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Evening star., 1923-02-18
BAL LT|MOREANS LIKE
D. c. UMP|RES' UNION

So successful has been the District
sociation in it's conduct of sandlot
tournaments and work in amateur
base ball generally here that Balti-
more arbiters are asking the local
moguls of the diamond to assist them
in organizing a similar body in the
Maryland metropolis. The Monu
mental city men have many big
series to handle during the season.
and believe that they can be handled
better by an organization than by in
dividuals working independently.
The District body is something
unique in sandlot base ball. and is
directly the outcome of proposition
first advanced by James Y. Hughes,
veteran arbiter, and recently re
At Hughes suggestion a meeting
was held February 27. 1921. and an
association of nine members launched.
1t met with success the following
summer. and now the organization
has a membership of twenty-four.
1t co-opeTates with the District
Base Ball Association that controls
the organized sandlot leagues and
the committees in charge Of the vari-
Gus independent club tournam ents.
in the field have won the confidence
Of the public and elevated sandlot
base ball generally. They are called
upon to officiate in college and scho-
contests in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
In addition to Hughes the officers
are Joseph A. Handiboe. vice presi-
dent. and Bernard J. Doyle. secretary
and treasurer. Other members are Ed
ward Bratburd. Jack Carr. Paul A.
Cohill, Thomas A. Crooke. B. D.
Daniels. James r. Green. William n
Evening star., 1923-02-18

walking about the park near the
Schenley Hotel in Pittsburgh. At that
time we stopped out there. so as to be
near the park. We still do. for that
matter.
4 crowd of boys had started Il game
down in Il vacant lot. A big. bulky
fellow stopped to look them over. He
got very much interested and ask ed
to get in the game. They let him
go to bat With two on bases he hit Il
hard wallop for his side. Then the
boys discovered who he was.
isn't that old Honus down there p
some one in our party asked.
Sure enough II was. Not satisfied
with having played a hard game
against the Giants he had gone iato
that kid game and was playing his
head off When the little fellows dis
covered his identity they insisted on
his signing his name TO the ball he
had hit. The demand was So great
that Hans had to get some more balls
the next day and present them TO the
youngsters.
started Out With, LouinviIle.
Wagner started out in the big
leagues with the Louisville club when
the National was d twelve-club or
ganization. At that time l was in
Baltimore. Very few OF the modern
day fans know that Wagner was a
great first baseman. At other times
he played as an all around man.
e The Louisville players We're taken
to Pittsburgh by Barney Dreyfuss
when the league was cut down to
eight teams, and Wagner went along
IS an outfielder. Later he was shifted
to short. and il is in that position
that most fans remember him. Any
one seeing Wagner play short could
never forget him.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
ROANOKE AND D. c. TEAMS
ARRANGE DUCKPIN MATCH

Railroad duckpin rollers OF Roa-
nOke. Va. and Warrington will
meet in intercity home-and-hOme
match. Plans have been COM
pIeted whereby the Representa-
tives of Norfolk and Western
general OfRces and Southern rail-
way employees here will battle for
supremacy on the alleys. Ten
games will be rolled, the first five
to be contested in Roanoke on
March IL, and the others in WASH
ingtOn at a date 10 be agreed
upon.
e. l.. Funk and G. T.. Parker
were the hegOtintOrs for the Nor
folk and Western, md Southern,
respectively.
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Tia Juana Results.

