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too MUCH DIRECTION
M'GRAW AND HERZOG COULD
NOT AGREE ON MANAGEMENT
Buck Was Once q Manager and Would
Have His Say Once in
While.

NEW YORK. December oo--Too
many chefs viii spoil the consommc.
And too many managers will gum up
tho harmony on any ball club.
This Is the reason why Charley Her
HoS and John McGraw failed TO get
along AS player and manager
should. and it led to Herzog asking the
Giants to dispose OF his services.
The trouble between Hcrzug and Me
Graw dates back TO midsummer, il is
said, but up to the time the Giants
Dlnyod and lost tho NTH game Of the
worlds series 10 the White Sox In Chi
cage. Buck and Jawn stood for each
other.
That is, they spoke when they met,
IL they felt like 1t, and though Iicrzie
deserted The club for several wcek:,
prior TO the big series last October.
SUCK ana Jawn managed to go il some
now. The probable truth is that lawn
felt ne needed Buck in the big row
with the SoN and Buck felt that he
needed the worlds series dough SO
there was n" parting of the ways until
after the SericS WAS well started
Tho big split-up between Mc,;raw
aud his hcld captain came during the
hfth game OF the series at Chicago the
game I'm which Mctiraw permitted the
White SoN 10 throw barragc fire all
around Slim Sallce before he decided
To take n I'm out Of the paYtinic.
And. OF course the result Of that
ffti game WAS in reality the thing that
musscd M all Of tho harmony there
was In the Mctiraw camp.
HerzoG and McG;raw had words
many words. during that NTH game, il
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high standard that has ranked him as

high standard that has ranked him as
one OF the greatest catchers In tho
game for the past few years Ivy
Winso caught in a like number OF
games Tor the Reds. and his work be-
h:nd the hat with both the CARDINALS
and Reds for the past four or five sea-
sons has stamped him as one OF the
greatest catchcrs in tho game
FRANK Snyder, OF the Cards. was also
"a hard-workine individual during tho
recent campaign. Snyder caught ninety
tour games OF ball for the Cards. a.,
did Tragressor. Of the Braves. who was
called upon to shoulder tho heavy work
when Hank Gowdy enlisted i'm tho
army. Rowdy Elliott and Art Wilson.
of the Cubs, and Bill Fischer, Of tho
Pirates. were among tho hardest work
Ing baekstoppers in the National
League last season. with sixty-fvc or
more games to their credit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-23
Is SURPRISE SPRINGER
Manager HuEEtns. OF st. Louis Cardi-
nails. Has Placed Many SensatIonnl

NEW YORK. December c2.-Millcr
r. mn thn IS me ne, srrappy lttle manager
or bringing out sensational ball play
crs. And he is keeping his average in
20 INC standard this year.
several years ago. when wv Vino
became acclimated in the National
League, he WAS heralded as one of the
biggest finds of the season. Ivy il sill
great catcher. though he is now
wearing the uniform OF the Reds, not
III" Cardinals. Wv
In 1919 Hug came to bat with Lee
Mead2ws. the only major league hur-
came through by winning "A nice ma !.
jurity OF his games for the ST. Louis
club The records this season prove
that Meadows haas devciopcd into one
81 the most dependable pitchers in the
Tcncr circuit.
Las, year Huegins introduced Roger
tioIhsoN as a regular Cardinal. lie
had shown Hornsby to IN. fans I'm y
few games The year previous, but no
one paid whole lot OF attention To-
"a" PLAYER until last season. when he
M"s unirnhih1usly voted the find Of the
year: That llornsby is UNFOLDING Hug
gins 3 Judgment may be verified b,.
S!ancing at the batting and feldinn
averages Tor this season. He Is Il star
stcr.
This year Higgins introduced wal
iom Nrnise 70 the big show. and II
ornise ISM voted the most sensational
son ends he win he so close to the mark
20 find out tho difference
cruise played i'm the American Asso.
ciation last season and failed TO hit
,"oo' though he finished the season
banging the pill at .2st clip. In the
\ y he was looked upon as a clean
cut dependable player. with fairly good
speed and the ability to make the
ClaSscd as world heater W-hat doe
Hug do Why, Hug grabs Cruise from,
The saints. puts him into a ST. Loui,
UNIFORM, gives hm few slaps on the
regarding his hitting and feldin2, and
behold we have the National eagm,
sensation 81 1917 ee w
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NEW ORLEANS RESULTS

