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The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
JONES TRIED HARD
TO PLEASE LAVAN

Chicago. Dec. Lone Of the inter
esting stories that comes out Of st.
Louis in connection with the differ
ences betwee the club and John Layan
Is that last winter Fielder Jones went
down in his pocket and gave Lavan
his check for 250 to satisfy the
shortstop. Jones wanted to show
Lavan that his heart was with the
player, but two months or so after
ward Lavan was telling President
Phil Ball that he couldn't play ball
for Jones and asking his release. The
point Is that Jones did the best he
knew how to get on good terms with
his players-and then he finished the
season with the best team that ever
wound up in seventh place in. the
American League, as some one has
put 1t.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
COOPER ONE OF The
GAMEST in BASEBALL
With Tail End Team He Wins "a
Per Cent of Clubs Games and
Loses Only 10 Per Cent.

"Outside of pure mechanical ability
to play baseball. what trait makes a
man the most valuable?"
1 asked this question Of Hugh Jen-
nlngs last summer. while discussing
relative virtues and faults of players.
"Gameness which gives a man the
ability to play up to his best game re-
gardless of disheartening circum-
stances" Jennings replied without
hesitation.
A few days later I asked the same
question of Clark Griffith. confining
it to pitchers in his case. and received
practically the same answer.
THE pitcher who can go out day
after day on a losing team and pitch
his best brand Of ball without permit
ting loose play and continued defeats
to discourage him is more valuable
than the brilliant star who blows up
when the breaks are against him" I"
Grin declared.
Glancing over the 1917 National
League pitching records one will find
Cooper, of Pittsburgh, occupying six
teenth place in the list OF pitchers in
the percentage Of victories won to
games pitched. The records have 1t
that Cooper won II and lost IL games
for a percentage of GOT.
This in some particulars Is the most
remarkable pitching record of the
year.
Pitching with the Pittsburg club.
a poor last in the league, Cooper was
able to win 81 per cent of the games
won by his club while losing only 10
per cent of the games lost by the out
ht.
This would be a great record for a
pitcher on a club which was winning
! most OF its games and giving him
iron-clad support and encouragement
for instance Schupp. who lead the
league. lost more than 13 per cent of
the games lost by his club and the
Great Alexander lost about % per
cent of the games lost by the Phillies.
Considering that these pitchers were
working with clubs which were win
ming q majority Of their games.
Cooper's record is phenomenal.
Another glance at Coopers record
shows that only three clubs were able
to defeat him more than once, Chi
cago turning the trick three times and
st. Louis and New York twice each.
Cooper. in the meantime, succeeded
In turning in at least two defeats
against every opponent and three each
in the cases Of Cincinnati, New York
and st. Louis.
With proper support Cooper prob
ably would have been the big winner
OF the season, perhaps q 30-victory
pitcher.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
NOT SUPERSTITIOUS.
HE'S JUST PECULIAR

New York, Dec. 1.-Baseball players
are a superstitious lot and the stars
Of the game are no exception. Billy
Evans, American League umpire, Is
certainly in a position to know. Dur
ing the winter months he writes q Sc
ries Of weekly articles for some of
the newspapers Of the country and in
a recent article he cited a case that
came up in the recent world series
to show how superstitious players in
the big show really are.
In the last game of the world Sc
ries Evans, according to his own
story, attempted to pick up Eddie Col
lins' glove for the player when he
was surprised to hear Collins shout
to him not to touch 1t. "Supersti-
tious?" Evans remarked. mot super
stitious. just peculiar" was Collins
answer.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
CAPITAL CITY WILL
HOLD BIG MEETING

The Capital City Basketball
League win hold a meeting in the
Office of the gymnasium. Church of
the Epiphany, 1871 G street northwest,
on Thursday at PM There are
places for two teams. Applications
must be in on that date. s.s<
A meeting has been called for FORM
ing an athletic association where all
forms of athletics will be taken up.
Membership will be open to all
parties wishing to take up this work.
This meeting will be held in the Office
OF the gymnasium of the Church of
the Epiphany, 1917 G street north
west at Z pm. Wednesday. A
special invitation Is extended to all
visitors in the city now employed in
the government service to join this
association
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
College Football Teams Ranked
In Order Of Relative Strength

