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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-13

HONE les

A sedate banker of Hamilton, Can,
was sitting in his Office one morning
when his ten-year-old hopeful drifted
in, bearing with him an expression of
unutterable gloom.
Anything gone wrong, boy?" in
terFogated the financier. why at
your age you ought to be cheerful all
the time"
81 know it, Frank; know it, )" re-
sponded the youngster. "Pm dom
the best 1 can, but, honest, had a
terrible time up at the house with
your wife this morning. Saturday
Evening Post
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-13

ALMOST FATAL ERROR
Look here!" burst out the indig-
nant farmer, rushing into the village
store, 81 wish you'd be a bit more
careful"
"W-w-why, what is wrong?"
gasped the elderly man behind the
counter.
do you remember me coming in
last Tuesday for some liniment to
rub on my old cow"
The shopkeeper nodded.
"And you went and gave me some
eau-de-coIogne?" snOTted the farm
er. 81 rubbed it on the COW and ever
since the beast has done nothing but
gaze at herself in the duckpond and
sigh!"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-13
--O-O--
PROVING 1T

Mrs. Justwed - And would you
really do anything for me, Jack?
Justwed-Darling, I swear it.!
Mrs. JUstwed - Then would you
please let my brother, Bob, the sur
geon, operate on you for something?
He's just starting in, you know!-
Life.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-13
TOpAYS BELLRINGER

A little coIored girl, a newcomer in
Sunday school gave her name to
the teacher as Fertilizer Johnson"
Later the teacher asked the ehild's
mother if that was right.
Eyes, ma'am, dats her name" said
the fond parent. you see, she was
named fer me and her father. Her
fathers name am Ferdinand and my
name is Liza. So we named her Fer
tilizer." Boston Transcript
FOREGONE CONCLUSION
Teacher-f a farmer sold 1,479
bushels of wheat for SLIT bushel,
what would he get?
Boy-An automobile,
Evening star., 1916-08-03
WOMEN REACH SEM1-FINALS.
Miss Wagner, Winner of Last L. I.
Title. in Tilt With Miss Handy.

NEW YORK. August 3.-Play for the
women's tennis championship of Long
Island = at the Weedmere Club ad-
vanced into the semi final round
yesterday. the four left in the singles
event being Miss Helen Bernhard. Miss
Gertrude Della Tore, Miss Helen
Gilleaudeau and Miss Marie Wagner,
winner of the event last year.
All of the matches We're won in
straight sets and apparently with ease.
excepting the one in which Miss Wag
ner played Miss Edith Handy. The
former indoor champion took the first
set at love. but in the second Miss
Handy pressed the contest to S-6 be-
fore the victory went to Miss Wagner.
The summaries:
Singles Fourth round Miss Helen Bernhard
defeated Mrs. 9. RosenthnI.' e. 6-i: Miss
Gertrude Della Tore defeated Miss Eva Marcus.
6-4. 8-2; Miss Helen Gilleaudean defeated
Miss &. Mordecai 60. 81: Miss Marie Wag
ner defeat ted Miss Edith Handy. 60. S-8.
Doubles-First round-Mrs. Herbert Carlebach
and Miss Eva Marcus defeated Miss Margaret
Grove and Miss Helen Coward. IS. g.;
Miss L. Well and Miss {. Mordecaf defeated
Mrs. Thompson ana Miss Adele Crasin. 5-3,
Ga.
Second round-M!ss Marie Wagner and Mrs
David G. Mills defeated Miss Elsa Rayser
and Miss Howe, Cd, 6-3; Miss Gertrude Della
Tore and Mrs. Fell defeated Miss Helen Bo-
Gert and Miss Elizabeth Irving. e.. e@.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
EASTERN LEAGUE.
STAKE FOR MABEL TRAsK.
Trots Fastest Mile of Year to Win
at Kalamazoo.

