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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30

LAaders in the major league found
the going hard the last week, with
New York challenged for the Nation
al league championship by st. Louis
and Chicago and Boston fighting nara
for first place in the American. Ex-
cept for Cleveland and philadelphia
in the American, the big league teams
were about evenly matched. Six ! n
the National and four In h Ameri-
can broke even on games won and
lost.
Indictment weather caused the post
ponement Of thirteen games in the
two leagues.
New York leads.
New York's lead in the National
was cut down during the week, as
Mc0raw's men could only break even
on the four games played. The Sc
fies with Boston ended with a victory
and the series with Philadelphia be-
a with the defeat of Alexander; On
Friday and Saturday. however, New
York lost, being able to score onl
porary absence of Herzog and I'm
norman, the leading batsmen. prooa-
bly, affected the playing of the lead
ers. st. Louis had a hard series with
Ptttsburg and broke even in the -four
games.
The Cardinals appear to be playing
better ball than any Of h other west
ern teams.
Brooklyn and Boston renewed hos.
tiltties for 1917 on Wednesday and
battled for IL innings to a six-six tie
game, the first of the year. In the
contest Saturday the Braves Won
through the effective pitching OF ~
Ter. Cincinnati was the only Nation
al league team to win more games
than it lost. The Reds look three out
Of Ave with Chicago and broke ever
in two games against Pittsburg.
Athletics Strong.
Philadelphia was the best winning
team In the American league captur'
ing three out Of fou games.
One victory was gained over Wash
1ngton and two over New York. Bush
pitched the Mackmen to victory Mon
day and Saturday.
Chicago lost three games in a row
to Cleveland. Rowland's men are no
hitting hard and the three James the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
DRAYT0N nine
WILL Be FAST
New Men Have Beeh Added to
Lineup Of Semi-Pro Team
DE-. Bechtel to Manage.

Drayton, N. D., April 30.-Drayton
will have one of the strongest base
ball organizations in the history of the
city this season. II indications can be
counted on for q prediction. DR.. r.
e. Bechtel. playing manager, has sign
ed up a crew Of the most promising
diamond artists that it has ever been
the fortune Of the local club to coll
lect.
New interest was stirred up among
the fans with tho announcement that
Leroy Farnsworth of MarquOketa,
who held the slab berth last year. had
again affixed his signature to q con-
tract and will be back in the harness.
Others Of equal promise from the old
squad are s. Crawford, DR.. Bechtel,
II. Ferguson, r. Lfng, R. A. Gilroy,
Leroy Farnsworthl and r. Dryden
New men are H. f, and b. G. Eelk-
ema Of Iowa, whoI have mingled IN
professional ball circles for the pas
few seasons and r looked upon a!
Corners.
A. II. Crawford and Ray Maid o.
last years crew will not be back
Crawford is now living in Orator
while Maid makes his homo in Crane
Forks. Both Ire good men and will
be missed.
Plenty Of money has been RAISED
to promote the team, and 1t is nov
believed that the club will experience
its most successful sason.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
|PEMBDNA TRACK
ATHLETES WILL
AID RED CROSS
Boys in Every Section Of
County Sacrifice Medals to
Help Raise Fund.

Cavalier. N. D.. April so.-Medals
for awards customarily presented to
the winners Of the annual Pembina
county track meet in Cavalier will
not be an incentive for athletes to en-
ter events this spring, as the result OF
a patriotic spirit which has been CIV
en- birth in scholastic circles during
the past week.
Cavaliers track meet will be big
ger and better than ever this year but
the money raised by gate receipts will
not turned back to .participaters.
but will be donated to the Red Cross
society. Instead of the rold and sill
yer medals for awards, certificates will
be issued to the winners. The money
saved in this manner will also be In
cluded in the contribution to the Red
Cross fund.
The annual meet will be held on
May IL. A committee representing
the Commercial club is aiding in the
formulation Of plans, in N effort to
make the venture a great success.
Boys from every section Of Pembtna
county will participate in the event
and it is expected that hundreds OF
people will also journey to Cavalier
to witness the competition.
Every school boy appears to be n
thusiastic " the plan Of aiding the
Red Cross and 1t is now believed that
the number Of entries will be unprec'
/ edented.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
TICHTENS AMONG MAJORS
with LEADERS FIGHTING HARD
OSTAY ON TOP OF COLUMN

