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The sun., 1916-12-24
FRENCH BOARDING
$%SOO,000,000 GOLD
Deputy Would Make Only
Coins of 1917 Legal Tender
to Bring Them Out.
specid, Correspondence TO TINS srx

PARIS. Dee. 10.-Although every week
patriotic F'renchmen bring their gold to
the Bank Of France and exchange II for
bills (last weeks exchange amounted 10
$4,000 600 IL Is known that much
coined gold st!ll remains In the hands ~
the people, "in the old wool stocking"
az the French say. and as II Is evident
that this gold would oe OF more service
TO the country in the Bank of France
thar boarded away various means have
been suggested to entice II forth.
The engraved certificate issued to any
n who exchanges gold for paper where
on MS name Is written has been n great
incentive. but n Deputy. NJ. Borrrandeau.
has brought In a bill favoring a very
drastic course.
Only 1917 Coins to Re LEGAL.
He proposes that after the war al,
gold coins in the banks possession shall
be restrucis so as to bear the date which
he suggests Will be 1917 and that onIv
these coins shall be legal. All other
gold coins, he argues. must have re-
manned in the hands of unpatrlotic
Frenchmen. who deserve to suffer for
retaining them.
NJ. Bounn ndeau has found that of the
$1,000 100000 which represents frances
total gold coinage only $1,000. 900, 900 is
at the present NM known to be in
the states possession and abroad, hence
$500. goo, 600 is still concealed some
where.
He would have II special law passed TO
guarantee the value of their gold coins
to foreigners holding them. but "French-
men, he writes. nave not the right To
Keep their gold when the country needs
IT,. and thanks to my bill, those Nho
The sun., 1916-12-24
sudden Responsibility.

m hardest thing. a. you pat IL. IL
this somewhere you. n Lieutenant ana
your detachment are IN the heat OF battle
under tho most terrible drun1iir". ana
suddenly comes the message: The cap
tain has fallen And "A little later comes
another message: The First Lieutenant
has fallen And now you have 10 take
command OF the company and give or
ders and instructions. In the midst OF
the continued drumhrc II in nc lace
OF a forthcoming storminS ack-tha
Is the hardcs; of all things In war.
The officer took a letter from his
pocket and snid ITS the last letter
from n comrade Of mine who tel q rev
days ago. Read H."
The Danish author read;
There IN no hance !or n furiouHh
for me for the present: our situation on
The front IL too uncertain 10 MAKE iir-
louyhs possible. j. the god Of battle let's
me keep my health until September /
may perhaps figure on three weeks az
home. 10 not YOU, my friend. believe
with Inc that this Is the best aud most
beautiful solution In my case-to I've able
10 remain with tho best OF us In this
titanic struggle
""This IL as far az I could get yester-
day. | nm certain. 10y the way. that the
heaviest possible fgh.lnG IL At hand
Many Of those who came back from 'ur-
Tough brouyh. sad stories with them to
the trenches, bit many others hal some
very inspiring things TO tell.
The sun., 1916-12-24

I'VE here at the front are ready TO
stick TO the last. and the battles now
heraldcd by the enemy's fire will lind
most Of us In the same joyous confidence
with which we went 10 the front on the
frs, day. This l can say as who Is
certainly familiar with the spirit or III"
men, because have grown M with
these men and I am OF" q: them. ana
this In spite Of III" frequent change OF
my post and the equally frequent
changes within the ranks.
"One thing all of us feel. that the
opportunities for the Individual mar are
different to-day from what they were
two years ago. Yet the spirit OF the
rank and Ale is unchanged. II ~ a good
spirit. on. which will bring us victory"
The officer added:
and as long as the English sail TO
obtain such a resul; as this In the school
ing Of the spirit Of the simple Lieutcn-
ant. the Young officer who Is a product
OF the system Of universal CONSUMPTION.
Just so long must they be resigned 10
IN. fact that as soldiers they are beh'nd
the Germans and the French
The sun., 1916-12-24
Sc Womer's and Misses Raincoats
Aalues In Al NJ ll4i

second and Fifth Floors. Fulton street
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
GIANTS NOW CUTTING THEIR
WAY TO TOP OF NATIONALS

