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Evening star., 1916-05-28

whitewashing Frederick in his first
trial. Chance, a slabbist obtained from
the Philadelphia Athletics by Freder-
lex. has been released and has left the
league. as have Pitcher Miller, Catcher
Guyer and Third Baseman Bellew, all
Of Frederick. Manager Starr of Han
over has released Pitcher Shields and
Inf1elder Mates; Manager Plank of Get
Manager Morris of Martinsburg has re-
leased Pitcher Johnny Mumford. a
Washington boy obtained from the Ma
tionals, and Catcher Mitchell, a col
dition to the release of Welcher, Man
ager Weeden Of Hagerstown has farm
ed" Pitcher Tobey to the Homecoming
club OF the Potomac League, the new
organization @ in western MARYLAND.
which has offered berths to many boys
from the Blue Ridge League.
Thus far the attendance at the Blue
Ridge League games has been above
that Of the corresponding period of
last year. and all indications point to a
very successful season. The class of
ball played this year is much better
than last year in every department,
and there Is a marked improvement in
pitching. fielding and base running
Great interest also has been aroused
by the very close race for first honors
between Martinsburg, Chambersburg
and Hanover. these teams being bunch
third club in the race could go into
first place by winning twice. If the
teams in front should lose. Chambers
burg made decided gain during the
past week. and by winning four out of
the last six games.> while Martinsburg
was losing to Hanover and Gettys-
burg. she went into the lead for a day
or two. Martinsburg being forced to
relinguish first place after having held
1t since the start OF the season. To-
day Saturday these teams were tied
for first place, and hooked up for a
game in Martinsburg, which decided
which team was to hold first honors
until at least next week. Hanover
is right on the heels of both Cham
'bersburg and Martinsburg, and has
have been fighting each other. Hagers-
town, Frederick and Gettysburg are
fighting hard for the top of the sec
ond division, with the first named club
hanging to that place by the narrow
est margin.
Evening star., 1916-05-28

pumping equipment has arrived and it's
installation was begun yesterday. The
two remodeled greens. Nos. and
8. will be saved by the abundant
supply of water now available.
The Dempsey brothers seem to have
established themselves in the cham
pionship light" class. Even against
the remarkably large field of local and
visiting golfers at Chevy Chase both
made the first sixteen. J. Martin
Scranage. chairman of the greens COM
mittee at Bannockburn. was the only
member of that club to land in the
first sixteen.
The Chevy Chase Club announces a
change in its locker room plan. A
locker room for boys between the ages
Of six and eighteen has been provided
in the old clubhouse. 1t is equipped
with shower bath and toilet. Here
after no boy between the ages of six
and eighteen will be permitted to en-
ter any of the locker rooms in the
main clubhouse or in the taproom.
Evening star., 1916-05-28
Inquisitiue Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly decide the following in your
sporting page Sunday: l. bets p
that Washington will score more runs
that Boston had double-heada sched-
uled thinking that only one game was
to be played. 2. In a double header
which is the days game. the first or
second? A FAN.
I. Whichever club scores most runs
wins. 2. The first game is always the
regular schedule game.
Sporting Editor Star:
To decide an argument please give
me your opinion on the following
Suppose the score was tied and a man
on first or second base. or the bases
were loaded. and pitcher was then
taken out and another put in. Suppose
the next man up, or the second man up
to face the new pitcher. made a safety.
or hit a sacrifice fly to the outfield; in
fact. any kind of a play was made
it proves to be the winning run. To
whom is the loss of the game charged.
to the first or second pitcher? And
what rule. II any: do you base your de-
The pitcher responsible for the men
on bases would be charged with de-
feat.
Sporting Editor Star:
lowing query in the columns of The
Sunday Star. Sunday. May %: Did
Stranger Lewis ever wrestle Joe
Strecher; when and where, and with
what results, Your truly.
C. S. BUTLER.
Evans Lewis. 1.-The stranger" lived
many years ago. Stecher never saw
him. Bud Stecher wrestled young
fellow who adopted that title and
threw him easily.
Sporting Editor Star:
VIII you kindly answer the questions
that follow? (a) After a hard-fought
twelve-inning game the Lenox School beat
the Wallach School to 4, but the Wal
ZACH School protested; the Lencx did
likewise but the Wallach's protest reach
ed the president of the league first, and
he agreed with their protest and ordered
another game to be played. without con-
sidering our protest. Don't you think
that he should consider our protest. too?
tb) One Of the rules of the league is
that the championship games shall be
played nine innings but as the Wallach
School got the game by protest they only
played one inning. but that was not
abiding under the rule. Will you please
answer the questions in the Inquisitive
Fans column Sunday? Thanking you for
the favor. JACK MATT1NGLY.
The game should stand and be counted
to team that won it.
Evening star., 1916-05-28
Play Closest Match.
Summaries.