First race--one mlle-H. c. Rasch. le5
10; i0i twillis>. to /. ) to :. evem' second:
PAL Rose, lo3 I-ykel. - TO |. . TO I. . to
J. third. Time 1913 l.5. Little Princess
NJ bright. Austral and Green Grass also
;, Second race---nile and seventy yards
iir>i: nhmer ics ~ Garner, TO to i. e even,
I" :. second: Lucille r. i0t chi. Rowani,
Flora Finch. Adeline L.. Holman swift FOX.
Mcdd!nE Miss. Little Cottage Napoleon
ana Arbitrator also ran.
lnIrd-siN furlonSs-E;nden. IOt (kelseyl
- TO l., TO !. and even, first: J. j. IIiIiis.
~ L.ykel; 20 TO- |. to !. to 3. second :
Murphy: 10. an Eowan,. !; to i, to /, ana
woodtrar. Assume and Boz n lIems shshu also
ran. ~
EouT,h-one mile-Chccr Leader. Ios
Martini. IL TO ). to O. ana | TO )" frs, !:
Dick Williams. II: ON. GARNER. 5 to j,
t. !. 10 5. second: Poromn lOl tW
;o'hnS,, . TO L. to!. to 10. third. Time.
WGodStone and Mountain Rose also ran
~ ,Riccl. 10 to l. to /. S to :, first
Leah Cochran. lo7 tPooleD. TO :: even
to .. second: Cliff Field. ll6 ,Domnick,,
10 :; to .. 70 10. third. Time i:io ~
Plaudit". Hikcr. Fleuron H. KinElinC H.
hrr Lutte Abe also rHn.
SiSth--iniie and ne-siS;-enth--Turco 1l3
iI 'iSnan"nna is {" s. 70 . 10 >. hrs,;
ncri. to J.. To 5. 3 to !. third r iiaE
iAs H. sui, Un; Merchant. Mmc iIerr:
Arrow also ran.
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BETTER THAN BRILL|ANCE
CONSISTENT PERFORMERS
HELD CLOSELY BY MANAGERS
Players DO Not Have to BE Particularly
Brilliant. So They Maintain
Good Average

NEW YORK. December 22.-A good
many baseball managers hold onto
| players year after year because they
are consistent performers day in and
day out.
This is true in tho big leagues, as
II is in the minors, and though ball
player has to have a certain amount
OF class in any company. he docs not
have TO be an exceptionally brilliant
performer to hold Job il he is con-
sistently good.
The player who chafes on the bench
is a valuable asset to any ball club
tie is the player who loves the gama
for the game itself. lie isn't offering
aIibis that will keep him out OF the
line up on every possible occasion.
and he ia worth twice as much AS the
versatile s;ar who has the tcmpcra-
ment of a prima donna.
In sizing up players OF this class il is
unfair to deal with the second stri nG
men who do not have the opportunity
to get into the line up that is given the
regulars And in Eluncing over the
National League fielding averages for
the past season II appears to US that
for the amount OF work they arc called
upon 10 do in a ball game the catchers
have the call when il comes 10 mem
ton for consistent playing. Players
in other positions may be in there just
as often. but they do not figure In as
many plays AS the backstops. and when
It comes down to brass lacks. they
haven't the Same amount of thinking
to do. either.
Three National League ca,chcrs who
were mainstays during the season Of
1917 donned the mask and protector
and caught more than 100 games apiece.
Well say that was a good seasons
work. That trio in question is COM
posed OF Bill killifer, Ivy WinGo. OF
the Reds. and Bill Rariden. of the
Giants. Rariden was forced to shoulder
the heavy work behind the bat with the
OF the game with broken leg carly
in tho season, but Bill is gent who
loves work, and he is at his best when
he is in there nearly every day. The
fact that he has the ability to catch
so many games shows that he knows
how TO handle himself behind the bat
During the past season Raridcn
caught an even 100 games for tho rpcn
Of McGraw. and that is just about an
average seasons work for the hard
working Hoosicr. When Rariden was
with the Boston Braves. before he
took the hurdles TO the Federal
League. he was f1rst-string catcher
for the Hub team, and in the OUTLAW
league" he was known as the hardest
working catcher.
Bill killifer, famous as the battery
mate Of Grover Alexander, caught 40
games OF ball for the Phillics last SEN
son. and his work was of the same
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-23
OLD LEVEL FOR SPORTS
LOSE PANlCKY TENDENCY
AFTER YEAR OF WAR MAKING
American People Realize Necessity for
Retrcnch ment, hut Normal Eondness
for Athletics VIII Be Manifested.

