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Evening star., 1923-03-04
Lands, Commissioner OF
Base Ball, Giuen Praise.
Why He Was Essential
to Sport Is Pointed Out.

In concluding these memoirs OF my
thirty years in base ball. i would be
guilty of serious and unfair omission
if I did not discuss the most imppr-
tant constructive move. to my mind,
that base ball has ever made-the
naming of a commissioner of base
ball with absolute authority.
Not only did base ball make a big
constructive move in deciding on the
commissioner, rather than a commits
sion comprised of three men. but the
bulrs-eye was rung in the selection of
Judge Kenesaw NJ Landis TO fill the
job.
From the very beginning we had
more or less annoyance over the ma
tional commission because of its mem :
bers being part OF the game. Even
the chairman. August Hermann, was
president of the Cincinnati Club. The
other members were presidents or
the American and National leagues.
7 don't know of q fairer or more
conscientious man than Garry Herr
mann and | do not believe he was
ever influenced by his connection with
the Cincinnati Club. At the same
time. the mere fact of the connection
often gave rise to innuendo in the
newspapers.
Obviously the only thing to do was
to have man of recognized ability.
who had no connection whatsoever
with any club or any league. The
chance Of getting Judge Lands. a
federal Judge of national reputation,
made this change possible.
The judge showed his strength the
moment we invite him to accept the
position. He refused unless be was
given absolute authority to fnf1ict
punishment as well as to decide on
il. He would not consent to clause
which read land recommend punish
ment. To make his decisions stand
up he must have the authority to en-
force them. But for that commits
sioner of base ball would have been
Of no great value.
Realizing that he lacked little of
the personal knowledge and familiar
ity necessary. the judge Immediately
set about to make himself part of
the game. He attended every big
function whether in the majors or the
minors He wanted to know what il
was sall about. Before he made Il
step you may rest assured that he did
know. too.
one of the first big moves made by
the commissioner was to enforce the
law against transforming without
permission. 1t SO happened that his
first hard decision hit one of the most
figures in the game-Babe
Ruth.
Lands Started Well.
While that was a blow to hnances
as we'll as other things / think it was
a good thing that the first punish
ment hit a PLAYER of great promi-
nence. 1t showed that the judge in
tended to have things run to the
letter OF the law regardless Of person
alfty. | do not mean that 1t was
90 Ruth nprEnnaliy
to he hit first. l would feel the same
about any great player-a man like
Mathewson. or Hornsby. or Sisler, for
instance. The players can never say
that the judge started out by picking
on the small fry.
II is always good thing in base
hall 70 bring out the fact that no
player is greater than the game.
There was never a great star who
would Glow up the progress of the
Evening star., 1923-03-04

