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The Washington times., 1917-05-15
Big Crowds See Games in West
Fans Turn Out and Contests Are Played In Spite
of Inclement Weather-Griff Blames Racing
For Poor Showing Here.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

DETROIT, May 1j.-Attendances at
American League games in the West.
in spite Of Indictment weather and out
side attractions, indicate another rous-
ing year for baseball. Once settled
weather gets going, with warm sun
TO shine upon perspiring athlete and
perspiring fan alike. the record OF
1916 should be surpassed.
While in the East the spring has
been rainy and cold, seldom day
coming suitable for baseball, the
West has a similar story. Only in the
East. games were postponed. while
out here on the border games were
played in a driving rain. The final
game OF the doublc-header between
the Indians and Tigers here last We'd
nesday was played with hard rain
descending upon the field. In the
East more tenderness has been shown.
The reason for all this out here has
been the loyalty Of the fans. When
several thousands OF fans are walt
ing for the fray to begin. the man
ayers hate to lose that money, even IL
It Is raining or the field is soft and
slow. With no money in sight, East
ern managers have been quicker to
postpone their games.
Cleveland Fans Loyal.
Cleveland fans have been most loyal
TO the Indians this year, showing
every Willingness to sit in cold stands
to root for their heroes.
Both in Cleveland and Detroit.
where we got most OF our rain, the
attendance was good this spring" as
serted Robert G. Mercy, vice pre5i-
dent of the Cleveland club, when ask
ed about conditions. I'VE broke the
park record in Detroit on the opener
with more than $4,000 fans packed in
side the park. Then We returned to
Cleveland and played to $1,000 for our
opener. Our outlook is for big crowds
the moment the warm weather ap-
pears"
It is much the same story here in De-
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS

track, lacrosse, tennis and golf
matches gain practically nothing for
the athletic fund and are decided
drains upon the treasury. It is esti-
mated that Harvard has saved $4,000.
We interject an idea that Is advisable
from a standpoint OF competition, Of
morale and OF physical development
that football be continued in all col
leges next fall Further. that the ex-
cess in football profits from big
games, over and above the actual run
ming expenses for teams be turned
over to the Red Cross.
Like a referee in any branch Of
sport, a baseball umpire Is usually q
target for general abuse, so this op-
portunity is seized to pay tribute to
one arbiter OF balls and strikes In
the Hagerstown-Martin game
last Thursday Bill MCGOWAN, OF Will
mington, Del, an aspirSnt for major
league fame, officiated. Here Is what
the Morning Herald, OF Hagerstown,
says OF his work: zone of the fea.
lures OF the contest was the umpiring
Of 'Bilr MCGOWAN, who IL one OF the
most human jumps in the business.
MCGOWAN was right on top OF every
play, and his decisions on the bases
were perfect. On balls and strikes
Mac was equally good, and his exhi-
bition OF umpiring in the irSt game
Of the season was better than any
seen in the league all OF last season.
The fans and players appreciate good
umpirinE, and It is up to both to help
along the good-umplring cause by
burying the hammers and taking the
jumps decisions for better or worse.
Umpires are bound to make mistakes,
but when we get umpiring such as
MCGOWAN produced yesterday, we
should count ourselves lucky and
make an effort to boost a good thing
along"
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
WESTERN CONFERENCE
CANCELS GRID SESSION
Committee Thinks There viii b
Football During Fail.

CHICAGO. May 1.-THE western
conference football committee haf
announced there would be no meeting
OF the football officials with the
coaches in June this year as Il Gus
tomary. The meeting has been post
poned until early fail on account Of
the unsettled condition Of big nine
athletics due to the war. Although
one conference school-Minnesota--
has cancelled its schedule for thii
year. several OF the COMMITTEES ex.
pressed the opinion that there would
be football games this fall. Several
Of the coaches are in favor Of play.
ing out the schedule and giving thu
net proceeds to the Red Cross.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

