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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
DECREASED SUBMARINE
SINKINGS

~ URING the last three
! ~ weeks covered by the
British official statements
there has been a marked i'm
provement in the submarine
situation. That the change
for the better dates from about
the time of the arrival of Am
erican destroyers at Queens
town on May a is a hopeful CO.
incidence.
The number of British mer-
chant vessels sunk by mines or
/ U boats during the week end
ing May 81 was the lowest for
any seven days since April z.
But comparisons by longer
periods afford more convincing
grounds for satisfaction.
Since Germany announced
the resumption after Feb. l of
ruthless submarine warfare it
net with the greatest success
between April Is and May 6;
in three weeks 152 British ships
were sunk. The losses for the
last three weeks, from May 6
to May 27, were So ships. a re-
ductiOn of over Sd per cent. In
the earlier period the arrivals
and sailings at and from Brit
ish ports. exclusive of fishing
and local craft, were Is, ,486,
and in the latter period 5000,
so that the ratio of ship move
ments to sinkings in one case
was 102 to l and in the other
23l to / In the mean time,
with the arming of more ships, |
the number of merchant vessels /!
unsuccessfully attacked has |
relatively increased.
If the Germans have over |
800 u boats, as has been re.
ported, the destruction of less /
than three British ships a day !
for the month of May is not a !
promising showing. if they are |
to bring Great Britain to it's !
knees through starvation. The |
weapon through which they |
boasted they would compel |
their powerful enemy to sue for |
peace has been terribly effec-
tive, but not by any means ef- |
fective enough to achieve
their appointed ends. 1t is not
Berlin's policy to admit its dis
but after four
months Of a desperate subma-
rine campaign to cut off all
British supplies it. confronts
the fact that its submarine
campaign has been checked
end that its u boats are no
nearer to winning the war than /
they were on Feb. New /
York World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

row of Chinese houses on the north
side of Alta street.
f. J. Sommerville IS in town from
Milton,
]. w. Stamper, the worthy con-
stable of Athena precinct is in town
today and reports Athena flourish
ing. despite the hot weather.
A report is current of great lark
in which two young maidens are
supposed to have INDUCED in on
lower Webb street the other night.
Strange ASPIRATIONS were seen in
that locality who accosted passersby
and frightened women by their ghost
like appearance. They were dressed
it is said in night gowns pure and
simple. wore handkerchiefs on their
heads and goggles In their eyes.
They were finally frightened home
by the nightwatchman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
SPORTS


Quinn and Sim0Hi IFouEh, Beer,
burns and Murray.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

United States TUBES and TIRE ACCESSORIES Baus
An the Sterling Worth and Wear that Make
United STATES Tires Supreme
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

Germs of Disease should be
promptly expelled from the blood.
This is a time when the system is es-
pecIally susceptible to them. Get rid
Of all impurities in the blood by TAX
ing Hoods Sarsapa rilIa. and thus
fortify your whole body and prevent
ilIness.--Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
% Years Ago Today

CFrom the Daily East Oregouian.
June s. Ts9l
Married WednesGav June 8 1883
al the residence Of MrE n. y. Dick
ersun. Charles S Waruock and Miss
Jane Miller. Rev 7. J. Gleason. Of
nciatiuE
A Celestial SAVE be rrIrhtcned three
men away la-t niEht shu were tIl-
inE ta z-t fire ta % building in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
.RlCKEY TO SNARE
 COLLEGE STARS TO
 BRACE CARDINALS

New York, May 19-Branch Ric- key, who few. months ago was chosen president of the St. Louis Car dinaIs, is now busi1y engaged per forming the duties of his office. A few days ago Hickey appeared here as representative of his club on the last visit of the team East, that be- ing his first appearance here as an official of the Cardinals. Better evil dence than this, however, is at hand that Hickey is in charge. In the signing of Eddie Langdon, star pitcher of the University of Pitts burg team, Hickey gives evidence of this.
 Hickey is setting about the job of patching up the Cardinals in. the same manner that he employed in re- cruiting the Browns when he was ac- tive manager and later business man ager of that club. That is, he is combing the college diamonds for brilliants in amateur ranks. At least two of the highly dependable per- formers under Fielder Jones at pres ent were gathered in by Hickey from college ranks. He snared George Sis Ter from Michigan, after outmanue- vertng the Pirates. He also picked
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
FULTON WANTS ANOTHER BOUT
 WITH MORRIS

