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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04

We hear a great deal about the
strategy of base ball. There is no
question that certain teams play
a much snappier and brainier game
than others. To my way of thinking
there is also considerable bunk about
some of the brainy features. which
are purported to be the determining
factor in the clubs showing-in other
words, the teams punch
No matter how wise the manager
no matter how great his knowledge
of base ball, no matter how many
brainy players there may be on the
team. the club isn't going to get very
far unless there are men who can hit
the ball, pitchers who can deceive
the opposition, players who can run
the bases, athletes who can do the
difficult things in the field Brains in
base ball, of course, are very essen
tial. but there must be the mechani-
cal smoothness, the natural ability to
get results.
seriously doubt If there is any fell
low connected with the game who
knows more base ball than Branch
Hickey. Rumor has it that Hickey is
to manage the st. Louis Cardinals
next summer AS a player Hickey
was rated above the average He
would have been far better player
had it not been for his extremely
nervous temperament. The strain of
the game greatly affected his play.
AS manager Hickey has met with
varying success. AS have said
Hickey knows the game thoroughly.
so that his failure TO do big things
must possibly be ascribed to lack of
W orking material.
In his day as player Bobby Wal
lace was one of the smartest short
stops that ever wore glove. When
one recalls Wallace as player he
can think of only the remarkable
plays he has seen him make: no one
can recall a bone" Jimmy McA ieer
who for years was associated with
Bobby as a player. and later as a
manager always insisted that Wal
lace thought fraction of a second
sooner than the rest of the club. That
is some compliment when you con-
slider that Wallace was playing on a
club tha: boosted of some crack ath-
letes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
LOCAL GOLFERS OUTSIDE
Make Poor Scores in First Qualify
ing Round in Pinehurst
Tourney.

PINEHURST, n. c., February A.
The first eighteen holes of the thirty
six-hole qualifying round in the St
Valentine golf tournament were play
ed here yesterday, one-half of the
field of 1913 contestants playing on the
No. course and the other half on
No. 8. Today the process will be re-
versed.
Henry C. Fownes of Pittsburgh. the
Oakmont veteran, and Edward Styles
of the North Hill Country Club, Phil
adelphia, led the contingent that went
over No. 2. Fownes went around in
Al, 37-T8, and styles in 40, 3S--7S.
Donald Parson of Chevy Chase took
90 instead of his usual 80 or so, and
John H. Clapp finished in 81. w. w.
Cariell. another Chevy Chase golfer
was Ill. r. Carter Ballantyne of the
Columbia Country Club finished in
119.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
FAVOR ALL-YEAR COACH.
Princeton, Harvard and Yale
Dailies Oppose Expensive Mentors.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, February A.
Declaring against the highly paid
athletic coach in American UNIVERSE
ties, editors of three college dailies-
the Harvard Crimson, the Princeton
Princetonian and the Yale Daily
NeWs-adopted a resolution at a
meeting here, outlining the policy of
the papers toward college athletics,
it was announced
The college dailies will advocate
the hiring of an all-year-
coach by each university, with as
sistants in various branches, but
eliminating the specialist who coaches
one team for few months. Another
proposal which the papers will In
dorse is the formation of a depart
ment of physical training in each COL
lege, with rigid physical examina-
tons for all. entering students
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
De ORC AFTER CHAMPION
To Play Kieckhefer for Three.
Cushion Title in Chicago
Next Week.

CHICAGO, February august
Kieckhefer, world three-cushion
champion, will defend his title for
the eighth time February IS, IA and
Is at the Auditorium here. The stel-
lar little southpaw will oppose the
veteran. Alfredo De Orc.
Kieckhefer won the title from De
Orc several months ago, beating the
Cuban $50 TO 126 in 1856 innings. Since
that time Augie has successfully
withstood the efforts of Bob Canine
fax, Pierre Baupome. Charles Otis
and Charles McCourt to wrest the til
tie from him. Both Maupomes and
Cannefax have had two tries at the
title since Kieckhefer won it.
When Kieckhefer beat Cannefax for
the second time he established a new
world record for defense of the title.
It made his sixth successive victory
over a challenger. II he defeats De
Orc he will obtain permanent posses
sion of the Brunswick trophy en-
blematic of the three-cushion cham
pionship. The usual $50 points will
be played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
Bill for Sunday Base Ball
introduced in n. Y. Senate

