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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
BY j. ED GRILLO.

BOSTON. April 17.-Today's game
will. in all probability. be a pitchers
battle between Walter johnson and
Babe Ruth, the Red Sox's giant
southpaw. in order not to play into
the hands of the champions, Manager
Griffith will send Jameson to the
bench In the event that Ruth pitches
and put Henri Rondeau in right field,
for he figures that the F'renchman will
stand a better chance of hitting Ruth
than would Jameson, who is a left
handed batter
The world champions have been win
ming games from the Athletics. but
they will be up against a different
sort of team in the Griffmen, who now
are going at their best. In the game
at Providence yesterday the hitting
again was excellent. The team has
given evidence of improvement in it's
stickwork ever since Saturday, when
the boys hit enough to win the game
with q big margin, but were clearly
outlucked.
The placing of Rondeau in the line
up is the only change contemplated
today. but it is not at all unlikely
that Moeller viii be used in the out
has not been hitting up to expectations
of late and Moeller has shown eXcep-
tionally well in practice. In the game
at Providence yesterday he hit the ball
hard every time up, indicating that he
is probably in one of his spring hit
ting moods. Manager aIriffith wants to
give him a chance in the regular line
up to see if Daring Dan is in batting
form. s is indicated, but he will leave
Shanks. a ht-hander, in the lineup
if Ruth is pitching today. and there is
everything to indicate that he will.
Eddie Foster is hitting the ball hard
er and playing better ball than ever
before in his life. Ordinarily Foster
would have had four hits in Saturdays
game at New York, and he demonstrat-
ed that he was still in form at yester-
days frolic in Providence. when he got
three clean hits and hit two long drives
to left.
When Foster gets the breaks one of
these days he will boost his average
up over the 800 mark very rapidly for
he is meeting the ball on every occa-
sion that he faces the pitcher, but 1t
is not going safe as 1t ought to.
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Browns Win First Game.

CHICAGO. April 1.-THE St Louis
Browns won yesterday their first game
in Chicago since October 3. 1914. They
defeated the local Americans, to 5, in
a ragged, wild and cratic game. 1t
was the first appearance of Fielder
Jones as head of an American League
club here since 1908.
Eddie Collins tumble paved the way
for the visitors first run. and Benzs
wildness. with a tumble by Terry
which was followed by Pratt's hit
which bounded away from Felsch and
went for double. enabled st. Louis
to ciinch the game in the fifth inning
The locals started two batting rail-
lies. but sensational fielding by I.avan
saved the game for the visitors. Score:
81. Louis ,........ q % % > o o 0-s
Chicago ......... j % y ID
Two-base hits Hartley. Pratt. Double play
Lavan. Pratt and Sisler. Left on bases-St
Louis. ). Chicago. 8. First base on errors-St
Louis, :. Bases on balls-Oh Weilman, 5; of
Benz >; of Russell. l: off Davenport : on
Plank, ); of Scott. /. Hits and earned runs
| on Benz: hits and no in four and one
| third innings; off Russell, hit and no runs in
two-thirds inning; of Wolfgang no hits and no
runs In two innings off Scott hit and no runs
! in two innings; OF Weilman, 3 hits and runs
in six and one-third innings; OF Davenport
hit and no runs In one-third inning; OF Plank
| l hit and l run in two and third innings
struck out-By Weilman, 4; by Wolfgang, /:
by Davenport. l; by Plank /. Gmpires.Messrs
| O'1oughln and Hildebrand. Time of same
| hours and 80 minutes.
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KAUFF TELLS INSIDE STORY
OF HIS HOLD-OUT ON GIANTS
Bonnie Admits Cobb Is Best Player, but He
Will Do His Best to Become
Great Performer.

