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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
SURPRISES in
COAST LEAGUE
Preseason Predictions Do No,
Materialize in First Month
of Play.

San Francisco, May 6.-Pre-season
predictions of the strength ana weak
nesses of the various teams in the Pa
cific coast baseball league have been
more or less set at naught aA the re-
suit of the first month Of play.
The San Francisco club thus far has
exceeded all expectations and, IL they
are able to maintain the smooth team
work Of the last few weeks. are rated
in the league. They started out with
a commanding lead as q result of well
sustained effort. both in the pitching
and batting departments.
Oakland which was more or Less de-
rfded during the practice season, has
shown an unexpected strength and
the experiment which Manager Del
Howard Is trying out Of using new
blood nov is receiving respectful at
tention.
Chief among the disappointments
thus far Is the Los Angeles club which
pretty generally was picked to be the
strongest aggregation in the circuit.
Manager Frank Chances men have
ard which had been set for them by
followers Of the game.
Salt Lake, Vernon and Portland are
running closer to the preseason con-
ceptions Of the baseball public than
the other three teams.
That the pitchers in the league are
only now beginning to get into their
stride is evident by the fact that the
high batting averages that prevailed
during the first few weeks Of the sea-
son gradually r being cut down to
normal figures. With the moundmen
gradually coming into their own it ID
not unlikely that the work Of the vari-
GUS clubs will begin to conform more
to the preseason rating given them.
Heavy batting was a feature OF the
seasons start. p 800 .4,r
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
Rousch Hitting Hard.

Rousch Of Cincinnati is keeping up
his terrific hitting in the National
league. although Jack Smith, a st.
Louis pinch hitter, is at the top with
an average Of 615., Smith has only
batted 10 times a. against a. trips to
the plate for Rousch. whose average
is 476. Tho averages include games
Of last Wednesday. Hornsby Of st.
Louis and Cravath Of Philadelphia
are tied for home run honors with
three each; Whitfield Of Philadelphia
is leading in sacrifice hits with seven,
and Baird Of Pittsburgh tops the base
stealers with seven. Groh Of Cincin-
natl Is out in front in runs scored with
fourteen. In team batting New York
is leading with 265. Leading. hitters:
Smith. st. Louis. 615; Rousch, Gin
cinnati. 476; Burns, New York All;
Reuther, Chicago. 1856; Cruise, st.
Louis, 367; Herzog. New York, 361;
Elliott, Chicago. 353; Cravath, Phil
adelphia 348; NeihoE, Philadelphia,
333; Whitfield, Philadelphia. 327;
Fischer, Pittsburgh, 1927: Baird, Pitts
burgh, 1928; Kauff. New York. 319;
Bancroft, Philadelphia, 313; Fab
riaue, brooklyn. sos; Groh, cincin-
lending q -.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
GEORGE SISLER OF St. LOUIS
IS PRESSING iris SPEAKER
FOR BATTING CHAMPIONSHIP

J Chicago. May 5.-George. sisler. the
left handed first baseman with st.
Louis, is pressing iris Speaker of
Cleveland, the 1915 batting champion.
for hitting honors in the American
league. unofficial averages released to-
day show.
Coming from behind, sisler Ia now
second in the list with an average Of
391 for sixteen games. while Speaker
is leading with 4s4. The st. Louis
first sacker. who was fifteenth a week
ago. drove out twelve hits in his last
fve games. Tho averages include
games of last Wednesday. Cobb Of
Detroit slipped into eleventh position
with an average Of 315. A week ago
the noted Georgian was hitting at $50
clip.
sisler, Pratt Of st. Louis, and
Weaver Of Chicago are tied for the
lead in stolen bases with four each;
Chapman of Cleveland is leading the
sacrifice hitters with 10, and is tied
with Whit Of Philadelphia in runs
times.
six players are tied for homo run
hitting with n each. They are
Ptpp, New York; Walker. Boston:
Hoblitzel, Boston; sisler. st. Louis.
Boston is leading in team batting with
267. Leading hitters:
Speaker, Cleveland, 434; sisler. st.
Louis, 391; Mc1nnis. Philadelphia,
$50; J. Collins, Chicago, 345; strunk,
Philadelphia, 1913: Milan, Washing
ton, 1913; Hoblitzel, Boston, 1924: E.
Foster. Washington, 322; Picking
paugh, New York, 800 Walker, Bos-
ton. 319; Cobb. Detroit. s15; Pipp,
New York. 311; Jacobson. st. Louis,
304; Wambsganss. Cleveland, 800.
l., Leading pitchers:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
DULUTH SIGNS UP
NEW PILL THROWER
James McKeaeen, Who Worked oal
With tho Southern League Last
Season, II Secured

