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The Washington times., 1915-08-18
YOST WILL HAVE
SIX ASSISTANTS
AIImendinger, Star Guard OF
Two Years Ago, Latest Ad.
dition to Staff.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Aug. 1s.--Head
Coach Yost. of the Michigan football
team. will have the largest squad of
assistants this season which the VOL
VERNE management has yet furnished
him. Six assistant coaches will com
pose the staff of the Michigan mentor.
the hnal acquisition
having just been signed.
Allmendinger was Michigan star
and All-Western guard two years ago
He coached the South Dakota School
OF Mines last season, his frst after
graduation. and was so successful that
he has been called back to his alma
mater. and will assist Germany
Schultz. the line coach.
Jimmies Raynsfori, captain OF las,
years Wolverine eleven. is the other
new coach besides Allmendinger.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
CAMEL SUCCEEDS
MAGEE At BROOKLYN
Owners Have Not Confirmed
This, But It Is Admitted He
Is Man.

NEW YORK. Aug. lS--John Camel,
former manager Of the Cincinnati Reds.
and recently resigned from the man
agership Of the Rochester Interna-
tionals, today was appointed manager Of
the Brooklyn Feds. succeeding Lee Ma
gee. whose resignation was accepted by
the Wards last night. The formal an
nouncement has not come from the
Wards. but 1t was admitted that Camel
had secured the Job.
Magees resignation came after a
short. tempestuous career as director OF
the Tip-Tops. He was frequently in
alterations with his men, and was one
Of the causes of Bennie Kauff's leap to
the Giants.
AS soon as II became known that
Magee had resigned as manager Of the
Broookfeds rumors began to fly fast
and in less than an hour a half dozen
names were mentioned as his probable
successor. Among them was Billy Gil.
bert. the former second baseman Of the
Giants: George Wiltse. Danny Murphy
Bert Maxwell. and Billy Clymer.
1t was stated today that Magee's sue
cessor would be Camel. CAMEL yester-
day resigned as manager OF the
Rochesters. and in dong so President
that Camel received his release because
In his resignation he decla.,d ~. that ., he he
Magee resigned President Ward left
town and II was reported yesterday he
was headed for Rochester. II was also
reported that negotiations for Camel as
manager Of the Brookfeds have been
going on for some time and that the
terms have already been agreed upon
All that Is necessary now Is Cancels
signature to a Brookfed contract.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
Baseball Notes

Connie Mack expects to recall Joe
Sherman, the Jersey City outhclder. at
the end Of the International League
season.
The Giants won five straight, then
dropped four straight. At that rate
they'll win the pennant by Christmas
II somebody else doesn't win it before
that Yuletide time.
Barney Dreyfuss says he'll fight to n
finish to hold Rube Benton, who Herr
mann says belongs to the Giants. Pres
a finish to hold him. In the meantime.
President Tener interferes somewhat
with Dreyfuss' tight to a finish by or
dering the latter not to use Benton
to New York, Apparently, the finish Of
the fight to finish isn't far off.
Warren \. Carter, the Californian
league magnate, announces that he
wont exercise his option to buy the
Cincinnati club. He has so telegra phed
Hermann.
Ty, Cobb was hurt In the ninth inning
Of the first game yesterday He slid
into first base trying to beat out an
iEfie,d hit He stayed in the game un-
I'll the side was retired and the injury
Is thought not 10 be serious.
The Feds were blocked in their at
tempt to raid the Cleveland team Joe
Jackson, Willie Mitchell. and Dixie
Wa lker turned down offers. II Is said,
made by Emssary Tinker. Tinker. &C,
cording to the story. talked too much
about what he was going to do, and the
Cleveland officials got wind of his in
tentions and beat him to II,
Nixon; outhslder Of the Beaumont,
rurcha sed by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Jack Coombs recommended the Lone
Star fly grabber.
The Fsderals scored one yesterday by
| signing Ralph Comstock, the pitcher
| sold by Providence to Cincinnati He
with 60 to Cakes Rebels.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
BOSTON IS TRULY
BASEBALL HUB TODAY
Men Prominent in Pastime
Gather There for Dedication
of Braves Park.

