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The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
Big selling STAKE
TO TIPPITY WITCHET
Captures Mineola Event from Classy
Two-Year-Olds at Belmont.

Belmont Park, n. Y, Sept. 6.-The
Mineola selling stakes for two-year-
olds at six furlongs was the feature
of a very ordinary card run here
today, and in line with the small
fields that have been going to the
post at this meeting.
Tipplty Witchet accounted for this
stake when she beat Dawn Star and
Sabretash. There were only three
starters in this number. The winner
paid II to 20.
Julialeon. another . to 90 shot, ac-
counted for the third race, a handi-
cap for mares at six furlongs. Fairy
Wand was second and koohinoor
third.
His Nibs came right back in the
fifth race and defeated Wooden Shoes
and Pierrot. Sam McMeekin also ran
in this number. Old Sam did not run
his race for his new owner, and ran
one of those celebrated don't care"
races that he has gold bricked" the
talent with for two years. Until re-
Gently sam McMeekin has been
known as the gold brick" of the
turf. However, it must be said he
ran four good races and won in a
row. The summarizes:
FIRST RACE-Fcr 3-year-Olds. claiming: one
mile: DcCkmate. E2 (ButwelD, Il to 10, to 5,
to 4; Star Finch. lO6 CPetzl. to /, to 5.
TO ?; Lady Mol. los CTroisel. to !, to S.
to ). Tine l - rs. Nashville and Burlingame
also ran
SECOND RACE-For 2year-olds; selling: FIVE
furlonSs straight: Starwort. ls u. McTag-
gart). l2 TO l, 5 to l, to 2; Sixteen to One,
l0o Petz), to !, TO !. to 5; Amackassin,
!OS tMcAtee), 6 to l. to l. even. Time.
90 g. Phalaris, Edith F., Continent and Sir
Oracle also ran.
THIRD RACE-The Quoque, for mares: }
ycsr-olds and up. handicap; six furlongs
straight: Julaleon, l26 (Buxtoul, to %, out,
out; Fairy Wand, 10 tSIcAteel. Z to /, 7 to
10, out; kohinoor, ll9 (Petzl, % tn /, to /.
to ]. Time, lI2 IS. America, III and the
Banshee II also ran.
FOURTH RACE-The Mineola selling stakes
for 2-year-olds; six furlongs straight: Tippity
Witchet, l03 Rowan. II to 90 out, out: Dawn
Star, lOi Uykel, to s. out. out; Sab
retash. CTToisal. % TO l. to /, out Time,
l:l3 Is. Only three starters.
FIFTH RACE-For +-year-Olds and up; sell
ing; mile and furlOng: His Nibs, ll2 (Buxtonl,
TO 5. to :. cut: Wooden Shoes. lis (Kleeger),
to 5, / to :, cut: Pierrot, % tApeD, 80 to l,
10 to /, out. Time, 81 2-5. Sam McMeekiu
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-2yCar-olds, maiden fIlies: FIVE
and half furlongs straight: Masda. ia (But.
WelD. l to ., cut, out; Periogourdine ia
Haynes, to l, 5 to ., even; BelTale, ia
Buxton, TO 2 out, out. Time, o. Masia
and Belvale coupled. FLYING Dart, So Long
Lefty, Princess Lie, Brocatelle and Traverse
also ran.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
No Minor LEAGUE
VERY PROSPEROUS
Even Pacific Coast Managers Are
Complaining About Attendance.

New York, Sept. 6.-Since it was
pointed out some months ago that
minor leagues were fast approaching
| the point where they might have to
close their gates, five have thrown
up the sponge, several have Topped
/ OF weeks from their schedules, and
at least two circuits have fallen into
| the scheme Of creating interest
! through two pennant campaigns in
I one summer.
This state Of affairs is gradually
growing worse and worse. The time
for actual participation in the war
by American troops is growing so
near that the baseball fans have
| turned their eyes to the bulletin
boards, anxiously scanning them for
news of some friend or relative in
France.
The Pacific Coast League, it was
! supposed, would be one of the last
to cry for quarter. but crowds even
in that high-speed minor organiza-
tion are growing smaller. Interest
in San Francisco, reports have 1t, has
so died out that managers have be-
gun to complain. 4 San Francisco
writer recently declared he had been
told that several times crowds were
so poor visiting managers were sur
prised. The end Is at hand for the
smaller organizations and II condi-
tions continue in this fashion the
AA circuits stand in line for some
hard doses. The old International
League always seems just able to
keep ahead of the wolf. 1t wealth
cred the Federal League storm which
wrecked one of its most powerful
clubs overnight, stood the ravages
of tough weather last spring until
everyone thought It must lay down
and die, and now is bravely facing
| next year with no sign of rolling
over. The International, having two
clubs in Canada. where war condi-
tions have been felt for more than
three years, is taking the war bust
ness a little less seriously than some
| Of the other leagues which will be
| bucking it for the first time To-
ronto has developed into one of the
best minor league cities in the hemis-
| phere.
Ed Barrow declared a short time
ago that it was a foregone conclu-
sion baseball would continue in his
| circuit next year-for a time at least
unless concerted action in all
| leagues stopped the game fat in its
! tracks.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
MAR0ONS TO PLAY
TRUXTON NINE TODAY

