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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02
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NaShlSston-A tttttE Nli'Ach -
Mr. watterscn IN response TO a tese-
gram cent by the National Press club
as a birthday greeting Is to be framed
and hung in the clubroOms
The decision TO preserve the ac-
acknowledgement Of the birthday mes
sage which the National Press clun.
composed Of newspaper men repre-
seuting the principal papers % TINS
and other countries, sent 10 the colt
tor of the Louisville Courier-Juurnal,
was reached at q meeting Of the CLUB =
| board of governors Mr.. Wattersun's
letter follows.
miami. Fla. Feb 80. i9tt-Gep-
! %tlenien: / return your salutation WIN
hearty thanks. II has equally touched
and pleased me. Convey my sense 81
obligation to the memoirs OF the ciub.
| The good wall oi my professional r"ti-
rades has through life flied the mea-
sure OF my ambition. for | have n'eh
nothing Il not q working journalist.
II affords me- satisfaction to ten YOU
and them that. at -, ! do my datiy
! hit. II not with the joyous enthusiasm
and mcrry optimism OF the past, vet
| with undated coustaucy. undimiu-
ishcd hdelity to the service aud du-
! daunted faith g.. he goodness Of 30
add the greatness OF our country.
"Beset vs. many dangers fore "ust
OF which Is the worship OF the eNter-
nal. II shall nc the mission. as % Us
the duty. OF the press. 10 eNpusc the
fantastic cant aud shameless self cN-
| ploitatiou which. dlshguriuE 30 many
uf our pubic men. PUT premiums
upon ignorance ana crcdulity ana cree
ate artificial standards and conditions
~subverslve not only Of the nations IN
tcgrity and character, Uut of tdc
moral ncture OF the people
AT this point OF peril and trial
| there should be no other thought shan
Of the unsiained honor II the herr
tagc OF glory We hold In trust nee
! cause. that lost. nothing else ~ worth
preserving. Sincerely,
HENRY WATTEESoN
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02
The Daily Reminder

Samuel Cntermyer. famous as
corporation lawyer born at Lyme
burg. Va. 30 years ago today.
Prof Henry Marion Howe. not
methllurgist and son o. the late ia
Wrad Howe. 1orn In Boston 60 yet
agO today,
Tom Cowler well known hca'
weight p%ugilist. born in Cumberiar
shire. England - years ago today.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02

Henry hHulS baggage AMI all
things;
lie ComC~ NJ your calling ~ bn
their wings.
Ills motto j. prOmptncss; his -
T. fine;
W ltrHCNCI Nuu want him lust |
NINI-TlIitt1t,- NINE.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-02

Yours very truly
r. l.. FlsHBAUGH
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

In the circus world There Is no
bareback TTd7r UTTTTT KUUWU TrEU
Miss Dallie Julian she IS not only
said 10 DE The highest paid circus
rider in the world bat she Is the
only woman who has successfully
performed somersslit on the
haunch Of a gaiioping horse
Miss Julian is The principal bare.
back rider with the Hagenbeck-
Wallace circus. which VIII be IN ne-
troit Tuesday and "Wednesday May
% and 81. for performance, at and
p. m. and a parade at ~ o'clocT-
Miss Julian IS a graduate of Bryn
Mawr college In school she was
remarkably fond OF athletics Ore
Summer her father who is a banker
az Fan River. Mass spent q week
with the Hsgenbeck Wallace cir
Gus. along with him being his daugh-
ter Dallie The daughter had A.
ways yearned for Ilfe under the
canvas. and the father believed that
a week Of roughing 1t would remove
All traces for a desire 70 follow the
circus The week with the show
saw the little college girl blossom
into a fll-Aedsed circus star
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17
CHILD, TWO MEN,
MOTOR VICTIMS

