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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

Don't forget the meeting CT the Red
Gross Chapter tomorrow Friday) night
at the Court House. There is much
business Of Importance to be transact
ed. Let all be present.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

Mrs. McCaslin aud children left
Thursday morning for Eldorsdo, Kan,
to join Mr.. McCsslin, who is employed
In the oil fields there. They will re-
main permanently
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

E. P. Prown, Manager of the Beaver
Equity Exchange, returned Tuesday
from End. to which place he had gone
to purchase seed wheat.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

Mrs. Jack Langst,n is visiting her
mother at Hutchinson, Kansas. Mr..
Langston is at May where he is employ
ed in a lumber yard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

A number Of the Young people enjoy
ed themselves Friday of last week at q
party at the home Of Don G. Reed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

Ernest Stevens, who has been work
ing in the Dakota harvest fields, re-
turned home Sunday.
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TURF STARS AT PIMLICO.
Maryland Jockey Club Meeting
OPENS Tomorrow.

With the running of the racing pro-
gram today the most successful meet
ing ever conducted over the Havre de
Grace track of the Hartford Association
will be brought to close.
Tomorrow the scene will shift to old
Pimlico. where the Maryland Jockey
Club. the oldest of Maryland racing or
CARNATIONS, will entertain for a season
Of fifteen days. That is just how far
the thoroughbreds are from the opening
In New York, at Jamaica, May is.
In recent years racing in Maryland
has had very important bearing on
the New York sport, and this season
VIII be no exception. In fact, it will
nave more important bearing, for
horses Of better class have raced at
the early meetings than ever before
and they will go to the New York
tracks with the very important adj
vantage of having been seasoned by
actual contest. The backward spring
has been a serious handicap to the
operations about the Long Island train
ing grounds and for that reason some
OF the good ones have not been made
ready for the meetings at Hayre de
Grace and Bowie. but Pimlico will see
many of the good horses and it will
be the final tightening process for the
long New York campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30

Mack sent Jack Majors to Indianapolis
along with a large bundle Of cash. Majors
has been with the Mackmen for two
seasons and holds major league record
of having lost twenty straight games
His only victory Of 1915 for the Athletics
was scored in April, and after that he lost
twenty in a row before the close Of the
season.
These same Mackmen finished the
week just past with the best record
of any team in the American League,
winning three and losing one game;
Cleveland having the next best mark,
with four victories out of six games
played. The best Chicago and Boston.
the leaders, could do, was to break
even. as did New York and st. Louis.
Washington and Detroit had the poor
est records-one game won and three
lost
Ban johnson. president of the Ameri-
can League. is expected in Washing ton
| this week. probably today. in connec-
| ton with the proposal of Congress to
impose a tax on base ball to help
meet war expenses. Ban has been
quoted as saying that the clubs in his
| league would have to close their gates
| If taxed 10 per cent of their receipts,
as suggested, and he is expected to
use his eioquence on the congressional
committee having the matter in charge.
to convince it's members that such
| levy would be "ruinous."
The printed statement that base ball
will suffer through CONSUMPTION" has
thoroughly reused Johnson. who has
given voice to some interesting re-
marks in respect thereto. Il resent that
way of putting it," Johnson says. "Of
| course, base ball players whose ages
! make them eligible may be called to
the colors. But the game will not
suffer from that. 1t will be honored and
glorif1ed. 1 would not want a conscrip-
ton bill that would exempt any young
man of any class. trade or profession.
Naturally, athletes will make better
soldiers. We have always made the
point that the national game helps to-
ward making better and healthier
. Americans and that it helps to qualify
them for such a service as they now
are called upon to perform. When the
players of the American League are
called they will be better qualified Tor
their duties because of the military
training they have received. The Ameri-
can League players were not evading
CONSUMPTION. They were preparing
themselves, so that they would be thor
oughly fit when their time came. The
representatives of the American game,
who owe so much to the support of the
American people, will not be found re-
luctant or hating when the call
comes"
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American League Games.
Browns Defeat Indians.

