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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08

Runs Scored in a Week
by Major League Clubs

pUNS scored by all teams in
" American and National Leagues
from Tuesday, August l, to Monday,
August Z, inclusive. Only runs that
figure in official averages are in
cluded. Scores of incomplete games
are not counted, but the scores of
games of five innings or more are in
cludpd in thn tab1e.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08

Queries on matters Of golf will be
sweEed In this column. Address al, cont
munlCntions Of this nature to sandy McNlb-
lick. Golf Editor. Evening Ledger. Club
schedules, anecdotes. azores nnd other link
lore will also be printed In this column. The
name of the sender will not be printed with
out permission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
An Early Start for Rutgers

NEW BRuNswICK, N. j.. Aug. s.-Cnptain
T. J. Scarr OF the Rutgers football team; How.
ard Talman. OF last years eleven. and the
trainer have been Instructed to report at New
Brunswick on August 20 TO get the football train
Ing camp In condition for the squad. II is eN-
pected that there will be about ~ candidates on
hand when practice opens, under the direction Of
Coach George Foster Sanford, on September l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
cYNwYD NET TEAM WINS
Defeats Belfeld in 1nterclub Play, 8
Matches to 0

The Cynwyd Club drew a peg nearer 70 the
1nterciub Tennis League championship and in
cldentally. made possession OF the crown al.
most certain, by defeating Belned at Cynwyd
yesterday by five matches to none, all OF them
being won IN straight sets. Summary:
SINGLES
w. f.. johnson, Cynwyd, defeated f. s.
JoSnston. Beiasld. .G.1. ga.
- Dr. r; 2, Hawk, scynwyd. defeated G. w.
J. IT, Keefe, Cynwyd. won from A. l.. Reed
Belhed, by default.
DOUBLES.
p s. osborne and +. w. Gibbons. Cynwyd
defeated w. p. Rowland and Thomas Craven
Helfield 6-t, 0-2.
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Literary and Dramatic Nine Wins

The Hitler brothers J. and G., with seven
hits between them. were the feature batsmen
in the contest between st. Joseph's Literary
and Dramatic Club and Haddon Heights. The
former nine won by score OF to o.. The
game was decided in the tcnt' inning after a
0.6 tie. when the literary boys came through
with three runs.
The box score: -- -.--.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
MIKAMI DEFEATS
THROCKMORTON in
SEABRIGHT TENNIS
Behr, Davis and Niles Also
Triumph in First Round
Of Achilles Cup Play

SEABRIGHT N. j.. Aug s--The sea-
bright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club threw
open its courts yesterday for the annual
invitation tennis tournament one OF the
most popular fixtures of the year, and
while only one Of the leading players was
defeated, several others travelled uncertain
paths which several times led them to the
brink of disaster.
Harold A. Throckmorton was the most
prominent OF those eliminated in the irst
round, Hachlshiro Mikami, of Japan. caus-
ing the Jersey contestants downfall In 4
threeset encounter at 2.6. SO, 6-3.
But just as interesting as this was the
fact that Karl II. Behr, who played such
sterling tennis against Willis u. Davis in
the East vs.. West series. had a real battle
to nose out a victory over Harry s. Parker
at 4.6. 6-1, Ga.
Nathaniel w. Niles, hero OF the East
ern victories at Forest Hills was passed
to three-set encounter by Francis T.
Hunter, the former Cornell captain. Hunter
took the first set from the Bostonian at
4-6. but Niles by an Increase in pace was
able to capture the following two sets 1T
6-4 6-2. Summary:
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WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TO-DAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Thomas to Coach Williams Nine

wILLLTAMSTOWN. Mass, Aug. s.--The VIII
liama College athletic council yesterday an
nounced that Ira Thomas. the veteran catcher Of
the Athletics. has signed a contract to take
charge OF the baseball team for the next five
years. He will commence his duties next Feb
ruary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08

