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The Washington times., 1919-12-29
HARVARD VARSITY
SUFFERS IN HEAT
Eastern Football Players Drop
Pounds Practicing in Tor
rid Sunlight. Z

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 29.-Two
hours of practice under a broiiing sun
served to reduce the weights Of the
Harvard varsity players yesterday,
but cooler weather is expected. On
the piazza of the hotel the thermeme-
ter registered 80 degrees. but it was
fully ten degrees higher on the grid
iron.
Earl Swigert, the 1918 Harvard
quarterback, has arrived with a gen.
eral plan of the Oregon formations.
Coach Fisher Immediately called q
meeting Of the coaches. and methods
will be adopted for stopping the Coast
eleven's pet attack.
After more than two hours confer
ence last night with Coach Fisher
and Huntington doing most OF the
talking, George Varnell was agreed
upon as referee for Thursdays game
Varnell is Spokane pewspaperman
and a graduate of the University of
Illinois He is generally considered
the peer of Western officials.
Ernest Quigley, who handled the in
dicator in the world baseball series
as a representative from the National
League. was agreed upon as umpire.
Henry Butterfield, who has officiated
in several Harvard freshman games
this year. will serve as field judge,
and Plowden Stout, of Portland, a
graduate of Stanford, will be the head
lineman.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
Here Are Some Little
Pitching Bits

Walter Johnson's lat strike
outs was the highest record of
all American League fingers in
1919.
Pitching 307 innings, Eddie
Cicotte worked the hardest
Jim Shaw and Allen Russell
got into the greatest number OF
,game+44 for each of them.
Howard Ehmke, the Detroit
splinter, was the widest guy in
the circuit-passing 107 bats
men.
Claud Williams, the White
Sox southpaw, was the mean
est-plunking lads in the ribs
IL times. Carl Mays, AL Soth-
oron and Bill James were close
after with 10 apiece.
For wild heaves, give it to j.
Grunting Shaw. He had 10.
Al Sothoron, Moxie Harper
and~Bill Kinney each had two
balks.
Stan Coveleskie granted the
largest number of bingles-2S6
rippling off his delivery.
George Dauss allowed 125
runs, 101 Of them earned. Sam
Jones allowed only 120 runs,
but 102 Of them were earned.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29

Der Of his diamond performances. but
he'll never go back to a bush league
club. In the first place, the Geor-
gian is well fixed with the goods of
this world, and. secondly. pride will
prevent.
~Its.has been my fortune to ask
three great players the stupid ques-
tion, when do you think you'll quit
playing?" The first was HQnus Wag-
ner, to my mind the greatest player
in baseball during my time. The Sec
ond was Larry Lajoie. The third was
Ty Cobb.
when they cut the uniform of
me-" stumbled the great Flying
Dutchman" OF the Pittsburgh Pirates.
when they cut on my uniform -
smiled the likable Larry.
Cant say" grinned Cobb, "but I'll
know when it's time. And when 1
quit, I'll quit. too. There won't be
any comeback stuff"
HaPs Kept His werA.
Hans kept his word. too, for they
had practically to cut the uniform
from his back. He never went back
to the minors. either.
They drove Larry to Toronto for
one year, only to have him bob back
as member OF the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. and they had to cut of his
uniform before he would quit for all
time.
And now the railbirds are sharpen
ing up the shears to cut on Cobb's
uniform But they may have to hold
back their ardor for quite a while
yet. Wagner was a big-league star
when over forty years of age. Cobb
wos thirty-three on December IS,
1919. He still has some way to travel
before his legs become so weak and
his batting eye SO dim as to force
him from the Detroit Tigers lineup.
Hughey Jennings is probably cor
rect. though. in saying that Cobb
has begun to slow up" 1t isn't a
bit remarkable, for the great Geor-
gian has spent fifteen years with the
Tigers Many have faltered in half
the time. But Ty can slow up a
long way before the next star catches
him, and the newcomer won't be Babe
Ruth, either.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29

Last summer Ty Cobb amassed a
batting average of .3S4, two points
tetter than that of 1918 and one
point higher than his 1917 mark.
There certainly wasn't the least 1T
tie thing the matter with his bat
ting lamps. He could stu see 'em
and hit 'em. But hitting and run
ming bases are two different things.
Larry ,Lajoie could hit 'eni when he
could hardly reach hrst base. The
same thing has been seen in connec-
ton with many other great Snittsrs,
notably Adrian Arson.
N order that my readers may rote
the marvellous consistency in Ty's
batting, here are the figures ever
since he came into the league;
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
HEINIE ZIMMERMAN MAY
JOIN PITTSBURGH CLUB