troit. and newspaper men who have
travelled to st. Louis and Chicago join
in the tale Of big crowds. considering
the poor weather conditions.
Grin BIames Races.
Clark Griffith blames Maryland races
for much OF the poor attendance at
Georgia avenue.
The story is the same everywhere We
CO." is what Grifr says. big crowds OF
loyal fans. all glad to have something
to take their minds of Europe. It's true
in every city but Washington. However.
believe affairs at home will settle
down and we'll have good crowds during
the summer
Most of the blame for small crowds
at home. think. falls on the horse rae
ing in Maryland. Every day special
trains take men and women to Bowie,
or Pimlico. or Havre de Grace or Lau-
rel. whichever track happens to be con-
Quoting a meet. Racing is popular in
our section OF the country. both for
itself and for the opportunity to gamble.
Confident of Future.
Another big cause is that everybody
in Washington who works for Uncle
Sam is busy, most busy. The depart
ments are being speeded up to meet war
conditions and the workers don't have
so much leisure time as they did before
Europe began ripping its map to pieces.
However. this will all work out salts
factorily by the time summer sets in in
earnest. As soon as the departments
find they are running smoothly. the
clerks will begin getting some leisure
time and they'll be at the ball park, just
as they always did. A man. after work
Ing in an office. must get some recrea-
ton in the open air. and what is better
for him than to go to a ball game? It's
bred in the American. and have faith
in the fans of Washington.
Il look for a bumper year in baseball.
Washington may be behind now, owing
to local conditions, but it will yet come
! to the front.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
GRFFMEN LOST CHANCE
TO TAKE FIRST BATTLE
Fall Before Jungaleers in Four
teenth Inning Of First Game.

DETROIT, May 15.-Five chances to
win their first game from the tigers
of 1917 were lost by the Grinmen
when they failed to manufacture b.
binglss in the pinches, and so. after
battling evenly for fourteen innings,
they fell before Jungaleers, to ?, but
Jennings men knew they had been In
a hard fight.
In the NTH, with runners on third
and first and one down, Crane and Du-
mont popped to Bush. In the sixth
Foster was left on third by Shanks
and Rice. Charity famed with two
on the seventh Crane and Ayers left
Ainsmith on second in the twelfth
and in the the thirteenth Judges
opening double was wasted when
Shanks was called out on strikes
and Rice poked weakly to Bo-
la76. A solid drive at any of these
CRIES would have given the Griffmen
the victory.
Scores on Double PIay.
Judge scored in the first on a walk,
an error and an inheId out, Burns
throwing across to Witt after Judge
had started for the plate. Burns tied
the score in the fourth after killing
HeiIman at TIE plate on his roller TO
Foster. when a wild pitch put him on
second and tore Witt of a single to
right.
The Tigers drove Dumont from the
rubber in the sixth. though their four
hits brought them but one run. Cobb
died at third trying to make HIS dou.
Bile carry him there. Veach bounced
. hot one of Dumont's glove. He'll
man hunted safely and then Burns
singled to left, scoring Veach.
Rice opened the ninth with a mass
went TO third on Smiths slow safety
to Burns, and came across with the
tying score while Ainsmith was fore
ing Smith.
Hits Over Smiths Head.
With one down in the fourteenth.
Burns doubled over Smiths head VIII
sent long fly out 10 Rice. The Grifr-
man misJudged the drive badly and
when II sailed over his head Burns
came over with the winning run for
the Tigers.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
MENOSKY GOES ON HOME
TO REST STRAINED NECK
Grifs YOungster Fails to Respond
to Martins Doses.

DETROIT. May 15-Mike Menosky
has been sent home and Kid Jameson
ordered TO report here at once. Menosky
left today for his home at Flint. Mich,
where he will spend a few days before
going TO Washington Menosky is suf-
fering from strained muscles in his
back He Is unable to turn his head
and. naturally. cannot be OF any service
to the team. Mike Martin has been
working on him without much success.
dna finally Griffith decided to call on
Jameson and to send MenoSky home.
Jameson will be used as a pinch
hitter against right hand pitchers and
as a relief runner. The Old Fox has
given UP all ideas of making the lit
tie fellow a pitcher.
Doc Ayers seems ready to take his
place among the pitchers OF Griff-
men. He lost yesterdays bitter tus-
sci, but the Hillsvillian showed to ex-
cellent advantage against Bernie Bo-
land. Ayers went into the contest in
the seventh. and allowed but four
hits in the seven frames he toiled.
Ayers has been looked upon as the
relief hurler OF the team, George Du-
mont being considered one OF the
regulars The Frenchman was hit
hard yesterday. and seemed TO lack
his speed OF earlier games. He may
be given a rest for a week or two
and. in that case. Ayers viii get his
berth as a starter against the foe
men.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
WHITE sox WIN.

