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The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
BRAVES A Fighting
BASEBALL MACHINE
Johnny Eyers and Maranville Full of
Energy on Field.

New York, April THE Boston
Braves have somewhat Of q reputation
as a hghtin' ball club. The Braves are
fighters on the field of play. and in this
years campaign they may be counted
upon to make a hot fight for the rag.
But whatever may be said of those
Braves, one thing stands out as an un-
usual feature:
They have more temperament and
nervous energy anchored around sec
ond base than any club in the two big
leagues.
with the veteran Johnny Evers on
second and that little pepper box. Wal
ter Maranville, at short, II can be
truthfully said that there is moro en-
ergy and fighting spirit to the square
inch represented by these Joint guar
dams of the keystone cushion than any
other club can boast of.
Evers is entering upon his sixteenth
year in baseball, and he hopes TO make
1917 one of the best seasons of his
long career Nervous temperament on
the field OF play is a characteristic of
Evers, and no doubt his -strun g
nerves have helped to keep him in the
game this long, although last season a
breakdown threatened tc put an end to
his career.
Maranville is a little cyclone of energy.
He is the ranking SEortStop OF MS league,
when It comes to all-around ability, and
like Evers he will fight for u point at the
drop Of a hat on the field of play.
II Evers has a good season his pres
ence in the Braves lineup day in and
day out will mean much to Boston. It
will also mean much to Maranville. for
with Evers on second the little Rabbit is
said to play a snappier brand of ball be-
cause they work together with machine
like preciseness.
During the winter Evers attended the
National League meeting and at that
time he looked to be in good health. He
said he had high hopes OF banner year.
and II he succeeds in keeping his health
all season he may make this his last year
in the majors. c. Evers Is the last of
the grand old Cub inheld. He stands
alone as a landmark Of one OF the great
est infield combinations ever COTTON to-
getber, for Tinker Chance and Steinfeldt
have passed.
Evers and Frank Schultz are the only
members of the Club champions Of 1865
who played in the memorable game In
which Fred Merkle pulled his famous
boner in New York by forgetting to
touch second. EvcrS' presence OF mind
in that game marked him as brainy
player and today there is no smarter
man in baseball than the little Trojan.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
NELSON AND WELSH
q BOX TWELVE ROUNDS

st. Louis, April boxing fans who
real of the signing OF Battling Nelson
and Freddie WELSH for a twelve-round
bout in st. Louis probably blushed at the
thought. The old war horse has been
matched with the champion for a bout on
April Il, and from latest reports the pro-
moters are going through with the match.
Any sensible follower of fistcuffs will
agree that the match ts a deplorabl one.
1t ought TO be cancelled. 1t should never
have been made. The fact that Welsh
accepted it Is discredtt to him, and the
promoter who has to go to the old SOL
diers' home for a boxer to pit against a
champion Is the poorest matchmaker
imaginable.
Just because Nelson stopred an op-
ponent recently Is no reason why he
should be matched with the king OF the
lightweights to pose as a choppIng block.
And that Is Just what Welsh will make
Of Nelson any time they get into the
ring together. The match is nothing
more nor less than a discredit to boxing.
The humane society should get busy.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
TREWEEKE IS Conner
In ATHLETIC WORLD

Chicago. April 7.-Out in Kansas there
Is an amateur athlete who may win his
way into the spotlight as a worlds cham
pion before the summer is over. for his
performances. which have anly lately be-
gun to attract attention stamp him as
conner with more promise than any
youngster who has come forth in the
Jumps for years.
His name Is Treweeke, and IN a rec
athletic meet he tied for first place in
the high jump at feet II inches, and
then placed in the broad jump with a
leap Of "A feet ~ inches. Few great
jumpers stand out as greater performers
in the jumps than this youth. Richards,
Of Cornell; Oler. Of Yale, and Kraenzlein,
an oldtimer. are foremost among them
Floyd Risley, new athletic coach at
Hamilton College. Is one who could be
ranked with the Westerner. He formerly
did six feet or better in the high jump
and often better than twenty-three feet
in the broad jump.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TITLE is TANGLED UP