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Heinie Zim-
norman, the Giants prince of bone
heads. may become a member of the
Pittsburgh Pirates before the swal-
lows go south in the spring. He is
known to have reached his end here
and now Manager George Gibson, the
new Pirate chieftain, is said to be
willing to take him.
If Zimmerman goes to the Pirates,
it is thought that he will be PLAYED
at first base, thus permitting George
Whitted to return to the outfield
Zimmerman has long wanted to play
first base, and. If he is permitted. il
may bring about a great change for
the better in his ways on and off the
field.
The deal is being held up until
President Stoncham comes back from
Havana.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
SPEEDY" RUSH MAY Be
SUPPLANTED AT ITHACA

Indications are Speedy Rush, for
mer Princeton University coach here,
will not be back at Cornell next fall
Many Cornell alumni, disappointed
by the teams poor showing this year
are advocating the> supplanting OF
Rush.
The leading candidate for the
job appears to be Ray Van Orman,
who played right end for Cornell ff-
teen years ago, and who has been
serving his old school by coaching
the ends for the past several seasons.
Van Orman has turned out many star
ends, including O'Hearne, Fritz and
shelton, all-American selections.
Before going to Cornell Rush served
as head coach at Princeton.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
DEVIL DOG PLAYS
FOR TABLE TITLE

Service men are going to flock to
the Grand Central billiard parlors,
Seventh street and Pennsylvania av-
enue, this week to see Sergt. Ralph
N. Henshaw, U. s. NJ c.. competing
for. the pocket billiards championship
of the District. The tip is out that
Sergeant Henshaw, just now sta
toned in Washington. is quite the
best performer in the naval service,
and that he is likely to make a run
away race of IT..
Followers of the green table game
here, however, are pinning their fate
on the true-and- players like
Charlie Bartelmes, the present title
holder; Walter Wallace and. Prof
George Wheatley to give the devildog
all the going he wants.
Tonight the annual championship
play starts promptly at o'clock,
when Prof. Wheatley and Walter
Wallace cross cues. The outlook is
for a capacity throng to surround
the table where these two cracks
will perform.
Eight entries have been received
for this years championship, includ-
ing Prof. Wheatley. Wallace. Ser
geant Henshaw, Charlie Bartelmes,
DICK Tip, Benny Marks, George
kelchner and Beau Stickney. The
management would like at least two
more to enter before the playing
card begins.
A handsome diamond studded
medal emblematic of the champion
ship and large money prize will go
to the winner of the tournament. He
will have to defend his ownership of
the medal until next May. Money
prizes Will also be given winners OF
second, third and fourth places.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
SPORT HAS GREAT
SUCCESS IN 1919
With Signing Of Armistice
Athletes Start on Best Year
in All History.

Sport came back TO its own during
the year that is just fading out
With the signing Of the armistice
a year ago last November. leaders In
every branch of sport began making
pRns for 1913. And sport came hack
with q bang.
Big sporting events Of nearly every
Kind drew crowds that left no doubt
regarding the stability of the ath-
letic game In this country. The
Dempsey-Willard fight at Toledo.
while il failed to draw what Pro-
moter Tex Rickard expected netted
about $3oo.ooo for the promoter and
$12S,5o0 for Dempsey and willard.
the old champion getting $1ei. 900. .
record-breaking purse, for his end.
Drew CASaeity Thrsng.
The worlds series between the
Reds and White Sox drew capacity
crowds. The teams played to upward
Of ESQ. 900 spectators. and the receipts
were more than ss5o.oeo. The win
ming OF the championship by a West
ern National League team was de-
cidedly popular with fandom
Boxing had one Of the best years II
has ever seen Jess willard, the big
gest man who has ever held the
worlds heavyweight Championship,
was dethroned at the memorable bat
tie of Maumee Bay by Jack Dempsey.
Man o War. the two-year-old title
winner, clinched his crown at Sara
toga after a notable string of VIC
tories.
Willie Hoppe, worlds balk-line
billiard champion. defended his title
against field of the country's best
stars and had an easy time with all
corners.
William NJ. Johnston. Of San Fran
cisco. who won the national singles
championship in 1915. came back
last year and stroked his way to
glory and another national title In
the August tourney at Forest Hills,
defeating a field of players including
such American wielders of the racquet
es r. n. Williams, I'd, William Tilden.
I'd, r. Lindley Murray, and many 9th er
'Yanks" of topnotch caliber. In ad-
dition, this field of stars contained
Norman r. Brookes and Gerald Pat
terson. the famous Australian stars.
Mrs. Franklin l. Mallory, formerly
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, who held the
women's national singles title three
times, was defeated in the annual
tourney this year by Mrs. George w.
Wightmsn. of Boston, who before her
marriage was Miss Hazel Hotchkiss
and a former national title holder.
GSh Has Mig Year.
Golf also had a big year. The
United States Golf Association sue
cessfully staged each of its big title
events, and dozens of intersectionaL
sectional and exhibition matches
were played with big galleries look
ing on.
The year saw the crowning of q
new national amateur champion in
the person of s. ID. Heron, of Pitts
burgh, the former collegiate star of
Princeton University.
All in all, il can be truthfully said
that the war did not hurt sports.
True. IL took some Of the stars and
many a one of these lies beneath the
poppies of Flanders. But the lesson
of physical preparedness that IL
taught to the world will never be
forgotten, in this country at least.
Leaders in athletic sports, particu-
larly, have freely predicted that this
will be shown in the future by the
taking up of sports OF various kinds
by a greater peteentAge of thf popu-
la&icn than ever AefseA
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
LOOKING EN- OVER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
BY