FIRST RACE. five and half furlonxs-De.
lancsy won: No Wonder. second; Cannon Ball
third. Time. Los. Scratched-Syncopation
Bookworm and Vibrate.
SECOND RACE. six furlonss-Mondardella
won; Cedric, second; Eorford Honey, third.
Time. LIS Scra tched-Lola Fluke
THIRD RACE, mile and three.sixteenths
Frank Fosarty won; Donlinator. second: Clip
sy Joe. third. Time. 2.0l 3-5. ALI started.
FOURTH RACE. one mile and seventy yards
Don Jose won: Ell Roble, second; Reydo,
third. Time. ]. IS l-9. Scra tched-Ioon.
FIFTH RACE, Ave and a half furlongs-
Brilliant Ray won: Dolores. second: Feylance.
third. Time, LOG 2-5. Sora tched-Pluterel and
Black Deer.
SIXTH RACE, FIVE and a half furlonss-
Knighthood wca: Gilman. second: Krewer.
third Time. Los 1-5. Scratched-Brillant
Ray. Feylance. Bandane and DR.. Corbett.
SEVENTH RACE. six furloags-Jack Bauer
won: Carlos Enrique. second: Doubtful, third.
Time. LIE 2-5 Scratched-Settle
EIGHTH RACE. one mile and seventy yards
-Hackamore won; Dolph, secos.d N. X. Beal,
third. Time. Lac Is. Scratched-Balfour,
Capon, George Muehlbach and York Lassie.
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D. c. GUN CLUB TEAM
POINTED FOR ORIOLES

Wa hinston Gun Club will be out
tor "evenge " hen ii encounters ITS
II iiendly rival. Orioie Gun Club. at
Baltimore next Thursday in special
trapshoot team race of 100 targets
tr"m sixteen yards. The ten high
guns of each club will constitute the
teams. and the District men are espe-
Cla!ly anxious 10 triumph. as BaltI-
more no." holds the edge in team
shoots. 10 /. The Washington dele
cation will leave for Baltimore at
noon Thursday on the electric rail
way.
\ shoot was held at Benuing yes
.1erday to prime the locals Tor the
event. Matches for three classes were
held and won by the following: Class
\. Dr.. a. V. Parsons, 41-50; class T..
Dr.. J. c. Wynkoop. $50. and class
c. ". H. Floyd, $40. Other scores:
: Glass A-W. c. Bloundon, 4l-50;
6: \: Emmons. $50: j. Marcy
500. and r. r. Livesey. $50.
Class B-H. II. Shelton. 21-o0.
Glass ca. d. Burr. 27-50: Harry
Resme~. 24--50. and \. j. Lowell,
1S-o0.
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New Orleans Results

FIRST RACE. Eve and one.half furlongs-
Whelebone won; 0'Garits, second: Guvnor
third Time: 10y. Scra tched-Archie Alexan-
sker.
SECOND RACE. six furlonss-Bessie Leigh
Tina. l.142-6 Scratched-Macbeth and
Fslioitious.
THIRD RACE. six furlonss-Tippity Witchst
won; Barracuda, second; Auntie May third.
Tine; " IS. seratched-My Reverie.
FOURTH RACE, one mile and a sixteenth
Best Fal won; Crack oDawn, second: Fan
foche. third Time. l.48 2-5. Scra tched-
Copper Demon Seacoye
FIFTH RACE. one mile and g. sixteenth
Sam Frank won: Superbum. second: Double
Cross. third Time, LAT 3-5. Scratched
Vitamtn. May Bodine. Mock Orange. Escarpo-
Iette GondoEer. Grass Tree. Al Stebler, G1cle
SIXTH RACE. one mile and furlong-
buxom won: Pastorian Swain. second; Pirate
Moody. Cockroach. Execution. Tricks, Jordan
and Sandy H.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