CLEVELAND. April 30.-St. Louis
won a long drawn-out game from
Cleveland yesterday. to 5. Eight pitch
ers took part. St. Louis acquired an
early lead of four runs. but Cleveland
overcame it in the eighth. only to lose
the lead again in the ninth.
with one out in that inning, w. Mil
Ter batted for Plank and beat out an In
field hit He stole second and took
third on Billings wild throw. Shotton
famed, but Austin walked. Sisler beat
out an fnfield hit and Pratt doubled.
Miller and Austin scoring.
Cleveland got three hits in its half OF
the ninth. but Lavan made a spectacu-
lar pickup of Chapman's hit and nipped
Billings, who had rounded third, retir-
ing the side. Score:
ST. Louis ......... q % e-6
Cleveland min. . o o i 10
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By II. c.. BYRD.

Amateur base ball oficially win be
ushered in today. two Of the leagues be-
ing scheduled to begin play and tho as
the election of officers and the transac-
ton of other affairs pertinent to the
opening OF the season. The Terminal
Railroad Y. NJ. C. A and Rosedale cir
cults start their schedules. Car Depart
ment and General ONCE being due to
clash in the former. and General Baking
Company and Columbia Printers in the
latter. The Terminal Railroad "Y" or
ganization was scheduled to open last
Saturday, but wet grounds prevented.
At the meeting of the Amateur Rase Ball
Association tonight officers will be elect
ed and the code changed to conform to
existing conditions. The changes in the
rules already have been drawn up and
will be submitted to the association by
S. Edward Beach and c. M. King, who
President Young. So efficient has been
the administration of President Robert
H. Young that it is practically certain
he will be reelected. AS matter OF
fact, it is likely that all the officers Of
last year are in for another term. The
ry shurtlefr. who formerly held that,
having been ordered out of town as a
captain in the Marine Corps.
The four diamonds which will be
used this year by the amateur leagues
under the jurisdiction of the amateur
association are easily accessible, with
the exception of the Rosedale field, and
that is not so hard to reach. The Rose
dale League is to play on the Rosedale
playground, at 18th and Gales streets
northeast. Down on the White lot the
government circuit is to hold forth.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. players
will stage their meetings on the field
at the east end of Union station. and
the Capital City organization at the
old Central League Park, at 1st and M
streets northeast.
The W., B. and A. base ball team yes
terday celebrated its debut in the semi
professional league of Maryland by
taking both ends of the double-header
1t played at Annapolis Junction. The
railroad nine Is made up Of some OF
the best semi-pro. players in Washing
ton and Baltimore. Long. Phipps. Fra
ser, Rawlings and Kelly make their
homes here, while the other members
of the squad are drawn from Baltimore
and Annapolis Emhling of Baltimore
pitched shutout ball in the first game,
beating st. Peters c. c. by 4 to o. and
Kelly hurled well enough In the second
contest to get the long end OF 3-to-l
score. st. Peters got only one hit on
Emhling and four off Kelly. Emhling
famed IL and Kelly 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
GOLF EVENT THIS WEEK
Annual Spring Tourney Of Washing
ton Golf and Country Club
Starts Thursday.

