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Evening star., 1919-03-07
GARDNER WANTS CARDS
Owner of Memphis Club Willing to
Buy the St. Louis Nationals
Franchise.

NEW YORK, March Russell Card
ner of st. Louis, who has been inter-
ested in minor league base ball for the
past ten years as owner of the Memphis
club of the Southern Association may
purchase the community y-owned Cardi
nails during the big powwow here next
week Gardner is now in this city and
said last night:
Eyes, am considering proposition
to buy the Cardinals and will be in this
city during the base ball conference next
week. / understand that the present
owners would be willing to sell the fran
chise, and if satisfactory financial ad-
justment can be arranged | would be
willing to take over the property
Branch Rickey president OF the 81.
Louis club. is now in this city, and 1t is
expected that James c, Jones Of ST.
Louis, one of the leading stockholders,
also will be here for the meeting. II Is
expected that these three will get to-
gether. and it would not be surprising
if the news of the sale was announced
during the coming week.
No intimation up to this time has been
made that the change in the club own
ership had been contemplated, although
it was known at the end of last season
that the organization faced deficit.
This was not surprising. however. be-
cause nearly all the major league clubs
ss,ad a bad season or accountsof the war
conditions. 1t is understood that several
weeks ago the present ownership pet
all their obligations with the former
owner Mrs. Helen Britton, who took
over the club when her uncle, Stanley
Robinson, died in 1911. Mrs. Britton
was the only woman club owner. who
ever sat in the National League meet
iHgs.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
STYLES IN SEM|-HNALS
Practically Certain He Will Meet
Armstrong in Pinehurst
Wind Up.

PINEHCRST. March THE spring
tournament was brought down to the
semi-finals at Pinehurst yesterday by
the playing of the second match
round in all eighteen sixteens-
Dwight l.. Armstrong of Oakmont
and Louis 4. Hamilton of Garden City
survived in the upper bracket Ed
ward Styles of the Washington Golf
Club came through in the lower
frame in company with T. J. Moran
OF the Rhode Island Country Club.
Armstrong had IS on course and
defeated l.. G.. Spindier of Fox Hills
by and > Styles went out on the
same course in 35, came home in Ss'
Tor -. and won against George A,
Dixon, jr., of the National Links by
! Z up and s to play.
| X is now a practical certainty that
J Armstrong and styles, VINO are 10
! play off their tie for the qualifying
medal today and tomorrow viii oo-
! pose each other in Saturdays hnJl
/ contest
! Donald Parsons, Cevy Chase CLUB
I defeated w. A. Whitcomb Werces-
| ter. in the first sixteen consolation
Evening star., 1919-03-07
TENNIS LEAGUE TO GROW
Five More Teams May Join Eight
in Woman's Circuit-Miss
Seibold President.

Miss Theodosia Seibold was elected
president, and Mrs. E. D. Rheem sec
retary-treasurer, of the Woman s
Tennis League of the District. at
meeting of sthat organization last
Mrs Rheem was empow cred to fill the
office of assistant secretary
All of the eight teams that were
in the circuit last season We're rep
resented and signified their intention
of again being in the circuit this
year. In addition. the War Depart
ment, through Miss Martin, applied
for a franchise, and it is hoped that
Chevy Chase Club. former member,
will return. 1t also is probable that
George Wash flYton University, Dunn
barton Club and War Risk Insurance
will enter teams. >They have been in
vited to do so.
Teams in the circuit last year, in
the order in which they finished III
the title race, follow: Midcity, Lib
erty formerly Home Club, Young
Women's Christian Association, High
School. Columbia Country Club. Piney
Branch, Mount Pleasant and Navy
Yard.
The officers We're named as a com
mittee to draw up schedule for the
season. This Will be done just as
soon as it is determined how many
teams will be in the league. Despite
the handicap of war conditions, more
matches We're played last year than
in 1916 the secretary's report showed.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
BASE BALL ON THE INSIDE
BY BILLY EVANS.