BOSTON. Aug. is.-Raseball has never
hcen so we'll represented outside OF a
worlds series than 1t Is today when
many owners. managers. former
stars, and writer's gathered here for the
dedication Of Braves Field. the new
homo % the Boston Nationals.
The Braves big enclosure IL located
at Allston. about two miles beyond Fen
way Field. the Red SoX's home. 1t has
2 seating capacity Of 45,0ot and cost
f6oO. President James Gaffney has
not excluded a single name prominent
in baseball in his invitation to today s
dedication and few who received invita-
tions have failed to appear
Clark Griffith. mans ger Of the Was
ington Americans, Is to occupy the
pitchers mound for the brief time
necessary to pitch one ball to George
StnllinRs. who Will play the role OF
catcher. The throw will be counted q
ball or strike in the official score.
Preceding the game between thu
Braves and Cardinals. the Boston play.
ers will hoist for the first time this
season their champion ship banner won
from the Athletics last season.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
Three Matches Stand
Out As Days Features
Griffin Meets Stevens, Williams Tackles Bddle, and
Johnston Engages Washburn in Sets Calculated
to Thrill Following of Casino Invita-
tion Tourney.

liancy as he brought of a wonderful
crossing shot The fash would be fol-
lowed by intense gloom. 1t was poor
tennis for a champion.
Niles met one Of the greatest OF the
younger players in D. s. Waters. Of
New Orleans. the youth who holds the
Louisiana State title. In many respects
Waters. who Is nineteen years of age.
resembles Mclaughlin In his style. His
Is the sort OF racquet work that earned
the name OF Comet" for the player
from California.
Waters streaked across the court, al
ways working In the direction Of the net.
He possessed fine contempt for pa ssink
shots. as Niles found to his distress.
Niles was playing at the top Of his game
and had to fight for every point. but he
won at 2-6. G-l, Ga, SO. 6--4.
The day on the courts-and II was q
perfect day for the sport-was rema rk-
able for a greatly increased gallery that
watched Mclaughlin defeat Theodore
Roosevelt Pell impressively at e. 7-5.
81 on the main court. In the afternoon
there was slightly too much breeze for
the highest type Of tennis. but the lead
ing pair who got into action in the
doubles attracted marked interest.
Griffin and Johnston. the challengers
for the national doubles title, won easily
from Il. Tudor Gross and Russell n.
Dana, the Rhode Island State champion,
at 6-3, 60.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
Giants Will Protest
Game Won by Pirates

NEW YORK. Aug. Secretary John
b. Foster. of the Giants. announced
yesterday afternoon that the New York
club would protest the first game Of the
double-header between the Pittsburgh
Pirates and the Chicago Cubs In Pitts
burgh yesterday which was won by the
Pirates with Rube Benton pitching,
According to Secretary Foster. Presi
dent Dreyruss was asked by President
Tener not to use Benton until the
status Of tho player was decided upon.
but dispite this request Manager Clark
used the southpaw yesterday and the
former Red trimmed the Cubs by 3
runs to 2. Immediately after the game
Roger Bresnahan protested the game
on the grounds that Benton belonged to
the New York club.
The status Of Benton will probably be
settled when the National League
moguls meet today in Boston. From all
accounts Dreyfuss and Hampstead. Of
the Giants. along with Garry Hermann.
will go to the mat for the services Of
the southpaw.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
WARRIOR RELEASED
Internationally
Pitcher Requests This and Busi.
ness Manager Sparrow Ac.
cedes to Request.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-Harry Spar
row. business manager Of the Yankees,
has announced that Jack WARRIOR has
been given his unconditional release at
his own request. WARRIOR was recently
turned over to the Richmond club Of tho
International League along with Ed
Sweeney and Charley Mullen. but his
contract with the Yanks remained in
force. He could have gone to Rich
nond and continued to draw the same
money he had been getting in the big
league. but he preferred his uncondi-
tional release.
Warhop is a pitcher who might be
able to win a lot Of ball games with
some other club. He pitched fairly
we'll for the Yanks this season, but
was their hard luck hurler. He could
not win often enough to Justify carry
ing him. 1t is believed he will catch
on with another. big league outfit IN a
few days.
Sparrow also gave out the records
OF two new Yanks yesterday. They
are T. G. Hendryx. outfielder. who
comes from New Orleans. and who
Is twenty-four years old. weighs $50
pounds. and Is five feet ten inches in
height.
Ciiff Markle Is a twenty-one-year-
old right-handed pitcher from Waco,
OF the Texas League. He ts five feet
eleven. and weighs l6O pounds. His pre-
vious experience was with Morristown,
Cincinnati and Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18