CHICAGO, May 15-Clarence Row
lands White Sox made only five hits OF
Seibold and r. Johnson. Of the Mack
men yesterday. but several Of these
were punched of Seibold in the fifth.
which. coupled with the latter's Wild
ness sent four runs over. enough to
win. The score was to .
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
LAFAYETTE'S TITLE

By winning two out Of three
games from the Stansbury team
last night, Lafayette won the
championship of the Masonic
Bowling Association, the largest
duckpin league in the country. In
fighting its way to the title, the
champion combination triumphed
over twenty-three teams.
Had Stansbury scored a clean
sweep a tie for first place would
have resulted with Lafayette. The
final standing gives Lafayette
IOS games won and "a lost, and
Stansbury 104 won and % lost.
Last nights team scores:
LIST 2nd 3rd
Lafayette 800. SCI $40 sos
Stansbury go. sos 524 543
King. of Stansbury, was the
best individual performer, with a
set Of 355.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
WIN IN LAST INNING.

PHILADELPHIA, May I5.-Ths
Phillies came through with a punch
in the final session with two runs
which won for them over the Pirates
3 to ,. Mixing hits with fine base
running brought victory.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
YANKs GAIN ON RED sox.

ST. LOUIS. May l6-The Yankees
hammered Davenport and Rogers for
twelve safeties yesterday. and won. s 10
?. Donovan's tribe. in second place by
a small margin. gained on the leading
Red Sox, who lost 10 the Indians.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
LEONARD POUNDED.

CLEVELAND. May 1k-Leonard was
knocked from the slab by the Indiani
In three innings yesterday. Cleveland
winning from the Red Sox. to & Bos
ton hit Klepfer's shoots throughout. but
the latter kept thu hits well scattered
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

With the exception of one club, the
Eastern baseball teams in the major
league circuits seem able TO holo
their own with the Western rivals on
the first engagements. The Giants on
their home grounds look to be 'eI-
nigh invincible. In the West none
OF the clubs look to have any advan-
tage on the invaders from the sea
board. 1t would be folly to pick a
title winner at this early date. In
the National League New York and
Chicago appear to be the class, while
in the American Boston looks to have
the edge. This is May, however, and
many things happen later on.
Francis Ouimet. former national
open golf champion. has accepted the
invitation of the Midlothian Club OF
Chicago to appear in the amateur
championship tournament OF the West
ern Golf Association. The u. s. G. A.
has declared Ouimet to be profess
sional. The adoption OF a new defni-
ton OF an amateur by the Western As
ISOLATION brought forth a unanimous
vote from. the board of governors to
invite Ouimet We may look for
trouble later on, since the u S. G. A.
ruling has been ignored.
R. Norris Williams. National lawn
tennis champion. has been rejected At
the Plattsburg military camp because
the medical authorities have found
fault with Williams feet. Minor de-
fects from a military standpoint have
nothing to do with general stiffness
about the tennis court. To those who
have seen Williams in action there
seems to be little trouble with the
pedal extremities.
1t is a fact that many colleges have
saved great sums OF money this spring
in discountinG athletics. Rowing,
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

IohN-. . 10 Is q
SBatted for Du Mont In seventh
fOne out when winning run was scored
Warrington .-.---...-... 100 on OCi o0O CO.
Detroit --.---.----....... 600 l0l OO0 oO0 o.
Runs-Judse. Rice. Nearh Burns CsD TWo-
base hits-Cobb. Ainsmith. Judge Morgan
BuTns, Wit. Three-bsse hiis-Foster, Cobb
saerince hits-Morgan. Judge. Eeach Foster
Douoie pLays-Bush to Young to Burns: He'll
man 70 Bush o.. Left on bases-Detroit ..
Warrington T. First base on errors-Detroit
/: hsshlngton. > First base On balls-OT
Boland, ;; OF Du Mont !: OF Ayers , Hits
-On Du Mont. in innings: OF Ayers 4 in
IL innings. Struck out-By Boland 5: By
Ayers, !. Wild pitch-Du Mont
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
,ebQN DESPITE Dscomqqng Condos-Gh Believes HARPER Ready
BOWLING LEADERS

Following are the best marks
made in the District duekpin
tournament to date:
Class A.
Teams-Stansbury 1-Grand
Centrals, tied ..........1,617
Doubles-Barber- Hansford 700
Satisfactorily .......... SS5
Class B.
Teams-Agrieulture .......1,s15
Observation-Disclosures 80. 691
Singles-Gowen .......... 368
Class c.
Teams-Managers .......1,5S5
Doubles-Martin-N eumeyer.. 666
Singles-Plunkett ......... 35S
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
BIG LEAGUE DIFFERS
Fancy Marks Hung Up Yesterday
BY Major leaauers.

Several good batting marks were
made by major league stars in yes
terday's games. Here are the aver
ages:
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
Shift Being Considered.