allegiance. bur all arrangements and
details are expected to be rounded
up within the next week or two
This should be a good week for the
leading teams in the District League,
as they are scheduled to meet quints
lower down in the pennant race as
follows: Monday, Royals VS.. Rath-
skelIer; Tuesday. Colonials VS.. Ma
tionals; Wednesday, King Pins VS..
shermans; Thursday, Terminal Ice VS..
Goodfellows; Friday. Regulars VS..
Manhattans.
This Will be the final week at home
of the Washington Ladies' League
before moving to the Recreation for
the grand finale. Good matches are
listed as follows: Monday. Mount
Pleasant VS.. Western Union; Tues
day. Columbians vs.. Billie's Team;
Wednesday. Hilltoppers vs. War De-
partment: Thursday. Central Post
Office vs.. Independents: Friday; Post
Office Department VS.. Registry. Sat
urday, Sales Tax vs. Internal Rev
, enue.
Athletic Club League has the fol-
/ lowing matches scheduled for this
week: Monday (double-header), Ana
costa VS.. Georgetown, Aloysius VS..
Dominican Lyceum; Tuesday double
header). -Argonne VS.. Arlington,
y =
keokuk VS.. Linworth; Thursday, Hill
top vs. Irish American; Friday. lex
ington VS.. Excelsior
Good contests are expected in the
National Capital League this week,
several of the leading quints hook
ing up as follows: Monday. Curb Cafe
VS.. Post Office: Tuesday, Corby Bak-
cry VS.. Potomac Bank; Wednesday,
Nationals VS.. District Motor Com
pany; Thursday, Columbia VS.. George
town A. c.; Friday, Rathskeller VS..
Washington Gas Company.
Odd Fellows leagues dates for this
week are: Monday, Eastern VS.. Har-
mony; Tuesday, Brightwood VS.. Fred
D. Stuart; Wednesday, Amity. VS..
Covenant; Friday Washington VS..
Mount Pleasant.
Several of the best teams in the
| week, as follows: Monday. Webster
vs. Columbia; Tuesday, Syracusian VS..
Rathbone Superior; Wednesday, Anna
! ranth VS.. Calanthe; Thursday, Excel
sior VS.. He:mione; Friday, Capital
VS.. Century-Decatur.
This weeks schedule of the Typo
thetae League is as follows: Mon
day. Washington Monotype Com
pany VS.. National Publishing Com
pdily, ucSudy Joyce engraving SOH-
pany VS.. Columbia Printing Company;
Wednesday. Andrews Paper Company
vs. Doing Printing Company: Thurs
day double J. D. Milans VS..
Standard Engraving Company. Rams
dell Company VS.. Gibson Brothers;
Friday. National Capital Press VS..
Judd & DetWei1er.
Usual three contests are listed this
week in the Bureau of Standards AS
sociation, as follows: Tuesday, Unions
| vs.& Aeros: Wednesday,, Midgets VS..
Gunps; Thursday, Sharpshooters VS..
1nf fustrials.
Evening star., 1923-03-04
MORGAN AND FAWSETT
V|CTORS At THE TRAPS

Shooting in fine form yesterday aft
ernoon r. d. Morgan and c. c. Faw-
cett won back their lost laurels as
two-man team title holders of the
District, defeating their challengers,
]. Marcy and f. p. Williams, and a
field Of seven other pairs
Morgan came through with so
straight and Fawcett missed but one.
Marcy and Williams scored as each.
Hogan and Monroe finished third
with 46 and As. respectively. a total
of 81
Morgan won high gun spoon with so
straight and DR.. Parsons took handi-
cap spoon from Fawcett, after
shoot-off. scoring "a to %.
Six squads reported and an effort
will be made to train a team that can
defeat the Oriole gunners at the meet
on March 81. Team races will be held
between the Blues and the Reds, the
losers to buy dinner for the win
Evening star., 1923-03-04
Tia Juana Results.

FIRST RACE, fve and ons-half furlo4Es., E..,.
Miss Edna won; Joe Campbell. second: Little
Smile. third. Time. l;lo. scratehedErstsvss'
little Abe Irene Delha, AIEonne Forrest
SECOND RACE, six furlongs-Alazon won !;
Lone Pine. second; Plow Steel third. Time.
1.is s-5. scratched-Myrtle A., Private Pest,
old Homestead, l. w. Harper and Lady Small.
THIRD RACE. one mile and seventy yards,
North TewsT second VI. sis
Counsel. Slick II, Fizer, Mr.; x and cissls;
Tubbs. third. Time. Izs. scratehed-Haek;;
amore Gipsey Joe, Fireworth. Montona and
Is FIFTH RACE, six furlongs-clock, Stocking
Won: Reap, second; Endive. third. Time,
lis s-5. seratched-MaybIaen, Allie ochs'
sarah Brown, Faber and Athana.
SIXTH RACE, one milo and forty yards
Declared off on account of muddy track.
SEVENTH RACE. one mile and seventy
Boy won PhiiisRdsss1 yR iss
war Penny. Polly Vale and sundisl H.
EIGHTH RACE one mile H.d1o1 and th.sesl5 ,seond
essnde csarley Boy. third. Time, a.os: Scratched;
Louis, Fannie Nail, Moge's Pink and Col
Matt.
Evening star., 1923-03-04

