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The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
MAJORS WILL
TAKE PLAYERS
Scramble Will Be Made for
International Material if
League Blows.

Major league clubs that L. be hard
pressed for playing talent BY the time
the spring training season arrives will
make a wild scramble for International
League players. providing the big
Eastern minor votes to close its gates
at the schedule meeting to be held in
February.
The consensus OF opinion among
baseball men now indicates that
chances for the International League
to do business in 1918 are about as
slim as years interest on a five
cent piece.
II the Barrowless circuit declines to
operate there will be over leo players
available for other leagues, and the
majors will get their pick of the talent
Among the big league clubs that may
be sorely in need of talent are the
Dodgers, Athletics. Pirates, Red Sox
and the Cleveland Indians. The Bos-
ton team lost heavily. as did Cleve-
land. through enlistments and the
draft. Internal dissension on the
Brooklyn team may cause President
Ebbets to disrupt his club. despite con-
stant denials that he will dispose of
a player unless he gets talent which
will strengthen his team.
The other clubs mentioned are un-
certain of the status of a good many
of their players and there is no telling
how many gaps will be made in player
rosters by March.
Lee Fohl's Cleveland club has been
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
N0TTER TRAINING TO RIDE.
Whitney Stables Jockey at New
Orleans for Camnaipn-

- New York. Dec. T-Joe Notter, who
FOR years has been the leading jockey
of the Whitney Stable when he could
make the required weight, has left
Brookdale Farm for New Orleans,
where he has begun reducing in an
ticipation of the coming campaign.
When he left the Whitney establish
ment Notter weighed 100 pounds, but
expects by active work to get down
low enough to try his hand with a few
mounts before the end of the New
Orleans meeting.
Notter Is regularly emp!oyed at
Brookdale Farm in galloping the best
horses OF Trainer Rowe's string, and
when the crack 2-year-olds have to
pick up stake weight he generally has
the pick Of the mounts. Recently he
has been unable to ride at less than
I'D pounds. though a few years ago he
reduced to liz. Among his notable
victories in the Whitney silks was the
winning Of the 1915 Kentucky Derby
with Regret. He also had the mount
on Barrow. when that old campaigner
captured the Kentucky Handicap.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28

A. A. u. TO STAY OFF
HOCKEY SQUABBLE

Athletic Union will keep hands of
the hockey squabble that Is brew
ing in Pittsburgh over the demand
by the International Skating Union,
the rink owners hockey association.
that the impending game between a
Pittsburgh seven and a team from
Montreal be cancelled because the
Pittsburgh team is not registered.
Ths Pittsburgh seven Is a member
Of the American Amateur Hockey
League. and the mandate of the i.
S. U. puts the issue Of control square,
ly before that body. The Skating
Union officials have requested that
the Canadian hockey authorities bar
the Montreal team from taking part
in the Pittsburgh game.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
Relay Races to Feature
Millrose A. A. Games

New York, Dec. 27-Relay races are
10 form an important part of the pro-
gram at the annual games of the Mill
rose Athletic Association to be held
at Madison Square Garden on We'd
nesday evening. January %. The in
terest in these races is further to be
increased by the competition for the
medley relay championship of the
Metropolitan Association.
The one-mile intercamp race for the
army men will bring before the spec
tators the crack quarter-milers of the
country who are now wearing the
khaki. In the one-mile relay for navy
men entries are likely from the Bos-
ton Naval Station, Pelham Bay Park
and the Cambridge Naval Aviation
School. A match one-mile relay be-
tween army and navy quartets also is
scheduled.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
College Rowing Sport
In Big Slump on Coast

With the decision of the University
of California and Stanford Cniver-
sity not to put eight-oared varsity
crews on the water in the spring,
colleges of the Northwest, are con-
siderinS the pros and cons of the
matter. With the death of Coach
Conibear. OF the University of Wash
inSton. and the lack of enthusiasm
in a number of the conference in
stitutions. 1t appears that the sport
will have a hard time coming into
its own this year. if indeed it does
at all.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
Fauver Wesleyan Coach.

