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Evening star., 1923-01-30
The Orioles Shifted to
BrOOkIy,,-M cGra, 70
Becomes a Manager
and Finds 1t Tough Job.
What Made. McGinnity
Great Pitcher.

NURING the winter. OF lS98-9o
J the players OF the Baltimore
club and the fans of Balti-
more were amazed to find that the
whole Oriole team had been bodily
transferred to Brooklyn. 1t was the
biggest sensation that base ball had
yet known. The first resentment at
what is still called syndicate base
ball went all over the country. The
people of base ball were indignant.
Manager Ned Hanlon had been
transferred to Brooklyn and the
whole club was to go with him.
Won der Horst, the owner OF the Balti-
moro club, had become also part
owner of Brooklyn. His partner was
a man named Abell.
Baltimore was never a city to sup
port loser. When Ii was seen that
We would lose the pennant in 1898
the attendance fell off considerably
This prompted the shift to Brooklyn.
You can well imagine the feelings of
the fans Of Baltimore,
The scheme was for the players of
the Brooklyn and Baltimore clubs TO
Uc poOleu. ramon was 10 take the
best for Brooklyn and the "culls," as
We called the mediocre or slipping
players then. were to go to Baltimore.
Baked MT the Transfer.
keeler, Jennings and Kelley-alI
the best players of the Orioles-were
told to report TO Brooklyn. Robinson
and myself refused to go. We were
In business in Baltimore at the time
and thought IL unfair to be yanked
away like that. sThere was much ar
gument, much hemming and having,
but we stuck, 1t. out, We would not
go.
Finally it. was decided tha. we
could stay in Baltimore and that I
could be the manager. with Robinson
as main assistant He had been cap
tain of the Orioles, and would con-
tinue in that capacity.
That is how ! got my start as a
manager in 1899. That is when nv
troubles began. I quickly noted the
difference in merely playing and in
a ball club. But I was de-
Lermined to make good, even though
was quite young. I was but twenty
i've years old.
Memory His Best Asset.
! had one great advantage that no
body had figured on-my memory.
That has been my greatest asset l
knew and remembered the weakness
Evening star., 1923-01-30
ONLY DEMPSEY-WILLS GO
OF INTEREST TO FRAZEE

CHICAGO, January Solitary
Frazee, owner of the Boston Rcd
Sox, Is I'm Chicago. He makes no
denial of the fact that he has put
In q bid to promote n heavyweight
Championship bout between Jack
Dempsey and Harry Willis. Beyond
n Dempsey-WillE match Frazee
says he has no interest In things
puxflisttc. He will make no OFFER
Tor contest between Dempsey
and Willard. Evidently he does
not think well of Willard's chances
against the champion. When asked
where he would stage n Dempsey
Wills battle should IL be arranged.
legally and otherwise, the Red SOY
owner replied that he was not pre-
pared to divulEe that infOrma ton.
1t had been reported that he would
use the new Yankee stadium for
the bout, but he refused TO admit
1t. He was silent also about the
amount he had bid for n Dempsey
Wills match. Reports from New
York have mentioned $5OO,OOO.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
CENTRAL TO ENTERTAIN
TOME QU|NT TOMORROW

