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twice these amounts. In order to make
their earnings more equal to the money
received at other jobs two Of the local
clubs, the Chevy Chase Club and the
Columbia Country Club. have raised
their caddie fees for a single round to
IS cents. At Bannockburn the boys
have been raised and at the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club a new scale
Of rating for the boys was recently
put into effect, making the pay of the
pest boys SO cents per round as against
80 cents per round in pre-war days.
Thus the war has an indirect effect on
even the price Of securing bag-toters.
In addition to these raises the price of
all 75-cent balls was raised a short
time ago by one of the leading sport
ing goods houses to IS cents. Pity the
Die the amount of all things connected
with the game today over the price
pertaining five years ago.
often we hear of holes being made
in one stroke, but the Bannockburn
Golf Club niblicks into the Iimelight
with not only hole being made in one
put the hole that won the final match
IN the women's club championship.
y! MRS. NJ. II. Moulton is the golfer or is
women's encroa chment on mans do
mains It is difficult to decide where
mans dominions end), and Miss Elsie
PATERSON the victim. Playing in the
ua.Imate round for the Bannockburn
womens title Saturday afternoon Miss
Moulton came to the seventeenth hole
dormie, up on Miss Patterson and
driving from the elevated tee holed the
shot, making one of the most spectacu-
lar finishes known in any recent match
about Washington.
The following bit of verse. called
Ihe Stranger" may prove Interesting
70 those wives of golfers called golf
WIDOWS. who on pleasant days do not
see their husbands until darkness draws
its veil over the links.
WHO'S the stranger. mother dear.
LOOK. He knows us. Ain'f he uueery"
lush my own. don't talk so wild;
Hes your father dearest child
Hes my father: No such thing,
Father died away last spring"
Father didn't die. you dub!
Father Joined gcIhng club
nut they've closed the CLUB, so he
Hns no place 10 go, you See
No place left for him to roam
That is why he's coming home
Mss him-he won't bite you child.
All them goling guys look Wild
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12
M'GRAW CRITICISED
FOR SERIES LOSS
Giant Managers Handling of
Pitchers Blamed for Poor
Showing Against Sox.

Outgeneraled at nearly every step in
the recent world series games between the
White Sox and the Giants, John McGraw
finally allowed himself to be cheated out
OF his second world championship, main
~ because he ignored the figures
II John McGraw had met fire with fire
and fought 1t that way there are reasons
TO believe that he would have given a
much better account Of himself A lot
OF glory skidded from the famous dome
OF the little Napoleon when an old-timer
remarked after the big games that almost
any American League manager, and a
Few in the National League, could have
taken the team McGraw led into the big
games and given the White Sox a better
fight.
rms oid-timer deplored the strategy
o. McGraw that became a bold tempta-
tlon OF tate when he shot left-hander
aiter ieft-hander at a base ball club
mat had been strong all season against
knows 'he game
On the Giant bench. almost throughout
.he series, sat one of the most capabIe
r riei pitchers in base balI-Poll Per-
as the one man who could consistanti,.
give me White Sox trouble. Perritt only
got into the contests when relief twirl.
ing was needed
son and wins consistently aeainst smeh
pitehing as Babe Ruth, Dutch Leonard
ana other star southpaws the Younger
major m league are capable Of. it seems
pose that the left-handing in the Natnnp.l
League can trouble them The White
Sox did more than win world chamninns
snip snip They proved for the umpty-umpth
n ..,i.e .has american LEAGUE pitching sur
several blocks. aso e ny
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HYATT LEADING SLUCCER
Tops Hitters of Southern Associa-
ton With an Official Average
of 1874.

