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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-18

But here. too. there was inefficiency-
inefticiency that had been cultivated
and tended. like a plant, by politics
through the Needless years In the
srmories there were no reserve sup
plies of weapons or ammunition for
the volunteers who came to ofYer their
services Although the United States
government had given the states
enough money annually for many
years back TO equip them to full war
strength. and although the militia no.
where had maintained even one-half of
that strength. there were no reserves
of blankets, of uniforms, of tents, Of
cots. Doctors who offered their services
found that there no place for
them. because there were no ambul-
ances. no field hospitals. no surgical
Instruments. no aneaesthetics and no
medicine. There had not been enough
for the troops that took the field,
I. Strength Of Massachusetts Volunteer Mill
ta 1914. IS per returns of inspecting ofncers,
6,S6o HAA, ~ odicsrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-18

\uddenLy, into the naked
Sbdck Of the defence5 poured
fire and steel that hammered and
beat and tore through them Under
It, throu8h flame and smoke and
Niq5 dirt. appeared 16ini4} rows
Of bdyonets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-18
CHAPTER Nv.

a EMORED, with the bright col
IN ors of the enemy on their
ON underbodies the aeroplanes
= from the enemy fleet flew low.
The Washington times., 1915-07-25
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
By LOUIS A. DOUoHER.

DETROIT July 26Be prepared for
this season. Unless all signs fail Brooklyn Philadelphia
land the final honor of meeting the
most OF the country is roofing for either to
lhe Giants and Cubs had National
nants for Last the Boston
bnao and considered favtes for 1915
Phiies each struggling for the glories Brooklyn
balanced ball club much like the 1914
hitting alone stands In the box the
though superatively Sherrod Smith
ground nohnes the Superbas which one
of the tghest staged by the old league.
The Phs sow-footed aggregation backing IN
spectacular pitching Alexander easily the class
mound comparable Walter Johnson been
steady winner for Moran team all Not
the BREATH the other Phy pitchers enough
something especially when backed
the clcuing history
Niehof Byne and Cravah form horse
hit with the weight particularly when hits
thirteen home mostly with ahead shows his
There's telling where the flag
land barring other cities league
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The Washington times., 1915-07-25
WILLIAMS IS STILL
CHAMPION; TAYLOR
lis POOR OPPONENT
BY KIRK c. MILLER.

Kid williams. who seems to be bet
ter known among his intimates In Bal
tiniore as Dutch" and Jimmy Taylor.
of New York. went through all OF the
motions Of fifteen-round bantam
weight championship fight yesterday at
Terrapin Park, Baltimore. When the
gong sounded at the end Of that time.
Taylor was q .worn-out Young man. his
rushed to raise his arm In victory. 50,
williams retains his title. and he will
continue to do 80 until Sammy Harris,
his manager, can find q better; opponent
for him than the Gotham youth OF eight
cen summers proved to be.
Besides williams and Taylor. and ABE
ullman. the reserse. there were 1000
with paraphernalia present.
But one round Of the fifteen can really
be said to have been tnythihg like
even. It was the fifth. when Taylor
stood up and fought like man. display.
Ing some signs Of aggressiveness, but
the rest Of the route he was busy cover
ing up and protecting. his face, which
was crirnsoned ~ early a. the second
Williams led the scrap from the very
first dong OF the bell He early as
serted his pluckiness by taking a series
Of clean punches at Taylor's upper
body, and after the NTH session he re.
ceived little in return. At the end Of
fifteen rounds Taylor ", could scarce!y ray
nothing short Of q punching bag for the
active little Williams. who fought and
pecked away at his unworthy opponent
like a game cock.
From the nfth out. the 1000 were i'm.
The Washington times., 1915-07-25
Kah0e Instructed to Find THO
InfIelders for Gri1fffiith'S Club