The District amateur baseball title
will be at stake today when the Trux-
ton Athletic Club and the Maroons
cross bats at the Terminal r. r.
Y. NJ. e. A. League grounds at $50
p. m.
Of the Capital City League, while the
MarOOns landed the title in the Rose
dale circuit. These clubs eliminated
the General Office team in the early
play-off and played to a tie during
the first games Of the series.
The MarOons swamped the Trux-
tons in the first play-off game on
Wednesday by Il to ., but Manager
OILERS outfit is coming back with
fire in their eyes today, confident that
they will halt the Rosedale leasuers
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
War Causes Dartmouth
To Suspend Fresh Rule

Hanover, N. H., Sept. 6.-The alb
sence OF the veterans of last years
Dartmouth College football eleven
and the stars of the freshmen team,
all Of whom have entered some form
OF war service, has led to a decision
10 suspend for one year the one-year
rule prohibiting freshmen from trying
for the varsity team.
The varsity schedule includes: Octo-
Der 70, University of West Virginia; +;
November 9, Pennsylvania State; No
Nember 10. University of PennsyI-
Nanla' at Boston; November "A,
Brown, at Springfield.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
A Song of the Field.


The wind is hushed-but the guns are
singing
"over the top! On down the field!
On with the fiags-where life is bring
ing
The thrill that comes from the sword
and shield!
over the top! And on TO the charge!
On and on through the red barrage!
We've cleared the road, that is red
and wet
We've opened the way for the
bayonet!
We've sowed to the wind-now reap
the crop
Over the top. now! over the top"
The guns are hushed-but the winds
are singing
Sleep forever-on down the field;
On with your dreams, where death is
bringing
The peace that follows the sword
and shield;
Under the top of the crust that knew
The thud Of your feet when the guns
got through;
The charge is oyer-the fight is done
Where silence sits on the smoking
gun;
Where silence sits-snd the shadows
creep
And the song of the guns can't end
your sleep"
The 500 Crop.
The list Of baseball natives whose
normal abode is in the 800 country
is suffering severe depletion as the
campaign moves along 10 an October
finish.
The National League has had -four
league leaders in the last few years
They were Wagner, Daubert. Maget
and Chase. None of these now looks
TO be a 300 entry for the waning sea.
son. They are all practically out OF
the select class.
In the American League any mum.
ber of stars are skidding backward
Collins and jackson, old stars at bat
are well below the mark. with hardly
show OF getting there. Stutfy Nc
Innis still has a chance. but he is II
points shy. Frank Baker ranged
above 800. only to stumble and fsl
back. When such men as Collins
jackson, McInnis, Baker. Daubert
Chase. Robertson and Cravath droI
below go. the times appear to b,
more than ever In a knot.
Rival Cities.
Not all city rivalry is built around
baseball Boston has more than sur.
passed New York as a pennant win
ming, world series city in late years
and now the main citadel OF Massa.
chusetts is out to take New York's
scalp at golf.
In the first charge OF the intercity
competition Ouimet and Guilford. OF
Boston, led Travers and Kirby. oi
New York, by l hole in a 5s-hol'
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
Walter Camp to Coach
u. S. Sailor Athletes

Boston, Sept. 6-Bluejackets in the
First Naval District will have one Of
the most famous athletes in the world
to coach them and direct their sports
and physical exercises.
Walter Camp, the former Yale
athletic star, visited the navy yard
yesterday, and offered his services as
physical instructor to Commandant
William r. Rush. The offer was ac-
cepted. Camp will organize physical
culture classes and athletic teams at
commonwealth Pier. Bumkin Island
Camp, bingham, and the naval radio
school at Harvard.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07

