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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

met here in August the fate OF college
athletics hung in the balance, with
some of the big eastern universities
tipping the scales toward temporary
adjustment. 1t was announced that
Yale. Harvard and Princeton had de-
termined not to continue sports during
the period OF the war and the Univer-
sity Of Virginia followed their lead.
Catholic University also dropped out
However. all big middle western insti-
tutions made known beforehand that
no matter what the decision Of the
N. G: A. A. they would continue their
usual policies in athletics. Practically
every college and university OF any
prominence. except those mentioned.
adopted the western policy and deter
mined to proceed along previously ac-
cepted standard lines.
AT the coming meeting there will be
no question about the advisab ility of a
continuance of athletics. That already
Is accepted as almost necessity The
main issue this time appears to be the
consideration of a general war time
policy. policy which undoubtedly will
involve financial retrenchment Foot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
HIGGINS FAILS IN DEAL.
Yankees New Manager Unable t.
Obtain Pratt From Browns.

ST. LOUIS. December 25.-Miller Hug
gins left st. Louis for his home in Gin
cinnati without completing deal with
Derrill Pratt, the Browns second base
man. Higgins and Bobby Quinn, bust
ness manager of the Browns. talked
over the deal for two days. After that
Quinn gave up and announced there
was no use arguing any longer.
"Huggfns knows my terms" said
Quinn, land he knows where to reach
me If he wants Pratt. 1t Is not COM
pulsory that we trade Pratt, and UNI
less we get what we consider a fair
value for him he will remain with the
Browns. in 1918"
Higgins is expected to return to st
Louis after the holidays to reopen ne
gotiatiens.
The Browns want Maisel or Gedeon
and Caldwell and Nunamaker in en-
change for Pratt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Justin Fitzgerald, drafted by the Phil
lies from the San Francisco Club, has
enlisted in the Army
The. Cubs have claimed two players
on whom waivers were asked by Ameri-
Outfelder Frank Walker from Detroit
and Pitcher Joe Boehling from Cleve-
land.
Jack Greney, lead or man In the
Cleveland batting order. hit only, 1928,
but he led the league in drawing bases
on balls with nfnety-seven and scored
eighty-seven runs.
Lefty Baumgartner. former Philadel-
phfa pitcher. who coached the Della
ware College foot ball team this fall,
has been retained by that institution
as coach of the basket ball and base
ball teams.
President Frazee of the Red sox says
he is not in favor of the government
granting furloughs to bail players who
have enlisted as yeoman for the pur-
pose OF allowing them to play ball
A report from Detroit is to the eff
feet that the Cobb-Herzog scrap of
last spring was the reason for the fail
ure of the Giants and Tigers to agree
to spring series for the coming year.
VIC SAFER VINO dII6T b long WfanRie
has been awarded to the Pirates, will
have a tough time beating out Fred
Mollwitz for the Job as regular first
sacker in Pittsburgh. Molfwitz has i'm
proved since he was with the Reds and
Cubs.
Duffy Lewis. who has organized a
base ball team among the sailors at
the Mare Island navy yard. where he
is stationed. says he wiilpitche for the
fIlk- [ q Z =
1t is rumored that Hugo Bexdek.
manager of the Pirates and coach OF
the foot ball team Of the University of
Oregon, will be engaged as successor
to Sol Metzger. coach Of the Washing
ton and Jefferson eleven. next year.
Max Carey is spending the winter
"roughing it" in the mountains of
California.
It is said that Manager McGraw has
asked Benton, Holke, Perritt and Tes-
reau to have their tonsils removed be-
fore they report at Marlin.
The Pirates probably will train again
at Hot Springs. Ark.
Babe Adams has decided to come
back as a member of the Kansas City
pitching staff.
Jack Dunn, owner of the Baltimore
club, has made 100000 out of the sale
of ball players in the last four years.
According to Secretary Heydler's Of
fetal averages the best fielding team in
the National League would comprise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
sPURNS $4,000 FOR HoRNsBY.
Weeghman Surprised That hickey
Refuses Sum for Star.

