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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-12
EXPECT CLOSE PLAY
Departmental League Clubs
Stage important Game.
TREASURY MEETS AGGIES
Money-Handlers Must Win to Stay
in Running for Cham
pionship.
By q. c. BYRD.

Treasury is scheduled to play a game
today in the Departmental League. the
result Of which may put 1t almost out
of the running for the title in this half
OF the series. The contest will be the
most important Of this series thus far,
i. as it's result will affect three teams.
If Treasury wins 1t will have a chance
for top honors and thereby have an op-
portunity to meet Interior in the final
series for the league title. Agriculture
Is now in front, but a defeat at the
hands Of Treasury this afternoon will
place Interior, Agriculture and Treas
ury about on even terms for the first
place. On the other hand, if Agricul-
ture takes the long end of the score.
Treasury will practically be put out of
the running, and the final disposition
Of high honors rest between Interior
and Agriculture.
Treasury has been playing good ball
lately, and everybody is looking for
one of the keenest struggles of the
year. Agriculture has recently been
strengthened by the acquisition of sew
eral players, and it will not be an easy
team to beat, by any means.
Stack of the United States ship May
flower pitched a splendid game against
the Gibraltars of the Rosedale League
yesterday. not allowing a single hit
during the seven innings he was on
the mound. Eleven men went down
before Stacks delivery on strikes. The
Mayflower team gave Stack good Of
fensive support, getting thirteen safe
ties. and won by 9 to 1. The Gibraltars
were simply outclassed Stack also
'batted well, keeping an even pace with
Keats. who played first for the May
flower. for batting honors. with three
drives into safe territory out of four
trips to the plate.
The Shamrock A. c. was winner
over the Keystones in the only local
contest between strictly independent
clubs. Both teams played good ball.
Clarendon played but one game of
the double header It had scheduled yes
Braddocks. Clarendon won by a score
Of 10 to 3. having things all it's own
was also booked to meet the Marines.
but they failed to show up. They ask
ed shortly before the time for the game
to begin that the contest be postponed.
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What Players Are Doing
In Catholic Church League

"BiIr Handiboe. one ofawashingtor
most popular amateur players. has TAX
charge of the St. Joseph's team and e
poets very shortly to have II well up
Thomas A.. Mcnamara has resign
as manager of the Holy Name Club al
has accepted the positiens-of busine
manager of the league. -as
Pop" Stanton, late rlanager of 4
WaverIey Athletic. Club. has. taken |
the reins of the Holy Name Club.
Holy Name has several, men on 4
hospital list. Moran. who was hit in Z
head by pitched ball. As expected ba
in the game this week. while Marks
still suffering from charley.horse. BUR-
L. out indefinitely with bad leg.
Mike" Cantwell. manager of the 6
Dominic's club. has gathered goo
bunch of players and from now on Il
other clubs will have to hustle to wiz
st. Margaret's. a little late in organi
ing. is coming strong and Manager Wi
tiers expects better results from now o
Sacred Heart seemed to miss the ser
ices of Jack Ryan. as II was rather eas
for Holy Name in the game Wednesday
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Many Entries for Tourney.

NORRISTOWE, Pa. July 12.-Tennis
players to the number of seventy-two,
sectional record, have entered the
second annual tournament for the
Schuylkill valley championship in
mems singles and doubles, which be-
gins today on the courts of the
Plymouth Country Club. Play will get
under way at 2:30 o'clock. and players
not on hand within half an hour will
be defaulted. The early start is due
to the fact that only a limited number
Of courts, compared to the size of the
entry list. are available. and also be-
cause the committee wishes to COM
plete the first and second rounds in
singles today. so that the doubles may
get under way tomorrow.
Dr.. p. B. Hawk. winner last year.
will not defend his title. so the winner
Of the tournament assumes posses
sion OF the Plymouth Cup.
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BEATEN IN FoURsoME.
Gil Nichols on Losing Side of Spe.
cial Golf Match.