Nathaniel w, Niles defeated Francis T. Hun
Howard Mcliulien, 90, Ell; 3, II. whitney won
defeated 3. fITnaS: s:a, SS-S; VI III JChns-
Davis defeated Edwln r. Mccormack. SO e-s
80; Hachishiro Mikan,i deteated II. a. Throck-
defeated r, r; GI9fhp, "a. so AIdTish i. Man.
Hugh Tallant won from Clarence J. Griffin BY
defaulti Ichlys Kumakae defeated Bernon s.
Merrill Hall, i6-4. g-2 Karl II. Behr defeated
Harry s. h ParkST kST,;aare "a e-l 81; Edwin aSrnsd
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SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
St Louis ut New York--clear.
Chicago at nrooklyn-clcar.
Pittsburgh at BOstnn-clenr.
CinCnnntI at PhilndelphiA--cloudy.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York at Clcvelnnd-clear.
Boston nt ChlCaEn--Clear.
Athletics ut DetrOlt-rain.
Washington nt st. Louls-cloudy 1.-TWO Eames)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal at Newnrk-Clenr.
Rochester Mt Proyldence-clenr.
IiufToIo at RIchmond-cIenr.
Toronto at BnltlmOre-Clenr.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League
Detroit. a. Athletics. 2.
New York. 81 Cleveland. e., ,,o ,,,
st. Louis, 81 Washington. 90 lnnlngs).
National League
pbIIlIes, 3; st. Louis, 2.
New York, 3j Chicago, 2.
ISOston, 9; Cincinnati. q.
Boston 0t Cincinnati, o (second Eame).
BroOlly ittsburEh. rain.
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Rixey or Bender

Moran will send either RiNey or Bender
TO the mound in the opening game and both
have proved troublesome to the Redlanders
this season. Big Pete Schneider is due to
appear in the decelving role for Matty and
in the event that the big fellow does not
warm up we'll, Knetzer, last year with the
Feds, probably will get the call.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08

Jimmy Austin, OF the Browns and Catcher
Thomas OF the Red Sox were handed an in
definite suspension By Ban Johnson for their
fres-foT-an staged on Sunday in st. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22

nicely as with pair of scissors. But
it was not this. or the ball in the hip,
which was giving him paint was his
companion killed at his side.
Shortly after this another gTewsome
incident inteTrupted5he exploration OF
the trenches. An officer of high rank
arrived suddenly to report to the COM
manding general mine had jus.
been exploded, killing Captain c
and wounding two lieutenants and 40
men. This he told hastily as the gen
eral paused to receive the report Cap
tain c., he went on, had lived
long enough to write few words to
his family. The explosion Of the mine
had not only scattered deadly frag-
ments among the officers and men, but
most of them had been overcome by
gas fumes,
This tragedy, hastily reported to the
general as the party trudged through
the trench. was only one of the incl
dents of this greater tragedy going on
night and day all around here. Gen
eral HeIlouiu spoke Of the gallant SER
vice Of Captain e., gave direction
for suitable care of the body. and the
party passed on to inspect the
trenches.
1t is no easy thing-this walking
through the front trenches. They have
tried to floor them, to keep the men
raised out of the sticky clay. But the
floor is of round saplings, about the
thickness of telegraph poles, laid side
by side, making a bumpy surface. II
is all right for the poilu, in his wood
en- sabots. But for a civilian it is like
going over railroad ties. And besides
there is the zig-zag, for the trenches
turn sharply every 20 feet. And the
width of these clay walls is no greater
than four feet-much like excavations
one sees in the street for sewer o.
gas main. Every hundred feet the
visitors head strikes one of the heavy
timber bridges thrown across the
trenches.
See how this works" said a young
officer commanding this section OF
trench, as he pointed to a cheveauX-de-
frise balanced above the trench, ready
to drop and bar all progress should
the Germans break thrOug. The
cheyeaux-de-frise was stOCky frame
laced and wound with ugly barbed-
wire. A long wire ran away to a point
of observation.
Close the trench" shouted the
Young officer, and the cheveaux-de-
frise came tumbling down, fitting ex.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22

