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The Washington herald., 1917-03-15
Capital City to Hold Meet.

An important meeting of the Capital
City Amateur Baseball League will be
held tonight at the Howard French
Sporting Company at s o'clock
All members are requested to attend, as
matters OF great importance will be
brought before the body.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-15

Goals from soN-YaIe Olsen q, Kinney 81. Gar
field ca. AaIlon ~. Taft 90; Princeton PameIee
81. Psulsou McCrsw Foster. Haas Cg. Goals
from fouI-Knney, 4: Paulsun =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
Variety For
Regents New
Sunday Show

The new Hippodrome Variety
Road Show opening at the Regent
Sunday will contain some of the
most prominent vaudeville artists
on the American stage.
The Four Musical Lunds will
be the headline offering in .
spectacular musical ensemble.
Edna REESE and company will
present a comedy sketch entitled,
Our Career" a story based on
college life. Miss REESE is a CAL
ifornia girl and is the author Of
the skit.
Mennetti and Sidelli, knock
about comedians, are presenting
an acrobatic act which they call
Agile ENJOYS From FINLAND.
Pauline Saxon, young, good
looking miss with personality,
bills herself as the Isl. Perkins"
girl and presents rural types.
Billy Noble and Jeanne Brooks
have an offering which they term
Fun at the Box Office" a sing
ing and talking number. Blanche
LIE Due, assisted by 8. A. Ross,
will present whirlwind dancing.
Francis X. Bushman and Bev-
erly Bayne will be seen in the
18th chapter Of 1.-THE Great
Secret"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
Scoring Hints
Worth Knowing

At bat means when a play
er is given a fair chance to
hit a ball, and il not given a
base on balls, hit by pitched
ball or sacrifices.
A fielder's choice is scored
when a fielder has two plays
before him and elects to make
one of them and retiring q
man.
A "Texas Lacquer" takes no
place in the scoring rules. IL
is simply a popular term APP
Piled to safe hits just beyond
the infield, but too close for
any Of the outfielders to
catch.
Whenever a ball is handled
properly by assisting fielder,
and man to whom ball is
thrown drops 1t, when ball
should have been held, give
assist to player making throw
and error to man dropping
ball.
A sacrifice fly is scored
with a runner on third, and
one out. IL a ball is hit to
the Outfield and a runner
scores in consequence, the fly
is credited as a sacrifice, and
the batter. does not receive a
turn ut bat.
Credit hits when balls are
hit terrifically hard and 1t is
impossible for fielder to get
both hands on ball. When IL
appears that a reasonable
amount of effort has been
made to handle a ball, and IL
has been impossible to make
play on IL give runner q hit.
Always give batter benefit of
doubt.
Catcher gets assist and first
baseman putOut on strikeout
when third strike Is dropped
but pitcher is credited with
strfkeOut in summary. On
strikeOuts, catcher is credited
with putout.
The "Cincinnati base hit"
is no more, but I'm its time
caused a great deal of dis
cussiOn. It was so called be-
cause IL was not known what
TO give a man, who did not
make a clean hit, but got on
base, and safely advanced the
man ahead Of him. The scor-
ing OF this so-called chit"
was abolished by the Baseball
Writer'S association several
&. years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

SPEEDWAY GRIND
Twenty six Famous Drivers Start 25O Mile Race VI
New Chicago Track Today; Tacoma
Favorites In the List.

rolet. who won the Cincinnati race
with his light Frontenac, and Earl
Cooper with a Stutz, were consid-
cred the best chance, next to de
Palma.
A new record for the distance
was looked for. AS many of the
drivers in their qualifying trials
did the two mile oval at a LOT
mile an hour clip.
Among the drivers are: Ralph
de Palma, Joe Thomas, Earl
Cooper, Louis Fontaine, Cliff
Durant, Louis Chevrolet, Ralph
milford, Dave Lewis, p. Hender-
son, Omar loft, Tom Milton, Tom
Alley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
DOUG FAIRBANKS In
UPROARIOUSCOMEDY

fond of her he could not bear to
be separated from her. So he tried
to break into Jail.
1t proved a hard job, because
the more crimes he committed, the
less likely he was to be arrested.
But he finally fixed things-and
almost himself.
In the role of Teddy, Douglas
Fairbanks makes his bow as an
Aircraft star. The happy. athletic
screen favorite will be at the Co
lonial tomorrow and all next week
In the joyous comedy, I'm Again
Out Again." written by little
Anita Loos.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