Mems singies-Preliminary round-A. j. Gore
defeated H. E. Cotton, 6-2 and s-1; c. B.
Doyle defeated H. B. O'Boyle. g. and s-2;
r. A. Owen won from NJ. Fl. Barber. by default;
c. ]. Chapman defeated H. E. Burton, 7-5 and
8-3: F. H. Eldred defeated Fl. c. Cash. SO
and 60; Douglas Hillyer defeated H. B. Myers.
81 and s-2: +. J. o'Boyle won from James
c. Tracey. e-2 and "a; H. c. Breck defeated
First roundEEdwin F. Torrey defeated H. C.
Sheridan by default; ]. Ballard Moore defeated
L. P. McIachlan: srs and e; d: C; Howard
s-s; J. N. Hancock defeated Harold selden,
2-6. s8 and G-3; Horace W. Barber defeated
Core defeated G v %cvays 80 and sMS; Sefe Con: n
rad B. Doyle defeated R. a. owen. 50 and
s Charles sna + csapmsn p.ns,ss ssffasd FL
Z. j. O'Boyle. 81 and 795 H. G. Breck de-
feated W: A. Bethel. So and 50; Edward o.
G. g. aill defested A. Y: Leech. jr., "a and
IS. SO and sLs: T. A. Baldwin defeated n.
P. Gardner, eI. s-s and sNs. " ' ''
Play will be continued tomorrow aft
drawings will be made in the mems
doubles event. The following have en-
tered in the other events for which
drawings will be made within the next
day or SO:
mems 0ouDles-O "A. Slator ana Herbert 7.
Shannon, A. Y. Leech. 1r.. and partner Paul
Treanor and J. Ballard Moore Conrad b. Doyle
and h. G. Breck. Nelson c. Hyde and E. F. Tor
rey. IT,; H. +. Cotton and partner, Z. ]. O'Boyle
and II. B. O'Boyle. J. U. Moorhead and W. A.
Bethel, ]. T. Graves and James karrick, Doug
lass Hillyer and Norris W. Mclean, h. T. Doyle
and A. J. Gore. L. I. Doyle and H. W. Barber,
H. c. Cash and partner. Whitehead and Tun-
stall. c. A. Bieder and L. p. McIachlan, ]. NJ.
+. H. Eldredge, H. E. Burton and Candor, H. B,
Meyers and partner.
Women's singies--Mrs. F. B. Pyle, Mrs. James
Baird Mrs. A1pheus Winter, Wiss C. Weaver
Mrs. c. 4. Bieder, Miss Edith stowell. Miss
Doyle. Miss Pauline Stone, Miss Helen D. c.
Keinpf.
Mixed doubles-A. B. Heaton and partner A,
7. Leech, jr., and partner, Herbert T. Shannon
and partner, L. P. McLachlan and partner
Evening star., 1916-05-28
CATHOLIC CHURCH LEAGUE.
Sacred Heart. o, St. Domin,c'., 4.

