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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
NAVY BEATS NY. j. FIVE
Middies Take Basket Ball Contest
by SO to 15-Lose in
Swimming.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dtspatch 10 the Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, February l.
Winning by so to Is against New York
University here this afternoon, the
Midshipmen basket ball team scored
the fourteenth victory it has won
this season without a defeat and piled
up one of its biggest scores After
the first few minutes of the game the
Midshipmen scored rapidly at all
stages. Farwell. the star forward, was
kept out of the game by sickness, but
Deringer, Lewis, Waters and Byerly
did notable work and made up for his
absence.
Pittsburgh's best swimmers, COM
peting as the Allegany Mountain AS
ISOLATION. defeated the Midshipmen in
the academy tank 81 to %. Pitts
burgh took all the frsts except in the
breast stroke event, but the Navy
made up a fair losing end with sec
onds and thirds. Love of the visitors
won the 40 and 100 yard events and
swan the final lap in close relay.
He was closely pressed by Goggins.
the Navy captain, in the 100, but took
the 40 with ease. All the other events
were close and the time good for so
early in the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02

had been made that the amateurs
would win half the contests.
Charles Evans was accorded place
of honor, being partnered by John Ball
in the leading foursome against Braid
and Massey. The latter holed out in
one putt on seven of the first nine
holes. and won easily by and 5. Var
don and Duncan beat Hilton and John
Graham, a grand team, by ID, while
Smith and Harris were downed by J.
IL Taylor and Ted Ray to the tune of
Is and Z.
Alex Herd and Tom Hall took the
measure of Montmorency and Capt. G..
X. Hutchinson. by and s; Messrs.
Lassen and II. l.. Taylor were beaten.
d and 5, by Sherlock and Robson, while
Mayo and Wilfred Reid defeated
Messrs. Wooley. and Carr, 6 and ).
Edward Blackwell. the world famous
long driver, teamed with Mr.. Hambro.
proved no match for Williamson and
Thomson. 10 and 9 being their exit
tune. Michael Scott and Leslie stevens
fell before Hepburn and Renouf. The
lone amateur victory came when
Lionel Mum and ii. w Beveridgc at
the thirty-eighth hole. won from
Michael Moran and Rowland Jones in
a thrilling contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
OWNERS PASSING BUCK
ON THAT $1,000 LIMIT
Dreyfuss Now Brands Hermann as
Author Of Plan National
League Dropped.

Club owners of the National League
are busy passing the buck in re the
famous 1900 a month salary limit.
First the authorship was tagged onto
Charley Ebbets. and after his
indignant denial it was fastened onto
Barney Dreyfuss. Now comes Drey-
fuss with even more vehement
protestation, and declares that the
culprit is none other than Garry
Hermann. Garry is having a lot OF
things fastened onto HIM this winter.
Dreyfuss blames Hermann for cir
culating the report that Barney had
started the economy jag, and he also
denies the story that he had proposed
a resolution demanding that even
base ball writers be forced to pay
their. way into ball parks. Says
Dreyfuss:
I'VE had agreed in our meeting that
no publicity should be given the
establishment OF a salary limit The
American League had previously
adopted a limit, but nothing had been
said about it. However, before the
of the New York club left the room
A few moments later. when the
reporters were admitted. the first
thing they asked was: How about
that $1,000 salary limitT' John
Heydler was angry at once. for he
realized that some one had permitted
the story TO leak out We decided,
then. to tell what had occurred,
figuring that publicity would bring
about change. But was not
responsible for the legislation-Mr.
Hermann was.
"A word about Mr.. Hermann. It
has been said that his opponents were
badly routed at New York, and that
he and Johnson control the situation.
so far as the national commission Is
concerned. That is not true At the
joint meeting, the vote on the rcten-
ton of the present commission was
Z to against in our league, Herr
mann having no vote. and to for
in the American League. In other
words. the National was solid against
Hermann, and three of the American
clubs were against him.
After the vote was taken. one of
our clubowners addressed Hermann.
telling him that he could see how !
things stood, and asking him why he
did not resign. Garry replied that he
would do so if he were assured a
better man were available for the
place. That was mere camouhage.
Hermann has not been reelected
chairman. and will not be. Heydler
will continue to vote against him. He
will be ousted as soon as the com
mittee appointed agrees on a sue
cessor." 4-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Carpenters Boxing Profits
Split With Soldier Company