NEW YORK. July 12.-Gilbert Mich
oils. the professional. who won the
open Metropolitan golf championship
last Saturday. was defeated, with Her
bert Strong as a partner, in an invita-
ton foursome match of thirty six holes
on the links Of the Inwood Country
Club Of Long Island yesterday. Bob
Mcdonald, who was defeated in the
play-off for the open title by Nichols,
and Mcdonald Smith were the victori-
Gus pair. winning by up.
Strong. the home professional, turned
In the best card in the morning, rs,
which is five strokes behind his record
for the course. Nichols and Mcdonald
each had IS. while Smith required
an 81.
In the afternoon play Smith had the
pest caro- with "A, his partner being
only four strokes behind. Nichols and
Strong each took 80.
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SFIANKS ADVANCES IN BATTING
BUT STILL IS SHY OF 800 MARK
Gains Eight Points, as Does Also Morgan.
Team as Whole Slumps Both in
Hitting and Fielding

Last week was a disastrous one for
the Nationals and the averages. COW
ering all the games played since the
opening of the season. up to and in
Guiding Saturdays tie battle in CHI
cago. plainly show this fact. In team
batting the locals have fallen off five
points, and in team fielding they have
slumped two points
Howard Shanks still retains the lead
ership of the Nationals in batting and
the clever left fielder increased his av-
erage eight points during the past
week. Morgan also went up eight
points. but he was only in one game
and his scratchy hit that saved the
locals from defeat accounts for the ad-
vance. Walter Johnson made the
largest advance in points. jumping
from .172 to 200. Following are the
averages of the Nationals in detail.
covering all games played during the
season and including Saturdays five
inning battle:
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men Win and Lose in Double Bill Chicago -Shanks Best Bate
BARROW DENIES TRANSFER.
International President Says NJ
Changes Are Contemplated.

NEW YORK, July 12-Edward Bar
row, president of the international
League, denies with emphasis that the
Jersey City and Buffalo clubs of his
league will be transferred to Reading
and Scranton. respectively. A story to
that effect came from Mccullough of
the Pittsburgh Feds, but Barrow char
acterizes it as a fabrica ton from whole
cloth The patronage in Jersey City is
satisfactory. he declares. and in Buffalo
Pat Donovan's 1nternationals have out
drawn the Feds five to one. according
to Barrow.
The International, according to Its
president. plans to be back in Newark
next season and with local capital in
terested.
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PITCHES DouBLE-HEADER.
Mellinger Wins Two Consecutive
Games in Central Association.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, July 12.-Fred
Mellinger of the Cedar Rapids Central
Association team yesterday pitched
twenty-four innings, winning a double
header with Marshalltown. to 0 and
to 2. He shut the visitors out in the
first game with four hits and allowed
them only two runs on eleven hits in
the second game of fifteen innings.
During the nine innings of the first
game and the first two OF the second
Marshalltown was unable to score. The
visitors squeezed in a run in the
twelfth inning Of the day and another
in the thirteenth. Then another eleven
innings followed without q score
against Mellinger. Mellinger ia to go
to the Giants Of the National League.
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Wycoff Weakens, Browns Win.

ST. LOUIS. July 12-After his team
mates had gained a lead of one in the
fifth inning yesterday. Wyckoff weakened
and allowed St. Louis to pile up three
more runs against Philadelphia, thus CIV
ing the locals the game. to 4.
Two errors in the fifth counted heavily
against the visitors. Weilman relieved
Lowdermilk in the sixth inning and held
Philadelphia hitless. Score:
st. Louis ... 0 o 3 o 0 0 x-6
Philadelphia. ........ o 0 o o.
Two-base hits-oldring and IAvan. Stolen
bases-Sissler and Howard. Double piays-Lavan
TO Pratt: Latoie to McInnis. Left on bases
Philadelphia. q: St. Louis, 2. First base on
on error-Philadelphia. ]. Bases on balls-Oh
Iowdermilk. 3; OF Wyckon 4; Oh Weilman. ..
Hits-On Lowdermilk in five innings. Hit by
ptcher-By LOwdermik Oldring,. Struck out
By Wyckon, 4: by Lowdermiik, 3; by Weiman.
p. Umpires-Messrs Evans and Chill. Time,
Of game-1 hour and 20 minutes.
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H0LMEAD WINS AT TENNIS.
Takes Six Of Eight Matches With
Bureau of Standards.

The Holmead tennis team won six
out of eight matches with the Bureau
of Standards Club yesterday on the
courts of the latter. There were five
doubles and three singles. the Stand
ards squad taking one match in each
class. The summaries:
Singles-L. I. Doyle, Holmead. defea ted
Fischer r. of S. 90. 81: Bates. b. of s, de-
feated Williams. Homead. GO. 60; Holmead,
Holmead. defeated Lewis. b. of S, 90. SIS.
Doubles-TIcmead and Williams. Homead. de-
feated Fischer and Bates. B. OF s.. IS. 81.
IS; Barber and Lothrop. Holmead. defeated
and Hixon. Holmead. defeated Phelps and Cra-
goe, B. of s. SO. 81: Wingneld and Demp-
sey, Holmead. defeated Wilhel and Wilmer. B.
Of S. Sc. SO: Griffin and Merlca. B. of s.,
defeated Owens and Knox. Holmead. G., rs.
6-3.
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.

