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Evening star., 1916-08-31
Church BEATS KUMUGAE
Champion of Japan Bows to Smash
ing Play of Jerseyite in Ma
tional Tennis Tourney.

FOREST HILLS, n. Y, August al
The last of the foreign entrants in the
thirty sixth annual championship sim
giles tournament of the National Ten
mis- Association were eliminated here
yesterday in the second round Of the
play on the West Side Club courts.
Ichiya Kumugae. champion of Japan.
went down in straight sets before the
smashing net play of George NJ. Church
of Tenafy, y. j., at scores of 6-3, 6-3.
6|1.
Dean Mathey of Crawford, y. j.. cut
short the career of A. w. MACPHERSON.
champion Of Russia, in four set match.
at g. f-5, IS, SIS. Theodore r.
Peil of New York won from Frederick
B. Alexander, also of New York. "a,
Ga. 2-6. 6-3.
Several of the California minor stars
were also eliminated. in some cases by
their own teammates. Roland Roberts
of San Francisco lost to Willis Davis.
California, now a student at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, after hard
fought match. at Is. Is. 6-3. Mau-
no dificulty in defeating Kenneth
Hawks of San Francisco, at 6-3, So.
So. Karl Behr of New York put
James Weber of Chicago out, So. 6-3,
SO. Watson NJ Washburn, New
York. won from r. c. Van Viiet, Univer-
sity of California. just as decisively. at
s-3, 81. So. William J. Clothier of
Des Moines, S-3. SO. So. and r.
Norris Williams I'd. Philadelphia, de-
feated Robert Leroy, New York, 60,
81, rs.
Evening star., 1916-08-31
DOC AYERS SLATED TO PITCH
FINAL AGAINST INDIANS TODAY
Richmond Hurler Should Have Excellent
Chance to Win Provided He Uses Un-
derhand Delivery Exclusively.

staff, Foster having accomplished the
feat against the Yankees early in the
season. while Joe Bush came through
with his feat last Saturday, when he
whitewashed the Indians.
Manager Fohl was quoted the other
day as saying that he did not expect
Joe Leonard to keep UP his present
batting streak. vet this does not seem
to have discouraged the youngster,
who continues to get hits consistently
against both right and left handed
pitchers In only one game since he
Joined the Nationals has he failed to
hit and he walked once in that struggle
When Connie Mack obtained the sery-
ices of Pat Haley. the brilliant young
catcher, from the Buffalo International
team. he promised to pay Owner Joe
Lannin of the Boston club, who also
owns the Bisons. cash sum or turn
over a ball player when the Red SoN
needed one. AS a result of this agree
ment, Jimmy Walsh. the outfielder has
been turned over to the Red Sox, Mack
evidently being convinced that he has
some youngster for the position in the
outfield which Walsh has been filling.
Walsh once was sent to the Yankees.
but Donovan returned him after giving
him trial and finding him wanting in
batting.
Little Bergman. the Notre Dame Col
-
ball player when he gets accustomed
to major league customs. He is de-
cidedly fast and displays some hitting
ability which will no doubt be i'm
proved as he learns more about the
American League tWirlers. Bergman
undoubtedly has a future, for he always
will be a hard man to pitch to be-
cause of his size.
Brooklyn gained few points in the
National League race yesterday by
winning from the Cardinals. This ends
the Dodgers western trip. for the Car
dinals are slated to battle with the
Cubs today on their own grounds. The
Braves divided double header with
the Pirates yesterday and are slated to
play final game with the Callahan
team today.
The National and American leagues
heads do not seem to be worrying about
the impending railroad strike. The Ma
tional League has not even taken up
tain that each club will find a way of
carrying out its schedule in some way
or other.
The Washington club is scheduled to
play here continuously until September
IL, when the team will go through the
west before returning east to finish the
season in New York
Ban johnson is quoted as saying the
following with regard TO the strike:
The clubs will use automobiles and
trolley lines wherever possible. They
may be a little late in arriving at the
playing points and this may shorten up
their practice, but l think the games
will be played on schedule"
Evening star., 1916-08-31
BY J. ED GRILLo.

