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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-24
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

There are reasons for believing that
better showing on the trip which opens
in Detroit tomorrow than they did on
their former invasion of the west. The
reason for this lies in the fact that the
team has demonstrated more hitting
I power of late than it could boast Of
at any previous period. What is more
the pitching has been more alright
! than formerly. johnson, Boehlins.
Harper and Gallia now are at their
best. and If the team will hit as timely
as it did at hoem there is no good rea-
son why it should not be able to win
a lot of games.
Tho first five clubs are decidedly
close together just now, and there are
apt to be material changes in the
standing by the time the western trip
Is at an end. Manager Griffith is con-
ddent his team will perform better
, than it did last month. when it lost
the road.
Despite the fact that the Yankees are
deprived of many of their most capable
players the team has not lost the
ground its rivals expected. Bill Dono-
van has proved himself a most re-
sourceful manager. He has handled the
team splendidly under the most dis
ceuraging conditions. and the chances
are he will remain in the fight right
down to the finish, though he may find
1t hard matter to go along on the
coming trip and hold his own with the
patched-up aggregation which he will
have for several weeks
But Donovan has shown his critics that
he Is capable manager. There was a
time when some of the scribes in Gotham
wanted to blame every defeat on
should have done. That sort of
policy might have been needed by
that portion of the patronage which does
not know the game and its uncertainties.
fans learned long since that Donovan is
capable and realized that he has done
wonders with the team he is leading.
ers. but there are those who doubt
whether the team will be able to repeat
and again be in the world series. Last
year the team went to the front long be-
fore this and was not bothered by the
kind Of opposition that 1t now encounters,
weaker than they are today, and 1t was
easier at that time for a team Of the
caliber Of the Red Sox,. with all things
breaking their way. to win. Now 1t is
different. They Toasted on the Griffmen,
for instance. during the last campaign.
but have found the going much harder
since the present season opened. and
have only slight shade on the locals.
who are slated to play them a series of
three games when their western trip
ends and they make a jump from ST
Louis to the Hub. II Griffith's pitching
staH is in the form it has shown recently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-24
HOLY NAME APPARENT VICTOR
IN CATHOLIC CHURCH LEAGUE
Seems to Have Championship Almost Within
It's Grasp-Games Played by In
dependent Mines.

ish. The Marines took the contest by a
score of IL to 2. The Marines hit the
ball consistently. the inability of the
Hyattsville twirlers to hold the Sol
the main reason for the one-sided score.
Grant, besides doing splendid duty on
the slab. met the offerings of opposing
hurlers for a triple and single. Over
tons fielding was good for the Marines
and Darnall caught very creditable
game for Hyattsville.
Eddie Tomlin, who last spring did
some hurting for the Eastern High
nine that was good enough to land it
at the top of the standing in the High
School League. was no small factor In
the showing of the Rex club against
the w, B. and A. aggregation. Tomlin
the batters of the opposing team well
at bay. He famed nine and allowed
only five safeties.
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Braves Beat Cardinals.

ST. LOUIS. July 24.-Rudolph had
the better of a pitchers battle with
Steele, and Boston took the last game
of the series from ST. Louis here yes
terday. to 1.
Steele allowed the winning run in
the eighth. when he weakened after
two were out and was hit for a triple,
double and a single.
The locals scored in the first. when
Bescher singled. advanced to second on
Rcc.'s out. took third on Longs single
and scored on Miller's sacrifice fly. The
score:
Rostnn. ......... o I o o %
ST. Louis. ....... o O o o o 0-1
Two nase missionaries. Beck, Magee. Three
base hit-Snodgrass Home run-Wilhoit.
Stolen bases-Whoit. Long. Konetchy. Sacri-
fee hit-Rudolph. Sacrifice fies-Miller. Ko-
netchy. Double play-Betzell to Hornsby to NIL
Ter. Left on bases-Boston, 5: St Louis. I.
First base error-Boston. Bases balls
on Rudolph. .: OF Steele. 4. Hits and earned
runs-Of Rudolph, hits and run in nine in
nings; OF Steele. hits and 2 runs in nine in
nings. Struck out-By Rudolph. 2; by Steele, 1.
Umpircs-Messrs. Harrison and Rigler Time
Of game hour and So minutes.
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linen Ope Second Series West onorrow With the Detroit ge
American League Games.
White Sex Tame Tigers.