LEADING PLAYERS
Annie Leigh -. Emmy Wehlen
Earle Courtney .............
....... George Stuart Christie
Major james Courtney .......
80. ........ Frank Currier
Sadies Jones ...... Peggy Parr
Henry AinswOrth ...........
............ Harry Davenport
Len Peters :. Walter Horton
Slowed - treachery; reaped -
tragedy.
A world of romantic incident is
included In the excellent Metro
photoplay. Sewers and Reapers"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
BENEFIT GAME FOR
BROWNE TOMORROW

@ In honor of Allan Browne,
o popular Tacoma semi-pro
y baseball player, who broke
= his leg in a game at Wilke-
o son May 8, the Shelter and
q South Tacoma teams of the
= Valley league will stage a
9 benefit game at Athletic
o park Sunday at 8.
= Every cent of the gate re-
9 ceipts will be turned over to
D Browne. The injured player
o will have seat of honor In
o the grandstand.
o Browne has been identi-
o fled with amateur sports In
9 Tacoma for many years. He
9 was a member of the South
9 Tacoma Tigers in 1915 when
9 that team won the Western
. amateur baseball champion
. ship of America, and he has
o always been one of the big
8 boosters OF the game.
o All-star lineups will be
. put into Sundays game, and
/. real battle is expected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
Coast League
Still Playin6

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16. -
Coast league club owners were
hoping today that the cruel base
ball war would soon be over.
Although the recently an
nounced salary cuts are now in eff
feet, there we're no developments
today indicating that the players
who threatened to strike would
carry out their threats. All the
San Francisco players got their
full pay yesterday. The next pay
day comes July 1, and it is then
the real fireworks will start.
Hen Berry, San Francisco own
er, insisted today that the league
will not blow up and that all clubs
will play out the schedule, al
though, he added, there will prob
ably be a number Of new faces
in the lineups.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
Al Jolson and
Winter Garden
Troupe Coming

AL Jolson and his big Winter
Garden company of fun makers 10
scheduled to appear at the Taco
ma theater June 2S and 29 in his
latest success, Robinson Crusoe,
Jr," in which as the character OF
"Friday," he is said to have one
of the funniest roles of his career.
As usual feature of the play
will be the far famed New York
Winter Garden Beauty Brigade Of
bewitching blondes and brunets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

| reputation of successes behind
them. These men have excellent
voices which melt and merge
beautifully.
William Schilling, assisted by
Ermina Carmichael and Leo Cur
ley will present Hal Cranes pow
erful playlet, "The LASH" which
is founded on an angle of police
procedure.
Three Symphony Maids, instru-
mentalists and singers, have a
tuneful act.
Willie Hale and Brother, sensa-
tional gymnasts and jugglers, are
direct. from the big time.
Mrs. Vernon Castle will be
seen in the 18th episode of
"Patria."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

SEATTLE, June 16. - Two
thousand Seattle fans have a pro.
found respect today for the city
of Tacoma and for Tacoma's base
ball team.
Although Seattle has languidly
imagined that the Tiger team
must be of fairly good material
to hold down the league leader
ship SO long, II didn't take long
this week for Russ Hall to wake
up Giant rooters to a full realiza-
tion of the fact.
Yesterdays game was the best
seen in Seattle in two seasons.
The opening game Thursday was
almost as good. Although none
of the recently awakened Seattle
ties will admit that Tacoma's team
Is better than Bill Leard's club,
they frankly confess that the Tig-
ers play better baseball than any
other club in the league.
Yesterdays game was one of
those zippety-bing contests that
keeps you clutching your chair
until the last man is out. Tacoma
took lead of one run in the sec
ond, and Seattle tied 1t In the
sixth. Each team made another
in the ninth. Then Bill Leard
added the finishing touch to a per-
feet game by working his way in
scientific way about the bags In
the 10th, and making a daring
steal to home plate while Jack
Goldie was at bat.
Lefty Schroeder pitched a sterl-
ing game for Tacoma, flaming six
men in the first three frames.
Alexander, recently released by
Tacoma, also curled them over In
good style, allowing his former
teammates only seven safeties.
Harry Harper was Tacoma's bright
shining star, getting three doubles
In four times at bat, stealing two
bases, and making a sensational
running catch thateturned the Sc
attic fielders green with envy.
Eddie Klein, who was fired by
Russ Hall at Butte last week, but
decided to keep on travelling with
the club in order to keep in prac-
tice, has been resigned and may
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