Il knew enough to know that with
the passing Of the Federal League the
days of the big money were largely over
and that ! probably would never get an
other chance to get such bonus
The New York owners agreed not
to have any dealings with Mr.. Sinclair
for two or three days until l could
have chance to see him and try to
get my share Of the purchase money
from him. But hadn't been out of the
Office fifteen minutes when the affair
was all settled with Sinclair. Nat
urally I couldn't get any money out of
II am sorry there has been any trouble.
think the newspaper men in New
York are inclined to burlesque fellow
little moro than is necessary. l
have always tried to treat everybody
fair. and while there is probably no
III feeling on their part toward me. 1
deprecate the fact that they have
made me appear like a swell-hesded
gink who was altogether too big for
his shoes. Now, perhaps I did talk
sive wrong impression. But to my
way Of thinking I am not swell-headed
l don't aim to be. I am confident, very
confident. and wouldn't give much for
fident and aggressive on the diamond
because L consider that ought to be
In order to be a good plaS<r. And that
let's me out"
''These claims that I would beat out
Ty Cobb arc bunk. have been quoted
am willing to admit that Ty Cobb Is the
willing to admit that Ty Cobb is the
greatest player on tho diamond by "A
long shot. Even If | Was good as
he is he would beat me out. for he has
much more experience than have.
SO these fake claims are ridiculous. /
have said. and / still say, that | won't
admit to myself that any ball player
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17

crowd in left field and Hornsby came
in with the run that gave St. Louis a
l-to-0 victory over Chicago in the first
game of the series here yesterday
Up TO the ninth II was pitchers
battle between Mcconnell and Mead
ows. SalIee, who succeeded Meadows
in the ninth, when the latter wavered
also pitched alright ball. retiring the
side after the bases had been filed. In
the tenth Hornsby was safe when Zm-
norman threw wildly TO first. Then
came Snyders hit. Score.
st Louis o o O o q q q II
Chicago ......0 . o o 0 . o C 90
Two-ba hits-Muligan. Snyder Stolen base
Beck. Double plays-Beck. Bethel and Con
zsles; Hornsby. Betzei and Gonzales; Mulligan
Yerkes and Safer. Left bases-Chicago, Z:
ST. Louis. g. First base errors-Chicago, 2;
st. Louis. =. Bases on bails-or Meadows, /;
OF Sallee. l. Hits and earned runs-On Mead
ows. hits no runs In eight Innings tnone ont
in ninth: on Salee. = hits, no runs in two in
nings of Mcconnell. hits. no runs in nine
and one-third innings Hit by pitcher-By Nc
tonnell Gonzales. Struck out--By Mcconnell.
:: by Meadows. 3: by Sallee. l. Empires
Messrs Byron and QuiElcy. Time of game.
hours and minuirs
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National League Games.
Cincinnati Trims Pirates.

CINCINNATf. April 1I.--Cincinnatl
easily took tho first game of the series
from, Pittsburgh here yesterday. 6 to
! Pittsburgh Was forced TO use three
pitchers, while Toucy's witness kept
The large crowd IN doubt many times
a. to what the final result would he.
ChaS.. was pUf IN the game when
t'Day sent MoIIWitZ from the field for
disputing a strike which the umpire
called on him, IfaI got two hits, one a
double, and stole two bases. The many
errors made by the visitors re-
sponsiblc for several runs. Score:
Cincinnati ...-... o 1-f
I'ittsbursh -.... y j o o.
Two base hits Mollwits. Chase. Thrcc-bas
t,it--,Iarkc stolen basgS- Hcrzog. Wagner,
Chase tIi Clarke. Left on Pittsburgh
II: Cincinnati. :. FIRST base crrors-Pitts
I..r-L / Cincinnati :. Passes on balls-oN Mil
ler. off I'M. =; OF 1"n"y, :. Hits and earned
g,!ns-un NuIcr. 3 hits. in and Two
thir,IS iruin.s. oil IiilI, > hits. three
and uur-haif innings OF tEuupcr. hit. runs
~ tnrr., innings: off Toncy. hits. in
MIN. innings. Struck ont fSg Hill. =; by Toncy
J. Impirc> MesSrs. o'bsy and Eason. Time
of game-2 hours and minutes.
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Rauch and Lang
Baker Electric
BARTRAM ELECTRIC GARAGA.
Tel. w. 4SS. 1904 n. H. ave-

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ndse pdIi' naNe "iW"se 49, ~ "
shouidh > pt.oie d srea' piaser II
am lucky hdL Is my aiiloitioii.
admit IL ana l WIN Try as nara as "a J,
10 equal ~ ODD or ahSpody else. bu'
J KNOW mat J nave iol!s ways 10 20
FIRST. and, OF course may never
realize my AMBITION.
"A lot OF people nave Claimed thst
my record IN the tederai League was
bush stun. but they don't know the
Federal League. uoh pelleNe th-
National League was more IMAM ~ OF
20 per cent stronger than the leadihs
Federal League CLUBS. don KNOW as
the Brooklyn Federal League team las
year wouldn't rate with almost any OF
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BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER.
Two Coveleskies Meet in Cleveland.
Detroit Game Today.