DETROIT. July 24.-Chicago defeated
Detroit IL to 9. yesterday in the widest.
weirdest game played here in a decade.
Chicago made twenty hits and used five
twirlers. The Tigers obtained fifteen safe
drives. but had four pitchers battered.
Ness was the star slugger, with two sin
giles. two doubles and a triple in six
times at bat.
The teams. arriving from the east this
afternoon, reached the ball park an hour
late and then battled for two hours and
forty-seven minutes under broiling sun.
Close decisions were numerous: there
was much wrangling: Manager Jennings
was put of the field for disputing de-
cision. and at the close Of the game Um-
pire Nallin narrowly escaped being mob
bed.
with two out in the ninth and two
men on bases, Bush sent UP high foul.
Schalk crashed against the stand, caught
the ball. doubled up and then regained
putout. and thousands Of persons swarm
ed on the diamond Nallin was escorted
to the clubhouse by Detroit and Chicago
players.
Cobb was not able to play. A torn
finger, sustained in Boston, was response
BILE.
The White Sox scored their winning
runs in the eighth inning on successive
hits by Collins, jackson, Ness and Felsch.
Score:
6 6stfsls. : -. SIS sSd Gid6lss
Two-base hits-Ness (2). Heilmann, Kava-
nagh. yeach. Mckee. Threebase hits-Schalk
| t2J. Ness. Wit. Dauss. Stolen base-Weaver.
| Sacrifice hits-Cico:te. Liebold. Sacrifice Giles
Bush. Felsch. Double play-schalk to Weaver
| to Ness. Left bascs-Chicngo. II; Detroit.
| 10. First base errors-Detroit 2: Bases
struck out-By Williams, /; by Dauss, /: by
| wolfgang. 1: by Russell. 2. Hit by pitcher
/ BY Daass Gerry. Hits and earned runs
OFF Williams. and in three innings; on Dan
forth, and ., in two-thirds inning; OF Cicotte.
| none and none in one-third innings; off Wolf
| OF Russell. and none. in one and one-third In.
nings; OF Boland. 9 and 2, In two innings; OF
| Cunningham, and 1. in one and two-thirds in
| tnone OUT; of Dauss, and 4. in i've and one
| third innings. Umpires-Messrs. Nallin and d.
neen. Time Of game-2 hours and Al minutes.
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Hyattsville Easy for Marines.

The Hyattsville base ball team
proved no match for the fast United
States Marine Corps nine at Hyatts-
vile yesterday and was beaten, IL to
2, in an uninteresting seven-inning
game. Grant, pitching for the Marines.
did not allow a hit or a run until the
last inning, when the locals found him
for two safeties and as many runs.
The winners played errorless hall.
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Toe Wood Ready to Pitch.

BOSTON, July 24.-Joe Wood, the
former mainstay of the Red Sox. whose
pitching arm has kept him out of the
game all season. viii join the team
soon, according to a letter received by
President Lannin last night. Wood
wrote from his summer home. at Park.
Glenn. Pa. that his arm is in good
condition, and that he will be ready for
his regular turn in the box soon. No
intimation was given at club headquar-
ters as to whether Wood had accepted
the terms which he is reported to have
rejected when the season opened.
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MISUNDERSTANDING LIST.
Big Fields to Start in Detroit Grand
Circuit Races,