Ty slowing the popular question
until Tyrus Raymond his
Augusta settles back become
sppered pantaQon It's with the publication
the 1919 batting the largely
tentyeigh
Hughey Jennings that the
great Georgian is slowing
Jennings said
with believe
that didn't make
the bases he used to-"
along They tipped off the
country cushions his smallest total
Those
that his feet
are begipn to oloseth wingedness.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
WILL FACE PENN STATE
Keystone Eleven Books the Hardest
Football Schedule in Years
for 1921.

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. Dec H.
Penn States football eleven faces -
1920 its hardest schedule in years. OF
the nine games to be played. At least
five will be OF major league calfbuf,
those with Dartmouth Nebraaka.
Pennsylvania. Lehigh. and Pittsburgh
North Carolina State, usually one q
the strongest elevens In its section, -
also on the schedule and may prove
troublesome. ft
''It is . hard schedule" sayp CA
Bezdek. "and IL the boys come through
il undefeated, they will deserve IN
kinds Of credit"
Here is the schedule: Ssnts1bes =
Mughenberg; October ., Gettysb0rUs
9. Dartmouth: 16. North Carel1aA
State: Is Lebanon Valley; 80, PoaD-
sylvania- II Phladelphta: Novembag
6, Nebraska; Is. Lehigh- At eoUth
Bethlehem: %. Pittsburgh. n riseS
burRh-
The Washington times., 1919-12-29

Walter johnson. according to -
Johnson's own pet methods Of aoplng
out the stun. is the leading tw1rioP
IN the American League counting ou1y
those pitching At ieAst forty-nvS In
ntngs- Walter allowed an averaGo ~
Las earned runs per game whtAo -
was toiling on the rubber. EDDIE Q-
cote ran second with an allowanoe
of l-s2 earned runs per game. Theoe
are the only pitchers who did not al
low more than two earned rune every
time they went to work on the ht1
The Washington veteran IN thirty
nine games pitched $50 inningn, hoA
1,o73 men face him officially, allowol
,s5 safe blows and seventy-t three
runs. of which bat ferty-eight we're
charged against him Wahor hnnd-
ed out nfty-one pAsses. famed lt7
and hit seven IN the anaxo>ay. Poor
wild pitches and one balk Woro umTk
ed against him.
The Chicago veteraa. = Arty
games. pitched 3o7 innings snd 1Geea
ofncially 1.I3s batsmen. He gsVo aDs
hits and seventy-seven ruAs. sky
on his shine ball delivery C&oue&e
walked forty-nine batsmeu ana -fno-
ned 11o He hit two batteeu With
pitched balls and bad tu& Ooe VIA
pitch. with no balks wboAnwoe.
According to BAn's nlq1o61 - l&oA>
ing ten ningers last yenF Vsxn 50bu-
SON, Cicotte. WeilmAn. KAN. 0othor-
on. Enxmann. Covelesl<ie. Lowoerxnlk.
Ayers. and Thormahlea- Maya IL
fourth, IL you count his games with
the Yankees. II you don't Nee sixth
The standing of the Waxhineton
twirlers. with their efficiency nguras
follow: go
johnson. 1-to; shaw, AIS: Zachary.
Isl; Harper. 37s; Craft ass: Brick
son. %-2s- ls t-l
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
GEORGETOWN WILL
SEND TW0STARS