CHICAGO. December 25.-A little
thing like Branch Rickey's refusal to
accept a $4,000 check for Roger
Hornsby has in no way discouraged
Charles Weeghman. president Of the
CUBS, who has returned from ST. Louis
after vain effort to obtain Hornsby
from the cardinal management.
Weeghman was bit surprised to
think that Hickey would hesitate to
accept that sum for Roger.
II Weeghman wants to trade he can
OBTAIN Hornsby by renewing negotia-
tons with Branch Hickey. who, 40
cording to Weeghman. admitted he
would be interested in such . move
on the theory that he could sacrtfice
his star player II able to Strengthen
MS team in two or three other depart
ments, But SO far as selling Hornsby
outright Hickey will not consider such
proposition. =,
Weeghman intends to open neeo-
tiations for Charley Herzog, captain OF
the Giants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
HOT SPRINGS FOR DODGERS.
Brooklyn to Play Exhibitions With
Yankees Next Spring.

NEW YORK, December rs. - The
Brooklyn National League base ball
team will again go to Hot Springs,
Ark. for it's spring training, it was
announced today. The recruits have
been ordered to report there on March
Is.
A spring tour with the Boston Red
Sox has been arranged, the first game
to be played at Hot Springs on March
81. Other games will be played at
Little Rock, Memphis. Atlanta, Chat
tanooga, Knoxville, Bristol and Rich
mond.
On the return from the south a series
of games will be played with the New
York Americans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

light and heavy wheel Of horse drawn
or motor-driven vehicles carrying food
and ammunition to the eleepless men
in contact with the Germans.
Lay Intelligence Overwhelmed.
To the lay intelligence dwelling upon
the gigantic drama it was overwhelm-
ing. It could not conceive how the
tenacious fiber Of order should run
through all this apparent chaos. The
Imagination pictured the whole length
of the French line-hundreds Of miles
Of it-and strove to realize the full
measures Of the forces in rnotdon and
then one said to ones self, The whole
Of France must be here. Certainly behind
these multitudes Of armed men there
is depopulation." But on the following
days I travelled from Amiens to Paris
and from Paris to Havre and found the
French natton-the substfucture OF
French civilization--back of.the armies
industrially and commercially holding
like a citadel the foundations Of those
armies went to France expecting to
find melancholy covering the country
as with a veil. / expected that the ma
ton at the best would seem gaunt and
haggard. Surely / should md some
thing answering to the phrase "oied
{ Not at all. Instead of these things /
saw shining through the handsome
faces Of the men and the beautiful faces
Of the women and children the old mag
nifcent spirit that has filled French
history with splendor. Paris, with that
awful food of Prussian savagery held
in check by French and British man
hood only few miles away. is as self
possessed as Chicago or New York II
the military dam should break Paris
would be Inundated. But Parts lives.
works and plays. unaffected The fac
tories. shops, theaters. music halls, pic
ture palaces. hotels and restaurants OF
the great and beautiful city are aquiver
with life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
Lost Golf Club Had Name
of "Mr. Mashie" on Back


A story n told of n golfer who
invited u friend to journey down
to the country with him. The
car was only n two-seated one
and the players bag Of clubs
had to be relegnted to the back
seat. On reaching the clubhouse
the golfer found that all the
clubs had been J0Ited out of the
car, including his favorites. The
next day he put an advertise
mcnt In the local paper, asking
any one who found any golf
paraphernnlin ON the road TO
send them. to his address. Some
of the weapons were recovered,
hut one old Indy rose to protest,
writing. 81 picked up n club ON
the road you said you had taken,
hut 1 don't think 1t can he yours,
because 1t has Mr.. Mashie's name
stamped on the back.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
TENER NOW ROAD BUILDER.
National League President Becomes
Construction COMPANY Head,

NEW YORK. December 25.--John K
Tener. president of the National Base Ball
League and formerly Governor OF Penn
sylvanfa, has moved his home to this
city, where he has become president OF
road building. company. In an an
nouncement sent out by him, Mr.. Tener
states that his connection with base ball
would be subordinated to his new business
interests.
While Governor Of Pennsylvania Mr..
Tener had much to do with the construc-
ton OF public highways and in that way
became familiar with the needs Of va
rious parts Of the country. AT this time.
ne said, he felt that the military busi-
ness Of the country demanded the build
ing of vast system Of permanent high
ways
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
Darkness in Whole Outer world.