Despite threatening weather. yester-
days double-h header drew out H.19e
fans. Today half that many more fans
are expected to be inside the park when
the bell rings. Frank Navin is making
money by having his club up In the
race this season.
Manager Griffith is rather peeved
over the erroneous report sent back to
suspended and would be sent to the
minors, but the young pitcher himself
laughs at the story. 1t is we'll known
that waivers could not be obtained on
himself Of the Richmond lad. The sus-
pension yarn was killed yesterday when
Griff sent Boehling in against the
Tigers for a victory.
Though that Cleveland trade story Is
quiescent just now. it is expected to
Underground information has IT that
Cleveland wants George Mcbride to
manage the Indians in 1916 and is will
ing to part with Ray Chapman and
satisfied with their present berths. 1t
Is said, though. that Mcbride wants
time to consider any deal sending him
to Cleveland as manager, and that MS
attitude Is holding up the deal 1t Is
possible that Mcbride will decide to go
to Cleveland in 1916, and then the deal
may 60 through. bringing Jackson and
Chapman to Washington.
Ainsmith was displaced in the second
game yesterday by John Henry In the
smith made bad peg to second and
was helpless at the bat, twice rolling
weakly to Young. 1t Is doubtful II he
will be Johnson's side partner any
more this season while Henry Is in
shape to play ball.
Closing a second tour of the American
League circuit. the task OF solving base
balls trouble continues as hard as ever.
Why don't the fans turn out? That's
answer remains hidden. Talking with
men In all walks Of life, the muddle be-
comes all the more pronounced. In one
place the Feds are blamed. usually
the weather is blamed. In another. alb.
sence of work has reduced the fans
money for pleasure. In another the wal
has attracted the fans attention. and
they have forgotten baseball seekins
ing off in attendance, the writer in
quired everywhere he went and the re-
suits are tabulated here. You may take
them for what they are worth. Here
WAsHINGTON-Hard times, fail
ure of the Griffmen to live up to win
ter predictions, unpopularity of the
club for a thousand reasons.
PHILADELPHIA-To many cham
pionships; sale of Eddie Collins; re-
leases of Bender. Plank ard Coombs,
failure to obtain Frank Baker, un-
popularity of Connie Mack's club
following worlds series lack of
tickets for the fans: the war too
much legal wrangling.
NEW YORK-The war, too much
court squabbling. hard times.
| CHICAGO-Hard times especially
In the stockyards; the Feds and
their court fights. the war.
| ST. LOUIS-Failure of the Browns,
unpopularity of Branch Hickey and
his methods on and off the field. the
war, the great fight of the Cardinals
and the Sloufeds: hard times.
| CLEVELAND-Bad weather. weak
ness OF the Indians. club dissensions,
as. shown by the dismissal Of Bir-
! mingham; hard times.
The Washington times., 1915-07-25
Washington Canoe
Club Wins Regatta

Washington Canoe Club won its own
regatta by scoring 81 points in the
events on the upper Potomac yesterday.
Potomac Boat Club was second With Il
5 points. Raccar and ! roquois each
scored 1. and Maryland Swimming Club
Summaries:
Rammon. washington Canoe Club; sec
shird. saS; "a i: Z ' X. Constantine. T ifoquoi!
Canoe Club.
WssSss,sn SsSs snse:%en c.ns. sEus SE J. A. .saons aS
Charles Wirts, Maryland Swimming
Club; third, H. F. Almon. Washington
Canoe Club.
Taii-end race-won by D. A; DeLash.
NUT Hesse SnsSs .nos cuS
third. H. NJ. Rivero, Potomac Boat
Clup.
Championship doubles-won by c. H
Wagner and H. T. Knight, Washington
e. c. Craighead. Washington Canoe
Club third, Frank Smith and F. T.
chamberlain. Potomac Boat Club.
Novice doubles-Dead heat between II
ton Canoe Club, and Joseph Davis and
B. G. Heidenreich. Raccar Canoe Club
third. Earl knight and T, Binsley
Spss Canoe sKub sK p .scond s An''fk
Rutherford, Washington Canoe Club
third. H. NJ. Rivero. Potomac Boat
Club
Club fours-won by 'Wsshingtor
Canoe Club A (R. o. Eliason. =. B
Ansley. c. H. Wagner and H. T
knight; second, Washington Canoe
Club b u. NJ. Cults. J. A; Huff. I
Zirpel and F. c. craigheaG; third
Washington Canoe Club (R. v. Rouse
Karl. knight. Harry Aimon and T
Bingley).
Fitting contest-Won by F. c. Cham
berlain and Frank Smith, Potomac Boa
Club; second, +. o. Eliason and e. B
Ansley, Washington Canoe Club; third
H. T. knight and c. II. Wagner, Wash
ington Canoe Club.
Mixed doubles-Won by Miss Mae d.
Shields and Frank Chamberlain: second
Miss Florence Martin and r. o. Ella
son; third. Miss Leonard and d. A. d.
Lashmutt,
Hurry scurry-Won by Percy Gibson
Analostan; second. E. b. Ansley. Wash
ington Canoe Club; third, H. F. Almon
Washington Canoe Club.
The Washington times., 1915-07-25

