The Washington times., 1921-02-13

Louis A. Dougher, sports edito
Plans already discussed call I
Hotel on the evening Of February
the baseball fans committee viii
and will recommend immediate act
Manager Mcbride, who is nov
, arrive in Washington on Sunday,
SLAMS. However, it Is possible tn!
though he viii surely be- in Wssl
principal guest of honor ut the bii
Of the Capital.
Two dayS later. on February 20,
I! Manager McRftde will depart for
faApa, Fla. IN charge of the, battery
oandidates: that II. those who are not
boiling out at Hot Springs. Ark. The
committee. representing tho fans OF
the District and OF Aexandria, desire
that he leave with knowledge that
the whole city Is backing him to sue
Deed.
Just what side; features win be ar
ranged for the big banquet Will DO
/ determined by the committee at the
City Club Tuesday night. Carl w.
Tinker, original suggester OF the
| whole scheme, 10 flled to the brim
with ideas. He WIN undoubtedly lend
tho committee all his knowledge.
EHKs ARE ENTHUSIAsTIC.
Members Of washinGton's lodge Of
Elks are enthusiastic over the vel.
coming banquet. Learning Of the
plan, the Elks at once offered the use
of their homo for . meeting OF the
committee. However. 1t was decided
to hold 1t at the City Club. but many
of the committee are Elks, SO the boys
over on H street will be right in the
swim, just the same.
Among those Of the committee
known to this writer to be Elks are
Harry King, who led the big drive
for membership for No. 10 last year;
Charles w. Darr, prominent in Wash
inston's civic life; Jim Farrell. a.
he Is known to all Washington Elks,
and Bill Shelby. who keeps the books
straight for No. 10.
The fact that George Mcbride be-
longs to the Milwaukee lodge Of Elks
and Clark c. Griffith Is q member OF
the washington lodge serves to keep
y The Hello Bills interested as Elks as
well as baseball fans. Furthermore,
the boys of No. 16 are to have base
ball team themselves in the Fraternal
League this season, starting on with
an exhibition game against the Grin
men. Yes, that's one of the live
topics of discussion at the Elks Club
here baseball, then more baseball.
WANT 1T FOR CAPITAL.
However, it Is the wish Of the COM
mittee to make the George Mcbride
Welcoming banquet more than q mere
banquet to a man by his friends. IT
is desired to make IT q banquet to
the Washington American League
clubs new manager by Warrington
baseball fans. It Is to be hoped that
all washington will show Lively
interest in it and will do its best to
attend.
So far as known, no restrictions
win be placed upon those attending,
though all red sweaters will be
barred. II a man Is q baseball fan
and wants to prove It. he will have
his opportunity by being at the vel.
coming banquet to George Mcbride at
wardman Park Hotel on Thursday.
February "a.
Naturally. at this early date. the
program remains to be decided. but
il Is hoped that a real, lively base
ball program will be offered those
gathering to welcome the new leader
of the Griffmen.
Placing the Washington baseball
writers on the banquet committee
assures Washington fans OF all the
fall down, the fans may be justified
in walking right into the Office of
their fayorfte writer and bouncing a
rock. Off his ivory dome.
Anyway. this'is all the information
we hsve today for the rooters. The
telephone has been juggling ever since
Carl w. Tinker broke into print, but
we don't Know any more to be said.
It's now all up to the Tuesday nights
meeting at the City Club.
PLAYERS WILL FIGHT.
That the indicted Chicago White
Sox mean to fight to the last ditch
became known yesterday when Bene-
dict Short. an attorney representing
Joe Jackson and Claude Williams, an
nounced that tomorrow he would
make demand for a bill of par
ticu1ars in the case.
.Affidavits from Jackson, williams.
and Oscar Felsch. denying that they
had entered into any conspiracy to
throw games or threw any games.
accompanied the notification to the
court.
Just what these three players will
DO In their defense remains to be
soen Judge Charles Mcdonald, who
brought the case before the grand
Jury, says that denials by the players
that they confessed to conspiracy
will subject them to charges OF per-
Jury. Five years In the hooseaow can
be melted out to them, IL found guilty
of conspiracy. but the sentence might
be longer " perjury Is proved.
The petition of the defense asks
tint the state be compelled to furnish
the following particulars:
WHAT rs WANTED.
what control and supervision, IL
ally, the, White sox club owners had
over the players after the expiration
or their contracts for the playing
season, September 2s, 1919.
When and where and In what man.
ner william Burns and Hal Chase.