The play in the National since We'd
nesday has made several changes in
the club standings. Brooklyn today
holds the lead by one-half a game
from Philadelphia. Moran's men hav-
ing nosed the Bostonians out Of sec
Ond The Cubs, i'm fourth place
Thursday. are now leading the second
division with st. Louis fifth on Thurs
day down in seventh and the once
mighty Pirates last.
In the American. Cleveland con-
tinues 10 hold tho lead. staying just =
notch above the Senators. Hits when
hits are needed and not continuous
heavy slugging is doing the business
for the Indians. They arc fourth
in club batting. Detroit. Washington
and New York leading them in the
order named.
The relative position OF the teams i'm
Ban Johnson's outfit has not been
changed by the games OF Thursday
Friday and Saturday. The St. Louis
Browns. tail-enders. are within eight
games OF the leaders Of the league
and within a game of the Tigers. lead
ing the second division.
The averages show Iris Speaker
still the real batting leader Of the
American with .379. And Fitzpatrick
OF Boston the National leader. with
an average OF s43S for fifteen times al
bat in ten games.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

One thing that tells the story Of the
Giants today is a bit of verse the
leader Of some forlorn hope dashed
of in a moment Of triumph. II runs;
And they buckled right in.
With trace OF a grin,
At the job that couldn't be done.
And they did il.
The Giants did il. Two weeks ago
they left their native strand in last
place in the National League. about
eight full games behind the next
above-they had lost thirteen and won
two. To-day its Even Steve Is won
13 lost. and the team is only three
games behind the league leaders and
is showing no sign of lot-up. In
their game yesterday. the eleventh
straight win-they fell on Knetzer
Dale and Moseley. Of Cincinnati. for
16 hits and II runs. The way the
team is batting tells the story.
In the weeks play they have
jumped TO second place in team bat
ting and all OF the individual stars
are twinkling OF the first seventeen
siuggers in the batting column. six
are McGraw's men. The pitchers
are going good and the team has a
confidence none can shake. No mat
ter what happens in the way OF up
sets. the Giants will know they car
come back.
Look out. leadersl
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
BEAUCHAMP NOW The
State AMATEUR SHOT

J. B. McHugh. holder OF the State
amateur trapshooting title, which he
acquired several months ago, lost it on
Saturday to L. r. Beauchamp. on the
traps OF the p. B. q W. r. r. Gun
Club. The final score was 95 TO 80.
The match was very close and excit-
ing. Beauchamp had lead of but one
target in the first string of seventy-five
birds. finishing with a clean score of
twent-five straight. The score:
J. b. McHugh ....23 23 23 24-93
L. r. Beauehamp "a % 23 25-95
DR.. A. W. Vernon, Of Bradford. Pa.
was high man for the three days
shooting OF the twenty-sixth annual
Pennsylvania State Amateur Cham
pionship Tournament, which closed at
the traps OF the Lansdale Gun Club on
Saturday. DR.. Vernon broke 426 tar
gets OF the quota OF 450 shot at during
the three days. The unofficial high
gun Of the tourney was A. B. Dol.
Richardson. Of Dover. He broke 42S
but, was ineligible for prizes. being 2
nonresident. The second high score
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
WILMINGTON included
IN Canal DIVISION

The American Canoe Association. an
organization more than 35 years old
Is forming a Delaware-C Chesapeake
division. Al present there are five
divisions. but the association is grow
ing and the sport. which is one Of the
few sports that has never been pro-
fessionalized, is increasing so rapidly
that it has been decided to form a
sixth division. which will include
Trenton, Philadelphia. Wilmington,
Baltimore. Washington and Norfolk.
All points in the new division are
connected by water routes. which in
sures cheap transportation to all the
meets. The first meet at which It is
expected the Atlantic division will at
tend will be held at the Maryland
Swimming Club some time In July.
This club has been the promoter OF
the new division and It is fitting that
the first meet should be held here.
Interest is being shown in the style
OF canoe most favored by members OF
/ the association. The Washington
Canoe Club. which ably assisted IN
/ forming the new division. together
with Philadelphia, Red Dragon and
Valley Green Canoe Clubs Of Phila-
delphia. has half dozen OF the cedar
racing and cruising canoes. some Of
them having been brought down from
Canada.
The new division will inaugurate q
plan OF sending It's best men each year
to the national meet at Sugar Island.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
WRESTLING tourney
Starts TONIGHT
Zbyszko and LeCollOSe Will
Meet in Wind-up at
Playhouse
ABERG TO APPEAR
HERE ON MAY 80