Central's team, due to meet Busi-
ness in the first game OF the high
school basket ball championship
series double-header at Central Col
iseum this afternoon, will go right
back to the court tomorrow for a tilt
with Tome. Tho Eastern Sho' boys
will oppose the local scholaStics in
the Mount Pleasant gymnasium in a
game starting at s:15 o'clock. Tome
will be met at Port Deposit later this
winter
The home game between Central
and Episcopal High School, originally
scheduled for Saturday, will not be
played until February IA. Central
was handed a good drubbing by the
Episcopalians in the match on the
Virginia teams floor.
Eastern, league leader, and Tech
will be opponents in the second game
noon. The match will conclude the
first half of the campaign for the
former team The series first half
will end with Fridays double header.
swaveIy school and Gonzaga have
engagements tomorrow. The former
10 to visit Garrett Park to meet the
Georgetown Props, while Gonzaga
will go to Baltimore to face the
Sacred Heart quint
st. Albans was the only one Of four
school teams in action yesterday, to
score win. 1t defeated Devitts
Props, % to Z. Swavely was trounced
IS to 25 by the Catholic University
freshmen at Brookland, while the Inn
maculate Conception tossers beat the
Columbia Junior High School midget
team, 38 to 6.
Gold foot balls were awarded yes
terday to members OF the Central
High School team that went through
the: interhigh school gridiron cham
pion serfes without q defeat, but was
deprived Of a championship by action
of the board OF principals. Those hon.
ored were: Capt Rauber. Capt elect
Joe Crawford. Casey, Lewis. Hall Chill
dress, Worley, Brinkman, Day. Birth
right Rand, Benfer. Bergstrom. Alden
johnson, Albert johnson and Manager
William Crawford.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
WESTERN LEAGUE FIRM
IN OPPOSING THE DRAFT

KANSAS CITY, Mo, January 3e.--
The Western League has taken a
definite stand against the major
league draft plan. Meeting behind
closed doors here yesterday, Western
League officials voted in line with
the stand of President AL Tearney
I'VE decided not to take any play
ers from the major leagues, either
by trade or purchase" was the brief
announcement Of President Tearney.
What was expected to be a stormy
fight over the draft question de-
veloped into a meeting of complete
harmony. 1t was indicated
Just how the Tulsa, Denver and
Omaha clubs. in which major leagues
have an interest, would deal with
their big brethren had not been indi-
Gated, but 1t was believed that IL
players were to return to the major
leagues they would have to be pur-
chased outright.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
Tips on Playing Basket Ball;
Correct Rule interpretations
BY ED THOPP-

Q; How many substitutes may be
used in a game?
A. LIN amateur game there is NO
IImit. Team may use three in pro
game.
Q. IF referee calls two fouls on one
team in same play, is it a double foul i?
A. No.
Q. II player out of bounds with ball
steps into court with one foot before
throwing ball in, what is the pen
atty?
A. Ball goes out of bounds to PLAYER
on Opp0sfte team.
Q. Can team which has not taken
time out during game do so in extra
period?
"A. In amateur Kame. yes. In pro-
fessfonal game no time out L. allowed
during extra period.
Q. In case OF a tie game do teams
change goals for extra periods?
49,. ~
Evening star., 1923-01-30
PLUMPT0N, AMATEUR,
REGISTERED BY A. A. j.

William '. Flumpton. Central High
School foot ball PLAYER. technically
ineligibie' under the professional
clause Of the inter.-high school ath:.
letic eligibility rules, after Central
lad earned grldiron championship
last fall, has been declared an anna
teur in good standing by the South
Atlantic A. A. L. and has been so
registered by that organization: =,
the school authorities after S. Duncan
Bradley. president OF the Western
High School Home and School Asso-
citation, on December last preferred
charges against the boy before the
board of high school principals. The
principals found that the Central
High School authorities had acted
fairly under the rules in playing the
boy. on all the facts within their
knowledge during the foot ball sea-
son.
On the charge that Plumpton had
participated in a boxing bout on La
Dor day last under the direction of
the athletic director of the naval air
station. to which Plumpton was, At
tached. the principals held him tech
nically ineligible" and decided that
no foot ball championship should be
awarded
They held further that "the board
refrain from passing upon the gen
eral amateur or professional stand
ing of William Vincent Plumptrn, as
such decision is not within the scope
Of it's powers and because of the pc
Culiar circumstances accompanying
his participation in the Questionable
contest"
Plumpton's friends were no. sa::s-
fed that the charge had been sus-
tained. and laid the facts, with all of
The affidavits on both sides of the
ease. before the registration commit
zee of tho S. A. A. A. L. The officers
of that body, after fully investigating
the boxing match in question and also
Plumpton's previous record, have
athlete entitled to participate in ANA
&eur sport
Evening star., 1923-01-30
$4,000 MAY SEE CELT|CS
PLAY CLEVELAND QU|NT