In an effort to win the final game
it three out of four Manager Griffith
has decided to pitch Doc Ayers against
the Fohl team. Gould or Klepfer will
be the visitors selection.
Ayers worked couple of innings
against the Indians Wednesday and
two runs were charged against him
but this was due to two passed balls
by Charity. without which Doc would
not have been scored on
Any time Ayers confines himself to
his underhand delivery he is a puzzle
10 most teams and if he resorts to this
delivery exclusively, and gets the Of
fensive support his team recently has
been furnishing it's pitchers. Doc stands
good chance of bringing home the
bacon.
Coumbe was picked by Manager
Foil yesterday in the hope that he
would be able to stop Leonard and
Smith and put an end to criticism by
Cleveland fans of his deal Leonard,
however, got two clean hits and on
another occasion reached first on Berg
man tumble. while Smith walked the
INTO left off of Coumbe. He pasted out
double off Coveleskie, which paved
the way for the final run of the locals.
umpire Nallin continues to do his
guessing regardless whether he is be-
hlnd the plate or on the bases. 1ester-
day he handed the Nationals their sec
ond run when he failed to call John
Henry out on strikes in the sixth innin z
though Coumbe cut the plate hip high.
The result was that Henry follow ed
with two-base hit over Graney' S
head which allowed Judge to score
Why is Nallin?
1t will be interesting to note whether
Connie Mack will pitch Joe Bush
pitched his no-hit game against Cleve-
land last Saturday and will have had
five days rest if he is pitched today
But If Mack uses one of his other
pitchers today. Bush undoubtedly will
be used in one of the two games which
are scheduled here tomorrow in which
event he probably Will be pitted against
Walter Johnson.
No-hit games are becoming rather
common this season in the American
League. Leonard of Boston yesterday y
holding the st. Louis Browns hitless
and runless in nine-inning game,
though they knocked him out of the
box on the occasion of his first appear
ance in the series against them
This is the third time this season tina t
a no-hit game has been pitched in the
American League. Two of these are
credited to members of the Red Sox
Evening star., 1916-08-31
MISS SEARS WINS AT NET.
Defeats Mrs. Dahl, Swiss Champion
in Cedarhurst Tourney.

NEW YORK, August 31.-A1iss Eleanora
Sears of Boston signaled her entrance
into the woman's invitation tournament
Of the Rockaway Hunting Club yesterday
by defeating the champion of Switzerland.
Mrs. Knud Dahl, jr., on the grass courts
at Cedarhurst, L. l., and gaining semi
final brackets with Miss MolIa Bjurstedt,
national champion; Miss Ina kissell mid
die states champion, and Miss Edith B.
Handy of Staten Island. Miss Bjurstedt
had no difficulty solving the play OF Miss
Margaret Taylor and winning at 6-3,
6-1.
The summary:
Wonen,s invitation singIes-second round
Miss Nolia Bjurstedt defeated Miss Margaret
Taylor. Ga. 6-I; Miss Ina Kissell defeated
Mrs. David c. Mills, 81, e.; Miss Edith T..
Handy defeated Mrs Robert lie Roy, S-6, O--6,
6-2; Miss Eleanora Sears defeated Mrs. knud
DAHL jr.. Is. Is.
Women.s invitation doubles-First round
Mrs. y. l.. Herrick and Mrs. Henry S. Parker
defeated Miss Margaret Taylor and Miss Abbey
Morrison 3-8. G-1. 6-1: Miss Ina kissell and
Miss Ethel Tyndall defeated Miss u. Almy and
Mrs. II. s. Hudson, s-1. 6-1.
Evening star., 1916-08-31

rewarded. for it is a battle to the end.
and the man who is not at the top of
his game at all times cannot expect to
go very far.
Evening star., 1916-08-31
HERE'S PECULIAR CASE.
Guisto Refuses to Join Indians
Prefers Minors.

PORTLAND. Ore, August 31.-Louis
Guisto. Portland's star first sacker. who
has been sold to the Cleveland Ameri-
cans, announced yesterday he would not
leave for Cleveland unless he got 81 900
of his sale price as a bonus and $4,000
salary. Cleveland had set his salary
at $3.50.
Guisto said he Is not anxious to go to
the majors for another year, anyway.
Evening star., 1916-08-31
NATIONALS EASILY
|. DEFEAT CLEVELAND
Bert GaI|ia Displays Splendid
Form and Wins Third Game
of Series, 3 to |.
VISITORS FAIL TO USE
THEIR BATS EFFECTIVEL Y
Coumbe Is Hit Opportunely and
Coveleskie Also Yields Tally
to Griffmen.

