity for
successfully pulling the play. Yet
time and again last year | saw Scott
get away with it, often under the
most adverse conditions. He is a
specialist at the squeeze. With him
al bat the odds are in favor of the
play going over. but with the average
man up. the squeeze is $3.50 play,
and the greatest discretion should be
resorted to in it's use.
The squeeze is especially ridiculous
when the third base runner starts
wildly for home as the pitcher starts
his windup. That system means
sure death. unless the batsman
delivers, which is asking Il great dea /
of the man at the plate l much
prefer the squeeze which calls for a
late start on the part of the runner
on third. He makes it point TO gee
a good lead, is all ready for the
sprint but doesn't GO into high
unless the batSman connects with the
ball The flying start is unnecessary
if the batsman does his part for
usually the runner can easily score
with d late getaway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08
At WORK ON SCHEDULES.

CINCINNATI. January g. After
1aboring all day with playing sched-
ules of the National and American
leagues for the season of 1919 the
Joint schedule committee of the two
major organizations meeting here
laid aside its work last night and
took up the matter today.
There were numerous problems
that the committee discovered must
be smoothed out. and, finding that the
work could not he completed in time
for the members to catch trains for
their homes last night, it was decided
to postpone further consideration I'M
til today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08
Northwestern Coach Resigns

CHICAGO, January Sired Muir
ply, foot ball coach at Northwestern
University for the last five years. has
rendered his resignation, it was an
nounced. in a letter received at the
institution Coach Murphy explained
that his growing mining interests in
Colorado required all his attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08
HAVANA RACES STOPPED.
Roosevelt Was Idol of Cubans, So
Track Decides 70 Close.

/ NEW. YORK, January s.-A cable
to the Morning Telegraph from Ha-
vana states that owing to the death
of Col Theodore Roosevelt. it was
decided to suspend racing at the
Oriental Park course yesterday. Col.
Roosevelt was the idol of the resi-
dents of Cuba. and the management
of the Cuba American Jockey Club
met and paid the tribute of closing
for the day
The feeling of sorrow at the death
of the former President, the cable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08
KIECKEEFER COMES BACK.
Defeats Maupome, 55 to 46, in Sec
ond Block at Three-Cushion Game.

CHICAGO, January S.-Augie kieck-
hefer three-cushion billiard cham
pion. last night defeated Pierre Maui
pome, Mexican challenger, 50 to 46. in
the second block of their match. The
score now stands 100 TO sc in Kieck
hefer's favor. Tonight's book will end
the match
Last nights block ran sixty -four
innings. in which Kieckhefer had two
runs of eight. Maupome's high run
was three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08
Alfonso to Visit South America.

BUENOS AIRES.s January liking
Alfonso of Spain. it is reported from
Madrid. has declared in an interview
that he hoped to visit the republics
Of South America soon The king added:
They and we are called upon to play
a big part in the future history of the
1nnxldS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08

said, was general throughout the
island republic.
j. 1t was intended to race today, and
the entries were sent out, but later
the management decided to keep the
track closed, and another list of en-
tries will be made today for tomor-
rows sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08

Galiaudet is scheduled 70 meet the
Baltimore City College basket ball
team at the Kendall Green gym
nasium this afternoon. The wash
ingtonians look for a rather easy
victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08

University of PENNSYLVANIA will
send out invitations shortly to col
leges in every section of the country
to attend its annual relay games the
last Friday and Saturday in April
1t is believed that more colleges will
be in competition this spring than
have taken part in any year since the
war started.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
ERZBERGER SAYS
GERMANY SHOULD
RETAIN COLONIES

Basel, Monday, Feb. 3.-Speaking
before the colonial society at Berlin
today Matthias Erzberger, one of the
German armistice commissioners
protested against Germany being
deprived of her colonies, according
to a dispatch received here from
the German capital. He is reported
to have said:
IF we no longer have troops or
arms we have our rights. The al
les have accepted Mr. Wilson's IA
points as Germany has. Mr.. Will
son demands the broad and equal
regulations of all colonial ques-
tons, but the allies are seeking to
impose the will of stronger nations.
without taking into account the
rights of Germany. Az
''Depriving Germany of all her
colonies would contain a deadly
eorm for the league of nations even
before that league is born. We
understand it has been proposed to
internationalize German colonies
Under the administration of the
league of nations. We ought to
categorically repel such a PROPOSE
tiOn. or claim the same treatment
for the colonies of all other powers.
President Wilson's program gives
Germany an inviolable right to her
colonial territories"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
Compelled to Retreat.
LONDON PAPER IN
FAVOR OF RIGID
BAN AGAINST SUB

