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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
EDDIE FOSTER THINKS PLAYERS
ARE "A LITTLE UNREASONABLE
Nationals Third Baseman, Back In City
Doubts Justice of Fraternity's Demands.
Yingling Asks Permission to Quit

1917 season. The letter from Enwright
| to Fultz was made public by the New
| York club yesterday, when it announced
| the player had come into the fold, and
| the sentiments he expressed represent
! the feelings of a great many of the
veteran major leaguers who already
have signed, but whose names are be-
ing withheld for the present at their
request by the club owners.
Dick Rudolph. one of the best pitchers
on the staff of the Boston Nationals,
has joined the hold-out league.
II am not in sympathy with the
, strike Rudolph is quoted as saying,
but I have notified the Braves head
office that / object to certain conditions
imposed in my contract and in the let
ter accompanying it. First of all, re-
sent the time limit of February l which
was given me to sign. Again I object
to the ten days notice of release
am not looking for trouble; I anticipate
none. But l believe my relations with
the Braves have been such that no at
tempt should be made to browbeat me
into signing before any specified date
Two other members of the Braves
1nfielder Fitzpatrick and Pitcher AL
len-have notified the management that
they will not sign until granted permits
sion by the fraternity. George Tyler,
another pitcher, declares he is dissat-
isfied with the salary offered him; that
he will not sign until an advance is
granted and until the fraternity gives
the word.
Manager Griffith is all dated up with
banquets. meetings and things this
month. The first affair he will attend
Will be the annual smoker and "boos-
ter meeting of the Alexandria County
Athletic Association, in Follansbee's
Manager ]. r. Jones of the base ball
team is chairman of the committee
having the affair in charge and Vice
President G. c. Wrenn. as chairman Of
the reception committee. will look after
the comfort of the guests. Billy"
Cloth is to introduce Manager Griffith.
who will address the assemblage of
athletes, county officials and citizens,
including Eddie Foster and Mike Mar
tin, both of whom are residents of
Cherrydale.
Wednesday the Nationals helmsman
will be the honor guest at the fifth
annual BANQUET. and reception of the
Cardinal Athletic Club of Alexandria.
The spread will be given at the Hotel
Rammel under the supervision of Syl
vester A. Breen, Alexandria's live wire
promoter, who has succeeded in the
last few years in placing the old town
on the athletic map. Griffith always
welcomes the opportunity afforded him
yearly to have heart-to-heart talk
with the fans there. and the Alexandria
representation at the Georgia avenue
since the local pilot first established
cordial personal relations with mem
bers of the Old Dominion sporting fra
ternity.
In addition to another banquet at the
Raleigh here next Thursday evening
Griffith also plans to go to New York
the middle of the month for the fes-
Invites incident to the meetings of the
two major leagues. Altogether Feb
ruary should prove a busy month So
cially for Griff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
Mertz & Mertz Co., Inc.
9O6 F St.
.FAVOR|TES WIN At GOLF
No Upsets in Tourney at Pinehurst
Bishop Is Beaten by
Proal.

One washingtonian and two Balti-
match round of the ST. Valentine tour
nament at Pinehurst yesterday. All the
favorites survived the test in the first
fight. Lee w. Maxwell, winner of the
Advertising Mems tourney played last
week, defeated George Small of Balti-
more, 81. E. C. Beall, the medalist,
defeated II. Lennox Bond Ill of Balti-
more, 30. Norman Maxwell of Aroni-
mink defeated his clubmate, c. G. Dix
on, FL. H. V. Seggerman OF New York
won from F. S. Donforth of North
Fork Sd
In the second flight Pierre A. Proal of
Red Bank defeated Julian T. Bishop of
Chevy Chase by two holes.
Walter J. Travis of Garden City, for
mer amateur champion, won his sec
ond round match with Vauter c. Long
ley, the medalist, in the Lake Worth
tournament in progress at Palm Beach.
F. c. Van Deusen, Minneapolis. A. J.
Mcclure of Lakewood and Frank D.
Frazier of Essex county are the other
semi f1nalists.
Wilfred Reid of Wilmington and G. H
Crocker of Brookline defeated Alexan-
der Smith of Wykagyl and Henry J.
Topping of Greenwich in an exhibition
match at Belle Air yesterday by two
holes. The winning pair had best
ball of 60.
A report comes from Tampa, Fla, that
Jim Barnes, champion of the Profess
sionaI Golfers Association, who is To-
Gated at the new Palmaceia Golf Club
of that city, recently met with an ac-
cident while driving his new automo-
bile, resulting in a broken bone in his
foot.
Mike Brady of Oakley, Mass. one of
the longest drivers in the country, who
tied for the open championship in 1911
at Chicago, was in Washington yester-
day, but did not play golf owing to the
wet condition of the ground at the local
courses. Walter Hagen, present metro
politan open champion and former ma
tional open titleholder, passed through
the city today on his way to Pine
hurst, N. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
TO PLAY CHEVY CHASE CLUB.
Princeton Tennis Team Listed to
Come Here April q.