New York. April THE lightweight
championship situation Is all muddled up
again. 1t Is in just as much of tanGle
as @ kitten in a spool of silk thread. and
the only way out seems to be return
match between Bat Levinsky and Tommy
Gibbons.
A short time ago Ievinsky and Glib
bons met at St Paul in a ten-round bout
The next day st. Paul papers came out
with columns OF praise for the home
town boy. They gave the decision to
Gibbons. and from all accounts Of the
bout, Tommy must have given the Battler
orders.
But there are always two sides to an
argument, and Danny Morgan and his
Battler claim that Levinsky won by just
BIS clean margin as st. Paul scribes
handed the decision to Gibbons.
The only way to settle it is to get these
two mittcn wielders into a ring with a
referee who has the power to render a
decision.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
COLLEGES ABANDON SPORTS
DESPITE GEN. WOODS ADVICE
Tell Your Young Men to
Stick to Their Duties Until
Government Issues Cal.

New York April 7.-IntercoueSta,.
athletics. in the war crisis have com. IN
a standstill and schedules have b.en
cancelled by Harvard. Princeton. Cor
NELL Columbia and William. among
others
FennsyiVania Will decided on Monday
whether IT will endeayor to ooptinu. ,ts
athletic teams. ana Syracuse VIII take
similar action.
Ihese were the facts euc,ted q, 81.
meeting OF the graduate managers or
S.Ss Ieaohg COLLEGES and universities
nelo az the Hotel Martinique. upon m.
invitation Of Major Maylin j P1cks-.nr
eraduate manager OF the athletic teams
tne University Of PennsylyanLa
tr mnether football viii be prescribed va
o. discussed but not acted upon because og
tne changes which may develop in the
situation between now and September,
> IN the day Charles Halsteao
hapes. chairman Of the hoard =,
stewards OF the intercollegiate Rov,n1
association. announced that the inter,
,eoHeglate regatta which was 70 have
Oeeh helo at Poughkeepsie on Juna :,
had oeen cancelled This was done sf,er
MI bapes had been in telephnns co,,-
munication with Charles z. fireman o-
Sornell, Cornelfs representative on n.
board Of stewards and r Howard
vania
In view Of the abandonn.,+ -, an
athletics by Yale. Harvard. Princeton
cornell and Columbia, II is certain that
tne intercollegiate track and field cham
pionships will not be held an scheduIed
on May % and n.
Major Pickering. on behalf OF PennSvI-
vsnia, made a plea for the retention Of
intercollegiate sports, urging that the
army and navy teams were all continu-
ing 10 follow their schedules ana plac
ing before the conference two letters one
addressed by the Pennsylvania authori
tes TO Gen Leonard A. Wood, and Gen.
Wooo's reply on the status Of athletics
In the colleges at this time.
The letter to Gen. wod asked how
the military authorities would view the
continuation OF athletics at colleges ir
war was declared. The reply foIlows:
Headquarters Eastern Department,
Governors Island. N Y.
April G. 1877.
Ny Dear Major Pickering: In reply
to your inquiry concerning what college
students should DO In the present emer-
gency. my advice to you is as follows:
Tell you young men to stick to their
present duties until such time as the
government calls for men. This Il viii
do undoubtedly when its plans are an
nounced. You have al Pennsylvania a
training corps and an officer OF the reg
ular army assigned as instructor. The
most important service the men can
render their country row IS to stay a.
their university and put in all the time
possible under the military instructor in
preparing themselves for probable ser
vice. There is no reason, whatever fo-
the men disseminating their college work
until the governments plans are def
nItely announced.
Sincerely yours,
LEONARD WOOD.
Major VI. J. Pickering.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Msssanutten Beats Baltimore.