CLEVELAND, April 17.-For the first
time in twenty years and the second
time in base ball history in the major
leagues brother was scheduled to pitch
against brother at League Park here
today. Manager Lee Foil of Cleve-
land announced that Stanley Coveles-
kie, right-hander. procured by Cleve
land from Portland, would oppose his
left-handed brother, Harry Coveleskie,
picked by Hanger Hugh Jennings to
hurl for Detroit.
1t was back in the nineties when the
first brother brother duel was staged
in the National League, Brownie Fore
man pitching for Cincinnati against
Frank Foreman, for Baltimore. In that
case also one was right-handed and
the other a left-hander
The Coveleskies have never before
been members OF opposing teams. and
the arrival of the Detroit squad here
yesterday.
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ionas Begin Series With Boston Sox Bowers Here
JOHNSON AND RUTH TO FACE
BATTERS IN BOSTON CONTEST
Rondeau Will Play Outfeld, Relieving
Jameson, Which Will Be Only Change
in Lineup.

I Sam Rice has strained his right groin
and 1t will be several days before ne
can be relied upon to be of any help 10
his team. Trainer Martin will work on
him every day and put him through a
course of massaging. which he expec's
to heal the injury very shortly.
The GrifYmen are better fortified with
pitchers and in several other positions
this spring than they were at any time
last season, when they failed to win
single one of the eleven games they
had to play here. and it is believed that
in the four games the team Is sched-
uled to play here the team will make
much better showing than 1t mas
since 1914. for 1t is not to be denied
that Iris Speaker did much to aid MS
team in the defeat Of the Nationals on
all occasions on the local groundS.
Shorten, who is filing Speakers
shoes in center for the Red Sox. has
been going like a house ahre ana ms
hitting has been surprisingly strong
and timely, he having done much 10
cause the defeat of the Athletics in
their games here.
He is said to be very fast and a good
| fielder. but he will not prove Speaker $
equal in PLAYING the o Dan TOT fOe
greatest Of outfelders.
Clarence Walker is not being used by
the Sox, for the reason that shorten
has gone so we'll, but when Clarence
breaks into the game later he is likely
to show class. for he will hustle here.
liking it better than he did ST. Louis,
where the hot summer weather always
bothered him.
Nick Altrock had the $500 fans who
witnessed the game in Providence yes
terday in commissions, for he was fun
nier than ever yesterday. and intro
duced a lot of new stunts which even
surprised the players.
1t cost absolutely nothing to stop
off at Providence to play the game. be-
sides the team needed the work, so
that the amount paid the club for Its
| share. which was only a few dollars
shy of the five hundred mark, was an
easy pickup. The Nationals had to go
to Boston anyway. and it was no more
expensive to stop off there than it
would have been to go ON.
The game was played at the Sunday
park at Rocky Point, which is, per-
,haps, the worst ball field that ever ex-
i listed anywhere. The inf1eld is soft and
the outfleld runs up hill, and if you
hit one over the hill it is likely to
roll into the ocean.
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Harvard Preparing for Princeton.

PRINCETON. y. j., April 11.-fiar-
wards varsity and Junior varsity crews
which arrived here last night began
preparation today for the race with
Princeton on Lake Carnegie next Thurs
day afternoon. 1t will be the first race
of the intercollegiate rowing season
and will be over the mile and seven
Fights course. In the Crimson squad
are more than a score of men, including
crews. coaches and managers. They are
CHARTERED at the athletic club house as
the guests of the Princeton Athletic
Association and the crews expect to
be on the water both morning and
afternoon until the day of the race.
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Sammy Mayer Goes to Atlanta.

+ ATLANTA, Ga. April 17.-Sammy
Mayer. an outfelder. who last year
secured abrogation Of his contract with
the Kansas City American Association
team because of failure to receive his
salary, and who later signed with the
Washington Americans and was later
returned to Kansas City. has been
purchased by Manager Frank for the
Atlanta team of the Southern Associa-
ton, it was announced Saturday night.
Mayer left here for New Orleans.
where he will play left field tomorrow
in place of Moran, whose shoulder was
dislocated in yesterdays game at Mo-
bile.
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Perring Signs With Toledo.