Manager Vaeth has offered the use
of the Recreation alleys to finish the
season, and if it is decided to run a
third series his offer will be accepted,
s. the teams NAV then roll twice
week. If necessary. Tournament
plans soon will be under way and
long season would interfere with the
carry start of that big annual event
The contemplated intercity match
between the Baltimore and Wash
irgton girls still is in the air and
the chances are that it will not be
rolled off this season. Miss Zorback,
promoter Of the Baltimore end Of the
match. wants the Washington girls
to visit her city first, and on a. Mon
day night before the end of March.
that way. as they are the recipients
of the challenge, and insist on the
match being rolled in this city and
on Saturday night. Miss Quaites
has the matter in charge and the
chances are big that the match will
designated, or not at all.
Winners CT theater tickets last
week. with the high scores, are as
follows: Jennie Malcolm, 113: Frances
He'll. 10; Elizabeth Rawlings. ~:
Miss Chandler. 1906: Catherine F.urey,
LOG; Mary Ganghorn, 105. and Mar
jorie Bradt, 104.
The tbree-gam- victory of the Co
lonial Juniors over the Park Ath-
letic Club youngsters did not dampen.
the ardor OF the latter "a little bit
and return match Will be rolled
this week on Decker's alleys. These
cient in the art of spilling the NAPLES
and surely will be heard from in the
next year or two.
the leaders of the District League
have changed places and there is no
telling which auint will finally walk
away with the pennant. First the
Rathskellers were out in front. then
Terminal Ice went into the lead. and
now the Manhattans, through their
cleanup of the Colonials Friday
night. occupy the coveted position.
TIE three first teams stand as
follows:
Ice, 80 and 20; Rathskellers. SO and
The others are well strung out and
haven't much chance of advancing.
Reichard of the Manhattans now
leads the. individuals. with an aver
age of 112, with Al Works next. with
III and a fraction. Weidman leads
in strikes, having. placed 20 to his
credit.
The present week is an important
one, dS TIE hdtHShelltES nave llTCe
postponed games with the King Pins.
and they also meet the Terminal Ice
team.
Contract Department of the Ship
ping Board League moved into first
place when it took three games from
Centralized Accounts Friday night
while the Secretary's team was
dropping three to Property and Sup
plies. This puts Contact In the van
by one game, while the Secretary
Quint is runner-up. Property an6
Evening star., 1923-02-18
ARLINGTON CLUB PLANS
NEW BASE BALL PLANT

Arlinstoen Athletic Club. which
enjoyed Il successful season on the
diamond last year, is preparing for
an even greater one in base ball dur
ing the coming spring and summer.
The organization has made George
Dube its president, and he is planr
ming the reconstruction of the base
ball plant built last summer.
The club is to purchase the field,
and an addition to the. grandstand is
TO be started some time next month.
Games already have, been scheduled
with Colonial Beach, Warsaw, Fred
erick sburg and other Virginia towns.
and Washington contests will be
sought. With the exception of two
men, the Arlington squad is composed
OF last seasons players.
The club has a membership drive
on, at present that will be concluded
with a club smoker March .. Then
business manager, Leo f. Wise, will
busy himself with scheduling Wash
ington mines. He may be addressed
at Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

Supplies and Construction and Voyage
Audit are tied for third place.
The schedule for the week is as
follows: Monday. Contract ks. Prop
erty and Supplies: Tuesday. General
Books VS.. Secretary: "Wednesday,
Voyage Audit VS.. Centralized Ac-
counts. and Friday, Claims VS.. Con-
struction.
An interesting struggle is tseing
waged in the ST Stephens League. in
which the Tigers are leading by three
games, with the Red SoX in second
place and the Yankees and Nationals
within striking distance. inland of
the Red SoX is leading in individual
averages with SO. Griffin of the Ma
tionals is second with 81.
Another hot competition bobs up in
Corporation Audit League. the Trad
ing Quint having a one-game margin
over the Manufacturing five, while the
latter is just single game in front
of Miscellaneous Pourron is the lead
ing performer with an average of
1905, being a short distance ahead of
Chapman. teammate.
Oil Company of Baltimore will play a
return match with the Washington
Gaslight Company quint .on the Rec
reation alleys. In the match in Bal
timore the Washington quint won out
on total pins by a margin of seven
teen.
American Ice Company League is
having quite battle for the pennant,
Station No. 2 being out in front with
a small margin. Main Office is hold
ing on gamely, while Stations Nos.
and have been rolling at a splendid
clip. McAboy of Station No. 2. leads
the individuals with percentage of
1887, and also carries the honors for
the best set and game, 36S and 146.
There fs quite n struggle ON in
the National Capital League. the
Rathsk ellers forging their. way up
to second place, with the District
Motor Company leading by a small
margin. and the Curb Cafe boys not
far away with three postponed games
on their schedule to help out Dis
trict Motors has won 38 games and
lost 10: the Rathskellers. 80 and 12,
and the Curb Cafe, 80 and II. Elicit
of the RathskeHers is leading the
individuals with a splendid percent
age of 10S.25, with Campbell of the
District Motors close on his heels
with 107.
During the bowling of the Wash
iDgton Star League last Tuesday
night on the Recreation alleys. the
Braves, captained by Emery Elicit,
won but one game from the leading
Scouts, but In taking this game they
broke the circuit record with a team
game Of 554 George Miller did him
self proud by spilling 144 Of the
naples.
Just as soon n suitable loca-
tion can be attained the company
that ran the Sherman drives will
erect building and place In 1t q
large number of alleys. The old
alleys were not nearly numerous
enough to accommodate those wish
Evening star., 1923-02-18
NO TRAINING TABLE BAN
AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Not long ago 1t was stated ON
authoritative inform tiOn that the
day of the college sporting train
s-S table was over. Cornell dis
Bute> the assertion. Not only do
thH Ithacans regard the training
table as big aid for their n<nJor
sports teams, but they have ad-
vanced to a stage where they have
just put their fencers on n special
diet. The swordsmen have their
own chefs and dining facilities.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
BALL CLUB is PLANNING
TO START 23D SEASON