CLEVELAND. Ohio. January 60
The first athletic event to be held in
Public Hall here will be a basket ball
carnival tonight, in which the New
York Celtics, American professional
champions, meet the Rosenblums,
champions of Cleveland
The advance sale OF reserved seats
indicates that the largest crowd that
ever attended an indoor sporting
event here, and probably in the
United States, will be in attendance.
The hall has a seating capacity of
approximately $4,000.
This will be the forerunner for fur
ther athletic events in the hall. On
February Is an international amateur
boxing tournament will be held
which. if successful. il is believed.
may lead to the lifting OF the ban on
professional boxing bouts.
Evening star., 1923-01-30

, and strength Of nearly every player in
the big league. This good memory,
by the way. is a sort Of gift to me.
never doped out any system Of re-
to my intense concentration on any
thing in which i am interested. To
give you an idea of how much I de-
pend upon 1t. I ain using all the
names and dates in these memoirs
from memory. / never keep records
This memory was to come handy
for me more in directing the game on
the field than in construction.
l set about to organize a club as
best l could After a few months
this was my batting order: McGraw.
third base; Holmes left field; keister,
second base: Lachance. first base
Brodie, center field; Sheckard. right
field; Magoon. shortstop: Robinson,
catcher, and Hill, pitcher.
Got Gene DemontrevtIle.
/ happen to recall that lino-up for
a particular game against the Gin
cinnati Rods because we were beaten
out In the ninth inning. the game
winding up in scrap. in which
Tommy Corcoran, keister. McGinnity
and ! figured.
AS soon as. possible that year I
made a trade by which I got Gene
Demontrevilie from Chicago. Later
got Jennings back
In this transfer OF 'Demontrevillc
there was an amusing incident. The
scorers and players had shortened De-
montreville'S name to Demont We
all called him that
l telegraphed him 800 to pay for
his ticket from Chicago to Baltimore
There was much excitement over this
deal and we tried to keep the details
quiet until it was all over. Demon
trerille was told to get his ticket
without saying anything.
Cashier Turned Him Down.
Gene went down to the telegraph
office and inquired: Have you got a.
Sl00 money order here for Eugene
Demontreville%'
We have not" replied the cashier
We've got a hundred dollars here
Vile"
That's me" declared Gene; Il am
the same fellow"
But the cashier wouldn't stand for
II. Though Gene argued and per
suaded explaining how base ball peo-
nothing doing.
As result the money had to be
wired back to Baltimore and another
order sent to Demontreville.
To get Demont / had to trade Ma
goon for him. That, think. was nv
first real good trade. Then trouble
came.
IIanlon Got Wind OF II.
Manager Hanlon, in Brooklyn. got
wind of what I was doing. He
promptly announced that Jennings
would be traded to Baltimore for De-
montreville and Jerry Nops. one OF
our best pitchers. In this Won der
Horst, the owner OF both clubs, back
ed him up ! was up against il. II
eventually turned out that kept
jennings and later held on TO De-
montreville.
To give you an idea Of the excite
ment over deals in those days re-
print clipping from one of the Bal
timore PAPERS:
Evening star., 1923-01-30
BIG SPEEDWAY To Be
BUILT NEAR RICHMOND

RICHMOND, Va. January 3o.-sale
a 500 acres of land at Glen Allen.
Va. on which will be constructed a
tWo-mile motor speedway and grand
stands. accommodating between $4,000
and $4,000 persons, has been an
nounced by a firm of local attorneys.
The lawyers refused to say who was
behind the movement. but from other.
sources it was reported that the
project is being financed by New
York and. Indianapolis capitalists.
Glen Allen is about ten miles north
of Richmond, on the Richmond, Fred
erlcksburg and Potomac railroad and
Is close TO the Richmond -Washin gton,
highway
Tentative plans. it was stated, call
for completion Of the track and
srandstsnd within the next twelve
months.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
HARLOW, COLGATE COACH,
TO TEACH ORNITHOL OGY