won were each gained by one run.
One game was won on only two hits.
The leading eastern teams, Boston
and New York each broke even on
four games. The Yankees took two
games from Boston early in the week.
one being a no-hit game by Mogrtdge.
But the Red sox came back by
beating Washington, while New York
was falling before Philadelphia.
Cleveland improved and the Indians
give fair promise OF repeating their
performance Of 1916, as their pitch
ers are working good.
Winning thirteen out Of the seven-
teen games player, has kept the In
dianapolis club out in front in the
American association race. Louisville,
the 1915 pennant winner went into
second place as a result Of a Z to 2
victory over Minneapolis. pushing
Kansas City into third place.
Milwaukee with uix victories and
five defeats is in fourth place and
Columbus NTH. Toledo is at the bot
tom Of the league having won only
three Of Its fifteen games.
n weeks record in each league
of games played, won and lost with
runs, hits. errors, men left on bases
and runs scored by opponents, includ-
ing the games of Saturday April 20,
is as follows:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
American League.
INDIANAPOLIS SWAPS
FRED FALKENBERG

Indianapolis, April 3o.-President
James G. McGill Of the Indianapolis
Baseball club Of the American assoc
citation. has announced that he has
traded Pitcher Fred (Cy) Falkenberg
to the Philadelphia American league
club for Pitcher John Majors. Falken-
berg has been in both the American
and National before and in 1914 was
a pitcher on a local Federal league
club. He Joined the indianapolis club
a year ago.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
SNODGRASS
IS GIVEN RELEASE
FROM BOSTON CLUB

I. Boston, Mass, April 3O.-Fred
SnOdgrass, Outlielder of the Bos.
ton National League club, has
been given his unconditional re-
lease, 1t vas announced At tho
clubs Offices. Snodgra0 came to
the Braves from the New York
National League team in 1915.
His contract, which called for
$4,000 a year, It Is said. expired
this year and rather than Sign at
q lower figure, he decided to SO
into tho automobile business at
Los Angeles, Gal,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
BASEBALL GAMES

National Leasue-sunday Games.
Chicago 8, at st. Louis, s..
Pittsburgh 3, at Cincinnati, o.
American League.
st. Louis 8. At Cleveland. s.
Detroit 3. at Chicago, o.
American Association.
Minneapolis .. at Louisville. s.
Milwaukee s. at Toledo. 8.
st. Paul 0, at Columbus, 8.
Kansas City I, at Indianapolis Z.
Coast League.
At San Francisco-(Morning camel
Vernon 4. Oakland I (tie called elev-
enth by agrsement). Afternoon game,
Vernon g.. Oakland 8. :
At Los Angeles-(Morning Gamo)
Salt Lake 8, Los Angeles !. Afternoon
game, Salt Lake ., Los Angeles 3.
At Portland-san Francisco .,
Portland s.
Western League.
At Joplin-Des Moines 2, Joplin O
At Wichita-FIrst game. Lincoln 8
Wichita Q; second game. Lincoln s
Wichita 8.
At St Jossph-omaha 3, St Joseph
At Denver-sioux city-Denver post.
poned, rain.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30

Minot is all .puffed up over Its
Northern League baseball team and
claims that the other cities that fell
down on a club are Jealous. Maybe
so, Minot, but we didn't know It was
jealousy before. We wish you luck,
ANYWAY.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
Detroit Wins.

Chicago. April 30.-Detroit won it's
first game of the season from Chicago
Sunday when they shut out the locals
3 to o. Heilman's walk, schalk's
passed ball, an infield out and Weav-
er's tumble of. spencers' grounder
inning which was enough to win.
gave the visitors a run In the second
They clinched the game, however, in
the sixth when Young's single, Cobb's
triple and a sacrifice fly by Veatch
netted two moro runs.
The game was another pitching
duel, Faber holding Detroit hitless
until the sixth when the visitors
touched him for a pair Of hits and
forced him to retire in favor Of Rus
sell who allowed a hit in the ninth.
Mitchell was touched for Ave hits but
was given good support when men
were on bases.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30

Harry Butler Of the grade school
Mines Who 10 hero enough TO start
a hasebail team in Grand Forks and
ACCEPT the co8nomen Of managerr
Everybody else has given up.
Next week tho final games in the
grade school baseball series Will be
played. Fans in Grand Forks who
want to see a game this summer bet
ter watch the dates.
If rain and cold weather cause the
postponement OF many more league
xames we can look forward to the
worlds series during the holidays.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30

Let's ses. the bowling season is over,
tennis hasn't started. neither has golf,
too cold to swim. basketball has gone,
no baseball. Football Is five months
away. track athletics are poor and
war Is h. All in all 1t looks like
a tough year for sporting editors.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
ElCHTPlTCHER
PLAY IN GAME
St. Louis Wins From Cleveland
Americans-Detro Takes
First Game.

