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Evening star., 1920-02-18
FOOT BALL TIME LIMIT
MAY BE CHANGED SOON

BOSTON. February 18.-At the next
meeting of the foot ball rules COM
mittee a change in the rules will be
proposed SO the length Of a game
will be regulated by the number of
plays instead of by time. The plan.
proposed by Harry Con1n, a Harvard
man. is said to have the Endorsement
Of Walter Camp, Percy Houghton and
other gridiron authorities.
The object is to overcome the wide
variation in the number of plays in
contests directed by different officials
and to prevent a team which Is lead
ing from delaying in order. to con-
sumo time. Coffin advocates a forty
play period| with tries for goal after
touchdown. and penalties for fouls
not counted as plays.
Evening star., 1920-02-18

When a batsman tries to dodge a wild
pitch and the ball comes into contact
with his haands or the bat the umpire
is in for trouble, because no matter how
he decides he is wrong from one view
point. l think there is no harder de-
ciSion in base ball for the umpire. In a
way it is largely a matter of guesswork.
| am influenced in my decision in such
cases largely by the sound Of the con-
tact and the distance the ball travels
after the contact. If the sound is dull
and the ball fails to go any great dis
tance you can almost be certain the ball
hit the person of the batsman. If the
sound is sharp and clear and the ball
continues to travel on a line to the
stands. then it is almost equally certain
the ball hit the bat. The ball is nine
inches in circumference and it is possi-
BILE for the ball to come into contact
with a couple of the fingers and the bat
at one and the same time. That is
where the umpire is up against it. At
such times he often let's common sense
make the decision. If the player can
show marks of where the ball hit the
hand he often let's the batter go down,
even though he at first ruled the pitch
foul ball
There are times when the umpire is
entirely wrong in his deductions. Sew
eral years ago Derrill Pratt was hit on
the wrist. Umpire Hildebrand didn't
think so and refused him first base, rul-
ing it a foul ball and strike. Pratt in
sisted he was hit, but could show
no marks on the wrist. Hildebrand' s
decision went. Pratt also went to the
clubhouse for repairs. and it seems to
me it was about ten weeks before he
played again. I had similar happen
ing with Jack Barry. He was hit firmly
on the hand, but didn't think So Barry
was one of those fellows you could be-
lieve, and had he been able to show me
the slightest marks where the ball had
bruised the skin l would have sent him
to first, but there was nary a mark, and
held to foul ball. Barry retired from
the game. 1t later developed that two
Evening star., 1920-02-18
BAKER QUITS BASE BALL
Death of His Wife Makes Decision
Final, Declares Home
Run Star.

EASTON. Nd, February 1S.-Speak-
ing through the partly opened door of
his quarantined home. Frank Baker
stated that since the death of his wife
he has determined to quit base ball
for good. This is absolute and final,
he says. despite the many articles ap-
pearing in the daily papers to the
contrary.
Tho death Of Mrs. Baker," he said.
has killed all chances of me ever
again playing base ball. There has
been more or less talk throughout the
country about my playing this year
with the New York club. but please
state for me that there is no possible
chance of me looming the uniform.
Since the death of my wife 1 have
lost heart and interest in the game
and / feel that 1 could not do justice
to myself or the club under the cir
cumstances."
Asked If he had notified the New
York management. he stated that the
first time he was permitted to leave
his house he would do so. He further
said that he had not yet received his
share of the prize money due from the
New York club for finishing in third
place.
Baker has purchased the farm of
Eugene Slaughter. on the road lead
ing from Trappe to Cambridge Ferry
This makes four farms that Baker
owns.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
JIMMY WILDE WILL GET
$22.O 600 FOR 8 FIGHTS

NEW YORK. February 1s-Jimmy
Wilde, the British hyweight, practi-
cally wound up his strenuous training
yesterday for his bout tomorrow with
Mickey Russell at the Fourth Regi-
ment Armory. Jersey City.
Wilde Is to get $4,000 for his next
three fights in this country. He is to
get $1,000 for fighting eight rounds
with Russell. Ten days later he gets
IS, coo for six rounds against Patsy
Wallace in Philadelphia and on March
IL he will draw $4,000 for taking on
frankie Mason in Toledo.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
FIRST YACHT RACE
IS SET FOR July Is.
Sir Thomas Lipton's ChaI-
Ienge for the Americas Cup
Formally Accepted.

