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Evening star., 1917-05-27
TENNIS PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED
Middle Atlantic Tourney Starts To.
morrow Afternoon.

Thirty-two players have been paired
for the first round of singles in the mid
die Atlantic patriotic tennis tournament.
to start at the Columbia Country Club
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. John
Hancock. Henry Breck, Connie Doyle and
the Siamese ambassador. an enthusiastic
player of the Dumbarton Club, are en-
tered. The pairings follow:
]. NJ. Hancock VS.. Ezra Gould. n. T. Nor
rell vs.. D. Keresey, n. W. Cans vs.. Douglas
Hillyer, C. Dowd VS.. W. T. Cook, jr.; A. B.
Heaton VS.. E. o. Leech, J. H. Holmead VS.. P.
P. karavongsi. A. Y. Leech. jr., VS.. C. H.
Beider. L. p. McLachlen VS.. H. E. Cotton. H. C..
Breck vs.. E. Dowd. c. T. Chapman vs.. W. n.
Davis. r. c. Tracy vs.. II. T. Shannon, h. NJ.
Boorman VS.. W. E. Foster, A. Slater vs.. A.
J. Gore, W. B. Stevinson VS.. w. II. Ronsaville,
Z. 3. Doyle VS.. +. J. Bates. H. F. Cash VS.. ].
B. Skinner.
Pairings for the sectional doubles will
be held open until Monday.
Evening star., 1917-05-27

"And it has been so in all the cities of
the league. The Nationals rank next to
the White Sox as the best run-getting
machine in the league. The Nationals
have outbatted the Southsiders and are
but few points in arrears when it
comes to fielding. And yet this team is
the very last rung of the pennant lad
der. It's explainab BILE in just one way.
The Washington fellows have the habit
of doing some foolish thing at the
crisis 80
Manager Griffith claims his team has
not been beaten by any club in the
league, in the sense of being outclassed
or deServedly defeated, and a resume of
the losses sustained reveals some basis
for this assertion. There have been few
reverses encountered in which a timely
hit would not have changed the entire
complexion of the game, or in which
the absence of a wild pitch or some
other error either of commission or
omission would not at least have car
ried the club along to have the contest
decided in some later inning. With the
season less than seven weeks old,
Washington has lost a dozen games by
the margin of one run. This is more
than half of the total number of con-
tests it has dropped An aggregation
with such record cannot be said to be
outclassed.
Chicago fans who have been coming
out to Comiskey Park daily in hope Of
seeing Walter Johnson work probably
will not be disappointed again tomor-
row. for Manager Griffith this evening
said he probably would start his high
priced star in the Sabbath contest Ac-
cording to Griff. the reason for Wal
ter's poor showing recently can be at
trfbuted to a sore arm, the effect Of
having caught cold in it. If the Kan
san fails to show much in the warm
up Jim Shaw probably will get the as
signment for box duty. as the Rabbit
Hunter will have had plenty Of rest.
The Grffmen are due to arrive home
In time for dinner Monday evening,
catching train that leaves here inn
mediately after the game tomorrow
Monday is an of day in the Schedule.
but Tuesday a doub1e-header with the
Red Sox Is slated for the Georgia ave-
, nue. grounds, the first game beginning al
o'clock. and Wednesday, Memorial
day. morning and afternoon contests
will be played with the world cham
Dions. Thursday is another day of rest
but. starting Friday, st. Louis, Chfca 9o
Cleveland and Detroit visit washing.
ton for four games EACH followed by
three games with the Mackmen. after
which the Griffs again leave town to
visit every city in the circuit, starting
with those in the east They will be
gone from the evening of June 22 to
the night of July %, thirty-two days,
one OF the longest out-of-town sojourns
ever taken by Washington team,
Friday, July 6. has been set aside as
the date for "Shanks day" at Monaco,
Pa. Howard's home town, when the
Evening star., 1917-05-27
Best of Both Leagues.