Duluth, Mimi, May 6.-James Jos.
eph McKeasen, Z tall boy who spesded
EN- over the pan in the Southern
league last season, has been signed to
heaye the coming reason for the team
which Darby O'Brien Will have In the
Mesaba Range league. James
Joseph is now in Duluth snd in con
dition to Immediately enter upon his
seasons work. He will make his for
NAL bow to the Duluth fans next Sum
day at Athletic park, when the men
Of o'Brien will 60 into battle against
the strong Morgan Park nine. AZ
O'Brten had two other pitchers that
he would like to work out one being
Delborn, 1t Is probable that McKeagln
will not be allowed to chuck longer
than five innings. t.sA
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
MINOT ON THE
QUl VIyE FOR OR, :.
LEAGUE BALL
Fans Anxiously Await op-
ening Game in Northern
Expect Good Team
Herald Special service.>

Minot. N. D., May 5.-Ne1t i' anS.
dsv afternoon the baseball World nn mo-
snother town listed on the oope
sheets. Minot, the live wire CITY -. -.
western North Dakota Will niake "A
dAhi,ta "A an organized hasepall to"a.
Predictions as to the possible s manth
Of the team during the iour sasA
grind are out Of the question pu. 1sns
dom can depend upon M1not ~ +he
onener until the farewell performance
next September.
Manager Brautigan. who VIII 49, Ms
a claim around third y anu Lan
the team a. we'll, has MS Inen
At Appleton. wis, for three or Tour
days. He writes quite enthusiastic iet-
tiers about the roster and II h pHy-
ers produce the stuff Brauty speexs
of. Minot will have little worry
the showing the team will make. Inus
far little dope has reached Mtnot on
the individual players but the rams
aren't interested in that as this ts their
first organized ball venture. Cna!ies
Mol cared for most of the negotat-
ing. He recommended Brautgan q
the Mtnot promoters accepted MN:
Brautigan recommends his u
the promoters accept We're wa1uns
|OA10uIly 10 OC0 IL IAo AAvSA
up to expectations. Glanc1ng over
Brauty's record as a player and pilot
we have q bunch that the team Will
show the right class.
The local promoters have made ex-
tensive improvements at the ball park
and all will be in readiness for the
old familiar batter up" r.
Ono pleading feature about the re-
cepuon Minot Is giving to professional
baseball Is the fact that the semt-pros
will also have q big season. Mtnot Will
have one Of the best Independent
teams in this state and this aggrega-
ton will perform for the approval OF
fandom while Brautigan & Co. visit
other cities. Jack Loomis, who pegged
ball down Michigan way and worried
through a seaso in the Southern has
assumed the managerial duties Of the
Mipot semi-pros and he claims to
have an organization that will shape
up favorably with any Glass G team
in the country. LOOMS plan 10 to
clean up every amateur team asking
for q game and then arrange q post
series with the Minot Northern league
team. The players LOOMS has Lined
up look good and the series between
them and Williston will no doubt b
big time stuff. The semi-pros open
the season at Berthold q week from
tomorrow. &.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
SPORT GOSSIP