NEW YORK, February 1s.-England
and the United States, allies in the
world war, will be friendly rivals in
a battle for the yachting supremacy
of the seas beginning July Is. when the
first race for the Americas cup is
scheduled over the Sandy Hook course
here.
This is formally announced by the
New York Yacht Club here in accept
ing the challenge of Sir Thomas Lip
ton through the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club of Belfast, Ireland. Sir Thomas
will attempt to win the world $
famous yachting trophy with his
challenger Shamrock ", while the
Nsw York Yacht Club will defend the
cup won in 1851 with the Resolute or
Vanitie, launched for that purpose in
1913.
In announcing it's formal and definite
acceptance of the challenge the New
spondence with the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club which showed that the
dates and course were the result of a
compromise of the wishes of the two
yachting organizations.
Best Three Out Of Five.
The American club .is agreeing to
race off Sandy Hook beginning on
Thursday, July Is. and every alter
nate day. not counting Sundays, until
one of the competing yachts has won
three out of five races, abandons it's
original desire that the regatta be
held off Newport about the 1st of
August. The challengers in turn ac-
cuiesce to a later date than the one
first mentioned in the correspondence.
which was June "a.
In accepting the conditions as out
lined by the New York club the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club cleared the way for
a quick acceptance of the challenge.
and with these formalities completed
the actual preparations for the re-
gatta will soon be under way.
In the main the conditions will be
the same as would have obtained had
the races been held in 1914.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
international DATES
FOR 154-GAME PROGRAM

nual schedule meeting Of the new In
ternational League here today. Aad be-
fore it for consideration Of the 154-game
program arranged by President David
l.. FultZ.
A proposed agreement with the ma
ers also was discussed. Some of the
club owners expressed their opposition
to the farming out Of players by the
majors under. optional agreements, as
they believe the players can be obtained
at more advantageous terms.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
TECH AND CENTRAL WIN
Manual Trainers Down Western,
31-14-Eastern ouint Is
Nosed Out, 1911.

Technical High Schools basket ball
team easily defeated Western, 81 to
IL. in the Catholic University gym
before a good-sized crowd yesterday.
At the end of the first half the score
stood II to in favor OF. Tech. and
from then out it was only romp
Loeiiler and Parker starred il ac-
curato shooting and floor work for
the Manual trainers, while Westerns
best workers were Jefires5 and Con-
rad. Lineup and summary:
Technical. Position. Western.
GosneH ....... Il. +. ................ .Je,fress
Hutchinson. Il. i. .......... .Nordiinscr
Loelher ........ Center .................Gr .Grove
Parker .........L L. G. ............... .Conard
GUIDE ...........R. G. .............. .Alscmus
Substitutes Shaw for Gosnell;
Mccarthy for Parker. Western: Burke for
Conard; Conard for Grove. Goals from door
er a., Jeffress ~, Conard 90. iurke ~.
Goals from foul-Gfcves. out Of L.; uutchin-
son, out Of 4; Jenress, 4 out Of Z. Referee
Mr.. Tracy (Cathohe University. Umpire
IS minutes each.
The contest between Central and
Eastern quints furnished something
Of a surprise, as the latter were on
their toes all through the struggle
and kept the Mount Pleasant boys
doing their best from the outset 10
win by Is to II. In the first half
Central led. 8 to s, and this four-point
margin was in evidence at the end
of the game.
Dick Newby and Lemon did the best
work for Central, while OConnor's
playing for Eastern stood out. Line
up and summary:
Evening star., 1920-02-18
TRAP SHOOTING TOURNEY
At SILVER SPRING, MD.