Joe Tinker, president and manager
stood the plan for the formation Of a
third major league included disruption
Of both the American Association and
International League. The four lead
ing cities in each organization were to
be selected to make up the new league,
he said.
The club owners pledged themselves
to reduce the salaries of high-priced
players 25 to SO per cent. Players re-
fusing to accept the reduction will be
released, it was announced. Probably
dozen men will be asked to accept a
cut in salary.
James c. McGill president of the In
dianapolis club; c. H. Wathen of Louis
vile and Roger Eresnahan of Toledo.
the three who opposed calling off the In
ternational League series, did not attend
the meeting. They were represented.
however, by Thomas A. Barker, an at
torney of Louisville. who demanded
that the proposal to play two sched-
ules of seventy-seven games each in
stead of the intersectional series be
dropped. AS result it was decided to
add forty-two games to the present
schedule, increasing it to 1854 games.
The present schedule ends August S.
wathen. Bresnahan and NJ. E. Cantil-
pointed to schedule the additional
games.
The series with the International
Leaguers was to start August s..
Twenty-four games were to have been
played in each circuit. Edward G. Bar
League. is understood to be willing to
abide by the decision of the American
Association in regard to the cancella-
ton.
Evening star., 1917-05-27
GIANTS BREAK EVEN
WITH CHICAGO CUBS
Sallee Pitches Brilliantly, While
Robertson Drives Ball Into
Right Field Bleachers.

NEW YORK, May 26.-New York made
it an even break from Chicago here to-
day. winning the last game of the series,
4 to /. Sallee pitched brilliantly for
New York, only twenty-one men facing
him in the first seven innings. Robertson
drove home run into the right field
bleachers in the eighth inning, the first
time this has been done since the new
Brush stadium was erected in 1911.
Capt. Doyle of Chicago was sent off the
field in the ninth inning by Umpire Quig-
ley, being the fourth player banished
during the series. Score:
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Giants Ready for DUTY.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Thirteen men,
bers Of the New York National League
base ball club today registered them
selves for military duty under the con-
scription act, arrangements having
been made for them to do so, as the
team will be away from here June S.
The men who registered were Kauff,
Schupp, Lcbert. Benton. Kelly, Kildoff,
Smith. McCarty, Robertson, Perritt.
Anderson, Middletown and Rariden.
Evening star., 1917-05-27

AAouS VI western Is given the posi-
tion at third base. That youngster was
about as good a hitter as there was
In the series, and his play around the
hot corner excelled that of any other
man holding down the position He is
the only Western man on the all-star
aggregation
Like Western, Eastern is given one
position, that going to Thomas at
shorstop. Cox of Central and Girardi of
BUSINESS played well in the positiof,
but neither measured up to Thomas
Both were with winning teams and
Thomas was with loser from start to
finish. Thomas hardly looked big
enough to play anywhere, but he made
up in aggressiveness and speed and
general ability more than he lacked in
pounds. Cox was a steady player,
while Girardi at times was brilliant
Wise of Business, Snyder of Tech and
White of Central were all good first
basemen. What little edge there is.
though. appears to belong to the first
mentioned. 1t is almost toss-up be-
tween the three, each being a little
better in some department of play
than the other two. but to offset that
each Of the others were Just little
letter in something else. Snyder, be-
cause of adaptability to positions, is
given place in the outfleld. Snyder
hit well and had versatility. Both he
and Wise would have made good in al
most any position In which they might
have been used.
With two Of the outfeld places al
ready taken care of by men who held
down infield positions. only one re-
mains open. There are several who
could be awarded that and 1t is diff
cult to pick the best man. However,
the place is given to Pfeffrer of Tech
nicaL Pfeiffer really was an outfielder,
but did much of the pitching, and
therefore was not able to show what
he could really do in the position to
which he was most adapted. Pfeiffer
deserves lot more credit for his work
at Tech than he has been given. In
the outfield he could also serve as an
excellent relief pitcher for Shaffer.
who also has held down an outf1eld
berth at Central.
Mike Raedy of Business and Mohles-
ter of Central were good outfielders.
DAILY Of Central also played good ball
White of Central probably could have
made good in the outneld and several
other men would not have done poor
work there by any means.
Full credit cannot be given to all the
players in the various positions, but to
Centrars team as a whole should go
the palm for having won the most
clean-cut championship decided in a
Evening star., 1917-05-27
JOE WOOD COMES BACK.
Pitches Good Game for Indians, Blu
Loses Through Poor Support.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 26.-Joe
Wood pitched his first game as a mem
ber of the Cleveland team today and
his first game since August. 1915. New
York winning, to 3. New York made
eleven hits off him in eight innings, but
several of them were either infield
scratches or ones that fell just inside
the foul lines. With perfect support,
but two runs would have been made off
him. Shawkey was very effective for
New York Score:
Evening star., 1917-05-27