The Pittsburgh COIIegians Will
start their I'D consecutive sen
son early next May. when they
will open n schedule of games
with such college teams ~ Pitt,
Penn State. BuckneII, West Vir-
ginia, West Virginia Wesleyan,
Bethany, Grove City, St. Nincents,
Westminster and others. After the
college season they will hit the
independent circuits.
Art Rooney, former Georgetown
University athlete, now a law
student in Duquesnc University,
will he the captain. Richard Guy,
spOrting editor of the Pittsburgh
Leader, will continue to direct
the team.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
attest of Second Basemen Paying Coegas to Sign Sts Trouble
HOBBY BAKERS MEMORY
HONORED IN UNIQUE WAY

I'm memory of HObey Baker,
Princeton star, who was killed
while lighting with the American
expedftiOnary force I'm France,
the st. Nicholas Hockey Club of
which he wax a member, will never
agnin number the sixth member OF
its teams "N0. g.
Baker. wore that number while
playing with the noted skating
club. "He did more 10 make hockey
and our team popular than any
man ] know Of" said Capt. Jack
BiuewOrth OF the st. Nicks I'm
commenting ON the absence of the
numeraI.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
Havana Results

FIRST RACE. six furlong s-Mess Kit won
Nab, second: Country Girl. third. Time Is.
Scratched-Junanita III.
SECOND RACE, six furlongs-Poftlight
won; Colossus, second: Gratian, Third. Time.
LA 3-5. Scratched-Carruthers, Nan. Article
Z and Advance.
THIRD RACE. five and one-half furlonxs-
Pony Express won; the Ulster. second Iliu-
sioni.t; third Time. 1o7 20. Az started
J. Alfred Clarke won; Guardsman. second
Felix NJ, third. Time, Las 3-6. All started.
FIFTH RACE. one mile and fifty yards
Smart Money. won lie Bluet, second Sem
pronia. third. Time, l.4s. All started.
SIXTH RACE, one mile and sixty yards
Cavalier won; Riddles, second; Dick Nell,
third. Time, Las. All started.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
Hans Wagner Rated by.
McCraiU as Greatest of
All Ball Players-Was
Star as Hitter, Baserlu-
ner, Shortstop, First
bdSenldn and u ut
fielder.