The Cissel-Saxton post of the Ameri-
can Legion will hold trap shooting
tourney at Silver Spring. Md, next
Monday afternoon. at 1 o'clock. Suita-
BILE prizes will be awarded and all per-
sons interested in the sport are invited.
The feature event will be at fifty clay
targets.
The post has organized a base ball
club for the coming season and it is
expected to give a good account of IT.
self as many Of the old stars who were
in France last year will be back in the
lineup. Manager Leizear is busy at
work arranging Sunday schedule and
teams of the District, Virginia and
Maryland desiring games are requested
to write at once
Evening star., 1920-02-18
new SWIMMING RECORD
BY BROWN OF CHICAGO

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. February
18.-Clement Brown of the Chicago
Athletic Club set what was announced
as q new world record when he won
the mems senior mile swim in % min
utes 3 2-5 seconds in a Central A. A.
The previous records minutes
16 As secods-was held by B. Kieran
of Australia.
Hollister Fergus Of the Chicago
A. A. was first in the mems junior
100-yard backstroke. His time was
of the Chicago A. A. won the mems
senior plunge for distance. making
the sixty-foot tank in col seconds.
In the 22O-yard swim Jean Irvine of
the Duluth (Minn.) Boat Club fin
ished first in minutes 40 3-5 seconds.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
TITLE SKATING RACES
At LAKE PLACID TODAY

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, February 1S.
The opening of the international
amateur speed ice skating champion
ships here today attracted 125 en-
trants. The. principal events on the
program were the one-half-miIe and
the one-mile races for men and the
100-yard and 220-yard for women.
Tomorrow the 440-yard and two
mile events for men and the 440-yard
for women will be decided. and F'ri-
day the schedule will consist Of the
220-yard. three-mile and the 220-yard
hurdles for men and the half-mile
for women.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
SWEDEN RAISING FUNDS.
Assured of Powerful Representa-
ton at Olympic Games.

Donations amounting to 100000
crowns already have been received by
Sweden's. Olympic committee, which
is making preparations for the par
ticipation at Antwerp next year.
This sum will enable the commit
tee, which also has guarantees of
government support to the extent of
100000 crowns. to give Sweden a pow
erful representation among the world
athletes at the games subcommittee
for each line of sport have been at
work for several months making
preparations.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
Cornell Foot Ball Star D.ad.

ITHACA, N. Y. February 18.-Wil-
Der Force (Babe) Taylor. left tackle
on the Cornell 1919 varsity foot ball
team and well known as an athlete.
died in the Cornell University in
Urinary yesterday Of pneumonia. Tay-
lor was substitute tackle on the cham
pionship Cornell team captained by
Charles Barrett in 1916. He entered
military service in 1917 and returned
to Cornell hast fall. He was twenty
two years old. His home WAS at Hub
bard Weed, III
Evening star., 1920-02-18
GEORGIA AVENUE GROUNDS RECEIVING ATTENTION.

taken that the diamond
with those of the other clubs the
of the 1918 it seemed doubtful be-
of the that there would be base ball following year
Park attention. and
suit that last the skinned portion Of the Washington in
bad shape preclude work.
Last fall the diamond reurfaced The soil has been
of the months and with the
first break the weather roundkeeper ODy get busy
putting finishing touches Last
hazardous undertaking.
cropped tight and anish
being attributed cuppy condition of the surface.
be effected being the extension Of the high wooden fence
foul line.
Babe Ruth walop send ball out of the nosure
also possibility.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
Mixed Doubles Bowling Record.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, February 1s.-
What is believed to be a world record
for total pins in a mixed doubles
bowling exhibition was established
here last night when Mrs. Goldie
Greenwald and William Hess totaled
1910 in three games. Mrs. Greenwald
smashed 664 pins. twelve less than
her partner.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
Giants Win Claim Case.

CINCINNATI. February 1S.-The
national base ball commission has re-
Trumfeller for $4,000 against the New
York National League club for his al
legged services in securing the play
ing services of a pitcher named Hub
bell back in 1917.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
INGRAM GIRLS AGAIN WIN
Defeat War Risk Sextet for the
Second Time, IL to 10, and
Strengthen Title Claim.

Ingram Memorial girls team
strengthened its claim to the District
basket ball championship by defeat
oad time in a close game at Central
High School last night. AS in their
first encounter, they won by a margin
of two points. the score being IL to 10.
Court goals by Regina Ryan and
Miss Geiman enabled War Risk to
get off to a flying start and at the
end of the first half it was leading,
3 to 5. Ingram braced in the final
two periods and. with Ethel Ford and
Emily Jefferis guarding cleverly, the
northeast players forged to the front.
Pauline Thomas and Annie Fennelly
supplying the points.
War Risk displayed splendid team
work in passing. but Ingram had the
edge in accuracy at caging the ball.
Iine-un and summary:
Evening star., 1920-02-18

Sir Thomas Upton has, It 10 estim-
ated. spent 100000 since 1899 try
Ing to lift the America's cup
Evening star., 1920-02-18
ingram Boys Beat War Risk.