ALBANY, February 4.-Sena-
tor james A. Foley Of New York.
the democratic leader Of the
. senate. has introduced n bill
which would give local authori-
ties the power to determine
whether they shall permit Sun
day base ball. The bill II just
like one the senator put in last
year.
Senator Gibbs Of Buffalo will
Introduce his new bill creating
n state boxing commission with
power to license ten-r0und. no
decision bouts I'm auditOriums
built especially for boxing and
used exclusively for that pur-
pose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
CONTESTS WILL OF WIFE.
Charles H. Evans Opposes Its Ad.
mission to Probate.

Charles H. Evans has filed a caveat
against the admission to probate of
an alleged will of his wife, Ellen A.
Evans. who died January II last The
will makes no provision for the hus-
band and leaves the estate to children
and grandchildren by q former mar
rage. The estate is valued at $40. 900.
Mr.. Evans charges-andue influence.
The husband recently filed q bill in
the will for the purpose of establish
ing an ante-nuptial agreement By
which the wife IL alleged 70 have
sod 20 leave her estate to him.
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ADJUSTMENTS
"Please Get Married.

Oliver Morosco, who is presenting q
new farce at the Shubert -Garrick
Iheater, corner OF It'll and F streets
northwest. regards Washington as a
mascot for his productions. 1t was
this superstition, which appears to
have developed into a sentiment. that
led him to bring please Get Mar
ried" to a playhouse outside the area
of sdowptown theaters. the only
Washington playhouse available to
hinr at this time. The little theater
ITSELF behaved beautifully, looked well
Srooled md suggested the intimate
atrno-e characteristic of some OF
the piayhouses tucked away in OBJ
squire corners of Paris and devoted
to the style of entertainment known
as French farce. please Get Mar
rjed" is French farce There should
be no room for mistake on this point.
IL is full of highly suggestive innu-
endoSas What irritates the perfectly
poiif$Senoralist is that the characters
OF the play all proceed in the utmost
innocence and with most exacting
sense of propriety and toss the re-
sponSibi1ity for risque interpretations
oyerttD the auditor himself
This time the performance did not
behave as Well. as the theater, for
owing to the Illness of member of
the cast, one of the roles had to be
assumed on very brief notice: that
OF the mother of the youthful pair
TO whom the title is addressed. The
COMPANY is not numerous and a farce
depepds on an eNactitude which can
be attained only by thorough re-
hearssa. 1t was inevitable that the
seenea.in which the mother appeared
should be yisibly disturbed and I'M
certain The amount of fun which
the stAer players preserved to these
scenes was remarkable demonstra-
ton ~of poise and proficiency. The
performance settled into smooth Sc
curly when the players in chief, Mr..
TrueN-and Miss Taliaferro, held the
stage. Zach presented a genuine
character study whose absolute sin
cerity lent to every speech a fresh
impetus of laughter. The plot can
pe Goickly recited. A father disap-
proving of marriage warns all avail
able clergymen against performing
a ceremony for his SON
houSebreaker in the guise of q
minister performs the ceremony. The
TWO young people believe themselves
married; the parents discover that the
clergyman is a house breaker, and
nothing that telegraph and telephone
could accomplish is left undone to dis
turb the extraordinary honeymoon. In
all difference to public modesty, the
excursion is proved to be a honeymoon
in fact, lacking in no element of dis
Gretioxs and propriety The house
bfeaksr is disclosed as in reality a
clergyp AN, who during an attack of
amnesia has obliterated recollection of
his ittentfty ana drifted into associa-
tions. 6xcusabie Oh no other grounds.
Edward See has the role of the am
nesia victim and plays it well. VIII
liam Sampson as the subordinated
husband who takes his revenge in
querulous sarcasms played with re-
markable finish. Martin. AIsop was a
vigorous tyrant of parent and as
mucllyef the farce as got over got
oyer ;4rongly indeed The auditor.
howeHf, of conservative standards.
should not fail to equip himself with
an intellectual shock absorber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
BASE BALL ON THE INSIDE
4 WITH BILLY EVANS |
WITH BILLY EVANS
Being His Opinions on Interesting Features and
SideEghts of the National Game.