NEWPORT. Aug. 1s.-Features are
expected to be provided In the play to-
day In singles for the Invitation Tour
new Cup at the Casino courts when
Clarence Griffin. the California expert.
meets Richard Stevens: r. Norris Will
Jams engages Craig Biddle. OF Philadel-
phia and Wallace Johnston and W. M.
Washburn get together. All players
are rated high In lawn tennis rank
inRs.
PLAY in the second round Of the
doubles IA expected to bring out some
stirring competition. Judging from the
way the teams are paired. Duels across
the nets in which two OF the most fa-
nous PLAYERS had to battle through
five sets for their survival In the
singles tournament spiced the second
day OF the meeting on the turf courts
yesterday r. Norris Williams. 3D. and
Nathaniel W. Niles were lucky in not
suffering eclipse.
Rarely ta has WILLIAMS psyed sy Torse
champion timed his volleys and drives
imperfectly lust as he did in his men,
orable Davis Cup match year ago
against Norman K. Brookes. The net
snared everything, The match in which
w IlldihS lllbllS UeIcattu SIdtiCs W
Bull. ir.. after five desperate sets. at
81. 6-4, SO. l-6, 6-l was splen-
didly fought by the many times holder
of the Crescent Athletic Club cham
pionship. Bull kept up fine attack
at the net until he was literally reeling
from exhaustion. 1t was a fading oppon-
ent that saved williams and helped him
to keep his place in the field OF thr-
teen surviving contestants.
Later In the day. when the doubles
started. Williams threw the burden OF
victory to Watson NJ. Washburn, his
partner IN the Eastern championship
They faced G. Colket Gamer and Frank
J. Sulloway. Q scratch Harvard combi-
nation, and 1t required the limit OF
three sets before the team that won al
Longwood could claim the victory al
rs. As. Sc.
In this as In the singles it was the
net that found most of the national
champions returns. Throughout the
day Williams game was as a lighted
candle IN a drafty room. II flickered
and faded, There was glow OF bril-
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
WASH|NCTON'S BEST
DIVERS TO COMPETE
Event at Keith's Theater Has
Thirty -eight More. Entries
Announced.

some OF Washineton's best amateur
oiVers are to be seen at Keith's Theater
ouring the remainder of the week and
on SATURDAY In the finals for the ANA
teur championship of the District, sanc-
uoned by the A. A. l.. Several women
are taking part in the event. The boys
nave kept up uniformaly high stand
ara IN Inc competition.
prof: Maurice Joyce reports the fol-
iowlns contestants to date: The
Misses l.: Mcdonald. ]. Fuss, E. Fuss.
~ Groesbeck. and G. Nelson OF these
Misses j.. Fuss, and G.. Nelson have
qualihed for the Saturday night finals.
others are Mcssrs w. j. Fineran, p.
3. Ftneran. J. Hartnett, b. smallwood
L. Abenschimer, 7. Moran, c. inter
berger, F. Quinn, g. Williams, C. Cald-
well, D. Smith. n. Carrick, Z. Ansley,
9. Merton, j. Williams. s. Wise, and
A. Crawford. OF these +. B. Fineran,
a. Crawford and L. Ansley have qunli-
fed.
More than thirty-cight other entries
for the balance Of the week have been
received ty Director Joyce and an ad-
ditional number ia expected. Prizes
have been donated by Whitmore, Lynn
and Alden, A. G. spalding and Company.
Saks and Company, Meyers Military
Shop. and Brownley with other public-
spirited business men offering donations
to the prize winners.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
Alva Richards May Not
Return to Cornell