The four-day wrestling tournament
will get under way at The Playhouse
tonight and will bring TO Whining
ton some of the best men in the coun-
trv in this line. The wind-up tonight
will be between Valdez zbyszko'
winner of the worlds championship
tournaments in Paris and Buenos
Avres. in 1914. and Pierre lie Collose'
the giant wrestler.
The opening bout will be between
George Fossil and Franz hockenlan
and the semi-wind-up between George
Tenn and Carl Vogel. Capital prizes
amounting to $500 are offered the
winners Of the tournament ana
number Of smaller prizes VIII DC
awarded -,,-,., -
Le Collose. who meets Ibyszko IN
the wind-up. is one Of the largest men ia
in the wrestling game. his weight pc
inc 27O mounds. There will be Dou's
averv night this week until Friday.
Alexander Aberg. worlds champion,
Greaco- Roman style wrestler WI
meet Lurich in catch-as-catch-ca,u
stvIe AZ the Garrick Theatre on inc
night Of Memorial Day. This VIII DC
Abere's first appearance in Wlimlhs.
ton. The bout will be under tn' t
auspices Of the Wilmington Ooun'i
Club
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

is playin' sech baseball an is where
they is is cause they is "playin'
t'gether." Yuh may have noticed be-
fore this that they is considerable diff
ference tween "playin t'gether' an
playin' on the same club, even IL the
players are old men.
Marquard? Oh. yes! He's the kid
who couldn't hit high enough for the
Powder Monkeys.
Johnny Dundee, the Italian light
weight flash from Tew York, Is ex-
pected TO furnish fireworks for Phila-
delphia fight fans tonight, when he
meets Buck Fleming at the Olympia.
Yesterdays homers: Cravath, Phillies
of Lavender, Cubs; Zimmerman, Cubs
off Bender, Phillies; Griffith, Cincinnati
off Anderson, Giants.
Walter johnson had the Indians par
alyzcd. lie outpitchod his opponents
and scored the winning run on his dou
BILE. Morgan's sacrifices and Milan's sin
gle.
The senators are only half a game be
hind the Indians again.
Whaddaya think of the Giants' II
fourth place now Their win over tn
Reds made it eleven straight.
The Redlcgs scored their only run il
the ninth when Griffith banged out
homer.
The Phillics grabbed then game frou
the Cubs in the final frame. Il was
hard game for Lavender TO lose. He ha
held the Quakers runless for eight in
nings.
Amcs, Of the Cards, struck out te
Braves.
But his teammates could only garne
two hits on Tyler, Of Boston. Ih
Braves won, to 0.
Fletcher, Of the Giants, accepted l
| chances at short.
Jack Ness. the Pacific Coast League
who broke the record for hits IN cor
secutive games. was slated to play III
initial bag for the White Sox today.
Joe Stetcher. wrestling phenon
was a hold-out today for a bigge
purse to meet Frank Gotch. world
wrestling champion. Efforts to mate
the two fell through when represents
tives Of the two met at Chicago. Tor
Jones. acting for Gotch. offered
meet Stecher for a guarantee Of fort
per cent, but the offer was turne
down by Stecher's manager.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