Middletown. Conn, Dec. N.-wes-
leyan is finding 1t hard to obtain a
satisfactory coach for its basket
ball team owing to war conditions,
ano the athletic council has appoint
ell Di. Edw?r,i Yauver. professor of
Ply training at the college, rs
temporary coacn. Snder his direc-
tion the men are being rounded into
condition There are only three men
available who had any experience on
the varsity last year. Neeler. at
forward, Tomlinson at guard and
Marklhaler. who played some last
year. is being tried out for the other
guard.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
FOUR BOXING
CHAMPS MADE
Old Dad Time Tells of Title
holders in Sports
In 1917.
by OLD DAD TIME.

oIu pretty wen IN ltll-
made new champions galore.
especially in the pugilistic world
and on the baseball diamond.
1 made Pants" Rowland king
pin among big league managers
and gave him a world series cham
pionship. In doing the latter ]
am frank to confess that / had the
able assistance Of Heinie thinner
man.
1 made Eddie Cicotte the most
noted of pitchers by influencing
American league batters to the be-
lief that his shine ball" was un-
hittable.
1 made Eddie Rousch, the red
hosed wonder of Cincinnati, new
champion batter of the National
League. What kept me from max
Ing a new champion swatter for
the American was Ty Cob.
1 made Hank Gowdy the cham
pion of all baseball by LEADING
him into an Uncle Sam uniform
the first big league player to vol
unteer.
made Mike O'Dowd champion
middle-weight boxer and no one
who has seen the Fighting Harp"
in ring action can say 1 didn't dc
well when l thrust the crown upon
Mikes pompadoured dome.
made Ted Lewis weIter-weight
cham, although I'm open to ar
gument as 10 whether or not
made a fizzle of that Job. Maybe
l crowned the wrong man. i dom,
know. but 1 will the minute Ted
gets into a real battle.
i made Benny Leonard champion
lightweight. That was some neat
job, even il do say so myself. Benny
has II on all the other million or two
promising light-weights. But 1 dc
wish Benny would stop talking about
going TO a Sammy training camp
and go.
! made Pete Herman champion ban.
tam.
would have made a new chamr
heavy and a feather. too. but for a
couple Of good reasons-Jess Willard
and Johnny Kilbane.
made Earl Caddock champion
wrestler, thus taking the title from
one farmer, Stecher. and giving II Ia
another son of the soil Maybe ]
should have handed the rassling med.
al to olin. the wonder Finn. What
do you think?
/ made Pittsburgh champion in the
Eastern football world: Georgia Tech
in the South, and Ohio State, in Tho
West.
1 made Miss Gertrude Artelt cham
pion 1@-yarl woman swimmer, and
| aided little Miss Thelma Darby in de
feating Miss Claire Galligan, nationa
woman's champion swimmer on tn,
Jo-yard course.
j made Miss Harris NJ. queen Of tn,
harness world, seeing TO it that sh,
gained the honor of being the frs
mare 10 pace i'm two minutes.
land, fellows. L am sorry. Just a.
sorry as you-took away two of tn,
best men who ever pleased a sport
loving public, Robert Fitzsimmon:
and Frank Gotch, than whom bette
tor finer men never entered the rint
or went TO the mat.
I did a lot, didn't ]? You bet I did
And 1 only had 3SJ days in which L
do all this.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
EVERETT SCOTT In DRAFT.
Red Sox Shortstop Will Be Called
Early in Next CONTINGENT.

Button. Ind, Dec. 21.-Sh0rtstop
Everett Scott, of the Red Sox. will
come up for examinaIio for the Ma
tional Army in the next batch OF fifty
called in this district. He is n:arried
and has a family, but there is no indi-
cation that he will be exempted
should he ask for exemption on the
basis of dependents.
He has considerable property here,
runs prosperous business. ani there
is considerable money in his family.
His family will not he destitute. by
any means, IL he should be taken "over
there"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
DENIES
WILD RUMOR
Old Fox Knows Nothing Of
Local Club Playing Sixteen
Games In Toronto.