As a resolution OF Tiger victory.
Manager Griffith Is considering q
shift in his batting order. The shift
NAV come today. 70. the Old Fox
wants to arrange his best batsmen
so that they may come TO the plate
at times when safe blows will bring
in runs. Five opportunities to bring
in runs were thrown to the chill
winds yesterday. Shanks, Rice, Crane,
and Charity all falling down in the
pinch.
Foster and Milan are the only
members Of the team holding their
own at the bat. and Manager Grif-
nth will find IT no easy matter to
construct a batting order that will
relieve the situation. The batsmen
are not there with the hits. that's all
there is to IL. Rice, considered the
hest batsman Of the lot, has a weak
thumb that interferes with his swing.
and SO he Is doing little or nothing.
Morgan is a weak sister, about as
weak as the player he relieved in the
infield.
Walter Johnson Is expected to
tWirI today's contest, with Carroll
Jones opposing him: Jones II one OF
Jennings promising rockies, and the
Kansas Cyclone may have a hard
time winning.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

Friends and Western are slated to
meet tomorrow afternoon in tennis.
Gardner and Gieseking. of the West
ern team, are not available at pres
emit. Western Is expecting to MI the
date with a bunch of youngsters.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

A"SFAcun League.
Cleveland. :: Boston. G.
Chicago, 6: Philadelphia. ..
New York, 6: ST. Louis >.
National League.
ChicaGo 6: Boston o.
Cincinnati. 3: Brooklyn 2
Philadelphia. 3. Pittsburgh .
ST. Louis, :; New York, / 10 ins)
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

The Georgetown Prep baseball play
ers are looking for games. Last week
two contests were scheduled, and
both were called on. The Props go up
against Episcopal High School at
Alexandria tomorrow afternoon A
lack of suitable practice Is expected
to handicap the team
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

NATIONAL.
where They PIay.
TO-DAY

where They Play.
TO-DAY. TOMORROW.
Pitts. At PhTA. Chicago at Boston.
Cinctn. at Brooklyn. ST. l. at New York
ST. l.. at New York. Pitts. at Phila.
Chicago at Boston. Cinctn. at Brook.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

CentraPs tennis team Is listed for
an engagement at Tome School on
Saturday. While the track team goes
up for the annual Tome field and
track games the tennis team will Of
fer competition for the Tome lads.
Cissell, Dudley. and Frizzell will be
the most dependable racqueters for
Central Today Cissell and FrizzelI
meet in the finals OF the school tour
nament.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
HARRY HARPERN NOW
GRIFF
HurIer Warmed Up With All
Necessary Stuff.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

DEIhOlI' may iO'-EarTS MAJ per
absolutely necessary to the future
success OF the Griffmen, Is ABOUT
ready to take his turn on the mound.
Following his warm-up yesterday be-
fore the game. Manager Griffith an
nounced that the tall southpaw never
showed so much curves and speed
since he reported at Augusta, IN
March.
I'm not going to hurry him along
though added the Old FOX. MY
team Is losing games now, not De-
cause OF weak pitching, but because
OF weak hitting In the pinches ana
weak fielding. Their base running,
too. is nothing wonderful, and so
have plenty OF time 10 let harper
T9una INTO form. ie Won sen.
70 1919. t ,San ~ hava ut s.sn"
x,,,.L.. S.,,.h.
,-,.,
As matters stahu touaS
men are without a soutnpaW ptcher.
The Athletics offer another example
OF this. having no lett-hanoers amohs
their twirlers, with so many sooo
southpaw patsmen WORKING IN Sne
league 1t is almost necessity tnat
each team be well equipped win
southpaw pitchers. They should have
AT least one 10 NIX IN win ehe I's
handers The Griffmen- however are
lacking a southpaw until harper
feels ready to DO his DIT on the sIAo'
The Griffmen dropped their opehlhs
game with the Tigers here' put tiLey
compelled Jennings men 10 raneI
fourteen innings before gaining the
verdict by score or 10 = Al
through the contest the "asnlnsIon-
ians' cheereo oy I,IlLtSr
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
SCHOOLBOY SERIES
HAS BEEN STOPPED
Advisers Call OF Remaining
Games in Title Race.