, ruling. yet after events make him
look foolish
Bill Finneran. who has seen service in
the majors and minors, related an ihci-
dent in the Federal League which surely
was a tough break for the official The
game was played at Chicago. The chi
cago players We're taking exception tc
the manner in which the Opposing
pitcher was standing on the rubber ano
the move he used in trying to eaten
runners mapping at first base; Every
inning brought another objection IRON
the Chicago players.
Late in the game, with the visitors
out in front by couple of runs; the
umpire called bafk on the pitcher
The pitcher. not needing the CALI Went
through with the delivery. The bats
man hit the ball over the fence for q
home run. scoring the men ahead oi
him. What a lovely situation.
There was nothing for the umpire to
do but to make the man bat over again
and send the runners back IL IS easy
to imagine the wall that followed the
ruling.
I'VE had about the same thing hap
pen in a game at the Polo grounds one
day" remarked Charley Rigler. Gin
cinnati was the opposing team. be
the time. The pitcher was on the rub
Der ready to pitch, when sorae one n
the upper tier of the grandstandt hrew
out ball that struck almost in the cen
ter of the diamond. The field umpire
called time. The pitcher didn't hear
him and delivered the ball to the batter,
who hit it into the right-field stands.
The Reds were sore when Neale, who
hit the ball. was made 10 hit over and
the three runs erased. bur there was
nothing else-lo be done
The criticism that comes the way OF
an umpire is not usually due 10 some
weird ruling. but rather TO the results
the weird ruling sometimes brings. ii
the decision does not cause the team
that was benefited to make several runs
or enough to win the ball game nothing
is thought of the faulty judgment of the
official.
But if that ruling gives a team the
opening wedge that determines the final
result, the man who rendered the incor-
rect ruling is the subject of condemna-
ton Oh, yes, the break in luck means
a great deal to the peace of mind of an
umpire.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
ONLYASXTHO Of NEAR
EAST FUND SUBSCRIBED
Drive for $3.50, 900 for American
Committee of Relief Ends
Tomorrow Night.

The drive in Washington for the
$50, 900 fund for the American COM
mittee for relief in the near east
closes tomorrow night. To date about
$4,000 has been subscribed. This is
the situation that confronts the
Washington committee charged with
raising the city's quota. Today and
tomorrow intensive work will be done
by the committee in the effort 20
make a good. showing. but officials
coneedc that with only one-sixth of
the fund raised 1t is more than can
be asked, and hoped that the quota
win be subscribed.
Officials are anticipating that some
large subscriptions will be received by
tomorrow night which will bring the
total of the city up to at least a
respectable amount. The largest
check that has yet been received,
amounting to $3.50, was received yes
terday at headquarters from $ Kann
Sons Co, and is believed to be
but the forerunner OF other large
ones to come.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens, chairman of
the Washington women's committee
for the American relief of the near
east. announces the result of the
collection at the Liberty Hut last
Wednesday night.
Cash and checks, s5s3.48; pledges
for future payment, S45S. Mrs Stew
ems personally collected s72S.33 be-
fore the musical was arranged and
has had one subscription of SIS since.
making a grand total, credited to
the work of the committee. of
s1.T80.79. Mrs. Stevens says that the
women-are still carrying on and
hope to add much more TO this
amount by Saturday
Contributions should be sent TO
Mrs. Cabot Stevens 1929 street
northwest, checks payable to Eugene
+, Thompson. treasurer.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
HUNS EXPLAIN TO NUDANTE.
Strikes and Other Causes Delay De-
livery of Machinery

LONDON, March "a German
wireless message picked up here al
1udes 10 a threat made by Gen.
Nudante. Marshal Foch's representa-
tive on, the joint armistice commits
sion at Spa, because the Germans
have failed to turn over TO the allies
industrial and agricultural machinery.
The message explains that German
firms constructing the required ma
teriai have been unable to complete
deliveries because of the strikes, and
that a shortage of railway cars and
the destruction of railways near
Erfurt and Halle have also retarded
the carrying out of the arnistice
agreement.
1t is said that trains filled with ag-
riculturai machinery are standing on
side tracks between ErfGrt and Bres-
lau. This machinery was collected in
Silesia. Supplies from Mecklenburs,
West Prussia and East Prussia are all
similarly prevented from reaching
MainZ, the stipulated place for the
surrender of the material
Evening star., 1919-03-07
COAST WOMAN GOLFER
SCORES 60 ON 18 HOLES

Probably the lowest score made by
a. woman golfer for an eighteen hole
round in this country is the total
credited to Mrs. Peggy Cameron, play
ing over the Griffith Park links, in
California.
Mrs. Cameron, competing for the
Sassy Jane" trophy, turned in a,
and as she had a handicap of ii her
net was 60. 1t later turned out that
she had a handicap of in the British
Womens Golfing Union.
For many years the lowest eighteen
hole total for woman on record was
that made by Miss Genevieve Hecker.
winner of the first two championships
of the Women's Metropolitan Golf AS
sociation in 1900 and 1901. 1t was in
1902 at Essex county that Miss Hecker
went around like a wild horse, fin
ishing with 81 in the qualifying test.
Essex county then had q yardage OF
slightly more than 5000 yards. The
Griffith Park course measures 5,424
yards
Evening star., 1919-03-07

