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The Washington times., 1917-03-21

NEW YORK, March 21.-With the
axes beginning to swing in training
camps throughout the country, fans
are today able to get a tiny glimpse
at what may be expected when the
National and American Leagues
plunge into their annual flag chases.
There is little change from the pre-
season dope that emanated from the
stove league. The National League
has it's strong teams: as has the
American. It is q matter OF careful
conditioning, freedom from injuries
when the season starts and the nat
ural things that go to make up
baseball season will settle the issue.
Teams Standing Out.
In the American League, Boston.
Chicago, Detroit and New York stand
out as the best balanced teams.
Many experts are favoring Chicago to
win a pennant this year. They bank
on the come backs of the Comiskey
hurting corps, at one time as good as
they grew. Jim Scott is said to be
showing better than he has for sew
eral years and Reb Russell, II is per
sistently declared, Is having success
in his efforts to iron the kinks out of
his left flipper.
1t has been positively stated there
will no experimenting with Chicago's
Sc nth side team this year. Veterans,
tried and true, will be found filling all
the holes wherever possible. There
apparently are two holes, good sized
ones, on that club-one at first base
and one at shortstOp.
GandII May Fool EN-.
Chick Gandil may fool the multi
tude and prove himself to be just the
man the White Sox have been look
ing for. Anyway, 1t is certain that
neither Jack Ness nor Fourier Is
capable of doing a major league
days work. Ness Will not be among
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
YOUNGSTERS SCORE
IN TRY-OUT EVENTS
Wight and LittIehaIes Perform
CreditabIy in Western
Meet.

Westerns ffst closed track meet
was productive OF some close compe.
tition in the various events. Three
classes-juniors, Intermediates, and
seniors-took part in the fifty, 200
and high jump.
The performance Of d. wight in the
200 senior and James Littlehales In
the fifty, were track records for the
school Wight got IS 4-5 In the 22o
and Littlehales won the final OF the
fifty in six seconds.
The summaries:
Junior fifty yards-won by ]. Cobb:
second, Edwards; third, Hanna
Junior 22o-yard dash-won by Sher.
man; second, J. Cobb; third, Prentiss.
Junior high jump-won by Ed
wards; second, Sherman; third
Hanna
intermediate ffty-yard dash-won
by Breese; second. ArEo; third, Alte
mus. Time, 6 So seconds.
intermediate 220-yard 6ash-Won
by Tremble; second. Pettis; third,
Moore. Time, 20 10.
intermediate high tump-Tie for
first place, Birge and N. Cobb; third,
w. Heron Height, feet IL inches.
Senior fifty-yard dash-Won by Lit
tlehales; second, Myers; third, Abbott.
Time, 9 seconds.
Senior 220-yard dash-Won by
Wight; second. Gardner; third, Hep
burn. Time, % As.
Senior high jump-Won by Houti
second, tie, Hume and Abbott. Height,
feet 1 inch.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
WILL BREAK CAMP
Rockies Under Ray Morgan VIII
Depart Tomorrow Afternoon.

AUGUSTA, Ca, March 21.-The
Griffmen break camp tomorrow. At
2:45 Manager Ray Morgan will take
his rockies TO Wilmington. Each
player Of the dozen has been fitted
out with a paper suitcase, purchased
by the manager, and the gang will
resemble a minstrel troupe on their
departure. A heavy rain will ruin
the bunch, for the suitcases will
surely melt.
At $3.50 the first team, under Man
ager Griffith. will leave for Birming-
ham, being due to arrive there in
time to play ball. That night the
jump to Memphis will be made for
two games with the Southern
Leaguen8.
Craft and Flaherty showed to the
best advantage on the rubber in yes
terday's practice contest and should
look good in the exhibition games to
be played on the road. Thomas went
into the box without any preliminary
work and was touched. up sayagely
By the regulars.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
ADDISON WINNER
OF SOCCER TITLE
Georgetown Playground Team
Takes City Championship
From Gales. Boys.