ITHACA, y. Y. Aug. 1s.-Because he
hasn't enough money to continue his
college education. Alva W. Richards,
the crack Cornell high Jumper and ell
around athlete. may be unable to return
to the university this fall. according t.
@ letter he has written to friend In
Ithaca. Richards says he is heartbroken
over the prospect OF remaining out of
college. and adds that he hasn't the
funds to complete his education.
He is now visiting his parents In
Utah. Richards is the mast versatile
athlete In Cornell's history In the
last intercollegiate meet he won points
for tho Ithacans In the shot. broad Jump
and high Jump, and only recently ne
won the decathlon at the national cham
pionships at San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
Detroit Gains Much
Ground, Indians Lose

CLEVELAND, Aug. ls.-Detroit won
Its fourth successive game in two days
yesterday afternoon by taking both
ends Of a double header. 10 to 3 and 7 to
g. The first game was featured by the
heavy hitting Of the Tigers. Cobb gath
ering four hits. including two doubles,
in addition to stealing three bases.
Crawford had two doubles and a single.
Cleveland used four pitchers.
In the third inning Of the second
game Crawford hit a long double with
three men on bases. The Indians could
not solve Oldham. who pitched steady
ball for eight innings. In the ninth he
slowed up and allowed the Indians to
score three runs.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
Jack Coombs Has Better
Luck Than MatheWsOn

NEW YORK. Aug. ls.-The Brooklyns
came to the Polo Grounds yesterday.
bringing many heelers with them and
considerable baseball ability. They beat
the Giants, 3 to 2. and now have an air
about them. Since previously seen at
the Polo Grounds they have taken on a
swsgser, q. poise, cockiness, whatever
It Is. which Is a proper accompanying
and feel their oats. What II there was
q bit Of strutting by this or that
Dodger II was harmless enough and
the Dodgers played a capital gam, Of
baseball.
Both teams played capital baseball
The fixative pitching of Jack Coombs
was what turned the Giants back from
a victory. Coombs fxed a lot OF Giants
on the bases. Ten of them were left
There was the corollary Of inability by
the Giants 10 hit In pinches and efrec-
tiveness In pinches OF the Brooklyn
sage os the pinnacle. whose deeply
serious and studious handling of situa-
Ataao evolved the right solutions.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
Cincinnati Shut Out
National League Leader:

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. ls.-Cincinnati
applied a coat Of whitewash to the Phil
lies this afternoon. the score being to
O. with Alexander pitching. A two-base
hit BY Mollwitz. with the bases filled
and one out in the fifth inning sent In
the ONLY runs. The trouble started when
Whitted misiudged a fly BY Griffith.
Wingo singled and Wagner received the
only base on balls given by Alexander.
Alexander was taken out for a pinch
hitter and Chalmers finished the game
in good style.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
Pirates and Cubs
Divide Double Bill

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 1S.-The Pirates
yesterday. the locals winning the first
game to and losing the second. s to
l. Rubes Benton pitched the first game
for Pittsburgh. and after the game Man
ager Bresnahan lodged a protest on ac-
count Of New York's claim to Benton.
In the last contest Cooper was hit hard
In the latter part Of the game. and Chi
caRo came from behind and batted out a
victory after the locals apparently had
the game won.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18

Be sure to miss Fridays paper.
Article by Al Ibi, which fails fully
to explain how Nationals almost,
nearly, all but copped the pennant.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
RUUNPN
"Thc n arer
the worlds series
gets, the further
away II is"

FORMER PITCHER WILHELM is
NOW A FED LEAGUE UMPIRE. HE
CAN NOW SYMPATHIZE WITH THE
OTHER WILHELM
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
TOMORROW!