Runs-Frankii: y; Fit,sibbona. shsehan,
f2). Gerradi, Fitzgerald. Brannd. Poore. Errors
Frankli. Fitsgibbon t2). J. Fitzgibbon Fitzgerald
{2). First base BY errors-sacred Heart. 2: Ct.
Dominic's. 4. First base on balls--OR Mcfarland,
2; OF Braund. e. lnnings pitched-By McFar-
two-thirds. Hits made-Of Mcfarland. s; on
Braund. 2. Struck out-By Mcfarland, 8; By
radi. stolen bsses-jas. Fitsgibbons. Gerrsdi.
Poore; Double piay-J.s. Fit.gibbons to McKsn-
Mr.. Carr. Time Of same-1 hour and 15 min
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PITCHING IS FEATURE
Gallaudet Wins Mound Battle
From Blue Ridge.
SCORE OF GAME is 3 TO 2
Rasmussen and Bonsack Hurl in
Remarkable Form for Their
Teams.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW WINDSOR. Md. May Elm a
rafting game here this afternoon
Gallaudet College of Washington beat
Blue Ridge College. to 2. 1t was
anybody's game until the last hand
was retired. P. Bonsack and Rasmus-
sen were in splendid form, the former
allowing two hits and the latter four.
The visitor famed ten batters and the
home pitcher eleven. Score:
Evening star., 1916-05-28

Runs-Riddell. Youngs. Holman. Gogearty.
Gilroy, Sullivan (3). Cusack. Iovre toD. Leighty,
Weis and Reradnice. Errors-Ellin and Goggarty.
Two.hase hit-Riddell. Home run-Beradnice.
Sacrifice hitCnnners. First base errors
Sullivan and Gilroy tGiroy hit hy Wilbur's
throw. Stolen bases-Sullivan and Heath. Bases
on ba1ls-0f Holman. s: on Rreslin. 4. Struck
nut-Bv Holman. 4: by Riddell. 2: by Rreslin.
I. Balk-Hnhman. Hit bv pitcher-Ry Holman.
?: by Rddell 1. Wild throw-Nfcklas Passed
hall-Wilhur. Hits-On BresIin. 9: of Holman
IL; on RiddAll. l. I'mpre-Mr. Lamar. Time
Of game hours and 30 minutes.
Evening star., 1916-05-28

Heinie Zimmerman drew q fine of $50
from President Tener last week for too
strenuously arguing with Umpire Byron
behavior this season and he Immediate
j started in 20 sho. up the pr-ss boz.
Evening star., 1916-05-28

Runs-showe. Marshall (2), Corder and King.
Errors-Showe t2D. Randall Mills. Bundette,
Masonhemer Corder q, and P. Bonsack. Earn
cdr ed EunsBIue soR,s. Ridge J. Sacrifice hissmMar, s.
t2). Stolen bases-Schlenker (2). Randall ,2),
Haldik. Rockwell, Corder, Coover and Mason
heimer. Bases balls-Of X. Bonsack, 5.
Struck out-By Rasmussen, 10; by Bonsack, IL.
Left on bases-Galaudet. 8: Blue Ridge. 1. Um-
pire-Mr. Carl Twigg, Western Maryland. Time
Of game-1 hour and As minutes.
Evening star., 1916-05-28

Max Carey can do a variety of stunts
For instance, he makes five hits in one
game and then he strikes out four
times in four times up In another
Carey was the victim Of George McCon-
nell of the Cubs in the four strikeouts
in the first game of the double-header
OF May 5.
Evening star., 1916-05-28

New York fans must be getting
peeved at the showing of the Yankees.
In the game of May II between Yam
KEGS and White Sox, somebody heaved
a pop bottle at Umpire Nallin, who was
standing by the home teams bench, in
structing several players to get to the
clubhouse. The bottle struck the top
of the COOP and Naliin was showered
.-.tlI the tla- -. =. no injury done.
Evening star., 1916-05-28
IN BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE
Chambersburg Defeats Martinsburg,
6 to l, and Goes Into
First Place.