The Addison School representing
the Georgetown playground has won
the District scholastic championship
In soccer football.
Yesterday, at the Gallingsr play
ground field, Addison defeated the
Gales team Of the New York avenue
playground by Q score OF to 2. De-
spite the fact that the teams have
been forced to remain idle for some
weeks because of bad weather and
wet grounds, the game was closely
contested.
A. C. Joy and Emmitt Haltigan Of
the Playground Department Of the
District refereed the contest. Among
the winners Of the trophy which viii
be awarded the city champions are
George Ready, Burton Hout. Stephen
Hickey. Melvin Davidson, Maurice
Donahue, John Harrison. Melvin
Bogley, Thomas Reilly, Edward Nc
Intyre. George Burch, and Harry
Boiler.
The members of the losing team
were Clifford watkins, Shelton sgd
nor, Andrew May. Mike Pareta.
Eckla Vacarro, Francis de Forts, B.
Goldstein, Mike Lepre, Joe Rockella.
Harry Miller. and Frank Noyes.
The standing OF the teams In the
three-game series which decided the
city championship Is Addison 2. Gales
/. The team standings in the West
ern and Eastern Division champion
ships IL a. follows: Eastern Division:
New York Avenue (by Gales SchooD.
won 8, lost o; Virginia avenue Thy
Cranch SCHOOL,, won ., lost 4; Gar
field Park (by Brent SCHOOL,, won 1,
lost 2; Rosedale (by Carbsry SCHOOL,,
won o, lost g. Western Division:
Georgetown (by Addison), won ..
lost o; Mt. Pleasant (by Morroe),
won 1. lost /; BIoomingdale (by
Emery, won o. lost 1; Gallinger (by
Grant), won 0, lost I.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
. HAGEN FOR SALISBURY.

NEW YORK, March. 21.-Salisbury.
the new public course, just beyond
Garden City, L. J., which is to be open
ed in May, is to have Jack Hagen for
professional. Hagen is one of the
best known golf instructors in this
part of the country and leaves the
Cherry Valley Club. at Garden City.
formerly the Salisbury links, after
i've years OF service.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
CONTTNENTALS ROLL
FOR LEAD TONIGHT
Must Win Three Games From
Grand CentraIs to Keep
Ahead of Royals.

Continentals, leading the District
League, must win all three games OF
a match with the Grand Centrals to-
night, at the Royal, to retain their
margin over the Royals.
The Continentals have won nifty
four games and lost fifteen and the
Royals have q standing Of afty-six
and sixteen. Should the ContineDtals
win two out OF three from the Grand
Centrals q tie for first place would
result.
Good Rolling Expected.
Tonight's battle should be an inter-
esting one aside from the Importance
OF its outcome. Both teams are Of
high caliber and some fine rolling IL
likely to crop out in the encounter.
The Grand Centrals, In third place,
have only a fighting chance T. over
take the Continentals or Royals.
Harry B. HALEY, captain Of the Roy
ais, will be among a party to accom-
pany Frank Sherman to Baltimore
tonight, where he will play Q pocket
billiard exhibition with Ralph Green
leaf.
May Arrange Match.
HALEY may see Won Lossberg, the
prominent Baltimore bowler, regard
ing a duckpin match proposed some
time ago between a picked team Of
the Monumental City and the Royals.
Vince GULL, OF the Gsndils, and
Dwyer, OF the Shermaas, were last
nights best bowlers. GULL obtained
set of $50 and Dwyer q total of 3es.
Gandils won three games from the
w. F. Roberts team, in the Arcade
League, through forfeit.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
GRAND CENTRALs.
STARS HOLD OUT
No Encouragement for Lewis, Hoop
er, StenaeI, and Wheat.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 21.-
There is a small "holdout" brigade
here, composed OF four famous out
fielders-nuffy Lewis and Harry
Hooper, of the Boston Red Sox, world
champions, and lack Wheat and Ca
sey' Stengel, OF the Brooklyn National
League title holders.
Hooper and Lewis came here for
the purpose OF discussing terms with
President Harry FraZee, but, to their
surprise, were informed that further
conferences would only be a waste
OF time. They were told they could
sign the contracts already in their
possession, as their demands would
be unavailing.
Wheat and Stengel received similar
words from the Dodgers president
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
GREENLEAF DEFEATS KLEIN
Pocket 6IIIlardIst Plays Sherman In
Baltimore Tonight.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March Gle
Ralph Greenleaf was in almost per
feet form in his pocket billiard match
with Johnny Klein last right. and
the former Maryland champion did
not have a look-in. Grsenleaf won.
125 to IS, incidentally hanging up sew
eral high runs of %, "a, and IS. To-
night he will meet Frank Sherman,
of Washington, twice champion OF
the world.
The visiting expert displayed con-
sistently brilliant form. He played
perfect position, and executed a num-
Der of difficult shots after Klein seem
ingly had played him safe.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
WOMEN TO GOVERN.

