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The Washington times., 1920-01-19
CHAMPION HERMAN ASKS
FOR SQUARE DEAL NOW
Eastern Fans Think Him too Timid,
but He Wants to Show EN-
Different.

NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-Pete Her
man. the bantam champion, is coming
this way soon. according to Manager
Sam Goldman. Goldman writes that
he East has been very unfair in its
criticism Of the New Orleans midget
md that tho latter Is anxious to prove
hat he is a real champion and not a
false alarm as has been charged.
herman recently knocked out
Johnny Richie in the eighth round
Of a scheduled ten-rounder At New
Orleans. Both Herman and his man.
ager are rather proud OF this feat,
'or Herman Is not supposed to be a
knockerout
Herman never did earn much ap-
plause in his bouts in this sect on OF
he country. He always gave the i'm
preston that was good boxer and
clean hitter, but that he was too
timid to take a chance and show the
full extent Of his ability. BantaIns
are rather harmless lot as q class
and even q champion 10 not q great
card II he cannot hit. IL Herman de-
sires to be more popular he should
AXE more chances and pot play safe
all the me.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
BRITISH PROMOTER
SURE He HAS BOUT
Cochran Says America Won't
Stage Dempsey Carpenter
Title Contest.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1e-Charles f
Cochran, the London promoter. who
has been here several weeks trailing
Jack Dempsey with a contract signe'
by Georges Carpenter. has book ed
passage to return Saturday.
He said today he would not worry
II he did not have Dempsey's name
on the parchment when he returns.
"If the fight is staged in 1920.
will be the promoter. The contract
have with the Frenchman Is valid
any place In the world" he said
He further declared he would not
stage the fight In America as condi-
tions were not satisfactory and II
future developments demanded the
fight here he would dispose Of his
contract to some American promoters
He considers 1t unlikely that the
fight will be held sooner than late
in the year as Manager Descamps
has indicated to him that Carpent. .er
wants q long rest befor starting train
ing for the night of his life.
When asked about the statement
Of Descamps that he held only an op-
tion on the Frenchman's services
until February I. he said:
II am not denying that Just wait
and see. this will be the best way
to prove my claim that I have a full
fedged contract already sealed by q
payment Of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
LOOKING EN- OVER
LOUIS A. DOU G. II 4

The Detroit Tigers flashed the while last
for the only to peter
CANDLE collected
coming campaign and with Jack
charge within the realms Of possibility that Ty Cobb
worlds Much depends Coombs who
little hngng he succeed in
putting of Jennings twerswe the
Tigers may win the pennant
w a Philies while after
League club coach for the
the told by wander
Hoy making good but that Jennings
nothing written about
papers end Of the the
be
doing fine work all through July and
stumbled badly September and
explanation apparently blamed How
ley, fol the released and Jennings retained
the lfated
SON. quitting in mdseaon wory Baker
his home in Texas but coaxed back
into the Tiger pitchers 1t in
that month with the battery
FROM the Jungle
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
WILL DEFEND CUP
OFF SANDY HOOK
NeW York Yacht Club Accepts
Sir Thomas Lipton's Chal-
Ienge for Contest.

NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-The New
York Yacht Club will defend Amer
cas- Cup In a race against Sir Thomas
about July Is.
This statement was made by q re-
sponsible official official of the New
York club In aunswe rto a cable from
London that Sir Thomas Upton had
been notified in a private message OF
the acceptance OF the challenge.
The New York club met last Thurs
day night, but IL was reported after
the meeting that no official action
had been taken on the challenge.
Details of the race have been
been signed. There Is no doubt that
they will be, however, within q week
or so, Il was said at the club.
"The challenge was accepted tenta-
lively In 1914" II was said. when
war caused a postponement OF the
race that year, assurance was given
the Royal Ulster Club that II II
would challenge later It would be ac-
cepted.
sandy Hook Gets Race.
"There has been no question that
the New York Yacht Club would be
willing to defend the cup. Accept.
ance Of the challenge, officially sub
mitted several months ago. has been
delayed by negotiations over the
time Of the race and the course. But
it has been decided to stsge the race
in the middle Of July, on Sandy
Hook"
Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock ~.
which is now being RENTED here. will
be the challenger. and either the
Vanitie OF the Resolute will be the
defender. Both the American candi-
dates will be brought out in May and
tested in trial races during the
months OF May and June
Sir Thomas Upton was greatly
gratified over assurance that the chal-
lenge had been accepted and was
rspceilly pleased over the concessions
made. To the United Press corre-
spondent in London he said:
Sir Thomas Is Pleased.
"Of course. the date of the race Is
three weeks later than / suggested
However, this Is unimportant. What
plased me most is the concession
made In agreeing to race over the
Sandy Hook course. The Newport
course, favored by the New YORK
club, would have meant serious dis-
advantage to me as II would nave
required a great knowledge Of local
conditions from my pilot, who is fa-
mAliar only with the Sandy Hook
course"
Regret was expressed at the yacht
club here that the race could moi
be held in August as a climax to th'
yachting season. 1t also was re
GREETED that the Newport cource
whic Is much clearer of commercial
traffic was not favored by the chal
lengers.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19

League. Siglin was with Youngs-
town before going to the Pirates
'Dreyfuss sent him to Portland for
experience and he seems to have OBJ
tained II.
Now that Donie Bush has signed. 1t
is expected that he will have no Up
position at shortstop, but several
lads will be in there battling for
the third base berth AMI II
enc of them looks better Than
Bush, he may land the job Bobby
Jones and Ben Dyer. who alt,rnAted
at third last year, will be- back.
Ralph Pineli, obtained through
the New York Yankees from Sac'a-
mento in the Coast League. IS GER
tain of a thorough trial at third. He
was with the White Sox for brief
stay a couple Of seasons back, but
was not ready for the big show. lie
Is now said to be ready to show at
his best and II will be up to Jen-
nings to give him . complete test.
Ainsmith Il Lender.
Eddie Ainsmith, once With the
GriTmen, is the leader of the Tigers
backstopping brigade, but Osca-
Stanage will be carried in the ca
pacity Of extra catcher, while two
new lads will give Yelle battle for
the third string berth.
Clyde Mannion, the Western Lacquer
who finished the 1919 season with the
club, looked SO good that Jennings
cannot AFFORD to overlook him at Ma
con. He also looked like a hitter TO
those watching the Tigers finish last
year.
Larry woodall. who was with For,
Worth in the Texas League in 1919,
Is the fifth catcher to be looked over
at Macon. He IL said to lack suffi
cient experience to hang on right
now. but IL won't hurt any to try him
Detroit and Cleveland are shaping
up now as the best pennant prospects
in the American League for 1920. with
Chicago being the only other possi-
BILE contender. New York. even with
Babe Ruth, Is not expected to over
come its handicap Of lack of speed.
while st. Louis and Boston are in
and-out clubs.
Washington and Philadelphia are
hardly supposed to be in tho league
judging from comments around the
circuit. President Griffith Is expert
menting with a new inheId this year
If 1t comes through, q weakness will
have been eradicated. His pitching
stan Is also Of . rather unknown
quality.
Connie Mack will have soma forty
candidates for his team. This Ia
enough to show that Connie has no
hopes of . hrst division berth next
October.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
BASKETBALL GETS
CALL During WEEK
Colleges and High Schools Will
Stage Many Attractive En-
gagements Here.