bert Gallia was in splendid Torn
was beaten, to l. A sharp curv,
oail. mixed up with an occasional spit
! ter and fast one, baffied the Indians
] in the pinches, and their seven hits
netted them but single run.
Coumbe started as Gallia's opponent
i but the former Boston left-hander was
unsteady, and hit much harder than the
score shows. and, consequently, after
the Griffmen had scored two runs off
him and made eight hits, he was re-
lieved by Coveleskie. who also yielded
the eighth, went to third. after Graney
had pulled down Shanks' long drive to
left. and scored on Judges high
hounder to Bergman.
Three singles and an error gave the
Nationals their first run in the third.
After Henry had been retired Gallia
came through with a single. Leonard
was safe when Bergman fumbled his
grounder, and then Foster and Milan
singled, but Leonard was thrown out
at the plate on a perfect throw by
Speaker.
In the sixth inning Judge was wake
with one out and went to second on
McBride's out. He took third when
Coumbe made poor throw trying to
catch him mapping off of second
Ccumbe then struck out Henry, but
Nallin missed the third strike and
Henry came through with double
over Graney's head which scored
Judge. easily. Gallia was out on his
srounder to Gandil.
Smith Scores Final Run.
Smiths double and two putouts
scored him in the eighth. The Indians
obtained their only run in the seventh.
O'Neil singled with one out in this in
ming Graney dropped a little fly to
short center which Milan could have
| caught easily, but he allowed Smith to
make the trial, and Smith kicked the
ball into left field with the result that
O'Neil scored and Graney reached third
| GalIia got out of several tight places
In the second inning he walked Gandil
| to start the inning and Chapman's out
! put him on second. Gallia then famed
/ Bergman and O'Neil was thrown out
/ by Leonard.
| Chapman singled and Bergman got a
| hit on sharp bunt to Foster, for which
/ Judge made an unnecessary effort and
! then did not get back to cover the bag
| O'Neil popped up to Leonard. Coumbe
lifted to Henry and Graney grounded to
j Gallia and was out at first, leaving
| Chapman and Bergman on the bases
| Turner starter the sixth with hit
and stole second. Then Gallia famed
| Speaker caused Roth to pop UP tc
| Henry, walked Gandil and then Chap
| man popped up to Henry.
In the eighth Roth singled and stole
second with one out. but Gandil flied
| to Smith and Chapman famed.
In the ninth Bergman flied to right
| O'Neil famed and Coleman, a substi-
| tute hitter for Coveleskie. singled to
| left. but Graney flied out to Shanks
I ending the game The score:
Evening star., 1916-08-31
CAPTURES LET'S TROPHY
E. Maury Posey Defeats A. C. Moses
in Finals for Prize at Co.
lumbia Country Club.

E. Maury Posey won the Let's trophy
competition at the Columbia Country
Club, defeating A. C. Moses. 4-2. in
the final. The second competition for
the trophy presented by John C. Let's
and only open to goffng members of
the club forty years of age. or over
will start September 2. The qualifica-
ton round dates are August IS to Sep
tember ?, inclusive.
c. c. Van Leer won the final of the
first flight of the August tourney of the
Columbia Country Club when he beat
the southpaw. Robinson White. by 4-3
In the final. William H. West won the
second flight final from c. T.. Caldwell.
IS. NJ. Williams will play the winner
of the F. S. Perry VS. f. J. Haskins
match in the final of the third fight.
The latter pair played their match
early IN the week, but finished all even.
Fred Mcleod is continuing his good
goif over the Columbia course One
day the latter part of the last week. he
had scores of 73 and 74-147-which
ought to be good enough to win almost
any fray into which he enters Yester-
day he had II, being Al out and 81
IN. The date for the fall tournament of
the Columbia Country Club has not vet
been decided upon. but probably will
be the second week in October
Yesterday the first of the Columbia
golfers who will compete in the u. S.
G. A. championship at the Merton
Cricket Club. which begins Monday left
this city for Philadelphia w. c. Bal
iantyne was the first man to leave for
practice over the Quaker city course.
L. l.. Harlan and John c. Davidson
a a u a fn1 RI Il Il
James and Donald Woodward leave
Friday.
Day by day the golfers who will play
IN the national classic arrive, until now
the Merton course truthfully resembles
the venue of the championship. Day
before yesterday Oswald kirkby, who is
picked by some as one of the dark
horses of the event, had a score of 10
over the long course, and yesterday
Frank Dyer, the Pennsylvania cham
pion. had a round of 73, while Max
Marston, semi-fnalist last year, was not
far behind with rs. Walter Reynolds
Of Aronimink also had a 73. A four
ball match in which d. Clarke Corkran
of Baltimore. Sheriff. Sherman, H E.
kemworthy and G. E. Morse partici-
pateo was one of the days attractions
yesterday Corkran had the lowest
score OF the quartet, registering a IS.
good many of the members of the
Columbia Country Club have announced
they will go to see at least the semi
finals and some will go to Philadelphia
Tuesday. The aspirations of Sidney
Sherwood OF the Merton Club are fan
cied by some of the dopesters. as he has
been going well lately and his knowl
edge of the course will help very much.
Sharwood has been around the course
several times in IA or better. but al
though he is a. fine player the cham
pionship will not fall to the fine player.
1t is the golfer who plays the best golf
for the week who will win the event
not the man who is capable of one or
two brilliant rounds. More than ever
this year will consistent brilliancy be
Evening star., 1916-08-31