New York, May t9.-Fred Fnaton Is in town again, vowtng that the late lamented affair of the ponderous Mor- ris was e sort of lucky affair, and that If Morris win give him another chance he will ohfige by knocking Carl into the middle of next week. All of which is a very, very exciting promise de- spite the fact that it is entirely Q pri- y&ke idea with friend Frederick
 Fulton decries the ring methods of the <sapuapa giant, Fred tells the world fair that the things ,that Morris does to am opponent within the confines of a henpen square would make the bat .tio antars of a cavenan look like a game of good old iotta-
 Fred hints that he simply tired of NnRras's terruTi1ing technique and de- cxtked to make the affair as abrupt as possible. Now he comes back after hmxtng sat the thing out with himself at home and wants to show us that Carl fs just great big overgrown c2azsless mauler. In passing, Freder- tuk gives as bis opinion that Frank Nnpran will fiatten Carlos when they rnest on June at the Harlem A. c. StzA another private idea Carl has sampled many a hard knock, and somehow or other he always bobs up se<onely at the end of the fracas-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
CAL. HOPES
 TO BUILD YOUNG
 CLUB FOR PIRATES

New York, May 19-The Giants continued their onward way by de- feating the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Polo Grounds yesterday in / rather easy fashion. The score was to 1.
 Since Hans Wagner married and retired from baseball Jimmy Callahan has been struggling to build up a. club of youngsters. but he has as yet found no one. or two or threc, to fill the shoes of Wagner. The Pirates of today are no such crew as battled un- der Fred Clarke.
 Not only Wagner, but Deacon Philippe and Sam Leever and Ed De- heny and Wild Bill Kennedy and Babe Adams and Lefty Leifield and Vic Willis and Camnitz, the Kentucky Rosebud, are gone. Beaumont and Ss'aring and Trimmer and O'Connor are only names to the younger of the fss:. Tommy Leach and Bobby Byrne are no longer cheered by the rooters. Clarke is ranching in the West. Gib- son is coaching McGraw's young pitchers. Bransfield is an umpire.
 No, they aren't of the Buccaneers of old, but for all that Callahan eventu- ally may build them up anew. He has Mamaux, a pitcher of proved worth. and at least five young pitch CTS of more than usual promise. In Schmidt and Fischer he has a couple
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
SPEAKER TAXES LEAD FROM
 SISLER IN AMERICAN LEAGUE
Jack Smith of Cardinals Ahead in NatiOnal-Cub
 Have Only One 300 Batter.

Chicago, May 19-Battling their way to the lead of the National lea que with only one player, a pitcher, hitting 300, the driving power of the Chicago team is one of the baseball puzzles today. Averages show that Reuther, Chicago, is batting .37o, with Jack Smith, St. Louis, leading the list with .444. Chicago is behind New York and Philadelphia in team batting.
 Doyle, Chicago, leads the league in sacrifice hits with II, Zeider, also ot Chicago, in stolen bases with eight. Cravath, Philadelphia, is out in from in home run hitting with five, an6 Wolter, Chicago, Groh, Cincinnti an6 F.. Williams, Chicago, are tied in runs scored with IS each. The average. include games of last Wednesday. The leading hitters are: Jack Smith. St. Louis, .444; Wilhoit, Bos ton, .393; Griffith, Cincinnati, .3S1 Ruether, Chio"~o, .370.
 After ~7,aced for a week Iris S! eveland, the 191t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
No Hit Games Are
 Plentiful This Year
 In the Big Leagues

It looks as if this is going to be a
 record season for no hit games With
 in the first month of this years cam paign three major league pitchers
 had pitched no hit games, the latest
 being Fred Teney, the big Cincinnati
 twirler, who in the last series with
 the Cubs left the Chicagoanss with-l
 out . run or a hit ins a ten inning contest. During the same game Jim Vaughn, the Cubs pitcher, allowed only one run and two hits. The first to break into the no hit class this year was Eddie Cicotte, the veteran mound artist of the White Sox, who
 shut out the Browns without hit on April IA, three days after the season opened. The score at the end of that mem orable contest was II to 0 in Chi
 cagos favor. Only four St. Louis bat ters got on base, and that was Ci- cotte's fault, because he walked three of them and hit the other. Ten days
 later George Mogridge of the Yan-
 kees held the Red Sox hitless in a game which the Yankees won by a score of 2 to 1. Boston's run was scored on an error, a sacrifice and a
 fly Mogridge walked three of the 1 opposing. batsmen, one of them in- tentionally.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
(By Wagner.)

