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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-28

NEW YORK, April 2S.-Eleven Am orleans, bluejackets, survivors of the American armed steamship Aztec, in- cluding Lieut.. William F. Gresham, U. S. N.. which was destroyed by a Ger man submarine on April 1, arrived here today from foreign port. Lieut.. Gresham declined to discuss the sink ing
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-28

COPENHAGEN, April 2S.-An off cial warning has been posted on the Vienna exchange against the dangers of a speculative bull movement based on peace rumors, says a dispatch from Vienna. While the military and po- 'itical situation undoubtedly justified confidence the warning declares. a greater reserve is advisable.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-28
FIRE ON BOAT TOO
 NEAR NAVAL BASE

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.--A boat approaching too near to naval base in California was fired upon early to- day by sentries. Six shots were fired and the boat escaped into the darkness.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-28
GERMANY'S ANSWER
 IS UNSATISFACTORY
 SAYS THE REPORT
Argentina Protests for the Sink ing of Ship. Wanted Some
 Satisfaction.

BUENOS AIRES, April 2S.-Germ- any has answered Argentina's protest against the sinking of the Argentine ship Monte Protegido, with an unsat- isfactory note, according to stories printed today No official, however, can be found who knows the facts in the matter.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-28
KINGS EXCHANGE PLEDGES

LONDON, April 2S-A dispatch from Stockholm states that at a ban quet held there recently the kings of Denmark and Sweden exchanged pledges of friendship
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-28
RETURNS FROM VISIT
 WITH MOTHER IN HADLEY

Mrs. Wakefield is a returning pas senger on the mailboat from Hadley this afternoon where she has spent the past two weeks visiting and rest ing with her mother, Mrs. Mclaughlin.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-28
MOVEMENTS OF BOATS
 SOUTHROUND.

Princess Sophia Monday a. m. City of Seattle Monday. Alameda Tuesday. Admiral Evans Tuesday. Jefferson Tuesday.
 NORTHROUND. Al-ki tonight. Jefferson tomorrow morning. Mariposa Monday. Prince John Wednesday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-28
ROOSEVELT ADViSES
 THE cOuNTR'

F CHICAGO April 2S-In a speech # before a large audience today, + Colonel Roosevelt said that he < wasin favor of prohibiting the use + of grain for the manufacture of # liquor, and will urge the govern F ment to take such action. He < said that the duty of the govern + ment now was to mobilize labor F and tell the young men that it was f a case of farm and arm. #
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-28

The Slogan, "Alaskans for Alaska" has q peculiar Charm for Old Pioneers, and attracts them toward the organi- ration now being formed III Ketchikan.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-28

Arthur Freund, of Anacortcs, is a guest at the Revilla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
Comiskey Planning 10 Take SOr On InDdsi0n 0f Panama

Mineral Wells, Tex, March 22.-Charley Comiskey. the real Yankee tourist of baseball, has the bug again.
 Commy was one of the first men to travel around the world with a baseball club, he led the first team that ever played in the City of Mexico, he was the first owner to take his club to the Pa cific coast to train and was always a prime mover in long tours for so-called all-star teams.
 Commys latest bug is Panama, and, unless something unforeseen happens 1t is likely the White Sox will train on the isthmus next spring.
 Business men of the Panamanian re- public have tried to interest a number
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
YALE TRACK STAR
 EASILY DEFEATED Joie Ray of l. A. c. Defeats Overton in Special
 One-Mile Run

New York, March 22.-Joe W. Ray Illinois Athletic club, Chicago, defeat ed John w. Overton, Yale, in spe- cial one-mile indoor race at Madison Square Garden last night by 20 yards. The time was 4:19, or three seconds slower. than the worlds record for the distance. established recently by Over ton in Philadelphia.
 Michael A. Devaney, Millrose Athletic association, this city, was third, 50 yards behind Overton. Kidney Leslie. unattached. this city. the only other starter, retired after running three quarters of the race.
 The runners we're much slower in the first half than the second, the times be- ing 2:16 2-5 and 202 3-5. Had they be- gun with the speed at which they fin ished a new worlds record would have been created Devaney led at the out set. but was soon overtaken by Ray. Then Overton came forward and led to the half. Ray again took the lead, was overtaken by Overton, but showed him. self ahead in the final lap. The time by quarters was 1:0S 25, 2:16 2-5, 3:17 and 4.19
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
SPORTS
WALTER JOHNSON TO 4 URL FOR SENATORS AZ LOCKWOOD FIELD
First Exhibition Game of Season To Be Played Today Barons and Senators-Hill, Black and
 Ponder to Work for Barons
By FRED BoDEkER