into a sheet of white smoke as the
guns were trained on the point where
the party stood. General Hellouin was
undistuThed amid the whiz of shells.
until two staff officers, urging the risk
of his exposed position, induced him
and NJ. Painlove TO seek the security
Of the trench.
The start to the trenches had been
made at daylight. The route lay
through a number Of small villages,
one Of them torn to pieces by a bonn
bardment, with only jagged stone
walls and chimneys standing gauntly
along the road. Long lines of trucks
looking like prairie-schooners
stretched for miles along the route
and thousands of horses and mules
and carts we're parked at close inter
walls. all taking some part in this huge
task Of keeping up the steady supply
Of food. equipment and ammunition
for several million men.
The Argonne forest was entered
about 8 o'clock, with General Hellouin
leading the way with NJ. Painleve.
Here and there great trees had been
splintered by shell fire, and one giant
spruce had been cut as with a knife
20 feet from the base, the top branches
shooting down and sticking upright in
the earth like a new tree. Spring
flowers were thick among the moss
and ferns, and the birds kept up con
slant twitter amid the rumble of artil-
lery fire and the crack" crack OF
/ the seventy-fves. But gradually the
singing OF the birds ceased as the eX-
posed front was approached. Here
the foliage disappeared from the trees
which were SCARED and burned as
though forest fire had just swept by
Telegraph wires were strung through
the trees linking all parts Of the front
and rear headquarters.
Entering the forward trenches, Gen
eral Hellouin and all the party put or
helmets, for the fire was now heavy
and incessant. Hardly a hundred yards
had been covered when a wounded sol
der came limping back from the firing
line. He was very pale, with great
splash of blood on his coat, but on his
feet and walking without support. An
other soldier was ahead, and one be
hind, ready to give assistance.
1T is nothing only ball in the
hip" he said. hut my companion was
killed outright"
1T is nothing" he kept repeating
as he held up the flag of his coat
| showing a small round hole cut a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22

quarters of General Humbert, and M.
Painleve paused to call on the COM
mander of the third army corps. Cen
eral Humbert is installed in a vast
park, for his reserves are further back
from the fighting front. The general
has the student-like face of a Moltke,
with spare, thin build. The talk
turned on the splendid condition of the
men, as NJ. Painleve had just observed
them.
yes" said General Humbert, "and
let me give you an instance showing
the morale Of the men. There was an
exposed position where it was neces-
sary to send a man. Volunteers were
called for, as the place was swept by
enemy fire and it meant sure death. 4
man stepped forward Immediately. He
pushed forward to the exposed point
and was shot dead. Then his compan-
ion stepped forward, and he, too, was
shot dead. And then third took his
turn and fell; and fourth: and then
fifth. Yes, five men, one after anoth-
er, seeking just what had happened
and knowing it meant certain death,
each took their turn with absolute
calmness. That is only a passing in
stance, but it shows the everlasting
purpose of our men"
General Humbert's tribute only con-
firmed the impression made on every
member Of the party by this trip of
inspection, covering several days, over
hundreds of miles, to three army
corps with the corps commander lead
ing the way to the very front looking
out on immortal Verdun back to the
preparatory works and reserves.
Everywhere the French army was
ready, abundant in men, ammunition
and supplies, and with enormous re-
sources still uncalled upon.
All the news all the t1me-The
hrpnS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22

All the news all the tIme-The
Argus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-14

dependents. These calculations may be
upset by the decisions in the third New
Jersey and eleventh North Carolina dis
tricts. where the margins are extremely
narrow, and the refusal of certificates
to the republican candidates by return
ing boards may wipe out the present re-
publican margin. Should democrats be
certified from these districts and ac-
cepted by the House at the opening ses-
sion the republicans would have only 90
votes. the democrats PA. with the in
dependents still holding the balance Of
power.
A situation such as this never before
occurred. There have been close votes
in the House. and fights for organiza
ton that involved the counting of mem
hers to the hour of balloting for Speaker,
but never in the past has the control
of the House rested, as it does appar-
emily AT present. upon the votes of half
a dozen men whose affiliations are UNI
certain and who may. by united action,
dictate the course of the House of Rep
resentatives for the next Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-14
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
18th ST and Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Board of Trade.