As a result of the action taken last night by the Eastern league directors at a meeting in Springfield, Manager Krichell will have a few more days to experiment with the large stock of material on hand. Owing to the bad weather which has handicapped the managers, the directors decided to make next Wednesday the limit for cutting the squads to 14 men. It had originally been decided to make Mon day the day.
 Manager Kriche11 is carrying eight or nine pitchers and four outfielders. He will have to cut four of the twirl- CTS loose and also one outfelder. He reduced the catching squad yesterday by letting Johnny Nagle go. Nagle's arm is not right and he is not in Donnelly's class as a batter. Dc and Krichell will divide. the catching. Dug Smiths pitching has been dis | appointment so far and Gingras has not been able to go the route in his | two attempts. Banks, who belongs l to Newark. has displayed great ability | as a rescue boxman.
 ! The local club is negotiating with an experienced hur1er who may be here in a few days. First Basemar King Lear has about recovered from his spike wound and may play to- morrow when Bridgeport tackles Springfield again at Newfield park
 The Green Sox have a fast bunch o1 players, including inf1e1ders Hammond and Mahoney and Catcher Rico from | the Braves.
 l The local management has received
 notice that the league will have patri otic ceremonies on June IA, Bets. Ross Day, which celebrates the occa
 sion on which the flag was accepted | as the national emblem.
 Manager Gene McCann of the Nev London club says, Last year at thi. time my club was making two O three runs game and winning abou
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
.SHUpERT TO BOX
 FRANKIE BURNS IN ELM CITY MONDAY

New Haven, May 19-Next Monday night the boxing fans of New Haven and the vicinity will have a chance to see bang-up good show at the Arena when the Ryan A. C., in it's second attempt to please the public. presents Frankie Burns of Jersey City and Al Shubert of New Haven, as the head liners. These two crack bantam weights are down for 12 rounds to a decision, and have agreed not to tip the scales at more than 120 pounds at the ringside.
 The semi-fna1 bout. a 10-round ar gument between Charlie Bergen of this city and Red Allen of Bridgeport, also appeals to the fans and this bout ought to prove fully as exciting as the main attraction. According to reports Bergen and Allen have train ed hard for their meting and both are confident of winning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19

batting, champion, is back in the lead for hitting honors among the regulars in the American league with an aver age of .337. H has made 20 singles. eight doubles and three triples in 92 times at bat.
 George Sis1er, the St. Louis star who enjoyed the premier spot a week ago, has fallen into a triple tie for fifth place with Strunk and McInnis of Philadelphia, seven points above Ty Cobb, who is hitting 1928. Rum Ter, the St. Louis pinch hitter, is in front with an average of 444, but he has only made nine trips to the plate.
 Chapman, Cleveland, is leading in stolen bses with 10, and in sacrifice hitting with IA. Pipp, New York, and Bodie, Philadelphia, have each made two home runs. Hooper, Boston, and Weaver, Chicago, are tied in runs with 20 each. St. Louis is leading in club batting with an average of .249
 Leading batsmen: Rumler, St Louis, .444; Billings, Cleveland, .42s; Speaker, Cleveland, .337; Dnforth Chicago. .333; Strunk, Philadelphia. .330; Sisler, .33O; McInnis .33O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
WILLARD LIKELY
 10 QUIT BECAUSE HE LACKS FOEMEN

It looks as if Jess Willard will have to retire. The champion has been looking around for possible contend CTS for his honors but there isn't one in sight. Fred Fulton for a time loomed large as a rival but the Min nesota giant made a sorry mess of his match with Carl Morris, and that eliminated him. Morris himself was put out of the running after his bout with Jim Coffey, for, while Morris got the decision. he could not dispose of Coffey. .
 Frank Moran made pitiable effort against the heavyweight champion in Madison Square Garden, New York, last year, and stands no chance, and the same is true of such other con- tenders as might appear for the pres- ent. There is nothing left to Willard therefore, but to retire. It should be noted here that the champion isn't a bit sorry, either. There are many other things he prefers to boxing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
PLAYERS TO GET SALARIES SLASHED.
 IF WAR CONTINUES

