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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-27

While the selectve draft will soon be in full operation
it is pleasing to note that in round numbers, half mil
hon have enlisted in branch of the American service
within the past three months This is army equaing
in numbers that puposed to be raised by draft Of these
10000 have joined the regular army 10000 the national
guard, $4,000 the marine corps and $4,000 the navy
Thousands enlisted in the engineers and special branches
making grand total Of approximately 5OOO00 The
listments still go and this week is set aside by the
president as recruiting week. in which an effort will be
made to add 10000 to the regular army In the light of
results in registration liberty bond Sales and the Red
Cross campaign it is than probable the 10000 re-
cruits will be secured Uncle Sans boys have habit Of
doing whatever their Uncle calls on them for.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-27
On the Roll Of Honor
CONTINUED from page three

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The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Johnson and Local Officials Deny Transfer of Washington
Prestige Of Major League ]
Ball in National Capital

hoaryheaded muy story
ngton baseball will
the Capital to Baltimore crops up.
The amazing feature about these unsupported
they find a refuge in the public print
Ban B. Johnson president of the American League
bers of National Commission Clark Griffith manager tho
local club emphatic their
and attribute sustained work the
motors the Monumental City anxious big league baseball
There be other cities where the box office
major gue baseball will show larger figures the ledger than
Washington There however than monetary
the American League will maintain in the Capital City.
In other city in the country would the President
United States throw the ball for the opening game
This small thing but it prestige and standing
the American that be otherwise
Every President American League baseball has
institution Washington has been frequent visitor the Georgia
grounds.
Any fequenter of the local ball grounds
the roll of the Senate might
have been called by the mgaphon quorum
both branches would have been noted.
influence Organized and will
retain it..
Regarding Baltimore Washington sympahzes nghbor
city longing big leaguers perform However
take than astue the
League franchise from Washington though the published
uganda be circulated from
Washington has startling support present team
representing the Capital City, but has be that
with winner has the the money
to make it worth while for all concerned.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
SARATOGA ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Claming: for maiden s-year-
o!ds; five and a half iurluncs Rapid FIrer
hmpl. lles Goldgn Glow. lls; Lucky Day. l15s
Tread Lightly dmu.l. llg: 'Portia. TO-: sAdCTa-
tiou II Ompl. lO2: 'Caveman. los; woodthrush
10; GoldinG inipl. 100; Magnetic 10
SECOND RACE-ScllinF; for Syesr-olds; one
mile. Deckmatc. lI0; SsEEm n umpB. llc.
Passing Fancy. %: Mother Machree l0s: Torch
bearer timpl. no: Scarpia II Uimpb s.:
Silver Sandals lO5
THIRD RACE-SglliEc. Tor s-year-old flIes
one mile. LADY Mol. 10: SILVER Sandals. lOc /:
Right, l0s: Queen of the Sea. 10; Sercncst,
l6; FFst Ballot. lO.
FOURTH RACE-The Adirondack Handicap:
--NcaTolds; six f,ulongs Jack Hare. jr IL
Aidn;ght Sun, llo: The Spinner. Ili: ks,himir
IL; Debad0u. III: Matinee Idol IL: Mepper-
han. los; TrScNsend. l22: HAPPY Go Lucky, 100
Albert A., %; Fergourdine. So
FIFTH RACE-Claimnc: for a-ycar-olds and
upEasd; One mile. 'TcnUr. ej: C. NJ Miller
III; Blue 1histls. Ill: The Grader. los: Nedi-
tation, los: 'AnbSusr. lO2; sam McNieekin. L6:
Cliff Haven. ic; Cliff Field. N: Canon
Bridge dmp.l, llC
SIXTH HRACE-SClins; for 5year-olds: six
urlCrgs Letter.. us: James y. Cummings
llj: Polly Anna. 10: Master Karma lis; Dixie
II timpl. lis; CGchCt. 10; F1orA Finch. no;
'Hesse. lO5: 'Sursst II GmpD. loj: Leicester
dmpl, ll5: Sily,r Sandals. ll0: Screnest. 10;
Daelmate, lis; Assume. is; Alvold. rs; Home
Sweet Home, ll5
Apprentice allowance claimed.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Eight Pitchers Are Used in
Fray by Both Clubs.
Cleveland Pulls Triple
Steal,