Giants, has refused to play with the
Chicago Cubs. Doyle refused to join
the local club unless guaranteed an in
crease in salary over that called for in
his contract.
Doyle. Jacobson and Hunter came to
the Cubs for Zimmerman. and Presi-
dent Weeghman said he would fulfill
the contract of the players.
Evening star., 1916-08-31

Four golfers of the Washington Sub
urban Club will travel to Richmond
Sunday and engage four of the mem
bers of the Richmond Country Club in
a match.
Daniel P. Healy of St Andrews, paired
with Jock Hutchinson. runner-up in
the national open championship. won
the curtain-r raiser to the Shenecosset
tourney. the amateur-professiona four
ball match played yesterday. after a tie
with II. S. Lake of Hartford and Nc
Donald Smith. former metropolitan
open champion. The two pairs We're
tied at Il. but on the play-off Heaiy
and Hutchinson won with score
of - to their opponents Il. The team
of Mike Brady and p. Judd of Min
neapolis was in third place. while the
best Nelson Whitney and Jack Hohens
could secure was fourth place. There
not being enough amateurs to furnish
all the pros. with a partner, a pro-
fessional four-ball match was insti-
tuted. which was won by Tom skipper
of Baltimore and Robert Andrew. With
the class of the field entered for the
main competition today a great battle
is expected to develop for first honors.
Evening star., 1916-08-31
DOYLE Demands increase.

CHICAGO. August 31.-Larry Doyle.
the former captain Of the New York
Giants. who figured in the trade
which sent Heinie Zimmerman to the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

Also, in many household in the
land there Is a diet squad.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
DEVTL-FISH LURES T. r.
VIRGINIA MAN SAYS
viii Go Hunting Of 1t with Russell
J. COAes, the Latter Declares.

DANVILLE, Va, Dec. 14-Theo-
dOre Roosevelt has cancelled his trip
to the South Sea Islands and has de-
cided to join devil-fish hunting ex-
peditiOn with Russell ]. Coles of
Danville next March, so Mr.. Coles,
who is just back from Oyster Bay,
said this evening. The colonel will
join Mr.. Coles expedition which will
leave Punta Gorda, on the Florida
coast, in power sloop as one of the
crew.
"He jumped at the suggestion when
made it," said Coles. "and told me
that he would go only as one of my
crew and take his luck with theirs. !"
Col. Roosevelt, says Coles, will fl
nance the expedition, the fruits Of
which will go to the American Mu-
scum of Natural History. So inter-
ested is the colonel in the devil-fish
that he will write a preface to Mr..
Coles book about them, the latter
says. Coles adds that he was at Oys-
ter Bay talking devil-fish with the
colonel on election night while news
paper men were clamoring for a
statement
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
UNAPINE RAILROAD COMMITTEE is
BUSY COMPILING TONNAGE DATA
(East oregonian Specially

UMAPINE. ore. Dec 14.-R. L.
Bean, secretary Of the Umapine
railroad committee, is busy compiling
tonnage data and other information
to be presented to the officials OF
the o.-W. R. & N. Co., in an endeav-
or to have that company build an eN-
tension from their main line at Bar.
rats siding west of Milton to this
place, distance of about six miles,
1t is the intention TO make map
of the entire territory in this vicinity
which the proposed extension would
serve and also show the tonnage
which now goes to competing rail.
roads and which would come to tho
new line were it built. The area will
take in the greater part of four town.
ships in oregon and will also include
a stretch of highly productive wheat
country along the state line in
Washington.
The secretary estimates that he
now has figures from a little more
thans-half the territory they wish to
cover and the tonnage raised by the
various farmers consisting of Hay,
wheat and barley as reported is Sl6S
tons, which is 1880 900 pounds or
1894 carloads of 10000 pounds ca
pacity each, The people of this vicin-
ity feel with this showing that they
are entitled to the consideration ask
ed, and believe the railway people
will grant their request. The farm
ers have all been asked to be very
conservative in their reports and not
give any figures which they cannot
substantiate. 1t is hoped to have ev.
erything in readiness to present to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
1T COULD BE FAR WORSE
~ LSCUSSING the pressing
70 subject of advancing liv-
ing costs Henry Clews