TOLEDO. Ohio. April 17-Third Base
man George Porting today put his
name to Toledo contract in the Amerf-
can Association. Perring arrived here
from Columbus Sunday afternoon and
practiced with the squad. He played
last year with the Kansas City Federals
and wore a Toledo Association uniform
in 1907.
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Nationals Easily Beat Providence

ROCKY POINT, r. l.. April 17.-Tbe
Washington Americans easily defeated
the Providence 1nternationals here yes
terday afternoon in smuggling contest.
R.HE
Washing ton. u o o o. II q
Providence. . l D l o. IL 2
Batferies-Rice and Shaw. Henry and Will
isms. washington; Eayrs. Peters. and Schultz
Casey and Yelle. Providence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17

Listen to Johnny Evers He says he
feels more like playing ball now than
he ever did in his life. John believes
the Braves are a better team than ever,
too. He says the infield is working
we'll and that Ed Honey despite re-
ports to the contrary, is quick witted
enough to grasp any situation that
comes I'D,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17

Considerable discussion was aroused
yesterday at the meeting OF the local
chapter of the Atlantic Coast Bowling
Association relative to the propose
changes III the size of the balls
and pins to he used next year.
Last year the a. c. B. A. authori-
ties adopted regulation which
made the pins and balls smaller than
those in general use here a year ago.
1t was thought this would be a good
move, inasmuch as it was felt that
some kind Of standardization was alb
solutely necessary. The BOWERS,
though. have been generally dissatis-
fed with the scores and think the pins
and balls ought to be larger. The
opinion developed yesterday among
some was that the ball should be kept
the same size and the pin made larger.
Others voiced the sentiment that pins
and balls ought to be the same size
as those in use before the formation
Of the Atlantic Coast Bowling Aassoca-
ton.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Memphis, II; Little Rock, B.
Nashville. 3; Chattanooga, o.
Mobile Birmingham--Rain.
Atlanta New Orleans-Rain.
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Dave Robertson. now that it appears
he will have to sit on the bench if he
remains a Giant, has asked John Nc
Graw for transfer. He would like to
land with the Pirates. If Dave had
hurried more in his reporting he might
have been more sure of regular job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17

New Orleans, birmingham and Allan
ia are making great plans to win the
opening day attendance cup in the
Southern league. The struggle for this
cup is an annual feature in Dixie. The
record for an opening day crowd Is now
1890. and each of the three clubs
named expects to beat 1t this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17

With Niehor progressing SO much in
his batting and fielding, the Phils are
glad that Harry Sinclair did decide to
double-cross them in the Joe GedeoR
deal.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

TODAY. TOMORROW
pi,tsbursh at Cincln't Chicago at ST. Louis
Chicago at St. Louis. Pittsburgh at Cincin' Il.
Boston at Phila. Boston at Philadelphia
New York at klyn. New York at B'klyn.
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

Oakland, 4: Portland, 2 ffrst camel.
Oakland, 4. Portland. (second game.
San Francisco .: Vernon, l tfrst game,
Vernon Z: San Francisco. (second gamel.
Los Angeles, II: Salt Lake, 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17

In the May Base Ball Magazine Ben
ME Kaufr gives his own story Of his
hold-out with the New York Giants.
when the Federals went out OF ex-
ist" Kauff says, the Giants again
made a strong effort to get me. 1 went
to the office with John McGraw and
talked things over with Mr.. Hemp
stead. 1 agreed to sign a contract
with the Giants at the terms they
offered, which were satisfactory to me.
And again I fulfilled my part Of the
contract In afnxing my signature to
contract for which they had agreed to
pay me $1,000.
st told them I wanted to have
chance to see Mr.. Sinclair, to see II l
could not get a part of the purchase
money. This was a not uncommon ar
rangement among ball players. Frank
Baker wanted $4,000 Of the purchase
price from Connie Mack before he
would sign with the Yankees. Sinclair
received for me. SO understand
ss5.o0o The amount may have been
overstated, but it was a fortune. at
any rate. 1t seemed to me no more
than fair that I should get part of
this huge purchase price. had my
mind set on $4,000 as a reasonable
figure.
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Few Chances to Grab Money.

