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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
NOT SLACKERS
Base Ball Men Are Enthusiastic to
Fight and Will Enlist
Whenever Called.

1t is interesting to study the attitude
with which ball players regard the prob
ability Of going to war.
Now that CONSUMPTION has passed and
the age limits have been fixed. it is not
at all improbable that base ball. that is,
base ball as we know 1t now, will be a
dead issue next year.
It may be possible for the major
leagues and perhaps few of the greater
minor leagues to recruit their teams with
old players from the minors to take the
place of the youngsters who will be called
to the colors. but it Is not likely that the
high-class game which is now being seen
on the big circuits will be possible next
year.
OF 400 ball players in the two major
leagues about 100 are within age limits
and unmarried. according to Ban John
son. This means that about 100 players
would have to be recruited from the
minors to take their places. 1t might
mean the return to base ball of many old
stars who have outlived their. usefulness
in present-day base ball.
But among ball players, especially in
the American League. wheresthe players
are drilling every day. there is a
picture of ball player. sordid, money
mad, avaricious.
1t is fair gamble that a large num-
Der of the younger players will evade
sconscription by enlisting as soon as the
present season is finished At the pres
ent time they are getting military drill
which, will send them to the army trained
to the minute.
The opinions of two stars may be of
interest
War is a hard thing to contemplate"
said Frank Baker. But If the time comes
when the country needs married men of
my age I think I can take it philosophi-
cally. would try to give Uncle Sam the
best 1 have"
There is no reason why a fat base
ball salary should cut any figure if the
country needs young men," Eddie Col
Inns said recently.
An army officer drilling an American
League club recently declared if the en-
thusiasm being shown by his recruits in
drill was any indication there would be
few slackers on that ball club at least.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
KENTUCKY HANDICAP
J. WON BY KING. CORN
Light Weighted Colt Best in Doug
las Park Feature, Beating
Cudgel and Roamer.

LOUISVILLE, KY. June 1.-The four
year-oid Transvaal-Ethel Simpson colt
King CORN. owned by r. L. Baker &
Co. of Lexington. KY. under a mas
terful ride by Jockey Mack Garner and
favored by a light impost of 10S
pounds, won the fifth renewal of the
kentucky handicap at Douglas Park
here today by neck from. John w.
Cudgel, before one of the largest
crowds that ever witnessed the run
ming of the stake. Half length back
was Andrew Miller's Roamer, which
made his third try for the event. Boots.
coupled in the betting with Ed Crump
as the A. K. Macomber entry. finished
fourth, beaten for the show money by
two lengths. Old Rosebud, the 9-to-5
favorite, and Opportunity finished in
the ruck after setting a terrific pace
for half mile.
The time of a:o4 Is for the mile and
the condition of the track, which was
lumpy and slow.
King CORN had to be hard ridden to
win. Cudgel. but for losing ground by
going wide. might have won. They
ran neck and neck from the head Of
the stretch
Passing the stand the first time OPP
portunity was leading Old Rosebud by
d ucdus WltIi IAodIllGi tHAIo Ny wv
lengths, the same distance in front Of
Hodge. which was a neck in front Of
Ed Crump. King CORN followed three
lengths back, Cudgel being in eighth
place.
At the back stretch Old Rosebud and
Opportunity dropped back and Roamer
assumed the lead. King CORN was in
fourth position and when Roamer
moved up Garner and Frank Murphy,
who was astride Cudgel, half length
behind King CORN, made their move.
Col. Vennie was In sixth position. but
the pace YVES too much for him.
Turning into the homestretch King
CORN went into the lead, with Cudgel
and Roamer following. heads apart.
The 1875 pounds apparently was too
much for the latter against the two
lieht-weighted colts. Boots came from
ninth into fourth place and behind him
finished Hodge. Col. Vennie. Embroid-
cry, Ellison. Old Rosebud. Opportunity
and Ed Crump in the order named.
King CORN was only considered as
a starter after his stablemate. PIT. jr.,
had met with an accident. preventing
him from being sent to the post. He
was practically neglected in the bet
ting. 81 pari mutuel tic ticket on him
place and $3.50 for show, Cudgers
of. a 81 place ticket paying $14.20 and
a show ticket $3.50. Roamer went to
the post third choice in the betting, a
show ticket on him paying $3.50.
The stake was worth $4,000 net to
the winner: $500 to second: $500 to
third. while the fourth horse saved his
fees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
NO SLACKERS AMONG
THE CHESS PLAYERS
Washington and Capital City Clubs
Have No Members Subject
to Draft. !