The following 10 an attempt to
rank the important collegiate
elevens in the country in the or
der which their strength and
general play indicated:
1-Georgia School OF Technology.
2University Of Pittsburgh.
United States Naval Academy.
3-Rutgers College.
Syracuse University.
University Of Minnesota
Ohio State University.
4EUniversity of Pennsylvania
Notre Dame University.
University Of Nebraska.
University of wisconsin.
Washington and Jefferson
College.
University of Michigan.
5-University of West Virginia.
Colgate University.
Dartmouth College.
Brown College.
Georgetown University.
Williams College.
United States Military Acad-
emy.
Boston College
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
SUN BRIAR TO BE
IN KENTUCKY DERBY

Baltimore. Md. Dec. 1.-Henry Nc
Daniel. trainer of the Willis Sharpe
Kilmer horses, is the authority for
the announcement that Sun Briar, the
biggest money winning 2-year-old last
season, will keep his engagement in
the Kentucky Derby next spring. In
a letter to a friend here he states that
the winner Of the Hopeful Stakes
will be shipped to Churchill Downs
early in February. where he will be-
gin his preparation for the big race.
Sun Briar has wintered exceptionally
well so far, and seems to have re-
covered from the ailments that
troubled his trainer during the sum-
mer.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Sports Are Booming
In Dear Old England

New York. Dec. L-whiie ey-
erybody ts bowling calamity a.
to the sport situation in the
United States Il is interesting to
read that sports have had q big
boom in England In the past
year, in spite Of all the war that
country has been up against, and
that baseball has taken q foot
hold that is likely to be lasting.
Who knows. the sensible English
may be playing baseball after
We have abolished Il in the
States as q war measure. un-
der q policy that seems TO demand
that everybody puts on sack
cloth and ashes and prepare for
the end Of the world
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
CINCINNATI SENDS
THREE TOLOOKOUTS

Cincinnati. Dec. with a small
player limit in view Manager Math-
ewson is busy cutting down the Red
roster, so as to make room for a few
new men whom be expects to SECURE
during the session of the National
League meeting next week. Five or
six of the players who finished the
season with the team in October will
be let out, but so far there are deals
under way for only three Of them.
These are Pitcher Jimmy Ring, Pitch
er Dutch Ruether and Manuel Cueto,
utility man, all of whom will probably
land with the Chattanooga club Of the
Southern League, under the manage
men Of Mike Finn.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
BASEBALL Is READY
TO HANDLE WAR TAX

Boston, Mass, Dec. 1.-The PROPOSE
ton Of handling the war tax next sea-
son is giving baseball business man
ayers lot Of food for thought. Walter
Hapgood, of the Braves. already has
solved the tax problem as applied to
passes. The recipient Of each season
book will be asked to send IN $6lS-lO
per cent on seventy-seven tickets at
the box office value of - cents each.
At the end Of the season Hapgood will
return cents for each pass not used.
This arrangement will be a hard blow
to the Annie Oakley Club, and IL is
likely to be adopted all along the big
line.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
LEWIS AND MORGAN
STARS AT TRAPS

Baltimore, Dec. 1.-The Maryland
trapshooters' league sons auspiciously
opened the Oriole Gun Club, Baltimore
Highlands, today when a get-together
shoot was held.
A 5O-target race was shot and
Tracy II. Lewis. the young star from
the Analostan Gun Club, Washington.
ID. c., was the winner of first prize.
He broke ~ out of 80. an excellent
score considering that a strong wind
was blowing across the traps,
Morgan. the ex-Klondike miner, who
with Lewis landed second place in
the two man championship of the
East, held in Baltimore in October,
finished second to his partner today,
BY breaking 4S out of 50.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
PETWORTH T0SSERS
ARE AFTER GAMES

The basketball team Of the Pet
worth M. E. Church is without a
game for Saturday evening.
A game Is desired for both the first
and second teams. The Petworth
boys are willing to meet any teams
In the District and extend a special
invitation to teams from the local
schols or army camps located about
the city. Phone Merritt Randall,
Columbia 5917-J.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Thompson for Colonies.

The Louisville club has signed for q
tryout next year a youngster OF the
Louisville lots named Happy Thomp-
son. who has made a great record in
independent ball. He pitched thirty
eight games for a Louisville team the
past season and won thirty-six OF
them. Another Louisville youngster.
Melvin Brannon. is also sought by
several minor league managers on the
strength of the record he made. He
lost but one game out OF twenty-thrce
pitched
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Curiey to Run Fight.