saws
Wage advances are numerous, AMI
wHI do much TO alleviate the situa-
Nion, but more or less unrest must
Sge endured until the nation has ad-
guBted itself to the high level Of pric-
81. which is worldwide as a result
OF the war and likely to be more or
less permanent Some reaction is to
be expected when peace comes; but
scarcity OF materials and labor cou-
Uied with advancing wages will pre-
vent any material fall in commodities
Tor a long period: and the corrective
can only come through natural pro-
cesses Of increased production and
decreased consumption. All the
Epeai powers now az war have made
prodigious efforts at keeping down
prices. only to fail. and their efforts
20 enforce economy have not been
as effective in this direction as
ssAvancing prices Both Great Brit
ain and Germany have strenuouslr
endeavOred TO regulate supplies and
prices. with success and intelligence
ehan other nations: yet neither has
sattained any real measure Of success.
A favorable feature of the
situation in this country is the
fact people are prosperous and
in position to nay the increased
rrice IL they have to do so.
The conditions are better than
they world he were prices low
hlt people ithout money.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

Andrew Carnegie has already given
debutante party there in honor OF
her daughters coming out,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

(From the Daily East Oregonian,
Dec. IA, 1880
The continuous sound Of the ham,
mer and saw next door to the z. o.
office signifies that old Castle Stew
art will soon be Castle Stewart no
longer, but a bran new gilded va
riety theater with stages, boxes and
all necessary fixtures. Another trap
for the innocent.
A petition to the town council is
being circulated among and signed
by property owners along Main street
asking that the street be graded and
grayeled, according to ordinance and
that cutters be established along each
side.
Bill Bays. the cartoonist, has been
illustrating the coming town e9ec-
ton.
Mexico has a population of 12.-
100000.
Pasco. W. T., is booming up on the
territorial horizon and the Walla
Walla Statesman says that town may
possibly become the future capital oi
Washington territory.
General Harrison has written q
letter saying that h ancestry Is
traceable to a general in Cromwelr'
army
Pendleton vocalists were engaged
in the East oregonian building unit
la'e last night practising for david
the Shepherd Boy" one Of the room
ers up stairs says thai the music fore
ed his door open and compelled hin
TO dress hastily and 90 down stairs
Pat Kline. proprietor Of the recep.
ito parlors on Main street opposite
the court house square. in Thompson
new brick.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
NEEDED in EASTERN ORE
CON

I'm holding that the sOlu-
ton of the normal school
question calls for a nor
NAL school in eastern Oregon
this newspaper does not wish
to be understood as taking the
narrow view that such a school
must be located at Pendleton
bnE at no other place.
An institution of this nature
should be situated where it
can accomplish the maximum
good. Fortunately there are
ways by which educators judge
the desirability of towns for
Ehis purpose. If Pendleton
xnxsasures up most thoroughly
to these specifications the nor
nal school should be located
at Pendleton. If Baker, La
Grande, Weston, The Dalles,
Send, Milton, Heppner or some
other place offers superior ad-
vantages, from the public
standpoint, very good. Let
the best place win.
Hswever, the East Oregonl-
an will object most vociferous-
Ey to any plan to Serve" east
ern Oregon by providing more
normal schools in the William
&Ete valley, not merely because
such a plan would be unfair
but because the element of dis,
Rance would doom it to failure
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Football
star. hockey star and now aviator, is
the record achieved by "Hobey" Ba-
ker. the former Princeton gridiron
warrior. "Hobey" has passed the test
for reserve military aviator in the
service of Uncle Sam. Lawrence D.
Sperry passed the test with Baker.
Sperry flew from Governors Island
to MineOla, L. l., where Baker was
waiting for him, and the two then
flew to Glen Cove and Cold Spring
Harbor and back. During the flight
Of fOrty-five minutes the two ma
chimes were never more than 100
feet apart The maximum altitude
was 4.5O0 feet, the height required by
the test.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

her debut to society. She is Miss
Margaret Carnegie. daughter of An
drew Carnegie. and heiress to the
Carnegie millions. 1t is expected that
entertaining on a large scale will
take place at the Carnegie mansion
in Fifth avenue this Winter. Mrs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

Were Pendleton provided
with a local auxiliary electric
plant, for use when needed, it
would save considerable in
convenience at times when the
long transmission line is out of
commission for any reason.
100000
The German peace proposal
shows that within the Father
land there are men who know
something about politics as
we'll as about war.
S-S-S-s-s-W s-S-S-e-S
The price of wheat in Liver
pool does not indicate any
expectation Of early peace.