DETROIT. Mich. July PA record
breaking field of horses has been en-
tered in the grand circuit race meet
ing which Is to open at the Detroit
fair grounds this afternoon. Many of
the old favorites are again to battle
around the mile track for purses rang
ing from 81 1000 to $4,000.
The card for today Is composed of
races named in honor of Detroit clubs.
The 2:10 trot and 2:18 trot are Country
Club events, while the 2:17 pace has
been christened the Detroit Athletic
Club purse.
The classic NJ. and NJ purse for 208
trotters will be run Wednesday. The
purse is worth $4,000. The Board of
Commerce stake of $1,000 is on Tues
days program.
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Browns Trim Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. July 24.-st. Louis de-
feated Cleveland yesterday. to 2, in ten
innings, Shotton scoring the winning run
on his single, Austin's sacrifice and Mil
ler's single.
Klepfer then replaced Gould. He hit
Sisler and made a wild pitch. after which
Pratt singled. scoring Miller an Sisler.
Groom and Weilman were effective for
ST. Louis. Score:
ST. Louis. .O 1 o o 0 3-5
Cleveland. 40 o 0 0 0 0 %
Two-base hits-Grnney. sisler ca. :. Stolen
Observation-Disclosures Chapman, Sisler, Marsans.
Borton. Sacrifice hits-Howard. Austin. Double
plays-Howard. Gandil and Chapman; Graney
and Chapman. Left on bases-Cleveland, 8; st.
Louis. 8. Bases on balls-on Gould: 5; of
Groom, 8. Hits and earned runs-0n Gould,
8 hits and 3 runs in nine and one-third innings;
Oft Klepfer, hit and runs. in two,thirds In
ming: of Groom, hits and runs. in six In
nings; on Weilnnan. hits and no runs in four
innings s., Hit by Ritchsr e,;s KEEPER isis
2: by Weiiman. 2. Wild giteh-.Klepfer: UNI:
game hours and IS MINUTES.
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a Soou mhlo prayer WILL Qe-
liver a very hard ball on service
and then try to reach the net 80
that he can meet the returns Of the
opponent in mid-air. A fine player
seldom lets ball by him If he
succeeds in taking a position at
the net, he can command the
whole width Of the court and run
into the back court If the oppo-
nent lobs ball high over his
head. This Is the mans game OF
tennis.
To play at the net requires ex-
traordinary speed and lonS
reach; 1t is no use to attempt to
play this volley game, unless one
Is able to return every fairly low
ball and to run back for high lobs.
No girl can cover the court from
the net position as completely as
she can II she stands back at the
base line.
The very hard serve takes
great strength and Is most ex-
hausting. If service aces were
scored by the hard ball it would
be different matter but. as 1t is,
the girl will only wear herself out
trying to score aces that she sci
dom makes.
l am stronger than the aver
age girl and I could play a mans
game II any girl could-but / do
not find it worth while
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0'D0NNELL WILL RECOVER.
Auto Driver Resting Comfortably
in HcspitaI.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July 24.-Edd:e
O'Donnell, the automobile driver injured
on the local Speedway Saturday. when
his machine crashed through fence.
was resting easily yesterday and his
physicians believed he would be out in a
few days.
O'Donnell is suffering from a compound
fracture of the left arm and severe cuts
on the head. His skull was not fractured.
as first believed
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Active Support by Sweden.
PRAISED FOR SAVING LIFE.
Keeper Of Salisbury Beach, Mass,
Coast Guard Station Commended.

A letter of commentator has been
sent Keeper Willard A. Charles of the
Salisbury Beach coast guard station. at
Salisbury. Mass. for saving the life
of George Cunningham at Salisbury
Beach. Word was sent the station
that man was drowning in the
breakers mile away. Keeper Charles
ran the entire distance at his best
speed and without stop of moment
plenged into the ocean and swan to
the young man. Though much ex-
hausted from his hard run, he succeed
ed in keeping the young man afioat
until aid came and he was carried
ashore. apparently lifeless. Keeper
Charles worked on him and finally
brought him around and saved his life.
For his good work the Treasury De-
partment commends him highly.
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Mertz & Merit Co., Inc.
9O6 F Street

and the two defeated Beckett and T. J.
W. Brown. 5-4. in a well played match.
The best ball of the winning pair was
~ for the round, and. as Beckett re
marked, their team work was excel
lent. When one did not play well on
one hole the other was always there
putting for three. Burgess medal
score was 70. Beckett was so and Beat
tie so, and Brown was not in quite
such good form. as he took Sc. Beck
ett's thumb. which he injured two
weeks ago. has not entirely recovered
and he found that this interfered in
a degree with his iron shots.
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Umpire Injured by Thrown Bottle.

TOLEDO. Ohio. July 24.-Umpire
George Johnson. twenty-five years old
officiating as plate umpire in the first
game with st Paul here yesterday. was
hit by a bottle thrown from the stands
and rendered unconscious. The bottle
struck him on the back of the head
and johnson was carried of the field
He was still unconscious when taken
TO q hospital. but revived under treat
ment. Several stitches were necessary
to close the wound. Three arrests were
made.
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Minors Release Cuban.