Ham" Hyatt of the Little Rock club
leads Southern Association sluggers
for the 1917 season. with an average
of 1874, according to official averages
compiled by Secretary Harold Nc
Dermott and approved by President r.
H. Baugh Munich of Atlanta is sec
ond, with 800. Pitler. with Chat
tanooga part of the season. hit for 1854
in forty-two games, but was Ineligible
for honors, as he left the Southern.
going to Pittsburgh before the finish
Of the season.
Dick Gilbert, outfielder on the New
Orleans club, finished the season with
the best fielding record in the associa-
ton. He accepted PA chances. with
only two errors, making an average
of 1893.
walker of New Orleans has the best
pitching record. He participated in
thirty-six games. allowing an average
of only 1853 earned runs per game and
finished with a record Of -633.
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INTERESTING GOLF NOTES
FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS

In q match which should prove fully
as good to watch and productive Of
as good golf as that of three weeks ago
in which Jim Barnes and Wilfred Reid
played. Jock Hutchinson and Alex (Nip-
PERI Campbell of the Glenview Club of
Chicago and the Baltimore Country
Club of Baltimore. respectively. will
oppose Jack Burgess of the Chevy
Chase Club and Fred Mcleod of the
Columbia Country Club over the Co
lumbia Country Club course next We'd
nesday. Hutchison is on his way south
to take charge of one Of the clubs in
Florida for the winter, and in line with
his usual custom of furthering war re-
lief work has agreed to stop on for
day on his way south to play in the
match, which will be for the benent OF
the Army girls transport tobacco fund:
Tickets will be on sale at all the local
clubs next week or may be purchased
at the shop OF the Columbia Country
Club at 81 per person.
Isaac T. Mann has been appointed a
member of the golf committee OF the
Chevy Chase Club to fill the vacancy OF
day for the United States aviation camp
at San Antonio, Tex. there to learn
aviation. John H. Clapp is the new
chairman Of the committee. which now
consists of Clapp, Samuel Dalzell and
Mann.
The left side of the fourteenth green
at the Chevy Chase Club is to be fiat
tened out and the ridges removed, this
change being made for the purpose of
holding water on the green in dry
weather. On account of its elevation
the fourteenth green drains very easily
and is difficult to pitch to in the sum-
mer time.
Tom Skipper and Jimmie Roche of
Baltimore will play Jack Burgess of
the Chevy Chase Club and Jimmie
Spencer Of the Town and Country Club
in a match over the course of the Elk
ridge Hunt Club today.
Jimmie Spencer of the Town and
Country Club and David Burgess of the
Bannockburn Golf Club Wednesday de-
feated Jack Burgess of the Chevy Chase
Club and T. A. Moore of the Bannock-
burn Golf Club on the final green. The
last nine holes were played first, and
coming to the eighteenth Jack Burgess
and Moore were 1 down. All the play
ers secured So on the final hole.
Cameron B. Buxton. champion of the
city of Philadelphia. had two good
rounds of the Columbia Country Club
course last week. Playing with f. B.
ton was around in IS, and he and
Eynon defeated George P. James, AL
bert R. Mckenzie and Alpheus Winter
on the eighteenth green. Tuesday.
with Eynon as a partner, Buxton was
out in "a and back in ~ for score of
rs, winning the match from James, D.
K jackson and Mckenzie on the last
green. Buxton had three puts on two
greens in his out nine of "a. with )
on the ninth hole.
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WOMEN TO HEAR FOOD TALK.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover and Others to
Address Meeting Wednesday.

What Herbert Hoover. United States
food administrator. expects the wom-
en- to do in the work Of conserving the
food supply Of this nation during the
war will be told by Mrs. Herbert
Hoover at a meeting to be held at
Rauschers Wednesday morning at II
O'Clock. Representatives of four of
he nations now allied against Ger
many also will be heard.
The meeting has been arranged by
Clarence r. Wilson, food administrator
for the District of Columbia. who will
preside. The speakers other than Mrs.
Hoover will be Lord Eustace Percy of
the British commission, NJ. de Billy Of
the French commission. Signor Fernan-
do Cuniberti of the Italian embassy
and Carl Vrooman. assistant secretary
of agriculture.
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By n. c. BYRD.