NEW YORK. December 22.-Ater a
wear of war. IL peace does not come
before that time. the United States
! should drift back TO its normal level as
lover Of sports.
This Is, the opinion OF u good many
sports. particularly baseball.
When tho realization Of what war
really mean, dawned on the people
there, was tendency toward that
panicky, feeling which comes with the
knowledge of big undertaking and
it's cost.
People everywhere were inclined to
lean toward rctrenchments UP and
down the line. Manipulators boosted
prices in nearly every direction and
sports, particularly professional sports.
were doomed TO take an indefinite
rest.
Bu, a returning confidence is al
ready felt up and down the sports
Rialto Baseball men in the major
leagues have agreed that a discontinu-
ancc OF the great national pastime is
not demanded. and they are planning
To go ahead just an they have for the
past hfteen or twenty years. governing
their activities according TO The con-
diuons under which they will have to
operate.
Baseball in the major leagues must
be kept alive!sthcy say. and Since gov
ernment officials, from President Will
son down. have recommended con-
mm"sncG ,n OF the me, VARIOUS branches Of
government behind them.
An instance which illustrates the
panicky cond ition brought about when
VAR was declared can be found i'm the
action Of many colleges in calling off
football schedules and deciding to dis
continue all varsity sports. Yet the
colleges came back to football this
fall. and they arc going TO carry on
sports. only along a greater line than
ever before |; is sports for all now
instead of sports for highly develop
ed few.
In Canada. shortly after England en-
tered tho war in 1914. sports suffered
Tor time. But within a year they
came back as strong as ever, and To-
this fact.
Toronto was tho best paying town
IN the International League this year.
and a sports writer from the big Ca
madam city recently offered the infor-
nation that sports arc just as lively in
all branches now as they were before
nc war commenced, and this, despite
600 of the flower OF Toronto's young
manhood has crossed tho water to fight
with tho English and thousands Of
other Canadians in France
sports in all branches stand out dis.
tincilH along three lines
First Of ALL they offer hcalthfu
recreation for those who indulge in
them.
Second. they are the natural outlet
for pent-up energy. and last. but not
least. they afford amusement and en-
tertainmcnt for millions OF people.
young and old.
Tho nation cannot sit down and
brood. day in and day out over the
war or its horrors 1t must, continue
NAL lines, and sports count most hcay-
lily in this direction.
Canada came back to her own in
sports after a single year OF depres-
sion. The United States can and
should do the same
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BALANCE IS NECESSARY
LAST WORLD SERIES SHOWS
WEAKNESS OF TEAM OF STARS
Fight for Personal Glory, as Did Giants,
While Batnnced Club Plays a.
Unified Team.

NEW YORK. December e2.-The re-
suit OF the worlds series this year was
support of The theory that /, ball club
with balance is better than bali club
comnosed Of Individual stars
Scan the roster of 9hc Giants. Nc
Graws team is made up of the pick OF
National League players and a few who
s were s .o,,1s out Of the defunct Fed
Compared to tho White sox. the
Giants are team of stars. and being
permanent With the exception OF two
or three members Of the Giants, Nc
G t%r n1aHer rio are cut there eht,ns
refuse To boos, for each other. or that
they do not want to pull together.
They simply cannot do II.
They go up to the plate with a desire
to drive home any runs that may be on
the bases; but they all want TO hit the
hold the thought of the glory they
could get out Of home run is upper
most Benny Kaufr got his first hit Of
homer. And. as the writer has men
toned before. Benny was sent up there
with orders TO push Il swinging bunt
past Urban Faber.
kauf is one of tho outstanding stars
OF the Giants lIeinie Zimmerman is
another and Buck llcrzoE Still another
Zimmerman. secured from the Cubs by
MGGraw. is probably the best all-around
third basen,an in the National League
kauH. from the Feds. is an outflcIder
Of undoubted class. and Hcrzog, scrap
Ply. brainy aud capable in every way, is
George Burns. who has never played
with any other major league lean but
the Giants is admitted to be the best
george is perhaps the quietesl and
most unaSsumine player on the team
yet he is star that any manage
would be & lad to have.
Mny Lone Dave Robertson.
lazy Robertson, who may not be I'm
2 Giant uniform next year bloomed
forth as star after Mcfiraw had
groomcd him for an, outhelder Davy
is tenperamen,al. and. as McGraw once
SAID, nc can he just as good as he
McGraw's pitchers for the most part.
nave been picked from other clubs
Perritt. Benton and Sallee. three OF his
PEST i"s pets, are ;ll stars i'll their own
mary or undoubtcd class. hut the
pitchers do not count as heavily as the
biayers in regular positions who play
or these there arc several We have
not mentioned. Attic Fletcher is ono
OF them, and every. National League
permanent. and that he has long been
rated as a star in the old league Riii
in IA from the old Braves. and later
ms ieaEuc Lew McCarty WAS without
q doubt the classicst all-around catcher
IN IN me National League with the pos
McGraw grabbed him from Rrook ivn
ana ana Lew ts still starring in Governor
whole his ball club does no, briS, q,
win them. tfcottc stood out alone All
I Inns IS y am a,nr the pitchers; Eddie Col.
ray Schaik ranks as the best caicbcr
IN the game Hap Felsch appreciated
wandont ms season. and is really a
W connnt PLAYER. and Joe Jackson
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Is said. and since then they have not
complimentcd each other by passing