June will find no slackers among
the chess players of Washington. We
make this statement concerning the
patriotism of the local knights of the
checkered field, as the politicians say.
without fear of successful contradict
tion," because careful canvass Of
the Washington Chess and Whist Club
and the Capitol City Chess Club shows
that there are no members Of either
institution subject to the draft. Oh.
well, war has done enough to chess all
ready without dropping any bombs in
the local camp.
Memorial day, usually red letter
date in the chess calendar, passed
without a single event of major impor-
lance, Even the annual match between
the Manhattan Chess Club and the
Franklin Chess Club was called OF.
Skittles and impromptu rapid transit
Journeys were in order at the local
clubs.
With the amalgagfation of the leading
correspondence leaXues of the country
an accomplished facr1chess lovers may
look for some splendid examples OF by
mail" strategy in the not too near fu-
ture. The scores of the two games
published today are from current coSGs
respondence tournaments.
No master engagements are scheduled
until July when Marshall and Janowsk1
will begin their Franco-Amertcan
match at Atlantic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
TRIMMED
BY MOUNT ST. JOSEPH
1rvington Boys Drive Henpel From
the Mound and Also Hit Fer
guson Hard.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, June I'm the last
home game of the season Mount st. Jo-
sephs' base ball team overwhelmed, Gal
laudet College of Washington this after
noon at Iryington by the score of Is
to 4.
Young Kenneth Loughney started the
pitching for the Josephites and retired in
favor of Herbert in the fifth. He had the
game well in hand when he left the
mound. Apart from his fine pitching.
Loughney also doubled to right in the
fifth with the bases choked. Herbert. who
took up the work. was relieved by L.
Nolan, who in turn pitched surprisingly
we'll
The Josephites scored at pleasure, driv-
ing Henpel from the box in the second
inning. Ferguson. who replaced him, was
greeted warmly and was pounded vicious
ly during every inning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
DICK WILLIAMS LEGS
PUZZLE PHYSICIANS
Embarrassment Which Confronted
American Tennis Champion
- Trying to Enlist.

Il. Norris Williams, I'd, who has re-
Epeatedly won tennis fame for Phila-
delphfa, has taken the editor of Ameri-
can Lawn Tennis into his confidence,
and his experience Of enlisting is
well worth repeating here. His pref
erence is the Artillery Corps. One day
recently he .journeyed to New York,
having for one of his errands the in
tention Of being examined to determine
hit fitness for military service He
passed, but not without some difficulty.
to be exact he had very bad two or
three minutes before he got through.
The examining physician probably
knew nothing about lawn tennis, and
to him "Dick" was merely one of the
fairly large family of the Williamses
now in this country. So he hemmed
and hawed, asking all sorts of ques-
impressed by the physical, condition of
the subject of HIS examination. Finally
he came to Dicks" legs. He scruti-
nized them severely; plainly they did
not suit him. II don't know that 1 can
pass you with those legs" he said. at
last. They don't look strong enough
for what you would have to do" just
then one. of the other physicians looked
over and saw "Dick," whom he hap
pened to know. He Joined the two and
asked what was the matter. HE doesn't
think much of my legs said Dick"
His friend repressed a laugh. drew the
examiner aside and whispered a few
words to him., The latter looked at
Dick more carefully, and then, shrug-
ging his shoulders. said, ''Well. l sup
pose am mistaken; but those legs are
certainly deceiving." a.
And the lawn tennis champion of the
United States, the boy who swan to
safety when the Titanic went down
and the man who beat BILLY" Johnston
for the title last September in five
sizzling sets and was as fresh as a
daisy afterward. looked bit obviously
at his neither limbs. 1t was as If he
were saying to himself: II suppose I'll
have to get along with them, bad as
they are" -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
many SOUTHPAWS PLAY
Port-Side Pitchers Used to Be Re-
garded as Freaks of
Base Ball.

