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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-04
HOW THE BRITISH GREAT GUNS
HAVE GAINED PREP0NDERANCE

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-04

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-04

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
NINE OF, THE FIRST TEN TENNIS N
PLAYERS ARE DOING THEIR BITS
IN SERVICES OF UNCLE SANJE|
Every One Is Enlisted in Some Branch of W1
Game to Aid His Country in Present Pre-
dcament-Willams at Plattsburg

valuable TO his country than would be eaxS
thing he could do In any other line. n tl
Ichiya Kumagae Is Japanese, and ihir'
plans are unknown. n AN4
Clarence J. Griffin went to New Yor1
early in May and at once set to worl -
secure an opportunity to enter the servie6.
He visited various military offices withcue
success, but finally passed his physical ~
animation and is training at Plattsburg. \
Watson NJ Washburn went to Plattsburg
at the opening Of the camp, and is trying
for commission In the officers reserve
corps
Willis f. Davis has already enrolled in
the officers reserve corps in California ana
has started training. ss
Joseph J. Armstrong is in New York taxi
ing course Of training at the Seaman'o
Institute. He expects to qualify as a quar-.
termaster sergeant. Although an inlander.
he prefers the water hence his choice Of
the above branch of the service.
Dean Mathey has gone to Fort Myss.
Va, which is the training camp for Princes
ton men. He took the course at Platts-
burg last summer. so has start at least
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
STAR FINCH, IL,
SARATOGA VICTOR
Robinson Brings Home Fa-
vorite at Reopening of
Springs Track
BEAVER HILL is SECOND

SARATOGA SPRINGS. n. Y. Aug. /.
Star Finch, the f-2 favorite. with Jockey
Robinson, 10s pounds in the saddle. put
himself before the public again by winning
the opening race for three-year-olds and
up, running the six furongs in l minute.
II 1-5 seconds here today
Beaver Hin was second and Mannchen
a close third.
Summaries:
FIRST RACE. selling. 5000 added. Q fur
/. Star Finch, 100. Robinson 2 to5 out out
2. Beaver Kill, l09 Kleeger 0 to ! even out
g. Mannchen, lo5, j. McTae-
y,%st lii 4 Meditation also tIS ram 10 :" out
ward, the Shilleah steeplechase Handicap.
!. Al Reeves. i4i. Powers. 8toI 2tol even
2. Maitre Corbeau. 147.
pebeto HssHfs lss kicnsk:.ra 70 stiSS TO TO
Time, AIS. Weldship. sun King. Shannon
River. Bet, Torero and Northwood also ran:
=, THIRD RACE. two-year-o -olds. value s2500.
fspR sIIao iS5i ra,. Allen ao, ia,O' Stoi 2tO,
q rop Ins9n Goat, ,,o LIKE StS! to to-
Heredity, Currency, Drillmaster, Matinee Idol
and Bully Boy also ran.
FOURTH RACE the SARATOGA Handicap.
three-year-olds and upward, value $4,000. IA
l. Roamer. 1872, Buxton =. tol sto5 8 to 5
8. Ticket 107. shuttinser ; to Ito to 5
Time. 2:o7. Old Rosebud. Campfire. Borrow
and George Smith also Ticket, added
started, coupled with Roamer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

MINE Of the ten leading tennis players Of
~ this country are doing Government
work. Included in the number are two
Philadelphians. Richard Norris williams,
the national champion, and Joseph j.
Armstrong
OF the first ten in 1915, one. Ichiya Ku-
magae. is foreigner: the other nine are
ready to serve their country in any way
that seems best. A number of them have
already taken steps to enter the service.
with more or less success. Following is a
running commentary on their efforts. the
men being placed in the order Of rank:
r. n. Williams. I'd. after several visits
to New York and assiduous search for
promising leads. has passed the crisis OF
physical examination and Is at Plattsburg.
His preference in for the artillery corps.
William M Johnson Is trying for an en-
signship in the naval militia OF California.
George NJ Church has, after. weeks OF
effort. got berth In the aviation reserve
at Mineola n. Y. He had almost given up
hope of getting In II and was thinking
of trying the mosquito fleet as a second
choice. He has had some experience with
fying machines. and is also familiar with
automobiles.
X. l.. Murray may enter the service. but
is strongly advised not TO do 30 on the
ground that his work as mechanical en-.
gineer at the plant of the Hooker Electro.
chemical Company, Niagara Falls. is more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
Saratoga Entries for Tomorrow