If you put your ear to the ground Old Man Trouble, MT. Ball Player. The old scout will arrive along with war time attendances and, more especially, hte wartime baseball tax, said to be now en route, writes Ed Wray in the St. Louisi Post-Dispatch.
 If magnates see in the charge of 10 per cent to be levied against their gross receipts for war revenue pur- poses, the abolishment of profit, their first move to correct this unfavorab1e change will be retrenchment.
 The only thing that can be cut down notably is the salary list. This can be considerably whittled away if need be. The National league limit is 22 men, a figure that could be cut to Is or less under stress of circumstance.
 Five pitchers, two catchers, five 1n- fielders and four outf1elders is, ot course, the lowest limit under which a major league club could operate. It would have to be favored with the greatest good luck to last out the sea- son at that. By having convertible ffelders and pitchers, useful in other departments of play, it could be done IalS r0tronCnnGnL WOulu StdNO 1NSdl1oIf al teams six salaries, and American league clubs nine.
 Tn other words, a $2,500 average the National league clubs could re- trench s15,o00 year and the Ameri- can $22,500.
 But that isn't all. If the players see the handwriting on the wall blaz- ing forth the slogan 'closed gates, they'll consent to a reduction. Even Ii they don't consent, conditions are nov such that the n,agnate can coerce them. turning them loose under the 1t days clause.
 Perhaps s15,o0o more could be savee by stripping the salary list, making { total saving in the National of at leas s30,O0O and more in the American That would enable even the league weak1ing clubs to get by without los! and even to make a little money. There is no Dave Fultz and no thirt league for the players to fall back up on. now. Rather than close the1l gates no doubt some such plan would be adopted. And the players, rathe1 than be idle, would probably consent or enlist. In either case Uncle San would get his.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
BY
 TIMELY RALLY BEATS PLANTERS
(By Wagner.)

Although the Bridgeport pitchers are no great shakes the New London fingers are not much better. Gene McCann. who gets the dlscards from the Phillies and Braves, sat on the bench at Newfield park yesterday and watched his twirling staff take a hauling from the Bridgeport club wielders. Gene almost swallowed his end of fine cut when Joe Briggs slammed a hit with two out in the ninth and gave Bridgeport a triumph bv to 6. McCann used two pitchers and Manager Krichell sent three to the mound but as Bridgeport finally won Krichell claims to have shaded his rival.
 This trick of the locals in making those eighth and ninth inning rallies is giving the fans nervous prostrat1on. New London was ahead by to in the eigth when the Americans began to tamper with Freddy Reiger. Until that time Reiger had baffed the locals but he was finally driven to cover
 With one out, Martin singled ,- and
 Trieste was hit by pitched ball Zinn's single scored Martin and the bases were crowded when Reiger hit Corcoran. Martin then replaced
 Reiger Joe Briggs hit for Deininger because Otto is a left handed batter and would be weak against a south paw. Briggs smash brought Zin1 and Trieste over. Then Jake Warner'' clout scored Corcoran.
 That put Bridgeport ahead by tt | but New London tied matters il 1 the ninth on a triple by Beatty ana Simmons single. Banks then replac
 ed Gingras for Bridgeport and retired | the side without further scoring. Il l the last half Martin singled with tw'
 out but Trieste went out. Then Zinl
 and Corcoran walked, filling the sacks Joe Briggs came through with hi second timely poke, bringing Martil across with the winning run. 1 Dug Smith started to pitch fo Bridgeport but was taken out in tn l fourth. Gingras succeeded him an' did fairly well until the ninth whel
 he almost Jet the game get away. Tn l score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
Hickman of Dodgers
 Fastest Runner Among
 Major League Players

Fast running is sadly lacking in the big leagues and the men who can be relied upon for swiftness are the exception. Young Hickman, the Rob- ins' extra outfielder, Is said to be the fastest runner in the big leagues. He is rather short and thick set, but
 he certainly can fly over the ground when he gets under full headway. Many times Hickman's great speed has enabled him to beat out that look ed like certain put outs. At the same time he has spoiled many hit that looked like a sure double or three ~bagger. His opponents have learned to stick pretty close to the bases when flick is on the job.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
YANKEES TIED
 WITH RED S0x
 FOR IST PLACE