KALAMAZOO. Mich, August 3.-Ma-
bel Trask, driven by Walter Cox. won
the tent thousand dollar Paper Mills
purse yesterday afternoon for EOS trot
ters, setting a mark of 2.03& for the
event, and, incidentally, trotting the fast
est mile of the present Grand Circuit
season. The famous daughter of Peter
tho Great fully sustained her reputa-
ton for speed and racing stamina by
disposing of a representative field of
trotters quite as successfully as she
had previously done at Cleveland and
Detroit She was forced to her record
mile by st. Frisco, driven by Pop"
Geers. In fact, Geers again divided
honors with the crowd. Every time he
appeared he was greeted with rounds
of applause.
There were eight starters in the
Paper Mills trot- The Cox mare was
favorite and won in four straight
heats. the purse being divided on that
basis. Her winnings were $4,000. St.
Frisco and Guy Nella carried the bat
tie to her in each heat. Mabel won
the first heat in 2.07%. But in the
second heat Geers forced Cox to drive
his best to win in 2.03 Y. establishing
a record for the event and beating the
previous best mark of 2.05A made by
Peter Scott in 1915. Tho third and
fourth miles were in 2.05A. Cox show
ing in front by a safe marGtns
Evening star., 1916-08-03
National League Games.
Brooklyn Beats Cincinnati.

BROOKLYN. August 3.-Brooklyn and
Cincinnati battled for thirteen innings
yesterday. the former winning, ) to T.
Singles by Pfeffer and Johnston and Dau-
berts double brought across the deciding
tally
The National League leaders pounded
Schneider for twenty-one hits. but wasted
most of them by reckless base running
They made four successive singles in the
seventh without scoring. Johnston being
caught stealing. Daubert being nailed
trying for third on Wheats hit and
wheat making an unsuccessful effort to
score on CutShaws single
A total of nine hits in the fifth, sixth and
seventh innings netted a run. All of Gin
cinnatTs runs We're gifts, Olson making
three errors and McCarty throwing wild
to bases. McKechnie, Johnston and Cut
shaw made four hits apiece. Score:
Cincinnati. O1 o. o o o 0 o o Of
Broohlyn- 1 o 1 o 30 90 l-5
Two-hase hit-DaGbert. Home run-Steneel
stolen Dases-Stengel. McCsrty. Sacrifice hits
Eoush. Mckechnie. Mowrey. McCarty Double
plays-Mck kechnie to Chase: Olson to Cutshaw 10
Daubert. Left on bases-Cincnnati. 8: Brook
Bases on balls-Of Schneider. 4: OF Pfeffer, /
Earned runs-Of Schneider. ). Hit by pitcher
BY Pfener tChasej. Struck out-By Schneider
4: by Pfeffer .. Wild ptches-Schneider :
Pfener. l. Umpires-Messrs. Klein and EmsIie
Time of game hours and 45 minutes
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Other American League Games
Eighth Straight for White Sox.

fCHICAGO, August 3.-Chicago won
It's eighth straight victory yesterday
by taking the final game of the series
from the Athletics. s to 2. 1t was
Philadelphia's fourteenth consecutive
defeat The locals won by punching
hits on Johnson and Williams.
The visitors scored a two-run lead
on Cicotte in the first four innings by
opportune hitting, and he gave way to
Benz. who held his opponents safe.
Three double plays by Weaver and
Ness, a one-hand catch by Walsh of
foul and Eddie Collins triple. which
sent two men home, featured Out
fielder Lawry sprained his right ankle
sliding into second base in the third
inning. Score:
Chicago. o o 2 o o x-a
Philadelphia. ..... 1 o o o o o o o.
Two-base hits-E. Collins. Felsch. Three base
hts-E. Collins. Weaver. Sacrifice hits-Walsh.
McMullin- Sacrifice ny-E. Collins. Double
plays-Ness TO Weaver: Weaver TO Ness t2,.
Left on bases-Chicago. s; Philadelphia. 3.
Bases on balls-0n Cicotte. I, of Johnson. 3:
Hits and earned runs-On Cicotte. hits and
runs in four innings; OF Benz. l hit and no
runs in fse innings: of johnson. hits and
runs in four innings; of Williams. 6 hits and .
runs in two innings; of Lannins, hits and 1
By johnson. i. Gmpires-Messrs 6hin and Dl-
neea- Time Of game-1 hour and So minutes.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Mertz & Mertz Co., Inc.
9O6 F Street
T E N N | S
BY MOLLA BJURSTEDT
National Woman Tsari, Champion Of .hs
un.sed States.
No. 1.-THE Forehand Drive.