President Solomon. OF the Toronto
Club. had better take care Of his own
troubles up there without butting in
on mine." is the way Clark Griffith.
manager Of the Nationals. treated the
question of the Washington Club play
ing sixteen games in the Canadian citN
this summer. II have never heard any
thing from the Toronto club officials in
reference to our playing regular sched-
uled games there. ] would never con-
slider a deal of this kind and IL Is Just
another one OF those many wild ru-
mors that is keeping the old stove
league boiling this winter
The following. scribed from the pen
of Frederick Lieb. baseball writer of
the New York Sun, is important IL
true:
In the event the International
League does not take the field next
season Toronto may be given a brief
tryout as a major league city. An eff
fort is being made by the owners of
the Toronto club to have the WASH
ington team play a sixteen game
stretch at Island Stadium. the Toronto
ball park, next summer. The Ma
tionals. IL the plan is successful, will
play each of the four Western Amer
ican League teams-the Cnicago White
Sox. the Detroit Tigers. the Cleveland
Indians and the st. Louis Browns
in four game series.
President Solomon. OF the Toronto
club. is carrying on negotiations
with Clark Griffith. manager and
part owner OF the Washington club.
according to high official of
the International League. The idea
is to transfer sixteen of the home
games of the Washington team to
Toronto, so that the fans there will
have an opportunity to look over the
crack players from the States. In
the event major league baseball Is
well received the Washington fran
chise will be shifted to Toronto for
the period of the war.
Each of the four teams would dis
play one OF the big stars of the game
Detroit. Cobb; Chicago. Ed Collins;
Cleveland, Speaker, and st. Louis, Sis
Ter. The Washington club. OF course.
would display Walter Johnson atleas,
once in each series.
There seems no doubt that the prop
osition would be beneficial to both
Washington and the Western clubs,
'NSh 40 NlSiliHB lcdIllS IN recent
years have not been able to make
enough in Washington to pay their
board bills. The only thing which the
Washington club is uneasy about is
that once the team goes to Toronto
for a brief stay many difficulties re-
garding their Washington franchise
will arise.
Discussing the proposal made to the
washington club. President Solmon
of Tortono, has the following to say:
THE experience of the Chicago Ma
tionals. Detroit, Cleveland, st. Louis
and New York Americans in Toronto
last summer has caused the club to
be deluged with applications for ex-
hibition games at the island stadium
next year.
Should the International League
decide on February IL not to operate
next season. it is our proposition to
bring the Washington team to To-
ronto for an entire series with each
western team in the American
League. The proposal is that sixteen
American League games be played
and the Toronto and Washington
clubs are now negotiating to this
end"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
Will Hold Meet.

New York, Dec. 27.-The stay-at-
homes of the Third Field Ar
tillcry of Buffalo will hold the usual
New Years handicap games of that
regiment on January l. The proceeds
will be devoted to the fund for the
dependents of men called into the
service when the organization was
mustered into the national service.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
To Raise 81. 900. 900.

Cincinnati. Dec. 27.-rhc bowlers
who will compete I'm the American
Bowling Congress tournament here.
beginning February ]. plan TO raise
q .ooc 600 for a war relief fund.
August Herrmcrn. owner OF the
Cincinnati RedI Is president OF the
A. b. c. and thS real factor In the
big drive for the million-dollar
fund.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
Gives Huggins Credit.

st. Louis fans give credit TO Miller
Higgins. manager Of the Yankees.
FOR making the Cardinals pay. The
stockholders. however, are giving
credit to Branch Hickey. who has
few equals as a business manager
In baseball.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
new YEAR TO
TEST SPORTS
Athletics Managed to Gel
Along Fairly Well in 1917
Under War Pressure.
ny GRANTLAND RICE.
ReyouA fke Mat