Central High should not have much
trouble disposing of Business tomor-
row in the game in the high school
foot ball series. The Blue and White
is so much stronger than the Stenog-
raphers that there Is little comparison
between the teams-that is. II their
worth is to be accepted on the basis
OF what they have done IN the past.
Metzler's eleven ought to win about
as 1t pleases.
Business did not show in its games
with Eastern and Western anything
like the power it would require to
stall on Centrars driving oftense. nor
did 1t have an offense sufficiently
strong to penetrate the Blue and White
defense. The outlook for the contest
seems to be only a question of how
many points Central will score
The Dartmouth. the newspaper pub
lished by the student body of Dart
mouth College, takes exception to the
view Of a certain New York writer
that the college foot ball team that
has lost the most men to the service
Is the one most to be honored, and that
upon with especial favor. Here is a
part of the editorial. the premise in
the opening paragraph containing the
reference to the view Of the writer
being eliminated:
ut would seem that this is rather
jumping to conclusion without sufficient
arguments of support. The Dartmouth
wonders how Mr.. Rice would regard a
team that is one Of the better elevens of
the country. which, at the same time,
has lost as large percentage Of men to the
institution.
Dartmouth may have a long way to
travel before 1t can class itself as a win
ming 1917 team. but it already has shown
in the higher ranks. and it hardly seems
fair to hint that this team is to be rated
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RANKERs MEET IN BALTIMORE
War Financing Main Topic of Sixth
Annual Convention.

BALTIMORE, November 12.-The sixth
annual convention Of the Investment
Bankers Association of America began
here today, with several hundred mem
bers present from all parts Of the coun-
try. The association represents about e5
nor cent Of the investment bankers of the
United States. War financing will form
the principal topic of discussion of the
convention, which will last three days.
Basil P Blackett, former member of
the war savings committee Of England.
will address the convention tonight on
THE Most Effective Assistance Invest
ment Bankers Can Give to Government
Financing"
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PLANS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
Presbyterians Of Washington to Hold
3-Day Campaign.

Presbyterians Of Washington and vi
entity are to hold three-day campaign
in the interest Of foreign missions, be-
ginning next Sunday
Seven foreign mission secretaries and
six missionaries are to take part.
Among the former is DR.. Robert E.
Speer
Special speakers are to occupy Pres
byterian pulpits throughout the city
next Sunday. Special addresses are to
be made at the regular meeting of
Presbyterian ministers the morning Of
November -. In the evening exercises
are to be conducted under the auspices
Of the Sunday School Superintendent
Union at Washington Heights Church.
A war luncheon" is to be held at
Rauscher's November 20. Exercises will
be held in Gunton- Temple Memorial
Church the same evening, under the
auspices of the Presbyterian Christian
EndeaVor Union.
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How "Tiny" Maxwell Tanned
Foot Ball Referee Baiters

It behooves a foot ball oalcial
always to be the cock o the walk
i'm any game I'm which he particle
pates, and rule with a AFm hand.
Tom Thorp. the famous Columbia
lineman, tells the following story
on the method once used by
ssTfnyo Maxwell Of Pennsylvania
to fnstill a proper respect for Of
cials in a game where one of the
teams was a notorious onicial
batter.
"Fm going to penallxe those
fellows on their first three plays,n
said Maxwell.
The first play brought the pre-
meditated penalty, and immedi-
ateiy there was a roar from the
reputed referee baiters. Maxwell
refused to bulge an inch, and on
the following play penaIized the
team again.
what fort What fort. howled
the enraged "bad men.o
ITO show you who's running
this game" retorted the Pennsy
mastadon; land. furthermore, Pill
tell you you're going to be penal
lied on the next play, too.'
They were. But the omcialS
were the lords Of the day there
AFTER and not a peep was heard
out Of the eleven that previously
mad been making life miserable
for the officials.
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Engineer Soccerites Lose.