Though Georges Carpenter has
mot been allowed to engage In
any regular matches since the
war. he has b0xed almost week
~ ut beneflts and entertatn-
nents for the soldiers. Anent
the exhibitions Sparrow Robert
SON, just back from France,
says;
"The largest amount Georges
personally received for b0xing
since the start Of the war was
$50 francs, aud because Of the
French army rule governing
such purses he had to split the
money with his military conn
pany OF fifty men. All CaFpen-
tier himself was allowed 10
keep was three franco. Each Of
his comrades also received .
Hike SUM. Those three francs
locked mighty big to sooe ~
the poffas, for . Preach so1a1er
gets onfy aboat 10 eeAtA .
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Trio VIII Repeat.

7 am one who believes that the three
amateurs of this country mentioned
will grasp few more open titles
before their golf clubs arc handed down
as heirloomS.
It may be pertinent, therefore, to
try and discover the elements of sue
cess as aids for the golfers of today.
To show how they played and still
play the shots is idle. fer they do not
play them in the same way. Where
Hilton uses his shoulders Travers
uses his arms; where Ball uses his
forearm strength Evans straightens
out his left arm and SO on.
These men are attured to play the
shot which is needed at the special
time and to change their style if nee
cssary to gain the desired end l
would put down. then. AS the guiding
rules for the crack golfer and the So
called dub" these points which the
victories of the men mentioned would
seem to enhance:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
TWO CHINESE MAT MEN
MAKE" COLLEGE TEAM

Two Cinnamon have won places on
the Columbia varsity wrestling team
and will compete for the Blue and
White.
The CelestiaIs who will represent
Columbia are Lee, who has been a
consistent winner in Y. NJ c. A.
tournaments for several seasons, and
Yep, a novice who received his first
lessons in the sport this winter.
Lee will wrestle in the 115-pound
class, while Yep will be in the 1875
pound division. According to Gus
Peterson, the Columbia coach, both are
remarkably fast, clever and agrees
sive. In trials with other members of
the squad they have shown marked
superiority and have displayed un-
usual quickness in learning new holds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Young Lee Hedges Is Surely
a Chip Off the Old Block

When Mr.. Robert Lee Hedges
was the owner of the St. Ioujs
Browns he WINS noted for hi,
silent cffectfveness. HI. son.
Robert Lee, jr.. seems to be
built on the same lines, The
younger Hedges, aged twenty
three, now In France. wa,
wounded ON three different
occasions, the last time xettinr
FIVE bullets In his body. He was
decorated with the French cro.s
for bravery and promotes to he
a first lieutenant by his own
commanding Officer. And the
first his folks at home knew
about 1t was when a man COM
ing home from the front hunted
mp Col. Hedges and told hi.o thc
story which he had learned
little by little MS he lay for f,vr
weeks I'm the he'd next to Young
Hedges In hospital. He
chided the young hero for NOT
letting his folks know what haA
happened to him. The 3excn..,,
WINS that the wounds were noth
ing3 that IL he had won one
cross he knew . lot OF soldiers
who ought to have ave or III.
ahA that 1t was an In the rnMe.
anyhow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Work Starts St. Patrick's Day.

Work for the battery candidates Of
the 1919 edition of the Nationals will
get under way on ST. Patrick's day in
the morning. Monday. March II. having
been picked for the local pitchers to
start their conditioning work. Tho
other players win be required to report
about ten days later. Manager Grimth
win accompany the first squad II he has
an his troupe sispsd Up BY that dina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Hughey Loyal to Home Town.