True. darkness claims the whole
outer world of Paris at night True,
coal is dear. food is dear and the pinch
of war is felt far and wide. But what
matters is that the spirit of the people
is not only not broken, but ii is not
even bent. II the streets are smothered
In darkness after sunset the lights glow
within the dark walls. People eat.
drink, watch the play. chat and make
love as in happier days. ANY great
restaurant at night furnishes an ami
mated spectacle of manhood and WON
anhood. Some Of the finest faces one
can see in the world are these faces of
soldiers and civilians among the men.
The faces of the women are remark
ably alike for personality and beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
BRAVES CONTRACTS READY.
Bill James Among Thirty One Play
ers to Get One.

BOSTON, December 25.-Contracts
Tor 1913 for about thirty-one players OF
the Boston National League base bah
club, including Bill James. the pitcher
are ready at the clubs headouarters
Tor mailing after the holidays.
James pitching was an importan,
FACTOR in winning the world series for
the Braves in 1914, but since then his
arm has been in bad condition. and last
season he remained near his home or
the Pacific coast. working In only :
Few exhibition games. It Is understood
that he asked the Boston club for an
opportunity to return to major leasut
work.
Contracts will be sent to all players
not already in war service. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
BRAVE FRENCHMEN,
WALL OF DEFENSE
Thousands Ready to Give All
for Country, Confidently
Awaiting U. S. Aid.
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.

Cablegran to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News Copyright, 1917.
LONDON, December 22.-"France has
been bled white" SO we have been told.
After eight busy days In that won
the wilderness Of the gulf between
rhetoric and reality. France has not
been bled white. France has less red
blood than she did have. but she has
oceans Of red blood yet. Many hun
dreds of thousands Of glorious French =
men have died in this war. but many
hundreds of thousands are alive. well
and ready to give their lives for the
cause in which their compatriots per-
ished
OF coarse. it was only glimpse
got Of France: no one can get more
in eight days. But I saw masses of
French soldiers and French civilians.
/ saw scores of hamlets, villages and
cities, and saw something OF Frances
broad agricultural acreage. Not a soul
/ saw in the army or out OF II. nor
lent the slightest color to the sugges-
tion that France Is bled white.
Her Armies Never Before So Good.
Never before have her armies been
no GOOD Though this Is saying in
credibly much, IL can be said only be-
cause the armies are still sufficiently
numerous and more highly skilled than
at any previous time. They are more
highly skilled because In this war the
armies learn every day. Experiments
are ceaseless. On the ground and in
the air tire1ess minds strive Tor SUI
pAriority over the enemy. strategy,
tactics and machinery are progressing.
In none Of these things are the French
second to any one.
Most OF the roads behind the French
front resound by day and night with
the tramp OF troops However far one
motors one never comes to the end OF
them Sturdy men they are, In the pink
Of condition. and as tough as leather.
Infantry, cavalry and artillery alter
nate On one misty night Journey by
motor car. lasting two and half hours,
I met an unbroken stream OF Dig
French howitzers, drawn by heavy
lorriea. They were far from the fight
ing line, moving one could not surnlise
whittier At cross roads were other
columns of French soldiers moving In
various directions, their lights wink
ing in the mist.
dies in the roads. The infantrynen
were not troubling to keep step. for
French troops unlike the British
never keep step when on the march
they splash through the freezing water
four abreast. wrapped in their blue
greatcoats. laden with their heavy
Kits and wearing their shapely steel
helmets, their bayonets glintine in the
lamplight and flashing through the
haze Fifteen. twenty or thirty miles
to the east was the fighting front
Every road leading TO 1t echoed to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
Better Food Than Britain.


France as I. saw her has better, food than
Britain. I saw Jumps of white sugar that
made my mouth water. I brought some
back to London. not to eat, but to exhibit.
Britons of all classes. feel sure. are on
shorter ratiops than the French. yet even
the British rations are adequate and
promise to become better rather than
worse.
Suoh are my Impressions from a kind
Of tinematographic glance at parts of
France and at the French capital. went
expecting to be saddened and came away
deeply g1addened. Yet would not convey
a false perspective. Frances miseries.
her sacrifices, her eff1ux Of energy, blood,
money and material have been tremen-
dous. She could not go on forever as she
has been going on for three and a half
years
America should hurry Already the
American uniform meets one at every turn
in Paris and Is seen in every Partisan
center. American soldiers are streaming
to the front. But where we have thou
sands we should have hundreds of thou
sands. Possibly millions will be needed
Unlimited numbers of cannon are q crying
necessity. America can make them and
transport them and save innutnerabIe
lives France believes that America will
do 1t. and every officer, Mritish and
French. that I saw in France. believes
she will do it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
NOTED AUTO DRIVERS RACE.
Sweepstakes Event to Be Held at
Bakersfield. Cal.