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. g.-After
using up three perfectly good
pitchers. Old Fox Griffith had to
call on Walter johnson in order to
get the side out during the fifth in
ming. That's why the Nationals won
the second game of the series, IL to
at League Park today.
Grift's first trio of slab talent was
almost as wild and ineffective as the
whole quartet t'ohl showed into the
combat. Lee did not have any
Walter Johnson, SO had to taste the
sting of defeat.
The game itself was the widest
party staged here in a long time.
Everything except a three-base hit
and home run can be found in the
box score. The Injuns pulled a
triple steal In the fifth with bobby
Roth at the scoring end.
More than three hours was re-
qulred TO play nine innings, but at
that the pastime was interesting for
the reason that the tribe kept plug
ging away and scoring runs and at
the end of the fifth inning had as
sumed a one run lead, figures read
ing, S to z
Outside OF the fact that eight pitch
ers issued fifteen bases on balls and
that the IHjuns stole seven bases on
Ainsmith, there was of course moth
ing left but for Coumbe to insert a
balk. Gallia a wild pitch, johnson to
hit a batsman and Ainsmith to be
charged with passed ball.
Roth's steal of home in the NTH
was crazy piece of baseball, because
the bases were loaded and nobody
out, but it worked like a charm and
everybodys talking about it. Just
previous 10 this stunt Sam Rice of the
Nationals swiped home while Coumbe
he'd the ball.
Harry Harper, the big portsider
started for the visitors but Gallia was
on the job when the second opened
and Turner started the Injuns TO a
run by drawing a pass. O'Neill and
Klcpfer both famed. but Graney's
double against the right field fence
brought in Cotton.
Guy Morton was In trouble from
the start. Ainsmithe walked TO open
the sixth. Johnson got life on Har-
ris' poor throw to Chapman for a
force out and Menoskey banged up
against the right field wall. Il was
Motions turn to ambie to the show
ers and Coyeleskie went to work.
Shanks greeted Covey with a single.
but Stanley then clamped down the
lid and there was nothing more doing
until the ninth when Washington
scored again through the medium of
a walk. single and wild throw by
Howard. The bombardment of Nor
ton and Covey netted Washington
three Iuns, more than enough 10 win
the game.
The score:
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
BY CLARK GRIFFITH,
Manager Washington Baseball
Club,

Club.
Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. 27.-Some-
one is putting a big joke over on
you and the public. 1 know moth
ing of any transfer and am sorry
to say that this is about the one
hundredth time 1 have been COM
PEELED to answer this denial with
in the last few davE. When l left
Chicago, Mr.. John On or no other
official of the American League
had approached me on this SUBJ
ject.
Just say for me-and 1 do not be-
lieve the Washington Club officials
or the American League officials
would make move of any kind
without first consulting me-that
this rumor is absolutely false and
tell the fans in the Capital that
the Washington Club will be play
ing their next season providing
war conditions are not such that
we will be compelled to close
down the American League.
1 have all my money invested in
the Washington Club and the fair
ness of the Washington fans is
good enough for me. 1 am trying
hard to put over a winner for
them as l appreciate what they
have done for me in the past.
Kill this rumor as being Just
one of those wild ones that Balti-
more newspaper men have started.
There is nothing to it and it is
only big joke to me-"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
TRUXTONS.MAROONS
PLAY TO DRAW game
Phiel and Braund Stage Pitchers
Duel in Inter-City Championship.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
NJ

