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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-29

American Minister sat Pekin
Reports That Disturbance
Is Confined to the Single
Province Of Yunnan

Washington, Dec. 29.-The Ameri-
can minister at Pekin today cabled
the state department that the politi-
cal situation is not considered serious,
that the revolution against the new
monarchy is confined to Yunnan pro-
vince and that danger to foreigners
and their property is not anticipated.
San Francisco, Dec. 29.-China has
been shut off from the world for "a
hours. except for strictly censored
cables or those favorable to Emperor
Yuan Shi Kai. Chinatown, therefore,
is agog. believing a real revolution
already may have burst forth behind
the censor's screen.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-29
MILITARY TRAINING
FINDS FAVOR IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Dec. ga poll OF 900
parents Of Chicago high school chill
dren showed s21 In favor Of military
training IN the schools and '17o OPP
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-29
NEW YORK HAS GRIP

New York, Dec. 29,--The grip
wave that swept the middle west has
reached here In full blast. ''
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-29

ably be exempted by the new mea-
sure.
The Evening Star fired the opening
gun today in the struggle to defeat
conscription when 1t said:
"Conscription is on slippery
slope. Once the nation steps thereon
there is no repentance. 1t is impos-
sible to place limit on an appetite
for conscript army. 1t devours
every man"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
THROWN GLASS TuMBlER
sewers TEMPLE ARTERY.
Charged With Attempting
Life or Wife.

Joe Williams. 500 East Marshall
Street. was arrested Yesterday by
Policemen Whitiock and Whitlow and
locked sup at the Second Station on
charge OF assauiting and wounding,
with intent TO kill. his wife, Lula
Williams
The assault. IL is alleged, consisted
OF throwing at and striking his wife
with glass .tanhfer. which broke
upon her forehead and cut a temple
artery causing profuse bleeding DR..
Pitkowitz who. with the city asnha-
lance, responded 10 police call.
dressed the wound which ID not re-
Karded ~ aefi ouss and 1eft Mrs VIII
Harms 81 her home. r ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
CATCHER LE|BS signs
WITH G00BER OUTFIT

Especial to tie Richmond virginian
Petersburg, Va, June 19.-Outfield-
err Blackstone and Catcher Tee. two
members of the local Virginia League
Club, who gave promise at the begin
ming of the season to make stars
were both released outright tonight
after having proven valueless through
failure to take proper care of them
selves.
Donovan, formerly of the local
club and ''Chacsy' 1iebs, a former
member of several Virginia League
clubs, have been signed to replace the
two players released, The action OF
the Petersburg arrangements meets
with popular approval.
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Athletic
Virginians Leave Richmond for Four
Games With the Providence Crays

After disposing Of the Newark
Redmen yesterday afternoon. the
vtrginians left for Providence. where
they Will play the Grays four game
series. ending next wednesday. The
opening game will be played this at
eerncon sixteen miles from Provi-
dence. Il 10 very probable that
RubS Meadows WIN be sent in
against the home team in an effort
to capture the opening encounter.
The locals remain away from home
four days, returning Thursday for q
long so1ourn. They Will not leave
here until July Is. and then they
win 30 away for like period. II
should b easy sailing for the local
boys during their stay at home, and
they should be some where near the
top when the home games are over.
b. W. Bruce, the Chester boy. who
made such an enviable record with
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute for
four consecutive seasons, will shortly
occupy one Of the outfield positions
by Washington, but has been turned
over to the Mary Jane Crew untii the
end Of this season. after which he
will return to the National Capital.
Bruce 10 Q natural hitter and for the
past two season he has hit almost
500. He should make the Tars a
good man.
---
Undaunted by their defeat at the
hands OF the Danyilie Lodge. the local
Elk team = making preparations for
other exhibitions In the near future.
Coach Benny Tucker win GIL out his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20