One day last summer l was discuss
ing base bali with Wallace. Bobby
is one of those players who seem
able to go on forever. They had him
through as a player four or five years
ago, but last summer he got into a
number of major league games, and
always performed creditably. We
were discussing the base ball sitna-
ton from st. Louis standpoint, both
regretting the fact of the seeming in
ability to give the town a winner. Our
discussion led US to the various man
ayers who have tried their best to put
over a worthwhile club for the Mound
city Since Bobby had been at the
head of the st. Louis Browns for a
couple of seasons he came in for con-
sideration.
After quitting the managerial end
of tho game, Bobby took a whirl at
umpiTing. and also served in the ca
pacity of coach to Hickey. when he
assumed the leadership of the
Browns. What Wallace had to say
about Hickey caused me TO wonder
Just how much there really was to
the supposed strategy of the game, so
far as putting over winner was con-
cerned.
II have played urder good many
managers" said Wallace, but when
it came TO doping out the play of the
opposition he was the greatest fellow
have ever worked for When 1t
came to figuring out the signs of the
opposition Hickey was postmaster
at the art \ visiting club could
change it's signals every day IL 1t
so desired. and by the end of the
third inning, at the very latest.
Hickey would have the hit-and-run
sign, the pitch-out. the steal or any
other signal of the opposition that
was worth while. When one of our
men was on first or third Hickey
by word of mouth would always wise
the batter and runner as to the IN
tention of the catcher. When We were
in the field he would tell our catcher
BY word of mouth when the hit-and-
run was on, which, of course. was the
oatcher's cue to call for pitch-out.
1t was the same in all things. Hickey
bad their stuff When a team played
the Browns Hickey knew their plans,
tried to confide them to his players,
vet VIC never could win consistently.
My experience with the st. Louis
Browns under Hickey made me be-
lieve that you had to have something
besides brains to win in base bali.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
GIANTS RELEASE OF GIBSON
MARKS PASSING OF VETERAN

The release of Catcher George Glib
son Of the New York Giants to enable
him to return to his native Canada,
there to manage the Toronto team of
the International League, marks the
passing of one of the veterans from
major league base ball
Gibson was for many years known
as the iron man. of the professional
catchers. He graduated from the
Montreal club of the Eastern League
to the Pittsburgh Pirates of the Ma
tional League thirteen We IFS ago.
For ten years, from 1905, when he
Joined the Pirates. until the end of
the season of 1915, Gibson served adj
mirabIy as receiver of the Pittsburgh
team. His best year was that of 1879.
when the Pirates won pennant and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
Folly.

''The Topics of the Day." burlesque
show in two acts and six scenes. open
ed at the Folly Theater this week
All of the scenes are laid in Washing
ton Charlie Gramlich and Doc Dor
man head the company, which includes
Florence. Pointer Caprice. Billy Hagan.
Gus Mortimer, Anna Hagan, Violet
Lunde, Ethel Weston and others, includ-
ing a chorus of eighteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04

trio dancing of the year. The Three
RozeIIas. haIpIst, vioIinist and eccen-
trio. with novel instruments, offer a
pleasing musical number that wins
much applause, and the Duquesne
Comedy Four win laughter and ap-
pla,use with an excellent program of
songs in harmony.
The Squaw Man." the big Aircraft
Paramount production by Cecil B.
De Mile, is the extraordinary matinee
attraction. while at all performances
the Sunshine comedy, Choose Your
Exit; the Pathe animated news and
the Bray Photographs are shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
AFTER BIG TENNIS EVENTS.
Western Body Wants Doubles and
Clay Court Tournies.