SCRANTON. July 24.-Manager Bill
Coughlin of the Scranton club an
nounced that he has released Almeida,
the Cuban infielder, who has been play
Ing second base. Festus Higgins. the
pitcher who quit the game recently,
has Tejoined the club.
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pitchers being the jinx Of the Chicago
White So1, but it might appear from
recent experiences, particularly with
Boston, that the Cubs also don't dote
on left-handers.
The interesting news comes from
Norfolk. va. that Ted Sullivan, acting
a scout for the White Sox. has pur-
chased Pitcher Maurice Craft and
Third Raseman Ed Sickeng from Nor
folk Both are youngsters, just break
ing In.
Connie Mack's best bet from the col
leges, Lawson Witt. Is unfortunate
His bruised finger refuses to heal, and
IL doesn't seem he will be himself again
all season. However. he can absorb
lot of info on the bench while nursing
the digit.
Billy Lane seems to have the faculty
of beating out all Corners for his job
with Oakland. Luther Cook is the lat
est The ex-Yankee was supposed to
chase Lane off the map. but has proved
a good deal of disappointment. while
lane is going better than ever.
Los Angeles writer declares that
Truck Hannah is the best looking bet
in the Coast League for advancement
=
been prominently mentioned in the list
IF candidates for honors in the big
show.
The story at Chattanooga is that Kid
Elberfeld recently was presented a
contract as manager for next year.
with the figures to be filled in and that
Elberfeld was told to fix his own price.
The Kid evidently has a pretty good
club to work for-or the press agent
is working overtime.
Having tried Ollie O'Mara and Ivan
Olsen at short and the results not be-
ing satisfactory for one reason or an
other. Brooklyn now ia using Gus GetZ.
It's an old adage that no ball team can
win a pennant unless strong at short
STOP and the Dodgers seem to be lack
ing.
1t is not to be overlooked that the
much maligned Grover Lowdermilk
pitched and won one of the games Of
the series that the Indians took from
the Yankees. 1t was the second game
of the double header Of July IL and
Grover. though he gave seven bases
on balls. was always there in the pinch
and won handily. Lee Foil 10 the man
to make a pitcher out Of Lowdermilk
and here's a bet Of good hat that the
Odin miner will win more games for
Cleveland from now on than he loses.
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Harry Smith Resigns.

WHEELING, W. Va, July 24.-Harry
Smith has resigned as manager of the
Wheeling Central Club, it became known
here yesterday. It is said he will join
the Columbus American Association
team.
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Some Pitching Phenom.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 24.-Earnest
Vol, a young amateur pitcher, in a
ninc-inning game here yesterday
struck out twenty-one men and Gid not
allow a hit or a base on balls.
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british TRADERS FEAR
EFFECTS Of BLACKLIST
London Houses May Not Be Able to
Make Other American
Connections.

the United States Of the publication OF
the statutory blacklist of American
firms has caused considerable misgivings
here in financial circles. which fear what
they term extra-legai reprisals. Some
firms in the city which have been doing
their American business through firms on
the prohibited list and now are COM
PEELED to make other arrangements. have
already received hints that they may
have some trouble in obtaining substi-
tutes, as their former correspondents are
said to have threatened to boycott any
other American firm taking over the bust
ness
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Neutral Traders Combine.

Some weeks ago, according to reports
prevailing in the city, certain neutral
traders formed an international union for
mutual action against various economic
measures of the belligerents likely to af-
feet their fading interests The smaller
neutral nations, which have been on the
blacklist for some time, are said to have
been awaiting a lead from the United
States, which they considered as not in
ciined to become active as long as it's
traders suffered only from the operations
of a vaguely defined sub-rosa blacklist
With America included in the blacklist,
however. IL is expected In the circles al
fected that the international traders Or
ganiza ton now will develop activity. not
only in seeking governmental redress, but
in commercial reprisals.
Active Support by Sweden.
Sweden. which is the only neutral thus
far to adopt any official reprisals against
the economic measures of the belligerents.
is reported especially active in support Of
the League of Neutral Traders.
Notwithstanding it's commercial size.
the United States has one Of the smallest
groups on the blacklist. The large Asiatic
list contains the names of considerable
number Of Japanese firms, while other
firms Of allied nationalities appear on
various European, South American and
North American lists.
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SEVERAL ROBBER|ES
REPORTED TO POLICE
Houses and Business Places Entered
and Pockettook Snatched
on Street.