HAMILTON, n. y. January 30-
DICK Harlow. Colgate foot baII
coach. in addition TO his activities
AS Instructor OF the Rrfdiron sport
ana boxing, ts an hoiogist, nd
VIII teach a class In that subject
during the coming semaster. Har-
low has n masters degree from
renn state, and his collection of
birds fs one of the very best I'm the
country.
OrnithoioEy takes up the greater
part OF his time. but critics, who
last year watched the Colgate foot
hall team improvement under his
tutelagc, wonder IL he does not de-
vote sOmthfng more than his spare
moments TO thinking out new
plays to worry Maroon opponents.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
Do,vr, the Alleys

Southern of the Railroad Y. NJ C. \
League made clean sweep over the
Electricians last night. winning WIKI
the scores of 424, $50 and sos. W
Streiter of the winners had the best
set. SIS, while Campbell garnered the
high game, lis.
In the Athletic League the waverly
A. c. Junior quint won all three
games from the Hilltop Juniors, their
scores being 476, 416 and $40. Glea
son, anchor man of the winners. took
all the honors with set OF 357 ami
high game of 144.
Route Agents team of The E.veniue
Star League won all three game
from q quint made up of other en-
ployes of that department last nigh
on the King Pin alleys. George Quinn
had the best ser and game
Evening star., 1923-01-30
BOXERS IN SIX MATCHES
AT FORT MYER MONDAY

Fort Myer soldiers will take an
otner hing at the boxing game Mon
DAY night. Six bouts. ranging from
the $50 to l43 pound classes. then
VIII be held in the riding hall at the
Virginia military establishment. the
first starting at o'clock The pro-
gram follows:
Private Lester Martin. Headauar-
Iers squadron. W. Private william
llpbits, Battery G G30 pounds).
ITiNate Ptomey. headquarters de-
tachment, vs.. Private Hicks Fort,
Battery a G40 pounds).
Private Duncan Scdorgall. Troop z.
" VS.. private William Triplett, Battery
G42 pounds.
Private Gordon Staples, service
troop. VS.. Private Francis Schmitt,
headquarters Squadron OBS pounds1
Corp. Louis DeCarlo, Troop F, vs..
Private Herman w Eckeard, Troop
t4l2 pounds).
Private Peter MorseI. Troop F. VS..
McDougall, Pershing stables No. /
(l43 pounds).
tickets for the bouts may be pro-
cured al Spalding's store, GIG l4th
street. All funds derived from ticket
fund.
Evening star., 1923-01-30

=
Why? So he can play Boyle's
Thirty Acres or the Harrison base
hail field against the Polo Grounds.
the Yank stadium or any other old
place.
But while he is thus engaged he
hasn't neglected to SOW up the big
stuff. From his own statement we sec
how Tirpo has Jared at Tex's hands.
Ee is going TO pay tho Argentinian
ten thousand dollars--at least eighty
five hundred dollars more than he
ever got for fight in this country
for meeting Bill Brennan. and. IL sue
cessful. will pay him 100000 to meet
Jack Dempsey.
DO you suppose any other promo ter
is going 10 make much headway with
Luis when he arrives here carly next
month?
Ask yourself
Out in Jersey there is a story that
Tirpo has written to a Newark fric nd
name not given-that Rickard told
him he might take the Dempsey-F Fir
po bout to Buenos Aires. The idea is
SO good, and so like Rickard, that If
II isn't true it ought to be. With
Firpo built up by beating Brennan
and the way the cards lie he Will
beat him, and by a knockout (remem-
her this prediction). RickarI could
hold a world heavyweight title bout
close to making 4 million dollars.
So therefore, glimpse the following
possibilities:
Willard Dempsey. in Jersey City.
Dempsey -Firpo in Buenos Aires and
then Dempsey Wills in Havana.
Stranger things have happened.
When Rickard turns his mind to big
time stuff he does big things in Il
large way.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-01-30
NO DECISION BY LANDIS
: IN JOCKO CONLON CASE

NEW YORK, January So.-RivaI
claims Of the Rochester International
League and Boston National League
club for the services of Arthur j.
(Jocko) Conlon. former Harvard cap.
tain and shortstop. were heard yes
terday by Commissioner Lands.
He reserved his decision in the case
which centers around the claim that
Conlon signed with the Boston club
shortly after he was alleged to have
agreed to terms offered by the Ro-
chester club.
Evening star., 1923-01-30