pressed with che fact that 1t was ray.
Tors one ambition to stay the limit, but
the sticking cost him one Of the worst
lacings the human body could with
stand. Hc was first dropped Ia the NTH
Tor two counts, and when he rose Uil.
and thereafter he fought with caution.
IT Ia doubtful II the New Yorker led
hslf q dozen times during the last ten
rounds. He allowed the champion to
set the pace, and for the most part
failed to counter. When williams be-
came dangerous, Taylor clinched when
possible or else submitted his face and
Wfi,. TSHX TO. 70 ZONE 5ome awful caressins from
In the thirteenth. Taylor opened up
momentarily. and Williams landed
severe right to the jaw, dropping him
Tor nine counts. For the remainder OF
that round and throughout the four
seenth and fifteenth, Taylor was
While Taylor had few hackers who
thought he would win, he was picked
BY some to stay the limit, and much
money changed hands to this effect,
What 1t takes to deliver q good beating
et l1s pounds williams has got; what It
taxes to be the subject Of the same,
ifyiSr En ls an broken out with.
ed better than to take on athletes who
have as much as fourteen or fifteen
pounds on hin In weight The Kid was
putting up 2 good scrap through, the
second round Of his scheduled six.round
anatr With Young Kelley, Of Baltimore.
but IN the third he was dropped for the
has always been overambitious "a Sef
chance, and he got his lesson yester-
The Washington times., 1915-07-25

twirler and drove a double to the left
field corner. scoring Boehling and Noel
Ter. While Gandil was being thrown
out by Young. Milan came across with
the fifth tally for the inning.
Oldham was driven from the mound
In the sixth when the Griffs grabbed
two more runs. Boehling opened with
single and advanced a corner on a
balk. After Moeller had died. Foster
tripled to right center. scoring Bochl-
Ing. Hank Shanks' drive to center
scored Foster.
Steen pitched the seventh inning and
Bernie Boland completed the contest,
each escaping being scored upon. Gandii
poked a slashing single Off Steen and
a double of Boland, but nobody rushed
to his assistance.
Crawford singled in the second, went
up on a balk. reached third on Veach' 8
single and scored when Burns hit into
double play. Connolly's error gave
kavanaugh. hitting for Oldham In the
sixth. a life and he went all the way
around on Wits triple to right center.
Witt tailed on Cobb's sacrifice fly to
Shanks.
Veach opened the ninth with a double
to left and walked in when Burns lifted
the ball over the left field fence. The
next three were soft for the Richmond
Smiler.
The Washington times., 1915-07-25
CUMMINGS MATCHED
WITH YOUNG THOMAS
Semi.Wind-up for Ardmore Bill
of Tuesday Night Is An.
nounced by Manager.

Johnny Cummings. the lad who
knocked cut Kid Jester In the third
round Of their scheduled six-round
match in = preliminary to the VII
liams-Taylor battle at Baltimore yes
terday. will meet Young Thomas over
q similar route in the semi-windup Of
the Tommy Lowe-Willie Houek match
at Ardmore next Tuesday night.
Young Thomas has been ready to meet
some suitable opponent since his last
appearance here. but not until Manager
LaFontaine saw the cleverness Of Cum
minRs at Baltimore yesterday could he
come to a decision as to Just who he
should match the Washington boy with.
Thomas has been training at loves
gymna sium for more than q month. and
Lowe himself pronounces the boy IN the
best condition he has ever Seen him.
Cummings should mike Thomas
hustle" said Lowe. after his trip to
Baltimore. and their fight should at
tract q great many lovers OF fast
bout"
Cummings' style Is fast. a. 10 Thomas,
and this match win be watched closely
BY admirers Of Thomas. Us we'll as the
WashinGtonians who saw Cumminss
work yesterday.
Lowe worked out this morning. and
had scheduled Q couple Of hours Of road
work for himself this afternoon. He 10
already down to weight.
The Washington times., 1915-07-25
Second Baseman and First
Baseman Needed Badly
by Washington Team.
BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