FJghtyearold Morton Hack No.
1909 Hasung So was seriously in
cured "Wednesday afternoon when
be Was struck az Fsiusvorth-ave.
and H1,UuTs.st. by an automobile
driven by Ben Kahn No POS Med
lur' ave- HE was removed 10 tho
CbUdyons Free hospital Kahn was
released by police after making q
statement
Allrct Nicholson 40 2la TRVton.
u, was injured Wedne day when
lis motorcy cc was struck by an
automobile driven by Louis Rosen-
torg SO e5o Waucnavc east az
IaNtou 3e ana Aehsr fla Was re-.
moved 20 his home
I'm collision between his motor
cycle and sn automobile driven by
Albert Beautoc. so CSC Lincoln
ate. "Wednesday III Mtuick sad
Lincoln ayes Hedge DrunAr, rs. so.
fS1 Fore.ta.e Nat criousl,
burt lIe MAS taken 10 Receiving
hospital
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17
YOUNG WOMEN
FORM SOCIETY TO
AID RECRUITING

Mrs Terence coone, Gardiner o,
SO l53 Palmer ha- formed an
organization ~ mng women 1ho
are COINS fo arite letter. 20 mon
asking Them 20 Join the navy The
7omer viii write to 10000 eligible
mon n Michigan Lieut. W ~.
Richardson. OF fhe navy recruiting
Office. wil furnish Ihe organization
eith Tho namez and addresses and
wIll also prepare a form letter to
nr followed These young women
undertake 90 carry on this extensive
correspondence The Misses Irene
Easier Frances Cotton. Helen Light
body Marion Starlight Harriet Bur
ION. Grace S'umon- Marion McKen
zio H"lon Cartwright Helen CLAW.
eneau Princes sfrov and Cora
Dee FldfDfe
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17
WAR DOCTORS
GO TO CAPITAL
Lieut. Col. Mclean and staff
Summoned to Washington
For Consultation

Leut-Col. Angus Mclean and
Capts. Ernest K. cullen. Alexander
Stirling and Alfred LaFerte. all Of
the Harper hospital base hospital
unit have been ordered 10 Wash
ington 20 report 20 The war depart
ment. and they viii leave late
Thursday FOR the capitol They ex
pect 10 remain until tho end ~ Tho
week
The Rev Or Joseph A. Vance
has resigned a. chaplain Of the
base hospital unf yielding 20 fhe
earnest entreatles 90 tbc trustee.
0t The First Presbyterian church
nho set forth that bis services arc
very necessary n prs eut I1 sub
hitting his resI Enation Joy Vance
gaid Hr roped To- enrtr tne service
lator however Lieut. Col Mclean
has appointed fbe Re- Mac r.
Wallace chaplain OF The unit SUD-
ject 20 him ga sing the physical ok
animation Dr Wallace Is pa tor
0f The Brewster CONGREGATIONAL
church
Both The Harper hospital and the
Detroit College OF Medicine base
Boo -ptal unil. are ready ior the
final physical examination to hc
conducted by an examining officer
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17
1000 WINDSOR
MEN ARE IL BILE
TO CONSUMPTION

II the Dominion enf1rces con.
scriptioE. 1000 men Of Windsor viii
be liable 10 military service. These
figures were compiled by Captain
r. Hindson, OF London. Ont. from
national service cards. which were
generally distributed thruout the
Dominion
Capt Hindson has placed the
Windsor men IN the following
classes; a !. between IL and 80
years OF age and without depend.
ents, 5ls. A. from q To- i5 years
without dependents. 50. Q A. fron
IL to As years. unmarried. bat with
dependents ESQ. mi 81. i7 10 A..
married with not more han three
dependents. SIS None OF The 2.0uU
are farmers by occupation
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17
CONDEMN LAND
FOR MILITARY
PURPOSES

A jury IN Judge Hel'y court
after being out All day. brought in
a verdict OF sis116425 IN the con
domination sui brought by the
board Of education to acquire a site
for a new school athletic field and
military training grounds in the eH
IRENE northwest section % nc CITY
This Is The, first time in The anna
of the school board ina, land ha
been condemned for military pur
poses. The property comprises
about two square blocks bounded
by Schmi Wilson. Blaine and
Hazelwood-ayes. The hearing occu.
pied II days. Assistant Corporation
Counsel Edmund Atkinson repr
senting the school board.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

these seven men to 40 10 RUSSIA
and help pu, The new government
on firm commercial basis They
are, top Elhu Root chairman
top 10 bottom. left Charlie r.
Crane. former minister 20 China.
Cyrus n Mccormick. wealthy man
ufacturer DIT John r MOTT. y NJ
G. A leader right. Charles Edward
Russell special writer for The News.
paper Enterprise association OF
which The Times is member
James Duncan. vice-presldent OF the
American Federation OF labor. s.
r. Bertron New York banker AT
ticles by Russell, appointed because
he IS one OF the leading economists
Of the country have been appear.
ing In Tie Times for some time
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