The week In floor circles appears
20 contain q number OF games cal
culated to make the most blase fol-
lower sit up and take notice.
Tonight at Catholic University Bur
ton Shlpley's Delaware College nve
takes on the Brooklanders. All of
the Catholic University students and
as many as can find time will be
out in Brookland to watch Delaware.
The Newark collegians defeated
Catholic University by Ia nine point
margin Just before the holidays In
what was expected to be a rough
contest. The game proved no dis
appointment to either the players or
spectators, Tonight, however. there
will be little rough work and the
ga ne Is expected to develop into a
fast battle.
Tomorrow night Delaware Is going
over to the Hilltop to play the un-
beaten Georgetown University five
Shipiey. a former crack athlete at
Maryland State College. was down
last week and looked over the Hill
toppers. He said little but watched
all OF the G.. u. plays with interest.
After Delaware leaves here Cath
Ollie University will play Gallaudet on
"Wednesday night in the Brooklanders'
gymnasium. The Kendall Greeners
have been unbeaten so far this sea-
son and in taking on Catholic UNI
versity will have their hands full.
The week end contest brings the
University of Virginia here Friday
night, at the Kendall Green gymna-
sium. Pop Lanigan's Virginians
are stronger than usual this season
as several veterans have returned 10
aid those who were developed dur
ing the war.
Georgetown's game with Union has
been called off and George Washing
ton has no games listed this week
The Brooklandcrs will play st. Johns
College, of Annapolis on Friday, max
ing the third game of the week at
home.
While the colleges are staging
their engagements the schooIboys will
have plenty of action. Tonight the
Tech team, at present leading In the
race for high school h nors, will meet
the Aloysius team In the street gym
nasiu n. Friday Tech engages the
Western High team in the Catho-
lie University gymnasium.
Central has two league contests
this week. Business will be played
tomorrow afternoon In a single
game In the school circuit at Catho-
lie University while Eastern will be
taken on In the FRIDAY contest
Today Western plays the Nc
Donough School OF Baltimore, In Dal-
tImore. takes on Alexandria High on
Wednesday, and meets fech on FRI
day. Thursday afternoon. Business
High engages the Episcopal High
team In the Business gymnasium.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
Some Sprightly Notes
OF Players

Shortstop Wigglefoot, OF the
Fort Worth team, has discovered
a new way OF standing at the
plate while at bat He has found
that by waving his left foot In
a jerky circle he can make the
opposing pitcher throw iuore
curves, thus tiring his arm be-
fore the nine innings have been
pitched. Mr.. Wigglefoot Is al
present waving both feet around
the old homestead, waiting for a
1920 contact.
Outfielder Thicktank, formerly
with a semi-pro team out West.
has moved East with his wife's
folks and would like to hook up
with a big league team before
the spring training season ,cls
In. He Is a well balanced play
er. being a fast runner and a
slow thinker.
Pitcher Shineball. formerly a
college star. is going into pro-
fessional baseball notwithstand-
ing the objections OF his father
and the baseball magnates.
Shineball Is a heavy hitter, and
with eight other heavy hitters
behind him expects to win an
occasional game. His system is
to make the other team hit, and
they obey him good and plenty
whenever he pitches.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
WHEAT[EY T0MEET
PEACO IN TOURNEY
Veteran Has Chance to Land in
Triple Tie for First Place
H0norS.

The merry old tussie for frst hon
ors and the District title at pocket
billiards will be resumed tonight at
the Grand Central Palace. when
George wheatley and william c.
Peace cross cues.
Wheatley Is now in = quadruple tie
for second place. Awin for the vet
eran will give him an even break for
nrst honors with Charles Bartelmes
and Benny Marks.
Since Marks came from behind on
Friday and negotiated an unfinished
run of thirty-five balls for = win
over Bartelmes. he is being boosted
as the title winner.
Tonight's match at 100 points will
start at 8 o'clock. The contestants
appear to be getting better as the
tournament progresses.
Here's how the tournament stands:
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
MAX CAREYS HEALTH IS
GREATLY IMPROVED NOW