The Chevy Chase Club tennis team Is
slated to oppose the racketers of
Princeton University April 81, accord
ing to the schedule as announced by
Manager Compton of Princeton. In
addition to the interscholastic meet to
be held at Princeton May the Tigers
tennis team also will meet teams rep
resenting the Naval Academy, Amherst.
Williams. Cornell Harvard, Penn and
Yale.
Last April the Harvard tennis team
played a team picked from among the
best players of the city on the courts
of the Chevy Chase Club, the collegians
winning. The contest was featured by
a great three-set battle between c. B.
Doyle and r. Norris Williams, present
national champion. According to a
Harvard man, the tennis team of that
school will play here again in the
spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

If every member of the Washington
club thinks as Eddie Foster does re-
garding the proposed base ball strike
they will all say Present when Man
ager Griffith counts noses before hiking
for Augusta to timber up. Foster ar
rived in Washington last night from
Chicago, where he has been visiting
relatives for several weeks. He looks
fit, but is a trifie overweight and says
he will start work in the y. NJ C. A.
next week with the idea of taking of
ten or twelve pounds of superfluous
flesh.
Foster has been a member OF the ira
ternity since it was formed.
81 believe in the organization" Fos-
ter said today. land think its members
should stick to 1t when it's in the right,
but it does look as if the demands be-
ing made now are Il little unreasonable.
The major league players are not con-
cerned over the points at issue. already
having been granted everything the
minor league players are contendlng
for, so why should they take any &C
tion that would hurt themselves as Wei
as the major league owners, whom they
admit have treated them fairly and
have met all their demands? OF course.
strike or no strike. l would not be af-
fected, as my contract has another
year to run
Foster declined to voice any opinion
as to the probable outcome or the ira
ternitys walk-out threat.
Earl Yingling. the pitcher Washing
ton obtained from Minneapolis last fall,
whose intention to quit professional
base ball recently was announced ex-
clusively in these columns, can have
his unconditional release by paying
Manager Griffith $4,000, the sum he cost
the club Griffith found letter from
the southpaw in his mail today. Ying-
ling wrote:
IN view of the fact that my father
in-law died very recently, it is neces-
sary that ] remain at home this sum-
mer, at least, and I can play amateur
ball with the Norwood Base Ball Club
of Cincinnati (the same belonging to
the semi-pro federa.ton) if l have a
letter of temporary retirement from
you.
Understand, Mr. Griffith, am not a
ho!d-out, but environment makes nee
essary my retirement I hope you will
do this for me and it will be very high
ly appreciated.
YingIing's statement of his case did
not impress the manager much.
IF Yingling forks over the $1,000 l
had to pay the Minneapolis club to get
him he can have his unconditional re-
lease" Griff said. eff he doesn't want
to do this he can lay off playing alto
gether. He will not get my permission
to play anywhere else unless he reim-
burses the Washington club for what it
has spent for him"
IF thought the players were right
would stick with them, but in this case
I have viewed it from every angle and
cannot see it as they do.
This was what Jack Enwright wrote
to President David Fultz in rendering
his resignation from the Base Ball
Players Fraternity. Enwright is a
young college pitcher, who played with
the Newark Internationals last season
and who has just signed a contract
with the New York Americans for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
Killeen Outplays Wolff.