Georgetown will have at least two
representatives in the Olympic games
at Antwerp, Belgium, next summer,
unless both Bob LIE Gendre. the PEN
tathlon champion. and Billy Hayes, the
A. A. U. sprinter titleholder. lose their
cunning. Both Hilltoppers, will COM
pete in the trials.
Bob LIE Gendre stayed out of foot
BAH last fall in order to perfect him
self in track. He has been training
lightly ever since college opened, an
John ID. O'Reilly, physical director at
Georgetown, makes no bones about
predicting great things for this big
fellow.
IF lie Gendre continues to improve
in the Iuture as he has since taking
up the pentathlon," says O'Reilly, "he
should set up some new records for
the whole world to shoot at over there
in Belgium"
: Hayes won the 100 yard champion
ship in the A. A. U. meet last year He
wore the colors of the Boston A. A.
at the time, but will sport the Blue
and Gray when he enters the Olympic
trials.
Fourteen trial meets for the Olymp-
les will be held, according to Presi-
dent Samuel ]. Dallas. of the A. A. U.
Each will be the regular champion
ship meet of it's district. A final trial,
with the various sectional winners
competing, will be held, either at
Franklin Field, Philadelphia, or SOL
diers' Field, Cambridge, Mass.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
JOHNSON IS BEST
OF BANS QUIET
Washington Veteran Prouos
Himself Most Efficient Twb9oe
In circuit.
Pitching Figures Are
Of Little Use

The pitching averages of tAs
American League for 1919, made
public today, are of little use 10
Washington baseball fans w1lo
are looking ahead. First ed
foremost, they fail to include the
number Of games won and lost
by each pitcher. Secondly. thee
young pitchers who are expected
to become something for the
Griffmen next season don't evuu
appear in the list.
Washington fans an. ntersGtod
in Courtney, Fisher. Golden, say
der and SchAcAt, but the all-wios
chieftain Of the league dosuut
zee fit to acquaint the fans vtth
their deeds. Not one Of thom
pitched forty-dve innings, whi6h
explains their absence iron 1ks
dope.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
OHIO STATE new LEADER
NEVER PLAYED ASAKID

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 2s.-Iolas Mel
Titus Huffman is the captain-elect of
Ohio States 1920 football team. HUFF
man, who halls from Charlottesville,
Ohio, weighs 1S1 pounds and is feet
1O% inches in height.
Before he came to the university
he never had a football in bis hand
One day during the early part of the
1918 season he walked out on the field
and was bitten by the football bug.
The next day he asked for a suit
"First time ! ever was in a suit"
he told Wr. Wilce when he appeared
on the field. Today he is rated as one
of the best tackles in western confer.
ence football
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
JOHNNY KlBANE WILL
BATTLE YOUNG CHANEY
Featherweight Champion Re-enters
Ring Tonight to Start Big
Comeback.

NEW YORK, Dec. '2s.-Johnny Kill
bane, of Cleveland, holder of the
featherweight title, will defend it at
the Arena A. c., in Jersey City, to-
night, against Young CLANCY. of Bal
timore, winner Of the A. Z. F. feath.
erweight title, in an eight-round
bout.
Augie Rather. A E. F. middle
weight tNleholder, will meet Harry
Grebb, Of Pittsburgh; Al Reich and
Tom Cowler will cross gloves In an
other eight-round encounter and
Gene Tunney, A. z. F. light heavy
weight champion, will meet Bob
Pearce, of Chicago.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
HE|LMAN SEEKING
$4,000 TO PLAY
Tigers Big First Baseman Be-
Iieves What He Reads In
the Newspapers.

DETROIT. Dec. 2s.-Harry Heilman,
the big first baseman of the Tigers. is
holdout. He has been reading the
papers, and. thinking himself mar
vel in action on the diamond. has
come to the conclusion that he is
worth at least $4,000, or half Ty
Cobb's price, to the Detroit club.
Heilman hit for 800 last year, Cobb,
Neach and Flagstead being the oily
Tigers to lead him. His fielding mark
of 1914 was the worst in the league
for first basemen.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
OFFERS $500 TO LAND
BEST DOGS IN COUNTRY

BOSTON, Dec. 2s.-The EastesU os0
show is offering 81 500 In cash pr1sss
to lure the greatest entry that -
ever been made to q Boston dog oA0w.
The event will be staged In Meoosnn-
les building and will open on WAab-
ington's Birthday.
Entries do not close until FebruaKy
4 but the present indications are cbAf
there will be q record breaking nu0-
Der OF dogs benched. The club off,
GERS expect sb~tt l.2oo dogs frsn
every part Of the country and Cas-
ada They have already been assured
of the entries from the big kennels
that will bench the champions In the
big classes, but in order to stimulate
entries from every kind and breed Of
dogs, over 500 different classes have
been arranged
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
MIDDLE ATLANTIC MAY
BE DIVIDED FOR PLAY