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, December 2s.-
number Of well known automobile
drivers were to compete today in a
sweepstakes race here.
In practice yesterday Louis Chevrolet
drove a mile on the circular dirt track
in forty-six seconds, clipping two-fffths
OF a second from the worlds record
time, made by Disbrow in st. Louis in
1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
PHILLIEs TO GO TO FLORIDA.
Will Return to St. Petersburg fol
Their Spring Training.

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, December Is.
Mayor Lang of this city has received
wire from William -Shettsline, BUSH
ness manager of the Philadelphia Ma
tional League club, informing him that
the Phillies will train again here next
spring. For a time President Baker of
the Phiilies considered number of
points in the Carolinas as possible
training grounds. The team will arrive
here on March 90, There is base ball
weather here right now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

One searches these mirrors in. vain for
evidence that France suffers her mis-
fortunes with anything but invincible
morale.
streets in the daylight and you get the
same impression. II you expect Ian
guor and depression you find vigor and
buoyancy ito a degree that is nothing
short of astounding. Paris rings, with
the old voices and leaps with the old
animation in spite of all it's losses and
sorrows. Mourning is visible every
where. but how .charmingly, how
brightly, 1t Is worn. Parisians appear
to regard it as a patriotic duty. while
showing by their dress that they have
been bereayed. not to spread the at
mosphere of grief. Their black frocks
are beautifully-cut and worn with in
comparable charm 1t is the same with
the little girls; in their. costumes OF
unrelieved semberness they are the per-
lection of dainty elegance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

Konetchy. frst base; Rawlings, second
base; Groh, third base: Fletcher, short
stop; Paskert. Carey and Neale. out
fielders; KilIefer. catcher, and Rixey.
pitcher.
Mark MiIligan, colt, who pitched
good ball for Scranton and Birming-
ham this year. has been secured by the
Pirates.
Hank SEVERED. the Browns catcher
has announced his intention Of enlist
ing. If he keeps his word Jones' club
will miss him badly.
Ping Bodie is one of many major
league ball players who are playing in
a winter league in California
Matty has not yet given up hope of
getting RUDE MarQuard for the Reds
in 1918.
Matty has picked up a smart infelder
in Russell Blackburn OF the Torontos.
Col. Rupert, president OF the Yam
KEGS. could have used Lavan, Shotton
and Frazee evidently had the inside
track.
Charley Herzog may be traded to the
Braves for Second Baseman Rawlings
and a pitcher.
This years National League batting
averages show Herzog far down in the
list with .2S5. and Jimmy Smith, his
understudy, not far behind with ,22o.
Hannah. the Yankees new catcher
worked behind the bat in 1855 games
for the Salt Lake club this year.
These men may not wear National
League uniforms next year: Brief
Hinchman. Hans Wagner. Evers, Shean
Baird, Lobert, MaranvilIe. Kopf,
Powell. Cueto, Thorpe. Mann. Schultz
Woiter. Ring. Carlson, Allen, Galore.
Pfeffer. Miljus. Sherrod Smith, Reuther
Lavender, Dell and Chief Myers
Honolulu fans got their world series
returns early. Benny Kauff made two
home runs one afternoon at the Polo
Grounds and the fans Of far-of Hawaii
knew about them during the morning
of the same day. e
Few players who were in the major
league when Hal Chase broke in are
still IN the big show, but the prince
Of first sackers continues to play brill
liantly and apparently is good for sew
eral more seasons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
Phils Must Pay Elmira $500.