ing large crowds this season, the
largest since the league opened hav-
ing, been something like 500. This
city seems to be a bad baseball town
this year, for even the Newfeds are
not drawing any too well. Tine gate
receipts have hardly been large
enough to pay the players salaries.
not to speak OF the various other ex-
penses of the club.
Jake" Poh. who broke into pro-
fessional ranks last season with the
Roanoke Tigers, Joined the Suffolk
team recently and Is putting up a
brilliant game for the Tidewater out
At. He Is fielding his position in fine
style, while his hitting has helped the
Jungle Cats win several games.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Ryan were enter
tanned Monday evening In the home
OF Mrs w. B. Sedberry, of Rocky
Mount, the occasion being In honor of
the formers fourth wedding anniver-
sary. Among those present were
members of the baseball club, their
wives, and their Rocky Mount friends.
Numerous popular songs were render
ed by the baseball quartet. which
added to the enjoyment OF those
very popular in he Tarheel city.
James Snyder, who performed at
the initial corner for the Richmond
Colts last season, and who was serv-
ing the Rocky Mount club in the safe
capacity until he was injured q short
while ago, Is expected to return to
the lineup within the next few days.
Jim is one of the best first-sackers
who ever played in the Boatwright
organization.
News to the fleet that Ban John
son had remarked that he would run
Ty Cobb out of baseball has caused
quite a stir In baseball circles. The
American League president declares
that he made statement to the
effect that II any manager or player
in that organisation charged the CHI
cago White Sox with resorting to un-
fair tactics In order to get the OPP
posing teams signals they would be
automatically suspended. He declares
that he did not pick out the Georgia
Comet" individually.
An announcement has been made
to the effect that w. r. lBuck) Press
ley. who piloted the Norfolk club
to a pennant last season in the vir-
sinia League. will again assume the
managerial reins OF the Tars in a
few days. Buck was married We'd
.nesdAy. In Satems VA and he has, ans
nnnnced, that he. win again take
charGe Or The Nprfolk club ~ soon
~ Nj hoSs&y 1h00n y over. Buck
Rr6ssly u recognised n ems Of the
BEST leaders the viTU1Aie Ieasus. has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
JOHNSON MASTERS
DETROIT TIGERS
Allows Jennings Team But Two Hits
In Seven Innings and Then Re-
tires I'm Favor of Ayres.
WHITE sox TRIMS ATHLETICS
st. Louis Browns and Red Sox Battle
to standstiII While Indians and
Yankees Divide Double-Header.

Washington. June t9.-Griff's Sen
ators BANKED the Detroit Tigers, 7
to o, this afternoon. due to effective
pitching by Walter Johnson. w'1o
toiled seven innings and allowed but
two hits Johnson was taken out
when the eighth opened and Ayres
finished.
Score by innings: K. Fl. +.
Detroit 900 900 600 1
Washington ...0l1 0Io 40"--7 0
Batteries: Covaleskie. Boland and
Stanage; johnson, Ayres and Ain
smith. Umpires. Nallin and Dineen.
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standing OF the Clubs.

Games Today.
Boston In st. Louis.
Brooklyn IN Chicago.
Philadelphia In Cincinnati.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Results YesceFday.
Chicago, y Baltimore, /.
Newark, 4 Pittsburg, =.
Kansas City. q Buffalo, 0 FIRST
game).
Buffalo, 2; Kansas City. {second
game).
St Louis. 6; Brooklyn, 2 (first
game).
St. Louis. 1 Brooklyn. 2 tsecond
game).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20

- 81 " b. Il ~ 3
Richmond. Long stolen b&p~
mel t2l. Whitfield. Douhle piaX
ley. Damrau. Hummel To TAGu4l
mel. Taguer to Hurley f3ts
Barnett. Bases on balls Craft
mond, g. Left on base
3: petersburg. s. Sacrifices hS1
stone. Struck out-~By Era1 z
Richmond. 8. Time OF galne
pireCullem. y
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Petersburg, Va, June f9.--PortsnuH
by taking advantage of the poor Az
ing and the bone headed base runnt
of the Petersburg players easily
feated the local team in both 80
of a doubIe-header today winning
first contest. TO 2. and the sec0.
to 2. VI
The local team showed the same
spirit of plenty of time yet to ~
and failed to awake to the reaitxA1l
that runs were needed to win until
visiting team had them whipped.
Hirsch and McCleary were the
posing pitchers In the initial game
the former was hit hard and OPT
tuneIy which, coupled with misJud1
flies by Blackstone in left field ana
failure of his teammates TO travel
paths properly, spelled his defea1s
the other hand McCleary kept the 49,
hits which he allowed well scattere&
The batting of Strain. Damrau. NJ
and McCleary and a three base a.
by Long were featured.
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PLAY to standstiIl.