First race: for hllies. two.yearoolds; claiming.
furlongs-Confiscation Ump.), 1903 Tit for Tat.
i03; Thrills. los; Tolerance loa; Lady Eileen
100; Tell Me. 100; .Royal Heart dmp). 1O4.
Second race. maiden three-year r-olds and up.
steeplechase. about miles - Distance Shore.
iJ2: Klepper. 1862; Marce Han 147 The Garnet.
1+7; Curragheen. 15O; ST. Charlotte. 1872: Mas
terful 147: CAPTAIN Parr. l52.
Third race. for three yea r-olds and up, fur
longs : Hank o'Day. 1873: Quartz III: Ina
Frank. lis: Naturalist imp). i02: Federal Girl
81; Pan Maid. IFS; View Point, 1l6: Marie
Miller, 100; Corn Tassel umpD. ii4; Nebraska,
10; Warsaw. 107.
Fourth race. for thrse. r,olds the Seneca
Selling, furlonss - Straight Forward 10d;
'Killdee. 90: 'Hanobala. 88 woodtrap los;
Jock Scot iO4 'Riverdale. 1903; 'Houave. %;
Fifth race for three. .year-olds and up, I mile.
selling-sLady Moll. 90: Carlton O.. 100: First
Ballot. so; Sam McMeekin. 100; 'siiver Sandals,
sS; 'Cleek Ump). 108.
Sixth race. for two,year;o ;olds, 5h furlongs--
Nut Cracker Ump.), 105; Panaman Ump). 105
The spinner. lis; sroeee dmpj. ,1O5i Peerless
One 1l5: Jasaue. .Au Bout dmp). l05: Guess
Work, 1902: Umatlla, 1O7: Cavenboy. 1O5: Amer
lean Eagle. 1lo: Honey Dew. lis; Ocean Sweep,
Ila; Bolster 11s: Tepheran, 1O5.
Apprentice allowance claimed
Weather. clear: track, just a trife slow due Ia
a thunderstorm of an hour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01

.,,rv LEONARD evidently VIII see
action in Philadelphia next fall,
80 !, a. YEAR. and It is up to managers
!. furnish promoters with 1ss'pounders
Z /, ..'.. ,hs marvel fair battle, else out-of'
u ,.ient will have to be caiieo OH ior
.soet with the champion. r,.
- now Terry McGovern, tne s
Y .4fxv Tender, OF Soutnwark. are ;.
~ - ~ top-notchers here In Leonard's $
srd they will have 1t out at Shine
U!oM ,~ht 10 see which is the better
d, a sGcsern and Tender are legitimate Aas.
N as each is under the draft
nos.s ~ Va good prospects of romping
w traiI ruled by Leonard at sue
s,,n Undoubtedly neither Is capable
l.s.s,nv successfully against the light
n 4. S;nr vet 1t may come to pass that
IN a ~ other will get chance at Leon-
nan the regular season starts. Iheir
x ~ ...s arainst Benny would be ike heren-
I ~; "a Berlin yet how eitner woulu snspe
B - srsinst the Gotham wonoer re'n"''s u
.ssrs,,.rn has announced his anxiety to
Z q SsSrrv dundee. Tender, no doubt,
y. 100 mass up a chance to meet the Wop
y.'s .ither. Both of the Philadelphians
s.. x.sr onposed to the New York Italian
~ n.rd.s had a. tough tussle in each case.
~ ~. 4. that the victor will get another
\ a W. uy,,.,tv 10 emulate Willie Jackson, ard
\ I! !l..ss- /. "a be matched with the Jumping
I'm wi,l be the winner; thus 1t Is evil
y },ss .h.t each win be In shape to put on
y "a best battle possible
~ Claims Attention
4 '.,s.S,v Greb, Of Pittsburgh, is claim
< - IL of attention from the fistic pub
n thsse DAYS especially since his vic
- ~ other night over Jack Dillon. the
4 i.s~,cr At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
\ 4 ftboush Harry no doubt was handi
X .snsd by much weight against Diilon, ne
Z ~ snlddleweight. The Pirate puncher mas
Y ~. sctively engaged in the professional
x 4r .,rcs 1919. and a number of his early
3 Z. sook nlace right here in Phi!.y. While
& ~ sss only a raw piece of mauling ma
K - IN his local exhibitions, he has won
x N. percentage of his battles-some 100
"A z ~ and A report from Pittsburgh today
X 2.ss. that he thinks he is entitled to a
,<<,E = the middleweight championship.
4 ~. crown now reposing on the brow OF
q = fscrcw AZ Brooklyn. isn't we'll stationed
- "A. so,,thpaw's head, as Albertus has
4 Ss{ N the short end of most of his no.
'ISon contests Greb is out with how
w 231'ks should sport the title, and he Is so
\ xr1r fof a chance to prove it that he has
2,fad Mccoy present of $1,000 to meet
n Eufin 4 fifteen or twenty round bout to a
dtor-
Gnb Means 1t
n Nsarly every boxer in the business comes
\ ~ now and then with an announcement
b n IL Is starting a crusade to win title
& ~ this is Just what Greb is doing. But
e Lille % many others. Greb is on the Level
q ~ bis offer to Mccoy and to show his
!. xjberiV he has posted a certified check
uhh Pittsburgh boxing writer
x Any time Mccoy wants to collect thou
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-01
FrHTWEIGHT PRESTIGE OF PHILA.
'Tf) GO WITH WINNER TONIGHT OF
sTFNDL Err AND M'GOVERNeMATCH
,be Park Open-Air Amphitheatre to Be Scene
Y of Battle Between Local Star Boxers in
Benny Leonards Division
BY LOUIS H. JAFFE