CINCINNATI. December 25.--The ma
tionaI base ball commission hassdecided
favorably in regard to the Elmira clubs
claim for $500 against the Philadelphia
National League club relative to Player
Oral Craig.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

Z Johnny Evers has been offered Q po-
,sit5oi as base ball writer on = Chiee9o
paper. The Trojan talks ana writes
base ball. clearly and intelligen4ly ana
ought to succeed II he accepts the offsr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25
IN C. A. A. MEETING THIS WEEK
COMMANDING MUCH ATTENTION
Representatives Of Colleges From Every
Section Of Nation Likely to Outline
Wartime Policy for Athletics.
By u. c. BYRD.


policy At nearly all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

Hannah. the Yankees new catcher,
worked behind the bat in 1856 games
for the Salt Lake club this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

This years National League batting
averages show Herzog far down in the
list with .2S5, and Jimmy Smith, his
understudy, not far behind with ,220.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

| fetal averages the best fielding team in
the National League would comprise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

Jack Dunn, owner of the Baltimore
club, has made 100000 out of the sale
of ball players in the last four years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

Charley Herzog may be traded to the
Braves for Second Baseman Rawlings
and a pitcher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-25

light and heavy wheel Of horse-drawn
or motor-driven vehicles carrying food
and ammunition to the sleepless men
In contact with the Germans.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-01
w. o. W. rcam pefeats Echo.

The crack Woodman Of the World
team added another victory to its
string sunday afternoon when 4
picked team from Echo was drubbed
II to 0 at Roundup Park Art
Griggz. the w O w. pitcher. was the
star Of the game He allowed Dus
two hits. struck out IL men. poked out
a two-sacker and triple and scored
four runs himself. Martin the Echo
slabster. was pounded pretty hard.
Gunner Peterson, former Western
Tri-state star. played third for the
Woodmen Sunday and smashed out
a triple. McGarrigle was also in the
lineup and the woodmen are now
out with a challenge to any. team in
these parts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-01
VIII Give Troph, cup.

President W. u. McNary Of the To-
cal golf club has put up a silver trO-
ply cup to be played for by members
of the club in a tournament during
June II will be an elimination tour
nament. handicap match play, and
will probably require about two weeks
for completion. All players will be
required to hand in their five best
scores. These scores will be posted
and any time one is bettered by new
score the latter will be substituted
Players who do not keep their scores
posted will be penalized. Those who
who have only four scores posted Will
be given a fifth score BY striking an
average sf the other four minus one
stroke. Two strokes will be the PEN
atty for having only three scores post
ed. four strokes for having only tw"
scores and seven strokes for having
only one posted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-01
At PILOT ROCK RED
CROSS IS GRANTED
SEPARATE CHAPTER
or SOUTH END OF
COUNTY Is GIVEN To MINI
BE.IsS THERE.
Organization Well Pleased For IL l.
Felt It Can DO Better Work Inds.-
pendcnfly; Miss HazeI Hooper and
Willard Mccullough Married.
tEast oregonlan Specially

PILOT ROCK, April 3O.-The Blue
Mountain Red Cross Society held
very interesting business meeting in
the 1. .. o. r. hall wednesday after
noon. A letter from John L. Clyner.
director Pacific division OF Rel
Cross. was read. granting pilot Rock
a separate chapter with Jurisdiction
Of the south end Of the county. The
letter was received with a great deal
of enthusiasm. for it is the feelins
that Pilot Rock can do better work
II they work independently. The
teachers in the school very kindly Of
fered To put on an operetta by the
children some time in May, the pro-
ceeds to go to the Red cross work I.
was also decided to have a May day
tea next Wednesday in the /. .. o.
F. HAIL The committee will charge
fifteen cents for tea. cake and sand
wiches.
Miss Ida Eldridge. popular daugh-
ter Of Levi ElIridge was operated on
for appedicitis at st. Anthony's hos
pitaI Wednesday afternoon.
Edgar Dick OF Albee was a Pilot
Rock visitor Thursday.
Dr. Z. o. Parker Of Pendleton. WIS
in Pilot Rock wednesday.
Mrs. n. II. McReynolds has gone
out to Herbert Boylen's for a few
weeks.
Miss Hazel Hooper and willard
Mccullough popular Pilot Rock cou-
pie. were married Thursday in PEN
dleton- The wedding comes as sur
prise to their many friends.
Grandma Smith. Pilot Rocks oldesI
citizen. who is ninety-two years old.
is reported to be very i'll
Little Miss Syble Grace Darling IS
visiting at the Charles Mathews ranch
on Stewart creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hooper We're
Pendleton visitors Thursday
Thursday evening the l. .. o F.
gave another Of their delightful so
Gals in the lodge hall. 1t was held
on the J. o. o. r. anniversary and will
be the last party given by the lodge
this season.
The state highway surveyors who
have been working near Pilot Rock
for the last month. left Thursday for
La Grande where they viii finish
piece Of work and then come back
to finish the work around Pilot Rock.