Boston, June 1s.-The Browns and
Red Sox battled nine innings to
tie this afternoon. the game being
called at this juncture by agreement.
The Browns apparently had the con-
test sewed up until the ninth, when
the Bostonians came from behind
and tied the score.
Score by innings: r. H. f.
st. Louis 00e 100 040--5 10 0
boston, 80 LOG 0olt 0o3-,5 IL %. I.
tGame called to allow ST. Louis to
catch train.)
Batteries: Laudermilk. James and
Agnew: Gregg. Mays and Thomas.
Umpires, OLoughlin and Hildehrand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
FINAL GAME OF SERIES
WON BY VIRGLNIANS
Despite Repeated Attempts of Umpire Brown Throw Game
to Newark Locals Won Out Over Opponents by Score of
6 to Russell Pitched in Superb Form
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
Richmond, o; Newark, q.
Montreal, a; Rochester, 4.
Buffalo, 4; Toronto, o (frst
camel,
Toronto. q; Buffalo, tsccond
camel.
Providence Q; Jersey City. 4
(0rst ganne).
Providence. o; Jersey City, o
(second gane).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
ALEXANDER HOLDS
CINCINNATI SAFE
Niehoff Hits Ball Hard and IL Ingtru-
mental In Causing Herzog's
Reds Defeat
GIANTS BLaNKED BY
PITTSBURG PIRATES
Vaughn uets Dodgers Down With
Three Hits and Chicago Wins, 8 90
0-St. Louis Makes It Three
Straight From Braves.

Cincinnati. June 1s.--Alexander out
pitched Schneider today. and Philadei-
phia took the second game of the Sc
ries from the Reds, 4 to /. Niehon was
responsible for three OF the visitors
runs, scoring one himself and driving
in two.
score by innings: Ri e.
Philadelphia .020 aoi eo1--4 0
Cincinnati .... .feo 600 eoo--i
Observation-Disclosures and Kiiiifer:
Schneider. Lear and wingo. Umpires--
Orth and Byron.
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second Game.

Richmond and Craft were the opH
ing pitchers in the second ganes
both were hit hard, but again u
base running was responsible TOT
home team not making more runs.
The visitors scored two runs tm
second inning on two singles, n ~
by Busch and two bases on balins
with three singles scored anotnex
the nth A base on balls, two Inn
outs and a single gave them their &
run. /. ~
A base on balls, followed by . aEN1
and a double, failed to net tho H.
team a run I'm the first. and IL r4Qux
two singles. sacrifice and don0IA3
score Barnett in the second. The io4
teams second run was earned H.
singles by Spencer, Long and Barn4
The fielding OF the visitors and l<e1
hitting were the features. The scox4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today.
st. Louis In Detroit.
Chicago In Cleveland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
EASlEY IS HIGH GUN
At WEST END TRAPS

John C. Easiey was high gun Sat
urday. with l. Rusger and w. H
Eanes runners up.
One target behind. O. w. Ander-
son, Of Wilson. N. O., was guest
OF the club and did not shoot mp
to hts regular form.
Cooke and I. Rueger. who attend
cd q registered tournament in
waynesboro Friday. both shooting 90
per cent and better, came home con-
siderabiy puffed up. but after Harvey.
the trap boy. fed them for . round or
two on West End 'scurvir1nos' they
stopped talking about their Valley
city achievements. In the Figaro
distance match Archer Anderson. Jr..
scaiped Colonel Grundy. Eanes and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20

It's the same old story. Down in
Portsmouth. according to reports. the
attendances are gradually gdwindsing
and very little interest is being man
Tested in the Truckers. This hap
pens practically every year. The be-
ginning OF every season the atten-
dances are very good, considering the
size of the city, but as the days pass
interest lessons and the numbe-, OF
.peanle In the stands grow smalfef.
From all indications this city ID not
Baseball town. and ii more sup
port Ii not K4ven the team. the base
ban enthuxiasts of that city will
probably not hRve an opportunity 70
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
PIRATES Capture
TWO FROM GO0B[l 4
Hitting of "short' Long and Chs
strain Features Of the Double Il
Header.

Results Yesterday.

tkFsUIAS INotSfu%Es
Rocky Mount. 4; Newport News
Norfolk. s.; Suffolk. 5.
Portsmouth, S; Petersburg. "a
game).
Portsmouth. 4 Petersburg, e.
ond game).
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Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today.
Pittsburg in Newark.
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NATIONAL. LEAGUE.