The Washington Soccer team yester-
day in Potomac Park defeated the 9Th
Engineer Corps. Company D. before a
large crowd by the count Of to O in an
evenly contested game.
During the first half Gourley and Nc
Lundie registered goals for the Wash
ington eleven. both of which were the
result of excellent combination. The
game was much faster during the sec
ond period, and the Engineers assumed
the aggressive, but were unable to
break through the home teams defense.
Summary:
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the project before leaving today for
Louisville Griff said:
Unless I am mistaken, nothing VIII
come of the movement to form a new
each of the American Association and
the international League. In the hrst
place. l can't see where anything is to
be accomplished by it in the way of: re-
lieving the problems that confront the
minors. and, in addition, it is ex-
tremely unlikely that it's promoters
will be able to put it over. There has
been lot of talk about it, and I see
by the papers that number of promi-
nent base ball men have expressed
themselves as favorable to the idea.
but talking of it is about as far as
expect to see it get
If the local pilot has anything def
mite up his sleeve in the way of trades
or deals to be pulled off at Louisville
he is taking nobody into his confidence.
He vouchsafed the information today
that he is hopeful of laying the ground
work for swap of some kind that may
be contaminated after the annual fall
said there was little likelihood that his
sojourn at Louisville would result in
any additions to the Washington club.
He said he intended to overlook no
bets that would bring him a hitting
outfielder, an additional infielder capa-
BILE of welding stick effectively and
a left-handed pitcher to pair up with
Harry Harper. but declined to say what
manager or managers would be APP
preached. 1t is regarded as likely that
Owner Ball of the st. Louis Browns
and both President Huston and Man
among those interviewed by Griff, how
ever, as both are known to be con-
templating changes that will infuse
new blood into their organizations.
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GOLF FOURSOME A TIE.
Mcleod and Reid All Square With
Barnes and Loos at Wilmington.

Fred Mcleod of Washington, D. c., and
Wilfred Reid of Wilmington finished
all square with Jim Barnes of White
marsh Valley and Eddie Loos of the
Philadelphia Cricket Club Saturday in a
golf match over the course of the Will
mington Country Club for the benefit
of the American Red Cross.
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"Slowest" Pitcher Is Back
in the Big Leagues Again

Byron HOuck. who trained a
season with the BroOkfeds. will
he n member OF the st. Loui.
browns in 1913. As n pitcher Mt.
Washington Park. HOuck WINS
one of the slOwest bOxmen in the
consumed n full minute before de-
Hvering ball, and then. nine
times out Of ten, 1t was wide OF
the plate. After quitting the
Brookfeds he gradually drffted
to the Pacific coast, where he did
such good work that he was
drafted by the Browns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12

Magnates Wathen. McGi1l and Bres-
nahan OF the Louisville, Indianapolis
and Toledo clubs respectively, who are
committed to the project of forming
the new near-mator circuit, have con-
sistently refused to say anything about
the project, but Joe Tinker, president
of the Columbus club, which is listed
for berth in the organization. has
announced he will make his decision
about casting his lot with the new
movement only when convinced that
1t will have fair prospect for success.
He Is open to conviction, but must be
shown
Tinkers position in relation to the
formation Of the new league once more
brings into the limelight the man upon
whom the calcium centered several
years ago when his leap to the Federal
League gave that organization prestige
Of seasons. Tinker is regarded in a
way as being the key to the whole sit
uation, as Columbus must line up with
Toledo, Indianapolis and Louisville to
assure the organization Of the league
that also Is to include Baltimore, New
ark. Buffalo and Toronto.
Although many of the leaders of
organized base ball, including Presi-
dent Ban johnson of the American
League, are in favor Of the organiza-
ton Of the proposed new league, there
are those Of the magnates who believe
no good would be accomplished by it.
and also that it never will come to
pass. Among these is Clark Griff1th
manager of the Nationals. 1t is Griff's
opinion that the plan to form a new
circuit is fantastical, that such a lea que
would De impracticable. In discussing
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Was Interfered With.

There can be no doubt about Hug
gins ability to make the most of the
material he has on hand. for in devel-
oping such high-grade players as Doak,
Meadows. Hornsby, Jack Smith. Walton
Cruise and Bethel he has shown his
ability as manager.
Higgins salary as manager of the
Yankees is said to be s12.50O a year for
two'years. II spite of his success with
the Cardinals the management there re-
fused to meet his terms. The best offer
they made was $4,000 a year and 10
per cent of the net profits above s25, 900
a year. In spite Of the denials to the
contrary. Higgins was not permitted
full control in managing the club last
season. 1t is known that on several
occasions President Hickey interfered
with his plans. He will be in full
charge In New York. however, and this
state of affairs alone is great incen-
tive for an ambitious, hustling manager
of Higgins type.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12

Art Fletcher of the Giants was hit
with a pitched ball more frequently
than was any other major league play
err during the season. He was winged
no less than nineteen times and Herzog
was hit thirteen times. No other play
er was hit more than nine times, which
was the top figure in the American
League.
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Says All Big League Clubs
Garry Too Many Twirlers,