Max Carey, whose Illness last sum-
mer handicapped the Pirates in the
pennant fight, reports that he now is
In excellent condition and Is looking
forward eagerly to the start Of an
other campaign.
Shortly after the close OF the
championship season Carey went to
Cuba with the team led by George
Cutshaw and the trip evidently was
OF great beneft to him. The Pirates
captain and center fielder Is now at
Daytona, Fla, with Cutshaw and Car
son Bigbee, and will remain there
until ordered to report to the Pr
rates training camp at Hot Springs.
incidentally, Carey expresses great
satisfaction with the choice OF George
Gibson as leader OF the Pittsburg
club. for he and Gibby are old pals.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
JAY COULDLOSES MATCH
OKDNSEILABY ACCIDENT

TUXEDO. N. T.. Jan. ls.-Jay
Gould, worlds court tennis champion.
lost an exhibition match hero yester.
day TO walter Kinseiia. professional
champion. By default due to an acci-
dent Gould had won two sets At Ga
and was playing Tor hts last point
IN the third set when he ran ovav
near the s,oe nnes, slipped and fell
against the wall, cutting . long cash
over his eye that required three
stitchss to close.
The exhibition was . benent for
Robert Moore, club professional ai
Tuxedo for twenty years.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19

As every fan well knows. the real
crux of the situation for the Tigers
10 in the mound staff. Jack
Coombs' work. good OF bad. Is
sure to be backed up well by a band
of murderous hitters. including Ty
Cobb. Bobby veach. Harry Heilman.
Ira Flagstead and Chick Shorten. all
300 hitters. Jennings need lose no
sleep worrying over the hitting OF his
young men. That's their long suit.
So the 4uestion of pitching comes
to the forefront
of seasoned pitchers at Macon in
Dutch Leonard, and Slim Love.
southpaws, and Howard Ehmke,
George Dauss and Bernie Boland.
right handlers. Doc Ayers. to be used
as a relief hurler. Is also experienced
and will be on the job.
Have Good Prospects.
The rockies have good prospects
according to word from the Detroit
club. Three are southpaws and five
orthodox in their delivery. John Old
ham, who has been tried several
times only to fall back each time !:
Frank Okrie and Kirk e. Heatwole
are the southpaws to be\ given
once-over by Coo ms.
Oldham pitched good ball for Port
/Iand last year. winning a lot OF
games and earning the reputation OF
aaing the best pitcher on the Coast.
Olxrie is a Detroit product. green as
grass, but with the eafaaarke.-of
conner Heatwole belongs in West
Virginia, where he woke the echoes
with q long list OF strikeouts and
one-hit victories last summer.
John d. Glosler. from Hamilton In
The Michigan Ontario league, Is the
best-looking right handler. He won
twenty-ive games for Hamilton In
1919 and lost ten. He famed 2l3 bats
men and walked -. less than two .
game. Hughey Jennings has been
tipped off that Glosier is almost
sure to be a success in fast COM
pany.
Pieteau r. Cox, who fought with
the marines overseas before return
ing to his home In Troutdale, Va:
Claude Jonnard, the Nashville Won
der; James Roberts, the 200 0pounder
from New Orleans, and A. B. Lat
terner. the West Virginia University
star, complete the list Of new Fingers
70 be tried out at Macon.
.Pep, YounE Has signed.
"Pep" Young, the brilliant nelcins
second sacker, has signed his con-
tract, but he will be up against op-
position in Bert Ellison, with the
team last year. and Paddy Sislin.
from the Portland club in the Coast
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
AUSTRALIA RACQUETERS
DEFEAT BRITISH MEN
Brooks and Patterson Handily Win
In Davis Cup Match
Engagement.

SYDNEY. Australia Jan 1S.-Aus-
tralia's colors forged to the from,
here In the Davis cup matches when
tho team Of Norman Brookes and
Gerald Patterson won their match
from the English pair. Lieut.. Col. A
R. r. Kingscote and A. e. Beamish
~ the decisivs score of so. 60. and
81.
In the nrst two sets OF the matrh
the Austraiians played with . speed
that dassled the Englishmen- The
visitors lacked the excellent team
work Of their opponents, and II was
late In the match berorA they were
able to make any XII m show ing
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
ARDMORE CLUB PUTS ON
BOXING SHOW TONIGHT
Young Wampler and Jack Andrews
Clash In Fifteen-round
Final Bout.