But few more warm days will
cause the ice to break up. Naturally,
the river will be in a pretty muddy
condition by the time it reaches
Harpers Ferry, and there it will be
augmented by the chocolate colored
water from the Shenandoah, a fierce
enemy to the cleaTness of the Poto-
mac in times of melting snow, ice and
heavy summer rains.
1t will not'b long now. though. un-
til the angler can get out his rod and
reel In fact. hardheads already have
made their appearance in the waters
of the lower Potomac and Chesapeake
Beach. 1t is probable, however, that
the hardheads have been in these
waters all the winter. 1t has been
what is called an open winter, owing
to the lack of heavy ice.
Frs. e. A. Simpson and J. L. Thomp-
son recently caught a record jewish
at Miami, Fla Naturally, they We're
proud of their catch, and had a picture
taken showing their prize and nu-
-1nerous other fish landed the same
day. Upon their return to Washing ton
the picture was sent to The Star, re
produced Sunday, February Is, and
the weight of the fish given, as seven
ty pounds. Needless to say this was
an error. Instead of weighing seventy
pounds the monster fish weighed 40
pounds.
Evening star., 1923-03-04
FAMOUS FISHING LINES

..And let me tell you. that you keep
ks far from the water as you can pos
sibly, whether YOU fish with fly or
worm: and fish down stream. m.'-lzaak
walton.
.And now you must be off to get
wour dinner-not to order it at a
shop, but to look for it in the woods
and waters"-Henry van Dyke.
"suddenIy the strike came, so tre-
mendous in it's energy that it almost
pulled me from my seat; SO quick,
fierce, bewildering, that ] could think
of nothing but to hold on.'-Zane
Grey.
SIT was n summer day. and / was
some six or eight summers old, when
Reuben Wood came down the street
with some fish that he had caught in
IN kkEeSul-then the northern boundary
Evening star., 1923-03-04
New Orleans Results

FIRST RACE. six furlongs-Fluf won: Hys-
terra, second: Galeta. third. Time, lis.
scra atched-Last Girl. Margaret Elnora,. Rib,
Hotfoot. Flip. May Girl.
SECOND RACE, Ave and one-half furlongs-
Prince of Umbria won; Blue Nose. second !:
Better Times, third. Time, lot As. All
started
THIRD RACE six furlongs-Ralco woa: Ha.
drian second; Canyon. third. Time. LA 1-5.
Scra atched-orcus. Poor Sport. Camouhage.
-Parader won; Sir Thomas Kean. second ::
Blarney Stone. third. Time. LAS Is. All
started
FIFTH RACE one mile and sixteenth
Neddam won; Lampus, second; Tulalip, third.
Time, l.4s IS. scratched-Tricks. Mechanic,
vitamin. Lady Lillian.
SIXTH RACE one mile and eighth
Tulsa won: Dumbfounder, second: Scourgeman,
third. Time 1.65 3-5. Scratched-AilIro.
Miracle Nan Top Mast, Buxom, Scottish Chief.
Evening star., 1923-03-04
WE|SSMUL[ER TO SEEK
WATER TITLES ABROAD

CHICAGO. March 3-Johnny Weiss
nluiier holder of an impressive
string of worlds records. will go
sail May %. and his first appearance
is scheduled for the Liverpool. carni-
val June g. Later he will swim in
several English championships
Next week the swimming star. ac-
compan1ed by Harold Krueger,
another Illinois Athletic Club swim
mer., will be seen in several eastern
meets. They plan to leave here Sun
day.
Weissmuller is carded for an ex-
hlbition swim at Yale March g., and
then the pair will compete lin the
National A. A. T. 10O-yard cham
pionship at Brookiine. Mass. March
z. and the National. A. A. u. 220-
yard Championship at Pittsburgh,
Evening star., 1923-03-04
SIX BOUTS ARE LISTED
FOR FORT MYER SHOW

Six bouts are scheduled for the boxing
tournament TO be held at Fort Mye,
Tuesday night. two at six rounds anu
four at four rounds. Following is tn.
arrangement of the bouts:
145 pounds-Private Willie PtomeN .
Fort Myer, VS.. Seaman Patsy Mozie~
Naval Air Station. six rounds.
124 pounds-Private Tony Piscitelli
Fort Myer, VS.. Corporal David Jones
Fort Myer, six rounds
135 pounds-Private John B. Morrison.
Fort Myer, VS.. Private Lester Martin
Fort Myer. four rounds.
14o pounds-Private Hicks Fort, Fort
Myer, vs.. Private Charles Wiseneski.
Fort Myer. four rounds.
l30 pounds-Private Gordon Staples
Fort Myer, VS.. Private Joseph A. Lestef.
Fort Myer. four rounds.
14o pounds-Private John J. Gold. Fo,t
Myer, VS.. Private Dan McCullouel,
Pershing Stables. Washington, fo,u
rounds.
Evening star., 1923-03-04