An interview with Grafton
Bunk on Jitney Baseball. Mr..
Bunk is head of the Moochers.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
MINCE PIE
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING"
BY BUGS" BAER.
In addition to the Pan-Americar
Union, we have the
an-Umpires' Union.
Pan Ballplayers' Union.
Pan-Everything Union.
To the Zeppelin Proof
Cellars.
TIE Cincinnati Reds are for
sale.

Even II the allies capture the Darda-
nelles. the conquest will be OF little stra-
teglc value, as Jack knight always breaks
into the big leagues through other chan
nels
Tennis Is queer sport. A champion n
gets beat the other day, and refuses to
belch q single, solitary aHbl
The Washington times., 1915-08-18
Real Estate News.

Although Fed baseball has reached the ex-
orbitant price OF 10 cents a copy. next season
you should be able to horn in the gate with a
handful OF gravel.
The Washington times., 1915-08-18

Connie Mack expects to recall Joe
sherman, the Jersey City outticlder at
the end Of the International League
season.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-16
colorado,s Bio crops-

Greeley, Colo.-Estimate of crop
production and prices for the state of
Colorado, compiled by the Bureau of
Crop Estimates at Washington, (and
transmitted through the Weather
Bureau), United States Department of
Agriculture, are as follows:
Corn-Oct. / forecast HOO, 900
bushels, final estimate last year 10,-
$4,000; price Oct. to producers 63
cents, year ago 73 cents per bushel
Wheat-Estimate this year 12,2O0,-
600 bushels, final estimate last year
n,312,OO0; price Oct. l to producers
81 cents, year ago 81 cents.
Oats-Production estimate Oct. 1
12,7OO,000 bushels, final estimate last
year 13,000,000; price Oct. l to pro-
ducers Al cents, year ago 80 cents.
Barley-Production estimate Oct. l.,
3,6SO,OO0 bushels, final estimate last
year 3,966,000; price Oct. l to pro-
ducers 43 cents, year ago 63 cents.
Potatoes-Oct. / forecast 10,900,000
bushels, final estimate last year s.
100000; price Oct. to producers Al
cents per bushel, year ago 20 cents.
Apples-Oct. forecast, S11 900 bar
rels, final estimate last year 100000;
price Sept. Is to producers $500 per
barrel, year ago $225
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-16
LA JARA BANK ROBBED
YEGGEMEN ESCAPE WITH STOLEN
HORSE AND BUGGY.
Bank Officers Lead Posse That Finds
Two of the Robbers Within Two
Miles of the City.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
La lara, Colo-Between SIS 1000 and
$4,000 was stolen from the La lara
State Bank when robbers blew the
safe and escaped by stolen horse
and buggy. Two of the alleged robbers
were caught by a posse headed by
Sheriff Baumaster of Alamosa within
two miles of that town. The sheriff
declares they had between 5000 and
$500. 1t is thought that two other rob-
bers headed for Taos, n. NJ, in an
automobile, with more than $4,000.
Shortly before o'clock Sunday
night the electric light plant in La
Jara went out of commission. At $50
o'clock horse and buggy was stolen
from Robert Guymon of La lara. At
4;1O O'Clock w. w. Feyfer, druggist
across the street from the bank,
heard an explosion.
President B. ]. Van Vechten of the
bank, with the cashier, H. c. Hall, and
Clark Moser and Wallace Forbes, two
La lara men, started after the robbers
when the safe-blowing job was dis.
covered. They were in an automobile
and found the trail where the robbers
had left the road two miles from Ala
mosa.
The horse had been unhitched and
driven off. The wheels had been taken
from the buggy, which was lowered
in the sagebrush so that it was in.
visible from the road.
Mr.. Van Vechten drove to Alamosa.
where a posse was organized This
posse found two men hidden in a
flume near the buggy.
The men offered no resistance and
were taken to Alamosa. They refused
to give their names. Other posses
were organized and sent toward Taos
and other New Mexico towns.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-16

