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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
13
Flayers who compete in the Scholastic Basketball League championship will be numbered under new rules proposed by Dr William B. Hudson. The system aims to help spectators identify players with numbered jerseys and is to be used at games beginning next week at Arcade.
Catholic University opens its collegiate basketball season Saturday afternoon against Mt. St. Joseph Baltimore. Only two players from last year remain in the starting lineup as Captain Keegan and Cartwright start at guard. Galvin at center impresses as a strong, tall shooter, while Amberg and Rutledge vie for other starting spots. Coach Rice plans several shifts with a decision expected after tomorrow night practice.
Blues moved to first place by beating the Reds 21 to 16 in a likely season defining YMCA volley ball game. Leaders stand at eight wins two losses. Reds seven wins three losses. Blacks end long skid, league features four teams with plans to expand after a meeting next Saturday. Racedo leads handball round robin with five wins one loss, Gotf third with two wins one loss, likely to represent the YMCA in the Baltimore meeting.
Illinois and Colgate schedule a football game at Champlain Illinois on October 14. The contest is listed as part of Illinois' fall schedule. Also New York sports notes report Jack Dillon defeating Packey Flynn in a 10 round boxing match, nearly finishing Flynn in the third session.
Brooklyn Dodgers owner Charlie Ebbets plans to push delaying the National League season by a week. He cites cold weather poor attendance and small gate receipts as reasons and hints at introducing a motion at the NL meeting. He suggests April 19 as a favorable opening date.
Frank Trevor Hoge of Pittsburgh was elected captain of the Princeton football squad for 1918. A junior in the engineering department, he has played guard for the Tigers the past two seasons.
A report says Jack Hegarty and trainer Mike Martin, famed from North Carolina A and M, may take charge of West Virginia football next fall. Hegarty rebuilt North Carolina A and M into a winning program since 1913 and previously starred at Georgetown, Holy Cross, and Holy Cross captain in 1912, with coaching success against Washington and Lee and other top teams.
The pocket billiard city championship opens tomorrow night at Grand Central billiard parlor above Center Market. Wallace will face Swan in the opening contest with four top locals in the field: Wallace, Bartelmas, Killeen, and Swan.
U. S. Special from Parkers Glen Pennsylvania reports Red Sox pitcher Jon Wood writes he wants a chance next season to prove himself. He has been working on his arm since the season ended and believes careful treatment will leave him in first class shape for all assignments next year.
Clifton C Sparkes rolled 228 at duckpins in Cumberland Maryland last night His box results included two strikes spare and 0 spare and 7 spare and strike a strike a strike 2 Spare and 6 Clifton C Campbell averaged 184 for seven games.
Jeffs lead the Washington Centennial Masonic Lodge Puckpin League with nine wins in twelve games, while Rios posts a league high average just over 89 in twelve games. The figures show the standings for the four clubs in the circuit.
Lyman D Oberlin a former Central High star and Maryland Agricultural College junior electrical engineering student was elected captain of the 1916 Aggies football eleven. He has been a standout tackle and a regular All Maryland selection. the squad prepares for a historic schedule with Johns Hopkins and others. A varsity banquet will honor seventeen players and award insignia with manager Kenneth Grace receiving a monogram.
Virginia's 1916 football schedule, nearly fixed by the executive committee, keeps nine games with five at home. Highlights include Yale at New Haven October 7 and Harvard at Cambridge November 4, with Vanderbilt options and schedule shuffles to avoid clashes. John Kirk Gunby of Salisbury was chosen manager, with assistant manager and field coach to be named after recess.
Cleveland bankers favor selling the Cleveland American League and American Association teams to ease Charles W. Somers financial difficulties. Bankers and league officials discussed buyers including James McGill and E G Barrow as potential purchasers, with Johnny Johnson pledging to secure a buyer if the committee opts to sell. Somers and a banker declined to comment.
McKendree defeated Covington 12 to 12 in a pair of tight Sunday School Basketball League games at the boys department gym. Mount Pleasant beat Eastern Presbyterian 15 to 10 as McKendree edged ahead late with Schnare scoring from the floor. referees were Mr. Locke and Mr. Collisower.