The War Risk boys team went down
before the ingram basketers. Is to 20,
in the latters gym. The contest was
well played and 0tubbornly fought
throughout
Evening star., 1920-02-18
Twelve Straight for Epiphany.

Epiphany. playing in itS own gym
last night, defeated the Gamma Frat
basket ball team, 81 to 1S, making
twelve straight victories.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
Green Hearts Easy for immaculate

The Immaculate Cubs smothered
the Green Hearts Quint under a score
Of Is to 2, in the formers gym yes
terday. Pisapia landed seven goals
from the floor.
Evening star., 1920-02-18

B. Newby. Benner for Parker. Goals from
foor-Lemon, Hillman. D. Newby. Feber (2).
Of l5), Myers g out Of o.. Referee-Mr.
schlosser. Georgetown. Umpre-Mr. Tracy.
utes each.
The Central quint goes to Baltimore
today to tackle the Johns Hopkins
freshmen.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
VIRGINIA TECH IS winner
Defeats Catholic q. Basket Ball
Quint, 1925, by Rallies Late
in Each Half.

Scoring rallies in the latter stages
Of each half enabled the Virginia
Polytechnic basket ball team to de-
feat Catholic University in the Brook
land gym last night, 80 to 26. in one
Of the snappiest games seen here
this season. V. P. I. excelled c. U. as
a team, and in Capt. Parrish, it's tall.
stocky center, had the best man on
the floor Dunn and Glascott, the
Brooklanders' guards, kept c. U. from
being swamped, the latter's twelve
goals from foul in fourteen chances
keeping the locals in the running.
c. U. led, 12 to S, with about five
minutes to play, in the opening half,
When v. p. I. took squirt and was in
front. IS to IA. at intermission. c. U.
ran the count IS to 16 it's way early
in the second portion. and after the
visitors shot a tying basket, steadily
forged ahead until the score stood rs
to - in its favor. Capt. Parrish then
shot A foul goal, and after Wharton,
the V. p. l. star forward, rang up
three baskets in rapid succession on
clever losses, one from midcourt, the
ranpy Virginian got another from the
fifteen-foot mark to end the scoring.
Lineup anu summary:
CO, (o6). Position. v. p. I. l3o).
Lyons. L. F. .............. wharton
McNamara 49,. Right forward ........ Walker
Donovan. ....-.. Center .---.-......... .Farrlsh
6,ns 6nnn. ......... Right guard ......... Brooks
% Goals from door: Csthoiic University
Namara, Lyons "a, Donovan, Dunn CD. Glss-
rish rD1s ts, Goal, from & l. in IL
Parrish, in 8. Re4efee@Mr. Hughes. Um-
pire-Mr. Morse.
Evening star., 1920-02-18

SubAtitutions: War Risk-List for Geiman; ;
from hoor-Ryan (2). t;eiman (2). Thomas
(2). Fennelly (2). Goals from fouls-Ryan
20 out Of 81. Geiman Il out Of 81, List Il out
Of p, Thomas Il out Of p. Fennelly e out~of
y. Referee-Miss Stockett. Umpire-Miss
Seibold. Time Of periods-Eight minutes each.
Evening star., 1920-02-18

