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Evening star., 1916-05-14
GOLF GOSPEL TRUTHS.
Plateau Greens and Cut Outs.
BY STRAIGHT DRIVE.

In the multiplicity of links con-
struotion now in progress throughout
the United States. whenever the ground
gives the opportunity a golf architect
should try to shape a plateau green
shot hole, especially If the tee is a
high one. a plateau green is always a
fine one to attack. The many hazards
that may be placed to punish an i'm
properly played stroke make such
holes favorites.
The pin should be in sight on such
holes and the rough should be so ar
ranged that the only way to hold the
green squarely is by dropping the ball
nicely on it from the tee. a slice or
pull should be punished by traps or
rough, while topped shot will he
properly punished by a cross trap or
bunker. Looking from the tee to the
pin, there should be presented vista
of troubles that will test the nerves
yet reveal enough fairway to encour-
age and reward a properly played
stroke.
If the plateau is Of the knobby sort.
it is apt to get slippery with the In
creased fastness of the green in the
full sway of summer play, for it is
usually not an easy task to keep such
greens well watered unless from a
special storage tank. One of the best
greens is cut out from the face of a
mound, or else one built up against
the slope. In these instances. instead
of leaving the high ground of the
| hill side back of the green rough or
to place traps on it. the playing OF
the hole is Improved by keeping the
| far slope in close. hard turf
When this is the case a ball may he
overplayed with the certainty of get
ting roll down the bank toward the
cup 1t gives a shot that is some
what fascinating. as there is always
an element of luck in the roll that to
many heightens the pleasure Of find
| ing the ball in sure hoing out dis
| tance when one steps out on the green
There is very pretty hole of the
sort on one of the links near New
York that is half-circle in the face
| Of hill. The green is $50 yards from
| the tee and the way to 1t brlstles with
| hazards But should the player be
| trapped the slopes of the sides in
| each hazard are so easy that il Is
| always possible to reach the green
with mashie, which makes the pun
| ishme mt not more severe than IL shouid
be. An excessive punishment on sucf
| a hole detracts too much from the
pleasure of playing it, so that the
wise golf architect will always temper
justice with mercy in the arrangement
| of his hazards.
One may play the hole In question
| with wood if in the humor, and stand
the risk of lucky roll back toward
the cup; but to whack a ball against
the hill is certainly not the proper
way to play the hole. Yet, as 1t Is
| along the path of least resistance from
the hazards. many habitually over
play the tee shot. and to them the
opportunity to do so is one of the
greatest charms of this green.
Evening star., 1916-05-14
Washington Chess Masters
Perform Well in Prac-
tice Contest.
DULL WEEK is NOTED
IN NEW YORK CIRCLES
No Further Arrangements Made Re-
garding Match Between Mar
shall and Janowski.

Norman T Whitaker. the local master.
who is slated to meet Jackson Showalter
in June and who Will attempt to wrest
the United States championship from
Marshall in September is putting in some
strenuous hours of training. and judging
from his game with A. w. Fox. which
follows. already is in splendid form. 1t
Is safe to say there are few games on
record where such brilliant play has re-
suited in a draw. The two Washington
Chess and Whist Club stars are to be con-
graduated for the creation Of such a
masterpiece of chess strategy. Either
could have lost the contest upon numer-
Gus occasions without reproach. and the
result is an equal credit to both. The
game was played at the rate of twenty
moves an hour, five moves faster than
| the rate of play in the recent Rice tour
nament
| The past week was rather duh in New
| York chess circles. Nothing further has
| been done in regard to the proposed
| match between Marshall and Janowski.
and no more games have been played
by Kupchick and Bernstein in their
| match for the New York state title.
! huDcnlCh anu hOSliC are litu lof lfSl
| honors in the Progressive Chess Club
| tourney and will play a match to break
| the tie.
Solution to last weeks problem: q
Kt.
| Charles J. Berner, sent a correct solu-
| ton TO the problems and asked why
| The Star usually publishes the solution
| with its problems. 1t has been found
that the ma ajorty of the readers of any
| chess column prefer that the solution be
| given with the problem. particularly if il
| be at all difficult. Only experts can solve
| a hard problem in a few moments The
ordinary chess player gives up such a
| composition in little while, and by the
time the solution is published the prob
lem has been lost and forgotten.
Evening star., 1916-05-14