One of the contemplated changes in
the tennis sections of the country is
a division of the middle Atlantic dis
trict whereby all of New York Sta:e
and clubs in New Jersey and Come -
ticut within a radius of thirty-fiye
miles of New York city will consti-
tute one section and Pennsylvania
and the remaining portion of New
Jersey another.
At present twenty-five million peo-
pie are embraced in the middle At
lantic district, and there are far 100
many tournaments among SO great
a population for one district associa-
tion to handle comfortably.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
NO MORE INDOOR GAMES
FOR CHAMPION RICHARDS
Poor Lighting Conditions Affect His
Eyes, and So He Leaves
Sport.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Vincent
Richards. sensational young tennis
champion of Yonkers, n. Y, will not
defend his title as senior indoor cham
pion in 1920. it became known today
Richards has retired from the indoor
game because poor lighting conditions
on indoor courts have affected his
eyes. He successfully defended his
title as junior national indoor cham
pion on Saturday. In the future he
door game.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
THEY'RE ALL THERE,

Charles X. Cox. of Georgetown Uni
versity; Charlie Moran, of Catholic
University, and II. c. Byrd, Of Mary
land state College, are attending the
annual meeting of the Graduate
Managers Association in New York
today and tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
NAVAL APPRENTICES ARE
WINNERS IN CLOSE GAME

The Navy Yard Apprentice football
eleven defeated the Triangle A. c.,
to 0, at Union League Park yester-
day, McMahon hoisting a forward
pass to H. Durity just before the sec
ond period ended. Durity wa. be-
hind the Triangle goal line when he
received the ball. and when Cox
kicked the goal from touchdown, the
scoring was done for the day.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
APPROVES OF BOXING.

Yale UniversIty's faculty has de-
cided to encourage boxing. An asso-
citation will be formed this week and
Moses King, former Connecticut light
weight champion. will take charge of
the various classes. He has been in
charge of boxing at Yale for twenty
years, but the faculty never recogniz-
ed the sport nor have championship
contests or bouts with other college
boxers been permitted.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
YANKEES HOPE TO TAKE
VICTORY FROM CENTRAL

Tonight in the boys department at
the Y. NJ. c. A. the fast-moyinp Yam
KEGS will take on Central Highs
quint, play starting at 8 o'clock. The
Yankees are out to retrieve them
selves for the defeat given them last
week by Western High and Central
viii have a hot fight on its hands.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
GRANT LOST OUT,

George Washington Grant. owner
of the Boston Braves. was just too
late to land either Patsy Donovan or
Dan Howley as assistant to George
Stallings. Donovan signed with the
Cubs an hour or so before hearing
from Grant and Howley took the
managerial reins of the Hartford.
Conn, club half an hour too soon for
Grant.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
GO INTO BUSINESS.

Louis Teller and Alec Campbell, IA
miliarly known as the "Nipper," have
finished all preparations for their
sporting goods store in Boston, which
they expect to open about the first of
the year. A State charter was recently
granted, the incorporators being given
as e. Barton Chaplin. of Andover; En-
gene +. Wogan and Campbell
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
TO VISIT WEST BADEN.

The Pittsburgh club has decided to
spend Few days at West Baden.
IND. before continuing to Hdt Springs,
Ark. for training. That's PLAYING
double-headsr on the water waxon.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
DAUSS is "NIFTICK."

George Dauss, of the Tigers, proved
a right 'niftick" fielder last year with
his 1o1 assists, considerably more
than his nearest rival. Stan" Cove
leskie, Of the Indians, who had So in
40 games Dauss figured in but "a
games for his fat total.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
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The Washington times., 1919-12-29
AINS.MITH HAS MOST.

Eddie Ainsmith, once with the
Griffmen and last year with the De-
troit Tigers, had more errors in his
totals than did any other backstop in
the American League. He erred 80
times in 1o6 games. Ray Schalk, of
the White Sox, had only 13 in 129
EameA
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
IANDERS IS BETTER.

Sherman IAnders. Penn's track star.
who has been i'll for many weeks. has
SO far recovered as to be doing light
work. He expects to compete In TIE
Olympic triale.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
FElSCH is LEADER.

Happy FeIsch, the White Sox cen.
ter nclder, led all gardeners in bi,
league last season with 81 assists.
The Washington times., 1919-12-29
MEET NEXT MONDAY.

CINCINNATI. Dec. 29.-Chairman
Garry Hermann has called a meeting
for next Monday of the National Com
mission