The Alexandrians proved their
strength last Saturday night when
they were barely beaten by the Dis
trict champion Yankees after
grueling struggle in the armory
court of the Virginia town. If they
are to triumph over the militiamen
across the Potomac. the Collegians
will have to play their best game
OF the season.
kind of showing against strong out
of-town teams they will have to
familiarize themselves with the game
as conducted under professional
rules. This was Well demonstrated
last night in the game with Holly's
Majors. In the first half, played
under intercollegiate rules. the Yanks
outpointed the Majors, II to IL, but
with the other code governing in the
second half. the locals were com
pletely outclassed and finally beaten,
Al to 26: Waxman, new center, Ing
ley and Sauber did well for the Yanks
in the first half. Dowd, Keating and
Black were the stars OF the Ma jors.
Nick Altrock and AL Schacht. clowns
who have transferred their stunts
ball court, amused the spectators be-
fore the game and during intermis-
sion.
Washington Props easily beat the
Epiphany Eagles. 81 to %, breaking
the latter's consecutive winning
streak of nine games. Mudd, Nc
Cathran and Parker starred for the
victors, while Collins was best of the
Eagles. In a. preliminary tilt the
Washington Prep reserves defeated
the Herdics, 81 to 9.
Girls OF the L. 8. yeterans' Bureau
Will meet the Princess sextet, COM
posed OF telephone employees. tomor-
row night at Epiphany gymnasium.
Play will start at S:15 o'clock.
120-125-pound class, Telephone ehal-
lenges to Adams 1887, or write to the
manager Of the Friends School Sec
ond team, 1911 I street.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
TWO CONTESTS BOOKED
IN CUE TITLE-TOURNEI

NEW YORK. January So.-Twu
matches are scheduled today in in
national amateur pocket billiard
championship tournament.
This afternoon Carl Vaughn, CHI
cago, who won his first match YES
terday, will play Humboldt Foss
New York, who lost in the openine.
round. and tonight William j. Ia,
worth. Cleveland, who was defeated
by Vaughn, will meet Edwin +. Re-
nolds of New York.
Evening star., 1923-01-30

waiter Reed surprised the Quincy
Athletic Club quint, winning, II to
II. Davis and Craig were Walter
Reeds most prominent players. H.
smith kept the Quacs in the run
ming.
MidEets of the Washington Bows
Independent Band want matches in
the i05- pound class. Telephone chal-
lenSes. to Manager Francis Gross at
Lincoln l6i2-W after 6 o'clock
competition in the I10-pound di-
vision. Telephone challenges TO
Manager Farran at Lincoln 1858 after
$3.50 pm.
Cuthbert Midsets took the meas
counter. Barnes of the winners
scored eight times from the court.
AIoysius Clubs Big Five and
Georgetown Athletic Club will meet
Ionight In the second game of the
District Basket Ball League cham
pfonship series. Play will be held in
Gonzaga gymnasium, starting at Sis
O'Clock.
Metropolitan and Ingram teams are
tied for first place in the East WASH
insto1 Sunday School League, which
mas just ended it's first series. En-
worth Methodists are in third place
ana Eastern Presbyterian in fourth.
Petworth tossers heat Boiling Field
rs to g. Buchanan, with four field
goals, was the leading scorer Of the
fray.
Ameri Legion basketers and
the Alexandria Light Infantry uuint
Will be opponents tonight at the Ar
cade. Play will get under way at S
o'clock.
AnAcostia Eagles were too strong
for Western Athletic Club, winntn9 2
80 to Is. Clark of Anacostia made
seven goals from scrimmage. The
clever-scoring Gollan brothers Of the
westerns were closely guarded at all
times by the Anacostia team.
Perry Props were NO match for the
Stanton Juniors, the latter winning
S5 TO 10. The Stantons were ahead
all the way.
Liberty Club tosserx took two
games. beating the Argyles, 26 to Q,
and tho Lexington Juniors. 90 to 90.
Troop 2s OF tho Boy Scouts van
quished Troop 1o1, S5 to S. Streeks
OF the victors scored twenty-three
goals from scrimmage.
Congress Heights Cyclones and
Plaza Athletic Club will meet to-
night In Congress Heights Audi
torium. Play will begin at 1850
o'clock.
Montours and Arabs are to clash
tonight In Eastern High School GYM
nasium, starting play at o'clock.
All Souls Club boys are ARRANGING
a nome -and-home basket ball series
with the Belmont Athletic Associa-
tion of Richmond. Teams of these
CLUBS also will meet in base ball in
the spring.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
c. u. AND BOILING FIELD
CUNTS CLASH TONIGHT