OF the village, but now In IL anu nSh-
less."-Fled Mather.
"PeOple talk some times as if a sort
of still, slow patience were the great
quality experienced by angling. 1t
ought much more properly to be call
ity essential to success be added. let
it be urance."-Viscount Grey of
Falloden.
under a very suftry atmosphere and
the burthen of my apparatus, as the
reward of my assiduity." - Capt.
Thomas Williamson, 1908.
'The disturbance In the water
Gained down, and the line came back
with the feeling of emptiness with
which most of us are familiar!'-B.
Bennion.
.Mny the disease of angling-if dis
ease it may be called-every moment
of which is fraught with health and
happiness, become epidemic among
my countrymen"'-Hen P. Wells.
Walton produced an imperishable
classic, which has been read by thou
sands who have never wet a line
Henry van Dyke.
s'Tkough the love of angling is gen.
orally acquired in youth, yet it some
times attacks persons of more mature
age; conveys a maggot into their
head. and then they dream of gen.
ties. &c. Christopher Davies.
"Who wolI use the game of an
glynge must and ryse erly."-Jolyans
Barns, "Boke of ST. Albans," 1885.
"Of the fish we kept possibly a
dozen, the smallest ones. The others
larger and wiser now-are still
frolicking in the waters of the Shell
burn, unless some fish hog has found
his way to that fine water, which
think doubtful, for fish hog is usu-
ally too lazy and too stingy to spend
the effort and time and money neces-
sary to get there.'-Albeht Bage-
low Paine.
from izaak Walton Monthly.)
Evening star., 1923-03-04
FENCE BUSTING NOTONIY
WAY TO FAME. HE PROVES
Place on All Major Clubs for Fellow Who Can Bunt
Run Bases Intelligently and Score Often,
Says Pirate Outfeder

AIN the of the barnyard
thousands youths who prefer
Meuse Ken Williams, Rogers Hornsby long
distance s" the presidential chair But they sigh
has not been kind They doomed medium
than $50 pounds Ruth over
As they flip the ball their thoughts What
been And become phy
cal
You theogZe explain
facts will still remain unchanged
mental the only
sock ball farther than Hene
scales he weighed 208 pounds. Grohs is
Evening star., 1923-03-04

The girls still are having merry
chase for the moving theater prizes, the
Thomas, 116: Catherine Watts. 1oS;
Anna Mccormick, l06; Lorraine GULL,
109, and Agda Brenner, SO.
Dorothy White. the thirteen year old
star of the league. has been transferrea
from the Post Office Department quint
to the Internal Revenue team
The special match at the Walter Reed
Hospital alleys last week between the
Post Office Department girls team and
a team of men from the hospital re-
suited III a clean-cut victory for the
latter, who won with scores of 4S4. 4Ss,
500. Dorothy Wilson had both high
game and set. getting 115 and 80. Eula
White had second high game with III.
More than the usual interest at
tached to the coming match between
teams from the Times and Star. as the
friends of each quint are confident their
fayorites will win. Practically the best
bowlers on each paper will roll. The
Times team comprises Lawrence, Ca
hoon. Boyd, Bradley, Warren and Nal
colin. The Star bowlers are Holbrook'
Elicit, Champion. Dave McCarty, Bur
hans, Baum and 'Whitford. The match
will be rolled on the King Pin alleys
Wednesday night, starting at 1880, total
pins to count.
As the bowling season nears its
pennant flag for the Rathskeller quint
in the District League. Should the sea-
son end with tie. there would be noth-
ing to it. as the Rathskellers- right now
leads by big margin in total pins. Man
hattans have made a gallant struggle,
but it will require a great deal of this
team to maintain it's fast gait after the
defeat administered by the Terminal
Ice Friday night.
The standing to date is as follows:
n Ill Mon nj
and %; Terminal Ice. 40 and %.
The race practically is among this
trio of teams, the others being so far
back that it would require sensational
bowling for either e., tn the kin King ra Inns or
Addition of Joe Toomey has made the
Terminal Ice a formidable aggregation,
but Rathskellers have a bunch of steady
bowlers and it will require some great
work for the two teams back Of them TO
regain the lead.
Evening Star League at the end of
it's regular season will hold tour
nament instead of banquet as first
contemplated, majority OF the mem
bers favoring the roll for prizes in
stead of the eats. Secretary-treas-
urer Roy 'whitford has goodly sum
in hand for prize winners
Emery Elicit. captain of the In
dians of the Evening Star League.
has the most enthusiastic team in
organization. 1t is now leading with
fair margin, and it looks as though
it's fustling will keep it in front.
Miltner Of the SharpshoOters of the
Bureau of Standards League carries
the honors of making the highest set
of the season, 1853. He also leads in
spares and is runner-up in the aver
ages with 10345.
The contemplated telegraph match
between the Western Union teams
of this city and Cleveland still Is IN
Evening star., 1923-03-04
Havana Results .