Griffmen will play an exhibition game
with the team representing that thriv-
ing municipality. July is an untitled
date on the schedule, coming between
a series in New York and the opening
of the second western invasion in De-
troit.
Molly Crafts ankle. which was
bumped into him at the plate in scor-
ing on his wild pitch, today was so
sore he could not bear the slightest
weight on it,. Although packed in ice
last night and bathed in hot water
today, the swelling has not gone down,
and it appears it will be- several days
before he will be able to walk. The
two spike wounds on his arm are su-
perfcial.
Morgan's ankle continues to bother
him. Grin does not want to have Ray
run the risk of seriously injuring it in
playing before it is entirely recovered
but also is afraid to let him loaf for
fear he will get heavy. Morgan Is an
athlete who takes on weight rapidly
to get rid Of it except by the hardest
kind of work.
1t develops that George Mcbride was
suspended by Umpire Mccormick fol-
lowing an argument in the clubhouse
Du Mont lost by wild pitch. jackson,
who scored the winning run ON the
errant heave. failed to touch the plate
as he slid in. and this was the subject
of the captains discourse that led to
his being set down. However, Mac had
an interview with President johnson
today, explained the circumstances and
induced the league head to lift the sus-
pension.
Base ball, the national sport, thus
far has lived up to its proud name of
being Americas game all along the
line. patriotic members having insisted
on doing their bit. Here is the partial
record:
The American League at the start of
the training season inaugurated mill
tary training for its players.
Athletes have been joining the Red
Cross in groups.
President Comiskey Of the Chicago
Americans has donated 10 per cent or
his receipts to the Red Cross
President johnson of the American
Lsague says his organization would
Immediately subscribe for 100000
worth of liberty bonds, each club to
put up $12,50e.
Plans have been made for Sunday
games In this league in the east, the
proceeds to be turned over to the naval
ard, military authorities. The first of
these contests will be played in New
York June l.
/ Manager Grif11th has started a move
ment in the form of a letter chain to
raise a fund to purchase base ball
equipment for the soldiers.
Evening star., 1917-05-27
PHILLIES WIN WITH BATS.
Drive Mitchell From Rubber and De.
feat Cincinnati, Z to 4.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May 26.-Phila-
delphia's hard hitting in the third in
ming. when Mitchell was driven off the
rubber. resulted in Cincinnatrs defeat
today. to 4. OF the fifteen games
played with the western teams Phila-
delphia won 13 and lost 2.
Umpire Harrison officiated on the
bases today. unaware of the fact that
his father had died this morning at
Evening star., 1917-05-27
GALLAUDET IS WINNER
Of LAST BALL GAME
Kendall Greeners Take Rock Hill
Into Camp by Score :,
of z to 6. G1

Gallaudet College yesterday defeated
Rock Hill on the diamond at Kendall
Green in the final college ball game
of the year by to 6. The home team
won after overcoming lead of three
runs gained by the visitors in the fifth
inning. Ferguson held Rock Hill to
five hits and Houze led in the batting
with three safettes. Score:
Evening star., 1917-05-27
Totals. 81 "a II Totals. 20 p 8
sRan for Elliott in the eighth.