The forehand drive is the most use-
full stroke in tennis: it is the stroke
with which you return practically all
of the ground balls that come on your
right hand 1t is a stroke that you
must master if you are to play even a
passable game of tennis; and its
and practice.
This drive is made with free. hard
swing carried all the way through.
Take a position facing the plane of
the oncoming ball. Keep your eye on
the ball. Rest your weight on your
right foot. and, as the ball rises from
the ground. swing back your racquet
instant on your balance. and then
swing the racquet around so that il
will catch the ball just before it
reaches the top of the bounce. As the
incline its face slightly downward:
carry the stroke through until your
racquet is straight across your body.
At the moment of impact of racquet
and ball your body should be going
forward; at the finish You will be lean
ing forward with your weight on your
left foot.
The distance at which you should
stand from the ball depends upon your
reach: you should be far enough away
to comfortably meet the ball with out
stretched arm.
The inclination of the racquet gives
top spin which brings a hard hit ball
down near the base line Without the
spin the call would fly out of the
court.
You Will notice that the body assists
the arm at. the point of contact: in
fact. the stroke is kind of swinging
into the ball with the whole force -
your arm and body. and this whole
force will not be effective unless the
ball is taken when it is opposite or
even little past you. II you hit the
ball too soon. you must go forward.
and thus you lose the momentum OF
the bod
hard forehand drive requires
certain amount of strength, buy no
more strength than the average girl
possesses. provided that she so times
ner stroke as 20 utilize every ounce
of power. Long driving in golf is NOT
a matter OF strength and neither is
hard driving in tennis--it is all in the
timing.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
KELLER is WINNER OF TITLE
IN SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
Victory Over Second Baptist Yesterday
Places It IN Improbable Position.
Machinists and Bureau Tie.

club got the lead in the early periods.
but the Machinists came strong toward
the close and scored five times in the
last three periods. The tie Will be
played off tomorrow on the Anacostia
grounds The Machinists are leading
in the second series in this circuit. and
if they win. as seems probable, VIII
meet Bureau. victor in the first half OF
the schedule. in seven games for the
league championship.
Braund, at third base for the Machin-
lists. and Roche. at second for Bureau.
carried off the fielding honors. Both
handled their plays easily. Chaplin and
Perry proved the best batters for the
Navy Yard men and Gordon led the Bu-
reau players. Each of the three con-
nected for two safe drives. only one of
which went for extra bases Perry had
the honor of obtaining the longest
wallop of the day. swat which went
far over the outfielders' heads fer a
homer.
The Machinists had trouble with
their pitchers. the same thing which
beset them last year in their endeavors
to land championship. Not one of the
three men they used on the slab did as
well as might have been expected.
Manager Irving of the champion Holy
Name team of the Catholic Church
League requests that his players report
at the grounds. 5th street and Florida
avenue, tomorrow afternoon at )
o'clock, for practice and to have taken
several pictures of the team. He wants
all the men to be in uniform.
Two games We're played yesterday in
the recently organized Washington
Amateur League, the S. S. C. c. team
winning from the Royal Athletic Club
and the TruXtons defeating the Cherry
dale Juniors. There is considerable in
terest developing in the clash tomorrow
between the Truxtons and the S. S. G..
c. nine. The latter is credited with FIVE
victories and no defeats, and the former
has won four victories and has not been
charged with a loss. The two clubs are
to meet on Diamond No l at the Monu-
ment grounds.
Evening star., 1916-08-03