one Chicago critic ia OF the hetef
that MaN Flack. cub uuthsidar, late 81
tn. chifeds. VIII outahin. khun Flarh
~ appears. combines the desired sluu
ging faculty WITH the While kssief
stNle Of hitting IT. mpt rattle ths
hos rda n ou. bat snoft then. With
the oppoHition srt for anothsf siani. hs
N likely g. drop q tap aiorH tlte hars
linss nnd race ahead ~ ths ball ~
nFni base lite honHtaf saFs W. raH
run sNrsptiansiif fast nsia ia Gafsf.
bat 800 aud thfew with ths best
Evening star., 1916-05-14

Pat Moran. manager of the Phillies.
denies a story that he signed Claude
Cooper, ex-Fed. on advice of Chief
Bender. He says the deal had been
pendinR for some time and that Bender
had no part in IT. Seems afraid some
of the other outfielders might object to
Bender butting in on case where
their Jobs are in danger.
Evening star., 1916-05-14

with Toledo, and myself. We we're
roommates.
Let Falkenberg In.
when Gardner reported to Toledo
in 1912 he gave the secret to c. Falk-
enberg. Fans in Toledo will remember
what wonderful year Cy had in the
association And the following season
in the American League Falky was just
as strong. l batted against him one
day, saw the break and knew he had
the ball. But l didn't let on
Evening star., 1916-05-14

The American League player limit of
twenty-fve goes into effect tomorrow
"Are you down to the limit?" Connie
Mack was asked. Don't know" was
the reply, II haven't counted my play
ers for a week.
Evening star., 1916-05-14
SWEENEY GIVES INSIDE TIP
ON SECRET OF EMERY BALL
Ex-Yankee Catcher Divulges Discovery by
Russell Ford Which Was Barred by
the American League.