The American soldiers in the Philip
pines have proved good base ball mis-
sionaries, and the games between the
soldier teams have proved SO interest
ing that movement has been started
for the organization of a league in
which several of the principal cities
will be represented. city league In
Manila has flourished, and it was the
ment to organize the Philippine League.
1t has not been decided whether the
new league will have six or eight
clubs.
The success" of free base ball day
by the Brooklyn Feds was almost
equaled by the St. Louis Feds at a re-
cent game. There was a boast from
the club officials that there were 5000
people in the grandstand. and the
dence that the Sloufeds were winning
favor. One of them. however, spilled
the beans when he stated that while
the grandstand held such good
crowd there were only $50 in the
bleachers. The point is. of course, that
don't at Federal games.
Benny Kauff's second desertfon of
the Brooklyn Federals had been ex-
pected by those on the inside. Kauff
was only coaxed back by lot of prom
Uses from the Brooklyn management.
and he declares it failed to keep them
1t would appear the Brooklyn club had
played fast and loose with him all sea-
son. believing it had him bound. since
he could go nowhere else. His latest
Jump" is only added evidence of the
sad state of affairs that exists on the
Brookfed team, and most any kind Of
a development may be looked for
there.
1t is interesting in these days of
base ball depression to find a club that
objects to quitting the game. In the
Nebraska State League. after Grand
Island was dropped because the club
there refused to stand for fines in
f1icted on players by Umpire Shuster.
it was decided to also drop Norfolk. on
the ground that five clubs could not
play a balanced schedule. Norfolk OBJ
jected strenuously and filed a petition
with Secretary Farrell asking that the
league be compelled to retain it in the
circuit. Norfolk was so insstent it
was decided to keep it in the circuit.
Four members of the Brown Uni
versity ball team entering the big
leagues at once is some record for that
school, An interesting feature of the
graduation" of the athletes is that
three of the four hail from the same
high school team. Crowell. Cram and
Dixie played together at Melrose, and
with them was Wanamaker, who goes
from Dartmouth College to the Giants.
That means four players from one high
school team advancing to the majors
at once The fourth man from Brown
to go to the big show is Darlington.
who joins the Giants. He didn't play
at Melrose, but still expects to make
good.
Red Faber, White Sox pitcher. has
established a new base ball record by
working his way to seven passes in a
row. In his game at Philadelphia June
IS he walked four times in row. In
his next game at Cleveland June % he
was passed the first time up by Harstad.
On his next two trips to the plate Jones
dished up free passes to him. and on
his fourth effort he worked Jones into
Chapman for an out And there's
chance that had he let that ball go by
Umpire Wallace would have called 1t a
ball, giving him eight straight passes.
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BEHR DOWNS CLoTH1ER.
Defeats Former Champion in Final
Round of Tennis Tourney.

NEW YORK. July 12.-Karl H. Behr
of the West Side Tennis Club played
almost perfect tennis yesterday in the
final round of the mems invitation sin
giles tournament of the Nassau Country
Club at Glen Cove. L. l., when he de-
feated William ]. Clothier of Philadel-
phia. the former national champion,
three sets to one. 4-6. S., GO, Ga.
BY his overwhelming victory the former
internationalist demonstrated that he
was properly rated over Clothier by the
National Association. Behr's success
was due to his court generalship and
splendid net work. He won twenty-five
games to sixteen for Clothier. and
scored seventeen points more than his
opponent, the totals being 1872 to 115.
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Other American League Games
Crawford's Hit Beats Boston.

DETROIT. July 12-Detroit overcame
a three-run lead and defeated Boston yes
terday, ) to 4. scoring the winning run in
the ninth inning, when with one out and
two on bases. Crawford doubled over first
base. A triple by Crawford, with Cobb
on. tied the score in the seventh inning.
In the ninth inning, after Witt had been
retired, Kavanaugh walked and Cobb
drove lightning grounder at Barry. who
threw to Janvrin. With an almost GER
tain double play ahead. Janvrin fumbled
the ball. Crawford then ended the game
with his two-base drive. Score:
Detroit. ............. o o o i,
Boston. .............. 0 o q u q "a
Two-base hits-Lewis. Gardner ~ and Craw-
fcrd Three base hits-flohlitzen and Crawford.
Stolen bases-Cobb and Bush t2, Earned runs
Boston, 1: Detroit, ,. Sacrifice ht-Neach.
Double pIay-Raker to Bush. Left on bases
Boston. q; Detroit. 10. First base on errors
Boston, .: Detroit. I. Bases on balls-On
Shore. 4: of Mays. :: OF Danss. ,. Hits-on
Shore 5 in five and o-thirds innings; OF Mays.
) in and two thirds innings. Hit by pitched
ball-By Dauss Gardner. Struck out-By Mays.
=: by Dauss. 4. Umpires-Messrs. O'Loughlin
and Hldebrand. Time of game l hour and SO
minutes.
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Team Hits in First Game.