Cleveland. April $685.. Louis won
a long drawn out game from Cleve-
land 6 to s. Eight pitchers took
part. st. Louis acquired an early
lead Of four runs but Cleveland over
came 1t in the eighth only to lose the
lead again in the ninth. With one
out in that inning w. Miller batted
for Plank and beat out an infield hit.
He stole second and took third on
Billings wild throw. Shotton famed
but Austin walked. sisler beat out
an infield hit and Pratt DOUBLED.
Miller and Austin scoring.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
D0YLE'S SINGLE
WINS FOR CHI.
Game Goes to Eleven Innings
Pirates Take Cincinnati
Into Camp.

st. Louis. April so.-Doyle's single
in the eleventh scored Hendrix with
the winning run Sunday and Chicago
beat st. Louis 8 to 8. st. Louis took
advantage of Ruether's and AID
ridges wildness in the first third
and fifth and by mixing in timely sin
giles made four runs. Chicago tied
the score in the sixth on three passes,
two singles, a sacrifice fly and two
errors. They took the lead in the
ninth on a force out, two singles and
Bescher's error. Besoher's home run
tied the score in the locals half.
In the eleventh Hendrix singled,
stole second as Zeider struck out,
went to third when Wolter vas
thrown out and scored on Doyle's
single. The score:
r. H. e.
Chicago 8 10 l
ST LOUIS D IL 4
lRuether. A%ldridge, Hendrix and
Wilson; Meadows. Ames. Steele. Wat
son, Pierce and Snyder.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
Carlson Works Good.

Cincinnati. April 30.-Carlson held
the Cincinnati safe at all stages Sun
day and Pittsburgh won 3 to O.. On
the other hand Schneider vas hit
rather frequently. The visitors tailed
one in the second inning on Schulz
single, F1scher's single and Wards
double. They added two moro in the
ninth. when Hinchman walked. Baird
singled, both advanced on Fiecher'a
sacrifice and Hinchman scored on
Wards grounder. Kopf threw Wild
trying to get Hinchman at the plate
and Baird also scored. Neale was Or
dered out Of the game by Umpire
Rigler when he disputed a ball and
strike decision. The score:
r. n. p.
Pittsburgh ....o1o 900 oo2-3 10
Cincinnati 1000 900 900 4 I
Carlson and Fischer: Schneider
and Wingo.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30

Great doings are in progress, and
things are shaping up for greater ones
soon. \
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
Saints Drop Another.

Saints Drop Another.
Columbus, O.. April 30.-Louder-
milk held st. Paul to fve scattered
hits while Columbus outielders hit
Hagerman and Williams opportunity
ming 3 to o. Only one visiting player
reached third base. The fielding Of
both shortstops and Third Baseman
Bohne was sensational.
R. H. e.
st. Paul Observation-Disclosures. 0 8 l
Loudermilk and Coleman; Hager-
man, Williams and Land.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
Wins Own Game.

Indianapolis, ina. April so-Pitch-
er Northrop's third single Of the at
ternoon coming in the tenth inning
with one out scored Derrick from
1. The visitors only run was scored in
the eighth on a brace of errors, fast
base running by Good. who went from
first to third on q sacrifice fly. The
homo clubs first run vas made on
doubles by Leary and Zwilling in the
fourth.
r. H. e.
Indianapolis .............. 9 2
Northrop and Schang; Humphries
and Berry. Go innings.)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
WASHINGTON
FINAL CONTEST
Roosevelt Team Goes Down to
Defeat in Game Played Sat
urday Afternoon.