\ n ANY OF the oldtime players
lu and fans who have been
kind enough to suggest
subjects for chapters i'll these me-
moirs have asked: Who do you
regard as the greatest ban player
that ever lived:
The answer is: John p. (Honus)
Wagner.
Tat is The easiest question I have
had to answer. III my mind there is
80 doubt about Hans Wagner topping
taem all. past or present. ! believe
that ninety -nine out of every hundred
Ga&e ban men. if asked that question,
would make the same reply.
OF course. ! realize the greatness of
Ty Cobb. Of Rogers Hprnsoy and George
Sisler. iris Speaker anu Willie keeler.
many qualities or the combina zion of
nany qualities possessed by Wagner.
InfteIder Hns Extra Value.
Generally the dispute or argument is
over 4 comparison % Ty Cobb and
Wagne.. Remember. 20 begin with,
,GaU Cobb is al ou;fielder. On the
o.h=T hand. remember that Wagner
Was not only d great outfielder and
hit ter.- but was also the marvel of his
day in the infield, He could play any
position in the infield and play it we'll
better. perhaps, than anybody else.
Though | never knew Of his trying.
believe he could have pitched a good
game. As a catcher. he would also
nave been great. Wagner had one OF
the greatest throwing arms ever known
to base ball. The size OF his immense
hands made il almost impos&lnle for q
bail to get away from him once it got
within reach.
So uniformly good was Wagner as a
player that it is almost impossible 20
det termine whether his highest point of
superiority lay in his fielding, in his
latting or in his base running. He was
a topnotcher in all.
Posxessea sixth Sense.
In addition to his natural ability 10 do
most everything better than most play
might be called = sixth sense of base
ball. He loved the. game. often played
it for pure amusement. He thought in
terms of base ball and had an uncanny
faculty of being able TO tninls where the
batter would hit a certain kind of bail.
Instantly he would be on top OF it
and get his man. lnstinctively he
knew how the different batters hit.
and remembered. 1t came perfectly
natural to him to move in either di-
pitcher was throwing curve or 4
fast bali. In completing double plays
he never had AN equal.
1t was rarely that Wagner ever
made a bad throw to first and he
could throw from most any position.
On the field he seemed awkward as
he spread himself. butt every muscle
in his body worked in perfect co-or-
dination.
Played on Lot With Kids.
An instance of his love for the
game: One day several of us were
Evening star., 1923-02-18

ing to roll there, and it goes without
saying that the old crowd will drift
back Just as soon s the opportunity
presents itself.
The scene shifts tomorrow night
for the District League, the Royals
oeing at home on the King Pin
alleys with the Regulars as guests.
tuesday night the Shermans will be
at home TO the Nationals, as will the
King Pins to the Manhattans We'd
nesday, competition is downtown. the
Colon1als entertaining the GoodfeIr
lows. Thursday being Washington's
birthday. no games are scheduled.
but on Friday the Terminal Ice and
Rathskellers clash.
Interesting matches loom up for
the week in the Washington Ladies'
League, the dates being as follows.
Mcnday, central Post Office VS.. Hill
toppers; Tuesday. Mount Pleasant VS..
Post Office Department Wednesday.
double-header Sales Tax VS.. War De-
partm Billie's Team VS. Independ-
ents: Friday. Internal Revenue VS..
Registry; Saturday, Columbia VS..
Athletic Club Leagues schedule for
the week is as follows: Monday. Lex
ington VS.. Rosedaie; Tuesday, double
header, Linworth VS.. Irish American ;
Excelsiors VS.. Arlington. Wednes-
day, double-header, Tilltop VS., Dom
Lyceum; Anacostia VS.. Keokuk. Fri
day, double-header, Aloysius VS.. Way
eriy; Georgetown VS.. .Argonne.
National Capital League has inter-
estfng matches for the week as fol-
lows. Monday, Post Office VS.. George
town A c.; Tuesday, Rathskeller VS..
District Motor Co.; Wednesday. CO.
lumbfa vs. Nationals: Friday. WASH
in fnr Goc ~ Dafn Dc,
For the twenty-arxt week in the
Odd Fellows League matches are
listed as follows: Monday. Salem VS.
Eastern: Tuesday. Covenant. vs..
Harmony; Wednesday. Brightwood VS.
Golden Rule: Friday. Central VS.
Mount Pleasant; Saturday, Amity vs.
Fred d. Stuart. 49,.
This weeks list in, the Knights of
bian VS.. Syracusians: Tuesday, ANA
ranth VS.. Century-Decatur; Wednes-
day, Capital VS.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.;
Thursday r,n I'd . .Caianths al an he - vs.; Excelsior;
Two dOubleheaders are on the
schedule for the week in the. Typo
thetae League, which follows: Mon
day, National Capital Press vs.. J. D
Milans; Tuesday, Judd & Detwei1er
VS.. Gibson Brothers; Wednesday. An
drews Paper Co. VS.. Columbia Print
ing Co.; Joyce Engraving Co. vs.
Doing Printing Co; Friday, Washing
ton Monotype Co. VS.. Standard En-
craving Co.; Ransdell Co. VS.. Ma
tional Publishing Co.
Three matches are listed for the
week in the Bureau of Standards As
ISOLATION as follows, Tuesday, Sharp
shooters Va Midgets; Wednesday,
Aeros vs. Gumps; Thursday. Unions
VS.. Industrials.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
SENDL0T FANS RALLYiNG
TO THE AID OF RED HAGER