NO doubt. will be criticised as a
money-grabber, but, believe me, a ball
player has only few chances to grab
any money. No one criticised John
Evers when he got $4,000 as a bonus
for going with the Braves. Why should
l have been criticised for my demands.
considering the great amount OF money
that Sinclair was getting for me? He
10 . man many times q millionaire. He
had more money ia any one of q dozen
banks. no doubt, than will ever have.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
Cardinals Blank Cubs.

ST. LOUIS. April 17.--With one on In
the tenth. Snyder doubled into the
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

St Louis, l. Chicago. o.
Cincinnati 6; Pittsburgh /.
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SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
I'UDA 7
TOMORROW

TODAY. TOMORROW
Washington at Boston Washington at Boston.
St Louis at Chicago. Detroit at Cleveland
Detroit at Cleveland. st. Louis at Chicago.
phila 81 New York. Phila. at New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
ST. Louis. 6: Chicago, 3.
Cleveland. 4: Detroit 3
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Tonight will be Syracuse night in
the Atlantic Coast Bowling Associa-
ton tournament. Eight quints from
that city will be on the alleys. all being
scheduled to roll tenpins. The other
four alleys are to be taken UP by two
clubs from New York and two from
Massachusetts,.
Notwithstanding that Syracuse bowl
ers expected to feature the evening,
there is sure to be a lot of interest
taken in the Miah Murray Club Of Bos-
ton, the organization which smashed
the duckpin record Saturday night. The
Miah Murrays will roll candlepins to-
night. and, If Poehler and Walsh are
as accurate in topping the slender
NAPLES as the ducks. the mark now
held by the Royals of this city will
be considerably surpassed Besides the
Miah Murrays and the teams from
Syracuse, the Imperials of Auburn.
N. Y; the Oneida A. A. of Oneida,
n. Y, and the Revere Elks of Revere,
Mass. will bowl.
Here is the schedule and the number
of the alley on which each club is to
play:
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Alley. Name. Place Game
East Syracuse. Syracuse. y. Y........ Tens
"-George =. Gray. Syracuse, y. Y... :.
3-0nondaga Potters' Club. Syracuse E.
Imperial. Auburn, n. Y............... -
b-Hnkey Dee. Syracuse y. Y........... -
Ga. Z. Nettleton Co.. Syracuse, n. Y.
III. c. Smith & Bros. Syracuse, n. Y. Z"
S-Brown -Iipe Chaplin, Syracuse. n. Y. -
8-Oneida Community A. A.. Oneida, n. Y.
10-Palace, Syracuse, n. Y.........
11-Revere Elks, Revere. Mass. ...... Candles
12-Miah Murrays. Boston. Mass.
These teams will take the alleys at
8:15 o'clock
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The Rex Athletic Club was a victor
over the Brookland team by 10 to 8.
There was not much to the game after
the fourth inning, in which the win
| ners got a lead OF Ave runs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17

There'l be no disappointment on delivery
Of fabric, better style and fit into the suit than
establishment at Our price.
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The Maryland Aggies are scheduled
for two games, one to be played with
Princeton and the other with Boston
College. Princeton appears at College
Park Thursday and Boston College
MIA there Sa turdaN
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Catholic University also has four hard
base ball games to play this week
Tomorrow Boston College comes here,
and Wednesday and Thursday Lehigh
and Boston College are to oppose the
Brooklanders. The final contest is to
take place Saturday, when Holy Cross
will be the team against which the To-
cal nine pits it's strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17

Gallaudet has no base ball game
scheduled this week. Its next game is
to be with Ursinus April %.
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The Lincoln Athletic Club won a
rather loosely played game from Fort
Hunt yesterday at 18th and Fl streets
northeast by a score of 10 to g. There
was u lot of free hitting by both
teams, and errors also were numerous.
Mccarthy, Kirkland and Long each got
three safe drives for the Lincolns. and
Large, who pitched for the soldiers.
led his team with the same number of
bju2leS,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-29
THE ASSASSINATION OF THE PROGRESSIVE
PARTY, AGE FOUR

1.-The thiro of four articles in which
Herbert Quick, who knows politics
from A to Z, tells the real inside
story of the death of the Progressive
party, born four years ago and just
laid to rest.)