MARTINSBURG, W. Va, May 27.-
Chambersburg and Marlinsburg went
into the game today a tie for first
place in the Blue Ridge League, and
the result put Chambersburg in the
lead by one game. Frank Colley was
ineffective against the visitors, and
was succeeded by Goodwin. who pre-
vented further scoring. Martinsburg
could do nothing with Stricken after
the third inning. Score:
Martinsburg ...... o o o o o o.
Chambersburg .... 0 o O Go
The game between Frederick and
Gettysburg, at Frederick, went twelve
innings when Gettysburg sent over
three runs on three hits and an error
Score:
r. h. E.
Gettysburg .....................
Batteries-For Gettysburg. Myers and Koehl-
er; for Frederick, King and Johnson.
In Hagerstown, the home team
punched hits in two innings and de-
feated Hanover in a fast and snappy
game Both clubs played errorless ball.
Score:
Hagerstown 0I
Batteries-For Hanover. Sherman. Holbig and
Stroh; for Hagerstown, McCleary and Dempsey.
Evening star., 1916-05-28
WHITE-FON.

The following S<me was played
'blinG9" on both sides. Barkuloo
and Hokensen are two of the foremost
of the western experts. and played In
the last western tournament.
Evening star., 1916-05-28

Manager Bill Donovan insists that
the Yankees are due for a big improve
ment shortly. A glance at the averages
would Indicate that there is room Lee
Magee, for instance. is hitting less than
Evening star., 1916-05-28
ROSEDALE LEAGUE.
CoIumbias, 4; Gibralters. 3.

Runs-Mulvey. Mccarthy, Daughton. Lanahan,
ters. Lyons (2) Payne First base on balis-On
Nops, /; off Payne. 2. Struck out-By Nops, 5;
by Payne, 8. Two-base hits-Blake. Lanahan.
Double play-Nops to Mulvey to Tomln. Hit By
pitcher-By Nops, 2. Umpire-Mr. Dore. Time
of game-l hour and 10 minutes.
Evening star., 1916-05-28
POTOMAC LEAGUE.


Runs-Zsckary. Moran t2,. Dyer 90, Thornett
f3( Pipps a. Frazier t2) and Riston. Errors
Moran F. Flathery, Riston. Spaulding and
Nitlecis. Left bases-Drillery, 3; Steel
Plant I. Bases bals-Frazier, ,. Struck
out-By Fazier. 10; by Snow, 8. Home runs
Riston and Moran. Stolen base-Zackary. Hit
by pitcher-Snow tThornettl. Wild pitch
Snow Passed ball-Moreland. Umpire-Mr.
Woodward. Time of game-1 hour and so mis-
utes.
Evening star., 1916-05-28

With Jess Willard and Fred Fulton
chasing about the country as rival cir
Gus performers, the interest in the
heavyweight class has shifted some
wnat- willard has signed a contra ct
Tor match with Fulton TO be held La :
Dor day or the earliest time after that
date. providing the champion cannot
Evening star., 1916-05-28

WHITE.
White to play and mate in three moves.
1Q-R3 XXI l ....... ktxP
. O-K3, etc. IL Q-k3cli, etc.
Evening star., 1916-05-28
TENNIS STARS WIN
Connie Doyle and H. C. Breck
Capture Matches in Singles.
TWO ROUNDS COMPLETED
Middle Atlantic Tourney Makes
Good Start on Columbia
Club Courts.
TWO ROUNDS COMPLETED