The Board of Trades year closed with
a meeting last night that attested to
the strength of this organization as Z
factor in the development of the Dis
trict During its long existence this
association of citizens has had no more
difficult and important questions before
il for action and service in behalf of
the community than recently. The
financial welfare of Washington has
hung in the balance during the past two
wears. In the tight for the maintenance
of the halt and half system. upon which
the District depends for continued ad-
vanccment and prosperity and without
which it would suffer under an intoler-
able burden of taxation. the Board of
Trade has been most important eie-
mcnt.
President Brandcnburg in his annual
report last night expressed the graft
tudc of the people of Washington for
the action of Congress in holding to the
principle of the organic act in the equal
division of District cost between the
local taxpayers and the federal Treasury.
This was not accomplished without a
hard fight Nor has the fight been sure
~ won for good, The need may arise
again. perhaps very soon. for repeti-
tion of the struggle in defense of the
half and half plan. The strength of the
Board of Trade. representing Washing
ton, may be called upon again. The sue
cess of these past few months, however,
gives courage to all who are enlisted in
the work of safeguarding the Districts
interest against dangerous changes.
Along other lines the work of the
Board of Trade has gone forward. con
Structive work. inquiries into develop
ment plans. the urging of projects of i'm
portant civic improvements. The Or
ganization touches every activity and
interest of the people. their schools,
their health. their pleasures. their phys
zeal and moral welfare. More parks
dTC urged m'i' oI'H it'i'atipi -P"''f7
for children. better schools through the
extension of the pension principle to
the teachers. more policemen and fire
men for the protection of the city.
This organization, including in its
membership representatives of all Wash
ingtoniaHs. has gone steadily forward
from it. beginning as force for the
bctterment OF the District. 1t has won
the gratitude of the people for the val
uablc constructive and defensive work
II has conducted unremittingly during
many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-14
The Election and the Bosses

Election day proved good for some of
the bosses. but bad for. others William
Barnes. .ir.. Jared we'll. Although not
consulted about the situation in gen
,ral he was about the local situation.
and he had his way in and around Al
bany. He assisted in the work which
gave New York to Hughes, Whitman
and Calder. \ slight was put upon him,
but lie would not take il out Of the
party.
Boics Pcmrosc Jared even better.
Pennsylvania under his guidance again
threw Il heavy vote for the republicans.
II obeycd the touch of familiar hand.
Mr.. Penrose knows his bailiwick, and
when and how TO call on it for results.
Chairman Mccormick. powerful else
where. was powcrIcss at home. Even
his voting precinct went against him.
On the other side of the fence sad
story j. recorded The bosses lost; and
after plcdging their states. Mr.. Tag
CART a few weeks before election day
nat Indiana in the Wilson column, esti-
mating the majority at fifty thousand.
Roger sullivan predicted hundred
thousand for Wilson in Illinois, and
Charles f. Murphy said that Tammany
in turn would take care of" any ma
jority the republicans might poll up
state i'll New York. All three states
voted for Hughes, Illinois and New York
oyerwhe lmingly.
We arc told there is to be "here-
after" for these men. Never again are
they TO be allowed a voice in party at
fairs at home. The Taggart machine,
the Sullivan machine and the Murphy
machine are ali to be scrappcd, with or
without the consent of the owners.
That sort of talk has been heard be
fore. So far as Mr.. Taggart is con
| cerned he has often INDUCED in it him
self With droH affectation of despair
after losing a campaign, he has ordered
his machine to the scrap heap and an
nounced that he was Through" The
machine, however, remained intact and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-14
The Reasons.