CHICAGO, June 16.-Twenty-
six automobile mahouts were all
set today to chase old Pa Time
around the haywood speedway
oval in Chicago's third annual au-
tomobile derby. Prizes for the
25O-mile grind totals $4,000.
The race was scheduled to start
at 1880 p. m.
Ralph de Palma, with his IL
cylinder, electromagnetic Pack
ard, was the favorite. His chief
opponent, it was conceded, would
be the mysterious jinx that has
pursued him thru practically his
entire racing career. Louis Chew
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

Goes Tonight

Intolerance" ID. w. Griffith's
colossal film spectacle which has
been at the Tacoma theater all
this week will close its engage
ment with tonight's performance
at S:15. This is the second visit
of Intolerance" to Tacoma and
it again enjoyed a very successful
engagement.
Intolerance" has been one OF
the biggest amusement successes
of recent years and is without
doubt the most magnificent of film
productions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

When Freddie Welsh was
knocked out by Benny Leon
ard he lost not only his light
weight crown and its money
making possibilities but he
also failed to realize his am
bition-to retire an unde-
feated champion.
Willard has the same am
bition, but If he realizes 1t 1t
will not reflect any glory on
him because of his refusal to
risk It.
Practically every champion
has had the ambition to re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

tire undefeated, but in the
history of the modern ring,
only one has realized it.
Jack McAuliffe refused to
come back into the ring
after announcing his retire
ment in 1898. He received
offers to meet his successor,
Kid Layigue, but refused
them all. eleven years later
he made his final public ap-
pearance when he boxed a
three-round exhibition with
Dick Burge in London. Nc
Auliffe was then 48.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
Seattle ElkS
Here Sunday

Play In the Tacoma Elks' golf
tourney will be suspended Sunday,
while the local Bills tackle a 35-
man team from the Seattle lodge.
The Seattle Elks arrive at 8:46,
and will be taken in special cars
to the Tacoma Country & Golf
club. Drawings in the second
flight of the Tacoma title tourney
have been made, and matches
must be played by next Thursday
night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
Pinkman Gets
Worst of Bout

SEATTLE, June 16.-It is a
good thing that last nights fight
between Eddie Pinkman and Ed
die Campi was no-decision af-
fair, or Pinkman's lightweight
crown would be resting on Campi's
brow today.
The Californian. put 1t all over
the Seattle boy. proving effective
ly that speed and science are more
effective than the old-fashioned
wallop.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

But Jack caught Tommy in Los Angeles
match years ago and took a 20-round deci-
sion because Burns was weak.
The articles required that both men make 81
pounds, which was easy for Sullivan, but almost
have beaten-Burns that night He almost dead
when he entered the ring, exhausted had he be-
come trying to make the weight. Burns begged
hard for another match at higher weight, but
Jack was foxy enough to pass him up. There are
many tricks known to veteran fighters and sec
onds, but when II comes to trimming nature to any
extent II simply can't be done.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

Music and comedy will be the
keynotes of the new bill at Pan
tages next week. The show has
been arranged to meet every vau-
deville taste.
Salt Lake City has given two
corking good musical acts in the
past to Pantages' patrons. They
were THE Shadow Girl" and
1.-THE Wrong Bird" Now comes
1.-The Hong Kong Girls" from the
same source and it is said to be as
tuneful and funny as its predeces-
sors.
Will and Mary Rodgers have a
repertoire of new songs and
dances.
The University Four come with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

Summary: Two-base hits-Har-
per 3, Murphy. Sacrifice hits -
Murphy, Gardner, Morse. Sacri-
flee flies-Flagstead, Carman.
Stolen bases-Leard 2, Carman,
Harper 2. Double plays-Morse
to Leard to Gardner; Murphy to
Leard to Gardner; Raymond to
Downey to Thompson. Struck out
BY Schroeder s, by Alexander
L. Bases on balls-Off Schroeder
8, off Alexander /.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