NEW YORK, March 21.-Suffrags
and the privilege OF governing has
been granted to the women OF the
West Side Tennis Club by the board
OF governors. Hereafter the women
OF that organization will legislate
upon their affairs, tournaments, and
other matters pertaining to the club.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
WHERE THEY ROLL.

District-GrHnd Centrals VS.. Con-
tinentals. at Royal
National Capital-Columbians VS.. G..
P. o., at Palace.
Masonic-B. B. French VS.. King
David: Harmony VS.. New Jerusalem;
Mt. Pleasant VS.. Potomac. at Royal.
GEORGETOWN Commercial - Potomac
Bank VS.. Morning Glories, at George
town.
Postoffice-R. NJ. S. VS.. Supervisory:
Independents VS.. Postmasters, at
Postoffice.
Agriculture Interbureau r States
Relations VS.. Animal Industry, at
Casino.
observation-disclosures VS.. Dockets, at
Arcade.
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
Cubs VS.. Surface, at Rathskeller.
Southeast - Southland VS.. Baby
Grands, at Southeast.
Capital City-Freemans VS. Raj
tery's Northeast. at Rathskeller.
CommePcial-Southe Railway VS.
Merchants Transfer and Storage, at
Palace.
knights OF Columbus-De Soto VS.
Nina; Ovando VS.. Isabella. at Ma
tional Capital.
Arcade-Benedicts VS.. Kings Pal
ace, at Arcade.
Mt. Observation-Disclosures VS.. Prince
tons, at Arcade.
ColumbIa-webers VS.. Climbers, al
Columbia.
Fourteenth Street-Allies VS.. Youngs
at Gafrisons.
Departmental War VS.. Commits
sioners. at Palace.
Reclamation Engineering VS.
Drafting, at Palace.
Csaitol Hill-Southland VS.. Jays, al
Capitol Hill.
Anacostia - Seventeenth Streeters
VS.. Y. NJ. c. A, at Anacostia.
ONO Class-Tigers VS.. White Sox, al
Brightwood.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
HICKEY TO LEAD CARDS.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 21.-Only
the cut and dried formality of an
election which probably will be held
at the Mercantile Club today, remains
before Branch Hickey. former bust
ness manager OF the st. Louis Club in
the American League, becomes presi-
dent of. the new st. Louis Club of the
National League.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
TOOK SOME GATHERING.

NEW YORK, March 21.-Buck
Grouse. of Pittsburgh, was knocked
through the ropes and three other
times was fioored by Gus Christie, Of
Milwaukee, at the Broadway Sport
ing Club last night, but at the end OF
ten rounds Grouse was on his feet
and willingly exchanging punches.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
Sam Rice May Sa-Song College Coming Here
BOB THAYERS GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS

The Griffmen split up tomorrow to
begin their transforming trips on
their way home. Griff has found Au-
gusta to his liking as a training
place. The manager is noncommittsl
about returning next year. Augusta
men want the Griffmen, and are will
ing to go to lengths to get them to
return, but Griff appears to have
other ideas. The proposed Giants
Griffmen Panama trip looks like q
financial success, at any rate.
Overton and Ray are due to hook
up in q mile race tonight in New
York. The event will be the climax
of several meetings between the two
great runners. II Overton Is able to
come back for a win again he will
have succeeded in establishing q
record quite out of the ordinary. In
broken two worlds records.
They will turn up unexpectedly.
Gene DeMontreville, former Washing-
ton player in the years gone by, was
an interested spectator at the Balti-
more-washington bowling match In
AooS AAehs- Al LAo ooy .
before many Of US can remember
baseball. DeMontreville was short
stopping for the old Nationals in
these diggings.
We are living to see Hack Spencer
In action this summer. Spencer 10 the
real comeback OF the league. His
work last year was far and away
better than many OF the other catch
ers in the league. After Hack staged
his wonderful performance, for at
one time he vas pretty far gone, he
declared the league was considerably
slower. Hack was a power for the
Tigers last fall, and is expected to
continue his good work.
And In speaking of the Tigers, re-
port has It that Jennings Is out for
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
BASKETERS MEET
College League to Adopt seheduIs
At Meeting TonIaht.

Representatives from George wash
ington, Catholic University, Gallaudet.
and Maryland State will meet at the
Y. N. C. A tonight to formally adopt
rules and regulations for the District
intercollegiate Basketball League.
The meeting will be In charge Of
Prof. c. Es Beckett, of the Y. n. c. A.
who was instrumental in getting the
colleges together.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
BAR SUNDAY SPORTS.

BOSTON, March 21.-Adverse action
on proposals that the playing of golf.
tennis, and baseball, and of all anna
teur sports on Sunday should be made
legal was taken by a legislative COM
naittes yesterday.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
DISTRICT COLLEGES
PLAY STRONG MINES
All Four Institutions Have Best
Teams in Country on Base
ball Schedules.

Some of the best college teams In
the country are slated to appear mere
in the spring baseball dates of the
local schools. Georgetown, with
schedule of thirty-one games, enter
tains more big ones than any or the
others.
Catholic University, engaging others
tventy-three times during the season,
Is not far behind the Hilltoppers in
scheduling hard college teams as op-
ponents.
Schedules Light.
Both Maryland State and Gsllau'
Diet have light schedules this spring.
The Gallaudet players engage purely
local teams and those residing In this
section of the country. Besides the
State games for the Maryland cham
pionship the Maryland State. team
has contests with Cornell, Fordham,
Boston College, Tufts, and Penn State.
Georgetown entertains Lehigh, La
fsyette, Yale, Tufts, Holy Cross, and
several others regularly played. The
team will take a Northern trip during
the middle of May. Several newcom-
ers are on the G. u. dates, including
Lebanon Valley, Trinity of North
Carolina, Drexel Institute, Rutgers,
and Colgate.
BrOokIanders Active.
The Brooklanders are unusually &C
tive in home games and contests
abroad. Coach Moran's players will
meet Yale, Penn State, Tufts, Villa
nova and Harvard here and will en-
gage these teams on a Northern trip.
Catholic University is also slated to
play the Army.
Both Georgetown and Catholic Uni
versity are due to open their SEIZED.
ules tn week. Georgetown plays Mt
st. Joseph's on Saturday, while Cath
Ollie University is due to open with
the Rock Hill College nine. Mary.
land State will open its list Of games
or April with Amherst, while Gal
laudet will play Catholic University
March 81.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21