As they accept the fact of democratic
victory. republican leaders are begin
ming to look for the causes. The field
is wide and there are many possible
factors of republican defeat. These cal
culations all start with the striking fact
that Notwithstanding republican and
progressive reunion Wilson received a
popular plurality of approximately 400
600 votes. gaining over 100000 over his
vote of 1912, while Hughes received
$4,000 more votes than were cast for
Taft and Roosevelt combined in that
year.
In the analyses already made the
causes are variously stated. Indeed, they
vary undoubtedly with the states whose
overturn gave the President his re-elec-
tional committee to certain states, such
as New Hampshire. that were regarded
as too surely republican TO he worth
special effort in the campaign is one of
these. In Ohio there was conflict be-
tween local republican organizations,
and in that state evidently the labor
vote went very largely to Wilson. In
Kansas the Indifference of the national
committee and women's conversion to
paeifcism are attributed as the primary
causes of that states detection. North
Dakota has as vet been unexplained.
but the result there is attributed in
large part to the Scandinavian element
voting for the President for his policy
of paeifcism. The influence of woman
voters in Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico
and Idaho is cited as one of the ele-
ments of democratic victory there, while
the restoration of the sugar tariff is be-
lieved to have had an effect upon the
beet sugar growers. The woman vote in
Washington in response to the peace cry
is credited with large measure Of the
democratic success, while the refusal of
the republican committee to send tariff
orators into that state is also cited as
one of the factors. California unques
tionably went democratic because of re-
publican faction divisions, and the re-
sentiment against the national ticket of
large numbers of progressives for the
failure to cooperate with Hiram John
son in his fight for the Senate. The
research is endless. There are hundreds,
perhaps thousands. of reasons that may
be addueed to account for the result.
Nobody will ever really know in exact
detail just why this great political
change took place, but the fact remains
remarkable upheaval has occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-14
The House Control Problem.

i.t -ontfo! OF the next House oi Rep
-, .utati.r> continues in doubt, al
=. ~ the r,r"-cut reports the rcpH5-
n.au- Va'r I'll apparent plurality Of
"a. membership elected last Tuesday.
inrigaiaa the third \ea jersey district
IN si.i"i th" republican candidate las Il
slight apu.rrnt majority over the demo.
cla'; in"umbcnt, and the eleventh
North Carolina. nhcrc tho republican
has :. majority of eleven votes With d
recount demanded Counting these two
seats The republicans will have 3I7 votes
on strict party lines and the democrats
2l2. AN actual ma jority being rs. To
obtain the control. therefore. the repub-
icans must hold these 2l7 seats against
rccounts and gain at least one vote from
among the six independents announced
as elected
These indcpendents-the number hay.
ing been Increased from four within I'll.
past couple Of days-are Martin OF
Louisiana. a former democrat, now &
progressive, who ran on protection
platform against democrat, but who
IL is reported, has declared that he viii
not enter the republican caucus; SchaE
OF Minnesota, a progressive, of repub
1ican antecedents; London of New York
socialist, OF pro-democratic leanings
Randall OF California, prohibitionist. oi
democratic affiliations; Fuller of Mas
sachuset;s, progressive, representing :
strong protcctionist district. and prob
ably, despite his anti old guard DISPOSE
ton. inclined toward the republican
rather than the democratic organization
anG Lynn of New York, socialist demo
cr:t'. Of presumably democratic prefer
encc.
If the independents divide evenly thu
House will stand: Republicans, 900
democrats, 2i5, assuring a republican
organization. To gain the control thu
democrats mus. get all six Of the in
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in fine working order, and its owner
responded to the next call to arms with
all the engaging energy Of buoyant
nature.
1t will be so again. Neither Mr.. Tag.
CART, Mr.. Sullivan, nor Mr.. Murphy is
done for. AL three, in some form and
fashion, will come back. There may be
some lean years before them, but they
are not unfamiliar with or easily dis
couraged by such experience. They
could not exist outside the field Of poll
tics. and they live where politics is a
steady and alluring industry all the
year round.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-14
Neglected Phrase.

"Friends and fellow citizens!'
You don't hear it any more
From thousand tongues and pens.
New excitements are in store
Phrases long and grand are still
As we go upon our way,
Simply sayin', "Hello, Bill,
How are all the folks today
Grand formalities are through
As we go along the road,
DOM what we have to do
With no fireworks to explode.
No more mighty words rejoice
Echoing through the hills and gIens.
No one says, with glorious Voice,
"Friends and fellow citizens"