The second game in the inter-
city series was a drawn battle yes
terday between the Truxton and
Maroon teams, which went eight in
nings without either side being able
to work a man across the plate,
and Umpire Hurd called the game
on account of darkness.
Pfel and Braund worked the
mound and had a duel, with the
honors even. Braund was stingy
with his hits. as he allowed one in
the eight innings. which was a
scratch hit by Pfel in the third,
while Pfel was hit in FIVE of the
eight innings for one or more hits.
The Maroons were not able to
score men after putting them on
the sacks, as Pfel frightened up in
the pinches.
In the first three innings the
Maroon club had men within strik-
ing distance of the plate. but only
in the first, when J. Fitzgerald at
tempted to steal home. were they
anywhere near scoring a man.
Truxtons never had the chance to
score, as Braund was master of the
situation at all times. only McCar-
thy reaching second base. which he
stole in the third. From the third
to the end of the eighth inning
Only three men faced Braund in
each inning.
Both pitchers were given fault
less support. and neither error was
costly, as the men we're left strand
ed in each case. Drescher and II.
Fitzgerald were the bright lights of
the TruXton club, while Danny
Hurd and J. Fitzgerald were in the
play at all times. Score:
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

Just to keep the old ball a-rolling
one OF these Baltimore press agents
who could think OF nothing new in
hts line OF work. and who was COM
PEELED to put a story into his Sum
day edition under his signature.
hoped back on the old subject of
transferring the Washington club.
but this time his brilliant thoughts,
which will never come true, ad-
vsnced a few falsehoods that were
too strong to overlook by the local
fans and public
Denials Of this rumor came float
ing into the Capital City from all
sides shortly after an evening paper
handed out the news. Just why and
how a stoIy of the transferring of
the Washington club can break into
print after it has been denied so
many times by all the leading off,
cials in organized baseball is hard
for the public to understand.
Washington may wake UP one OF
these bright or rainy mornings to
learn Tat the Washington ball club
has been transferred. but that time
is some time of. And even IL the
transfer is made II is a sure bet
that Baltimore will never have the
honor of getting a franchise in the
American League as long as Ban B.
Johnson is the Gar OF the circuit.
There is no foundation whatsoever
for this rumor. Just what made this
bright and intelligent Baltimore
press agent fall for a story Of this
kind is hard guessing. Ban B. John
son made a visit to this city two
weeks ago in an effort to have Sec
retary Of War Newton d. Baker ap-
point an army officer to inspect the
American League team in their COM
petitive drill. which they are now
staging in the Western cities. While
here Mr.. Johnson expressed himself
as being well satisfied with local
conditions and never once was the
subject of transferring the Wash
ington club mentioned.
Clark Griffith. who is termed ''the
man who put Washington on the
baseball map" has invested every
cent he has in this world in the
Washington club. and the "Old Fox"
IS standing pat. Griffith states that
the transferring of the club is a big
joke. especially on the newspaper
men. who are foolish enough to fall
for IL.
The "oId Fox" is satisfied with
conditions here and believes that
tn fans are with him. He says he
will never throw up the sponge until
he has put a winner over for the
local fans. who have stuck to him
throughout. thick and thin.
The widest part Of the rumor
printed was the interesting state
ment that this deal was being made
so as to help organized baseball over
the rough journey caused by the
lawsuit brought against them by
the Baltimore Federal League club.
This matter. was settled in court in
a fair and square manner last spring,
and it is now ancient baseball his
tory as to how the Baltimore Fed
eral League parties threw the towel
in the ring when they began to see
things pulling against them.
Baltimore never was a major
lea que baseball town and never will
be one, as they have proven time
and again that they cannot support
big attractions. Any town that
boasts of being a fighting mecca.
with the privilege of holding TWEEN
ty-round finish fights. and will not
support the Srilliant cards that have
been put on over there can never
expect to support a big league ball
club.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
CORNELL michigan
GAME To BE PLAYED
This Contest Will Be Biggest Inter-
Sectional Attraction of Season.