Faculty athletic advisers OF the
high schools have decided to call or
the present baseball series, award
ing the championship, already decid-
ed, to Central High School.
The action was taken yesterday.
Three teams participating in the two
remaining games have been seriously
crippled by the loss Of players who
have gone away on service for the
country.
In view Of the fact that the re-
naming games would have no bearing
on the title won by Central, the ad-
visers called OF the contest Today
Western and Technical would have
played. On Friday Eastern and Busi-
ness would have met.
Wise, Held, Towbes, Gerard, and
Payne, Of the Business team, are in
Government service at present.
o'Brien, Stevens, Spencer, and Gard
ner, Of Western, are out Of school on
work today.
Litchneld. Newman, and Smoot are
lost to the Eastern team, having gone
to work.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

If it does, it's good one-stick to
it whether it happens to be Fatima
or some other cigarette.
But if it doesn't Just Try these two
tests on Fatima.
Here Is another kind of Fatima
proof: For over 8 years, Fatimas have
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

It is a fact that many colleges have
saved great sums OF money this spring
in discounting athletics. Rowing,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-31
DENIES REPORTED
ATTACK ON WILSON
Mrs. L. E. Sellers Takes Ex-
CeptiOn to Report on Her
Talk to League.

Denying positively that she at
tackled Pres't Wilson in her address
before the Franchise league. Tues
day night, or that she criticized his
administration of the war beyond
what has been done recently by
many public men, Mrs. l.. +. Sell
lers, of indianapolis. yesterday took
emphatic exception to the story that
appeared in The News-Times, We'd
nesday morning. Mrs. Sellers ad-
dressed the car strikers at Central
Labor Union hall wednesday
morning. and had a very attentive
audience.
MY address before the Fran
chise league" said Mrs. Sellers,
yesterday, was nothing unusual. II
is true that / had not gone far be-
fore one lady present arose in her
seat and asked if 1 meant what 1
said. as an assault on Pres't Wilson.
told her that / did not. l was re-
lating the same things that men in
public life; in the senate and lower
house Of congress had said-men
smarter than me or anybody on The
News-Times."
Impossible" said the reporter,
having in mind, perhaps anybody
on The Times" Mrs. Sellers
went on TO state that after this lit
tie encounter with the lady on the
floor. she and one or two others left
the meeting without staying TO hear
the conclusion. She resents the re-
ference TO her address as being OF
'sOcialistic tendencies. com bined
with a more or less hay idea of
facts regarding the present national
situation" ana declares that had
those who left so early remained to
the end of her talk. they would have
gone away with a different i'm
preston.
According TO those who remained
10 the end. Mrs. Sellers closed with
a glowing tribute TO Pres't Wilson,
and set him forth as among the
greatest o. American presidents and
one whose name would go down in
history crowned as great humani-
tartan. IL is asserted that her talk
on the issues of the war was not
to an impartial analysis OF those
against the war but rather an en-
deavOr 10 get at basic facts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-31
The Real Secret of
Rejuvenating the Face

She holds the true secret Of facial re-
iuvenatiOh who has learned how 10 re-
move the dead skin particles as fast as
they appear. It's a secret anyone may
possess The aged, faded, or discolored
surface skin may be gradually absorbed.
in an entirely safe and rational manner
by the nightly application OF ordinary
mercOlized wax Within a week or two
the underlying skin, youthful and beau
tiful TO behold, has taken the place OF
the discarded cuticle. So little Of the old
skin IS absorbed each day there's no In
convenience at all and no one suspects
you are putting anything on your face
The mercolized wax, prOcurable at any
drugstore tan ounce is sufficient. is APP
piled like cold cream In the morning
it is erased with soap and water It's
the best thing known for freckles, black
heads. pimples. moth patches. liver spots
and fine surface wrinkles.
For the deeper wrinkles and crOwsfeet
an excellent and harmless recipe is Pow
dered SaXOlite, one ounce, dissolved 10
one-half pint witch hazel. Bathing the
face in the solution produces quick and
wonderful results II is fine for saggy
cheeks or chin. Adv
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-31
u. B. SUNDAY SCHOOL
CABINET MEETS TONIGHT

The cabinet of the United Breth-
rem Sunday school will meet at the
home OF L. +. Gerber. lis E. Ohio
ST., Thursday evening. The Wo-
mans Missionary society will meet
with Mrs. NJ. l.. Balsley. 1916 Dale
av., Friday at $3.50. Thirty three
members OF the United Brethren
Brotherhood motored TO ElRhart
Tuesday evening 10 visit the Broth
erhood of Castle L. b. church.
Rev. c. F. Byrer addressed the two
organizations. The music was fur
nished by two male quartets, one
from each society.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-31
WELLS FARGO HAS BOND
PLAN FOR ITS EMPLOYEES

Wells Fargo & Co. express have
announced TO its employees an in
stallment plan whereby they may
subscribe through the company to
the Liberty loan and pay for their
bonds in semi-monthly installments,
covering a period of one year.
Prest Caldwell announces that
SPACE will be provided for the war
ccnscription registrars at all offices
of the company if the official in
charge OF the registration wish to
avail themselves of such space. The
necessary desk and chairs will be
furnished.