Of the shoot was made by CAL" He'll.
who broke 425. He'll also won the
Pennsylvania State Championship
event. smashing 100 straight targets.
He also established the long-run rec
ord OF 112. Harry Fisher. OF Philadel-
phia, ran 101 straight.
The high professional gun OF the
three days was J. NJ Hawkins. OF Bal
timore. He broke 425. Further. he
was high gun each day. o. S. Sked
of Wilkes-Barre. was second high pro-
fessional. with ia. and Neaf Apgar
OF New York. third. with All.
At the Seaford Gun Field on Sat
urday. following scores were made
Dr. Thomas F. Cottingham 45. Ollie r
Wright 45. DR.. II. NJ Manning a.. Will
liam II. Miller 35. w. X. Morgan 33
John f. Herrant 33. Results OF a %.
shoot we're: Dr. Cottingham "a. Ollie
r. Wright "a, DR.. II. NJ Manning 23
William II. Miller 10. w. X. Morgan
is. and John F. Herrant II. Co.ting.
ham and Wright featured in the
shoot by tieing with the same number
of broken birds.
The Greenhill trapshooters held
their weekly shoot Saturday. c. c
Bensall was first TO break 25 targets
straight. The scores:
Shot at Brok'
w. J. Broomhsll .....1OO 81
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
ABEUC-LURICH WILL
MEET IN CAURICK match

Alexander Aberg, the Greek-Roma.n
ohsmpion. whose sensational bouts IN
Madison square Garden at the recent
tournament staged in New York tnat
made him the most talked Of wrestler
An Gotham. will make his debut at the
Garrick Theatre, Wilmington, on tues
dav night. May 30. under the auspices
Of the newly organized Wilmington
Athletic Association.
Lurick. the young, dashing grappler,
whose mat prowess is we'll known oy
every follower Of the game. VIII oe
Aberg's opponent. While neither boy
has ever shown locally, It is well,
known fact that they are considered
by experts as the best Of their class
which is alone enough guarantee tna'
fandom will be treated with genuine
wrestling match.
-Four all-star bouts are on the pro-
gram. The wind-up will be between
two heavyweights Jack MORO Is
scheduled to face another good mid
dleweight In card No. 2. A lightweight
bout will open the bill.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
BANGS FROM THE A. W. BATS

II wasn't too much though. If you
notice the final score. Only one run
was scored after Ennis donned the
pitchers regatta for Eastlake. Sem
was the goat OF vandever's spurt.
While Vandever garnered eleven
runs on hut nine hits land six errors
by Eastlako) the "Lakers' collected
ten runs on fourteen hits.
Those nine hits. however. were beau-
tifully punched Every Vandever
player got one, with the exception OF
Vernon.
Two-baggers were common. Patter-
son. PipinO. Ennis. Keatley and
Thompson each got one.
Huston ran of with the longest hit
Of the fray. II was a homer.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

Four hits and four runs was Mar
guards record for the day.
Twas a shame Eastiake lost out
after Offering such resistance afteg
being overcome by a ten-run lead.
And al that. they practically outplayed
Vandever in every department OF the
game except in run-getting. II was
indeed a heart-breaking loss.
Eden and Newport fought II out to
see who should remain in the cellar.
The "Bridgers" conquered and now
own an average Of 1888, while New
port ranks with 900.
Il was a tough bout. Both pitchers
worked we'll. with the odds favoring
Hogan, Newport's dependable.
Why did Newport lose? Ten errors
answers the question. Il was miser-
able support for Hogan, who pitched
a mastery game.
Sieman, Goldstein and Grant were
the leaders in the hitting "colyum.
each collecting two.
Brandywine looks good as the pen.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
BY sPEcK TAYLOR.