Cornell and Michigan will
their bit this fall to keen I'm
interest in football. The ann,
game between these two schodl
was scheduled as usual last winte,
but owing to unrest in footba
circles as a result OF this country's
entry into the war IL was thought
doubtful for a time that the game
could be played.
As a result OF Secretary Of War
Bakers boost for football and col
lege athletics in general. the Cor
nell-hichigan game, scheduled for
Ann Arbor on Nov. 10. will be
staged, and IL will be the biggest
inter-sectional attraction OF the
season.
Cornell took a stand for footbau
while Harvard and Yale announced
plans for abandoning their sche-
dulles. and the re-entry Of MichiRsn
into the Western conference slim
ulated interest at the Ann Arbor
school and had much to do with
the decision OF the athletic board
10 go through with football plans
on as large a scale as possible
With few big games scheduled
for the East this fall. the West is
bound TO take a more prominent
place in the spotlight than ever
before, and when the time comes
for selecting the all-American team
OF 1877 Western PLAYERS are bound
TO grab a big share OF the positions
on the first eleven.
Fred Murphy. former Yale foot
ball star. who is now Eridiron
coach at Northwestern University,
is against the proposition 10 per
init the freshmen to play It's
wrong, all wrong. according TO
Fred.
The trouble OF permitting fresh
men to don varsity uniforms, saws
Murphy. lies in the fact that IL the
first year men are given permis-
sion 70 play the coaches will go
out on scouting expeditions and
scour the country for likely ath-
letes. They will bring such athletes
back TO their schools in punches
and the coaches who are more for
tunate will turn out teams that
will sweep everything before them.
Well and good. Perhaps Mr. Mur-
ply is right. but We are wondering
what possible harm could come
from filling up the ranks Of our
colleges with husky athletes.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Personal Denials of
Interested Parties
BY BAN b. JOHNSON,

fTcsiucnl american League.
Chicago Ills Aug. H.-The
Washington baseball club will not
be transferred to any city in
America this year These stories
OF the transfer OF the Capital City
franchise to some oIner city are
only wild rumors of energetic
newspaper men.
II the American League was
considering transferring the Wash
ington franchise, you take 1t from
me that Baltimore would be the
last place that 1 or any other
American League official would
consider. Baltimore may be able
to draw in its game on Sundays,
but it would take a long time to-
have the American League Of
ficials consider it as a major
league town.
You interest me in your state
ment that the transfer OF your
franchise shall be made in part
payment for the suit brought against
organized baseball by the Balti-
more Federal League club, as 1
believe We settled this question
in Philadelphia last spring. L
know absolutely nothing about
this transfer, and you can go the
limit on the denial with my sane
tiOn.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
BY BENJAMIN $. MINOR,
President of the Washington
Baseball Club.


This wild rumor which was
widely circulated is a positive
falsehood.
l known nothing of any transfer
Of the Washington club and I
think as president of the club that
/ would be the first one consulted
II a proposition of this kind was
to be made. This rumor started
on the last visit of President John
son to Washington.
Mr.. Johnson came here to obtain
an army officer to act as Judge for
the competitive drill which the
American League clubs are now
staging. The first 1 knew of this
rumor of transfer came when a
friend of mine informed me that
1t was printed in an afternoon
paper and since it was printed in
this paper 1 would not worry my
self about looking it up.
You can accept it as true that
there is nothing to this transfer
deal and you can inform the fans
for me as strongly as you desire.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
by EDWARD ]. WALSH.
Secretary of the WASHINGTON
fNlIih