TOLEDO Ohio. May 13.-The his
tory of the emery ball as told by Ed
Sweeney, Toledo catcher, and one of
the arch conspirators in the mystifying
stunts of this phenomenal shoot. forms
one of the greatest stories ever heard
in connection with the game.
There's romance behind the emery
ball, discovered by Russ Ford. one of
base balls most brilliant pitchers. 1t
presents a tale of mystery and years
of secrecy.
Ed Sweeney. who caught this shoot
no batter can hit, says this is the first
time the inside story has ever been
published
Started in 1907.
1t began back early in 1907 at At
lanta. where Ford and Sweeney were
the crack battery for this Southern
League team. One day while Sweeney
was catching Ford in warm-up stunt
before a game Russ made a wild peg
and the ball bounded into concrete
pillar.
II didn't know anything about it,"
explains Sweeney. but after that I
noticed the ball breaking in a peculiar
way. I remarked about 1t to Ford, but
he didn't appear interested. 1 never
saw it again that season.
Il was purchased that summer by
the Yankees. Owner Farrell came TO
me one day and asked who was the
best pitcher in the Southern League.
told him Ford. And Russ was drafted.
"The next spring Ford and I went
south together to join the Yankees. ON
the train Russ told me he had a ball
no catcher in the world could receive.
| laughed at him. But he persisted and
told me he would explain when we
reached training camp.
"Once there he took me into his con-
fidence and explained the emery ball.
He said he had experimental with 1t
the entire previous season. but had not
mentioned il. He was telling me be-
cause he wanted me to catch him. and
Ike knew I couldn't get away with it
unless I knew what was coming.
A Clever Trick.
Russ showed me little leather ring
that he slipped over a finger of his left
hand. Like most players gloves. his
mitt had big hole in it. All he had
to do was to scratch the ball with the
emery. which was pasted on the leath-
er. The concrete had given Ford the
tip.
The bigger the scratch the greater
the freak jumps the ball would take.
But foxy Russ merely scraped a part
of the ball. And he never used the
shoot except in pinch. He would
fake a splitter, and nobody ever got
| wise. When he pitched he always re-
! ouested that | catch him
when Russ threw the ball, with
runners on or in pinches. no batter in
the world could hit it. Once in a while
somebody did, but it was by accident.
Ford could break the ball two ways,
in and down, and out and up. I've seen
batter after batter miss the ball a
foot.
There were three other persons be-
sides Ford who knew the secret. They
were Kid Foster, Earl Gardner, now
Evening star., 1916-05-14
lnquisitiue Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly let me know what batting
averages Walter johnson has had since
he has been with the Washington club
HARRY Z. CALIEST.
Here are Johnson's averages: 1907.
.21o; 1903. 1853; 1909. .12s; 1910. .17s;
1911. .234; 1912. .2s5 1913, .263: 1914
.116; 1915, .236.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please put this in your Sunday paper.
A bets that Thomas Lowe would get
the decision over Mel Coogan in their
last fight at the Ardmore Club and the
fight was draw, who wins? X
The bet is a draw
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly inform me how the name of
Lajoie is pronounced in next SUNDAYS s
issue and greatly oblige
A CITY FAN.
Lah- -jo-way
Sporting Editor Star:
We would like to have you settle a
little bet for us. A bets that his horse
will come in ahead Of BIS horse. AS
horse wins. but is disqualified. BIS horse
comes In third. What disposition would
you make Of this bet? T. E. o.
A loses.
Sporting Editor Star:
VIII you please publish in your Sun
day fans column the answer to these
queries:
/. Do you know the whereabouts of
Norman {slugger) Glockson? PLAYED
with the Newport News Virginia League
club 1914 Sold to Cincinnati Reds.
2. What is Morgan's salary?
3. Runner on third tries to steal; bat
ter bunts ball. hits runners elbow
bounces and strikes man going toward
first. What Is 1t? A says one man is out
fyrvo
says '"'' INTERESTED TER FAN
2. Players salaries are not made pub.
| lie.
g. Both men are out.
| Sporting Editor Star:
During recent game IL the Garfield
| playground division an important uues-
| tion arose. In the sixth inning of the
! game between Brent and Dent. Brent
player hit ball which landed against
a tree in left field and bounced ovei
a wall in back of third base. He wa.
called out on the rule that over the
wall Is out. the field being very short
The Brent players disputed the de-
cision. claiming that there was no rule
about a ball that hit anything inside
the field and then went over the wall
that the batter was not out. and that he
should have as many bases as he coulc
make and the hit was good for n home
run. But the umpire would not allow
this and made the batter hit again
! This time he was an easy out. Den,
nant by the game. II the hit had beer
called safe the home run would have
! tied the score. We claim that on tn.
! condition that there was no rule about
i the hit the game should be played
again. What Is your opinion: r. T.. II.
! The batter should have been creditec
with n home run.
Evening star., 1916-05-14

Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly inform me how the name of
Lajoie is pronounced in next SUNDAYS s
issue and greatly oblige
A CITY FAN
Evening star., 1916-05-14
Sporting Editor Star:

Sporting Editor Star:
Please put this in your Sunday paper
A bets B that Thomas Lowe would get
the decision over Mel Coogan in their
last fight at the Ardmore Club and the
fight was draw, who wins? X
The bet is a draw
Evening star., 1916-05-14
Lab h-jo-way.

Sporting Editor Star:
We would like to have you settle a
little bet for U.s. A bets B that his horse
will come in ahead of BIS horse AS
horse wins. but is disqualified BIS horse
comes in third. What disposition would
you make Of this bet? TE. o.
A loses
Evening star., 1916-05-14

Washington possesses a man who has
won golfing laurels abroad and at home
and who still holds foreign champion
ship. Richard Beattie of the Bannock-
burn Club won the championship of
the city Of Aberdeen. Scotland. and now
is the champion Of his club. OF course.
since the war began there have been
no championships held in the British
Isles
Evening star., 1916-05-14

The members of Kirkside are congrat-
ulating themselves on the excellent
state in which they find their putting
greens. The green's were used for the
first time last Sunday.
Evening star., 1916-05-14

The Washington Suburban Clubs third
hole has one of the best hazards around
the city. The fairway is lined with
trees and about go yards from the tee
a wide bunker stretches from side to
side. It is hardly possible for even a
very long hitter to drive into 1t as the
fair green slopes uphill and as it must
be carried on the second shot it con-
stitutes a formidable difficulty for the
man who is short on his drive.
Evening star., 1916-05-14