London. Feb. 4.-Referring to a
report received from Paris by the
way of New York, that the Ameri-
can assurance freedom of the seas,
includes the restricted use or abo-
lition of the submarine, the Daily
telegraph says:
THE submarine campaign was
aimed at this country and we suf-
fered worse than all the other ma
tions combined. There is danger
that that fact might be overlooked
Pesides ships, we lost cargoes val
ued at hundreds of millions Of
pounds sterling, while $1,000 Brit
ish men, women and children were
a5sassinated at sea.
1T is not sufficient that the peace
conference shall mark by a resolu-
zion its adherence of the enemy's
acts. If the world IS to be safe for
democracy, something more than a
declaration as to the limits within
which .bmarines may be employed
must be made. for as long as sub
IIarines exist they may be misused.
1t must be stigmatized as a crime
to build submarines and power must
lie secured TO punish any nation
which again embarks on this kind
Of naval construction"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
GREEK TERRITORIAL CLAIMS Laid Owe
HIGHEST HONOR
OF u. S. is GIVEN
TO 81 YANKEES
Congressional Medals
Awarded to Soldiers
for Gallantry.

Washington, Feb Award Of
congressional medals of honor, the
highest American military decora-
ton, to two officers and 29 enlist
ed men of the army in France was
announced today by the war de-
partment. Only three of the medals
had been awarded previously for
service in the great war.
All of the awards were upon rec
ommendation by General Pershing.
By act of congress the medal can
be given only for conspicuous gal
lantry and intrepidity above and
beyond the call of duty in action
Many distinguished service cross
es for gallantry in action, and dis
tinguished service medals given for
conspicuous service of any charac-
ter in connection with the army,
have been awarded heretofore, but
the wearers of the medal of honor
constitutes a special roll OF honor.
1t carries with it gratuities and
certain privileges.
The cross and distinguished ser
vice medal can be awarded by any
independent commander in the fielC
The medal of honor is given by the
secretary of war on the recon-
mendation of the military com
manders, each recommendation be-
ing reviewed by a board of officers
to make certain that an act of
heroism is commemorated
Some of the decorations were
awarded posthumously, won by men
-, l.
The names of the y follow:
Capt. Marcellus H. Chiles (deceas-
ed. Denver. Colo; Private Jesse n.
Funk, Calhan, Colo; Private
Charles d. Barger, Stotts City, Mo;
Sergeant Reidar Walker, no ad-
dress; Sergeant Alan Louis Eggers,
Summit, n. J.; Sergeant John
Crideland Latham; Corporal Thorn
as f. O'Shea, Summit, n. j.; Ser
geant James |. Mestrovitch, Fresno,
Cal; Private Frank Gaffney, Lock
rort, n. Y; Sergeant Harold /.
Johnston. Denver. Colo; Private
David B. Barkelly. San Antonio.
Texas; First Lieutenant James c.
Dozier, Rockhill, S. c.; Sergeant
Richard H. Hilton, Westville, S. c.;
Sergeant Gary Evans Foster. In
man, S. C.; Sergeant Philip C. Katz,
rSan Francisco, Cal; Corporal John
c. Villapigue. Camden. S. c.; Cor
poraI James D. Heriot (deceased) ,
Providence, s. c.; Private Calvin
John Ward, Morristown. Tenn;
Private Archie A. Peck, Hornell, n.
y: Private Robert L. Blackwell
(deceased), Hundles, n. c.. and Ser
geant Wilbur f Colyer (deceasedD, ,
South Ozone, L. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
9 BOATS WITH
$500 TROOPS
TO DOCK SOON
Vessels Bringing Large
Force Due in Next
Three Weeks.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Departure
from France of nine slips which
will dock at New York, PhiIadel-
phia or Newport News in the next
three weeks. with approximately
400 officers and 1900 men from the
American expeditionary force was
announced today by the war de-
partment
The cruiser Seattle will arrive al
New York about Feb. 1.}, with so
officers and l 500 men o. Compan-
les 4, B and c, and headquarters.
First battalion of the Gne Hun
dred Sixty-third infantry, Forty
teenth supply train complete. Com
panies A, B. c, and d of the One
Hundred Sixteenth (unit no.
identified in cablel for Camp Dix,
battle corps of the FiftIeth regi-
ment coast artillery: 8 casual
company of New York, l3 casual
officers and % naval enlisted men
The battle ship Charleston is
due at New York. Feb, 10. with the
field and staff headquarters and
supply company. medical and ora
nance detaChments and Batteries
A. B, Z, D and F of the Ffftieth
regiment coast artillery. This ship
also has a casual company of New
Jersey troops and 19 casual Off
GERS.
The transport Madawaska, due
at Newport News about Feb u,
has the field and staff, headquar-
ters company, casual company,
medical detachment and Batteries
A, B. c, D and E of the Forty
and the same units from the Three
Hundred 1wenty-si1th regiment
field artillery, Eighty-fourth divis-
ion.
The transport Pastores is sched-
uled to arrive at Newport News
Feb. 10, with convalescent detach-
ments s, 9. 10, p, Al, 50 to 63 in
elusive, 81 and rs; a detachment
of the Three Hundred Twenty-sev-
enth field artillery comprising ILL =
nOis troops, a casual company for
New York.
The transport West Eagle is due
at New York Feb. %, with an Iowa
casual company and a few casual
officers.
The steamers Cape Romaine, due
at Philadelphia Feb. 12; Merauke
due at Philadelphia Feb. 10, Tot
tori Maru, due at New York Feb.
II, and the Ancona, destination not
given, are bringing casual officers.
Changes in destinations of trans
ports from those previously made
public were announced today as
follows:
Lake Yelverton, from New York
to Philadelphia; Frances l.. Skin.
ner from New York to Philadel-
phia; Bremerton from New York
to Baltimore; Maartensdjik from
Boston to New York; Agamenon
from Newport News to New York;
Western Ocean from Baltimore tC
Newport News.
New York. Feb. 4.-Bringing the
F'orty-fourth and Sixtieth regi-
ments. coast artillery corps of the
regular army, and 158 caSuals and
nurses and civilians-3,5 ,507 in all
the transport Cedric arrived here
today from Brest. The Forty
fourth will go to Fort Totten, in
New York, and of the Sixtieth
some will go to Fort Washington.
Nd, and some to Fort Howard.
Md. The casuaIs include company
No. 224-two officers AM St men
of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
PUT PRUSSIA IN
STATE OF SIEGE
Seizure Of Maiority Of Government
Buildings by Reds Brings
Drastic Action.