The report notes Frank Baker rejected a $10,000 yearly contract with the Federals, choosing to keep $1,000 in cash as a signing bonus after a Wilmington meeting on September 5, per Federals president Jim Gilmore. The item also mentions trade rumors involving Johnny Evers to Cincinnati and Buck Herzog returning to Boston, plus a Virginia baseball schedule announced by Harry Robertson detailing 227 games, with fourteen at Charlottesville and the rest on a Southern trip.
Terminal Railroyal defeated Fort Myer 3% to 24 after trailing at halftime. Baldwin scored 12 from the floor. Heap also starred for the winners while Clark and Krumm stood out for the losers.
Washington club figures expect two coaches for Nationals in 1916. Jack Ryan to continue Virginia duties while Nick Altrock returns to Navy coaching. Altrock helped Annapolis success. Bentley and Harper to spring trials. Walter Johnson’s form discussed amid speculation, with Ebbets proposing a later open season to dodge April weather.
Al Mamaux of the Pirates is in trouble for playing football on Thanksgiving without permission. Cleveland may take Zeb Turner as third man in the Jackson deal if White Sox manager Rowland agrees to let him go. White Sox plan spring training at Mineral Wells Texas. Grover Cleveland Alexander to star in a film, suggesting Harry Hooper as villain. Vernon club rejected 7500 dollar Yankee offer for Piercy. Yankees drafted him for 2500. McGinnity, as owner, says he lost 27000 in Tacoma over three years. Tommy Leach’s Reds contract expired and he may become a manager. Pirates might test him. Browns owner Hedges denies selling and plans to spend on new players.
Louis Kreuter, a 16 year old pool sensation from New York, defeated Swan at the Royal Theatre 100 to 42. Kreuter had a high run of 23 while Swan's best string was 14. An exhibition of fancy shots followed. Tonight Kreuter faces Charles Bartelmas at 8:15.
The Mike Gibbons versus Young Ahearn boxing match in St Paul was postponed a week after Gibbons contracted a lung illness. Gibbons was ordered to bed by physicians two days ago due to threatened pneumonia, delaying the Friday night date.
Racy list of entrants includes G. W. Kisker Velie Forty Lady James Karley McFerran Lady Innocence Fairly Busy Edith Yorkville Jake Argent Harwood Old Coin Sweetdale Beverly James Metropolitan Uncle Jimmie ay Rogy Johnson Hose ONeil Bestenan with no clear final outcome or race details provided.
Blake School of the New York Avenue division will represent the eastern section and Hyde School of the Georgetown division the western section in a three-game series for the district championship. The opener is next Tuesday at New York Avenue playgrounds, the second Wednesday at Georgetown, with a third game if needed to decide home field. New York Avenue clinched the eastern title by beating Virginia Avenue. Georgetown captured the western title by defeating Bloomingdale Rosedale. Thirteen players on each championship squad will receive bronze medals, with named captains Ellsworth Hughes and Daniel O Connor coordinating the teams and standout players noted from both sides.
Baltimore will join the annual intercity amateur baseball series organized by Washington and Richmond next season. A Baltimore Association meeting tonight in Monu mental City aims to reorganize with a constitution and rules similar to those of Washington and Richmond. Emanuel Daniel serves as president with J. Potter as secretary and James G. MacAllister as treasurer. Washington attendees include Robert H Young Clark Griffith Edward Beach H. V. Shurtleff C. M. King and William G. Betts as honorary member.
Results from the Juarez track include six races. Maiden two year olds ran six furlongs with Circulate winning. Rapid May placed second. Bank third. The second race was for eight-year-olds and up at one mile, Bonnie's Luck won with Downland third. The third race for three-year-olds and up at six furlongs lists Wilts winning with Hazel C. second and Auntie Carl third. The fourth race six furlongs saw Billy Joe win with O'Brien trained film second and Old Bob third. The fifth race five furlongs was Category with Betra nor winning and Aunt Blaine second. The sixth race one mile featured Mudaili with Mercurium second and Transparent third.
Race card lists horse names and entries for multiple races including four furlong and five furlong events. Entries span mixed age groups with fronts like Sellint, Brar olds, and others, detailing horse names and numbers though OCR shows many garbled terms.
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