SCRANTON, Pa, February l.
Hughey Jennings. manager OF the
Detroit Tigers. who is trying to place
Scranton in the International League.
announces that he has arranged a
conference with the civic bureau of
the board of trade, with a view of
having that organization cooperate
in the efforts being put forth to revive
minor league base ball in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Walter Is Himself Again,

Walter johnson is looking forward to
a big year with the Nationals. The big
pitcher conveys this somewhat stero-
typed information to the offices of the
Washington club in a letter received
Johnson, writing from his
home at Coffeyville, Kan, allows as
how he had pretty tough time of it
with the influenza, but has fully recov-
cred and is in good physical shape right
now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Swimming Star Quits College

Swimming prospects at Columbia
have slumped with the an
that Hal Vollmer, inter-
collegiate champion in the 100 and 22O
yard swims in 1915, 1916 and 1917,
would not return to the university to
complete his course for his degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Augusta Contract Is Signed.

Definite arrangements for the use of
the training facilities at Augusta, Ga,
were made yesterday when Manager
Griffith signed a contract with H. H.
Bell. representing the owners of the
ball grounds and the hotel at which the
club puts up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Kentucky Horse Owner Dies.

LOUISVILLE. KY February L.
Jacob H Loeser. at one time known In
turf circles as the owner of a string OF
race horses. was found dead at St.
Petersburg. Fla, last night from
escaping gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Meehan's Superiority a Myth.

Willie Meehan it becomes evident that
Meehan's superiority over Dempsey is
more fanciful than real Reports Of
the last Meehan-Fulton affair declare
that Meehan was seriously battered
by the plasterer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Brae Burn Seeks Vardon.

BOSTON, February 1.-THE Brae
Burn Country Club today sent a cable
gram to Harry Vardon, the English
golf PLAYER. asking him to consider
an offer to serve as professional at the
Brae Burn club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
BASE BALL DEALS
CONT|NU|NCFREE[y
Majors and Minors Making
Inter|eague Swaps Without
a National Agreement.

Base ball deals are going on quite
as freely between the major leagues
and the minor leagues as if an under
standing never had been reached to
terminate the national agreement and
with each to go its own way This is
as it should be, but both organizations
are treading on thin ice without any
court of their own to go to for the set
tleinent of differences which are bound
to arise.
Not long ago the Giants turned over
five players to the Rochester club OF
the New International League for Ear
Smith, the promising young catcher
and now the st. Louis Cardinals have
gone even further in giving no less
than seven players. almost full team
to the Kansas City club of the Amer
ond baseman.
The fading of one player for an
other or the purchase of one or more
players outright rarely involves con-
troversy, but when four. five and even
seven players are com bined in one
deal the chances for differences are
imIneasurably increased. and the ma
Jors and the minors can i'll afford to
have any differences at this time with
civil courts. Base ball has long
Stunned this latter method of settling
little difficulties that have cropped up
Griff Nearly Took Him.
Schultz is the player Manager Crit.
fifth considered taking from John Gan
gel. the Kansas City pilot while at the
recent base ball confab in New York
This is not the first time that he has
moved up under the big tent. AS far
back as 1913 he had a trial with the
Boston Braves. at which time George
Stallings expressed the opinion that
he was the greatest young player he
had ever seen. Later Stallings changed
his mind. or, in any case. Schultz did
not come up to his expectations and
ne drifted back, only to get another
trial in Brooklyn, with much the same
result.
According to some critics. Schultz is
of that peculiar type of player who
blazes forth in minor league company
and only smolders in a major league
crowd. There are plenty of that kind
in this world, both in and out of base
ball.
1t is quite possible. of course, that
Schultz has moved up this time to
stay, and in any case Branch Hickey
is quite willing to gamble on the
chance; otherwise he would not be so
free in turning over seven players to
secure his services.
With the Kansas City club last year
Schultz turned in a batting average
of .5o6 in siXty-two games, and any
800 hitter is eagerly sought these
days. He is primarily an infielder, but
played the outfield for Kansas City
in forty-odd games in 1918.
The Cardinals had little use for the
seven players they gave in exchange,
as practically all of them were re-
cruits who were being tried out. The
seven players included four pitchers,
one catcher. one infielder and one out
fielder, variegated assortment, to say
the least
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Champions Galore in Service.