Woodstock, Va. April 7.-Massanutter
Academy opened her baseball season to-
day by defeating Baltimore City College
by the score Of to Considering the
stiff breeze which handicapped the play
ers somewhat, the game was fast and In
teresting.
Bogges. for Massanutten, showed up
well on the mound. getting fourteen
strikeouts, and allowing three hits. The
playing of Catcher Schroeder. for Mas
sanutten and Batty. of Baltimore City
College, deserve special mention
Massanutten's next game will be with
Business High School. of Washington, OIL
Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

OF money and at the same time place it
in the hands of its members. rather than
outsiders-
There was considerable disappointment
shown at the professional tournament
held at Columbia Tuesday on account of
the fact that the scores were so high.
1t is no doubt true that a field OF the cal
iber presented should show to better ef-
feet, but It must be realized that wealth
er conditions were very bad There was
a young gale" blowing at times and when
the wind got hold of a ball there was no
telling what It would do with it. 1t also
affected tho play on the greens and madS
putting very uncertain The course, too,
Is not an easy one to play even under
normal conditions. Although It is not
particularly long. 1t is so trapped that in
order to make a good score almost perfect
golf must be shown. Before the tourna-
ment there were a number Of wagers
that there would be rounds of less than
20. In the preliminary play both Jim
Barnes and Jock Hutchison had chances
OF beating this mark, but neither of them
did, and Kerrigan was the only one of
the others anywhere near 1t in any of the
other rounds.
The executive committee Of the District
OF Columbia Golf Association met recent
ly and worked out details for holding the
two title events. Both will go to Colum-
bia this year, the women's championship
to be played on May H. Is, l6, II and IS.
There will be a qualification round of
eighteen holes medal play on the first
day, followed by match play, there to be
as many sixteens as the entry list will
justify. Entries VIII close on May with
AlDheus Winter, secretary of the asso-
citation. The mems championship, which
will also be held at Columbia, starts with
the preliminary match round the morn
ing OF May "A, the first match round be-
ing held in the afternoon. Play con-
tinues each day, with the final round
scheduled for Saturday afternoon. May
26. Entries are limited to members of
clubs constituting the association resid-
ing IN or within thirty miles of Washing
ton for period of at least three months
every year.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has announced a tennis tournament for
its players, which started Friday. II is
a kind of "gO-as-you-please" affair, as
those who are drawn to play each other
make arrangements to the time and place
of the match the only rule being that
each match shall be played within two
days. Fifty-two players have entered.
Fred L. Davis playing the 4f1-yard
sixth hole at Columbia recently, was
down in two strokes, his approach land
ing Just Off the green and carrying direct
ly to the hole with Just enough speed to
reach 1t. Par for this hole Is five.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
MohaWks PLAY CleYelands.

This afternoon the Mohawk clubmen
will play the Cleveland Athletic Club
nine at Seventeenth and D streets south
east. The game will be called at 2:So
sharp.
The Mohawks will enter contest with
one Of the strongest combinations seen in
amateur ranks this season. The Cleve-
land Club will no doubt save the best
their team can produce and a great game
Il looked for between these two teams.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Call Of Games with Army.

West Point. N. Y. April THE base
ball nine Of williams College and Har-
ward University have Cancelled their base
ball games with the cadets set for next
Wednesday and Saturday, respectively.
The soldiers will be able to stage con-
test for next Wednesday, but thus far
have no one to fill the Harvard date.
Hamilton College will come today for
a game. The Army win go right on
with the athletic program m spite OF the
war. II the cadets find anybody to play
with.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Hooper Falls in Line

Boston, April THE last Of the world
champion Boston American baseball
players who were dissatisfied with the
salaries offered them, came to terms YES
terday when Harry Hooper, the teams
star rightflelder, signed a contract at In
dianapolis, according to advices received
here.
President H. H. Frazee, who announced
the completion of the teams roster, did
not state the terms, but it is understood
that Hooper obtained 600 advance over
his salary of last year.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Wants Jess Willard.

New York. April 7.-Sergt Earl Nc
Manus. recruiting officer in Newark and
friend Of Jess Willard, heavyweight
champion Of the world. wired the boxer
an invitation yesterday to entire the Ma
rine Corps. The message was as fol-
lows:
II have the Presidents authority to
accept you for enlistment In the finest
fighting force in the world, the United
States Marine Corps. VIII personally
reimburse your travelling expenses to
Newark"
Willard had an invitation from Lieut.
Franklin R Kinney, army recruiting Of
ncer in Chicago to help him obtain a
lieutenancy in the Officers Reserve
Corps prior to the one from Sergt. Nc
Manus.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Virginia Crews After Game