1t looked for a time yesterday as if
Keller might lose. as it went into the
seventh inning one run behind. In that
period, though. it came across with
three counts, sufficient to give it the
contest by a margin of two. There was
very little difference in the batting of
the contending teams, and. in fact.
the margin of play for Keller was
very slight. 1t got the breaks and in
that might be summed up the differ
ence between it and the losing nine
The one feature of the game was the
strike-out record of Rector of Keller
that pitcher tanning eleven in the eight
innings
Miller, who did the catching for the
losing nine, got three hits out OF four
trips to the plate, and Jarvis and Keys
Of the same club made two safeties
each. Offutt. Tomlin and Flaherty were
the batting stars for the winners, each
driving the ball into safe territory
twice.
The game between the Machinists
and Bureau, in the Potomac League
resulted in a tie, 6 to 6. The Bureau
Evening star., 1916-08-03
YANKS SIGN ARTIE HOFFMAN,.
0ad-nme Cub Star to Play Tomor.
ruv in Detroit Game.

CHICAGO. August s.-Artie Hoffman,
former star Of the old Chicago Ma
ti0nals. VINO has been conducting a
bass bali school for youngsters on the
abandoned West Side grounds, left
last night for Detroit to Join tho New
York American League team. He was
signed following q long conference be-
tween Col. Jacob Rupert. president
Of the Yanks: Tiilinghast Huston, vice
prestdenG and ''Bill" Donovan. man
Holman will play In the game at
Detroit Friday" Col Rupert said.
after Q conference between the New
York representatives and Charles A.
Comislky. president OF the White sox.
and Byron B. Johnson. president OF the
American League. I'VE feel gratihed
IN securing Holman. for he will
strengthen the team. We had hoped
to get . player or two from the White
eox, but they have nothing to spare
that will add to our strength. Other
than Holman, We have secured no new
material We have hopes, but there
are NO prospects Just at present"
Evening star., 1916-08-03
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

CHICAGO, August 3.-Of the nine
games that have been played since
the team left home the Nationals have
won two These were the second and
third games of the Cleveland series.
series here, and as the White Sox have
been cleaning up with the lamentably
weak Athletics they probably will be
so tired that they will prove easy vic
Tins for the Nationals this afternoon,
for Walter johnson Is slated to do the
pitching, while Scott probably will op-
pose the Griffmen's star.
Unless there is a decided brace on
the part of the Griffmen in the mat
ter Of hitting In the pinches this is
Eoinx to develop into one of the most
disastrous trips the team has made in
recent. years. The weakness of several
Of tho players who were believed to
be moro than ordinary hitters is put
ting tho team in bad in most of the
games There was time when there
was . chance for victories when the
Griftmen got men on the bases but now
most of tho time when this occurs the
next two or three batters who come
up arc unable to do anything but pop
up or send a weak grounder to the
1nneld-
In yesterdays game ten men were
left on the bases and the Nationals out
hit the Indians. But they could not
get their hits at the right time. while
two errors in the third inning paved
the way for two of the three runs
which the Indians got during the aft
ernoon.
It was not Gallia's fault that the
game was lost He held his opponents
to four hits in six innings and yet
they made three runs.
Gr4@th used two pinch hitters during
the game, Shanks in the seventh, and
he hit safely. and Jameson in the
ninth, and he got two-bagger on
ball which fell between Gandil and
Smith and bounded out Of their reach,
but there were two out at the time.
Clyde Milan has made exactly four
hits in the nine games the Nationals
have played in the west this trip. Yet
he is occupying one of the most i'm
portant positions in the batting order,
Evening star., 1916-08-03
MAISEL READY TO PLAY.
Yankee Veteran Rejoins Team Aft
er Absence Due to Ininrv