Beyond the Mist.
We may not see beyond the Gate 1.
The mounded portal of the sod:
Nor know what phantom dreamf
await
Beyond the final fall of clod-
No football comes-no given sign,
No beckoning-no backward glance
Where loves red roses guard the iins
Beyond which life may not advances.
We may not look into the sleep
Where lilies lean across the day
Joy broken there-how long or deep
Where life's lost winds kneel down "a
pray
For knowing, We might find the sling
To take all heart from brave, trus
life,
Or Death to be too dear a thing
To give one other day TO life.
Yes, the lure IS strong An English
man now in this country. after ser.
vice in the front line trenches, reports
that he saw a pal one afternoon un.
der shell-fire deeply engrossed in q
volume entitled. How TO Putt
As for IoIs-
1917 managed to maintain a fair share
Of its sport under the red shadow Of
war.
How about 1878?
This is the year that will be the bis
Test Sport, through wars might,
preparation. could move along
But how sport will hold W when tie
long casualty lists bepia 10 arrive ID
another affair.
1t will keep going. but at what speed
Is not to be estimated this Gar In ad.
vance Of the spring drive.
keIIcy's Pick. :
Some time ago at a baseball gather,
ing a heated debate a-cse as 10 whe
niGht be the greatest out6elder-Ty
Cobb or Iris Speaker.
But Joe Kelley. who had no axof
TO grind. finally spoke out biUn.ly ant
II the point.
The greatest player I have evet
known (and I've seen most slI Of
| them) sits here" He stamped W:lla
Keeler on the shoulder.
You may have your Cot,s and yo1I
| EaSners and your LayCies. gram
them all wonderfully great But wina
Keeler in his heyday for mine. The,t
was a man who knew what 10 90 with
a bat He could make Las. runneI
oct CT a truck horse. He always pro,
tected the runner. And scientific Say,
there wasn't anything he coG:dn't dc
with the stick. He'd bluff the infelt
in, then tap the ball somewhere oveI
their heads. He could hit TO any field
on sny kind OF a ball pitched wi.his
reach. And when the outfield played
, back in their regular POSITIONS he
| could drop a burt and beat it ninetys
lire times in hundred. I1c Lad tha
| swinging bunt down TO a scisI.ce and
could pull the ball past tho pitcheI
toward the second basemsn every clip
There has been only one Eeclcn
/ He was the greatest OF them All"
Not one other Of the old orioles. eavS
Keeler himself. denied the bold gate
ment. And the orioles are robody's
''yes" men. II they mad not agreed
| with Kelley the presence of Eeelet
would not have deferred them froIr
expressing dissent
CyI.right, 1917. by The Tribune Asscci,tias
(New York Trbuul.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
M'GOORTY Is AFTER
ANY MIDDLE-WEICHT

Chicago. Dec. Fiddle Nc
Goorty, middle-weight boxer. drop
ped on In Chicago on his way from
Australia to Oshkosh. wis..his home
town, where he will spend a few
days before proceeding to New
York. While here he asserted he
would gladly take on any American
middle-weight.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
INDEX TO CHAMPIONS.

1 Mike O'Dowd. middle
weight champion; C2) Eddie Ci-
cote, leading American League
pitcher; go Miss Gertrude Art
cit. swimming champion; (D Earl
Caddock. heavyweight champion
wrestler: (5) Pete Herman. ban
tam-weight champion; C6) Pants
Rowland. manager champion
White Sox; D Hank Gowdy.
first big league ballpIayer to en-
list: (S) Ted Lewis. welter-
weight champion; C9) Eddie
Roush. champion Nat lion
League batsman; 10) Benny
Leonard. champion lightweight:
GD Miss Thelma Darby, record
holder for 100-yard swim.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
Make Two Triple PLAYS.

Two triple plays were made during
the American Associations season.
enc each by st. Paul and Toledo.
Minneapolis finished last in team
fielding. but led in double plays with
1S6. wan
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
Coleman Arkansas Captain.

= Fayetteviile. Ark. Dec. H.-F. W.
Coleman. Of Strong. Ark. was today
elected captain of the 1918 eleven Of
the University OF Arkansas. He is a
Junior and has been the teams reg
ular center for the last two seasons.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
Barrett Cards Scout

Charles Barrett, who has been scout
ing Tor the Detroit Tigers. will be
with the Cardinals next year on a
still hunt for 4ew players. Bar
rett and Hickey krs old friends. :,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
Comiskey Gives to Camp Fund.

Chicago. Dec. T.-Charles A. CO.
miskey. owner Of the champion Chi
cago Americans who made contribu-
tions totaling $1,000 to the Red Cross.
yesterday donated 1900 to the war
camp fund Of the Knights of Colum-
bus
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28

helm beat Brawner and Herman, e.,
6-1. and went into the lower bracket
OF the finals. In the upper half Bass
ford and Donaldson will meet Rich
ards and Taylor to pick the other
finalist team.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
indianapolis Leads League.

= indianapolis led the American AS
sociation in fielding last season, ac-
cordinS to the official averages an
ncunced yesterday. Columbus was
second and Milwaukee third. Clever
fielding helped indianapolis win the
remnant.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-28

practically shot to pieces since the
close OF the season and other teams
may be hard hit at any time.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29