The club championship of the Wash
ington Suburban Club will soon be
played. The winners name is annu-
ally engraved on the beautiful plaque
given bv a member of the club. Last
year Sidney Beber won the event.
Evening star., 1916-05-14

and out from pneumonia at his home In
INDIANAPOLIS
Evening star., 1916-05-14

The annual spring invitation tourna-
ment of the Chevy Chase Club will be
held Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
May %. IS and %.
Evening star., 1916-05-14

terest in golf It promises to he ban
ner year in local golf. as nearly all the
players are going well this year.
nockburn Club is announced for next
week This is a closed event and will
be played in the shape of foursomes
with handicaps. The women will play
some event. ]. Martin Scranage. chair
man of the greens committee has
turned over to the tournament
committee the funds given by John
washington Base Bali Club to be used
for the purchase of the John Henry"
cup. This trophy is to be played for
by all the members of Bannockburn
with their handicaps and will be pre-
sented to a three-time winner. 1t will
be competed for in July.
David Burgess. the new pro" at Ban
nockburn has been constantly busy
giving lessons to the members of the
club. and as the organization has been
without the services of a teaching pro-
fessional for the last few years the
members are taking enthusiastic ad
vantage of this opportunity to i'm
prove their games.
The house committee of this club is
considering extending the porch to the
west and building an inclosed glass
porch for the convenience OF the MEM
bers.
MANY woman members Of Bannock-
burn are expecting to take part in the
womans District championship 10 he
played at the Chevy Chase club. he
ginning tomorrow Among them are
Miss Alice Gordon. Miss Georgia Her-
ring. Mrs Bruce Taylor. Miss Marjorie
Mouiton aud Miss Alice Hurbagr
The ninth green NJ this couTs" has
not been played on this year aud tn.
greens committee has huiii sand
green on the southeast corner ~ the
old green. which viii hs used neat
week
Evening star., 1916-05-14
Let Falkenberg In.

with Toledo, and myself. We we're
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
Educated Women in War Work

London December 2S.-(Special.) .)-There are nearly 10000 highly educated women in England who have registered for war work under the federation of university women. Among the new positions open to educated women that have been supplied by the federation are the post of draughtsman in an oplane factory, due tc hnoWleuse or Sher mathemat- ies' ol expert accou-s in an insur- ance office because of cleverness at flo ures and supervisionships in munitior factories given to trained social work CTS good part of the women regis tering have offered their spare time only and it is hard to find jobs for those wanting to work portions of days or al
 terEate Gays. The secretary of the fed
 craton explains also that employers whose male workers have enlisted have a tendency to undercut the old wage. and t,ese women do not wish to shave the wages of the men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
YAUN SHI KAI TO
 GET 5000 A MONTH

feklng, December 2S.-(Correspondenc oi the Associated Press.)-After the re- establishment of the monarchy, Chinese eniperors will receive s12,OOO gold, as an annual allowance granted because of their rank. This decision has just been reached by the government and a man. date setting it forth is to be issued in a few days.
 frinces Will each receive $SOOO gold an- nIally The allowance for a duke will De sfSoo Marquises of the first second and third classes will receive $i0OO, s320O. s240o, respectively. The allowance to a hrst class earl will be $24OO. An early of the second class will receive $15OO and one of the third will be paid only s12OO and so on through the lower ranks.
 Yuan Shi kai has issued mandate addressing the son of the murdered Ad miral Tseng Jucheng as marquis. ana has ordered the young man to report to Peking for service on the body guard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
CARSON'S PARTY |S A FAILURE So FAR. Ulster Leader Only Man of
 Brains in It
 DONE REAL SERVICE
Has Shown How Little Real OppOsi- ton There Is to GOvernment-Car- son Still Looking Forward to
 Fight Over Home Rule