Dick Curry is in charge of the show
to be held next Friday night at the
Arena in New Haven for the purpose
Of boosting the Italian war fund,
which has already reached SO. 900.
The following boxers have volunteered
their services for exhibition bouts:
Battling Levinsky. Jack Britton,
Irish Patsy Cline, Freddie Welsh,
Willie jackson and BARLEY Madden.
Benny Kauff, the star outfielder Of
the Giants. will referee one Of the
bouts.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Britton W. TiIlman.

All details for the bout between
Jack Britton. the former welter-
weight champion. and Johnny Till
man, the hard hitting fighter Of st.
Paul, have been arranged. Dan Nor
gan. manager OF Britton. signed the
articles Of agreement for Jack. The
men will come together in a twelve
round bout to a decision before the
Armory A. A. at the Grand Opera
House OF Boston on next Tuesday
night.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Walker to Come Back.

Ernie Walker. outfielder formerly
with the Browns, who has been re-
signed by the Little Rock club after
a seasons layo1, is due for a big
comeback according to President Al
len, Of Little Rock, and he has sug-
gested to President Branch Hickey. OF
the st. Louis Cardinals, that Walker
be given a National League tryout in
the spring.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Hoss NAV Be Through.

Bradley Hogg. who pitched about
the best ball of his career last season
for Los Angeles. has gone to his home
in Georgia for the winter, leaving be-
hind him doubt as to whether he win
return next season. Hogg says an at
tractive proposition has been made
him to 60 into q law firm in his home
town in Georgia. and that he probably
win accept and quit the game
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Service Flags for
Major League Teams

A suggestion IL handed out
from New York City that all the
clubs that play baseball next
season under the national agree
ment hang out service flags in
their parks next season so as to
show the number of athletes of
the various teams who have
Joined the colors.
This proposition is . real one
providing that some OF the teams
can get a few stars on the flag.
Boston Red Sox and Jimmie
Dunn's Cleveland Indians will no
doubt lead this list, even IL they
cannot lead the circuit next sea-
son.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
TOD SLOAN AND JAKE
ARE YEOMEN In NAVY

St Louis, Dec. Tod Sloan, the
Brewers outfielder. Is a yeoman in
the United States navy. This infor-
nation came in the form of a letter
from the peppery athlete to Willis
johnson, traffic director Of the
Browns. johnson received a letter
from Bill Jacobson, another Of the
Browns outfielders, yesterday, in
which Jake told Of being stationed at
Norfolk, Va
big Jake and I are part owners Of
the navy now" said Sloan in his let
ter. Local friends Of Sloan and
Jacobson can reach the Brownies at
this address: Second Regiment, Com
pany, Y, United States Navy Training
Station, Operation Base. Norfolk, Va
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Grandand Riee's Book.

: Grantland Rice, basebalrs poet lau-
reate and by Irwin s. Cobb called
''the successor to James whitcomb
Riley" has recently compiled the
cream Of his recent verse and had
1t published under the title, Songs
Of the Stalwart." The book contains
203 pages and the gems which Mr..
Rice has written during the past
couple Of years are embodied therein.
The poems are grouped under the
headings, Songs Of Somewhere Back, {"
Songs of the Off-Trail," Songs Of
the Came" Songs Of the Game, |"
Songs of Courage" and Songs
Above the Drumfire." These poems
are among the best things Mr.. Rice
has done. The book Is published by
d. Appleton q Co.. New York and
London, and Is oa sale at all book
stores at q q copy.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Brooklyn Claims Dan Griner.

New York, Dec. 1.-The Brooklyn
Baseball Club has put in a claim for
Dan Griner, the pitcher on whom the
st. Louis Cardinals asked waivers,
and he goes to the Dodgers. Griner
is a big right-hander. He was With
the Cardinals in 1915 and part of 1916
and in the latter year was returned
to the minors. This fall the St Louis
club again obtained him by purchase
from the st. Paul club. In 1915 Griner
took part in thirty-seven games, with
the Cardinals. He won five, . lost
eleven and tied two. -,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Voix to Come Back.

Jimmy viox, who quit the Kansas
City team last year and declared
he was done with the game, met
Manager John CAMEL in Louisville
and agreed to return to the Blues
next year. 1t now seems that he quit
only long enough to 60 home and
help harvest the crops on his farm.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Michigan Books Three
Big Ten Games in 1918

Chicago, Dec. 1.-Michigan's football
schedule for the season of 1918 as a
full-f1edged member Of the conference
for Big Ten colleges has been decided
upon with the exception Of one i'm
portant game, which the athletic au-
thorities hope, but hardly expect, to
close with Chicago. The six teams
which the Wolverines will play next
season are Case, Michigan Aggies,
Ohio State, Cornell at Ann Arbor,
Minnesota and Northwestern at Ann
Arbor. =
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Guisto Wants to Be An Officer.