In q sensational game Of baseball
played Saturday afternoon the Roose-
velt grade school team went down to
defeat at the hands OF the Washing
ton aggregation by a score of 3 to 2.
The defeat forces the Roosevelt nine
out Of the running for championship
honors.
The final game in the series win be
played this week between the Win
ship team and the Washington club.
For the past few years Winshtp
and Washington have been keen riv-
ais for the title as these schools have
held a monopoly or titular AFFAIRS.
Some snappy ball Is anticipated when
the two mines clash.
The lineup:
Roosevelt Washington.
Brounskill c Tits
Couch p Schuyler
Reed 2B Nelson
Couch 3B German
Gunderson 90 O'Keefe
Mellum-Neisee # johnson
Barnard Of Finnegan
Brounskil II D~oyle-Fisher
Umpires-Crabtree and Nevin.
Who wants them7 The sporting ed
itor of The Herald is being swamped
with letters from baseball players and
teams. the former wanting positions
and the latter after games. Not one
manager of a baseball team ear be
located In the city unless 1t would be
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
Brewers Bunch Hits.

Toledo, April 80. - Milwaukee
punched hits OF two Toledo pitchers
Sundays game here 6 to 8. Kerr held
his opponents to FIVE hits. Two Of
them were three baggers but only n
figured in the scoring. Vance blew up
in the fifth inning and started badly
In the sixth when he was relieved by
Bailey. --
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30
PITCHER MAIN
{ WINS own. GAME
Louisville Slab Artist Hits Home
Run-St. Paul Loses Again
Brewers Tally.

Louisville, KY. April so.-Pttcher
Main won his own ball game when
he hit q home run ove the right Held
fence In tlsr second inning scoring
Roach ahead OF him n giving
Louisville a lead that Minneapolis
never overcame. The COZ was z to
2. punched hits spelled Williams de-
feat, A one handed stop by Sawyer
of Corriden's bat starting q double
play was the fielding feature
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-30

The fovernmsnt of the DATED
any msee shire gotng TO the war zone.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-22
MUST PUT ON MORE STEAM

No wonder the President is. urging
more speed on Congress. About SIX
weeks are left of the session which
began the first week Of last Deem
Der, and there is little to show for the
time that has elapsed since them AS
It stands today it looks as if an extra
session is unavoidable unless the pres
ent Congress speeds up with its expir-
ing breath. None of the programme
which Mr.. Wilson outlined at the be-
ginning of the session is anywhere
near passage, and no effective
steps have been taken to remedy
the most crying of all the Ills which
the administration confronts, namely,
the growing deficit in the Treasury.
This condition is exclusively of
Democratic creation. There was a
comfortable surplus in the Treasury
when Mr. Wilson and his party as
sumed control. There were revenue
laws. on the statute books which were
turning a sufficient volume Of funds
into the till to meet all reasonable
needs of the government. and the ap-
plication of these laws brought no ap-
preciable hardship to any citizen. To
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-22

one of the few Democrats in that body
who have not recognized their mas
ter's voice." On nearly every ques-
ton where the President has raised
his ipse dixit. as the special reason
for compelling Senatorial vote, Mr..
MARITIME has stood in opposition and
has given good and sufficient reason
for so doing.
For this he has suffered Presiden-
tial disfavor and the whole force of
the administration was exerted in the
last New Jersey primary to deprive
Senator MARITIME of the denomination
which he was seeking. He got 1t,
even as against the prime favorite OF
the White House, Judge Wescott;
whose sonorous eloQuence had twice
been raised in a national convention
in Wilson's behalf. MARITIME was not
reelected, because New Jersey has
returned to Republican allegiance.
Nor has defeat humbled him 10 the
extent that he eats out Of the. Presi-
dents hand. Alone among the Demo-
Gratis in the Senate he voted against
the resolution approving of the Presi-
dents peace note" even after that
resolution had been So denatured
that it meant nothing more than
vote in a rural debating So
ciety in favor OF the proposition that
peace is better than war. Mr.. Wilson,
of course, will view Marines depar-
ture with composeure. An indepen-
dent Democrat is no better than a Re
publican to the Presidents mind. In
fact, independent Democrats. Repuo-
licans and rebel1ious college freshmen
have the same classification accord
ing to Mr.. Wilson.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-22
BETTER BOOKKEEPING METHODS.