At Ardmore, Nd tonight Kid Sui
Ivan, Washington's oldtime boxing
star. stages his nrst ring show. fea-
turing Young Wampler. Of York. Pa.
and Jack Andrews, of Baltimore. in a
ffteen-round bout to q decision. An
drews won the middleweight title of
tho T7th Division while train
ing At Camp Meade and hopes to win
from his rival tonight p. F. OCon-
nor will referee this bout.
The semi-fnal brings together Joey
Schwartx. the Washington newsboy.
and Joe Green. of York. Pa. In ell ht
rounds to a decision. In addit on
there will be two six-round and ono
four-round preliminary.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
EDWARDS MAY CROSS

Americans who have seen Low Ed
wards, the Australian lightweight
champion, perform, say that Edwards
would make . wonderful night with
Benny Leonard Edwards has i'm
proved q great deal during the last
year or so. Edwards may como here
before long In search OF a match with
Leonard. The thing that IL holding
him back 10 that he is strictly a long
distance fighter and he 10 afraid that
he could not do himself Justice In
eight OF ten roundA
The Washington times., 1920-01-19

was frantic with baseball excitement
Bos on was experiencing a rIvulsion
of feeling 81 nilar to what was expert
enced In Cincinnati last fall when the
Reds lost two games after having z
4-to-1 bulge on the White Sox in the
1919 series.
Then much bad feeling had been
aroused in the Hub by a wretched bit
of judgment by the Boston business
office, which sold out seats in the
seventh game which had been re-
served for the Royal r oters. Bos.
tons loyal roofing club. The rooters,
having no place to go. parsded on the
neld. where they were charged by
mounted police.
The result was that the eighth
game Of the series. played on October
10. drew a crowd OF only 1904. about
half the size of the other crowds OF
the series.
McGraw gave Rube Marquard, who
had twice beaten the Bostons,
chance to pitch the deciding game
This was the year in which Rube won
his nineteenth straight game But
Marquard lodged the assignment.
saying his arm did not feel ght. and
McGraw called on Mathowson to op-
pose Hugh Bedient, a Red Sox year
ing who had beaten Matty in the
fourth game Of the series by a score
of 2 to /.
Failed to Land One.
Though Mathewson pitched remark
able ball throughout the series. and
two Of his three games went into
extra innings. he failed to land 6.
victory. Errors frustrated his work
all during the series, and the loss of
that 1912 play-on game was the most
pathetic defeat OF his great career.
Many people consider Mathewsor
as the gratest pitcher that ever lived,
and no one will deny that he was one.
Of the greatest. yet he lost the two
most important games ever played by
his club, the play-of game OF 1908
and the deciding game of the 1912
worlds series.
Boston was unsteady in the early
innings OF the game. and only the
gameness OF the young finger. Be
dent. kept the score close. as the
Red Sox made fve errors in the early
innings.
The Giants. however, made an
earned run in the third inning when
little Josh Devore walked, and got
around to third on the infield outs of
Doyle end Snodgrass. Red Murray,
who failed to make. a hit during the
entire 1911 worlds series. scored Josh
with a double to center.
(Conc'udcd TOmorrOw.)
fcorvr'pht 1o"N nv ~ Nru--o Tl'nsN
The Washington times., 1920-01-19

1.-TWO out when winning run was scored.
tBatted for Fletcher In ninth inning.
tBstted for Bedient In seventh inning.
tBatted for Wood in tenth inning.
New York tN)..... % 800 Ia
Left on bases-New York. IL Boston, o.
First base errors-New York, ! Boston.
l. Two-base hits-Murray. Q; Herzog,
Gardner, Stahl. Henrksen. Sacrifice hit
Meyers Sacrifice ny-Osrdner. Stolen
base-Devore. Bases on balls-On Mathew
son. 6; OF Bedient, .; on Wood, I. Struck
out-By Mathewson. 4; by Bedient, 2: by
Wood. O. Hlts-On Bedient. 6 in in
nings OF Wood, In Innings. Cmpires
-O'Loushlin. Rigier. KLEIN and Evans.
Attenda nce-47.o3A
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
THINK HE'LL BE STAR.