Southpaws have become a regular
epidemic. The southpaw hurler is not
the curiosity to the base ball fan he
was back in the eighties. The st.
Louis Browns of last season had as
many left-handers on their pitching
staff as could be found in the two
major league organizations back in
1884.
The only team that had a southpaw
of any class in the National League
during 1864 was Detroit. and Fred
Shaw. otherwise known as the Flea"
was the chap. Shaw was the first port
slider to fill the shoes of the famous DR..
Lee Richmond. the daddy of all left
the pitching game when the famous
Shaw blossomed out as full-fledged
star.
Casey Fine southpaw.
The old American Association could
boast of just single southpaw during
the seasons of 1ss3-s4. Eddie Morris
was the lad whom the Columbus, Ohio.
fame as one of the pioneers and hurIers
of southpaw benders. After leaving
Columbus Morris was with the Pitts
burgh team of the American Associa-
During the late eighties Morris was at
his best and considered the equal of
any left handler of his day or since.
In the season of 1885. in the National
circuit, Shaw had some competition in
flinging left-handed curves. in the per-
son or persons of Lady" Baldwin and
Dan Casey, both joining the Detroit
team that season. The City of the
Straits seemed to have a monopoly on
southpaws during that period How
ever, f1ealike Shaw jumped the team
and Casey signed with the Philadelphia
Nationals later and was their star for
several years.
There was great rivalry among these
three, and they were as jealous Of each
other as bunch of soubrettes The
great Tom Ramsey made his appear
ance in the American Association with
the Louisville club in the latter part of
1885 and qualified at once when he
whitfield fifteen of the Baltimore team.
The old Metropolitan club Of New York
that season had on its line-up the
noted Edward Cushman, whose feats
of pitching a base ball were numerous
and wonderful
Up to and including 1885 we find that
the two big leagues contained onIy sir
left-handed pitchers-Shaw, Baldwin
Casey. Norris. Cushman and Ramsey
On the pitching staff Of the st. Louis
Americans In 1916 we ind the names Of
Plank. Hamilton. Weilman, Koch ana
Sisler. all qualified artists: also n
couple of southpaw recruits on the ros-
ter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
INTERESTING GOLF NOTES
FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS

sey and E. B. Eynon. jr.. James had
score Of 70. equalng the best
mark made by an amateur on the
course and establishing season record
year. In the same match Norbert Demp-
sey had score Of IS and Eynon was IS.
Friday, James, playing with D. K. jack
son, was around in IS.
Washington has two very promising
young golfers. players who. while not
quite in the class of Bobby Jones. the
kid wonder" Of Atlanta, or Norman
Maxwell of Aronimink, will, undoubted-
1y, before many summers have rolled
past. make their mark in not only
local, but national golf. Henry G. Davis
of the Chevy Chase Club and Emmons
S. Smith of the Columbia Country Club
are the two boys referred to. Davis
strokes last year. but appears to have
discovered the secret Of low scoring
within the past six months, for one day
last week he was around the Chevy
many years his senior would be
glad to get. He has reduced his
handicap consistently this spring until
now he plays with an allowance of only
twelve strokes and gives promise of
bringing this down to ten or better
before the summer is over. His only
drawback Is a little lack of snap in his
long iron shots. but with the develop
ment Of stronger wrist he will I'M
doubtedly overcome this slight diff
ficulty. Players in the north were very
much impressed with the superb man
ner in which Bobby Jones hit his
mashie shots at the amateur cham
pionship at Merton last year. The
youngster plays his irons with the
bite and sting of a first-class profess
sional. all of which is due to the con-
f1dence engendered in him by being
used to pitching from Bermuda grass
fafTWAvH nj a OF
still remains that he was able to stop
the ball on the faster greens Of Merton.
When Davis learns to impart the sting
and bite to his mashie shots and full
beat by even the best players Of his
club.
He is fortunate in being able to play
golf practically all the year round. In
in the Blue Ridge mountains, where a
nine-hole course is being laid out on
| his fathers estate, and in the winter
he goes south.
known to the players Of the Columbia
Country Club. of which organization his
father is president. His style bears a
striking similarity to that of Mcleod.
the Columbia professional, and he has
| good deal of bite to his iron shots.
The best shot in his bag is chip shot
from just of the green. although he is
good from the tee and through the
green. A little added weight will
make him long driver and this. COM
bined with an exceptional putting
knack should make him equal to the
best local club wielders within a short
span Of time.
bia Country Club course in 70 and So
yesterday.
The five professionals at the local
clubs will play an exhibition match at
the Bannockburn Golf Club Sunday
afternoon. June II, for the benefit of
the American Red Cross Those wish
ing to watch the match, which promises
to be very interesting one in view of
the way in which the same match end
ed last year. will be asked to buy a
badge. contributing any amount. how
ever small. the total of which will be
turned over to the Red Cross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
Totals. .3s 10 27 ID Totals. % "A II
Mt. ST. Joseph's.. I 3 1 80 4 / KS
Gallaudet @ O o. O @ o. 4