Mrs Fritz a Neef. one Of three
German aliens arrested this week
by federal officials in connection
With The Kaltschm.dt case and In
dicted 10y he federal grand jury AZ
-its recent 4rrvtou has been 70,
moved from The county jail 10 Re
ceivine hospital she SUFFERING
from nervous breakdown Dr
Les TTetzka superintendent expects
that she viii recover IN a few days
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

WASHINGTON. May IA
squadron Of American destroyers is
now engaged in hunting submarines
on the other side OF the Atlantic
The Yankee war vessels have been
ION the job" there since May &
Their work consists in maintaining
a patrol Of the North sea and the
waters about Great Britain, in CO.
operation with the British feet.
News OF the presence of Ameri-
can fighting craft in European wa
tiers was FIRST received from Lon
don, in an admiralty announcement
issued late Wednesday The dis
patches detailed the arrival OF The
fiotilla a. Queenstown. and stated
that the vessels were AZ once as
signed 10 service. -T4--,J .ondon dis
patch WIS confirmed by Secretary
OF the Navy Daniels So far the
secretary says, the navy department
has no Information OF engagements
between American and enemy yes
sels.
The American naval forces in Eu.
ropean waters viii be under com
mand OF Rear-Admirai Sims. e s
~, who is now in England
British naval officials. who met
the American hotilla at Queens.
town, had high praise for the con
dition and equipment 81 both men
and ships. II was particularly 70
marked that when asked when he
could begin active service. the
American officer in command re
piled we are ready az once. SIR.
He was as good as his word, as
the feet. after the men had en-.
joyed a short stay in Queenstown.
where they were overwhelmed with
attentions from the town people. at
once put out to sea for service
Rear-Admiral Beatty. command.
ing the British grand feet. wired
his congratulstions to Admiral Mayo
of the Atlantic feet. on the safe ar
rival OF the destroyers
On the way over. one OF the De.
stroyers picked up a large British
passenger liner and escorted her
safely thru the submarine zone. The
commander % the destroyer was
warmly thanked by the British cap
tain and his crew and passengers.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

Win word from Buffalo Mat fho
steamer city of Cleveland no. arrv
ID on fim", The Detroit a. Cleveland
Navigation company ordered The
City OF Detroit ill In service ana
She departed a O'Clock Wedncs
DAY afternoon
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

legs torn on and the trunk OF MS
body thrown far into the river. The
other victims Wcre badly muiilnlcd,
One horse was Killed Fhe tat
broke practically an The glass In
the FISH hatchery adloinins and kiii
"a about 100000 brook and lake
trout Matched for planting this
spring.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17
j. NAVY ON
THE JOB IN
Destroyer Fleet IL CO.
operating With
Allies
MEN AND SHIPS
WIN HIGH PRAISE
Rear Admiral Sims To
Command Forces In
Wa: Area

LONDON. May H-oespite
announcement In Washington
that the American navy depart
ment has received no reports
Of an action between an Arierl-
can destroyer and German sub
marines, the admiralty indicates
that such brush has occurred.
Details were not made known.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17


LONDON Na} Tire Ions
awaited government p.aD Coz .l, g
Element OF th' Irish question f. uf
lined L. L-11-L1- llZl -------. %
John Redmond leader OF tle Irsu
Nationalist party made public last
night
Briefly thc plan provides
Introduction OF A'nN ,o- rhe inn.
mediate application ~ t1e Home
Rule act 20 Ireland bg excluding
from its operations the s.N counties
AZ northeast Ulster
THIS exclusion is % h. suhta0, to
reconsideration oy parlameu. tha
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