~ |RfN ' ~ NONNs
After Saturdays battles In tho All. |
Wilmington League, Prince Mousley's |
band now occupies the first rung in
the standing. Three games won with |
no reyerses in their record.
Brownson, who fell prey to Brandy.
wine on last Saturday a week. mauled
the Bancroft bunch all over the field,
taking the game handily. n to 4.
Mckinney. late OF the New Castle
Del-Mar champs. was only one of the
pitchers that were sent to the show
ers by Mousleys artillerymen. Mona
CHAN and McElroy also tried their
hand at the art OF pitching. the lat
ter holding out best allowing but four
hits and giving one run during his
stay In the box.
Dunn. wearing a Pioneer uniform,
was back at his old fielding tricks.
Four Brandywners are nursing
! sore spots in the neighborhood Of
/ their ribs, having come i'm contact
/ with fast ones from the wing OF Nc
Kinney. He has some" smoke. too.
Another feather in veteran Bill
/ Crouch's hat Nine batsmen fell to
strikes before his delivery.
Twas a hard day for ,he Pioneers.
Missing from their lineup we're
O'Neil. Taylor, Holveck and Lynch.
They still share last PLACE with New
port, with a percentage OF naught.
Bill Crouch gone back? II doesn't
look IL after Saturdays Fray. Besides
showing his told time form from the
mound, Bill pounded the ball for three
stinginC hits, and crossed the paL
the same number OF times.
Now that you've got FIRST place.
Prince. see IL you can't keep it. But
youll have some tall playing to do
The biggest surprise Of the after
noon was the crushing defeat handed
Bancroft by Brownson.
The Library boys played rings
around their opponents and batted
both Snyder and Barry healthily
d Thirteen hits (unluckyO was this
collection
shorty" Long was again on the
job at first base. His name was
missing in the error column and be
sides. he did some heavy 'bludgeon
ing" His contribution in disgusting
. Snyder and Barry was one home run
one three base hit, and one two-bas'
hit. Going some, old boy.
Hereafter Barry and Snyder vii
! know who to pass in the pinohes.
Bancroft wielders couldn't do muc
Z with Lutz's Offering Six hits wa
!. their product And he worked N
G ball for three clean 'uns. also.
Glynn also took occasion 10 swe
his batting average and collected lhre
safe hits.
Wonder what was wrong with Win
D ters? Guess though that the Blu
0 Legs swats were too speedy for hin
Q His contribution TO the error column
Y was "5."
In all. eight errors we're garnere
y by Bancroft
Carlin put up a slick fielding gam
for BrownsOn.
n Hall. Bancrofts all-around mar
a connected with Lutzs delivery for tw
O hits, one OF which travelled for thro
O bases.
0 Ten runs in the first inning! Enoug
o TO take your breath.
o II was done. Vandever did IL.
Ol
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
WIN FIRST AND lose
Second TO Paterson
HagenS Had Plenty Of Stuff
and Gave Powder Monkeys
But Two Hits
BLEW IN NINTH AND
POTTSVILLE WON

Wilmington held Pottsville to a !
to l score until the ninth inning In
the game here on Saturday but blew
in the final round and Pottsville won
to 2. Williams pitched air tight
ball Tor eight innings but the visitors
got to him in the ninth and with
four hits and several errors sec ed
six runs. In this inning Nagle hit
for a home run with the bases full.
Tha acnra.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
There arc seven managers in the


good Indians are dead ones.
Larry Mclean was detected the
other day catching for the Columbia
University nine. Larry always had a
fraternal feeling.
Ben Mitchell's Paint Towners have
lost four games in a row. Still some
people doubt that summer is here.
- .
Few sprinters would recognize .
Ted Meredith. should they meet
him on the street as he seldom y
/" shows his face to the field.
Ais we'll in South Wilmington. Us
ually about this time Of year the Eden
South Side boys have a new Stephan
.ager.
Chicago fans hurled mudballs at
Umpire Rigler Has the pOp-bottle
outlived its usefulness?
All the walking records not held
by Jake Hogan, belong to Snyder.
If Rabbit Winters continues in his
present stride he ought to eat at least
one meal in every league in the coun-
try.
What's the difference between
a pennant race and a wrestling
match? Ans You can't figure out
the pennant race in advance.
o
Now that he has a session with Ever
Hammer, the Bitter Root Kid knows
how It feels to be an anvil.
/ A headline. "Prlncefnn CantnrI
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
BASEBALL PROSPECTS
National League.

National League.
New York at Cincinnati, clear.
Boston at ST. Louis. clear.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. clear.
Philadelphia at Chicago. clear.
American League.
st. Louis at New York, clear.
Detroit at Boston, cloudy.
Chicago at Washington. cloudy.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, clear.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
pOWDER MONKEYS vs.. PENNSY.

The Powder Monkeys will be home
tomorrow to play an exhibition game
M Front and Union streets with the
Pennsylvania r. r. team. The game
will be called az the usual hour.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
Score BY Innings.