For the first time in long while the
Griffmen showed ability to hit and score
runs in the opening contest Faber. the
White SoX star. was driven out OF the
box in the fourth inning and Benz
Jared little better Gallia pitched good
ball The first run came in the open
ing inning after two were out when
Milan was hit by a pitched ball and
Shanks walked. Gandirs single brought
Milan home A double by Milan after
two were out, followed by a triple by
Shanks. gave the Nationals another in
the third. In the fourth Faber was
slaughtered. Again there were two out
before a run was scored. McBrides
double started the rally Gallia singled
and Moeller triped. Foster and Milan
followed with hits. four runs resulting
Shanks' hit. Gandirs sacrifice and Con-
nolly's single brought another tally In
the fifth. and the final in the ninth
came on Meellers double and Fosters
single.
The Sox scored their first runs in the
seventh. when singles by Blackburn
Russell and Collins netted two runs.
In the final inning they got three more
hits off Gallia for their final run. The
score:
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The Delaware County .Leasue. which

The Delaware County League, which
on Frank Baker, Is rapidly accumulat-
ing a bunch of nnalcontents and once
wasers. 1t now has in it's ranks Baker.
Larry Mclean, Paul krichell. who re-
Gently jumped the Richmond Interna-
tional League team: Lew Richie, the
former National League pitcher: Vic
Schlitzer, also once a pitcher In the big
ring, and others. including a score or
more of minor leaguers who for one
reason or another have quit the regu-
that Delaware County League has At.
fliated with the Federal and the Co.
ionial Perhaps Mr. Gilmore meant as
much when he predicted last week that
the outlaws soon would have 4 conn
plete system Of minors.
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NATIONALS TAKE FIRST GAME
OF DOUBLE-HEADER WITH SOX
Beat Faber, Star of Chicago Pitc ching Staff,
in Opener, But Cicotte Proves too
. Strong in Closing Half of Bill.
BY ]. ED GRILLO.


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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

This is the open season. for Jun
brides. sre re-
You can't tell a won,an's age by he
store teeth. -.@giz ~
Ministers are not ehs sniy men VII
marry for money.
While there is life there is hope
for everybody butithe' undertaken.
- fEH
A woman's age fs Hike herself: afte
1t begins to tell 1t keeps up.
Hope is all right In ,itg way. but me-
who try to live on It are hopeless.
It's often easier to acquire a goo
reputation than it Is to i've up to it.
There would be. fewer divorces II al
husbands and wives could be their owl
bosses :" s''fs@ o.
.i--S-i ger NJ
II a man isn't satishedsw,ith the rule
of the game it's up to HIM to start
game of his owns-1i p..@' p
A new baby begins to cry As soon .
it discovers, what. sorry mistake !
made in getting born .,-er
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Havana Reds Twice Defeated.

NEW YORK, July 12.-The Havana
Reds made their metropolitan appear
ance yesterday at Olympic Field and
were defeated in a double -header by
the Lincoln Giants. The score of the
first game was to 2. and the second
was to g. A crowd of about 5000
saw the games and cheered the Cuban
champions in their efforts to defeat the
Giants.
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Steel Magnates Play Golf.

EE-ON-DELAWARE, Pa, July
l2-Among those who played on the
links of the Shawnee Country Club
yesterday was Charles NJ. Schwab. In
his party is e. s. Grace, president of
the Bethlehem Steel Company. The
last named tied with Alec Coles of the
home club for first prize. in the week
end handicap. Grace had a card of 81,
l4-77 and Coles SO, ST..
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FISCHER TAKES CUP.
Gets Championship Honor in Sub
urban Tennis Tourney.