Runs-Martin ~. Herbert. J. Nolan, Bender,
Mario. Cannon (2). l.. Nolan 81. Loughney {2),
Peard t2). Houze. Dohman Errors-Nartin. ].
Nolan. Pilliod, Bouchard. Two-base hits-Mar-
tin, Loughney. J.Nolan. Cannon. Three-base hit
Martin. Sacrifice hit-Mario. Stolen bases-Mar-
tin. Bender. ]. Nolan l.. Nolan. Herbert, Pilliod.
Double plays-Murphy to Martin to l.. Nolan;
Wilson to Bouchard. Bases on balls-By Henpel,
8; by Ferguson, 8: by l.. Nolan. 2; by Herbert.
2 Batters hit-By Henpel. 1 (Martin). Struck
out-By Loughney, 4; by Martini 1; by Herbert.
.; by L. Nolan. .; by Ferguson, 4. Passed ball
Houze. Wild pitch-Loughney. Left on bases
Mount st. Joseph's. 8; Gallaudet. 8. Umpire
Mr.. Kaufman. Time of game hour and As
minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
Jamestown Defeats Rockville.

ROCKVILLE, Md, June BY the
score of to 5 the Jamestown base
ball team defeated the Rockville nine
at the fair grounds here this afternoon.
Both Prescott. for Rockville, and Bell,
for Jamestown. pitched fine ball, the
large number of runs scored being due
to loose field work. Jamestown made
seven hits and four errors. and Rock
Vile six hits and six errors. The bat
teries were: Bell and Garrett, for
Jamestown; Prescott and Lyddane, for
Rockville
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03

Batted for o. Jones in fifth.
fBatted for Cunningham in seventh.
4Batted for Dausa in ninth

Slated for G. Jones In fifth
fBatted for Cunningham in seventh.
4Batted for Dauss In ninth.
New York. o o o o 8 o rs
Runs-Bush, Cobb. veach. Witt, Miller, Maisel
20. Pip (2), Baker. Hendryx, Peckinpaugh.
E1ofs-vitt, Coveleskie (2), Miller, Feckin-
paush, Walters. Two-base hits-vitt. Bush.
Three base hit-Hendry!:.. Stolen bases-Maisel
ehocker. Sacrifice ny-Hendryx. Double plays
Peckinpaugh, Maisel and Pipp a.. Left on
bases-New York. g: Detroit. 8. First base on
--on shocker. 8; Of James. 2; OF Cunninsh
I. Hits and earned runs-On James, hits, s
In % inning; OF Cunningham, hits no runs
I'm innings: on Coveleskie. hit. no run (none
NO runs in innings; OF Shocker. runs. Hit by
pitcherBy James tshocker. Baker); by Cum
nfngham (Peckinpaugh); by Dauss tMiller).
Struck out-By shocker. 8: by James. /; BY
Cunningham, /. Umpires-Messrs. Connolly and
Mccormick. Time of game hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
YANKEES HAMMER BALL.
Use Up Five Detroit Pitchers and
Win. s to 4.

NEW YORK. June New York won
an easy victory from Detroit here today,
to 4. Manager Jennings of Detroit used
i've pitchers. James was knocked out Of
the box in the fourth inning, when Hen
dryx hit q triple with the bases full and
scored on squeeze play. Coveleskie. who
has been bothered with a lame arm, at
tempted to pitch in the seventh inning,
but retired after making two wild throws
and allowing hit. The two teams left
for Detroit Immediately after the game,
whore they will play postponed game to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03

Fred Banding, former pitcher of the
Cleveland Indians. who quit base bali
at the behest of a wealthy aunt, who
promised to give him a farm IL he
would operate it. has just won a suit
against his relative to make her keen
the bargain. 1t seems that after Bland
ing had spent several thousand dollars
on the place the aunt changed her
mind. but Blanding. having become
money wise as a ball player, took her
into court and made her come across.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
BRAVES WIN CLOSE GAME.
Defeat Cincinnati, 4 to 8, Leaving
Three Reds on the Bases.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. June 2.-Boston
took an early lead over Cincinnati here
today and won, to 3. In the first
inning Meanwhile singled and without
was passed. Both scored on konetchy's
double. Smith doubled in the fifth
inning and scored on Rawlings single.
In the sixth Meanwhile reached first on
an error and scored on Magee's single.
The local team had the bases full In the
last inning, with only one out, but could
only get one run across the plate. Score:
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BENTON HOLDS CARDS
TO ONLY THREE HITS
Giants Hammer Doak Hard and Win
Out Easily by Score
of 5 to l.

ST. LOUIS. June 2-Benton held st.
Louis to three hits. while his team
mates hit Doak hard and timely today.
New York winning, to 1. Fletcher,
with a home run in the sixth. drove IN
Zimmerman. who had doubled; and
Robertson hit a homer in the eighth.
st. Louis got its run in the third on
j. Smiths double and single by F.
Smith. Score:
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CUBS CHASE BR0oKLYNs.
Doyle's Timely Single Wins for Chi
cago in Ninth Inning.