Congratulations 20 the Baltimore
sun. witch sade its nrs appear
ance qu thc journalistic horizon sG
years 80 ,od
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17
TOday's Games


NATIONAL
81. Louis az New York. clear.
Cincinnati al BROOKLYN. clear
Chicago az Brooklyn. dlesr.
Pittsburgh az Philadelphia. cloudy
American.
New York at st Louis. clear.
Boston a. Cleveland. clear
WASHINGTON AZ Detroit. cloudy.
Philadelphia AZ Chicago. clear.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17
CITY Serve. se1f Goes ac9eina.

The basement self serve IN the
now municipal court buldine
equipped al cost az S3.b0o. and
advertised iu rent ar $50 a month
has attracted emily one restaurant
man, and mis- one oys Ray r Ma
hon. superintendent or the building.
reiUe, 90 rent The place unless an
entrance from The street Is pro-
yidcd The department OF public
works originally planned 20 operate
Tho lunch bar Controller Eneel put
n crimp in The idoa when ne said
The city could not approve The bills
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

Printira-the plain neat kInd-thas
u nght-flmes Job Dept.-Hsin fssa.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

Phil Peters F8H Marteu., Gene Ale
Var'S Alma Bauer Mile ADELAIDE
and a large Dhurus Tho Pufertatu-
meni provided is said 20 be the last
word IN Wel'-dressed snappy cNtrata-
eanEa.
Jotn II K1nsky holds the state
m E - fur w tnafou thurChils The
'r'sfa and - % tring 'se 80 back 20
thr NAshirEt1n Fheater for a week
rnEa @erIeuf lu response to distinct
demand from thousands OF people
who want ~ see H. it took only
short TIME Cor me- 20 decide 20 buy
Tn" trlsis Tor Michigan. declared
NJ NtnsSy recently "for know
tn4t ~ a great pi-tGrr. 70 10
AWrr history interviewer with "a
pretty romantic story AMI the war
rar.f are accurate historical repre-
sensations have looked a. The
'risl many times and it thrills and
stirh me- every tIwe. The crisis
contains many historical events In
the DAYS 90 the CIt war The fam
GUS Lincoln and Douglas deha tes are
SHOWN. followed .r the stirring e4-D-
ton parat~s.at night the announce
neut ~ Lincoln election. the first
shots ~ tae war and The battles on
land and sea
Molly Elliott seaweiIs romano.
Ma Ann ard The Grand pukcrF
has N"eu adapted Tor thrilling
flm r.ss fIw story The sixteenth
VIE which rha MtH.su theater
Will oTer next week. Peggy Hyland
and Mar Ma DeTuaft hHte fhe lead
INK roles The story aoncerns tho
adver - "a rr fty Kentucky Klrl
who is ambitious % 6seanc a classic
dancer ~rr goes tu GefroErad -
poses ~ T. sfl4n tu order o. mia $50
success eusIfF Among her admirnrs
Is "a n'Eh Turkish o0riaI whs falls
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17
IRISH HOME
RULE PLAN
PUBLISHED
Proposed Agreement
Would Exclude
Ulster
FUTURE STATUS O.
NORTH LEFT OPEN
As Alternative. Pre-.
mier Suggests Irish
men Submit Plan

LONDON MAJ Separate
conferences o. Ir.sn Natora
ISIS /srs Cnier SIS today 5s.
eusssa Premier Lloya Georges
p'a1 TO- settlement 81 tse irish
home rule urcoiern. Witr sach
diversity or views ar'cra
members on beth sizes trss its
acceptance vas uncertain.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