secretary OF the aSnlnStOn
Club.
The rumor of the transfer came
first to me this afternoon when a
Baltimore newspaper man called
on me to give him an interview on
Ii.
was unable to give the young
man a line, as i knew nothing
about this transfer whatsoever,
and the young man seemed to
know more about the business of
the Washington club. than 1 did
myself.
] soon got in touch with Mr..
Minor and Mr.. Rapley, and you
can state for the board of direc-
tors that this statement of an
evening paper is absolutely false.
The Baltimore newspaper men
have been transferring the fran
chise Of the Washington club to
all parts of America. but It is all
false, as / know that Mr.. John
son. the president of our league,
has never considered taking the
team away from Washington. 1t
Is just another one of those Wild
rumors and the best way to handle
II Is to ignore II
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Baltimore Will Never Get
AMajor League Franchise
Wild Rumor Floated About Washington Yes.
terday Is Denied by Officials Interested.
No Foundation to Story.
We can always come back at these wildcat stories.

We can always come back al Wildcat
Phila-
which Baltimore Ohio
Griffith his National band
OF
during Washington
rIaa0ua
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
BY w. III. RAPLEY,
Treasurer of the Washington
Baseball Club.

1 cannot see for the life Of me
why those Baltimore newspaper
men keep bowling about the trans
fer Of the Washington clubs fran
chise to Baltimore, because it is all
untrue.
On Mr.. Johnson's last visit here
he stated that no major league.
franchise would ever go TO Balti-
more and even in this conversation
the transferring of the Washington
clubs franchise was never mention
ed
/ know nothing of the account of
the transferring of the Washington
clubs franchise and just let the
fans know IL Ban B. johnson or
any other American League Off
cial were considering the transfer
ring of the Washington club to
another city think that would
be one of the first ones to be in
terviewed. 1t Is just another one
of those false rumors that float out
of Baltimore weekly.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Wefsrs Coaching Soldiers.

Bernie Wefers. coach Of the track
team Of the New York A. c. is devDt-
ing several mornings week to teach
ing track and field athletics TO the
soldiers stationed at Fort Jay. on
Governors Island. He also spends
some time at Fort Slocum. at New
Rochelle. and is meeting with marked
success among the recruits.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
REAL ALL-AROUND ATHLETE.
Dane Congresses Days Work Into
Less Than Hour.

Chicago, Aug. 2L-Christian Christen-
sen. the Danish athlete, in a physical
endurance test today. consisting of
five events of mile each. rode and
swan, all in 81 minutes and % seconds
The contest was at the Grant Park
athlete meet Of the Danish-American
Athletic Club. Charles Dean, chair
man of the Central A. A. u, was
referee.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Lewis to Box Badoud.

New York, Aug. s7.-Jimmy Johnston
IS prepared TO play his greatest card
at the st Nicholas Rink next Friday
night when he stages an sll-star box
ing show. The card follows: Ted
tkid) Lewis and Albert Rad0ud. wei
ter-weights; Joe Wel,ng and Tommy
TUohcy, nght-weights. and FRANKIE
Burns and FRANKIE Brown.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
NEW FOOTBALL COACH
FOR WESLEYAN TEAM

Middletown, Conn, Aug. Gives
leyan has lost its football coach, Dan
c. Kenan, who is taking work at a
training camp. and DR.. Edgar Fauver
is to coach the team this fall.
DIR. Fauver now is at Pike, n. H..
where he has boys camp. He will
return to Middletown in time for the
opening OF college September 20 when
the football work will be started.
Capt Boswell has Joined the navy
and will not return, and it will be nee
essary to elect a successor. DR.. Fau-
yer played football in his undergrad
uate day at Oberlin. He is professor
Of physical education at Wesleyan.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
PIRATES ARE WINNERS
In VERY FAST GAME