DETROIT, Mich, July 25.-Mike
Kahoe, the Griffmen's prize scout,
has been told to keep an eye out for
likely looking first baseman as
we'll as a second sacker and out
fielders. 1t is possible that young
Charity, Joe Cantillon's promising
young backstop, may be tried out at
frat base next spring. The Min
neapolis catcher is young and faster
on his feet than Ray Schalk, the
White Sox star receiver. He is hit
ting around 1925 for the Millers and
may be able to hit 300 in the big
show.
Gandil's weak knee is believed to
be bothering his work at the bat and
| it certainly interferes with his work
in the field. His light sticking this
season has set the Old Fox to think,
ing and on this account he has told
Kahoe to keep an eye out for a
promising first baseman for 1916:
Kahoe has reported to Manager GrI-
nth here. but he brings tales OF Searrrvs IVY
| that all the good players are already
| the property of various major league
| clubs. However. he is believed to nave
recommended at least Iour SouiisstSi
| for the coming draft Whether the Ma
tionals intend to purchase any minor
iraeue star Is not known, but the
chances are that drafts will be put in
! for most Of them.
The Griffmen leave for home tonight
md expect to arrive In the Capitol to-
morrow before noon. If possible, they
will make flying leap from the park
| to the station. Arrangements have been
made to hold the train while that they
may catch 1t. Thus far on the trip they
: have won thirteen and lost seventeen
games. which Is considered very good.
| But for the wholesale slaughter at the
hands of the Red Sox, the Griffmen
would he going home with a most re-
! spectable average on the trip around
: the circuit The five victories in Cleve-
is an off day for the Griffmen. but on
J Tuesday they open three-day series
| with the Cleveland club at Georgia
| avenue The Brownies follow the In
| dians for four games and that week
| should assist the Griffs in their climb
| above the Yankees.
Manager Griffith still counts on having
| Ray Morgan play second base for his
team He has been told that Foster is
a better man and that he should spend
his energies seeking a capable third
| baseman Third -sackers are usually
more easily found than second. basemen
but Manager Griffith believes that Eos.
ter should go back to third and some
new man be obtained to play second
| in time to play ball this season. he will
| be- placed on second base. However
tho Old Fox has decided that ne need.
q new second-sacker and will very
likely have two or three on trial next
spring.
The Washington times., 1915-07-25

ried the day. and after a while the
members In general found the thrills of
the game SO greatly increased by the
to full bloodedness that they presented
the champion Of the change with a cup.
At the same time, It is possible to
spoil course by OVERRIDING the element
Of difficulty; Myopia has appealed to
that there are too many bunkers; the
trouble is that the hole 10 cut too near
TO the hazards guarding the green. with
the result that q sensible player resigns
to try and put an approach close to the
pin. l gathered when I was at Myopia
that this plan OF cutting the hole close
to the bunkers was followed consist
emily.
There Is a happy medium in these
matters: difficulties that call for the
exercise of perfect judgment are splen.
did. bnt 1t seems to me to be bad tr
discourage boldness. I could never wori
up mite Of affection Tor a hole OF the
style OF the sixth at Myopia. When one
on kind Of earth pimple, one knows
at the outset that 1t will be largely q
matter Of luck whether the ball stop,
The principle OF cutting the holes c,os,
to bunkers was tried at st. Andrews
in Scotland. on the occasion of the Brit
ish open championship OF 1905. and wal
roundly condemned by practically all o.
the competitors. The ground was yer,
hard, so that the player had eithe
to steer a course wide OF the hole ts M
tho hazard) and trust to running W
with the next shot to within holing dis
tance. or else get into the hazard ant
hope to put the recovery shot close I,
the hole. James Braid won that cham
pionship. and l think he owed his sue
cess In a considerable measure to hi
ability at extricating himself from trou
BILE. He Is a truly wonderful man II
bunkers: I am not sure that know
anybody quite like him. His Erea
portant asset In this connection; It en-
The Washington times., 1915-07-25
Thirteen Wins and Seven
teen Losses Have Been
Recorded on Trip.
DETROIT Bad weather, harA
times.
BOSTON - Bad weather, hard
times. unpopularity OF certain play.