Mohawk Gridironers to
Hold Practice Sunday

The Mohawk Athletic Club foot
ball team, District champions OF
1916. will get the jump on all local
college. school and club elevens by
being the first outfit to take the
field for preliminary training.
Capt. Hobby" O'Meara has issued
a call for all candidates to report
to the club at 1872 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock for the initial prac-
tice Of the season.
Bumps" Turner. who coached
the team last fall. and Josh
Licaronie. coach of the 1915 eleven.
have both been engaged for the tu-
toring jobs this season, and al
though the material for the eleven
Is not up to the general standard,
a rattling good eleven is promised
followers of the sandlot grid sport.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
GIANTS AND PHILLIES
DIVIDE DOUBLE BILL

New York. Sept. 6.-The Giants still
maintain their lead of ten games when
they broke even with the Phillies to-
day. Lavender won the first game
for Philadelphia. to 2, while Perritt
shut-out the Quakers in the second
game, to 0. The score by innings:
r. II. L.
New York.. 1OO100OOO-2 3
Philadelphia. OO11 3OOOO-5 8 o
Batteries-Lavender and KilIifer;
Benton, Anderson and McCarty. UNI
pires-Messrs. Rigler and Bransheld
r. H. E.
Philadelphia. OO0OOOOOO-O Z 6
New York.. 02OO31x-7 10 0
Batteries-Mayer and Adams: Per-
ritt and Rariden. Umpires-Messrs
Rigier and Bransfield.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
WOMAN POLO PLAYER
SUBS FOR MAN RIDER

Oceanport, n. J., Sept. 6.-J. Berns
Waters. son of G. Jason Waters,
director of the Monmouth Fair
Horse Show. well-Known polo play
er, was unable to participate in the
horse show events yesterday after
noon, owing to an injury sustained
in a polo match on Deal Field yes
terday morning, when he was struck
in the knee by a ball and knocked
from his mount.
Miss Elizabeth Meyer, who starred
In recent polo match here, took
the injured mans place at No. l on
the Blue team and scored three
pretty goals for her team. The Reds
beat the Blues by the score of s 1-2
goals to after a hard struggle,
in which the brilliant work of Miss
Meyer featured.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
Miss Browne Sill at Il.

Rochester, N. Y, Sept. 6.-The high
ranking tennis players touring the
country in the interest of the National
Tennis Association lambulance section
fund played return date in Roches-
ter yesterday and thence proceeded to
Scranton, Pa. Only two matches were
played here.
Miss Mary K. Browne, of California,
again demonstrated her superiority
over Moila Blurstedt in straight sets,
Cd 6-a
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
By BRIGGS

You can see the position in which
the White Sox are placed by Mr..
Balls utterances. Here We are just
finishing a stretch of seven games
with the Browns, and the president
thereof admits publicly, or at least,
it is so printed in the newspapers.
that his team laid down and did not
give its best efforts. This gives un-
informed people a chance to say that
Western club made it easy for US
and that we are winning by unfair
methods, whereas we have rushed not
only the Browns but the much moro
powerful Tigers of their feet by our
tremendous hitting"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
DID JAWN M'GRAW
PULL A BIG BONE ?

Did John McGraw pull a skull when
he traded Peterkin Kilduff for AL Dem
aree?
If Kilduff's showing with the Cubs
can be brought into the argument 1t.
appears that he did. for Peterkin
has been playing great ball for Fred
Mitchell. while Demaree, smart pitch
er that he is, has not been doing any
better with the Giants than he did
with the Cubs,
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
GIANTS ARE CONFIDENT.
New York Club Makes Announce.
ment on World Series Tickets.

New York. Sept. 6.-Seats for the
worlds series baseball games this
year will not be reserved by mail.
but every ticket possible will be
placed on public sale at the ground.
the. New York National League Club
announced last night. Numerous let
tiers asking for reservations have
been received y the club, it was
said.
Absolutely no reservations will be
made and nothing will be done in
regard to the world series until the
hme has arrived when it will be pos
uble to issue an announcement COW
tring all Details" the clubs state
ment said.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
TWO GOOD GAMES
BOOKED FOR SUNDAY

The Alexandria Cardinals Will
play the County team at Claren-
don and the Rex will clash with the
Athletics at Columbia Park Sunday
afternoon. in the six games OF the
independent championship series.
Following his defeat OF the New
port News team on Labor Day.
Manager Blanton. OF the Athletics.
is out to trim the Rex nine. and
will send hewitt to the mound.
Braund or Bischoff will be Manager
Wright's selection.
The Cardinals are credited with
winning the only game the Clar-
endon team has lost, and Risdon,
who turned the trick is booked to
oppose Clarendon again. while Man
aEer Jones choice is Pete Hersper-
ger, who hooked with Phelps two
weeks ago in one Of the best pitch
ing duels OF the series.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
LEWIS SIGNS FOR BOUT.
Will Take on Soldier Bart6eld Be-
fore Brooklyn Club.