Results Yesterday.
Pittsburg. 4: New York, 0.
Philadelphia. 4; Cincinnati, /.
Chicago. s.; Brooklyn, 0.
ST. Louis: 8: Boston. /.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
Held Much Territory.

Rome. June I9.-Italy now holds
ten thousand square kilometers of
Austrian territory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Washington. q Detroit, 0.
Chicago, 9; Philadelphia, 2.
Boston. s; st. Louis. (called in
ninth). -
New York, s: Cleveland. (ten In
nings; first game1.
Cleveland, 8: New York, 4 tsecond
game).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
Giants Are Banked.

Giants Are Banked.
Pfstsburg. Pa, June is.-Harmon was
too much for the Giants today. shutting
them out, 4 TO 0. Tesreau was I'M
steady In the fourth and seventh In
nfngs
score by innings: RHE
New York $3.50. coo 600 GOO 1
Pittsburg 1883. goo 400 2ox-4 Q
Batteries-Tesreau and Meyers: Har-
mon and Gibson. Umpires-Quigley and
Eason.
Cards Again Beat Chansps. Z.
ST. Louis, June 1sy-Ten thousand
fans. the biggest Saturday crowd OF
the season. saw the Cardinals take the
third straight from the worlds cham
ptons today, to I.
Hughes fought II out with Sallee,
/ to /. TO the eighth, when the Cards
put on their rally. Butler doubled.
Wilson singled. Long singled, Doian
doubled, Bethel doubled, Snyder singled
while Hughes and Whaling dropped In
wild throws. sallee held the Braves
to two blows.
Score by y,ninga: r.. III. e.
Boston .o1o 600 ooe--l !
st. Louis, a.. 600 100 eSx-s IL 2
Batteries --- Hughes and Whaling:
saaiiee and Snyder Umpires-Kiem
and Dmsite.
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White Sox Down Athletics.

Philadelphia, June 19.-Chicago de-
feated the Athletics today. 10 2
WyckofT was hatted hard by the Sox
Cicotte was effective in every inning
but the sixth, when the Athletics
punched three of their seven hits.
Pitcher Crowell. of Brown University.
reported to Manager Mack today. Ed
die Collins was presented with shot
gun bv the Athletic club when NE came
10 bat in the first inning.
Score by innings: r. Fl. E.
Chicago oil -AA2 4n0---S Il /
Philadelphia ..010 Dol GOO 2
Batteries: Cicotte and Schalk; Wyck-
off. Shawkey and Lapp. Umpires,
Connolly and Wallace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20


New York. June 1s.-The winning
streak of the Yankees was broken to-
day after they had beaten the Cleve-
lands in a ten-inning game. The Wis
itors took the second by the same
score as they lost the first, to 4.
Both scraps were very exciting. and
Peckinpaugh did exceptional work
with. the stick. With a double and
triple he accounted for three runs
in the first. and his home run and
double figured in three runs in the
second.
First game-Score: r. Fl. f
Cleveland .00e 2e1 001 o. 6 .
Nesv York ..o0l Dol 0o2 Is II 0
Batteries: Mitchell Jones and
O'Neiil: Fisher, Heating and Suna-
maker. Sweeney Empires, Evans and
Chill.
Second game-Score: r. Fl. E.
Cleveland 900 100 040--5 3
New York 900 l01 020--4 s 2
Batteries: Hagerman, Harsted. Nor
ton and Egan: McHale and Nuna-
maker. Sweeney. Umpires. Chill and
Evans.
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Standing of Clubs.

Games Monday.
Petersburg in Rocky Mount.
Suffolk in Portsmouth.
Newport News in Norfolk.
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First game
Score by innings: r. Fl. z.
Kansas City >. oeo o20 900 S
Buffalo 49,. 900 600 600 0
Henning and Easterly; Ford and
Allen.
Second game
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Kansas City 200 900 600
Buffalo ...... 100 Dol 0O"-2 S 0
Main. Johnson and Easterly; An
derson and Blair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20