In umpiring the success of an official
depends, TO certain extent, on the
element of luck.
II an umpire renders decision that
Is incorrect. and umpires do render
such decisions. it often is possible fod
him TO come through the situation
without having the incorrect decision
90 any damage. He then escapes
criticism. We Will assume a player
attempts a steal OF second base and
is declared safe by the umpire. Per-
haps to every one in the park, includ-
ing players and fans. the runner look
ed an easy out, but as the umpire's S
ruling is always final, the player re-
NAMED at second base. The score at
the time, we will say, is 6 to l in
favor of the team in the field No
one really could figure why the player
attempted q steal of second with two
down and his team five runs behind
but such things often happen in base
tall.
Although the team in the field was
positive the umpire had erred. not
much of a fuss was made al. the time
since the team in the held enjoyed a
fve-run margin. with its pitcher GO
ing at top speed and only an inning
ter goes out the offzcolor ruling is
forgotten for all tibfs. On the other
hand, if batting rally follows which
includes couple of singles and a
couple of doubles and an error or two,
netting six runs and deciding the ball
game, the team that suffered defeat
because of the mistake Will talk of
that terrible decision for weeks.
One day last summer a number of
umpires were gathered in the lobby
of New York hotel because the
American League was playing at the
Polo grounds. the National League in
Brooklyn, while International League
games were being staged in Jersey
City and Newark. When umpires get
together unusual happenings that
take place on the ball field always are
discussed.
On this particular day the officials
were discussing the part the element
of luck plays in the career of the um-
pire. 1t is remarkable some of the
tough breaks that can come up. The
official is absolutely correct in his
Evening star., 1919-03-07
HANDICAP BEATS MRS. HURD.
Finishes in Ruck in Flag Contest at
Pinehurst.

PINEHURST. N. c. March THE an
rual flag contest of the silver foils
was player on No ] course yesterday
and was won by Mrs. II. II. Rackbam
of Detroit handicap %. who planted
her flag in the nineteenth cup. Mrs.
Donald Parson, handicap Is, took the
second prize.
Mrs. E c. Bliss of Pinehurst, 10.
also reached the nineteenth green,
and Mrs Ronald S. Barlow of Phila-
deiphia. burdened with a plus
handicap of 8 strokes. finished in
fourth position on the nineteenth
fairway Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd
of Pittsburgh. with plus 10 handi-
cap, finished near the eighteenth
green.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Old Philadelphia Suit Revamped.

This suit is the same one that was
brought in Philadelphia two years
ago, with some few changes. The list
of defendants has been increased, and
il is said. new evidence obtained. bur
the amount of damages asked is iden
tical with the other. and the principal
contention also is unchanged, that or
ganized base bali is a huge trust. act
ing in violation of the Sherman law.
When the case came to trial in
Philadelphia it was withdrawn, at the
solicitation of the Baltimoreans, be-
fore all the evidence for the defense
had been presented Leaders of or
ganized base ball profess TO be not in
the least appreheusiye as TO the ulti-
mate issue of the suit. but would pre-
fer to have it settled in the off sea-
son.
Postponement of the court action
probably means that Garry Hermann
will remain chairman of the national
commission indefinitely. The Cincin-
natl mogui was star witness for or
ganiZed base bail in the suit brought
by the FederalTeague against organ
lied base ball before Judge Landis in
Chicago. which the peace agreement
reached in the spring of 1915, settled,
and it is unlikely that a change in the
NATIONAL commission win be deemed
advisable before the legal battle nov
confronting the leaders of the game
is disposed of.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Will Be Open All Day.

The new clubroom is 10 be open all
day. with special activity and hospi-
tality after go pm, the hour of the
closing of most of the government de-
partments. 1t will also be open OF.
Sundays. Any information regarding
it may be obtained by telephone.
Franklin 1900, fRsm Miss Cooke or
from Miss Marjorie Day, associate
director of activities and supervisor
of girls work of the ". 6. G. S.
1t is the hope OF the committee in
charge of the new venture that it will
prove a welcome center for rest and
recreation and a stimulus to all girls
located either permanently or tenn
porarily in Washington.
Officers of the Girls Friendly So
ciety which has established and will
maintain the new Wcenter are: Mrs. John
G. Boyd, president: Mrs. Graham Pow
ell and Miss Marion Oliver, vice presi-
dents: Mrs. Louis Austin, secretary
and Miss Natalie Magruder, treas
ureF.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
MATTY NOW A FREE AGENT.
Cincinnati Gives Him Uncondition.
al Release-May Join Giants.