Cleveland Dec. L--Louis Giusto, In
dian first saeker. now in the service
OF the United States at Camp Lewis,
wash, Is working hard as a soldier
boy to be able to enter the third
training camp for the Oficers' Re
serve Corps at San Francisco. He
mas made his formal application for
appointment. but win not know for
a week or so whether he win meet
with success
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Braves Hard Hit.

The Boston Braves expect TO lose
Jesse Barnes. Joe Kelly, Walter Rehg
and Ray Powell in the January
draft. With those already gone,
George Stallings will have to draw
on the International League discards
to put any kind Of a team in the
field.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
PARK ELEVEN WILL
PLAY TRUXTON TODAY

The Parks, 145-pound champions OF
the District. meet the Truxtons in a
return game today at go on their
field in Potomac Park, west Of Four
teenth street southwest.
Capt. Jenkins is>anxious to have all
players report promptly. as there will
be a meeting Of the club Immediately
before the game.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
HobEtzen Under Knife.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. l.-DIck
Hoblitzell, the star first sacker of
the Boston Red Sox team, today
entered the City Hospital for an
operation previous to entering the
army. Hoblitzell will. Join the
colors Immediately upon his re-.
lease a. q convalescent.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Barry a Song Writer.

George Moriarty is not the only
ball player who can write song hits.
A song by Eddie Porray. well-known
minor Lacquer. is now being sung
in the Broadway production. Miss
1877" with great success. The songs
title is Il Miss the Old Folks Now" {"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Ed Walsh Praises Nehf
And Tyler Of Braves

st. Louis. Dec. L-Big Ed Walsh
says that in all his experience he has
never seen two left-kanders on any
club with so much stuff as Nehf and
Tyler, Of the Braves, with whom Ed
is now connected. He ranks them
hisher than Schupp, Benton and Sal
lee
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Baker Answers Call.

Del Baker, who finished the 1917
season as catcher for the San Fran
cisco team and might have had an
other trial with the Detroit Tigers
next spring. has decided to answer
his country's call and has Joined the
navy at San Francisco.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Ebbes Asks Repeal Of Blue La Meade
Thonpsea Called IN Dr.ft.

Nanticoke. Pa. Dec. L-Pitch-
or Harry Thompson, who was
with the Toronto Club Of the
International League last sea-
son and who has been obtained
by the Washington Club Of the
American League, was yester-
day accepted for the national
army. Thompson was one Of the
players whom Manager Grinith.
Of the Nationals, obtained by the
draft route. but Uncle Sans
draft beat him to this securing
!. claim.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Schick in Draft.

Morris Schick, outfelder Of the Chi
cago Cubs, is one OF the latest to
be caught in the draft. His home
is in Chicago and he was picked up
OF the lots by the Cubs, sent to
Omaha, switched to Richmond, Ind,
and recalled last season.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
FOOTBALL RESULTS.

Camp Grant, IL: Camp Custer. Il.
Washington and Jefferson. 2; Camp
Sherman. O.
Pittsburgh, 90; ssoth Regiment. Camp
Lee, o
Camp Dir. y; Camp Meade. q
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02

Score hg periods Washington and jefferson
o. !, 0. %: Camp Sherman, 0. o. o, 90. Sub
stitutions-Washington and jefferson, Brown for
Henry, Rubls for Smith. Henry for Brown.
Creel for Straw: Camp Sherman. Seller for
Garfield. White for Seller, J. Goebel for Rupp,
Roudebush for J. Goebel., Schuessler for Roede-
Scoyil Scoring touchdown-McCreight. Goal
from ouchdown-McCreight. Missed goal from
Ilacement-McCreight- Referee-Mr Nathan A.
Tufts, Brown. Umpire-Mr. r. W. Maxwell.
sWarthmore. Lneman-Mr. By Dickson. Penn
sylvania. Field judge-Mr. Walter Wright, To-
ledo. Time Of periods-l2, minutes.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Ridpath b Captain.

swarthmore, Pa, Dec. I-william
L. Ridpath, linesman, has been elected
stsin Of SHArthmore's 1s1S eleven r
The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
PnsItions CAMP MEADE.