AbOOI IHE WAX
British casualties reported since
Oct. l are more than 21,0O0.
Bulgaria has definitely thrown in
her lot with Germany, Austria and
Turkey
The British steamer Halizones of
1903 tons gross has been sunk. Her
crew was saved.
The British steamer Thorpwood
3,lS4 tons gross, has been sunk. There
was no loss of life
Three-quarters of the city of Bel.
grade has been destroyed by 5000
Austro-German shells.
Coincidently with Bulgaria's attack
The British government sent the Bel
gian minister at London his pass
ports.
Two Russian torpedo boats have de-
stroyed nineteen Turkish sailing ships
off the Anatolian coast in week, the
Russian admiralty announced at
London.
Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, was
attacked and taken by a German-Aus-
trian force estimated at 10000. Off
cial announcement of the fall of Bel
grade was made at Berlin.
Rumania will join the allies actively
and will make war on the Austro- Ger
man forces, choosing her own time to
strike the blow, Premier Bratiano has
informed the Italian government.
Russian forces have pierced the
Austro-German lines on the Stripa
river. They have already taken pris-
oner more than 1000 men and sixty
officers and have captured four guns
and ten rapid firers.
Pope Benedict has been successful,
the Paris Matin declares, in his eff
torts to obtain from belligerent gov
ernments pledge that prisoners of
war will be permitted TO abstain from
work on Sundays
WESTERN
Cabaret performances in Mime
apolis cafes will be prohibited after
Nov ]
The fourth annual meeting of the
Kansas Irrigation Congress was held
at Garden City.
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., who re-
turned to New York from his trip to
Colorado, denied a report that his
father had given him a $34 900 900 in
terest in the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company.
After twenty-six hours of searching,
the body of Lieut.. Walter r. Talia-
ferro, the army aviator, who fell to
his death, was located in San Diego
bay by divers from the United States
steamship San Diego.
Closing saloons in Chicago on Sun
day for the first time in forty-four
years resulted in the day passing with
the lowest crime record known to the
police department, Chief of Police
Healy announced.
After locking C. e. Greising, assis-
tant cashier of the Wilson Creek,
Wash, State bank, in the vault and
carrying away all the cash in sight, a
lone robber was pursued and killed by
citizens posse in fight.
James ]. Hill, directing force in the
Hill system of railroads, is planning
TO lend great sums of money to the
farmers along the route of the Bur
lington lines in Colorado and Nebras-
ka to stimulate the raising of live
stock. particularly in the non.irri-
gated districts.
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway, known
as the mother of woman suffrage in
Oregon" died at Portland. aged 81.
A license to marry his stepmother,
Mrs. Laura e. Thomas, was denied to
Albert e. Thomas of Coatesville, Pa.
Armenian massacres in Asiatic Tur-
key have been renewed with yigor
since Bulgaria's entrance into the war
as Turkeys ally.
Recopnition of the Carranza povern
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-16
Medical Bill to Be Referred.

Denver.-The medical practice bill
passed by the last Legislature will be
placed on the ballot at the next cleo
tion for a referendum vote as a re-
suit of a decision by District Judge
Butler. Holding that Secretary of
State Ramer erred when he accepted
protest against the petitions for a
referendum vote on the bill, Judge
Butler struck the protest and over
ruled his findings. The matter
reached Judge Butler on an appeal
from the secretary's ruling.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-16
Hannah Ranchman Hurt.

Grand Junction.-A collision be
tween street car and an automobile
belonging to Walter Farmer, q
wealthy Hannah Creek cattleman, re
suited in the injuring of Mr.. Farmer
and the demolishing of his car.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-10-16
Two Arrested for Forqeries.

Milliken.-Charles Robb of Freder-
ick is under arrest on the charge of
passing a forged check for s25. He
was returned to Frederick for prose-
cution. Elias Baco of Hando, N. NJ,
is charged with passing a bogus
check on a saloon man here and was
arrested shortly after