In an interesting uphill pocket bill
lizards battle at the Grand Central last
night Killeen defeated Woltz by the
score of 100 to "a. The winner was 25
points in the rear at one time, but
gamely improved his play to finally
come out on top. Tonight Walter Wal
lace and Charley Swan are scheduled to
meet, and IL the former wins there will
be a tie-up for first honora.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
Hans Wagner May Quit Game,
President Dreyfuss Admits

PITTSBURGH, February p
Following the announcement that
the SALARY of Honus Wagner. the
Pirate star. would be reduced.
came the admission of President
Barney Dreyfuss today that he
"wns not sure that Wagner would
play ball during the coming sea
SON.
Fans here declared that Way
ner. not relishing n cut in salary,
had determined to give up the
game. President Dreyfuss, how
ever. declared this version to be
absolutely wrong. He stated that
Wagner was worried about his in
jured hip. and does not Mt the
present moment know whether he
will be able to play ball this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
G. P. o. Team Is Victor.

The G. p. o. outfit won from the
Grand Centrals in the National Capital
circuit. rolling games of 565. 567 and
$40. The Grand Centrals took the third
contest. Corning, lead-off man for the
G. p. o. five. was high player with 37S
Corning rolled well and consistently
his marks of 1876, 1877 and lis being I'M
approached by those of any other
player. Wolstenholme registered a
game of 1872.
Andy Goddard, rolling for Navy in
the Departmental League, obtained a
game of 155, the highest mark of the
night. The scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02

The Continental team rolled better
than any other quint in the duckpin
leagues last night. Charley Wright's
club got set of LES ana rolled games
of 500, 604 and 52S. The Continentals
took all three of their games with the
Resolutes in the District circuit, win
ming the first two by big margins. but
getting the long end of the score in the
third by only 52S to 527.
Wright, Chaplin and Manghum starred
for the Continentals. Wright knocked
down 365 pins in his set, his counts
being 124, 125 and 116. Manghum S
marks were 123, 1913 and 10, and
Chapin's 10s. 1876 and 101. Post, with
101, 1913 and III, obtained the best
scores fo1. the ReSoluteS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
McCourt Leads at Three Cushions

NEW YORK, February Charles
McCourt of Cleveland defeated George
billiard champion. So to SO, in the sec
ond block Of their three nights match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02

Totals. sss 7so 100
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
ENLlSTMENTS YESTERDAY
Increase II shown In Number Of Men
Joining Army, Navy and
Marine Corps

Enlisting at the recruiting stations
in Richmond has been more brisk for
the past day or two. Tho navy re-
cruitinE station has added to it's roll
the following ten names: Eddie Law
renee Osborne. Damascus; George
Joseph St Clair. Roanoke: James Wal
ter Taylor. Winston Salem. ~ C.:
Preston William Shelley, Rural Retreat
Arnold Ray Johnson. 403 West Clay
street; Richard Floyd Kay. IshpcminG.
Mich; Earl Raymond Boy, Bryce Mills,
Tenn; Walter Alfred Clayton. Crcwc:
Cary William Brooks, Lynchburg, and
Thomas Lloyd Davis. Petersburg.
The army recruiting station reports
the enlistment OF Ernest G. NaGnallv.
OF Petersburg. in the cavalry; Fred
erick y. Thuec. of Washington. D. c..
in the quartermaster's corps Of the
National Army; John T. Barker. OF
1926 East Thirty-eighth Street. Kansas
city. Mo-. in the field artillery: Harry
\. Thomas. of Scottsville. and Fred II.
Fu0ua, of LeesburE, in the aviation
section of the signal corps. Also the
Following colorcd men in tho steve
dore regiment: Weldon II. Williams.
Manchester. y. c.; Johnnie Giles. 2O3
Gill Street. Petersburg: Andrew L..
Neal. Glen Island. and Steward Samp-
son. 1o7 Patterson Avenue. Richmond.
Marine headquarters reports the en-
listment of Ernest Sandln. of Win
chester, Ky
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
RAILWAY TO DISSOLVE
Norfolk City and Suburban Compnpx
VIII Go Out OF DusI-
ness.