One hundred and fifty. holes in one
day Of continuous golf is the mark
set for himself by William Goteli,
rated as the second best golfer in the
Portland, Ore, Golf club. He. will
try for this record over the links Of
that club on June 81. Gotelli has
chosen June 81, for the attempt at
longest day in the year. According
to the distances On this course, Gotelli
will have to walk approximately 80
miles to accomplish the feat. He
figures on doing the $50 holes in about
500 strokes.
Wrestling may be conference
sport in the Rocky Mountain section
next year. Granville johnson, GYM
versity >of Denver, is working to this
end.
johnson, who is a great believer in
mat contests as a means Of physical
development, recently took q team Of
wrestlers to Colorado college, where
they won all the events in which they
were entered. Colorado Springs men,
despite their defeat, were enthusiastic
over the, sport and announced them-
selves ,as favoring Johnson's plan to
include wrestling in the conference's
list Of sports.
Reports that the University Of Min
nesota would not participate in the
big Nine" track and field meet at
Stage field, Chicago, June 8, art de-
MED by Coach Leonard Frank, who
declared that while enlistments prac-
tically have wrecked the Minnesota
team, a number Of track mon will be
sent to Chicago to represent the Ma
| room and Gold.
Pentathlon& swimming events are
popular In Honolulu. A recent COM
petition of this kind held by the Hon
olulu Young Mems Christian associa-
tiop included the following Ave events:
seventy-fve yard dash, any stroke;
SO yard back stroke; 220 yards. any
swim. Duke Kahanamokd was the
principal point winner with 1921.
Other noted stars who competed were
Clarence Lane, who took second;
Harold Kruger, who was third; John
Kelit and George Cunha. Kahana-
moku won the 220 yard and towing
events and placed second in the other
three. Points are scored on the same
principle as the land pentathlons.
Ice hockey teams madefup Of girl
players have been competing recent
" in San Francisco and the innovation
has proved 30 successful It Is likely
that some sort Of women's leo
hockey league will be formed. The
girls have taken to tho game and
show considerable aptitude. in acquir-
ing its finer points such as team work
and manipulation Of the puck.
Thirteen members Of the Detroit
Americans ere eligible for army SER
vice II the government decide. to call
single men between e. and 40 years
ofNge. They are Burns. Bush, Dyer.
Ellison, Holman, Nicholson, Yelle,
James, Mitchell, Ehmke, Doland,
Couch and Cunningham.
II the age limit is fixed 1t ~,
James. MITCHELL and Bush will be ex-
Hughie Jennings. manager of the
club, declares the players are ready
to answer to the colors.
They 6Ts patriotic and will make
good soldiers" hessaid.
Governor a. o. stanley Of KEN
lucky, has signed the Schneider Race
Track bill and IT. now 10 operative:
Under it, ,terms the management Will
be required TO pay o daily state IL
cense lax ofseb00 for race meetings 81
Churchill Downs and DouglassPark.
Louisville and at. LatoniAs ut Coving-
tton .and $500 Q day 81 ths Lexington
track
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
CENTRAL HIGH TEAM
STILL WORKING HARD
Track Meet will DO Held in Grand
Forks this Year a. Planned,
It Il Expected.

Although many Of the high school
track teams about h state have been
disbanded because Of tho present war
situation. members of the Central
high school squad n continuing their
daily training in preparation for the
tnterscholastic meet to be held here
May II. Keen competition 10 expected
BY tho Contra high men, and they
have been working diligently for the
past few weeks It is not known, how
ever, whether or not the state confer.
ence slated for this month at tho
university will be dropped.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
ATHLETE TO FRANCE,

Minneapolis, May 4.-Frank kelly.
star sprinter of h University Of Min
nesota n also a promising football
player, has enlisted in tho ambulance
corps and will leave May 10 for
France. Kelly signed for a six
months period and expects to return
to school next fall. Although ineliRi-
BILE for conference competition, Kelly
has shown great speed in indoor and
freshman meets.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
MINNEAPOLIS CLUB READY.

Minneapolis. May 5.-Every mem.
Der Of the Minneapolis club Of the
American association 10 ready to =
spond to the colors, according ia
Manager Joe Cantillon.
II have written to headquarters.,,
Cantillon said, Offering myself and
my whole club If they need US. We
are well trained and ready to 70 at a
moments notice."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
GEORGE CHIP BOOKED
TO MEET KAYO BROWN

Racine, Wis, May George Chip,
the New Castle. Pa, coal miner. and
Knockout Brown Of Chicago. have
been matched for a ten round go
here May 10. The contest was substi-
tuted for the frankie Callahan-Char-
lie White match, which had been
scheduled for May Z. Callahan injured
his hand. Chip defeated Brown in q
previous meeting. They will weigh in
at 1872 pounds.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
NORTHWESTERN
G

Seattle. WASH, May 5.-Two Seattle
error and a sacrifice fly gave Van
couver the game in the tenth inning
yesterday. Score:
H. r. II. E.
vanoouver.. oos 900 900 IA 4 3
seattle. 800. 900 200 100 % 6 3
Russell and Cadman; Rookie, Rip
pay and T. Cunningham. (Ten in
nings).
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
FRANK DRIES LEAVES
FOR MONTANA FARM
shortstop on Farso-Moorhead Team,
and Northern League Star, to do
His "Bit'' on the Farm.