Tho FIRST Scottish Rite body In
America was formed in Boston 90
Years ago today
The Detroit times., 1917-05-17

vaudeville bal 4n fha Temple
t-t r-Nt weeA Aiaren Is said
past master Lr the arr 90
EnE m.rta he Is billed as
Nrt ~urph sig-. Eur.el ly All
rtarts az Prutesrs second
~ me PROGRAM viii Poe Rosa
Irl4 .nEt.l, f9s. mating
wlth 9rrrstic voices and
rn Bennett and Edward Richards
ir t..Ir u-a dramatic idaa entitled
.t'trs CLOUDS Another farm faa-
fgrn w.'l ne skipper Bunk Motor
Il itfrs VIII CAPABLE crew ~ en-
tt.Err< ve other features as
usual H.H m0lete gre olL
~ at-r.es deughtful comedy.
frf r-ur.-e.-r Love STORY. VII
he presented nevt week oy frssi~
Er and her company in the
carr. 'h-atar This plat was Pc
Gently revived s. George Arilss and
made great Fuccess ln New York.
t E'u8lly produced M this
country r- tEr late II willard
srerf oeer.ue 90 'He RonFtelle
r~rarF rieE Kaye. 81 proving
tronF magnet 20 t0 a1~ -ers 90
Ne E.rstriIr and her capable as
afe rrraIg 'r acted spirit
ei'r and Hiigatfuuy by The COM
pany.
rhe Good ora Days novrfty
song ar1 f7nca rerue presented hv
hn ara rfha Jleesar. versa tile
singers arl dlraerF ard Fred HauI-
han rtEt mo pianist. rop.' mes the
seven art vaudeville htll In cha M9ss
.heater next week.. AS present Bold
shin rrta,e f.r double nu~E and
wing tl0~ers tha tfIe.sau- have
rseSt'lv defended their fitls
ln-E an ."I.rr- f.f over -FOUR
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
THEY PLAY TOMORROW

AIAISUII IIIII IttIpU U
Galahad VS., Stanley.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
[WELLYS 3 CORNER

Members of the Harrisburg
Sportsmen's association are doing
their bit to keep up interest in trap
shooting. Last week they were
prominent at upstate shoots. This
week they will line up at Atglen and
York. On August 18 the local as
sociation will hold a merchandise
shoot and will offer some rare
prizes to winners.
Play in the annual tennis tourna-
ment of the Harrisburg Tennis As
sociation has resumed to-day. Local
players continue prominent, the
number of out-of-town contestants
this year is small. However, Harris
burg players are furnishing much
interest. Present indications are
that present champions will retain
their respective titles in singles.
Some newcomers are doing brilliant
work in doubles. Young players are
giving the veterans a hard chase.
Manager Pat Moran with his
Phillies made little advance last
week. The work of the team showed
improvement. st. Louis forced the
Quakers into third place Saturday.
Chicago is leading the Americans by
fairly good margin and playing q
good game. New York does not ap-
ipear to be worrying about the final
result. The Giants are keeping up a
/ fast pace that is hard to beat.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Mems Doubles
First Round

William McCreath and r. Kunkel
defeated ]. C. Beck and C. E. Beck,
6-1, Us.
Mems Doubles
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06

In the latest official bulletin issued
by Secretary Farrell, of the National
attention is called to the
rule making it necessary for all OPP
tional agreements to be exercised on
or before August Is. Checks for the
amount involved must be sent to the
association headquarters. Mr.. Far
rell also announces that after
August rs the sale of players by one
association club to another is pro-
hibited, while no sale to a major
league can be made within twenty
days of the close of the season of
the club disposing of the player.
According. to. Sporting Editor
James Isaminger of the Philadelphia
North American, Johnny Evers
earned a future as Braves captain.
His yearly earnings at Boston
were: 1914, $39,S12.2S; 1915.
S11,500; 1916, $1,000; 1917, $4,000;
total S67,312.2S. Some salary for
"a baseball player.
While no definite plan has been
agreed upon, local baseball teams
are playing all games with view
to laying claim to champion
ship honors. What they should do
during August and September,
would be to arrange a schedule, on
long elimination plan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Annual Checker Contest
Is on Weeks Program

Cedar Point. Ohio. Aug. "a TWEEN
ty-game mstcn ror the eleven man
ballot system checker championship
of the world will be a feature 70 the
American Checker Associations an
nual tournament, to be held here this
week. Newell w. Banks, of Detroit,
and Alfred Jordan, of England, will
be the contestants. Jordan claimed
the championship for many years.
Last year Banks wrested the title
from him in Los Angeles.
The eleven-man ballot system was
invented by Banks. Each player ball
lots off one man at the beginning of
the game and starts with eleven in
stead of twelve checkers. 1t thus be-
comes necessary for the player to
work himself back into the prear-
ranged play upon which he is relying
TO win
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Newport Is Sure Winner
in Dauphin-Perry League;
Clinch Pennant Saturday