This week golfers Of the District
will be afforded the first opportunity
of the current season to engage in
formal combat. The annual spring
tournament of the Washington Golf
and Country Club will be held Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday. May 3,
and S. According to statements from
members of the several clubs around
washington, the entry list will be fully
az brilliant as that of last year. when
several of the best Of the Philadelphia
pIayers were here to battle with Wash
ington's leading golfers. Last years
tourney was won by Lee L. Harlan OF
the Columbia Country Club, who won
from his clubmate, Norbert Dempsey,
5 and 4. The course of the Wash
ineton Golf and Country Club is always
very attractive in the spring. The
greens, which later in the year. become
a little baked out, are green and yelvety
and the course is in its best condition
of the year.
Tomorrow afternoon four members
of the Columbia Country Club will
play a four-ball match over the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club course.
Tom Dempsey and Emmons 8. Smith. 3r..
will oppose Lee L. Harlan and John c.
Davidson.
Next week comes the seventh annual
spring tournament of the Chevy Chase
Club. one Of the most popular events
of the year, which attracts many
golfers from the metropolitan and
Pittsburgh districts. This event Is the
last in Washington until the annual
District championship, which will be
played May 24-26. b The Baltimore Coun-
try Club holds an invitation tourna-
ment which starts next Monday and
continues through Wednesday, thus not
conflicting with the Chevy Chase event.
A. ". Williams of the Piping Rock
Club Of Long Island and Jack Burgess
of the Chevy Chase Club defeated ]. H.
de Sibour and William s. Reyburn by a
hole yesterday afternoon in one Of the
best matches ever played over the
Chevy Chase course. Burgess and Will
liams were three up at the turn. Their
opponents. by brilliant golf, cu.c1inat
ing in a pair of 3s on the fourteenth
and fifteenth holes, squared the match
at the sixteenth. All the players got
long tee shots from the seventeenth,
with Burgess twenty yards ahead. De
Sibour's second shot was four feet from
the cup and Reyburn's even closer.
Burgess then nearly holed 2, his sec
ond shot being only three inches from
the cup, and he won the hole with a 3,
both de Slbour and Reyburn missing the
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CANNEFAX CUE CHAMPION.
Defeats McCourt for World Three.
Cushion Title.

AKRON. Ohio. April 3o-Robert L.
Cannefax of St. Louis won the three
cushion billiard championship of the
world here Saturday night when he
defeated Charles McCourt of Cleve-
land, $50 to 135. Cannefax scored 81
points to McCourt's 80 in the final
round.
The score at the beginning of Satur-
day nights play stood 100 to Sc in Nc
courts favor. McCourt having won the
first nights play. SO to AZ. and the sec
ond nights play, SO to "A. Cannefax
made the high run of the game and
match on his opening play Saturday
night, scoring eight points.
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SLIM CY BACK IN MAJOR.
Falkenberg Traded to Athletics 70,
Majors.

INDIANAPOLIS. April 30-Presiden,
James c. McGill of the indianapolis
base ball club OF the American Asso-
citation last night announced he had
traded Pitcher Fred tCy) Falkenberg
to the Philadelphia American League
club for Pitcher John Nabors.
The deal was completed here last
night, when Harry Davis, acting for
Connie Mack, conferred with McGilI. 1t
is Falkenberg's third trip to the major
leagues. He has been in both the
American and National before and in
1914 was a pitcher on the local Federal
League club. He Joined the Indianapo-
lis club a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
,GRIFFMEN DUE TO TAKE BRACE
DURING STAY ON OWN GROUNDS
Open Four-Game Series With Yankees To-
day and Play Five With Boston
Before Starting West.

acknowledged as contenders In the race
and which now occupy second and third
places in the standing of the clubs.
This. in view OF the low speed at which
the locals have been travelling. Is no
inconsiderable task. But even the most
scvcre critics Of the Washington club
10 not think for minute that 1t is
50 lacking in strength as to go through
She season winning but one-third of its
clmes-all il has been able to accom-
aiish thus far
Grifith's pitchers have failed utterly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
AMATEUR BASE BALL BEGINS
TODAY IN TWO ORGANIZATIONS
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. and Rose
dale Leagues Open Schedules-Association
Holds Meeting Tong ht-Other Gossip.