Fargo. N. D., May 5.-Erank Dries
Of Minneapolis. shortstop on the Far
go-Moorhead team and one Of the
stars Of the Northern league last year,
has forsaken the diamond to do his
and his allies. He rendered his resig-
nation to the club management yes
terday and left for a farm in Montana.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05

Miss Helen Koblentz of Milwaukee.
Wis, 10 the champion coed swimmer
Of Indiana university. She won the
honors In q recent aquatic meet by
capturing A points. Miss Katherine
Rawles, daughter OF Dean W. p.
Rawfes. Of the university, was second
with 96 points and Miss Clara Fedler,
was third with 16 points. Miss Kob-
lentz won the breast stroke. side
stroke, over arm, back stroke and the
dive, was second in the plunge and
the race and tied with Miss Rawles in
the plunge for distance,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
FORMER STAR 10 ENI4sr.

Chicago. Msy Sword was recsiv-
ed here recently that Laurens (Spike)
shull who was a former star tackle
on tho University Of Chicago football
eleven and also q pitcher on the base
ball nine, had resigned his position a.
vice president Of a bank in Wood
ward. Iowa, and was on his way. here
to enlist in the omcers' reserve corps
at Fort Sheridan,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago, May s.-Chicaso defeated
Cincinnati II to 3 yesterday in aisame
In which the cold weather played hav-
The pitchers yer unable to control
tho ball and the innelders also wore
unable to handle 1t. Errors were fro
quent on both sides, but Chicago prof
tied by most Of them. Score:
R.H. q.
Cincinnati 80. 900 o1o o3o-1 s
Chicago 80. sos 101 1Sx-11 II s
Schneider. Filler and Clarke; De-
marco and Wilson.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
HARLEY WANTS TO. JOIN.

"Chick" Harley. all-American half
back on the championship Ohio state
university football eleven, Is eager to
Join the colors. Harley hopes to win
the consent Of his parents for per-
mission to become a member Of the
officers reserve.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
TIGERS ARE
ON WINNING STREAK

Tacoma, wash, May the IA
coma Tigers made It six straight VIC
tories today when they defeated
Butte. Pitcher Peterson did not al.
low a hit until the seventh inning and
only three during the game. Score:
r. II. e.
Butte ........ 900 900 1912 8 3
erson and Stevens.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05

BRTTTON-LEW1s BOUT FIXED.
st. Louis. May 5.-Jack Britton Of
Chicago. claimant of the w~elterweight
championship, and Ted Lewis, the
British welter, have been matched to
box twelve rounds here on the night
Of May Is.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05

st. Paul. May 4.-Because OF a
broken bone in his left hand, Billy
Miske. tho st. Paul light heavyweight,
viii do no more boxing for four
their families plan to spend the sum
mer At q nearby lake.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
SEMI-F[NAIS
PLAYED TODAY
Roosevelt and Winship Mines Ar
Battling on Central Park
Diamond This Afternoon.

Roosevelt and Winship school mines
are meeting on the Central park dia.
mond this afternoon in one of the
most interesting games Of the season.
The winning aggregation in the clash
this afternoon will be entered in the
game to be held next Saturday for
titu1ar honors with tho Washington
team. Both mines are >in the game
today with a clean slate, neither hay
ing lost a game during the season.
The lineup for today follows:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
MANAGER SHAY
KILLS NEGRO
Brewers Club Manager Faces
Murder Charge in indianapolis,
Held for Killing.