| is said. and since then they have not
con ,,! each other by passing
lIcrzog said during the National
League meeting that he couldn't piay
a an9!hSr nd sSas1 son, ,,, under McGrawh
asked the club To sell or trade hin,
because he and Mack couldn't pull in
captain.
Summing i, all up, the answer seems
to bo that McGraw. and Herzog had
manner III which, a ball club should no
handled. and as Buck has been a man.
aEcr; he had to have his say at times.
All of which proves that you CAM
run ball club with two managers
drawing salary on the same pay roll
The chance for harmony on such a elm,
Is AS dark as the inside of IA gencrar.
boot.
II hcldins figures told the absolute
truth, the baseball manager would NOT
have to cast IL lamp on Il promising re-
cruit All he would need TO do wonId
be To glimpse the nclding figures and
batting. but batting is somewhat dir
fercnt than fielding. at that. and any
way. we were about to discuss the
fielding OF II certain player.
The player in question Is none other
than the wcil-i;nowm Mr.. Roger Horns
Cards. Mr. liurnfhy made more errors
than any other National League short
stop. except Billy Iiopr. of tho Reds
W. '"e -. 49, ii''h Spy - rated as
the greatest shortstoppcr IN the western
half of the National. ii not the greatest
in the entire circuit
Tho secret of Iiornsby's greatness
therefore. cannot he found in the fig
urcs, IL YOU judge him by tho error
column. But IL you judge him fairly
you will lamp tho number Of chances
he accepted and you'll get 4 different
answer.
The great shortstop goes after every
chance. no matter how hard It il. Many
of these hc accepts and in many cases
he ~ charged with AN error OIL balls
that other players would never touch
That's the kind of Il shortStop Iiornsbv
Is. And figures don't show ii by long
shot.
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SOCCER FOOTBALL IL t,AISI\,
IN FAVOR AMONG THE I'RENcIt

Association football. popular In Eng
Iand. mas won nigh place IN IN.
rrenchnen's esteem OF the game AZ a
sport twenty years ago association
football was almost unknown In
France, but to-day II has countless fol-
lowers. Its biggest booster is me
French government. for now. accord.
ing TO an official announcement. All
regiments arc provided with as.oci-
alton footballs. The noilus at tho front
nnd time 10 play the game and nanv
exciting contests arc waGcd during The
lull OF baulc. The French arc said 10
English.
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And Don t Forget
the Soldier Boy

We have cartons Of cigarettes.
candles and chewing gum, smoking
tobacco. pipes. holders, cigars and
many other things-packed all
ready for shipment. direct to him.
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GREAT ARTILLERY DUEL.
BIG GUNS ROAR ON MANY
FRONTS.
British and French Report Great Ac.
tivity at Several Points on Western
FrOnt--Austrian Attacks on Italian
Front Break Down.