DETROIT. August 3.-The Yankees
rested yesterday and were not sorry
for the chance. Fritz MaiseI Is here
ready to jump into the game again.
He is willing and eager, but the shoul-
der which he hurt last spring isn't
fully right yet for throwing purposes.
Maisel says the treatment he has been
taking in Chicago since the Yankees
were there has made the shoulder bet
ter. but that 1t hurts him when he
throw.
Maisel hopes Donovan will let him
play the infleld today. preferably at
third. but Donovan 10 browsing around
Illinois looking for ball players He
needs another pitcher as much as any
thing. His STAN IL now reduced to
hve. hardly enough for campaign pur-
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Cardinals Conquer Braves.

BOSTON. August 3-Landing on
Hughes for two two-base hits and a single
with a walk sandwiched in after two were
out. st. Louis scored three runs in the
ninth inning and won the final game with
the Braves. ) to 3
Hughes had relieved Tyler in the sew
enth with two on and none out. Black
burn. who was recalled from Providence
or the International League because of
injuries received by Catchers Gowdy and
Tragesser Monday. was on the receiving
end for Boston yesterday and played a
fine game: Score:
St Louis. ..-.-...- o o / o / 0 3-5
Boston. ...-...--... o o D I-3
Two base .hits-Gonzales Bescber Heck
Ihree-base hts-Biackburn. Hornsby TyIer
Stolen base-Blackburn Sacrifice hit-Maran
VILE Sacrifice fes-Butler, Snyder Double
play-Hornsby TO Bethel TO Miller Left on
bsses-st. Louis. .; Boston Z First base an
error-Bos'on, l. Bases on baIIs-Or TyIer ..
OF Hughes, 3: of Williams g. Hits and earned
runs--Or Ames. hits and l run in six INNINGS.
or Williams. hits ard run in three inninrs;
on Tyler. hits and = runs in six innings: on
hughes. hits and runs in three Innings
struck ont-By Ames. .; by Hughes 3 by Vii.
iiams, l. Wild pitch-Hugies I'mnires-
Messrs. Rigier and Harrison. Time of game
hours and 4 minutes.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Phillies Shut Out Cubs

PHILADELPHIA, August 3.-Philadel-
phia yesterday defeated Chicago in a
pitching duel between Alexander and
Prendergast. which went twelve innings
The score was to 0.
= Killifer led Off In the twelfth with a
single and went to third when Wilson
threw wild TO catch him off first. Alax-
ander sent short fly to Kelly. Paskert
beat out bunt. Kiliifer remaining at
third until after Zimmerman. who COW
cred first base. muffed Prendergast's
Zimmerman took his time going after
tho ball and Killifer scored Chicago 9
claim that Paskert knocked the ball out
OF Zimmerman's hands was not allowed.
Score:
Philadelphia. o o 90 0Oo1-1
chicago 90 o o 0 0 0 o o O %
Twobase hits-saer, Luderus, Pasker.. Stolen
Dasss-saier, Zimmerman. Sacrifice hits-Flack
Srhon: Alexander. Double play-Siehotr and
bancroft. Left on bsses-Chicsgo. 8; Phiia-
delphia. IL First base on errors-Chicsgo /
Bass ba,e, on bslls-on Prendergast /; on Alex
ander, 3. Earned runs-On Prenderyast. none
strnck out-By Alexander. Z. Umpires-Messrs.
81 minutes. '' anu
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Red Sex Whip Tigers Again.