The State Corporation Commission
Yesterday granted the petition of the
norfolk City and Suburban Railway
Company giving it permission to dis
solve, The petition was presented to
the commission yesterday, and accor l.
ing TO tho decision OF the state Su-
preme Court In the case of the Tide
water ana western Railway Company
there was nothing for the comn,ission
TO do but admit the petition. /, was
said that the reason for the dissolu
'ion OF the company was the closing
OF the Campost ella Bridge and the In
ney line, which has caused the com
panN to operate at Il loss TO the stock
holders. The Norfolk City and sub
urban Railway Company was owned nv
the Indian River Park and Deyclon
mHnt Company, OF Norfolk. a holding
company. which owned all but eight
shares of the railway stock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
BYRD is APPOINTED
state Senator Is Named M Fuel Al.
mtnlstrnto: for Nir-
EintR.

announcement was made yesterday
at the Office ~ Governor Stuart of the
ahnpointmcht OF state Senator Harry
fIood Byrd AS fuel administrator of
virginia. Senator Byrd is a son OF
Richard Evelyn Byrd. United states
district attorney and former Speaker
oil the House OF Delegates. Ile repre-
sents the tenth senatorial district in
The state Senate
Senator Byrd is editor OF the Win
chester Star and president of the VAL
ley Turnpike Company, which operates
me longest stretch of good roads in
Virginia. The recommendation OF
senator Byrd as fuel administrator was
made by Governor stuart several DAYS
ago, and has been approved by Com :
missioner Garfield. the Federal fuel ad :
Illustrator. Senator BYRD is expected
To enter into his new duties at once.
"nn VIII make study of the fuel re-
quiremenis Of the various localities. MS
":l as g: the railroads. munition and
industrial plants in Virginia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
PRISON POPULATION
IS STEADILY REDUCED
Number Of People Con-
victed Of Crime.
BOARD MAKES INSPECTION
Reports Show Reduced Number or
Criminals Is Curtailing Work Of
State Convict Road Camp In Vari-
Gus Sections.

The Penitentlary Board. composed OF
j. II. Wilkinson. president: w. p. Brad
ley, vice president; y. ]. Terrell. James
Brockwcll and Halves Coleman, ycster-
day made its annual report for the
fiscal year of 1917 ending with October
!, 1917. to Governor Stuart.
The report showed that the authori-
ties had OH hand Sl36500.75. which
they had received as earnings from
hires. From other sources they had
received s4.0S5.1l. which made a total
of S1406 35.S6. The tables furnished in
the report showed that the provisions
have just about doubled in cost. and
in some cases triplcd.
Furthermore, q comparison of the
month of October for this year showed
a pleasing and appreciable decrease in
crime and the number of convictS. The
population OF the penitcntiary for the
month of October. 1916 WAS 236O The
population of the penitentiary for Oc-
,ober OF this year was 1928 During
the fiscal year ending with October l.
1916, SIS convicts were delivered to
the penitentiary. For the same month
of this year only iS3 were received at
the penitcntiary.
The figures show that 1853 prisoners
had been handled at the pcnitentiary,
and that out of this number there were
/ only six deaths.
The report continued to say that the
road force was continually hampercG
by the falling off of the number OF
convicts and jailmcn. Because OF this.
there is a difficulty in Keeping the
camps properly manned Last year the
daily average of the camps was fifty
five; this year the average has been
only forty-onc.
The average cost for providing "A
prisoner for year is s16O.5I The
prisoners fund for this year is s7.373.1o
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
r., F. & P. EARNINGS
revenues for September Arc s3at,557
nm Incrense for Month
OF xI9I,7SS

Revenues of the Richmond. Fred :
rr'cksburg and Potomac Railroad
company in September totaled S3!4.557.
increasing sI2l.7SS over tho same
month of last year according TO
figures made public yesterday by comp
trollcr j. T. Cox. Expenses for the
month aggregated s244,1oS. which was
an increase OF s19.72S. Net operatine.
revenue increased $4,000.
halfway operating income totalcd
only slG,7?3. which was Il decrease of
Sll7.2i4. as compared with last wear.
whlie net income aEgrcgat ted only s5j :
+"", showing II loss OF sI3Ioas. Comm
troller Cox explained that the deficit
shown for the month of September in
operating Income and net income. was
caused through the inclusion Of the
tS'imatcd United states war taxes for
the period from January |. 1917
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
OPEN BATTLE ABBEY
George Washington Chinn to he on
Exhibition at Memorial In
stiute Saturday

Under the auspices of the Associa
tion for the Preservation Of Virginia
Antiquities, the Confederate Memorial
Institute. known as Battle Abbey. will
be opened TO the public for ono day
only--Saturday--for "A small admission
fee. The Battle Abbey is on the Roule-
ward. adjoining the Soldiers Home II
contains many old and priceless relics
OF historical interest--C;eorge Wash
ington china. military paintings-and
many small relics of absorbing interest
20 all Nirginians. such as the doll trunk
which Mrs. Washington prized as a
small girl, and her illustrious hus-
bands knee buckles
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
Help Load Up Pipes
of Boys in France