CINCINNATI, March I.-Christy
Mathewson, former manager of the
Cincinnati Nationals, has been noti-
fed by President August Hermann
that he viii at once be given his ua-
conditional release. and that he can
sign with any club desiring his serv-
ices. It was said at Cincinnati club
headquarters Mathewson probably
would join the New York Nationals
as assistant to Vice President and
Manager John j. McGraw.
Mathewson, in a letter to Hermann
today. said he lad not received any
of the cablegrams requesting informa-
ton as to his future plans which the
Cincinnati management sent to him in
France. The Cincinnati club directors
desired to re-engage Mathewson as
mana ger for the coming season, but
not hearing from him decided late in
January to appoint Pat Moran in his
place
Evening star., 1919-03-07
RHODE ISLAND FAVORS
BASE BALL ON SUNDAY

Will be legalized in Rhode Island be-
fore the opening of the international
League season. The Herriek Sunday
base ball bill, which provides for le-
galizing the game on the Sabbath, is
now before the house judiciary COM
mittee. Various restrictions and safe
guards are proposed in the bill. and
horse racing, boxing and motor rae
ing are strictly prohibited. The bill
also defines amateur base ball as dis
tinct from professional base ball. 1t
also is Il strict local option act and
places control of the game in the
hands of the local town ard city au-
thorities. Legislative leaders predict
that the bill viii be passed without
much strong opposition.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
PRESCRIBES BY WIRELESS.
Physician on Transport Treats Man
on Another in Midocean.

NEW YORK, March THE wireless
telephone and the wireless telegraph
were used in midocean by Lieut. Com
mander A. T.. Younie. senior surgeon
on board the transport Sierra, to pre-
scribe for patients on the transport
Powhatan and the British steamer
Pollac, which were many miles away.
The Sierra, which arrived here We'd
nesday with the Powhatau. received
a wireless message in midocean from
the captain of the Pollac stating that
one of his crew had been taken i'll.
The message gave symptoms and ask
ed for diagnosis and treatment. Act
ing on this information and subse-
quent messages concerning the sick
mans case, the Sierra's doctors pre-
scribed treatment by radio, and at last
reports the sick man was considerably
improved in health.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
NEW BOXING LAW MAY LAND
BIG TITLE BOUT FOR, NEVADA

is to select site where the gate
receipts will not be hampered II, any
way. Consequently the proposition OF
a ten-round no-decisiou fight in New
York to a full house would appeal
more to Richard and to Willard VINO
viii have the final say as to where the
fight will be held
Nevada has Staged some spectacu-
lar battles, notably the JeHries-J ohn-
son fight at Reno, the Gans-Neison
fight at Goidheld and the Corbett-
FitAsimmons fight AT Carson city. The
Jeffries- johnson fight marked the
passing OF Nevada as a frontier state
where the roulette ball rolled all
night and where the faro dealers
worked in shifts. Nevada towns IN
those days were the "widest-open IN
the world. The Jeffries- Johnson nght
was followed by what the young re
porter calls "one of those saturnalias
and boxing and gambling went by the
board. The only thing that Nevada
had left TO offer the tourist was a
divorce. The hotelkeepers have sue
ceeded in getting the added attrac-
ton of priZetights.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
WASH|NGTONC[Ub
GETSSAM AGNEW
Release of Veteran Catcher Is
Obtained From the Bos-
ton Red Sox.
Aenew's Six-Year Record
With St. Louis and Boston
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

sam Agnew. first string backstop OF
the Boston Red Sox for the last three
years and for an equal period prior
to that a member of the st. Louis
Browns, is the latest acquisition to
the playing personnel of the Wash
ington club. His release to the Ma
tionals was announced in Boston to-
day by Manager Barrow.
Agnew is not yet a Griffman, as all
the formalities necessary to the trans
fer have not been completed. but if no
hitch develops he viii be included in
the party which starts from Union
station a week from next Saturday
for the training camp at Augusta
Agnew will cost the Nationals $4,000,
the waiver price.
Waivers on the veteran were asked
sc me weeks ago, and Barrow's announce
ment that he has been released 70
Washington indicates it was the only
club which claimed him.
Evening star., 1919-03-07