The Virginia Grays, of Alexandria,
are getting their diamond, located on
North Alfred street. in first class con-
the same this year.
This team has still a few dates open
and would like to hear from any
strong team in or around the vicinity
of Washington
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Wild Cnnroy Catches On

Elmira, N. Y, April 7.-Wid Conroy. for
three seasons manager of the Elmira
club, who was released outright a few
days ago by the owners, has signed a
contract to manage the Wellsville team,
of the Interstate League, during the
coming season, Conroy has had an in
teresting and varied career. After gradu-
ating from the minors he finally landed
with Pittsburgh, in the National League,
and in 1903 he jumped to the New York
American League Club. He finished his
major league career in the johnson
league.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Joe Wood Is Reinstated.

Cincinnati. April THE national base
ball commission today granted the re-
guest of Pitcher Joe Wood. of the
Cleveland American League club, and
restored him to good standing without
the inhiction OF a penalty. Wood was
carried on the 1915 ineligible list Of the
Boston Americans because OF his failure
to report last spring and has been re-
leased by that club to the Cleveland club,
with which he has contracted, and 10 now
playing,
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Michigan Nine Goes South.

Ann Arbor, Mich. April THE base
ball team of the University Of Michigan
gets away today for its spring trip in the
South. In the course OF the coming week
the team is scheduled to play games with
the mines of the University of Georgia,
University of the South and Vanderbilt
University.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Baseball Will Sound Its
Opening Gong This Week
WORSE LIBRE."
(An0loRfea to X. @. N

(ApOioB1es 70 hs ". bsb
An old fan
Was snooEing
In the. corner.
OF the opening game.
And It was
A glad dream
OF crowded stands
And Walter
In the box.
And all the old gang
Were in their places,
And they were
Playing the Macka
SO the old fan
Snored and smiled.
For he thought
That he was
In his prime again.
And Just then
Howard Shanks
Hit O homer.
And the old fan
Fell on his ear
In the corner.
And he said:
I'm an old fool.
BY gosh!"
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08
Kensington Wants Games.

The Kensington Athletic Club, of Ken
sington, Nd, would like to arrange
games with sons fast teams in the Dis
trict. Address all communications to G.
Cissell, Kensington. Md.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

Catcher Dolly Gray, Of the Chicago Americans.
has been turned over TO the Fort Worth Texas
League team. He formsrly was on the Metre Dame
University team
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

Iett-h.ndcd pitcher, ought to make god saiassr'
for Unnis San.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-08

Major VI. J. Pickering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-23
INDIANS PROVING
HELP TO ALLIES


London. July I, thy mail)-Cana-
dian officers Or leave here from the
French front have informally recon-
manded to American officials that
American Indians be employed or en-
listed for service with the American
axped5tiouary forces. Manitoba I'M
dams with the Canadians have done
excellent work at scouting in No
Mans land
'These Indians with US, said cap
tain with the Canadian forces whose
parents live in Philadelphia, 'haya per-
formed. services that never could have
been performed by q white man. The
Indian of North America has it In his
bones TO be good fighter and a crafty
one. We have them in nearly every
regiment,
again and again during the past
two years have seen them SO out at
night between the trenches. without
firing q shot, without making the
slightest noise or creating the slight
est disturbance. come back leading a
half dozen or so Germans. from which
much valuable information has been
obtained"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-23
Pershing to Come.
MOLINE NEGRO GETS
SLASHED IN FIGHT

When asked to return - cents loan
ed him several days ago, Matt Foun-
tain (colored) of this city became en-
ragged Saturday night and slashed Leo
Andrews, also coIored, of East Moline,
across the chest, infictiDg deep
wound. The affair took place in d
shooting gallery at Third avenue be-
tween Nineteenth and twentieth
streets ST 1925 o'clock.
Ile police were called and both
men taken to the headquarters. DIT.
Joseph DeSiIva dressed the injured
mans wounds and ordered him re-
moved to st. Authonys hospital, where
he viii be confined for a few days He
is not seriously hurt. Fountain was held
at the police station over Sunday and
this morning was arraigued before
Magistrate c. }. Smith, charged with
assault with intent to murder He
pleaded guilty and was bound over TO
the grand Jury under $1,000 bonds
which he could not furnish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-23