Something of the difficulty being en-
countered in going through with an
intramural athletic schedule in one of
the big colleges is shown by the fol-
lowing excerpt from an article in the
Princeton Alumni Weekly. discussing
generally the character of the partici-
patton in sports:
There amt any athletics-and there
Is very little play. That isn't strictly
true. of course. About twenty-five
men. all underclassmen. are playing
base ball three days a week under
Coaches Clark and Dawson. From this
number will be constituted a base ball
team. which will play few games
with school mines this spring. The first
of these games was played with Law
renceville on the school grounds on
April 23. a picked up" Princeton team
winning from the school nine by the
score OF 6-5.
Fifty or more undergraduates report
track work. The annual interscholastic
track meet will be held as usual and
the Caledonian games will be held on
the same day. and as part of a double
program, on May ~.
"Dr. Spaeth has no combination now
possibly be called a varsity or even a
second varsity eight. He continues.
however. with unflagging enthusiasm.
to teach rowing to any candidates who
appear.
"It is proving rather difficult at
present to get a working schedule of
intramural athletics. AS the excite
ment wears off, doubtless more Of the
time available for exercise win be de-
voted to organized games"
Westover Athletic Club was not strong
enough to cope with the Alexandria
County A. A nine yesterday at Clarendon
and dropped two games by one-sided
scores The scores of the contests were
12 to and 9 to 2. The victors hit the
ball hard and had things all their own
way in both ends of the double bill.
Hard hitting by both clubs featured the
game between the General Baking Com
pany and the Cleveland A c. yesterday
at 18th and D streets southeast Twenty
three safeties were registered by the two
teams and many of the hits went for
extra bases.
Three games are scheduled in the school
series this week Tomorrow Tech goes
against Business, Wednesday Central and
Western are to hook up. and Friday
Technical and Eastern cross bats. The
important contests are those between
Tech and Business and between Central
and Western. Something Of what Bust
ness chances against Central are will be
found out by the showing against Tech.
Central must defeat Western in order to
get the championship. Western and Bust
ness are the two mines remaining on Gen.
trails schedule.
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

Memphis. 8: Little Rock. o.
Nashville. 8: Chattanooga, ..
Atlanta. s; Mobile. 9.
New Orleans, Z; Birmingham, 8 item innings)
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TODAY TOMORROW
Pittsburgh at Cincin'ti Chicago at st. Louis.
Chicago at st. Louis. Boston at Philadelphia.
Boston at Philadelphia. Brooklyn at New York.
Brooklyn at New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Indianapolis. .; Kansas City. l (ten innings)
Columbus, 3; ST. Paul, 0.
Milwaukee. 8: Toledo. 3.
Louisville. Z; Minneapolis. ..
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HOUSE PAGES VICTORIOUS.
Defeat Senate Boys in Ball Game,
10 to 9.

In the second of the series of base
ball games between the pages of the
House of representatives and those of
the Senate. the boys from the lower
house yesterday defeated the Senate
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putt for half. This hole won the
match, as the last was halved. Bur-
CESS had "a and Reyburn II. The losing
pair had a best ball for the last nine
holes of 3d.
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SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
TODAY.

TODAY. TOMORROW.
New York at wash'n. New York at wash'n.
Detroit at Chicago. Detroit at Chicago.
st. Louis at Cleveland. st. Louis at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Boston. Philadelphia at Boston.
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Mertz & Mertz Co., Inc,
906 F St.

pages 10 to in a hotly contested game.
played at 5th street and Florida ave-
nue. northeast. Campbell. on the mound
for the winners, extricated himself
neatly from a bad hole in the NINTH
With two out, the bases loaded and
Senate pinch hitter at bat, Campbeil
hurled three straight strikes across the
pan. The third game of the series VIII
be played next Sunday.
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District Duckpin Players
Open Tournament Tonight