Nevada is reaching out eager arms
and itching mitts for the s127,5o0 will
lard-Dempsey match. The state SEN
ate of that state yesterday passed a
bill legalizing twenty-five rounds of
boxmS over the veto of Gov. Boyle.
As soon as Tex Rickard lights some
where long enough to get telegram
he viii be asked to bring his match TO
Reno.
On the face of it, somewhere in Ne
Vada seems to be the best place for
the fight. if it is going to be a fight
ihere is no other state in the country
"here as many as twenty-five rounds
would be permitted Rough statistics
snow ,hat it takes pretty close to
pionship
hut IN this case the mere matter
factor in deciding whers tha bout is
70 pe heid- Consideration number one
Evening star., 1919-03-07
MISS SHEPARD IN LEAD.
Score of 100 Best in Qualifying
Round in Belleair Golf.

Z BELLEAiR HEIGHTS, Fla, March
THE woman's championship of the
Belleair golf links began yesterday
with a qualifying round at eighteen
holes The wind blew such gale
that the fair golfers had d hard time
getting the ball down the course.
Miss Harriet Shepard of Hartford
missed a short putt for 80. but at
that her. score of an even 100 was
four strokes better than the rest of
the field.
Mrs. c. X Morrow of New York. the
title holder, turned in los in the first
complete round of golf she has played
this winter. Many of the best woman
players here dropped out rather than
turn in high scores!s Mrs. Shepard
would have been close to 80 had she
been able to negotiate several snort
puts
Evening star., 1919-03-07
STAR RUNNERS ENTERED.
Ray, Campbell, Caldwell, Baker and
Stout in BROOKLYN Meet.

NEW YORK, March 7.--More than
$50 athletes, including many cham :
pions, past and present, have entered
national senior indoor championships
in Brooklyn tomorrow night, it was
announced today by Frederick w.
Ruben, chairman of the champion
ship committee. The feature event is
expected to be the 1,000-yard run,
which will bring together Joie Ray.
Campbell, Caldwell, Baker, Stout and
several other stars.
Eight national champions have en-
tered for the standing broad jump.
Pat Mcdonald. Olympic champion shot
putter, has entered in the weight
events.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
GEN. WOOD NOT TO HEAD
NATIONAL BOXING BOARD

CHICAGO, March . Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood, commander of the
Ceptral Department of the United
States Army, has decided definitely
not to accept the presidency of the
Army. Navy and civilian boxing board
of control, which was incorporated in
New York state several weeks ago.
In advising Adam Empie, the secre-
tary, that he would not serve as pres
ident Gen. Wood said. however, that
he would be glad to act as a member
of the advisory council.
printed circular with Gen. Wood
as president. has been widely distrib-
uted, and these now will have to be
recalled.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
Cub Stars Start Training
at Hot Springs This Week

Several members OF the Chi
caso Cubs, National League
champions, will assemble mt Hot
Springs this, week to begin pre-
liminary training for the 1919
championship campaign. Jim
Vaughn, the stnr of the Mitchell
fIinsinE force last season, Is the
first of the players to reach the
springs, but four others Will be
working out by the end of the
week. This list includes Catcher
RIu kflIefer. Pitchers Phil
Douglas and George Tyler, and
Ouffielder Dode Pnskert. Ac-
cordinr to advices from Chi
cage the players are TO pay their
own expenses, ms the league for
bids any club vending it's play
er. to n training camp before
March d, or one month before
the Opening Of the season. The
PLAYERS will be mt Hot Sprin.s
a little more than week and
: VIII then 20 to Chicago to take
the long Journey to Pasadena,
where the Cubs with train.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
WHITE SOX TO PLAY REDS.
Cincinnati Included in Schedule of
Games on Way North.

CHICAGO, March 1.-THE Chicago
American League club, which leaves
March q or % for the training camp
at Mineral Wells, Tex. will include
Cincinnati in its exhibition games
dates. which were announced.
Five days after arrival at camp the
White Sox will open exhibition play
with the following schedule: March -.
Fort Worth; March 80. Dallas; April
SIS. Houston; April y. Dallas; April IS.
Fort Worth; April 1920, Cincinnati
From Cincinnati the club viii jump
to- St. Louis to open the season at St.
Louis. April %.