Aubrey D. Fischer has won the cham
pionship in the tennis tournament
staged by the Washington Suburban
Club. He not only went through the
regular tourney in winning form. but
defeated Milton King in the challenge
round by Ga, So. As. Ga.
By reason of the victory yesterday
the handsome cup donated by Max
Fischer becomes the permanent prop
erty Of the champion and his name
will be engraved on the plaque donated
by DR.. Harry Kaufman. which has to
be won three times before becoming
the permanent possession of any player.
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The bars were lifted on George Sisler
SO that he could play with the Browns
In the nick of time. for Manager Hickey
was desperate for a first baseman and
Sisler fills the bill. Kaufman was sold
to Atlanta, with the idea that Leary
would hold down first regularly, but
Leary Immediately sprung an injury
A semi-pro from st. Louis named
Schmandt was taken on. but he would
not do. 80 Ivan Howard was sent to
first. A severe spiking in one Of the
games at Chicago put him on the dis
abled list for a month. And then came
sisler, hailed as a pitcher, but who
saved the day at first.
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Cicotte at His Best.

There never was any doubt as to the
outcome of the second game, for CT
cote was at his best, while Engel gave
him a lead with a poor throw which
assured a victory for the leaders.
Ayers and Hopper both. were hit
harder than they have been at any
time this season. and the runs for the
visitors, barring the one in the fifth
inning, were gifts. Four hits and a
walk, including a home run and a
double, together with six steals, gave
the Nationals four runs in the final
round. but, as said before, these should
not be taken into consideration or be
mistaken for a strong finish. Cicotte
was master of the situation every bit
Of the way, and it was only because
he wanted to see some of his friends
on the opposing team hit that he allow
ed four runs to be scored in the final.
The score:
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CAPITAL MAN AUTO WINNER.
A. J. S. Moore Captures Philadelphia
Motor Speedway Association Cup.

WILDWOOD, N. j., July 1.-THE run
of the Philadelphia Motor Speedway
Association was finished yesterday aft
ernoon at the home Of President Harry
c. Dunlap, in Wildwood Crest. OF the
original 200 who were present at the
ceremonies at Hathoro Saturday, twen-
ty were in at the finish.
The Presidents cup. the chief prize of
the run, was won by A. ]. S. Moore of
Washington, D. c.
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Browns After Paulette.

ST. LOUIS. July 12.-Manager Hickey
of the Browns is trying to land First
Stacker Gene Paulette of Nashville,
Southern Association. The owners of
Nashville expect to get more than the
draft price for the star performer 1t
is reported that the sale has been
made, delivery to be. made in the fall
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It is suggested by one wise critic
that Manager Rowland Of the White
Sox got Comiskey under the hypnotic
influence that makes Jack Fourier
think he Is a hitter. If. as reported.
Commy offered Blackburne, Russell.
another pitcher. a catcher and $4,000
for Ray Chapman. the Cleveland short
stop. Another critic counters that
maybe Comiskey Is trying a roundabout
way to put Charley somsrs on his
financial feet and at the same time
give Cleveland . ball team. Rowland
wanted Chapman for third base. ac-
cording to the reports of the suggested
deal. What else does Rowland want?
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Yankees Defeat Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, July 12.-New York de-
feated Cleveland, 3 to 2. in twelve in
nings, yesterday, Cook. Peckinpa ugh,
Maisel and Pipp singing after two were
out. Sensational fielding by Boone and
Pecknpaugh and O'Neill's throwing to
bases featured the contest. Score:
New York o o q o q o SIS
Cleveland o o o q o q u . %
Earned runs-Cleveland. /; New York, T. Two
base hits-kirke Hagerman. Pipp and Hartzeli.
Sacrifice hit-Hgh. Stolen bases-Chapman.
Barbara and Maisel ~. Double plays-Peckin-
paugh Boone and Pipp t2). First base on balls
on Hsgerman 3; of Brown, 3. Hit by pitcher
BY Hagerman Boone. q. Struck out-By Hager-
man. 2: by Brown, :. Left on bases-Cleveland:
I: New York. 8. Umpires-Messrs. Nallin and
Dineen. Time of game hours and 35 minutes.
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Giants Win Exhibition Game.

AMSTERDAM. N. ". July 12-TH
New York Giants defeated the AM
sterdam team . to 2. In an exhibited
game here yesterday. The larged
crowd that ever saw a base ball gam
here turned out. Snodgrass and Rob
ertson starred with home-run drives.
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Ness EQUALS Cobb's Record.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 12-Jack Ness.
Oakland's first baseman, in the Pacific
Coast League, hit safely in both games
yesterday with San Francisco, making
forty consecutive games in which he
has made at least one hit. This ties
the. worlds record, held by Ty Cobb.