Artillery continued last might to
roar In many parts of France, both
che French and British official state
ments announced artillery activity on
their fronts, In which the Germans as
well as the allies took part.
The British advanced their lines
slightly south of Messines, and also
made number Of successful raids on
the German trenches, infiicting cas-
ualties and doing much damage to the
German positions.
Artillery activity around somme and
near Cerny is pronounced by the
French to be of unusual strength.
The British reported artillery ac-
tivity east of Epehy and south of
Ypres.
Reports reaching Washington from
a member Of the Italian cabinet said
1t is established that Austrian coun
ter-attacks against the Italians broke
down completely.
The Italians have resumed the Of
fensive. They have captured Monte
Ortigar and carried Angelic Pass.
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Money Not Tied Up.

There seems to be an idea held by
some that money invested in Liberty
Loan Bond is going to be tied up for
fifteen or thirty years. This belief is
not war; ted. Probably no property
in the W - outside Of actual money
currency will have a wider and
more ready and constant cash market
than the Liberty Loan Bond.
There will be a constant demand
made for them from many sources.
They are good security for loans from
the Federal reserve banks; courts
have decided that they are legal and
proper investments for trust funds;
they are legal investments for insur-
ance companies and other corporations
whose investments are supervised and
regulated by law; their international
character (being issued for an inter-
national purpose and guaranteed in
part by our European allies) gives
them an international status and mar
ket. They will be sought for in In
dia, in Egypt, Japan and Russia, Eng
land and Frnce. Italy and Australia,
and in fact wherever any government
bond has a market.
They have been truly called the pre-
mier security of the world.
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Childrcn's Play Ground.

The grounds will open at 9 o'clock
on Friday morning. June 18th. Miss
Florence Obenschain will be In charge.
The apparatus Is now being installed
and equipment has been contributed
by several generous citizens.
Nothing Is needed to make the play
ground a success. except the services
OF volunteer workers.
Who will help out with the boys?
Who will help out with the girls?
Any service will be appreciated
Don't forget that volunteer workers
are needed.
III YOU can tell stories to children;
IL you can teach basket making. sew
ing. dancing or anything else that in
terests and benefits children. If you
can instruct in basket ball. volley ball
base ball or ring games of any kind;
IL you can help In any way. offer your
services to Miss Obenschain. Phone
1877.
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Subscribe to The Daily Item. Only
10c per week, delivered.

damage would be inflicted on our
coast cities. Colossal tribute would be
exacted by the insOlent enemy. This
Is not the statement of an alarmist, it
is the sober, simple truth Of what may
come to pass if the people of the
States fail to do their whole duty at
this time. The Liberty Loan is we'll
named Make it your own. 1t means
that your liberty is at stake and that
of your children. and. perhaps, their
children. Support your government
NOW by your subscription, to the full
extent Of your ability. 1t is a. sacred
duty as we'll as a great privilege. You
may have no funds left if the war
should go against u.s. and all because
the government was handicapped by
YOUR negligence.
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spy IN TIVE NAVY
NAVAL ORDNANCE FACTS RE.
VEALED BY SOME ONE.
Agents Hunting for Writer Of Letters
to Senator Telling Forbidden De.
tails.

Washington, June 11.-Investiga-
ton by tine senate naval committee
Of accidents caused by defective am
munition on armed merchantmen
was interrupted today to await the
outcome of a search by government
agents for the writer Of letters mail
ed from Detroit Mich, to Senator
Frelinghuysen, revealing naval ord
nance secrets.
Secretary Daniels. placing the let
ters before the committee. declared
that either a spy or traitor had
been at work because the informa-
ton disclosed could have been OBJ
tanned nowhere except from the
confidential files of the navy's ord
nance bureau. He insisted that the
writer should be found and required
to explain. -t'
The committee adjourned until
Wednesday by which time it is hoped
to locate the author Of the letters.
Senator Frelinghuysen told the
committee that he had no desire to
shield any one and had sought un-
successfully to discover the identity
of his correspondent. Tonight he
gave out statement defending the
letter writer. saying his object was
the welfare Of the country and to
prevent further accidents and de-
claring that Mr.. Daniels use of the
words "spy" and traitor" was re-
markable. He made public his let
ter to Secretary Daniels transmitting
the letters. explaining. that while ne
did not know his correspondent, he
felt in all fairness the secretary
should be informed of the charges
made and that the documents men,
toned should be produced.
During the hearing today Rear Ad-
miral Earle, chief of the ordnance
bureau, and Capt. Twining and Capt.
Strauss gave the committee detailed
and technical information con-
corning the accident on the Mongolia
and other vessels. the chief facts
concerning which have been publish
ed previously in official reports.