London. January 1.-(Special) )-Polit- ical England has been laughing for the last week at the failure of the attempt of Sir Edward Carson, the leader of the Ulster party in Parliament, who resigned from the coalition cabinet a few weeks ago, to organize a party of his own. His chief assistant was Lord Charles Beresford, and associated with him was a group of extreme radicals who never support any government, a few dls- gruntled politicians and few honest men of limited views who honestly believe that the government is running the war in the interests of the enemy.
 It is hard to say to which group Car son belongs He is a man of great aoll- ity, but a fanatic on the Ulster ques- tion, and it is said, the secret of his en- unity to the government is that he be- Ieves it has betrayed Ulster" in other words, he is now convinced that Bonar Law, Austen Chamberlain. Lord Lans- doWne, Arthur Balfour and the other British tory leaders, will not, after the war, support Ulster in rebelling against the home rule government which will be set up in Ireland They never were par ticularly enthusiastic over the proposed Carson rebellion, but they were forced to countenance it by the extreme element in their own party. Now the war has in- tervened and Ireland has behaved so periodically in giving every possible support to England, that they realize that the old party cries have lost their mean ing, and that not even the most crusted British tory would approve d civil war in Ireland, to deprive the great majority of the Irish people of the right of self government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
THE NATIONAL PARTY

Carson has called his new party, which was formed at a little conference in a London hotel, the national party" In addition to those already mentioned it's most prominent supporter is Sir Arthur Markham, a wealthy coal owner, who has lately been known as a liberal critic of the liberal and coalition governments. Sir Arthur was formerly a thick and thin supporter of the liberal party, but there was a little misunderstanding a couple of years ago in the matter of a peerage to which he thought he was en- titled and since then he has been in per manent opposition. With him are Messrs. Byles and Pringle, two little Englander NJ. F. s, in whose eyes their country is always wrong and it's enemies always right. They were enthusiastic home rul- CTS before the war and their association with Carson now is a strange. develop ment in English politics. So far MT. Gin nel, the Irish M F., who is recognized in the House of Commons as the official spokesman of Germany, has not joined Carson, preferring to continue in the proud position of being a party of his own.
 Carson has really done a public service by his revolt, for he has shown how little real opposition there is to the government in the country and in Par lament He has gathered round him only few cranks and the public has seen through him and his party at once He has not been taken seriously by anyone. his party and his attitude is exactly that his party and his attitude is exactly taht of an Ulster soldier as described to me the other day by an Irish army doctor Just back from the front The doctor was making his rounds in base hospital near Boulogne when he heard a voice and accent that reminded him of home. Turn ing round he saw a fiery red head on pillow, and walking over to the bed noticed from his history card'' that the man belonged to the Royal Irish Rifles.
 THE SOLDIERS STORY
 You'd be from the Shankhill road, I'm thinking, said the doctor (The Shank hill road is the Orange district of Bel fast)
 Aye, doctor," was the reply "an' Ave Il very bad arm. A wish you'd look at it, docthor, for I don't trust these Eng fish docthors at al'
 The doctor looked at the arm which was badly shattered and which there was no hope of saving. Its pretty bad" he said
 ''Docthor, dear ye must save that arm for me- the soldier said. "A want that arm badly. You know we're going to have wee war of we CT own in Ireland whenthis vans over, and I'll need that arm for it."
 Carson is also still looking forward to that Wee war of weer own" in Ireland, ana he doesn't seem to agree with others who think that the big war has made the Wee War; impossible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-02-14
WOOD Cutting
] ON O.& c. LAND
GRANT MUST STOP

R. H. Gilliland. representing the
department Of the interior, was in
the city Saturday investigating the
cutting of wood from the o. & C.
granted lands, the status OF which is
now before congress. Mr.. Gilliland
said that under the injunction recent
ly issued by Judge Wolverton Of the
federal court, the removal Of timber
or any other thing of value from the
lands of the grant was absolutely
prohibited, and his trip through the
district was to see that the Injunction
was being observed. He said that re-
ports of the cutting of wood from the
lands in this vicinity had come to the
department, and that part of his
duty would be to see that this was
discontinued. A former agent of the
department, before the order OF
Judge Wolverton, had made no OBJ
lection to the removal of wood from
the lands SO nothing but brush and
down timber was taken, but Mr., Gilli-
land was of the opinion that the
Wolyerton Injunction would cover
this also, so to keep from being in
contempt of court woodcutters would
have to cease their operations.