At latest reports there were seven
teen champions of each class in the
Army and Navy, not to speak of the
air forces. How they all gained titles
is a mystery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
SOCCER FOOT BALL
REAL WORLD GAME
Far 0utstrips All Others, Be-
ing Played Extensively IN
Twenty-Seven Countries.

What is the most internationally
and universally played game?
Very few people, even ardent Sport
advocates, could tell YOU Naturally
the average Americans first thought
would be base ball or the BritisheI
might say cricket" but neither OF
these can claim the honor OF being
the most widely played game in the
world. s-
float in the breeze base ball will be
found, and in all parts of the world
where Englishmen have settled cricket
is played. but neither OF These
branches of sport has been taken ur
by more than a small scattering OF
foreign countries, and never on large
scale.
Played in Many Nations.
Association foot ball. or soccer, as
it is termed here, is the game which
has the proud distinction OF being
popular in more countries than any
other game, being played extensively
in no less than twenty-seven coun-
tries, and under the same rules all
over the world The countries which
have national soccer associations are:
United States. Argentina, Austria, Bel
( Ium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Eng
land, Finland, France. Germany, Hun
gary, ireland. Italy. Luxembourg, Meth
erlands, Norway. Portugal, Paraguay.
Russia, Scotland. South Africa, Spain.
Sweden, Switzerland. Uruguay and
Wales.
All senior soccer clubs belong to
these national organizations, and the
most remarkable thing about it is
that all national associations are af1il-
lated with and controlled by one or
ganization, the Federation Interna-
| tionale de Foot Ball Association.
which was Instituted at Paris, May 81,
1904. The same laws of the game ap-
ply in all countries and. although
there are slight variations to the rules
in some countries. all international
contests are played under the rules of
the federation
Is an Old Established Game
1t is a well known fact that soccer
foot ball is a very old game in Eng
land and Scotland. but not so wen
known that il has been popular and
well organized on the continent of Eu-
rope for many years. Take. for in
stance, the National Association of the
Netherlands, which was formed in
1883. On the continent Denmark is
generally recognized as having the
strongest teams. and they always pro-
vide stiff opposition TO the Britishers
who toured the continent every year
before the war put an end to these
visits.
Association foot ball was first played
in either Scotland or England, which
has never been satisfactorily cleared
up, but it is generally conceded that
ii was first played in Scotland and
first organized in England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Think Preston's Chances Best.

while few persons in close touch
with the situations are venturing any
predictions on the result il is general
~ believed that Preston has a slight
advantage over both his democratic
and republican opponents He has in
the eight years of his administration
backed many progressive movements
in Baltimore. He is responsible for
much improved paving, for an excel
lent system of sewers. for the develop
ment of the harbor and the annexa-
ton to the city of belt surrounding
IT of more than fifty-one square miles
and $4,000 population that formerly
was in Anne Arundel and Baltimore
counties, which adjoin Baltimore city.
The city is normally democratic, but
with the most bitter kind of fight
Imaginable about to begin in the
democratic ranks and the possibility
of the defeated side cutting the ticket
in the general election the chances of
the republicans are brighter than they
have been for years. Mr. Broening, the
candidate. is personally very popular.
He has been elected states attorney
for two terms by large majorities. and
G. o. p. leaders. including o. Z. We'll
lers treasurer of the national republi-
can senatorial campaign committee,
who controls the republican situation
In the state, are confidently predicting
Mr. Broening's election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Why They Excel.