Indianapolis, May 5.-Danny Shay,
manager of the Milwaukee American
association baseball team, shot and
killed Clarence Ewell, negro waiter
in the cafe at the Hotel English,
where the Brewer team is stopping.
He IL under arrest. charged with
/ murder.
Waiter Attack.
The shooting occurred following a
slight alteration with the waiter
over the serving Of some food. The
The negro knocked Shay down with
his fists. The Milwaukee baseball
manager had just begun to recover
from the attack by the waiter when
the police arrived and placed him
under arrest i.
Negro Dies.
h waiter was sem to the city hos
pital, where he died q few minutes
after he was placed on the operating
table.
Shay was in the cafe shortly after
10 O'Clock with a woman companion
when Ewell passed his table. Shay
stopped him and asked for some
sugar.
There is some sugar in the bowl"
tho waiter replied. pointing to a re-
ceptacle on the table.
Nov. smarty, the bowl is empty"
Shay replied, after which some words
were exchanged, following which the
Milwaukee man rose, drew a small
revolver from his pocket, plhced 1t a
few inches from the walters abdomen
and fred.
Ewell then attacked Shay, striking
him on the head with his fist and
knocking him down. After he fell
the waiter again attacked him. and
when the manager Of the cafe at
tempted to stop him Ewell said:
"why shouldn't I fight him, he shot
me-" The waiter displayed his blood
and fell to the floor in a pool Of
blood.
The cafe. with f%ashionably gowned
womc:. was thrown into an uproar
when 1t was seen that b walter was
seriously hurt A hurry-up call was
sent for the ambulance and the negro
was weak from the loss Of blood when
1t arrived.
An investigation will be held by the
coroner and verdict rendered after
which a preliminary hearing will be
held in police court.
Timme to Back Shay.
Milwaukee,, May 5.-Owner Timme
of the Milwaukee team said he had
heard nothing definite about Danny
Shay's arrest for murder at Indian
apolis. but he would back him to tho
limit.
Secretary Louis Nahin will have
| cha<g0 Of the team in the ma
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
COAST LEAGUE.

FsSAEs83nSxBfanctsco 4, Los Angeles o.
u Portland g.. OaklandE a.
sgEalts Ems sAnseles-Vernon 20, Salt
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05

A la may be deaf. but when
money talks he hears.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
BASEBALL GAMES
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
Phdladelphia-New York postponed,
RAIN. .I-.s
Brooklyn 8, Boston 1.
Cincinnati 3, Chicago II.
Pittsbursh-st Louis postponed,
f11n.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05

6rokane-Great FaIls 1. spo-
s11 sssttis Vancouver i. Seattle !.
NGl0Hinnfn1n.1
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
GamA Today.

Games Today.
0rooklyn at Boston.
Pmladelphia at New York.
u Louis at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati ut Chicago.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
lu6KE OVT or RING,

Umpires-Murphy and Nevin:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
ASSOCIATION
RTsHWE0T

~ sames postponed. rain.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05

Reports that the University Of Min
nesota would not participate in the
big Nine" track and field meet at
Stage field, Chicago, June 9, are de-
MED by Coach Leonard Frank, who
declared that while enlistments prac-
tically have wrecked, the Minnesota
team, a number Of track mon will be
sent to Chicago to represent the Ma
room and Gold.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05
Timme to Back Shay,

Secretary Louis Nahin will have
Of the team in the meanwhile.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-05

Ice hockey teams madefup Of girl
players have been competing recent
~ in San Francisco and the innovation
has proved &C successful It Is likely
that some sort Of women's ice
hockey league will be formed. The
girls have taken to tho game and
show considerable aptitude. In acquir-
ing Its finer points such az team work
and manipulation Of the puck.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-04
MAN.. YANKEE BOY
STOCK IS LISTED
PROPERTY Is REPORTED TO
HAVE GOOD ORE
SHOWING

Shares of the Manhattan Yankee
Boy Mining company, whose DriEci-
pal owners are residents of Nevada.
we're called during the week for the
first time on the San Francisco
stock exchange and commanded a
price of 10 tents per share for most
of the trading. The holdings of
ing about SO acres, include the pro-
perty of the Chipmunk company,
which in Manhattan boom days was
one of the most active of the listed
issues and attained a price of about
90 cents a share.
The Yankee Boy acreage adjoins
the Mustang, the Big Four and some
of the Dexter Union ground. 1t is
in the center of a district where free
milling gold has been extracted in
large quantities by fol mer operators
and lessees and the Chipmunk. ac-
cording to old records, yielded a
quantity OF ore that returned Il not
profit of ST. per ton.
III a ltCtHI ItpOlt Nv - u. II
Currie, a mining engineer familiar
with Manhattan conditions, :ie var
ious veins are described and recon-
mendation for further exploration
at greater depth is made. Currlc's
examination disclosed in one Of the
shafts an eighteen inch Jein that
yielded assays of $50. The property
has four shafts, ranging from a
few feet in depth to 100 feet.
The capital stock consists of l.
5000 shares of which 100000
shares are in the treasury. The Off
GERS are w. j. Mcfarland, of Reno,
president; j.. H. Macmillan, of San
Francisco, vice-president: M. P.
Macmillan, of Reno, secretary; H.
II. Coagriff, of San Francisco, and
Roy w. Stodard, of Reno, directors.
Reno Journal.