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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1918
Page
3
The proposal to reduce major league rosters to eighteen players faces fan and magnate opinions with varied analyses. The piece weighs impacts on competitive balance and costs, noting potential shifts in talent, salaries, and the broader reconstruction talks amid upcoming meetings. A mix of perspectives from owners, players, and officials reflects uncertainty about the best path forward.
Great Lakes football stars led by Pad dy Driscall and Hart Yingling overwhelmed Rutgers as Columbia, Cornell and Princeton rivals posted losses. Newport Naval Station Javen scored in the Yale Bowl while Camp Gordon rainout halted another planned clash.
A Paris manager for Eugene Criqui proposes a match with Jimmy Wilde. The French bantam is ready to fight for a reasonable stake in Paris or London. Wilde, after beating Joe Conn, will not box until after the war and plans to fight in America, with possible trips to Australia for Snowy Hakor.
Army officers from various posts, led by Col W B Forsythe and Col C Humber, finalize plans for a Bowie event feature. The program includes multiple flat races from seven furlongs to over a mile, with riders in uniform and weights set, drawing keen interest from military personnel in Baltimore and Washington.
Bowie's remaining meeting will see higher purses as manager O’Hara adds 100 dollars to each overnight event. Several handicaps of 1000 dollars or more are planned, with Bowles season events expected to attract top thoroughbreds. Dorcas defeats Franklin in recent races, while Eddie Trine shows strong starting form and Jimmy Butwell gains limited furlough to ride.
Gay Crusader, the 1917 Three Thousand Guineas Derby and Grand National winner, is now at Marlborough England awaiting stud duties next year with reports valuing the fresh sire’s book at 2100 dollars. Rickaby dies of wounds in the western front. Whitney horses return to his Kentucky stud farm near Lexington as New Orleans prepares for the racing season starting next Saturday and runs until March.
Lexington reports Axworthy world champion trotter will have its skeleton mounted for exhibition at the Museum of Natural History in New York. An expert from the museum will prepare the specimen, with completion expected next week. Axworthy would be the only fight harness horse honored, joining a rare group in major museums.
London Nov 17 In English sporting circles a baseball league is proposed for next spring and summer. The sport has grown since Canadian troops arrived and Americans came, with English teams preferring baseball over cricket in many areas. The influx of Canadian and American soldiers next season is seen as a boost to the game. Harrigan NJ Now 17 Bethlehem Field Clan doccer team defeats Canadian eleven 9 to 1 at Federal League park for United War Work Fund.
The pitcher Konetchy sidestepped a rising infield fly near the mound and allowed a third baseman to make the catch, illustrating a famed fielding quirk in a season game. Also noted are farm news about Dreamy dam of War Cloud and a report that Penn Oarsman is wounded in France.
San Francisco November 17 Fred Fulton, heavyweight title hopeful, defeated Willie Meehan in a four round decision at the exposition auditorium. Referee Griffin awarded Fulton the win and he outslugged Meehan throughout, though no knockout occurred. Meehan fought aggressively but Fulton’s heavier hit landed more often.
Golf has proven its value as a health benefit and pleasure giver while supporting war funds. The sport raises money for the Red Cross and allied charities through club entries, purchasing liberty bonds, and exhibitions by stars like Chick Evans and Bobby Jones. Golfers’ sacrifices sustain wounded soldiers and public morale amid ongoing relief efforts.
Philadelphia reports on the Amateur Athletic Union annual meeting begun today. Committees cover legislation championships gymnastics and intercollegiate activities. A proposed ruling would bar any paid war camp instructor from amateur status unless such service ends with the war. Also noted are horse racing deaths and golf anecdotes from early 1900s era reflecting sports and Red Cross fundraising.
Army Medicos lose 7 to 0 to Naval Gun Factory after illegal substitution of Carroll for Palmer in the final period. Gun Factory drives to a touchdown after a penalty, Bevere scores, and fumbles shape sequence. Substitutions listed include Reed Le Derricet and others as officials note. Navy may end season unless a college foe is found for Thanksgiving and Ben Boynton could return to college.
The text notes that the navy laid 30,000 miles of minefields from the Orkneys to south of Norway, covering over 400 miles, while transporting 2,900,000 soldiers to France. Rep Padgett praised naval efficiency at a Jewish Welfare Board event. Walter S Gifford resigned from national defense roles to return as AT&T comptroller after loaned service.
Walter Young, 28, of 764 Navy Place Southeast, was stabbed to death yesterday at Navy Place. Police sought Hezekiah Coates, 20, of 766 Navy Place Southeast, who surrendered at the Third Precinct. Investigators say a dispute over a dice game sparked the killing.
A burglary at 1918 Seventh Street Northwest between 7 PM and midnight Saturday saw jewelry worth about 1500 dollars stolen from a jewelry box in Mrs Yetta Becker’s bathroom on the second floor. Mrs Becker and daughter Miss Rae Becker were away. entry believed through a rear sash window after the family returned home about midnight. Police have not yet identified suspects.
A navy student discharged from service is expected to resume his interrupted studies. The case notes indicate he plans to return to campus and continue his coursework as soon as he completes necessary formalities.
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