Newport on Saturday drove into
its Flagstaff the nail which makes it
practically certain that the 1917
Dauphin-Per League pennant will
stay in the Perry county town when
the team conquered Duncannon, 8
to 3, while Dauphin was losing to
Halifax.
Newport has a two-and-one-h half
game lead. with three games yet to
play. Dauphin has four games
scheduled. This is the third time
in the three years of the leagues
existence that Dauphin has been
forced to be content in being run
ners-up in the circuit chase. The
other two seasons she was nosed out
by Marysviife.
Milersburg won from Marysville,
score to 1. The former champs
could not hit Miller with any regu-
larity Mace, Kline and Hoffman
were big fielding stars for Millers-
burg. Garverich and Weaver fea-
tured for Marysville.
Halifax handed Dauphin a hard
Jolt, winning by a score of to O..
II. Biever allowed the runners-up
but two hits
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
DE PALMA LOSES RACE

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 6.-Barney
Oldfield won three races from Ralph
DePalma in a match event on the
one mile dirt track at the State Fair
Grounds here Saturday. In the sec
ond lap of the fifteen-mile race, De
Palma, lost in the dust from Old
fields machine, crashed through the
inner fence, swerved out upon the
track again and limped into the pits
with sections of the fence hanging
on his car. DePalma was unhurt and
the race was started again, with the
Italian using Oldneld's emergency car
The time for the fifteen-mile race was
13.56.20.
Oldheld broke the track record in
one lap of the 25-mile event, making
the mile in 49.7 seconds. The time
of the race was 2.00.S.
Oldheld led all the way in the ten
mile race. Time. S.4S.4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
Olga Dorfner Wins in
Ouarter-Mile Title Race

Buckwood Inn. -the-Del-
aware, Pa. Aug. 6.-Miss Olga Dorf-
ner, of the Philadelphia Turngemeinde,
Americas foremost speed swimmer.
captured the duarter-mile national
women's swimming championship
here Saturday in the Delaware river.
across stream and return in minutes
53 2-5 seconds.
Miss Lucy Freeman, of the National
Women's Life Saving League, of New
York City, took second, and Miss
Elizabeth Becker. another entry from
the Philadelphia Turngemeide, so the
Turner's representatives took all the
high honors.
The diving contest was won by
Elizabeth Becker. with Olga Dorfner
second and Miss Lucy Freeman, of
New York City, third.
Miss Becker also captured the 100
yard sealed handicap. Miss lsinSer,
Germantown y. w. c. A., Philadelphia,
was second and Miss Lillian Cannon,
Baltimore Y. w. c. A, was third.
Miss Becker scored first place in the
. 100-yard rescue race, her victim be-
ing Gessie Ryan, of Philadelphia, both
mermaids being awarded silver cups
as prizes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
WALTER JOHNSON. WASHINGTON

Washington. Aug. 6. = That Walter
Johnson, the Senator's great pitcher,
who leads all the American League
twirlers to date this year in the num-
Der of strike-outs, is to be disposed
of before the 1918 season opens, is a
report which has not only been freely
circulated in Washington, but which
in many quarters is given credence.
Washington Loses Money
The Washington club is bound to
lose money before the curtain drops
next October. 1t is known that the
baseball property here, including
grounds and stands, valued at $780,
900, is not clear of encumbrances, that
with salaries and notes to be paid the
present stockholders must stand heavy
assessments.
There is but one solution to the
whole business. Walter Johnson, If
placed on the open market, would
Bring a fancy rice. Strange as it
may seem, Johnson is not Washing
toms winning pitcher this season, al
though he is still a great drawing
card and capable of pitching fine ball
for several years to come.
The Washington club needs the
money. Johnson can be spared, and
the tip is out that he is to be sold