Kan Tor EII10tC IN the eighth.
New York .......O o o OO1 x-
Runs-Merkle Burns. Herzog, Robertson. Nc
Carly. Errors-Zeider, Flack. Two-base hits
Merkle, Fletcher. Home run-Robertson. Sac
/ rifce hit-Robertson. Sacrifice ny-Fletcher.
Double playsEMann and Zeider; Deal and
Merkle. Left on bnses-New York. 8; Chicago.
is. First base on errors.New York. q. Bases
on balis-0n seaton. l: of Prendergast. /. Hits
in 7 innings: OF Prendergast, hits and l
run in / inning; OF sallee, run: Hit by
pitcher-By Seaton tHerzog). Struck out-By
sailee 8; by Prendergast. 3 Umpres-Messrs.
byron and Quigley. Time of game hour and
80 minutes. 90.
Evening star., 1917-05-27
Totals. SO II "a Q Totals. IS Is
sBatted for Haley in ninth.
tran for Spencer in eighth.
fBatted for {, Jones in eighth.

sBatted for Haley in ninth.
tran for Spencer in eighth.
tBatted for c. Jones in eighth.
Philadelphia. ..... o o 0 O-S
Detroit. o 0 4 Oil
Runs--strunk. Bates. McInnis. Grover (3),
Seibold (2l. Bush. Young 80. Cobb t2). veach.
schang, Bush. Two-base hits-spencer. Yeach,
Bush. Haley. Three-base hits-Strunk. Cobb,
McInnis. Stolen base-Grover. Sacrifice hits
man and Spencer: Witt and McInnis. Bases on
balls-On r. johnson, 1; OF Seibold, o; on Cum
and earned runs-On B. johnson. 5 hits ana
runs in one inning; on Seibold, hits and 6
runs in seven innings; on Cunningham. hits
Boland. 2 hits and run in one-third lnninr:
on c. Jones. hits and . runs in three and one.
third innings; on Ehmke. 1 hit and no mn n
one inning. Struck out-By 4. Johnson, 1: -
Seiboad. 2; By Ehmke. l.
Evening star., 1917-05-27

high school series in years. The Blue
and White played consistently and dis
played confidence that would have
done credit to a much more experienced
nine. The schedule was distinctly very
one sided. with the one-sidedness all
Central. In real American There was
nothing 10 it,
AS a result of putting off it's meet
from May 5, although the action could
not have been avoided. Maryland State
Will have a great many more entries
for the annual games. County high
schools throughout the state will be
represented this week, whereas they
were not to be allowed to take part in
the games on May 5. This change of
attitude was due entirely to difference
in date. Just prior to May it was the
desire of the college to keep every boy
on the farm it could to aid in the pro-
| duction of food. part of Wednesday
is to be devoted to the Farmers day
exercises. a program in which the col
| lege desires all county high school boys
| to be interested.
The entries in the open interscholastic
events will be practically the same as
before the meet was postponed. One or
| two of the schools have made change
| or two and others have sent in the
| names of two or three new men. but on
/ the whole there will be very few diff
| ferences Many entries in the events
for county schools. though, will change
| the complexion Of the meet. There
| were between six hundred and seven
hundred entries in the games prior to
| May S. but now the total should reach
very close to 1000. The list of entries
has been held open for the schools until
| tomorrow night, and it may be that the
number will exceed 1000.
| Officials named for the meet May s
will be in charge oftA1events Wednes-
day. Jimmy MulligaF is coming down
| from Philadelphia toy do the starting.
| Prof. Beckett of the y NJ. c. A. will
! referee and the other positions are to
| be well taken care of by men who have
wears of experience in track work. The
meet begins at 1880 am. ..a.,s
The W., B. and A. ball team today
plays another double header at Annap-
| oils Junction. Tindeco nine Of Balti-
more. a member of the Serni-Profes-
| sional League, will be the opposing
combination. They are tied now in the
league standing for second place. st.
Johns and st. Andrews of Baltimore
were listed to play at Annapolis juno
tfon against the railroad combination
last Sunday and have drawn suspen-
sions from the league for their failure
to appear. Reduced rate tickets for the
games are being sold from Washington
to Annapolis Junction and return.
Evening star., 1917-05-27

CHICAGO, May 26.-Becker, Univer-
sity of Illinois. won the western con-
ference singles tennis championship
here today. defeating Wente of Rose
Polytechnic. 4-6. s-6. e3 and 6-1. :
Evening star., 1917-05-27
GRIFFITH'S TEAM IS STRONGER
THAN LEAGUE STANDING SHOWS
Chicago Writer Speaks in Praising Terms Of
Washington Club-Gossip of the
Game and Players.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


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TIGERS BUNCH HITS.
Defeated Athletics in Eighth In
ming. Scoring Four Runs.