New York, Sept. 6.-Ted OKid) Lewis,
OF London, and Soldier BartfeId, of
Brooklyn, the United States army well
ter-weight champion. have been match
ed by Manager John Weismantel to
box ten rounds at the Broadway
Sporting Club OF Brooklyn on Tues
day night, September IS. The return
match will arouse as much interest as
II 1t were over the long route.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
National League Has Had Four Leaders
In Wagner, Daubert, Magee and Chase
Any Number of Stars in American League
-. Are Skidding Backward-Many
Are Below Mark
By GRANTLAND RICE.

Journey. This brief margin was OBJ
tained upon Boston soil The two
Bostonians come on Saturday TO meet
the New Yorkers at home, where the
Big Town hopes 10 make a successful
stand against invading competition.
Travers and Kirby held the two Bos-
ton stars practically even over the
hard Boston course, where Ouirnet
and Guilford were supposed 10 be In
Nlnciole. Both New York entries are
well at home over Baltusrors test.
Saturdays final attack will tell the
story, and, incidentally. add several
thousand dollars TO the Red Cross
fund.
The odds that last week belonged
TO Boston have now been swept away,
with any remaining edge in New
fork's favor. But golf is golf-just
as baseball Is baseball in the dope
therof.
Later On.
The big test would come II the two
winners Saturday could be thrown in
against Chicago's great pair-Chick
Evans and Bob Gardner
But a detail known as war has inter-
vened TO break up this match. Card
Ter having surrendered the cleek for
the rife and the niblick for the spade.
The Passing of the Punch.
Reds and Tigers in their respective
leagues both have piled up more runs
and more hits than any other rivals.
Yet neither is running l-2-3. Base
bits are supposed to make runs. runs
are supposed to win games, and games
are supposed 10 land pennants.
What seems 70 be the trouble. Wat
son? What do you make Of II?
whIcht
willard is Ready to hght"-
But now that his time is due,
Echo is answering Whom"
Or maybe it's only "Who?"
T. l. II.
settled and Closed.
ITO help settle an argument"
writes Bystander. is tennis or golf
a better game in developing a man
| for the army
Tennis is better for a charge or
a retreat But golf has all the call
when 1t comes to digging in.
] The Hon. Patrick Moran has only
| bagged one pennant since his man
agerial advent, three years ago. but
they can't keep him out Of second
| place. To hold a complert record
for leadership no lower than second
is something. IL IL isn't a good bit
more. Which il undoubtedly is.
Chief Bender's big Improvement
over last season shows what added
experience under fire will do for a
man. BY next season there's no
telling how far he will 90. For don't
forget this is only his second year in
! National League company.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
ONE BIG INNING is
ENOUGH FOR CARDS

Chicago. Sept. 5.-DriNing in four
runs in the fourth inning today the
Cardinals secured a commanding lead
and defeated the Cubs, 4 to 3.
st, Louis. OOOO-4 2 o
Chicago. 100000 ?
Batteries-Doak. Packard and Sny-
der: Hendrix, Douglas, Carter and
Wilson. Cmpires-Messrs. O'Day and
Harrison.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
jim COURTNEY SUES
NEW YORK CENTRAL

SYRACUSE. y. Y. Sept. 6.-James
Courtney. coach OF Cornell's crew. to-
day brought suit against the New
York Central Railroad for 5000 as
the result Of injuries he received when
thrown from his berth while going TO
the boat races in 1916.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.

Nashville, 5; Memphis, 4.
Atlanta, ); New Orleans, o.
Chattanooga. {: Little Rock, l.
ile-Birmingham, rain.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07

Kuns-Hooper q, Arnew, Griffin. ErTOTs-
Scott. Shore. Strunk. Palmer, Meyer. Left on
bases-PhiladelUhia, 5; Boston. S. Earned runs
Philadelphia. /; Boston. l. Two-base hit-Grf-
I'm. Sacrifice hits-Grover. Bodie. Shore. Stolen
hase-Hoopcr. Double plays-McNally 10 Hob
litzel; Witt 10 Mclnnis. Hits and rtns-Of
SChauer. hits and runs in ) innings; OF
Msysrs. } hits and L run in innings StrucK
out-By Myers. 5; by Shore, First base on
halls-Of schauer ?; of Myers. .: of Shore. /.
umrires-Messrs. Connolly and Nallin. Time Of
game-l hour and z minutes.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
BROWNIES ARE EASY
FOR THE JUNGALEERS

st. Louis, Sept. G.-The Tigers were
outplayed by the Browns today and
lost, to >. The score:
Detroit ABHOAlSt Louis ANNA
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
MACKMEN LOSE AGAIN
TO WORLD CHAMPS