(which comes to the Apollo Sunday
with handsome Emmy Wehlen as
the star. Manager Anderson al
SO has a comedy and new Pathe
news pictures for the new bill.
A young wife cast off by her
husband thru the trick of his
wealthy father faces the world
alone with her baby. Fortune
makes her moving picture star
and she becomes wealthy while
the deceitful father is ruined. She
buys his estate. Then comes in
teresting developments and hap
[py ending.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
Jack MCAuliffe Only Champ
To Retire With His Title

The famous case OF Jeffries
is too we'll known to bear
repetition. Jeff had to try
lust once too often.
John l.. Sullivan's greatest
ambition was to retire unde-
feated. He planned to re-
tire after the Corbett bout.
That was once too often.
Johnny Coulon might have
retired undefeated, but he
chose to take one chance too
many by meeting Kid Will
Jams. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
LEADING PLAYERS

IEHDINU FLN FIto
Teddy Rutherford ...........
.......... Douglas Fairbanks
jamie Smith :. airline Pretty
Amos Jennings Ford, Arnold Lucy
Pacifice, his daughter ........
...... ........ Helen Greene
Most people spend their lives
trying to keep out of jail, but 1t
was the other way around with
Teddy Rutherford. He had a
violent desire to break into the
hoosegow.
jamie Smith was the season.
jamie was never allowed outside
the prison wall, and Teddy was SO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
With the
Amateurs

An excursion party will be taken
to McKenna in auto buses by
the Hopkins Athletic club. A
Bluebird auto has been engaged
for the team, and other ma
chimes will be obtained when
the size of the crowd is known.
The Hopkins ball team expects
an easy time with McKenna.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

The eyes of all amateurs are cen.
tered on tomorrow's benefit
game at Athletic park between
the Steilacoom and Smelter
clubs, given to aid Allan
Browne. Many amateur teams
have called off their games In
honor of the event.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

Games Yesterday.
Salt Lake 6, Vernon L.
San Francisco 6, Oakland 0.
Los Angeles IL, Portland 6.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday.
Tacoma 2, Seattle 8.
Butte 2, Great Falls 13.
Spokane s, Vancouver IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
Wallop Indians

SPOKANE, June 16.-After
both teams had battled hard for a
lead, Vancouver made six runs in
the eighth yesterday, leaving Spo-
kane hopelessly behind. Score:
r II E
Vancouver III 10 1
Spokane ............. 8 Is z
Acosta and Cadman; Halfrich
and Marshall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
SEATTLE FANS
RESPECT TIGE
Forced to Admit That Tacoma Team Is Playing As
Good As Any Club In the League; Which Is
Going Some, For Seattle.

pitch today's game. Tom Daley
Is due to work for Seattle.
q o O
Announcement Is made that
next weeks series between Van
couver and Butte has been trans
ferred from British Columbia to
the Montana city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
How They Hit
Batting Averages of the Tacoma
Tigers, Corrected Daily

PITCHING RECORD
Daily Averages Of Twirlers on
Tacoma Tiger Staff.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

} FIELDING AVERAGES
Including Yesterdays Game,
Compiled by The Times
6tatistician.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
Trims Miners

BUTTE, June ia lead of
eight runs for Great Falls in the
first three innings took the heart
out of Butte's team. Jimmy Clark
was invincible. Score: r. II r
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16
LIGHTS AND hdHTERH
49, 1f By '6PTDEPD KELLY&AsslG ua0
BY SPIDER" KELLY.
King of Seconds.

Tommy his best a better Jack "a!
Sullivan and catch weights could beat him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

The Bradley & Chastain Colored
Giants will go to Seattle to-
morrow, where they play the
fast Asahi japanese team. The
game will be staged at Dug
dale's park after the regular
game. Many Tacomans will ac-
company the team.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

The st. Paul Methodists were de-
feated by the Puyallup Meth
odists last night In scheduled
Sunday School league game,
to /. Bull, Kellar and McDon-
aid were the Puyallup battery;
LANDMARK and Overbay for st
Paul.
The Mckinley Hill team will pla,
the McAleer club on the Nc
Aleer grounds Sunday. Game
starts at $3.50. Thornburg an(
Anderson will be teh Mckinley
battery.
The Knights of Columbus viii
travel to National for Sunday!
game. Kinney and Morash are
scheduled to do the heavy worl
for the Tacomans.
The G. & b. Ideals will play the
Tacoma Royals on Whitman
grounds Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

) 9 o g o . 8 q = o . o . o y
Standing OF the Clubs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
CHAPTER XIV.
A Venture In the DARK.