l. They do not let down until their
man is beaten.
.. They never have TO hesitate over
choice of club. AIertness and keen
ness of judgment OF distance and the
known power and length in club
was and is theirs in twinkling of
an eye.
3. A defeat rarely Slapped confidence.
4. They practice the shots wherein
| they are weaker or on which they
have gone stale and let well 'enough
alone Many golfer excellinS on the
drive or the iron has gone stale be-
cause of his inclination to practice
and play the shot which pleased him
because of his success.
5. Scarcely one of these twenty-five
! championships was won by player
| who was not at his putting best. This
does not mean they were the best
| putters.
g. They refuse to worry or be wor-
red, no matter how the match is go
ing.
Z. These players won their titles be-
cause of their accurate iron play
rather than their driving.
There are other attributes, but these
traits mentioned ought to aid the
average golfer, who today has begun
to realize as never before the constant
necessity of using mind more than
muscle. 1t is the outside elements
which make the champion and keep
him one.
John Bull won the open champion
ship of Great Britain in the year
Chick Evans was born. and he won
his eighth amateur championship OF
Great Britain twenty-five years later.
four years before a national title fell
to the lot of Mr.. Evans.
Hilton. born in 1859, after winning
four amateur championships and two
open titles of Great Britain. won the
Apawamis in a field which included
the finest golfers we have.
Temperament Counts.
Travers has shown undimmed for
thirteen years, and it is as much the
qualities of the mans temperament
which count as the excellence of his
game. Given 80 per cent of the one
and you need but so per cent of the
other.
Age may stiffen muscles, but it does
not always Subdue ardor or the fight
! ing spirit. The combined ages of Ball
and Hilton with their sixteen cham
pionships total nineteen years more
than the combined ages of the three
graf American golfers. But there
would be today the greatest of scor-
over a series of links wherein Ball
and Hilton would be opposed to
Travers and Evans. Ouimet and Evans
or Travers and Ouimet. for there
would be no difference in the golf1ng
character of the pairs.
Because of the success of the anna
tours in open competition it might be
in order to try to discover the COM
parative differences in ability between
the first dozen professionals and the
first dozen amateurs. For our purpose
of comparison we find that in our own
"internationar' contests where the va
rious countries of birth were repre-
scented the pros have shown higher
leverage excellence, although none has
ranked above the three amateurs of
whom we have spoken.
We are speaking of match play now.
and we have but the coronation con-
tests held in 1911 at Sandwich, Eng
land to base an estimate of the COM
parative virtues in play of the British
amateur and professional. At Sand
witch the play was a foursome, the
good ld-fashioned kind.
Amateurs VS.. Pros.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Amateurs VS.. Pros.

We followed after the leaders
throughout all the day, intent on the
iplay. for the interest was exception
aIly keen and all manner of wagers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
baltimore FACES
I.MAYORA[TY FIGHT
Democrats Split and Repub'
. 1icans' Chances to Break
] 'Lean" Streak Bright.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE. February battle
l1Nes are being drawn for one of the
most bitter political fights Baltimore
has seen for years-the election OF
mayor and city council. Two demo-
cratic candidates. Mayor James III.
Preston and George Weems Williams
and one republican, States Attorney
William +. Broening. already are IN
the field. The municipal primaries
win be held on April / and the gen.
eral election on May 8.
The republicans at present are SOL
idly behind Mr.. Broening, and al
though it is possible that another
G: o. T. candidate will get in the
6sld it is not regarded as probable
Preston Has Strong Backing.
Conditions are different in the dem
oEatic camp. The party is split into
TITO factions, one controlled by the
state leaders and the other under the
guidance and direction of the city
Organization. Mayor Preston. who
for eight years has been the city
executive, is backed BY the city or
leu ny JOGll
is believed that he will get most of
the so-called independent vote.
Mayor Preston was the last candi-
date to formally enter the race. he
announced that he would again be a
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ten when several days ago he was
waited upon by u delegation repre-
senting financial. commercial and in
dastrial interests of the city. who
urged hin. to throw his hat into the
ring. 49,
Nr Williams. who has the backing
of tho state organization of which
Frank Kelly is the leader in Balti-
more city, was president of the park
board for a number of years
The fight for the democratic NOM
iDation is more than battle between
Preston and Williams. 1t is fight
for control of the democratic organi-
ration in Baltimore Both factions Will
put complete tickets in the field. in
Guiding candidates for the mayoralty,
controllership and presidency of the
second branch of the city council.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-03-19
Alte ravagii ale uraganului.

Oklahoma City, Okla. = O puter-
nica furtuna care b1ntuit jude
tul Kingfisher noaptea trecuta a
ucis trei persoane 81 a ranit alte
citeva. Stilpii 81 sirmele de elec-
trica 81 telegsaf sunt doborite la
pamint, lar pagubile nu Sc cunosc
pima in prezent.