Philadelphia, Sept. 6.-The Red Sox
scored an easy victory over the Ath-
letics today, 9 to ]. The score:
RoStOn ARHOAi Pbila ARUO
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
American League Statistics

fESTERDAf'S RESULTS.
Washington New York; rain.
Boston, 3; Philadelphia, I.
st. Louis. S; Detroit. 2.
WHERE THEY PLAY.
Today. Tomorrow.
New York at Wash, New York at Wash.
Boston at Phila. Boston at Phia.
Detroit at st. Louis. Cleve. at Chicago.
Detroit at st. Louis.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W. L. Pct. W. L. Pet
Chicago. 80 IL .e55l New York.. 50 81 1853
Boston....... 70 50 .sl3l Washington. So 81 .4a
Cleveland. 70 So .55TlSt LOUIS. 81 s. .c7j
Detroit...... s. 66 .issl Philadelphia. q 81 .s67
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07

Runs-Bush Witt Smith. Ssler. Paulette.
Seyreid. Jacobson. Errors-CObbs, Laran. Dar-
enrort. Earned runs-st Louis. s. Two-base
hit-Bush. Sacrifice hits-Jacubson. Cobb.
Paulette. Double plays-Lavau. Paulette to Sis
Ter; Bush to Burns. Passed ball-Stanage C)
stolen bases-Bush t3; Sisler (2J. Hit BY
pitcher-By Davenport. /, (Burns). Bases or
balls-Of Boland, 2: of Davenport, ;. Struck
out-By Boland. ,; by Davenport. 4. Pitching
record-Of Boland. hits in innings; OFT
Cunningham. l hit in innings Left on bases
Detroit, 9; St Louis, L. Umpires-Hildebrand
and Dinecn. Time of game-l hour 81 minutes
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07

IotaIs...... 8 2 7 Totals.........
Rated for Boland in seventh.
BattCd for Cunningham in ninth.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07
Totals. %

Iotals.,.... % 2 -. Grlitln....,
Totals
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07

Apprentice allowance.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-07

willard IS ready TO fight
But now that his time is due,
Echo is answering Whom"
Or maybe it's only "Who?"
T. 1. II.
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GERMANS ABANDON Trel CD
DEFENSNS.

Fortified Shell Craters take
place of Elaborate Earthquake.
Garrisons Scattered, New
tactics give depth 10 line; Change
due to British Artillery.
British Front in France and
Belgium, Aug. 10, The begging
ming of the fourth year Of the
war fipds the Germans making
a radical change In their metbs
DDS Of defense along the British
battle front in northern France
and Belgium.
The continuous lines of won
derfully constructed forward
trenches With their deep dug.
outs, in which lived and fought
great numbers Of men, are fast
passing into disc2rd. The eneny
is adopting the system OF scat.
tering his advance forces over a
great depth, Cunningly con
structed strongholdS among the
myriads of shell holes along the
front now conceal innnmerable
small and more or less isolated
garrisons of men who formally
fought shoulder to shoulder
along great stretches of picture
sGue bitches, to which com muni.
cation was not broken for miles.
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Conspiracy Against
Him by Navy League,
Charged by Daniels

Organ ization Attempting to
DlscredIt Him, Secretary Says
War Still On.
WAGHlNGTON. Angus, 10
The ,controversy between the
secretary of the navy. Josephus
Daniels, and the Navy League
continued today without any
signs Of .abating. Neither the
league officers, who have been
excluded from naval ships and
stations By general order of
the Navy Dapa rtmert for
Seer etaty Daniels show ed any
disposition TO yield their ground
The league continued to issue
statement hostile to the sAAcre
tary and criticlsing his q aini
strat,on .sha secretary int!mat'
I'd that as the bottom of the
leauge's activity lay O conspira-
cy to disCradis him he did not
disclose what further steps be
might take.
The league today Iasued a
statement Gsaerting that the
order of 8aere tary Daniels bar
ring every officer, Lgent 9r
representiye OF the Navy League
IRON erery naval station, naval
reservation aud ship liz the
navy" !nclGdes about half the
distinguished peraohe In the
United States,
The number includes the
statement addad, Col; Roosevelt
former ambassadors, official Of
the Wilson administr atlon and
men who are now serving as
officers In the United States
Naval Reserve.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1917-08-23

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