lad to do something. II was now OF
never.
Jaw, quit your kiddin'r' l answered
boldly. mo Fritz can get me a pris-
oner."
The soldier passed on had changed
my voice and talked slow. It sounded
good My first danger was over. l
had fooled a man who knew me.
Sleeping quarters had been assigned
to the men. did not know exactly
what l was going to do, because l was
an extra and nothing had been pro-
vided for me- | might have to sit up
all night, hidden away. But soon L
saw the lines were not so strictly
drawn. In the confusion Of getting
settled l grabbed a place and acted as
If 1t belonged to nobody but me. / was
In a compartment Two other soldiers
were there with me
We were well into New Mexico be-
fore ! ventured forward into the troop
cars. The men were having a great
time, singing and talking and calling
back and forth. You would never have
guessed they had said goodby to those
they loved only rev hours before II
there was any one among them inclined
to weaken at their prospects he was
too much of a man to show it. In one
car where there was a number of good
voices they were harmonizing on the
barber shop chord. Some one struck a
blue note There was almost as much
commotion as if it had been dumdum
bullet. Soldiers always sing
The men had eaten a hearty dinner.
They were tired from the hustle and
heart wrench Of getting off. They be-
gan to drop Off early. Once their heads
hit the pillows they were dead to the
world. You would think they had moth
| ing more on their minds than a pleas
ant few weeks outing. so peacefully
they slept.
| began to feel like turning in myself.
The prospect of bunking in a stateroom
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29

Machinery is on the ground big
we'll is flowing and prosperity is due
to stockholders in the Idaho-Wyom-
ing Oil company. Call and see sec
rotary at headquarters at lS7 Sno-
shone street north.
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with two strange troopers did not
brighten me. l was one Of them. 1t
was easy to avoid detection. We slept
with all our clothes on but our hats
and shoes.
In New Mexico, well out of Arizona,
it was l first walked forward and
passed my husband. | never gave him
a glance but he recognized me. l can't
remember exactly what he said, but it
was something like My God, what are
you doing here?' He was not as much
surprised as thought he would be.
He did not scold me He was not even
angry
"Now that you are on the train 1 sup
pose you might as well go as far as
Chicago" he added But you viii be
a good girl and =, traight home from
there, won't your
1 told him / would think it over,
but could not promise. | was doing
this on my own responsibility. and it
was not up to him to interfere. He
was quartered three cars ahead of rue.
/ used to sneak forward at night and
try to reason with him about my going
to France to join the Red Cross.
was still with the cooks. Whenever
I heard any one coming I'd grab a
dishpan or something and get very
busy. If an officer gave me a suspicious
glance looked him square in the eye
and stood at attention like the rest Of
the doughboys. Army ofncers are easy
to fool.
Sometimes we laid up as long as
twenty-four hours In q town. When
ever we stopped the soldiers had to get
out and exercise 1t was this standing
order that gave me my 6rst close call
We had been put on a siding in some
town, and the troops were off stretch
ing their legs. was sitting in seat
talking with a young sergeant when an
officer came through.
''What are you two fellows doing
here?" he clustered. "Why aren't you
out at exercise?" l don't mean be was
gruff. The United States army Off
GERS treat their men white.
We were on our feet and out OF the
car in minute. l turned around and
came right back. The &c o." did not
return. He probably thought we were
a couple of lazy rockies There were
so many young men among the recruits
mere boys some of them. They had
to obtain the consent of their parents
before they could enlist | passed for
one of these boy soldiers.
Flirts With Girl.
1t was fun stopping at the towns.
The people came down TO see the troop
trains pass through. and they certainly
treated us royalty The, brought US
fruit and candy and cigarettes and all
sorts of delicacies The girls were
especially enthusiastic They struck up
conversations with the soldiers. ex-
changed addresses and promised to
write often
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29
Heap big mileage!

Read the TIMES wantads and get
results thereby.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29

The Times prints butterwrappers
any day in the week.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-10-08
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To J. J. Wachenheimer, your heirs, ex ecutors, assigns, successors or per onal representatives:
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended in labor and improvements the sum of one hundred dollars each year for the years of 1912. 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1915 on the January AssoCia- tion, a placer mining claim, situat- ed upon Cripple river and more fully recorded at page 370 in Vol, l9O in the Records of the Cape Nome Minirg District, in the Second Division, Territory of Alaska.
 The above amount has been ex- pended under the provisions of the laws concerning annual labor upon mining claims being the amount re- quired to hold said claim.
 And your are further notified that if within ninety days after the last publication of this notice you fail to contribute your proportion of said expenditure your interest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned your co-owner under section 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States.
 WILLIAM STEPHAN,
 Co-Owner.
 Date of first publ, July g, 1917. Date of last publ, Oct. s, 1917. -.