pitchers. Lack Of pitchers cost Jen-
Mugs q pennant last year. Somehow
or other Hughie always has good
players, but Is shy on pitching talent.
With the wrecking crew at Jennings
call many an ordinary pitcher has
turned in victories. Give Jennings q
FIRST rate pitching stan like that of
the Red Sox, for instance, and there
would be nothing to Il.
Reports from outlying districts
meaning the Hilltop and Brookland-
indicate that the coaches are salts
hed with prospects for q successful
baseball season. According to reports
both Catholic University and George
town are blessed with an abundance
Of good baseball players this season.
Big Ed Sweeney, former Yankee
catcher, IL up to his old tricks.
Sweeney's contract for 5000 q year,
which he signed with the Yankees In
1913, expired last fail. Rupert and
Houston paid q large part OF this
salary, In spite OF the fact that
Sweeney caught for the Toledo club
In 1918 and 1915. Big Ed Is the owner
OF a garage In Chicago, and has noti-
fed the Toledo club that he will not
sign another contract unless he re-
ceives $4,000. As Sweeney's terms
are entirely out of the question.
Roger Bresnahan has advised him to
stick to his garage all summer. The
Toledos have gone South without
him
Hans Lobert is through as q regu-
lar, but his value to the Giants Is by
no means negligible. Twelve years
OF major league baseball have en-
dowed him with a thorough knowl-
edge Of the game, and his long serv-
ice in the diamond has not diminished
his enthusiasm or fighting spirit.
McGraw has made the Dutchman his
first lieutenant, and John has devel-
oped into q coach par excellence.
The Washington times., 1917-03-21
GRAND GENERALS
DUCKPIN WINNERS
Defeat Baltimore Athletic Club
With Mediocre Scores
BY SO Pins.

Tom Keane's Grand Centrals invad-
Baltimore Athletic Clubs best duck
pin rollers, and, although the Wash
ingtonians rolled below their aver
age, they managed to trim the Monu-
mental City pinspillers by thirty-eight
pins in three games.
Johnny Naeth and Nick Chaconas
were the only Grand Centrals able to
hold their average, Vaeth shooting
356 and Chaconas 1913. vaeth was the
star of the match. His games were
131, 81, and 1873.
Krichtan Rolls Well.
Joe Krichtan, anchor man and cap
tain OF the Baltimore quint, counted
$40 for his set, and was high man OF
the team. StabIer performed well
with 800. The Grand Centrals' total
was 1852 against 1924 for Baltimore.
An effort will be made to have a
return match here, although the Bal
tImoreans did not seem particularly
in favor of it last night, with the ex-
ception OF Captain Krichtan.
Foul Line HandIcaps.
Several OF the Baltimore bowlers
were handicapped in having to abide
by the foul line rule, claiming that in
all their rolling at the club they paid
little attention 20 the line.
An excellent gallery witnessed the
match. The scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
THE WAR PRIMER
BY National Geographic Society
Sensational Battle of veres.

A vivid war diary by Amer Auzias
de Turenne, a student at tbs Hal ward
Law School now living IN Seattle. who
lost his right eye fighting WITH the
is published in The Harvard Alumni
Bulletin, extracts of which follow:
II had completed my rst .etr at the
Law School of Harvard Ui:.vcr :sty,"
says Mr.. de Turenne "and was 9pend-
ing my holidays in Canada wnen the
war broke out. Memories Of Lafay cite
and of the help given by Franco to
America more than a hundred years
rnocracy against autocracy- ali that,
and more, flashed through my npnd,
and I, an American, decided 10 en.ist.
TT was on Sept. 4, 1914. at Va car
ter, near Quebec, one of TIE training
ca mps of Canada, that I enlisted in
The Fifth Battery. Second BE- gade,
Canadian Field Artillery. After re-
naming a short time in camp we left
Canada for England. a force OF IS coo
men, as members of tie F rsi Cana
Clan contingent. In England We were
encamped on Salisbury Plain for a
Period of four months, which was
really just as trying as it ~ - at the
front. and thence we went to France
to the firing line. 1t was no ur:;i the
first German gas attack that we got a
real idea Of warfare in all its kor-
rorst"
After a short account of Tie battle
gas by the Germans, Mr.. de Turenne
describes the battle of Ypres:
"Ahead of us lay a long field. End
then a row Of tall trees border iL.g- the
User Canal, then further on another
plain and a little hill. At nay point of
vantage I picked up d pair OF field
glasses and, looking along the User
Canal, could see black lines moving
up a hill. The infantry was charging.
Occasionally the black lines would stop
and then continue again, leaving every
time black dots behind them these
were the dead and wounded. At night
time it was also possible to sea cur
own shells explode. There were here
raany batteries beside my own ting
whenever they got the order to do so
by telephone.
"One morning about 1880, the grn-
ners were all sitting by their guns
awaiting the order to fire some smok-
ing, others chatting. Shells were fly
ing by, but far of, and noDoiy was
paying attention, we got so use ! to
them. I happened to be fixing the
-hridle, of my horse. about twcr-ty feet
from the nearest gun. when heard a
shell come. It seemed to come straight
for where was Judging by tle sound;
I turned around to see it exr ioce. It
exploded above my head at about the
feight of thirty or forty feet. saw
the explosion. A large piece OF the out 4
side Of the casing Of lile ss1ei; ab.ut
a quarter OF an inch thick and one
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31