Play I'm the annual tournament
OF the District Duckpin AssOcia-
ton will begin tonight mt 8 o'clock
Mt the Grand Central alleys.
Bowling will take place in all
three classes and In the singles,
doubles and fve-man teams. Sew
ernl prominent men are sched-
uIed to make addresses just prior
to the opening Of the tourney
proper.
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to show anything like the form ex-
pected of them and herein lies the main
reason for the fact that the club to-
day reposes at the bottom of the heap
However. with weather more of the
base ball variety and a stay at home
with it's advantages of morning prac-
tice. the twirlers are expected to dish
up work of a brand they are capable
of and when they start doing this the
Griffmen will begin winning ball
games, for they are not weaklings with
the stick, despite their low team record
to date. and the club also possesses
speed of foot. Notwithstanding that
some of this has been misapplied, as
in the case of Rice in Boston Saturday.
Marshaled by Manager William E.
Donovan and Part Owner Tillinghast
L'Hommoreu. the New York Yankees.
twenty-five strong, arrived at the RAJ
leigh Hotel in time for breakfast this
morning, to remain here until Thurs
day evening. with games daily, unless
the weather prevents.
For the game today Donovan said he
probably would pick either Cullop or
Shocker. The former is southpaw,
and was reported last week as being in
been particularly effective against the
local club. Shocker is the right handler
who held Washington to four hits in
his recent series on the Polo Grounds
and won, to a. from Gallia and Ayers.
He is in good form this year, although
having tendency to wildness.
Manager Griffith had planned to let
Harry Harper make his first start of
the season today. and may do this. but
it is more likely that Gallia or Du Mont
will be seen on the rubber for the
locals. Neither of the latter two got an
opportunity to work in Boston, where
bad weather knocked out two games,
and it is believed Griff will use them
before calling on Harper. Although
his work against the Yankees April
Is. when he issued three passes and
was nicked for five hits and four runs
in three innings, did not indicate it,
Gallia has been unusually effective
against the Yanks. his three-year rec
ord being nine victories and one de-
feat.
With the assistance OF his veteran coach
and scout, Harry Davis, Manager Mack
of the Athletics has succeeded in putting
through deal for Fred (Cy) Falkenberg,
the lofty ex-major Lacquer. who started
off this season with the indianapolis club
of the American Association with four
wins and one defeat, the latter being a
fourteen inning duel in which he al
lowed only two hits.
Mack figures Falkerberg will strengthen
his pitching staff at least 25 per cent, as
he has had lots of experience and is a
veritable Iron man." capable of taking
his regular turn on the mound. This is
Falkenberg's third trip to the majors,
having formerly played with Pittsburgh
of the National League and Cleveland and
Washington. In payment for Falkenberg
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Baltimore Ia; Montreal. 8.
Newark, 3; Rochester, l.
Newark. .; Rochester, 3.
Toronto, 3, Providence, ..
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NO BRITISH RACES IN 1917.

LONDON. April 30.-The stewards of
the Jockey Club, at the instance of the
government, have cancelled all the
1917 racing fixtures which were to
have been run after the first spring
meeting. The step was taken with a
view to saving foodstuffs which are
now diverted to the racing stables.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Pittsburgh. 8; Cincinnati. o.
Chicago. 8; st. Louis, eleven innings)
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The cancellation of the summer rae
ing dates will prevent the running of
such classic events as the Derby, the
Oaks, the Ascot Derby, the Eclipse,
the Jockey Club and the st. Leger
stakes.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit, 8; Chicago. 0.
St. Louis. 9: Cleveland, s.
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The White Sox have started of well.
and, as they soon will meet the eastern
teams at home, Comiskey says that
first place is cinch. But wait until
the White Sox come east
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Tigers Beat SoX at Last.

CHICAGO. April So.-Detroit won Its
first game of the season from Chicago
yesterday, when they shut out the
locals. 8 to ..
Hai1man's walk. Scbalks passed ball.
an infield out and WeaYers tumble of
Spencer's grounder gave the visitors a
run in the second inning. which was
enough to win
the sixth when Houng's single. Cobb's
triple and sacrifice fly by Ecach netted
two more runs. Score:
Detroit ..-.....-- 0-3
Chicago .--....-.. 90
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
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Hard hitting by both clubs featured the
game between the General Baking Com
pany and the Cleveland A c. yesterday
at 18th and D streets southeast. Twenty
three safeties were registered by the two
teams and many Of the hits went for
extra bases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30

Copyright. 1917. by a. G. Fisher. Trade mark
reg. U. S. Pat. OIL
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-23
LAWN PARTY AT
MALLORY COURT.

The Economical Department Of the
Woman's Home Defense League will
give a lawn party at Mallory court
this evening, beginning at o'clock,
to which everybody is invited, sol
diers and sailors, other men, women
and children. A delightful evening
is anticipated as ice cream, cake,
colas and sodas will be sold and
games, including q Frab-bag, will be
interesting especially to the children,
as we'll as stories told by Miss Bessie
Wilson, who has consented to amuse
them in that way.
Music will be furnished by a We
troIa Which the starr Piano Com
pany has consented to donate the use
Of for this purpose, and Mr.. Frank
Sanders has kindly consented to