UOUChu0Wn, Anuef1On. buDstIIuIlOnb-Cdhlp
Meade-Steitler for Byne; Truxall for Merrill.
Referee-Charles McCarty, Episcopal Acamedy
Umpire-Fred GiTlinder. Pennsylvania. Field
judge. milestone; headliDesman, saDUee. HaV-
erford-
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-03-23
Half Your Living
Without Money Cost

A right or wrong start in 1917 will
make or break most farmers in the
South. We are all facing a crisis.
This war in Europe puts things In
such uncertainty that no man can
foresee the future with any degree of
clearness.
The sure and certain Increase In
cotton acreage means lower cotton
prices next fall. Cost of all food and
grain products is high, SO high that
no one can afford to buy and expect
to pay out with cotton.
It's time above all others to play
safe; to produce all possible food.
grain and forage supplies on your
own acres; to cut down the store bill.
A good piece of garden ground.
rightly planted, rightly tended and
kept planted the year round, can be
made to pay half your living. It will
save you more money than you made
on the best five acres of cotton You
ever grewl
Hastings 1917 Seed Book tells all
about the right kind of money saw.
ing garden and the vegetables to put
In 1t. 1t tells about the field crops as
well and shows you the clear road to
real farm prosperity. It's Free. Send
for 1t today to n. @. HASTINGS co.
Ga.-Advt,
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-03-23
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Which is Better-Try an Experiment
or Profit by Brownsville Citi-
zen's Experience.

Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved to be as represented
The statement of a manufacturer is
OF convincing proof Of merit.
But the endorsement of friend is.
Now suppose you had bad back,
A lame weak, or aching one,
Would you experiment on it?
You will read of many socalled cures
Endorsed by strangers from far
away places.
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove local testimony.
Read this Brownsville case.
w. A. Brummett, retired farmer.
$ Cooper Ave-, Brownsville, saws:
Il took Doan's Kidney Pills for weak
and pain across my back and 9TH
er troubles, caused by weak kidneys.
My experience has taught me the val
ae Of this medicine. 1t gave me great
relief and | believe that if had taken
t according to directions, it would hav
of kidney troubles"
Price Doc at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
0oan's Kidney Pills-the same that
dr. Brummett had. Foster Milburn
Co.. Props, Buffalo, N. Y. a
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-03-23

The Gloucester fishermen are con-
sidered the best sailors in existence
In the old days Of the whaling feet and
OF the great Notwithstanding of the
United States the Gloucester lads took
important parts. Since the decad-
ence of American maritime supremacy
the fishermen have been sticking to
their business of going TO the banks
for fares Of cod. Most of teh sailors
Of the freighters have been all of for
eign nationality. AT this time. though
The Gloucester fishermen are respond
ing in force to their country's call for
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-03-23
NATIONAL NEGRO
HEALTH WEEK
Important Announcement GOVERNS
Prizes for Best Cleaned Com
munities During Campaign.

Tuskegee Institute, Ala, Feb. 21-In
the first call for the National Negro
health week, which is to be observed
April Il to 81, 1917, reference was
made to the cooperation of the nation
al Cleanup and Paint-up" Campaign
Bureau, Kinloch Building, St. Louis,
Mo-
In addition to their offer to Send
literature to any community where
Health Week Campaigns may be OBJ
served they have now offered three
prize cups for the best cleanup effort
among the negro people. In a letter
to Emmett ]. Scott, secretary of the
National Negro Business League, Mr..
Clean up and Paint up Bureau, tsas
concerning these prizes:
However, we have decided upon al 4
thing that hope will interest and
please you, viz; to offer you three
Silver Cups, suitable for first, second
., - pixies to the three commun-
tiles or local negro committees. or
chalrmen OF local campaigns among
your people, that submit the best re-
port, of the best work done in "Clean
UP and Paint Up" campaign that has
for its Opening week" your own
health week"-such report or cam
palgn contest to be conducted under
your auspices, and your published con-
ditions of contest, and the prizes to be
awarded by judges named by your
executive committee that has your
health week campaign in charge"
The conditions of the contest to-
gether of the names of the Judges will
be published later. Local committees
and campaign chairmen desiring to en-
ter their communities for these cups
should make known their intentions TO
Emmett j. Scott, Secretary, Tuskegee
Institute, Alabama. He will also be
very glad to send detailed plans and
suggestions for conducting health
Week Campaigns.