While at New Yrk avenue and Kirby
street last evening, Mrs. Dallas C..
Thomas of 205 New York avenue, was
robbed of her handbag. The bag, how
ever. was recovered when the negro
who grabbed it dropped 1t in his fight,
after Mrs. Thomas had screamed for
: help.
Mrs. Thomas told the police of the
second precinct she was walking along
New York avenue shortly before 5
o'clock. when just as she reached
Kirby street the man, who she de-
scribed as being between eighteen and
twenty years old, rode up on bicycle
and almost before she could realize
what had happened, grabbed her hand
has. Mrs Thomas called for help and
the man in mounting his bicycle to es-
cope dropped the handbag.
The lunchroom of George Fanoplas,
gil Louisiana avenue northwest, was
broken into some time between yester-
Gar afternoon or early this morning
and the contents of the cash register
arf box of cigars were stolen.
Thomas Barrett reported to the police
Of the fifth precinct that while he was
absent from his home. lol 18th street
southeast. yesterday the place was en-
tered and ransacked- A revolver was
the only property missing
Chinese Laundry Entered.
Forcing the rear door of the laundry
Of Sam wah, 1874 3oth street north
west. Saturday night thieves carried
away pocketbook containing 81 in
4n1alI change, and table.
Entering the home OF Max Greenstein
al
itIiIbrook. D. C.. through side window.
thieves last night stole sl2 in change,
\ number of Russian, Canadian and
.;panish coins. a lady's gold watch val
led at $40, a revolver and fountain
pen.
Walter white reported to the police
Of tic eighth precinct that his home,
s2e1 18th street northwest was entered
and robbed between $50 and 10:3o Ias'
night Mr.. White was absent from
home a; the time and when he returned
he found the place ransacked- A ladF
silver watch. valued az $40; another
watch valued at $40; Z ribbon fob' val
ued at SIS, and a razor valued at 50, were
stolen The house had been entered by
forcing n rear door
Burglar Target for Shots.
colored man attempted to enter a
store of Herbert A. Williams, lou" Sun
street, yesterday morning. Mr.. Will
Hams was asleep on the second MOOR
He arose and. grasping a revolver. fired
thee shots at the man. The latter
escaped. but Mr.. Williams told the
,olice he believed he had wounded the
man. The police have notified the hos
pitfalls to inform them II man applies
for treatment Of shot wound.
DIR. Waiter Armstrong of 1877
stree: reported to the police that his
drug store at Sd and G streets had been
entered some time between midnight
saturday and 6 O'Clock yesterday
-,orn.ng and that 50 worth of stamps
and the contents of telephone box
were stolen. Entrance was gained
through a cellar door.
Edward Geary of 1886 23d street told
the police safety razor and $i.45
were stolen from his home yesterday
morning.
Entering the home OF John Baily. 4os
Franklin street. through window, a
thief yesterday stole small pocket
book containing 1894.
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No the strength, a
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eral hundred bathers. Otto c. Sima,
twenty-six, civil engineer, was
drowned in Colgate creek. near Baltt-
more. of the shore of the Columbia
Outing Club. The body was recovered.
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Howard Beckett of the Washington
Golf and Country Club journeyed over
to the Bannockburn course at Cabin
John yesterday afternoon and played
in a match with the pro of the local
club and two of the amateurs. Richard
Beattie, the club champion of Ban
nockburn, was teamed with Burgess,
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The Rex nine went out to Naval
Academy Junction yesterday and was
treated to a defeat at the hands Of the
W, B. & A. team by score of to
l. Vernstein and Kelly took turns on
the mound for the winners, and the lack
of consistent scoring by the Rex club
shows how well they worked. The w.
r. & A. nine is made up almost en-
trely of men picked from the local
amateur leagues
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Grant pitched fine ball for the Ma
ripes against Hyattsville. holding the
Suburbanites to two hits and keeping
his game well in hand from start to fin
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.

They have talked about southpaw
pitchers being the jinx of the Chicago
White Sox, but it might appear from
recent experiences, particularly with
Boston, that the Cubs also don't dote
on left-handers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-24

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, g; New York, 3.
Boston, 9; st. Louis. 1.
Philadelphia, 8; Cincinnati, 1.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
st. Louis, g.; Cleveland, 2.
Chicago. II; Detroit. 9.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TODAY. TOMORROW.
ph,la. at Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh at Phila.
Chicago at Boston.
Cincin'ti at New York
St. Louis at Brooklyn.