~Every major league club car ,
ried too many pitchers this year." :
says james C. Dunn, owner Of the
Clevelands.' "Six pitchers are
enough for any big league mani
ager. A ball club gets the best
results when the manager works
four good pitchers I'm rotation
and holds two In reserve" DUMP
fav0rs 4 player limit OF twenty
men, including six pitchers, three
catchers, six innelders and p0s-'
sibly five 0utAelders. He also II
prepared to cast the Cleveland
clubs vote for q schedule of 40
games in 1918. It II generally
believed that the major leagues
player limit. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12

United States revenue officials for
tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi
will hold a conference in Knoxville.
Tenn, December 3. for the purpose of
forming plans for the collection Of
taxeA next yeAA ...
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REDISTRIBUTION OF TERRITORY
IN MINORS LISTED THIS WEEK
First Bag of Fireworks to Be Set OFF
Today at Louisville With Meeting
of American Association.
BY pENMAN THOMPSON.


Professional Ball
of A
which
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FOOD ADMINISTRATION
TO ENROLL HOUSEHOLDS
Woman Canvassers, With Names of
Residents, to Visit Every
Home in City.

The street number of every house in
Washington, with the name of the
latest occupant according to the city
directory. will be placed in the hands
Of the woman canvassers. who. one
week from tomorrow. will start out
under the supervision of Clarence r.
Wilson. to enroll every household in
the city as a member Of the food ad-
ministration.
With the aid of Robert Maurer, his
chief assistant, Mr.. Wilson has ar
ranged the canvass SO that no woman
will have more than about forty
houses to visit and will not have to
walk more than two or three blocks.
Divided Into Sections.
A street directory section Of one of
the 1917 city directories has been cut
into small strips with about forty
names on a strip. One strip of adj
dresses will be given to each can
vasser. insuring a visitor for every
house and yet preventing any duplica-
lions.
Volunteers for this work are to meet
with Mr.. Wilson in the auditorium of
the Central High School tomorrow
night at o'clock. All of the women's
clubs, as well as the Girl Scouts, the
Camp Fire Girls and other organiza-
lions, are to furnish workers, but in
addition every woman who can give
time to this task is invited to be pres
ent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12

Some base ball men still insist that
only four major league cities are able
to support two clubs-New York, Chi
caeo, Boston and Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12

All the local clubs have raised their
caddie fees within the past three
months. This action was necessary on
account of the larger salaries the boys
can make in other jobs. Many caddies
who have been making from 81 to $1.5O
a day have taken jobs which pay them
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How Work Will Be Directed.

The work will be directed from
forty-one subdivision headquarters.
each in charge of volunteer from the
citizens associations. At these head
quarters the canvassers may obtain
the pledge cards which the household
ers will sign, and the kitchen and
window cards which will be left in
every house where a signature is OBJ
tanned.
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Data Meant for Congress.

While it Is anticipated that the data
being compiled now are for the use Of
the War Department in making an
oflcial report to Congress on how the
draft has worked. it is regretted by
local board heads that the Information
given will be faulty as to marriages.
especially when it is taken into con-
sideration that in the new rules under
which men are to be selected for serv-
ice such great stress Is to be placed
upon whether or not a man is married.
The work of making the present
compilations will scarcely be under
way. local board officials feel. before
along will come the 'questionnaires."
to be distributed to the drafted men
yet uncalled. This will be vast task
in itself. and one for which President
Wilson has allotted sixty days time.
beginning about Wednesday.
Although members Of the local board
are glad to know that history will
some day write the record" of what
they have DONE according to Gen.
Crowder, they feel that the work now
devolving upon their shoulders is a
bit more than any of them bargained
for, and several of them have express
ed the opinion that vastly increased
clerical force must be given them II
the coming questionnaires are to be
handled properly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12

Contracts have been let to James Stew
art & Co, Inc. Of New York, for more
than S10.00o,oe0 worth of construction
war preparations on Hampton roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-12

Fred Mcleod. professional at the CO.
lumbia Country Club, was around the
columbia course in IA last Wednes-
day. playing with Emmons S. Smith,
ir.. who had an 49,