. Investigations such a. those made by
the Federal Trade Commission and the
Harvard Bureau Of Business Research
Indicate that the majority of the re-
tailers In the United States would save
money II they spent more time and
money in bookkeeping. Successful re-
tailers arc not the ones who follow 4
penurious policy in their bookkeeping.
The retailers whose credit is poorest
arc the men who keep no books at al
The credit managers Of wholesale and
companies have such a
vital interest in the present movement
for better accounting lnethndS in retail
trade that the National Association OF
Credit Men have undertaken to find out
how many retailers have All accurate
knowledge Of their profits aud expenses.
This In the most comprehensive I'M
dertakIng which has yet been made to
find out how many Of the half-millinn
retailers in the country are keeping their
Gury will be used rs the basis Of a
widespread campaign for the introduce
ton Of better accounting systems.
This is the best time of the year TO
make this inquiry, for December and
January are the months Of numerous
business failures. The number Of fall
ures. in January is much larger than In
any other month. When manufacturers
and Wholesalers close their books Mt the
end of the year they naturally seek to
reduce the amount of their outstanding
credit, and the result Is mn increase in
the number of bankruptcies. especially
lin the retail trade where poor hnokkeep-
ing methods have previously failed to
reveal existing weaknesses. This year
will probably be no exception TO the
rule.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-22
A CHANGED SITUATION

The shipping board recently billed
by the President is now ready for OPP
Grafton, but it seems there is nothing
for II to operate on 1t will therefore
become one Of those appendages or
government known by the condemna-
tic of the Democratic platform OF
1912 as useless offices" Phe origi-
nal attitude Of the administration TO-
ward government ownership which
was exemplified in the initial ship
purchase bill has been radically
changed. While the folly OF putting
the government in competition with
priyate companies in the carrying
trade was pointed out by practical
men. there is no doubt that, il the
shipping bill introduced in the last
Congress had been passed two years
ago public funds would have been
used for the purchase or construction
of ships. Something has been gained
br DELAY. for while the law now IN
force permits this use, it is improo-
able that the government ownership
plan will be put in operation
Not even the President, who with
Secretary McAdoo urged adoption OF
this plan in the early months OF the
war, is likely to see anything of value
in it now, and the Shipping board can
not buy or build merchant vessels
without his approval. Private enter
nrise is meeting the demands for new
shipping, and all the shipyards are
busy. Events have proved that me
administration was wrong two years
ago. and they have justified the action
Of the Republicans and Democrats IN
Congress who prevented the enact
ment Of the original ship purchase
hill Government ownership would be
a costly experiment. and 1t would
check progress in the creation Oh d
merchant marine under the American
flag.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-22
NATIONAL FAIRGROUNDS

In an address delivered before the
American Forestry Association the
chief Of the government forest SER
vice declared that over million and
half of people use the National for
ests as Fairgrounds each year. This
inclination has been much more In
dulged in since the European war
which has shut off travelling abroad
where Americans sought vistas, much
less attractive than THOSE to be found
in our own country. Located as they
are the National forests comprise
many regions Of superb scenery and
unexcelled recreation attraction. In a
very real sense these attractions Of
the forests constitute natural re-
source that must be safeguarded, util-
lied, and developed.
A quarter Of a century has passed
since the establishment of the first
National forests by law which
marked the beginning Of new and
more enlightened method Of public
land administration. The nineteenth
century land system, was one wholly
Of land distribution, which was sue
cessful as applied to agricultural
lands but unsuccessful as applied to
non-agricultura lands chiefly valuable
for growing timber. The keynote OF
the present-day policy is to secure
such a disposition, use, and develop
ment of the public lands as will rem
der a maximum service to the public.
The country has recognized that pub
lie lands Of chief value for forest pur-
poses and essential to protect water
resources should remain under public
control. The struggle is now on as to
who shall own and control the public
water-power sites, the coal, oil, phos'
phate, and potassium deposits and the
common grazing lands that are not
suited to development by individuals
under any of the homestead laws.
Ten States in the east have invited
the government to establish National
forests in their borders by purchase OF
mountain lands, while others have in
augurated policy Of acquiring State
forests. Underlying this movement is
the recognized principle that there are
public interests in mountain forests
that can not or will not be safeguard
ed under private ownership. Private
ownership Of timberlands has been
for the most part speculative and tenn
oorary in>charactet. Where public in
terests are involved the public must
protect itself by direct ownership, CO.
operation. and ultimately a measure
Of regulation. This is conservation
which holds vital interest for west
Virginia, and in which she is no small
participant. =