DETROIT - Bad weather. hard
BOSTON - Bad weather, hard
times. unpopularity of certain play
ers.
II you can come to any decision IN
the matter after looking over these va
cities in the American 1.eague. you de.
serve large chocolate cake. The only
reasons that seem general are hard
times and legal squabbling. Local
troubles. as in Cleveland. Philadelphia,
and Washington. have had their effect
In lessening the attendance. The wealth
e. has been particularly important In
Cle' Gland and Boston. Looking over all
these various reasons. the case of the
Times viii be better. The war must
end. according to all the experts, with
IN a year or SO. The weather is not
always inclement. Court squabhles will
remedied. no matter how direful they
may be. Perhaps Al hi will cease his
vanorings in Washington next winter
perhaps. The Athletics may not win a
Hickey, together with his Frat League
Louis All these M thinss se are ne0n not IN onIy q,
possible: pos but probable. So let's look up
nut not oo%n sS.n;r,i snseoali Is not going to die
enough. All the fans need /. patiene. sa'
The sun will yet shine again on our
national pastime.
Last week the grand circuit races a,
North Randall offered serious cometi-
| ton to baseball at the Indians park
However this GENES but once a year
and. were all things running normally
In the Forest City. Charlie Somers
| would not have 10 worry over much. But
| when his treasury is so low that all but
| half dozen or SO park attaches have
been released. the racing interferes con.
| siderably: They used to have an an.
| nouneer IN Cleveland who received s32t
cars and received his days paw fol
bowling names at the bali park
| He has gone to let a cheaper man dc
the bowling. There are not enough mer
employed to drag the canvas coverine
upon the field when 1t rains. That
| trained gang, once the boast of Secre.
tary Blackwood, has been smashed tc
flinders. and now q couple of huskiei
bring out pocket handkerchiefs for the
| plate and the box. Hard luck stalks a,
League Park these days.
| Earl Hamilton Is no longer the grea
pitcher he was before he got mixed uI
been out Of the game this year wheI
| most needed as the result OF a moto
car accident. though ne was not 10,
riding Ray Morgan. according to Griff
has lost his team a change for the pen
nant because of Joy ride. When will
along these lines? A ball player unwill
ing to follow safe and sane lines durin,
the short summer Of his employment
should he barred from the game. He 1
detrlment to his club and a nuisanc
to its followera
The Washington times., 1915-07-25

There Is no regulation as to the mum
ber or nature Of the obstacles that shall
figure on a course. There Ia no law -
tc the length or breadth of the course.
There Is no restriction as to the kind of
ball that shall be used: and a great deal
Of license ia allowed as resaxds the form
OF clubs that shall be employed for hit
ting the ball There Is no other game
sc utterly lacking In what we may tern
tie Standardization of the skill test. and
the consequence Ii that the character OF
the game varies enormously In different
places.
For the greater part. 1t is too easy, ]
think. in America. During recent years.
the tendency in Britain has been to
make It too hard; that Is to say, to
introduce so many pitfalls and tricky
putting greens as to plnce luck at a
premium. Lest the reader should be
grumbler. let me add that theVe are
plenty Of fine courses in either coSntry:
the danger Of the others is that they
msy be regarded as me deIs by new
comers to ths pasttme and. ti,eer those
the true beauties OF golf.
Seattle occurs to me at the moment
as type Of MANY American links. II
could be made splendid but at present
test. Or perhaps l ought ~ sav that
such was the impression which I formed
OF II two years ago: whether II has been
altered in the interim I do not know
1t has every desirable attribute OF
nature: It's general appea rance puts me
very much In mind OF Sunnir edale. one
Of the most famous o. English inland
courses Pr~parlv bunkered, It would
have few superiors.
That the members Of a club Nike their
course to possess all reasonable diff
culties has been shown in the case OF
Ravisloe. When I was la.t there was
told that for considera BILE time spirit.
ed protests were MADE against a scheme
for adding to the trials Of a green which
boasted very little character. At length
a particularly persevering official car.