Detroit, May 19-The ninth inning came on apace here yesterday after noon with the score tied, the bases filled with. the minions of Wild Bill Donovan, and nobody coming up but John Franklin Baker, the Trappe (Md.) Mau1er, swinging three heavy bats. Presently, he discarded two of them, and with the remaining one made a two-base hit to centre, and all hands reported at the home plate.
 Thus, briefly, did the Yankees bring their winning streak to Detroit. Bakers blow gave them a 7 to 3 vic- tory in their first game of the series with the Tigers. More than that; it gave them their fifth straight win and landed them in a tie with the Boston Sox for first place. This is the first time this season the Yankees have topped the list.
 The Yankees earned their victory by consistent and timely hitting. They c1ubbed George Dauss for 12 hits while George Mogridge held the Tigers to an even half dozen blows. Among the dozen Yankee blows were three triples and two doubles.
 Baker made three hits for the sec- |, ond time in two days. Previous to his double in the ninth he had two singles. Tim Hendryx contributed a double and a triple, while Nunamaker and High each had a, three-base knock to his credit. Yet in spite of this hit ting the Tigers had the Tanks fighting right to the final round.
 The Tigers have been going so badly that Hughey Jennings gave his batting order a good shaking up be- l fore the game. He re-arranged his hitters so Cobb came fourth and i Burns third. Bush was back in the l lead off after a brief absence.
 It was a bad day for Tyrus. He not l only went hitless, but he looked bad on at least one play in right field, where he is now stationed. Highs triple in the third would have been an easy catch but for the fact that Cobb misjudged the ball. He stopped twice and waited for it, and finally it
 dropped several feet behind him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19

of good backstops. Carey is a great fielder. Ward. Bigbee. Baird and King are all players capable of de- velopment. Hinchman is an old timer and Bunny Brief is more or less of a stop-gap at first. Brief has been tried by several big league clubs, but he is still young, and this time may be ready.
 Slim Sallee did the mound work for the Giants and twirled a most efficient game. He did not have to worry much as the bats of his comrades and the misplays of his opponents gave him a comfortable lead at all times. Grimes was a long way from pitch ing a bad game for the Pirates, but the support he received was such as a couple of egg shells might afford an elephant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19
NEW HAVEN STAR E TWlRLER BREAKS RULES OF TRAINING

New Haven, May 19-It developed last night that Frank Woodward, the star pitcher of the New Haven club, will have to mend his ways if he in tends to continue with the local club. Woodward's fragrant violation of training rules and rather indifferent
 playing has raised the ire of Manager Murphy who has issued an uftimatum
 to the effect that the local boy must
 brace up or stand suspension.
 Before the New Haven club depart
 ed for Bridgeport on Thursday, Man
 ager Murphy took Woodward aside
 and gave him a severe >raking over
 the coals. Whatever passed between.
 them is known only to themselves, but
 it is understood that Woodward, promised to repent and hereafter give his best services to the club. 'sI will stand for no monkey busi-
 ness from any of the players Murphy
 is reported to have said. ''We are
 away to good start and if we are to stay up in the fight, every man must do his bit. MT. Collins lost considera-
 ble money in his enterprise year ago and want to see hina make good l his losses. will not tolerate a slacker''
 Woodward is recognized as one of
 the best pitchers in the league. How ever, he is inclined to be lazy at times and does not put all the efforts into his play that Manager Murphy be- lieves he should. He has also violated training rules off of the field which prompted the local. manager to take some action. Woodward started his second game of the season yesterday and won. "ss The action of Murphy, in discipIin- l ing Woodward, will have an effect on 1 the conduct of the whole team it is
 believed. Murphy knows what Sayin Rock has done for ball players and he plans to make war on its masy evils. He says that he is out to win pen- pant this year and demands the CO., operation of every player on the pay l roll.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-19

Although the University of Pennsy1-
 vania. has declared for the continua-
 ton of all forms of athletic sports her athletes are not backward about do- ing their bit dn the great war. Prac- tically all of the Penn athletes of a
 military age have volunteered their services to some branch of Uncle Sam's service, and many ofNthose who are not Hable for service Just now are working on farms in the middle west. The latest of the Pennsylvania ath- 5etes to come to the front is Tommy Lennon, the game little quarter miller, whose great sprint in the last 100 yards won the recent one mile inter collegiate relay championship for Lawson Robertson's team. Tommy
 will sail from "a port in the United States within @ very few days to take up tho task of driving an Ameri-