FIRST RACE. six furlongs-whisperins
won; Cslifa. second: Dinty Moore, third. Time
lis LIS AL started
SECOND RACE, one mile-Lotta Speed
won: Black Top. second: Carbon, third.
Time, 1.41 2.5. All started.
Third race. one mile-Acosta won Darn.
ley, second; Drapery. third. Time, l.4o 3d.
All started.
FOURTH RACE. one mile and fifty yards
Newport won; Lebleuet. second: Bierman.
third Time, las 1-5. All started.
FIFTH RACE. one mile and fifty yards
Felix won; Mooresque. second: Bread Line.
third. Time. AS 4-6. All started.
SIXTH RACE. mile and fifty yards
Roseare won: Dainty Lady, second; Walter
Turnbow, third. Time. la. All started.
Evening star., 1923-03-04
CHAMPION N. L. THlEVER
, DURING MANY SEASONS

Since Bob Bescher departed from
the National League. Max Care.
has been the leading base steaIer.
Bescher was high In 1911 with SCI
and nKnfn in 1912 with 81. In
seven OF the last 10 seasons Carey
has gained the base stealing
hOnors. He missed In 1914 when
George burns stole 81 bases. In
1919 when Burns stole 40 and iR
1921 when frankie Frisch stole ~.
Interesting figures on Carey's
record fOllOyy.
Evening star., 1923-03-04
LOCAL LACROSSE TEAM
PREPARING FOR SEASON

Washington Lacrosse Club is due
to open it's schedule March 20 in the
Central High stadium. with contest
with Stevens Institute. All the re-
mainder of the contests will be played
at 18th and III streets northeast
A squad is working out daily on
the grounds at the foot of 18th street.
Evening star., 1923-03-04
Began as Outfielder With Boston, But Became Star
at Far Corner When Loaned TO Louisville
for Part of 1895 Season.
JAMES j. COLLINS MAJOR LEAGUE BATTING RECORD
BY FREDERICK q. LIEB.

MMA COLLINS the third baseman all That
statement which will contradict In picking alstar
- for all time positions
practical unanmity base ball selecting Collins
sailed hot OF the inhcd
There probably third
the ground
hedng hdNash McCraw Bradley.
Collins ranged little territory than others
Collins also dangerous knocks
months Louisville 1895
Philadelphia
championship ub-
1908 1904 playing
Evening star., 1923-03-04

not heavyweight, it is, 'bunt, run
bases intelligently and make the
pitcher put it over"
In twelve seasons with the Pirates
Carey has been in the 800 class bur
four times. Outfielders, as a general
rule, are the heavy hitters. but Carey
IS an exception because he can bunt
run the bases intelligently and make
the pitcher put it over. His highest
batting average was last season when
he reached .329. In 1914, eight years
back, he batted but a13
Evening star., 1923-03-04
SHARPSHOOTERS LEAD
STANDARDS B0WLERS