CHICAGO, June 2.-Larry Doyle's
timely single In the ninth inning gave
Chicago to 3 victory over Brooklyn
today. Prendergast had singled and
gone to second when Wolter walked,
Doyle singled after two were out The
visitors punched hits and took the lead
from the locals in the seventh inning.
but Flack, pinch hitter, tied the count
when he singled, went to second on
Zeider's walk and scored on VOTERS
double. Score:
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Wrestling Title at Stake.

Joe Turner, champion middleweight
wrestler of the world. will defend his
title In match with Pinky Gardner at
the Gayety Theater tomorrow night
Catch-as-catch-can rules. best two falls
IN three. with strangle holds only bar
red. will prevail. ]. Fred Huber will
referee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03
RED SOX ONCE MORE
b[ANKED BY INDIANS
Bagby a Big Puzzle and Speaker
Helps Along Throw-Down
With Three Hits.

BOSTON. June 2.-Cleveland again
shut out Boston, to 0, today. Bagby
allowed the champions only three hits.
which came one at time in each OF
the first three innings. Not an opponent
got on in the last six innings. Speaker
had a great day. obtaining three hits,
one q three bagger, and king seven
put-outs. The game was delayed three
quarters of an hour at the start, be-
cause Of rain. The score:
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B0DIE DAY A HOODOO.
White Sox Blank Athletics and
Ping Is Injured.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 2.-Chi-
cago easily defeated Philadelphia today.
Z to o. With the bases full in the first
inning Felsch drove all the runners home
with . double. Falkenberg took Bush's
place in the third inning and did ex-
cellent work. Cicotte did not permit a
home player to get past second base
Chicago did not have a man left on the
bases. This was "Bodie day" here, but
he was forced to leave the game be-
cause Of an injured thumb. Score:
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Runs scored-Paskert. Bancroft, Stock. Cra-
vath. Whitfield (el. Luderus. killefer. Alexander
Carey. Errors-Pitler, Schultz. Two-base hits
Alexander. Carey. Three-base hit-Luderus.
Stolen bases-Bancroft (2), Stock. Whitfield, XII
lefer. Baird. Sacrifice hits-Bancroft, Alex
ander. Double play-Pitler, Ward and Brief
Left on bases-Philadelphia. s; Pittsburgh, I.
First base error-Philadelphia, 1. Bases on
balls-On Grimes, 8. Hits and earned runs-Of
Alexander. 8 hits and / run in 0 innings; of
Grimes. 8 hits and runs in 8 innings: of
Miller; 5 runs and hits in I inning en- Struck
Miller. Umpires-Messrs. Byron and Quigley.
Time Of game-1 hour and 40 minutes.
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EASY FOR PH1LLIEs.
Defeat Pirates, 8 to l, Hitting the
Ball Timely and Often.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, June 2.-Yester-
days score here was repeated today,
Philadelphia again winning from Pitts
burgh. . to 1. Miller, who replaced
Grimes in the ninth inning. allowed
five hits. scoring four runs for Phila-
delphia. Score:
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Runs-Maranville (2}. wilhoit. Smith. Kopf
(2). Roush. Error-Kopf. Twobase hits-ho-
netchy, Smith. Sacrifice hits-Tragesser. Will
holt Double plaJs-kopf. shean to Chase;
shean to Chase: Groh shean to Chase Left on
errors-Boston, 1. Bases on balls-On Nehf. i;
OF Ring. 8; of Eller, 1. Hits and earned runs
on Nehf. hits and runs in nine innings:
OF Ring, hits and runs in six innings; on
Ener. hit and runs in three innings. Struck
out-By Nehf, 5: by Ring. 2; by Eller, !. I'm.
pires-Messrs. KLEIN and Bransheld. Time of
1nme-1 hour and n minutes.
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Totals. "a Q % 10 Totals. ..s2
sBatted for Doak in eighth.

New York l % l -
ST. Louis 0 0 o o o o OIL
Runs-Burns Robertson. Zimmerman, Fetch
er Kauff. J. Smith. Errors-Zimmerman ~.
Two-base hits. Smith, Zimmerman: Home
msrman Kauff. F. smith. Double play-Gon-
sales to Hornsby Left on bsses-Nsw York.
3; st. Louis. 5. First base on error-St. Louis.
Bases on balls-OH Benton. l; on Doak, ]:
Hits and earned runs-On BENTON. hits and !
run in nine innings; OF Doak, hits ana - runs
in one inning struck out-By Benton, B; by
Doal. 5. Wild pitch-Doak. Umpires-Mesars
Rigler and Ortiz. Time Of game-l hour ana