Score by Innings.
Wilmington 80 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 90
Paterson ......0 0 I 90 90 0-1
Three-base hit-knotts. Bases on
bails-Erickson 4, Hagens /. Struck
out-Erickson 8, Hagens 4. Double
Erickson. Huber and Dona-
hoe. Hit by pitcher-Edgar. Wild
pitch-Erickson Sacrifice hits
Mullen. Umpire-Riley.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
CnLnEY LnSES T0 ELkTON.

Elkton easily defeated Goldey Col
lege on Saturday 5 to 1. Goldey
scored their only run on an error
The score:
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
What Do You Want
10 Know About Sport

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
A SAYS that a ball going over a
felder's head, and the fielder throws
his glove at the ball and hits 1t, that
the latter is allowed three bases. How
many bases is a batter allowed If the
aelder throws his glove at the ball
and does not hit It. READER
Three bases II fielder hit batted hall
with glove. II glove did not hit bat.
ted hall, no bases. Two bases II field
er hit thrown ball with his glove; no
bases n glove did not hit ball.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Men on second and third. Batter
makes hit to left field. Runner from
third scores and runner from second
touches third and starts home, Pitch
er attempts TO relay ball TO catcher
but in doing so. falls against the UNI
pire and the runner scores, but the
umpire rules that second run does moi
count, and orders man back to third
What is your opinion? G.
see no reason why the ump should
have thrown ont the run lust because
the pitcher flattered him by using hin
as a leaning post.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
For whom is it more convenient L
cover first base when the first base
man runs in for a roller near the fou
line. the pitcher or second baseman
and why? X.
That depends on the play. how I
comes up and how club meets such |
play. There is no fixed rule or Gus
tom.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
CFNTRAL CLTB MEETING.

The Central Church League team
members are urged 10 attend meet
ing OF the club in Central Church to-
morrow evening.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

Wilmington 100 100000 II
Earned runs-Pottsville ,. Two-base
hits Cannon. Elsh. Home runs
Nagle. Struck out-Hummer 4. VIII
liams 3. Double plays-Mlller. Null
len. Donohue. Left on bases-Potts-
Vile 9, Wilmington 2. Stolen bases
Miller. Elsh 2. Nagle. Elgie, Sacrifice
hits-Ostroh. Kelley. Hit by Algie,
Feehly. Base on balls-Iummer !,
Williams T. Passed balls-Algie
Elsh. Time Of eame-2.15. Umpire
Riley.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22
Score by Innings.

Wilmington ii O21O 100 O--5
Paterson .....O3 0OO 1000 O-3
Summaries: Three-base hit-Gan-
eel. Two-base hits-Kiebler, John
son. Hagens, Edgar. Bases on balls
johnson /. Were /. Struck out
Johnson 5, Were 4, Still I. Passed
ball-Knotts. Sacrifice hits-kieb-
Ter. Bourland, Cummings. Umpire
Rilov
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

Joe Tinker has benched himself for
all time. He realizes that as a short
stop he is a great manager.
As we understand it. every time Nc
Kinney. McElroy. Monaghan, ct al
pitch for Pioneers they beat 'em.
TIL real reason tn Big Brandywiners
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

Joe Bradley says a certain party
wants to hack Pioneers to win the A.
W. gonfalon. How did that certain
party get out OF Farnhurst?
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

PATERSON. May Wilmington
got an even break with Paterson here
yesterday afternoon. They won the
first game 8 to 3. by hard and timely
hitting. Paterson won the second
game, ! to 0.
Paterson made only one hit of
Erickson, but he was wild and be
sides giving four bases on balls he
hit a man and then let the man score
on a wild pitch. The scores:
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

nant winner On last Saturday the
fremen won over Brownson and now
Brownscn comes back and crushes
Bancroft. who looked like strong con-
tenders for the flag. Looks like II
will be between Brandywine and
Brownson.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

Nine Eden hatsmen fell out on
strikes before Hogan.
Evening journal., 1916-05-22

A headline: princeton Capture
Childs Cup" Il certainly should give