Three teams are battling for the lead
in the Bureau of Standards Duckpin
League. Although Sharpshooters have
held firmly to first place since the be-
ginning of the season. Aeros and Unions
are still in the race.
Watson of Unions is out in front IN
individual averages, having a mark of
1865 for forty -four games Miltner OF
the Sharpshooters, with 103.4o for sixty
games. is the runner-up.
Official averages as complied oE
Messrs. Hill and Bowker, official
scorers follow:
Evening star., 1923-03-04
GIANNINI, FORMER YALE
ROWING COACH, is DEAD

NEW YORK. March 3.-Eugene j.
Giannini famous oarsman and former
coach of freshman crews at Yale,
died at his home here last night after
a short illness.
He won more than thirty races as
single sculler.. In recent years he
had been physical director and coach
at the New York Athletic Club.
Evening star., 1923-03-04
Is TEAMS IN BIKE GRIND.

NEW YORK, March 3.-Fifteen
teams will start in the thirty fourth
International six-day race tomorrow
night at Madison Square Garden. The
entries include the teams of Alfred
Goullet and Alfred Grenda, the for
mer d winner in the December race
here. and Maurice Brocco and Willie
Coburn. 1920 victors, who finished
second in December.
Evening star., 1923-03-04
WOMAN BOWLERS START
THIRD SERIES MARCH l9
BY II. ii. FRY.

the necessity OF clearing postponed matches the
will take the third
~ March 19 week than
Club has arranged allow the league extra
week orpu taking postponed games
President Rawlings has the schedule o the thd
will
alleys nights each week making the schedule
eleven with each rolling
Evening star., 1923-03-04
ROD and REEL
BY Perry Miller

OW warmth beginning to the
vi like touch, angler
= o hook the denizens OF
A things happen before this Recent reports
from stated that the Potomac filled with ice piled
jumbled Of this tributaries
When the ice mts will heavy and bring down
nns OF nud and
Evening star., 1923-03-04
NITTANY LIONS SCORE.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, March B.
PennsyIvania State defeated Lehigh
in a wrestling meet here today, 1913.
Evening star., 1923-03-04

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, March 3
Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy gymnastic team defeated Yale to-
day, Is to -.
Evening star., 1923-03-04
Cites Play in 1922 Series.

Before / finish I want to impress
upon the youth the value of keeping
the eyes open at all times as base
runner. Don't pull up approaching a
base. Make your turn for the bag
at full speed. 1t is easier to stop
than to start again and a juggle by a,
fielder may allow you to gain an ex-
ira base.
''Of all the plays in the 1922 world
series the one that interested me
more than any other was the time
Witt was caught off first base while
standing a foot away. from the bag.
This happened in the third game, the
third inning. after he had drawn a
walk from John Scott and on the
third pitch to Joe Dugan, Earl Smith
snapped the ball down to George
Kelly and Witt was caught Off. His
mind could not have been on the
game. There is no excuse for base
runner being caught fiat footed like
that. 1t is different If he Is trying to
pull something and fails.
I'm school 1t was 'readin', 'ritin' and
'rithmetic." In base ball, when you're
Evening star., 1923-03-04
Study Moves of Pitcher.

"On first. take as much ground as
you think YOU can save. Study the
pitcher carefully. You will learn
What each man has a particular mark
which tells you whether he is going
TO throw to first base or to the plate.
The pitcher is trying to prevent you
rom getting a big lead. He wants
to keep YOU from stealing second.
Che catcher also is worried. He calls
for pitch-out. Another follows
The next one just misses the plate
You have earned a walk for the bat
ter. .s--
"A team always is dangerous with
two on. Then perhaps you have the
boy who soaks 'em high and far next
up. He comes across with a long
wallop and you have won the game.
TT always has been a mystery to
me that more players have not per-
fected base running. It's easy. A
fellow who just made my eyes pop
out when 1 entered the National
League was Bob Bescher. have
never seen his equal. He had the
speed of a deer and he knew how to
get his lead off first base. l don't
see how any catcher ever prevented
him from stealing second base.
II am gifted with only ordinary
speed. But / get my lead and my
start as the pitcher is getting ready
to deliver the ball,
Evening star., 1923-03-04

allowance. bur all arrangements and
details are expected to be rounded
up within the next week two.
Evening star., 1923-03-04
M. I. T. DEFEATS YALE.

Those bowling less than l2 games not listed