Pushing his way hastily forward
when he could make haste; crawling
slowly on his hands and knees when
held by opposing rock; f1attening him
self like a leech against the face of
the precipice when the narrowing
ledge left him only inches under foot
clfngtng with torn hands to every IA
voring crevice, and pausing when the
peril was extreme for fresh strength,
De Spain dragged his injured foot
across the sheer face of Ell Captain in
the last shadows of the days failing
light.
Spent by his effort, De Spain reached
the rendezvous Nan had indicated, as
nearly as the stars would tell him, by
ten O'Clock. 1t was only after long
and doubtful hour that he heard the
muffled footballs Of horse. He stood
concealed among the smaller trees IN
I'll he could distinguish the outlines of
the animal, and his eye caught the fig
ure of the rider.
De Spain stepped out of the trees,
and, moving toward Nan, caught her
hand and helped her TO the ground.
She enjoined silence, and led the
horse into the little grove Stopping
we'll within it, she stopped and be-
gan rearranging the muffiers on the
hoofs.
I'm afraid I'm too late" she said.
"How long have you been here?" She
faced De Spain with one hand on the
pony's shoulder.
did you have any falls?"
You see I'm here. You'll How
could you get here At all with a horse?"
'"They are hiding on both trails out
side watching for you-and the moon
will be up" She seemed very anxious.
De Spain made light of her fears. I'll
get past them-I've got to, Nan. Don't
give it. thought"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26

prehension. What are you dolng?''
she demanded hurriedly.
Put your finger on the trigger-so.
1t is cooked. Now pull"
She caught her breath. 'sWhat do
YOU meaa?"
He was holding the gun in his two
hands, his fingers overlapping hers. che
muZzle at the breast of his Jacket
Pull he repeated, that's all Won
have to do; I'm steadying it."
She snatched back her hand. What
90 you mean?' she cried. For me 10
Kill you? Shame =
You are too excfted-aU T asked
YOU was TO take the trouble to crook
your tinger-and I'll never. sneak tn
YOU again-youn have your wish for
ever"
"Shame!''
"Why shame?" he retorted. "I mean
what | say. If you meant what vou
said, why don't you put it out of NV
power ever to speak to. you? Do Won
want me to pull the trigger?"
- told you once I'm not an assas-
sin-hoW dare you ask me % DO SuCn
thing?" she cried fur:ously.
"CaH y-ur uncle" he suggested
cooly. You may hold this meantime
so you'll know he's in no danger. Take
my gun ana call your uncle
Shame on your"
Call Gale-caH any man in the gap
they'll jump at the chance
You are a cold-blOoded. brutal
wretch-Tm sorry I ever helped you
I'm sorry [ ever let you help me-Tm
sorry ever saw you!"
She sprang away before he could
interpose a word. He stood stunned
by tho suddenness of her outburst try
ing to listen and to breathe at the
same time. He heard the front door
close, and stood waiting But no fur
Their sound from the house greeted his
ears.
And I thought" he mutterpd to
himself, that might calm her down a
little. I'm certainly in wrou.s, now"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-04-26
CHAPTER XIV.
Strategy.

one week went to repairs. To a
man of action such a week is longer
than ten years of service. But chained
to bed in the Sleepy Cat hospital, De
Spain had no escape from one week of
thinking, and for that week he thought
about Nan Morgan. And the impulse
that moved him the first moment he
could get out of bed and into a saddle
was TO spur his way hard and fast
to her; to make her, against a score
OF burly cousins, his own; and never
to release her from his sudden arms
again.
With De Spain to think was to do;
at least to do something, but not with
out further careful thinking, and not
without anticipating every chance of
failure. And his manner was to cast
up all difficulties and obstacles In a
situation, brush them aside, and have
MS will if the heavens fell; and he
now set himself, while doing his rou-
tine work every day, to do one par
ucular thing-tO see, talk to, plead
with, struggle with the woman, or girl,
rather-child, even, to his thoughts, so
fragile she was-this girl who had
given him back his life against her
own marauding relatives.
His friends saw that something was
absorbing him in an unusual, even an
extraordinary way, yet none could ar
rye at certain conclusion As to what