DETROIT. May 26.-Detroit took ad-
vantage of the darkness in the eighth in
ming to bunch hits today and defeated
Philadelphia. II to S. Both teams hit the
ball hard. The game was delayed at the
end of the eighth inning by hailstorm.
Evening star., 1917-05-27

Runs-Marshall. Pilliod. Eouse (2). Dohrmau,
Bonchard, Ferguson. Brennan. Ryor, Ourran.
Collins t2). Perry. Errors-wilson. Pilliod.
Houze. Hetzler (2l. Brennan. Ryon. Collins.
Left on bases-Gallaudet. 8; Rock Hill, 4.
First base on balls-On Heupel. /; OF Fergu-
1-3: by Ferguson. %. Hits made-0n
Heupel. 2; on Ferguson: 3; Struck out.Ry
base hits-Dohrman. Collins. sacrihce hits
Hetzler t2). Stolen bases-Wilson. Houze. Bren-
nan 1 Collins Double SS es-rT to Wilson
son). Wild pitch-Perry. Umpire-Mr. Hughes.
Time of game-1 hour and 40 minutes.
Evening star., 1917-05-27
IungstoWn, Ohio

Totals. 80 II "a 8 Totals. 35 10 81 13
sBatted for Knetzer In seventh.
tBatted for Shean In eighth.
tran for Clarke in eighth.
Phiiadeiphia fidi'aei .:.. .::.. 8 Q Yo ~
|. Runs-Roush. Chase te). Thorpe. Paskert
ssoef CS.a
Two-base hits-Neale, Bancroft and stock.
Thres-bss hit-Thorpe. Home run-Chase
natl. 10; Philadelphia. O.. First base on errors
Cincinnati. /; Philadelphia, 2. Bases on balls-
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Totals. Al Ii. q IA Totals. 80 10 q

fBatted for Mays in second.
tBatted for Sothoron in first.
Slated for Davenport in fifth.
gBatted for Park in ninth.
BOSTON .........3 3 /. . o Oil
St. Louis ........ ! l o 0 l.
Runs-Hooper to, Janvrin. Hoblitzell. Bader
Shorten, Gardner. Scott t2). Agnew, Gainor. Aus.
tin (2). Jacobson, Severold. Marsans, johnson (2)
Errors-Shore. Scott. Ssler. jacobson. Pauette
t1). Two-base hits-Janvrin, Hoblitzell, Austin.
Hooper. Scott. Three-base hit-Gainor. Stolen
bases-Johnson t2). Sacrifice hits-Lewis l2),
Gainor. Hamilton. Double play-Seyeroid to
Paulette. Left on bases-Boston, z; st. Louis.
II. First base on errors-Boston. 2. Bases on
balls-0n Mays. 2; OF Bader. 3: OF Shore. L;
OF Park. l. Hits and earned runs-OH Mays.
hits and runs in l inning; of Bader hits
and runs in innings; off Shore. 8 hits and no
runs in innings of Sothoron. 3 hits and 3 runs
in inning; off Hamilton, hits and runs in
2is innings; cff davenport. hits and . runs IN
12s innings; off Park. hits and runs in 4
-Sothoron. Park. Umpires-Messrs. Dineen and
Owens. Time of game hours and % minutes.
Evening star., 1917-05-27
GR|FFMEN STRIKE A
S|x-|NN|NG T|E-UP
Game With White Sox Called on Ac.
count Of Rain, Each Side
Scoring a Run.
By DENMAN THOMPSON.