1t looks as If Carl Carnes and his
Newport News bunch are destined to
cop the flag in the first half of the Nir-
ginia League season. The Shipbu;id-
ers have a very strong hold ON the
summit at the present time, and Ii
looks as IL they can't be stopped.
The Builders may capture 1t in the
ist half, but Ray Ryan and his
Tarheel bunch are going 20 make
somebody sit up and take notice in
the latter half. Then there is orr
old friend Eeinie Busch. WIN viii
Doubtless be up In Tie running from
the very jump. The Petersburg pilo.
has aggregated good bunch Of pas
timers. and when .hcy hit their stride
they will be hard to stop On paper
the Coolers look to be the best team
In the cartwright, circuit. but there
Is something wrong somewhere for
they should have won more games
this season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20
NEWfEOS VICTORS
OVER P|TTSBURG

Score by innings: r. Fl. E.
Pittsburg 200 600 0oe--2 8
Newark 002 200 00"--4 10 0
K1etzer and Berry; Reulbach and
Rariden.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20

Washington is playing better ball
now than at any other time this sea-
SON. 1t looks as IL Walter Johnson,
DIR. Yancey Wyatt Avres and Jim
Shaw are the only dependable twirl-
ers. for they have certainly been bear
ing the brunt of the mound work
during the past week. At times Joe
Boehling shows flashes of form, hut
he certainly is not coming up to ex-
pectations this season.
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Score by innings:

Score by innings: r. Fl. f.
Chicago ......3ii 101 1908 Ii
Baltimore 100 600 000---l s 2
Hendrix and Fisher; Suggs and
Owens.
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Those Boston Red Sox are certainly
climbing up the American League lad
der. Unless some team come forth
and stops those gentlemen from the
land OF beans they will be occupying
the first position in the Ban John
son circuit.
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Gossip

a pennant for the Roanoke Tigers,
and last year accepted terms with
Norfolk" and duplicated his perform
ance of the previous year Buck
always keeps his proteges up in the
running for the gonfalon.
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First game
Score by innings: r. II. f.
ST Louis ....12o le2 00o--6 II 3
Brooklyn .....01o 000 1902 9
Plank and Hartley; Wilson and
Land
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-20

have their annual union meeting and
concert Wednesday afternoon at the
First Baptist church. Musical num-
bers will be given by representatives
from each of the clubs. All friends of
the members of the various clubs are
invited to attend the concert. The
clubs represented Will be the Ladies'
Music club. the Matinee MUSIC club,
the Music Study club and the Minerva
club.
La Douzaine Bridge club will meet
Monday of next week with Ms. Allan
Lauck, POI Western avenue.
- = =.
friends to tea this afternoon to meet
Miss Erma Bowman of Kansas City
ard Miss Mary Ryrie of St. Louis.
Mo, who are visiting Miss Emahizer's
cousin, Miss Helen Spielman.
the Topeka Avenue club next Friday
at her home, 919 Harrison street.
Mrs. s T. Mcclure and Miss Laura
Mcclure gave party Friday night for
Miss Louise Allison, who will be mar
ried to Mr.. James Mcclure next
Thursday evening. The guests were:
Miss Allison, Mrs. Audley McKitrick,
Mrs. Don Wellman, Mrs. David Page,
Mrs. Marian Sullivan, Mrs. Ralph
Helen Koontz, Miss Margaret Koontz,
Miss Mary McGiffen, Miss Jessie How
ard. Miss Katybelle Cuthbert, Miss
So rah Huston, Miss Anna Hartberg,
Miss Ellen Hartberg, Mrs. Barton
Phelps, Mrs. Sidney Smith, Miss Mary
Gillies, Miss Clemma Bollard, Miss
Ellen Foberg. DR.. Mary Alspach. Miss
Grace AIspach, Miss Enid Stricken,
Miss Ethel Fosha, Miss Ruth Burge,
Miss Lucille Kersey and Miss Ella
Zimmerman.
e 70 p
The Golden Rule club will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. R. V Lee
son, 124S Clay street. Mrs. c. L.
Gregg will be assistant hostess.
e q j.
Mrs. Frank Griggs entertained the
n. n club today at bridge. with
guest table for Mrs. John Romadka, of
milwaukee,, Wis, who played bridge in
the club before her marriage, when
she was Miss Margaret Garvey, of
Topeka.
A Washburn college man, Mr..
Robert Whitcomb is one of four
students in the list of men eligible
for the Cecil Rhodes scholarship to
oxford university. Examinations were
held at the Kansas State university
in October. The other men passing
the examinations were Mr.. L. Rex
Miller, of Kansas City, a K. U. man