SandIOt base ball players Of the
cit! are railying to the aid of Red
Hagtr. Gibraltar Athletic club
star. ,vh" IL fighting gnIiantly
against an atfrcI, OF Tuberculosis
although handicapped by an empty
pocket. Reds friends of the tia-
m0Rd not only are gathering coin
for him. hut are arranging a benc-
fiji d.cnce and entertain inmcnt 10 he
heid at the Eik~' Club March =.
Miss Lorraine Wall. chairman of
the committee in cE:tr,;c of the
benefit. will place tickets ON sale
tomorrow AT all sporting goods
stores in the city.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
ROD AND REEL
BY Perry Miller

EARS hundredfoo
snker something
taken aside the 1880 told
angler the 1922 with small stick eight
long would sinker
be easily imagined Nowadays with three or
sinker, al ordinary for
Evening star., 1923-02-18
CONSERVATIVE MACNATES
ARE OPPOSING PRACTICE
Old Time Ball Players Aroused to Bitterness by Sys.
tenn and as Result Are Asking Higher Figures
i'm Their Contracts.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK February men arc these day,
" themselves
in
their The opposition
against putting contract with some
college player that the latter
that he bring being sold
than the he originally signs
Evening star., 1923-02-18
HAIR STAYS COMBED, GLOSSY
Millions Using this GreaseIess Combing Cream
Few Cents Buys Jar any, Dmgstore-Not Sticky Smelly

Even stubborn, unruly or sham
pooed hair stays combed all day in
any style you like 'Hair-Groom"
is a dignifled combing cream which
gives that natural gloss and well
groomed effect to your hair-that
final touch. to good dress both In
business and on social occasions.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
WOMAN BOWLERS DEBATE
AS TO EXTENDING SEASON
BY II. II. FRY.

ylIH weeks end o second the
wv Washington Ladies League has problem its hands de
to roll third series call good
taken without delay that
made obtain alleys The Post Office Club
be concluded They could
rolling week but would entail
the running OF the OF
meet with the approval 1of majority OF the bowlers.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
TANK MEET TO BROWN.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. February IT,
Browns swimming team easily out
SWAN Dartmouth here tonight. The
score was 40 to 19. The Brunonians
won every event except the 160-yard
breast stroke.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

Greaseless, stainless Hair Groom
does not show on the hair because
1t is absorbed by the scalp. there
fore your hair remains so soft and
pliable and 80 natural that no one
can possibly tell you used it.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

Potomac Athletic Club gave the
Jinworth Juniors 25-to-1S trounc-
ing last night. Hickey's shooting and
Smiths guarding proved too much
dor the Linworths.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
NATIONALS TOP ROLLERS
OF COMFORTER CIRCUIT

points, the Nationals bid fair to car
ry off the pennant in the Comforter
Duckpin League, which has completed
three f1fths Of its twenty five week