CHICAGO, February 4.-Members of
the Western Lawn Tennis Association.
at their annual meeting last night, de-
national double championship and the
national clay court championship.
The events will be awarded at the an
nual session of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association in New York city
next Thursday night A committee
consisting of Harry Waidner Samuel
Hardy and Robert Van Arsdale was
appointed to go to New York and urge
the national association to award the
important events to the west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04

beat the Detroit Tigers for the
worlds championship. That season he
caught $50 games-140 of them con-
secutfgely-for his club. and hit -2s5
into the bargain. In 1910 Gibson
worked behind the bat in 143 games:
he caught 40 games in 1903. 11e in
1907, lis in 1915 and 161 in 1914.
Gibson is not to be rated as one of
the phenomenally great among the
catchers, but for faithfulness, earn
estness and stamina he has had few
equals and no superiors, and for
those reasons he was rated for years
as star.
His most noted battery parner was
Babe Adams, and other stars whom
he received and to whose effective
ness he contributed were Sam Lever
Deacon Philippe, Howard Camnitz
Wilbur Cooper and Vic Willis. He
will carry with him to Toronto the
best wishes of all fans, for he has
ever been a great credit to the game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
Teddy Cam Returns With Honors.

NEW YORK, February 4.-Ensigr
Thetford H. TEDDY" Cam, former
American 5oo-yard swimming champion
who received the Navy medal of honor
for bravery, returned on the Agamem-
non yesterday after sixteen months
service abroad. Ensign Cam was the
first reservist to be awarded the naval
medal and 500 prize money. which
he received for preventing the
u. s. S. May from being swamped
by a leak in November. 1917. He en-
tered a flooded bilge twice TO close
a leak, risking his life each time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
Lavan and Menosky Write.

Letters from Johnny Layan and
Mike Menosky were found in the
mail reaching the Office of the Wash
ing ball club yesterday. Lavan said
he expected to obtain his release
from the Navy and return to St
Louis in May to resume the prac-
tice of medicine. Menosky informed
his boss he has not yet heard any
thing from his application for dis
charge from the Army in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
Greb Wins Technical K. o.

PITTSBURGH, February Harry
Greb of Pittsburgh won a technical
knockout here last night over Lem
Rowlands of Milwaukee, when the
latter refused to enter the ring for
the fourth round of a scheduled ten
round bout Rowlands claimed that
he was hit low in the first round and
could not continue the third round
Doctors who examined the Milwaukee
boxer said they found no surface in
Jury. but they stated he may have
been hurt internally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
BapauIne Wants Big City
10 BE Its "Codmother. "

DapauAe, one Of the French
towns which suffered nost fren
the war, wants . ~godAothers"
according to m efacial Dispatch
received today. Canton Stenne'
mayer Of the town. In quoted ~
the dispatch ~ saying in the
Petit ParisieA:
'EIf some great city would
adopt Bapaume and assist It, n
has been done for some OF the
other destroyed towns, how de-
lighted my fellow citizens would
be! I hope that sone great city.
either OF the old continent or
the new, VIII listen to nay ap-
peaI.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
Mollie Graft Signs Contract.

Mollie Craft has signed his con-
tract with the Nationals for this
year. The document assuring the
virginian's service for 1919 reached
Manager Griffith yesterday. Craft re-
esntly was mustered out of the
Army. He is in good physical con-
dition eand is going to try hard to
earn recognition on the local fling
ing corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
! Boston symphony Orchestra.

With the distinguished Russian
composer and pianist, Sergei Rach-
maninoff. as soloist. playing his own
Concerto No. 2, in C minor, the Bos-
ton symphony Orchestra, under the
direction of Henri Babaud, gave a
concert at the National Theater yes
terday., afternoon. Brahms Second
symphony in d major and the Lalo
Rhapsody in A major were the pure
~ orchestral offerings. Following
tie concerto the applause was long
continued and insistent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
TROEH SHOOTS WELL.
Amateur Titleholder Wins in Sun.
nv South Meet.

HOUSTON, Tex, February 4.-Frank
NJ Troeh of Vancouver. Wash, leading
States during 1918, captured top honors
in the first days shooting of the
Sunny South meet, breaking 14S in $50.
Harry A. Murrelle of Houston had the
same score in the professional class
G.. L. Dupuy of Dallas. Tex. and
William Heer of Guthrie. Okla, tied for
second position. each netting LAG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
Jack Barry Signs With Red Sox.