Copenhagen, Feb. A majority
Of the government buildings in
koentgsburg. East Prussia, have
been seized by Spartacans from
Berlin. The government of East
Prussia has declared a state of
the Thorn district and instituted
courts martial.
Amsterdam, Feb. General Won
Tammerstein, according to a dis
patch from Berlin, has been ap
pointed to succeed General Won
Winterfeldt as the leading military
delegate on the German armistice
commission.
General Won Winterfeldt resign
ed Jan. p, on the allegation that
his dignity had been offended. The
identity of General Won Hammer
stein is uncertain, but the officer
re.sTred to probably is General
aaron Louis Won Hammerstein-
Loxten, a veteran army officer who
has been governor general of the
invalid home for soldiers in Berlin
since 1904)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
LONDON FOLK
WAL.kASRAIL
TIEUPGROWS
Inactivity Is Complete as
Power Plant Workers
Join in Strike.
London, Feb. 4.-The Brit
ish cabinet held a session to
discuss the strike situation.


PrOnting by its experience on
Monday when the city awOke to
find transportation hampered by
started early to work today. BY
daybreak the streets were well
filled with men and women walk
ing from the suburbs, and the
busses wsen they started at
O'Clock were crowded. Almost
everyone carried a tube striker
who was urging the girl condutor-
ess to strike but up to tie present
these efforts have been without
success.
Rail Tieup Complete.
The London district railway was
completely shut down tlis morn
ing. for although all the drivers
did not join the strike, the staff at
the power plant which supplies the
current for the lines went out at
an early hour without giving any
reason for its action.
Many motor lOrries and virtually
every other class of vehicle were
requisitiOned.
The shutting down of the power
station compelled some Of the
street cars on the Surrey side os
the Thames to stop running.
Thousands of LondCuers. VINO
because of the shortage Of dOmes-
tic help on account of the war had
become hotel dwellers, went with
out breakfast this morning. This
situation was the result of the
hotel workers which las partly
broken up the kitchen staffs and
the table service in the large no
tells of the west end of the city.
Glasgow Situation Better.
The situation at Glasgow showed
further improvement today.
Though none oS the strikers at the
Fairfield shipbuilding yards re-
sumed work, fully so per cent of
the strikers at the Cathcart Engi
neering works and a number at the
Linhouse shipyard returned II
work
1t is understood that tie impress
sion prevails among the authori-
ties that a small minority brought
about the strike at Glasgow.