George wiltse. the Buffalo man
sger. thinks Frank Gilhooley, recent
ly purchased from the Red Sox. will,
be a star In the International Leag de
next season. Gilhooley's fine par
formances In that circuit gave MIN
his big league trials, but he ran into
hard luck In New York and never
lived up to his promises.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
WOULD STAGE GAMES.

The Merit A. c. f,ve. 130-poun un-
beaten champions OF Baltimore.
through Manager Louis GinsberR.
1875 East Baltimore street. Balti-
more, Nd, would play games here.
The Merit Reserves aver aging l15
pounds, are also anxious to stage
games In this city.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
BOXING IS FlOURISHlNG.

Boxing is flourishing all throusr
the middle West this year as never
before In Its history. All the show.
are playing to capacity houses. al
though few high class matches hav,
been staged.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
UNION CANCELS GAME.

Georgetown University has been
notified that Upion College will be
unable to come mere for a game on
Friday night
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
HAS TWO MORE GAMES.

Besides tonight's engagement at
c. u. with the Brookland Freshmen
the Yankees will play the Ingram
Memorial team on Wednesday and the
Peck stars on Friday night.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
LOOKS FOR HARMONY.

Connie Mack looks for an early re.
torn to harmony in the American
League circuit. lie thinks that the
present fight against Ban johnson
will die out as son as the teams go
South
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
TUNNEY GETS TRIAL.

NEW YORK, Jan. Is.-Gens Tun-
ney, A. Il. r. light heavyweight
champion. tomorrow night at the
Bayonne A. A. tackles Bud Nelson,
the A. e. r. champion of the South.
orn division. Tunney Is training
with Frank Moran.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
HAS INDIAN BATTERY.

The New Haven club OF the Es.,-
crn League now, has an Indian bat
terry signed. Chief Bender. msnase er
and pitcher, and Chief Meyers, once
OF the New York Giants. are with the
club.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
WILL PLAY TOMORROW.

Epiphany SEARS get their initial
workout against the Walter Reed
team tomorrow night In the Epiphany
gymnasium
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
BESCHER IS DONE.

Bob Bescher, the tcmpersmontal
outnelder OF the Colonels, will not
be a member OF the Louisville club
the coming season. The passing Of
the neet outhelder from the local
ranks IL expected to be announced
shortly through Business Manager
Neal
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
CRlPPLeS ARE IMPROVING.

Bill Dudack. captain-elect of
football team for next
year. and Buck Wise. former Busl-
ness High star. are improving Both
football players at the Hilltop sus-
tained broken legs last fall
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
WOULD PLAY YANKEES.

Central Is willing to play the Yam
KEGS, according to Coach G. A. Metz-
Ter. provided the Yanks will play
two games, one in the "Y" gym and
the other in Central's gym.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
PECK STARS TO PLAY.

Peck Stars go to play the Walter
Reed Hospital team at Walter Reed
tonight. The Peck Stars have been
unbeaten this season.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
YANKEES WILL PLAY.

Catholic University Freshmen will
play the y, NJ c. A. Yankees as pre-
liminary to the c. U.-Dclaware game
tonight
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
EPISCOPAL WINS GAME.

shenandoah Valley Academy was
defeated. ss to ~. by the Episcopal
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
WILL PLAY ALUMNI.

Business High is dowL for game
with the Alumni on Wednesday after
noon