WORCESTER, Mass, February a.
Jack Barry, former manager OF the
Boston Red Sox. has put an end to
the question of his return to base ball
by signing contract to play this sea-
son with the Boston American club.
Barry recently was discharged from
the Navy, in which he served during
the war as a chief yeoman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
MAY BLOCK DEAL.
Kopf, Figure in Daubert Shift, Has
Quit Base Ball.

Larry Kopf, the young shortstop pro-
cured by Brooklyn last week from
Cincinnati in the Daubert deal, says
the trade does not interest him, as he
has retired from base ball and has no
intention of returning to the game
Kopf did not play ball last year.
After being a holdout in the spring
he announced he had retired, and
made good his boast by refusing to
Join his club. Later he was drafted
into the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
o,Mara Renews Brooklyn Contract

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. February 4.--Ollie
OMara, third baseman with the
the Brooklyn base ball club. who is
visiting here. has signed for another
year and mailed the contract to Presi-
dent Ebbets. O'Mara said the contract
was the same as last years He will
depart for Brooklyn next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
Yanks Let Out Two Pitchers

NEW YORK. February 4.-The New
York American base ball club an
nounces the release of Pitcher Walter
Bernhardt, a former University of
PcnnsyIvania player, to the Roches ter
Internationals and Pitcher Henry Rob-
inson to the Little Rock team of the
Southern Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
Burman Easily Defeats o'Donnell

PHILADELPHIA, February Joe
Burman of Chicago easily defeated X.
O. Joe o'Donnen of Gloucester. N. J.
in a six-round bout here last night
Al Shubcrt of New Bedford. Msn.
won from Joe Leonard of Brooklyn
in the semi-windup.
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A Singer.

From the Boston Transcript
DO you know" he boosted. II have
been successful in everything l ever
trfed?"
How remarkable" she yawned. IT
wish some time you'd try to interest
me-"
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Every Round Jack Britton's.

|. CANTON. Ohio, February 4--Jsck
Britton of Chicago outpointed Al Doty
of this city here last night in twelve
round boxing contest, according to the
newspaper critics. Every round was
Britton's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
Another Victory for Pat Moore,

Moore of Memphis won the pepultf
decision over Dick Loadmanvof Loce-
port in a ten-round bout here iaqA
might. .s.-s 4.
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OHt for the Money.

Asked if he would consider staging
the Willard bout in place where less
than twenty rounds would be permit
ted. Richard replied:
Twenty rounds would be sufficient
but il less than twenty were permit
ted in some places where the receipts
would warrant it 1 would not be
averse to pitching the ring there
The stipulation in the Gibbs bill
limiting the charge for tickets to SIC
if 1t becomes a law. would make New
York out of the question. for in order
in staging the match I will have to
go as high as $50 for ringside seats"
Richard said he expected to spend
$4,000 in staging the match and he
would be compelled to put up the
prices.
As to Havana. he said he would con-
slider that place as an eligible spot
and did not think it would be much
warmer there July 4 than it was in
April. when Johnson and willard
fought there.
However, I have plenty of time. %
said he, "in which to select location
and will take my time"
Asked II he did not consider $780,
600 an exorbitant price to pay to
Willard, he said:
lard, who weighs 27o pounds, will
have to work like a horse for five
months in order to get into condition.
don't think it is extrayagant. Chaplin
and Fairbanks, the movie actors. get
much more money than willard will
and for less strenuous work thar, he
will do.
"Willard>said to me that he hated to
go back to work, but that he had cut
out drinking and would settle down Il
once and begin to get into condition
Questioned as to what he thought OF
Fufton's action in regard to an alleged
fake, Richard said:
II do not believe that Dempsey had
any knowledge of any such agfee-
ment, and I think the bout was fought
on its merits. although it is possibIe
that Fulton was not in condition.
Somebody may have told him that
Dempsey did not intend to hit hard.
but Dempsey does not seem to have
been consulted. III =
Il think Fulton has been a badly al
vised man. and permitted himself to
be made a tool of by persons who
thought to injure possible match be-
tween willard and Dempsey. The
scheme has failed, and Fulton now
must realize that he is the only suf-
tferer."
Richard says the report that he and
Willard went to Texas to look over
oil properties is a mistake. Richard
went to Texas. but Willard went to
Kansas.