Lake Michigan near 3Iiusrs, Ind. and
remained until dawn, commemorative
the death > years ago of Morris Allen
Collins, Bohemian, poet and cowboy
member OK the club. who killed him
self that the social ideas he favored
might be remem bered Collins body
vas ctemated At this spot. The White
Chapel club, which was made up Of
journalists ana artists, and whose
motto was Laugh in the face OF
death gave up IFS formal organfza-
tfgn h 1884. but the membe still
keen d more or less close association.
The ceremony This morning was held
about the base Of a great funeral pyre.
the m0rtuary ceremonies being of the
nature of the ancient Greeks and the
American Indians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-23
BANQUET WILL Be
FEATURE FOR DAY
Reception and Dinner Mt Rock Island
Club to BE Concluding Event
in Honor of Russians.
ARE To ARRIVE WEDNESDAY,
Committee Prom This City Is Selected
TO Have Charge OF Noted For
eigners While Here.

Details OF the entertainment planned
for Lieutenant General Vladimir Roop
and other members of the Russian
commission visiting the tri-cities next
Wednesday for an inspection OF the
Rock Island arsenal are being COM
pleted at a Joint meeting or commits
tees from Rock Island, Davenport and
Moline iu session this afternoon.
The feature for the day so far as
this city is concerned viii be the re-
cepti0n and banquet which is to bfi
given az $50 in the evening at the
Rock Island club. This affair has been
thrown open to all members Of the
club Business Mems association and
chamber of commerce and viii be d
subscription dinner, reservations be-
ing made al $50 per plate. Those
desiring 10 attend should notify the
chamber Of commerce, Rock Island
526. at once
Those named on the reception come
mirtee from Rock Island are Mayor
William McCOnochje. G. A. Hallgren.
S S. Davis, r B. Davis. s. " Searle,
f. j. Simpson. J. L. Vernon NJ. s.
Heagy, Fl. S. Cable and Phil Mitchell.
This committee viii be augmented by
similar ones from Davenport and Me-
line in addition to Colonel G.. W
Burr, eommandant, and military staff
from the Rock Island arsenal
To Be Busy Day.
1t is expected that the reception
which is planned at $50 in the morn
ing at the Russians private car at
Nineteenth street and which will be
the first Of the days social engage
ments after the arrival Of the visitors
at 5.25 over the Rock Island lines,
viii be largely a military affair in
charge of Colonel Burr and his staff,
although the reception committees
from the three cities are to be in at
tendance and will escort the party to
the Rock Island arsenal where an in
spection Of Uncle Sans plant will be
made
AT II 30 the visitors will be taken
10 Davenport for q reception and
luncheon at the Davenport CONNER
cial club, after which a tour of the
tri-cities viii be made, ending with
special Russian religious ceremonies
al Riverside park Moline at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon. to which all Rus
SLAMS in this locality will have a spe-
cial invitation, although the public will
he welcome. The dinner and reception
at 80 at the Rock Island club will
close the days festivities, the special
train leaving at 1875 that evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-23

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-23
FOUR ARRESTED IN
RAID BY OFFICERS

william Crawford, charged with
keeping q disorderly house. together
with Henry Wirts, Rose Davis and
Dotty Hayes. were arrested Saturday
nishr by Defective Tom Cox and on
GERS Sullivan. Miller, Smith and
Sehnert near Nineteenth street and
First avenue. They were held in the
cjfv Jail over Sunday and this morning
were arraigned before Magistrate c. J.
smith ana pleaded guilty to dis0rderly
charges. Crawford was fined S25 and
costs and the latter three were fined
$40 ana costs each. All paid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-23
ELTHU ROOT TO GET
FIRST VALOR MEDAL

New York July 23.-Elihu Root.
head Of the United States mission to
Russia, viii be presented with the first
valor medal Of the National Arts club.
it was announced today. The award
was made in recognition Of Mr.. Roots
service to the country on his present
mission AS other awards of the
medal are expected to be made during
the war committee is 10 be named by
Mayor Mitchell to confer the medal
upon Mr. Root and all others in this
future.