Tear out this coupon. ali 1t IN
aAa send n much money A. ysu can
spare to by tobacco for the Amerf-
can soldiers and sailors In France.
Each dollar buys four packages Of
tobacco.
To Tie Tfnes-Dispatch,
Inclesea nad to buy
packages or tobacco, through "our
Boys I'm France ToSacco Fund.- for
American lighting .ae, in France.
understand that ench dollar buys
four packages. each with retail
value of 4B cents, and that In each
81 my packages will be placed a
postcard, Addressed to me, on which
my unknsvn friend, the soldier. will
send me a nesnase Of thanks.
Hamo
Address NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
City ...................
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
REQUlSlTION ISSUED
Sheriff OF Wise County Leave, for
Pacific Coast for
prI.unrr

Governor Stuart has issued q reoui.
sition on the Governor OF Washiugtnn
for Bouncer Waddell, who is want"d in
wise County on the charge Of murder
Waddell IS in jail in Pacific county.
washington W. d. AddinEtou. sheriff
Of Wise County, has gone after va.
dell.
+ Governor Stuart Yesterday honorad
requ!sition from the governor ~
Maryland for william Z. Godfrey. VINO
is wanted in Baltimore FOR descr,ion
Godfrey was unprecedented and ken, In
!ah in Norfolk Edward j. Dunn If
Baltimore. came after Godfrey.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08

inc state Tax Board has just is
sued Il pamphlet containing a stn,.ncn.
OF rates OF county and district Icvlns
In the counter of III" State. for M.
year Of 1917. Hundreds o. these state.
ments have been sent 1ut 10 Gifcren,
people In the State. Any person dc.
string to obtain one OF these pamphlets
may do SO by writing TO the State
Tax Board.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
TAG DAY FRIDAY
street Solicitors to Ask CONFIRMATION,
for Rcafover Homes for Girl.
and TfOyS

The Social Service Federation. of
which Mrs. Georgia May Jobson is the
president plans to have tag day
Friday to raise funds for the support
OF the two Restovcrs which are run
as boarding homes for young men and
women VINO earn only a small salary.
There are forty girls at the Restover
TOT Girl", and thirtytwo young meo
AT the Boys Restovcr Each is under
me supervision Of & houSemothcr who
is employed by the Social Service Fed
GRAFTON.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08

Joseph OYcrton. cnlorcd. WAS son.
fenced TO twelve months on mo road,
in Police Court yesterday He was ar
rested by Detectives DGmy ana Hnr.
tucci. and has a long list of offensn,
charged against hin Four charges 81
breaking and entering and two o.
larceny were made against him. II,
Will also be held for trial in iiusting!
Court on several charges.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08

Ih"re VIII DC service for women
ana girls at Emmanuel baptist Church,
corner Grace and Pine Streets. Thurs
iaH afternoon at o'clock. This meet
,hs "'il De addressed by Rev. Harry
lester Goodwin, ~ Washington. who
- no" conducting series OF evan
E"hstc services in Emmanuel Church
MI G"odwin's topic will he Christ in
vs. Al women and girls are invited
10 attend.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08
Chesapeake and Ohio E,rn,nv,

Estimated gross revenue of the
Chesapeake and Ohio lines for tho
fourth week of October aggregated
Sl.66S6Sl, as compared with S1,469.a7f
for the corresponding week of last
year. showing an increase of Sl9S,705
according 10 figures announced ycster-
day by Comptroller L. T.. Sullivan.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08

Thc Chamber of Commerce has is.
sued "a call TO AL the manufacturers OF
me Guy To meet in the auditorium
OF TIE Chamber Of Commerce on Fri.
DAY aitcriioon At > O'clock. Matters NJ
VITA! iatcrcst are TO be discussed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08

arthur H. Collard was arrairucd I'm
f"iice Court yesterday. charged with
engaging IN the practice of medicine
"i'hon, iirst having obtained the pro-
per certificate provided for by law. He
WAS nned $40 and costs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08

The hearing Of George H. Gravins,
who is charged in Police Court with
shooting and wounding y. Il. Kessler
with pistol with intent to Kill has
been continued until November a.