Catholic Cniversify's basket ball
team has arranged to entertain
the Boiling Field quint tonight to
take the place of the game sched-
uIed with Davis and ElkinS COL
leHe and cancelled by the West
NfrEfn1ans. With Bucknell due to
invade the Brookland gym Thurs
day night, Coach Rice was par
tfculRrly anxious for his charges
10 get in a strenuous workout, and
the Boiling Field team should
provide this.
In preliminary game. start
fnE Mt SiI5, the Catholic Univer-
sity freshmen will play Western
High The main contest should
begin about $40.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
H0REMANS AND CONT
PLAY FOR CUE HONORS

CHICAGO. January 30.-EdouarG
Horemans. Belgian champion Is.
balkline billiard player. and Rogsr
Cont, champion of France. touieht
Will play the third exhibition game
here. the first two resulting in an
even break
Horemans won yesterday afternoon
800 to 1s4. averaging AZ 81 but Cont
won the night game, 500 to 212. aN-
eraging so. Each had a run of 100
Evening star., 1923-01-30
! UT-OF-BoUNDS play. We
will assume one of your for
wards has the ball out-of-

wards mas the ball Out-of-
bounds in your offense territory,
about half way between the center
and end line. The other forward
takes a position about fifteen feet
in front of him and about ten feet
nearer his goal. The center takes a
position about fifteen feet in from
him and about ten feet nearer the
center of the floor. Both these men
face the man with the bali. The
back guard takes position about
ten feet from the sideline and about
half way up the court. The run
ming guard is about fifteen feet di-
rectly behind the center circle. The
forward cuts in for the ball. The
center starts in. but changes his
direction and cuts for the basket.
The back guard starts in for the ball,
but reverses and goes to the back
court. The running guard. after
waiting for the play to start, cuts
down the left side of the court. The
ball is passed to either the forward,
sentek OF running guard
Evening star., 1923-01-30
BARGER CHOSEN COACH
OF@KENTUCKY u. NINE

LEXINGTON. KY. January 3o.-Cy
Barger Of Colum bia, KY, a graduate
OF Transylvania College here, former
and the Boston Red sox and one
time manager of the Memphis team
of the Southern Association, has been
appointed base ball coach for 1898
at the University Of kentucky.
Kentucky's schedule includes games
with Notre Dame, Michigan, Georgia
Tech and Centre.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
CREB FACES LOUCHRAN
. IN TITLE ENGAGEMENT

NEW YORK, January 3O.--Harrv
Greb Of Pittsburgh. the boxing auto
maton who swings his fists as though
ne had 900 arms operating on a re-
Noivlns wheel. viii defend his Ameri-
can iehtweIsht title tonight against
Tommy Loughran of Philadelnhia in
3 hfteen-round battle at Madison
Square Garden.
Loughran, not so well known ONT
side OF the east, will be making his
garden debut.
Evening star., 1923-01-30
JOE SEWELL TO TUTOR
ALABAMA BALL PLAYERS

CLEVELAND, Ohio. January 80
Joe SeweIl. Cleveland America n
League shortstop. has been appointed
base ball coach at University of Ala
bama, according to advices received
here today. He is the third member
or the Indians to coach college teams
prior to reporting for spring train
ing.
Louis Guisto is helping at St.
Mary's College, Oakland, Calf, and
Larry Gardner at the University Of
Vermont