New York. Aug. 2Z.-The Pirates
defeated the Giants today I-to-O
Csrey's base running enabled Pitts
|purgh to win. The score by innings:
r. II. Z.
Pittsburgh-...... OOO1OOOON-1 s 1
New York.. OO00OOOOO-O s /
Batteries-Cooper and w. Wagner;
Benton and Rariden. Umpires-Quig-
pey and Byron.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Baltimore I'm DARK

baitlmore, Nd, Aug. 27.-Oficials of
me Baltimore international League
|iuo today denied any knowledge of
\ move TO transfer the Washington
|ranenise here. as reported in Wash
nston dispatches. Roy Mack, secre-
|ary OF The Orioles. declared this aft
frnoon that he first heard OF the prop
|sftion when he read a story In one
The local papers. II am sure Jack
Punn knows nothing about It," said
PACK, as he never mentioned It to
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Johnson Rescues Griffmen
From Fohl's Indian Tribe
New York Yanks Are
After Nationals Stars

Chicago. Aug. G.-The New
York Americans are going TO lie
strengthened next year. Col
Rupert is out after Walter john
son, the Washington star twir'-
err. He is also after Clyde Milan.
outfielder; Eddie Ainsmft h
catcher, and probably Pitche
Harper, of the Nationals. The
Yankee owner is willing to pay
$4,000 for the quartet. The dea
may go through, as the Washing
ton club has lost money in the
last two years and the money
would make up the deficit.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Barrow Denies story.

New York, Aug. H.-Edward G. Bar
Pow. president of the international
FJesSue, said this afternoon that the
reported transfer OF the Washington
american League club to Baltimore Is
|lews to him.
i know nothing about IT," said Bar
row. and II Is a certainty that any
noye affecting Baltimore would have
f be sanctioned by our league. AS
70 future moves, / am not prepared
70 state what may happen, but we
Pre making no preparation to evacu-
lte Baltimore this season."
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
TCtals. . 5.

Runs Felsch. Gandil sud schalk. Error
Alexander. Two-bass hit-High. Thrco-base
hit-High. First base on balls-Of Shawkey
g. on Faber, ? Struck out-By Cicotte, }; by
Shawkey. J. Double plays-Peck to Pipp: Ris-
berg to T. Collins to Gandil. Umpires-MessrsL
Owen and O'L0ughlin. Time Ct game-l hour
and 50 minutes
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
PHILLIES HAMMER
CARDINALS PITCHERS

Philc delphia- Pa, Aug. 27.-Ham-
merlng out Horstman and Doak. the
Phillies defeated the Cardinals today
6 to 4. The victory enabled Philadel-
phia to cut down the Giants lead to
eight games~ The score by innings:
r. II. f.
st. LOUIS. 000013OOO- u 3
Philadelphia. 0000O06ex-6 2 Q
Batteries-Horstman. Doak, Ames
and Snyder; Mayer. Bender and KILL
fer. Adams. Umpires-O'Day and
Harrison.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Grand Circuit at Poushkeepesie.

Foughkeepsie, ". Y, Aug. H.-This
|cisy's Grand Circuit race meeting will
open tomorrow at the Hudson River
|Drivlng Park. Owing to the fact that
several OF the late closing events
failed to NIL. the meeting was cut down
10 three days.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

Eissman batted for Hurdd in the eighth.
Errors-SteWart, ]. Fitzgerald. First base b.
crrors-TuStons, l.; MaToons !. Left on bases-
Trixtons, ?; Maroons, 4. First base on halls
on Braund. !. Struck out by Pfel, Z: by
Braund. II. Stolen base-McCarthy. Double
play-H. Ftzeerald to Mccarthy. Umurcs-
Messrs. Hurd. Woodward, and Gauzza. Time Of
game-l hour and IS minutes
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
DODGERS LAND GAME
FROM CUBS, 7 TO |

Brooklyn, n. Y, Aug. T.-Brooklyn
hammered Douglas hard today and
scored all its runs while he was in
the box. defeating the Cubs to l.
The score by innings:
r. H. E.
Chicago. OOOOOO1OO-1 5 1
Brooklyn...... 3OOO400OX-7 IL 0
Batteries-Douglas. Prendergast and
Elliot. Dilhooefer; Coombs and Miller.
Umpires-Rigler and BransfieId.