for his signature all he has to do is to sign
for a bout with Greb to a decision, and
as the dough Is real United States currency
and hard to accumulate these days Of high
cost OF living. the Brooklyn man may de.
eide to take chance. Mccoy and Greb
met In Pittsburgh last April and at the
final gong Of six rounds there was little
to choose between 'em and both were fight.
ing hard
Greb also has boxed Mike Gibbons and
Philadelphians witnessed that match. II
was staged at the National A. C. Among
other stars Greb has been opposed to are
George Chip, Bob Moha, Buck Grouse.
JACK Dillon, Young Ahearn. George (K o.
Brown and Jackie Clark As the months
roll by and he gets more experience, so
Greb improves In his boxing.
Greb's offer to Mccoy is mighty fair,
and 1t paves the way for a boiling down
OF the middleweight situation, providing
Mccoy VIII accept. Greb is confident that
he will beat Mccoy and he announces thai
ne Will take on Gibbons, Jimmy Clabby or
any of the other middleweights who want a
crack at the title.
That's fair enough
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Mayer Opposes Cards;
Watson Against PhiIs

Continued from PAGE One
out by Bancroft No runs. no hits. no
errors.
THIRD INNING
Evers singled to right. Killefer was called
out on strikes Mayer walked Paskert
singled to left and Evers scored. Bancroft
forced Paskert, Paulette to Wallace. Ban
croft was picked off first, Watson to Pau
lette. one run. two hits, no errors
Evers tossed out Gonzales. Watson
foued to Luderus. Bancroft whipped out
Smyth. No runs, no hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING
Baird and Paulette retired Stock. Cra-
vath drove deep to Smith. Luderus singled
to right. Schultz singled to right, but
I.uderus was out trying for third, Smith
to Baird. No runs. two hits, no errors.
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erty of citizen stockholders, last night
issued the following signed appeal for pub
lication: .aa'
ITO those In attendance at the CARDINAL
Philadelphia game on Monday: viii you
please wire President John X. Tener, s
West Fortieth street. New York, your
opinion of Umpire Byron's work in st.
Louis. and particularly your judgment as
to his decision on the right field hit or
foul by Long in the seventh inning?
THE good of the game demands that the
president Of the league should be advised
whether the leagues umpres are doing
good work or bad work"
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DORNHEIM TOPLAY
EMERSON IN FINAL
Throckmorton and Vanne-
man Lose in Semifinal Jun
ior Tennis Today
BIG ATCH TOMORROW