inch and a half long, struck me ush
en- the right eye, smashing tt? o.tit,
-pene trating clean through the face,
causing bullying of the haId palate
still have the piece, which L Measure
as a souvenir. For a momen. I was
stunned as though hit by g edge
hamer; then came a Tasty sensa ion,
not exactly very painful. Puttins my
hand to my face, I managed 8. reach
a little fence by the nearesc CUE. and
there the loss of blood caused me to
Sit down. N.Y. companions f1yILg to
my aid, and applying a first-aia field
dressing, I was laid on an GA Is sh-
toned Flemish farm wagon draw by
the shadow of once deco: horse.
Turing all that time I was fully con-
scions, and distinctly remember my
trip from the place of the wound to
England.
Mr.. de Turenne describes tie, follow
ing incident of which he was an eye
witness:
ut was in the early times of this
terrific struggle. Somewhere In Fran
Gers the trenches stood only goo yards
ON the. other the Germans. Tns Ger
mans had attempted couDterattack.
and as it was getting dark tIey N ere
forced to retire, with great Il sses,
leaving the dead and wounded GA the
FIELD. Amid this awful carnaSE two
men only remained, Frencaman and
a German. They were engaged in a
bayonet duel one trying t., kill the
other. They were both dancing around
in circles like demons thrus+ing and
stabbing right and left. One mad to go
and they fought. 1t was p.sctiCally
dark by this time. The pa:e moon
shone sickly reflection on these two
human beings. Their features were
drawn and haggard, their eyas fl shed
and budged out of their orbl.<. the ex-
preston on their faces was ghaztIy -
that of utmost despair And st.i they
danced, each fighting for is exist
ence, when all of a sudden this Un-
canny performance came to an ABRUPT
sop. There was sharp eIIck--a
thrust and a muffledssound. Eoth bay
onets went home both men 80 cd
.transfxed. both fell dead to tie ground.
1T was a frightfu1 scene. t0 rec
these two men fighting a Tferce battle
in the pale moonlight with So maj of
their dead and wounded comrades ly-
ing close around. The sight vas such
that on both sides in the trenches the
men stood UP and gazed on the scene
N utter amazement-cach forgetting
to- fire."
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

ment should be toleretsd at an, and
with a recognition OF such 1t is i'm
pos sible that there should not be q
gen rous response tAfoughout the en-
tire country to the appeal which Is
being made for general participation
in the be-kind- to- animals week which
has been fixed by the National HUI
name society for the week of April
is. ending with HuznAn6 Sunday. April
%.
Humane Sunday does NOT apply
solely to animals but to hur1zanity as
well, for there il IS great need of dis
playing Kindness to human beings as
to the members of the animal king
dom, that the number of cases of III
treatment may not be as large in the
former instance as m the latter. when
it is considered that the anti-cruelty
societies or the country investigated
during the past year cases involving
Els. 0e0 children and :. SOC. 900 animals.
Child and animal pretsetioa need
daily consideration but IL Is impor-
ta7t.. that increased attention should
be attracted thereto during a special
period of the year for the purpose of
arousing greater interest. New eu1-
phasis is given to the movement ev-
cry time such q special week Is OBJ
served.