reminder that the opening Of the spring training season % now
Martin and Nick Aro The and coach Of the Nationals M
local will combine business with pleasure by making the trip
Baltimore this The sail
down comprises of their the
end their journey Monday morning when
frst of athletes due week later.
advance of the players
dictated In instances clubs
authorities that the parks
arrived find that circus had winterd
the fences had been blown down o1hat had
cultivation 1t will be recalled that only
last the first of the Grmen reach Augusta found the grounds
in unattendedto included
little detail that Harry Harper sought
match,
of the fence disappeared
President Gr,h mas been a:shred 9y tn % I1 as
and ground rolled but
He have the playing
grounds especially the 6eld help him
drilling for the development of capable
of guardians.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
BIG LEAGUE MAGNAKS
MUST DIG DEEP TO GET
THEIR STARS INTO LINE
With Opening of Training Season Only a Feu
Days Oft, Most Clubs Haze Less Than
Half of Regulars Under Contract.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Indications are ball have
they result of in
reasing prices They will they meet the de-
players making for salary boosts With the time for
clubs have majority Of their regulars under
the number have less than halt OF the h
line and progress is being maoe
backward members of the fraternity to sign on
Practically all of the
Washington took OF conditions and
athletes but that these have fad TO saSy ~
rem from their tardiness accepting terms
Clark Griffith makes rule to discuss the hmanE1ai ar
with his He feels sure they an o on
comes but however that be- less than
the fold and only about halt OF these are teo
one catcher nelde lone gardener
Pcnch Johnson Erickson Courtney Leonard Eeroe and Koh
Charity Shanks Shaw
Mcbride still the other side of the nce and
similar condition nearly all the other big
moeuls viii have to meet some stiff demands
and material and the players know
bought There enough players
of real big league caliber the demand
WAR RESPONSIBLE FOR SCARCITY OF PLAYERS.
One of talent is OF
supply Another the great growth
of industrial also development of the war
of that available in the larger minor circuits
afforded for picking additional from
ball ladder somewhere the STICKS ne
has played the bushes return and continue his
in hope he will catch the of some scout
Resumption of relations between majors and minors by the
PRONUNCIATION of pact when the Baltimore Federal SUIT
the numbers they did before gentemen
will help the production of
:ters and Their % % to is @ m look I for
material The prejudice that existed in the minds OF
professional pilots against players now has almost
ceased to exist There scarcely team the majors today tna
hasn't of them its and next June expected
the graduation number OF eoegans
professional
Evening star., 1920-02-18
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.

Totals. 496 4s3 4s5 Totals. 459 4s4 45o
Evening star., 1920-02-18
MUNITIONS BOWLING LEAGUE.

Totals. 427 474 $50 Totals. sol 4ss 5l1
Evening star., 1920-02-18

Totals. . ls0 so -
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ARLINGTON

Lieut.. e. V Beaudry of Adams, who
was a second lieutenant in Co. NJ, and
took pa e in the World war; has been
appointed u member of the state
police, to succeed Mai. Sidney Ciiffe
of Adams, woh goes to Boston. He
will continue his residence in Adams
with an office in this city He Is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Beaudry
married, is a native of Adams and
lived in that town all his life. lie is a
fine type of citizen, and the appomt
ment will meet with favor.-North AID.
ans Herald
Lieut. Beaudry is a former resident Of
Arlington and his many friends here
Mdi.5e pleased to learn of his success.
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GIRL WANTS DIVORCE
Deserted by Husband the Day After
Marriage.

Deserted by Husband the Day After
Marriage.
Burlington, April 2s: A hearing
was held this afternoon in County
court in the divorce case OF Anna
Bigue of Winooski against Albert
Bigue whose address at the present
time is thought to be by the petition.
er a. Montreal, p. @.
Mrs Bigue, who is 10 years of age.
was called TO the stand and testified
that she was married to Bigue in
Winooski at the office of II. f. Wei
colt an attorney August s, 1919
She had one child that was born
December 10, 1919. According to her
testimony Bigue stayed only one
night with her, that being the night
they were married. The next morning
according to the testimony he left
saying that he was going some place
TO fix his motorcycle and did not re-
turn.
At later date after the child was
born he at one time saw the child
but according to Mrs. Bigues testi-,
mony he did not show any desire to
take care of it or contribute to it's
support,
Mrs. Bigue also testified that he
had made oyertures to her and that
he would come back and live with
her II she would agree to be re-mar
ried at a church. This she would no,
agree to.
Mrs Harley Spear of Wnooski,
the mother of Mrs. Bigue was called
to the stand and testified to the char
acter OF Bigue.
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SOMETHING MORE | WANT
TO TALK ABOUT THE
WIDELY CONCERN
CUSTOM TAILORING

years graduated being bench worker and back
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conducting tailoring business from start to finish.
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and marking See it that all detail carried correctly
help in general and employ competent workmen for
entered the class tailor made
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