CYNwYD, Pa. Aug l.
Herman Dornhem, of the Belfed Coun
try Club. and Gerald Emerson. Of East
Orange, N J., will meet in the final round
OF the Pennsylvania State Junior Clay
Court Tennis Championship Tournament
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, as result Of
the semfnal round matches played today.
George Throckmorton, OF Elizabeth. n.
j., and brother OF Harold Throckmorton.
Of New York, was beaten in the semifinal
round match with Emerson. who is seven
teen years old and represents the Glen
wood Tennis Club The victory was two
sets. 6-1 is.
Emerson played brilliantly. He was
steady and sure In his work and served
wonderfully we'll on all occasions. He out.
generated his opponent, playing him on his
back-hand most of the time, and every
once in while shooting one over to the
right to take Throckmorton off his guard.
Emerson followed his service to the net.
He used remarkably good judgment in let
ting Throckmorton's wild ones drop behind
the white lines. After winning the first
set six games to one. he relaxed somewhat
and with Throckmorton going strong the
score was soon to 3 and 80 to Is in favor
of the Elizabeth youth.
Here Emerson recovered his form. He
pulled UP game after game in a splendid
rally, winning his own service and breal.-
Ing through the service of his opponent.
Z 10 o, Emerson winning lne set anu tne
match
Dornhem won his way to the final round
by his clean-cut win over Marshall Vanne-
man, OF Cynwyd. Dornheim played some
Of the best tennis he has shown so far this
season. He won his serve, swept Vanne-
man back when he came up to the net and
judged all the shots with the skill of a
veteran. 1t was good tennis in spite of the
one.sided score. the Belfield younRster win
ming without the loss of a single game. 60
and 60
Beck and Dornhem. playing In the dou-
bles championship. defeated Carl Fischer
and Marshall Vanneman, of the Cynwyd
Club, In a two-set match. Beck and Dorm
helm played their best tennis in the first
set In the second set Fischer and Vanne-
man made a great rally, and the games
were seven-all before Beck and Dornheim
braced and won the next two and the
match. 60, 81.
The victory in the doubles placed Beck
and Dornheim in the round to meet Steward
I, and Miles Valentine, the Germantown
juniors. Emerson and Blankarn. the latter
| from Pitman. ~ j.. won from Ehret Howell
| and Martin Glynn by default.
George Throckmorton and Sam PennocR
| play Roy March and S. V. Boggs in the
junior doubles tomorrow morning
In the senior singles William Tilder
| played Percy Osborne. of Belfeld, and DR.
Philip B. Hawk, of Cynwyd, met Herman
| Dornheim this afternoon.
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MAGEE, ONCE A STAR, NOW
HEADED FOR MINORS
Boston Asks Waivers on Former Phila-
delphia Ball Star

BOSTON, Aug Sherwood Magee. once
the hero of the Philadelphia fans. is headed
for the minors, The Boston Braves have
asked waivers on Magee, and If no other
big league club wants him. he will soon be
going the way of many veterans--to the
bushes.
Magee at one time was the best bats
man in the Nationa! League. In 1910 he
topped the circuit at the bat, ousting Honus
Wagner. After the Braves won the world s
championship In 1914, breaking up the great
Mack machine. Manager Stallings bought
Magee, then with the Phils
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rams Contribute to Ball
Fund of u. s. Soldiers

Fight fans who attend the McCoyern-
Tender bout tonight will have q chance 10
mte msie provide the National Guards Of this city
WIN Dn ecbatl and other American sport para
gheInalia. Twenty members OF the first
MHemmsnt. under the direction Of the Leisure
tions. '' ''''
Ing sontributions during the cleveland series
at shiee Park, On Monday. the fans re-
AMOUNT s%oSnaeS Siss q ssa Yesterdays donations
The cleveland players took up q collection
ana added SfO.16 to the fund.
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PANZARETA NEW QUEEN
OF THE RACING TURF

NEW YORK. Aug. /. - Panzareta, as
game a liwle mare as ever looked through
a bride. ls the new queen OF the turf to.
day. Panzareta won her seventv-sixth race
yesterday, the closing day AT Empire City,
exceeding the record of victories hung up
by the great Kingston. She carried 140
pounds.
Panzareta is a Texas product and scored
her first victories at Juarez