Play in the middle Atlantic states
gotten under way yesterday afternoon
on the courts of the Columbia Country
Club, and the preliminary and first
rounds were completed. Although the
entry list was not as large as was ex-
pected yet all of the better players of
the District are entered. and it makes
up in quality what is lacking in guam
tity.
All of the favorites came through in
great shape, and indications are that
by the time the semi-final and final
tennis will be in order. Connie" Doyle
r. OBoyle 60 and 60 in the pre-
liminary round, and then taking r. A.
Owens measure in love sets in the first
round. H. c. Breck. whom many believe
is almost Doyle's equal, and who is paired
with him in the doubles. also had little
or no trouble in disposing of n. B. Chip
man and Maj. w. A. Bethel.
Play Closest Match.
Herbert Shannon and D. C. Howard
furnished the closest match of the day
WneH tHey Hel III tne HrSt round
Howard. who is one of the capitals
younger players, winning out after three
deuce sets, rs, ST and SIS. 1t was
anybody's match. and in each set both
players were within a single point of
winning on a number of occasions.
Another interesting match was that
between Harold Selden and J. NJ. Han
cock, captain of the Navy Department
team. Selden started like he was going
to win easily, as he took the opening
set go, but Hancock got started in the
second set and finally won it after four
teen hard games. He seemed to have a
little more in reserve in the third and
deciding set and won 1t without much
effort.
Evening star., 1916-05-28

PROBLEM BY J. W. ABBOTT.
BLACK.
Evening star., 1916-05-28
Bannockburn has built a ds

baHnocKpurn mas buiIt dam aero
the stream In front Of No. gree
which makes a pretty hazard. n
widening of the former hazard, ho,
ever. is only incidental to the ma
object in view, which is to supp
water for the "e"ond. third fourt
sc q, il NEu ninth 4 IL.
Evening star., 1916-05-28

The tie for low qualification score in
the Chevy Chase tourney between
Robert Weir of Wilmington and w. IT.
Duff. I'd. of Pittsburgh was played of
Friday afternoon. when the latter won
with score of 90 to his opponents 81.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-13

CHARLES N. GOGGIN,
Solicitor for Complainant ME
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-13
CHAPTER VI


- TlOfcSoHOt LdCN
- MOKE was for the moment
&A speechless You did II a.pur
~ pose?" Shorty demanded
Il did il TO give the old timer
"a chance. She laughed mockingly
The men grinncd ut each other and
finally joined her I'D lay you across
my knee am gte YOU wallopln o.
women folk wasn't so scarce in this
country" shorty assured her
Your father didn't sprain a tendon
but waited till we were ont OF signl
und then went on" Smoke asked
She nodded
And you were the decoy -
Again she nodded ana this umc
Smokes laughter rams ont clear anu
true II was the spontaneous .aughtei
OF frankly beaten mau
WHY don't you get angry with me-
she guercd ruefulb. "or or wailor
meY
Wei. we might az weI toe starun
back Shorty urged My feet's get
tin cold staudln here"
Smoke shook bis head That would
mean four hours lost We must b.
eight miles up this creek now. and
from the look ahead Norway is making
y long swing south. Wen follow IL
then cross over the divide somehow
and tap Squaw creek somewhere
above Discovery" lie looked M Joy
Wont you come along with US:
told your father we'd look after you"
81 She hesitated Il think shall
II you don't mind She was looking
straight at him. and her face WAS no
longer defiant and hooking Really
Mr.. Smoke. you make me almost sor
~ for what ! have done. But some
body had TO save the old timers"
For two hours more they kept 10 the
frozen creek bed OF Norway. then turn
ed into a narrow and rugged tributary
that flowed from the south AT mid
day they began the ascent OF the al
vide itself. Behind them. looking down
and hack. they could see the long line
OF stmpedcrs breaking M
IS iOi themselves. the going vas
nard. They waiiuwed through snow 10
their waists and were compelled To-
stop every few yards "a breathe
shorty was the tirst to call a halt
We been hittin' the trail for Over
twelve hours" he said smoke. I'm
plumb willin to say I'm good an tired
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-13