DETROIT. August 3.-Boston won Its
fourth straight game here yesterday.
to 2. largely because of Boland's
wildness. In the second and third in
nings he issued three passes. each of
which became a run on three hits, two
of which were scratches
Foster pitched fine game for Bos-
ton and allowed two safeties UP to the
eighth inning. The fielding on both
sides was fast and neither team made
an error. Score:
Boston. ....... o o 0 0-5
Detroit. ft........-.-. o 0 0 . %
Two-base hits-Hooper. Walker. Gardner.
veach. Three e-base hit-Crawford. Stolen base
barry. Sacrifice hits-Lewis. Walker. Scott
ca. Sacrifice nies-Scott. Witt Left on bases
Foster. !: OF Boiand. 81. On Cunningham. 2
gsiand. hit. and : runs in two and one-,hird
1nnings; OF Cunningham. 4 hits and / run in
Eve and two thirds Innings: of Dnbuc. 1 hit and
no runs In one inning. Struck o1t-By Foster.
]; BY Cunningham. 4: by Dubuc, l. Wild pitch
-Cunntnsham- Passed balI-Thomas. Umpires
--Messrs. Connolly and Owens. Time Of game
hour and ~ minutes.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
TIMELY HIT LACKING
Nationals Fail to Connect With
Men on Bases.
INDIANS WIN SHUT-0UT
Capture Final Game of Series From
Griffmen by 3-to-0
Score

Special Dispatc TO The Star.
CLEVELAND, August By shut
ting out the Griffmen yesterday, the
Indians won the series, three out OF
five. The score was 3 to 0. Gould, the
diminutive spitbalier, was hit for
total of thirteen bases, but the visitors
timely wallop. The breaks were
against them. There was chance to
tie the score or wiz the game in the
seeenth inning. but a remarkable catch
by Jack Graney from McBride's bat put
the crimp into rally which gave much
promise. Ainsmith started the inning
with a single to center and then Nc
Bride drove a long liner to left. 1t
had the earmarks of triple, but
Graney cut across, ran with the ball
for a few yards and then made leap
in catching it. 1t was daylight rob-
berry.
Shanks batted for Gallia. He singled
to center and then Moeller was walked,
filling the bases. Foster. however, was
called out on strikes, which were over
his head. O'Loughlin rendering de-
cisions which prove his sight is falling
Then Milan. who is one of the weakest
members of the team with men on
bases this trip, was thrown out
when he hit weak grounder to Tur-
ner Three men were left on the bags.
Morgan and Williams singled in
rapid succession in the second, and on
McBride's fly to right Morgan tried to
score. Smiths throw was at least
twelve feet from the plate toward third
base. yet Morgan reached the point
where the ball bounded just at the
same time that ONeill grabbed the
bail and touched him out.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
BIG FIELD AT ONWENTSIA
$50 Enter for the Western Tennis
Championships.

CHICAGO, August 3.-More than $50
men and women will participate in the
twenty-ninth annual western tennis
championships starting next SATURDAY.
at Onwentsia Club. Lake Forest. II.
according TO the entries fled with tire
Western Lawn Tennis Association.
Among the entries so far announced
are Willis Davis and George Church.
representing the east: Maurice Nc.
Laushlin and Ward Dawson, from the
Pacific coast. and Nat Emerson and
Lex Hardy OF the south.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
BY H. C. BYRD.

The Keller team has won the cham
pionShiD of the East Washington Sun
day School League. That club finished
its season yesterday with a victory over
Second Baptist by to and thus made
certain of the pennant. Keller now is
in "A position that if all the postponed
contests were played no team could
beat it out for the top berth. While
no announcement has been made. the
probabilities are that the rema iniug
combats will not take place. Here is
the standing of the teams in the sec
ond series:
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Morton, Cleveland Star,
Never May Pitch Again

CLEVELAND. August 3.-Guy
Morton. the star pitcher Of the
Clcvelands, may never enter the
box again. He has been sent
home for the balance of the sea-
son with orders not to touch
ball until next spring. Morton
had won eleven out of thirteen
Enmes for the CIevelands this
season when he snapped n liSa-
,nent in his forearm. He con-
suited a specialist. who told him
that two weeks of idleness would
make HIN. right again. But Nor
ton has been unable to curve "A
ball ever since and Manager Foil
has decided that 1t would be folly
to work him. The loss of Morton
probably means that the Cleve-
lands chance to win the pennnnt
has gone.