CHICAGO, Ill, May 26-Today's
abbreviated contest with the White Sox
was a no-decision affair, the count
tstanding one-an at the end of the
sixth chapter when Umpire Connolly,
in his well known tremolo baritone,
announced game off," but may be re-
garded as "a moral victory for the
Griffmen. The whyfore is that they
had the measure of Jim Scott, the local
jobbing light. and had the elements
seen fit to hold off a couple of rounds
longer undoubtedly would have given
Death Valley Jim" an opportunity to
obtain an early dinner
When the diminutive arbiter yodeled
down the curtain the. count in safe
whacks was even Off Scott as against
three Off Gallia- The hit figures do not
give a truly accurate idea of the dif-
ference between the wares displayed
by the rival slabmen, however. In ad-
dition to the actual bingles registered
several hard-hit balls were prevented
from going for extra base blows only
Nv *""t work on the part of Sox garden
guardians In other words, the way
he Gr.nmen We're Strengthening out
Scott's hooks and meeting his speed it
was only a question of a short time
the shelter OF the showers. In none of
the half dozen frames gone through
with did the visitors fail to hit safely In
one of them, the third, they amassed
f9ro. In the meantime the Sox were
able to get to Gallia less than half
that often. and one of the three,
Felsch's double in the fourth that
scored Chicagos lone run, was ship
ped direct from blacksmith's shop
where horseshoes originate
Hit Scott From Start.
The tip-off on what Scott had co,,;no
to him was seen before the battle was
two minutes old, Judge sending a drive
to left center that Felsch was able to
nab only after mad dash. Milan
! bounced a single through Gandil. but
that worthy took care of both Foster
and Rice. sliding into first with Sans
ahead of the former sailor Smith led
OF with sound smash to right in the
second. only to have Morgan force him.
Risberg. whose spectacular stops and
throws did SO much to stifie the efforts
of the Nationals yesterday, felt the reac-
tributed weird heave that let in the
visitors marker. Gallia and Judge had
resumed their seats on the bench when
Foster cracked a line drive to center,
good for one base. Eddie scampered
around to the pre-ultimate station,
when Milan duplicated his wallop.
Griff semaphored for double theft and
keep Foster glued to third and permit
! ted ScAalk's peg to sail over his dome
4 into Eisberg's waiting mitts. The
Needej with one eye on Foster. ran Zeb
back hearly to first, and then unlim-
bered p chuck over GandiIs head that
frankh Foster to the plate. Milan
Continued % eeoond Fasel
Evening star., 1917-05-27
FOUR CENTRAL HIGH PLAYERS
PICKED FOR ALL-STAR TEAM
Tech Gets Two Men, Business, Western and
Eastern One Each on Honor Nine-Mary-
land State Track Meet Wednesday.
BY H. c. BYRD.

Central
other
Bailey
latter
looking at the
worked well together
~ h Except shansr and Bailey
but
dhe
e Of nyschooI ~ N
Evening star., 1917-05-27

New York. o o o Il o.
Cleveland ........ o o 1 o o Ia
Runs-Miller. PecLinpaugh t2), Walters, Roth
hit-Shawkey. Three-base hits-PeckinpauRh,
Roth. sacriice hits-shawkey. Maisel. Double
ganss and Guisto. Left on bases-New York, g.;
Cleveland. 3. First base error-Cleyeland, /.
Rases ON balls-OR Ehawkey, 9; OF Wood /,
9 runs In 9 innings; OF Wood. II hits and runs
In innings; on Bagby. hit and no runs in
inning. Struck out--By ahawkey. 2; by Wood, J.
Uupires- Messrs. EyAns and Moriarty. Time Of
xsne ~ hours and 10 minutes.
Evening star., 1917-05-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
I: Chicago. (rain).
Detroit, IL; Philadelphia. 8.
New York. 4; Cleveland. 3.
Boston, H. st. Louis. Z.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York A. Chicago, 1.
Philadelphia. Z; Cincinnati. 4.
Brooklyn. 4; Pittsburgh. I.
st. Louis. g.; Boston, 1.
Evening star., 1917-05-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

| TODAY TOMORROW.
Washington at Chicago. New York at Phila.
! Phila. at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at st. Louis.
Evening star., 1917-05-27

Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1917-05-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TOMORROW.
Phila. at New York.
Brooklyn ut Boston.
Chicago at Plttsburyh,
Evening star., 1917-05-27

Totals. :. .33 12 81 Is Totals. 81 8 a7 10
sBatted for Evans in seventh.
HATED for Wood In eighth