Get outs the way, stranger. Let some
body stampede that knows how to
stampede
They're Ieadin the procession. 4"
smoke said as darkness fell again
tome on. lets get them
Al the end OF halt an hour. not yet
having overtakcn the two IN front
shorty broke inlo run III We catch
en wei never pass en-. he painted
Lord. what a pace they're hitun'.
They're The renl sour dough variety
YOU can stack 0u that
Smoke was leading when they final
~ caught ~. and he was glad 10 rase
to "a Walk az their heels Almost m
mediateiy ne got the impression that
the one nearer him was woman
How this impression came he could
not toll Hooded and furred the dnrk
form was as any form. yet there was
a haunting sense OF familiarity about 10
How do you do. Miss GasteH.
smoke addressed ner
How do you do1" she answered
with "a turn OF the head and Qnifk
glance ITS too dark 10 see who
are yOu?
smoke"
she laughed In the frost. and be was
certain IL WAS the prettiest laughter he
had ever heard How many cheka
kos are there bchndT
Several thousand. imagine We
passed over 300
It's the old story" she said bitterly
The newcomers get IN on the rich
creeks. and the old timers. who dared
and suffered and made this country
get nothing Old timers made This dls
covery on Squnw creek how u leaked
out Is the mystery and they sent word
up 10 all the old timers on Sea Lion
But it's ten miles farther than Daw
son. and when they arrive they'll 6nd
the creek staked TO the sky line by
the Dawson chekakos
1T IS too bad" Smoke sympathized
But I'm hanged IN ! know what you
are going 90 do about a.
II wish : could d0 something" she
flashed hack no him IA like 10 see
them all freeze on lhc trail or have
fccrythirg Terrible hnnneu 10 them. So
long as the Sen Lion stampede arrived
first And now II you'N forgive ms
TRADE. l'll save my breath. for | don't
know when you and all the rest may
try TO pass dad and me-"
No further talk passed between Joy
and Smoke for an hour or so. though
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-13

~ MOKE was for the momeni
&A speechess You did IL a-pur
~ pose;" Shorty demanded
II df1 a. o., .,i,o th, ola ti,,.r.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-13

An so are YOU. An I'm free TO shnnf
that can sure hanr on 10 tins i,.t.
pasear like "a Starvin Indian 90 n hunk
~ bear meat l,ut this poor glri her.
cant keep heI EGGS no time n she
don't get SOlnethln in ner Sfninn,.h
Here's where We build nre Wnni
dye say"
so quickly. 40 deftly ana methodicai
~ did they go about making TEN
porary camp that joy admitted To her
self that old timers could moi de- n
better Spruce boughs with spread
blanket on top. gave a foundation for
rest aud cooking operations But they
kept away from the neat of the IRE
until noses and cheeks nnd been ruiz
bed cruelty
On the steep slope OF the divide ther-
was no lee 80 snow a. fina aud hard
and crystalline nS grnnulnted sugar
WAS poured into the gold pan BY the
bushel until enough had been melted
for the coffee Smoke fried bacon aud
ihnwed biscuits. Shorty kept the fuel
sci the simple liable CONFUSED Of two
plates two cups TWO spoons tin of
mixed salt and pepper and tin OF
sugar When il came 10 eating she
and Smoke shared one SET between
them They ate out OF the same plate
and drank from the same cup.
II was nearly In the afternoon
when they cleared the crest of the
divide and began dropping down a
feeder OF Squaw creek Earlier I'm the
winter some moose hunter made trail
np the canyou that is. in going mp and
down be had stepped always In hi>
previous tracks. As result in the
midst OF soft snow and yelled under
later >nowfalls was a the OF irregular
hummocks II ones foot missed 70
hunmock he plunged down through
unpacked snow and usually 10 "A fail
Also. the moose hunter had been an
exceptionally iong legged individual
10y who was rngcr now that the twu
men should stake and fearing that they
were siackcnine their pace on account
OF neI evident WEAKNESS. insisted uu
taking heI turn In the lead The speed
and manner in which she negotiated
the precariou> footing called oul
shorty unqualified approval
Link az her" ne cried shes To,
real goods an the red meat. Look ~
them nOccasins swing along. No high
heels here. She uses the legs God
gave her She's the right squaw for
any bear hunter
Looking back as they came To IN.
bank OF Squaw creek they conld 81,
the stampede. strung ont irreguarly
struggling along the descent of the di
vide
Continued next week.