Clark Griffith and his crew of Wash ington Senators will arrive in Bir- mingham this morning to clash with carlton MoIesworth's Barons at Rick wood Field this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the opening exhibition game of the season. The Senators left Augusta last night and will reach here early this morning.
 Unless the rain discontinues before noon today the field will be in such soggy condition that play will almost be impossible. Moley could not hold practice yesterday on account of the condition of the field and stated, pro- vided rain did not fall throughout the night, play this afternoon would be possible.
 The game will be the first of the season for the Moleys. Every man on the squad is anxious to get into the game and the entire roster is display ing an abundance of pep Moley has certainly an enthusiastic bunch of youngsters and they will undoubtedly give the big leaguers a real scrap to- day.
 HILL TO WORK
 Moley stated last night that he would send Carmen Hill Karl Black and FL mer Ponder against, the Senators. It will be the first appearance of Hill on the flinging mound this season and local fans will have their first oppor- tunity to see the former Pittsburger in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
AINSMITH WILL CATCH

Dumont a recruit. will also twirl against the Barons Ainsmith Will do the catching for Washington.
 Moley has not decided definitely on his lineup. Walter Werner, Pat Dun can, Cecil Coombs and Ray Jansen will be played in the outfield. Doc Johnston and Burke will alternate at the ini- tial sack while Danny Clark and Kid Caton will be al their regular posi- tions Webb will be stationed at the hot corner.
 Moley will try two of his receivers. Red Smith will start the game, while Walter Haworth will also be showed into the fracas before the nine innings have passed.
 The next exhibition game of the Barons is Monday when the Birming- ham college nine will compare their strength with a Southern league club. On Thursday Moley and his crew will journey down to Tuscaloosa to meet the University of Alabama in their an- m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
CRAWFORD ANOTHER VET ID END CAREER
Star Outfielder of Tigers Has Completed His Dia-
 mOnd Career

"Wahoo Sam" Crawford is through. He has taken at last the long, long trail that leads from major league view.
 The passing of the Tiger s1ugger, close upon the heels of the famous veterans, reawakens us all to the fact that the old order is changing; that the veterans of today were the young sters of yesterday; that the old timers have gone.
 Lajoie Bender Brown, Mathewson, Wallace. Crawford-all have gone into the great beyond of baseball And it seems but like a yesterday when they were stars, brilliant in their particu- lar heavens. Wagner and Plank alone remain of the old regime. Honus may never play again. Plank, perhaps, is entering his last season. For a long, long time that Lajoic- Bender-Matty battalion withstood the merciless attacks of Father Time. But terrific onslaught of the years And so the "old guard" has gone forever. And now we suddenly come to the realization that the kids of yesterday are the vets" of today; that Cobb, Collins, Johnson, Jackson, Daubert, Wheat and all the others who broke in with them are old timers now. Crawford is nearly 37 years old. He began his big league career in 1899 with the Cincinnati Reds. Right from the start he demonstrated his great clubbing powers. In his debut season he maced the horsehide for 1908. In 1900 he slipped to .270-and then he cames back with hurrah. For three years in row he hit for .334, .333 and
 SS2-starlting consistency.
 In 1902 "Wahoo" was allotted to the Tigers by the peace committee Ach Louie! How dem zinzinnadians didt how'll But it availed 'em naught. Crawford went to Detroit and ably assisted in winning three flags for the Jungaleers and keeping them in half dozen other fights.
 Crawford's best year with the bud geon was in 1911, when he hit for 37S, In his IS years as a big leaguer he clubbed beyond the 300 mark Il times "a showing that makes him stand out as one of the demon clouters of all time. Sam was a grand fielder and, despite his bulk. fairly active on the sacks.
 The model ball player" That's what Hughie Jennings called him. And a chorus of amen" goes up from the threats of all those who know this quiet. lovable athlete.
 Many folks claim that Sam Craw- ford helped to make Ty Cobb famous Hitting behind the southerner, Wa hoo" surely increased Tvs run scoring power. Times without number Craw- ford's slashing drive sent ny home with talres that enabled him to jumr into tho lead and win for himself the tally scoring championship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
CONDITION OF FIELD HAS GREAT EFFECT ONBATTING BEVERAGE
Fred Mitchell, Pilot of Chi cago Cubs, Says Poor Field Means Poor
 Batting

In the April Baseball Magazine is an article on how the playing field affects batting averages. We quote here from the articles written by Fred Mitchell, re- gently of the Braves, but now manager of the Chicago Cubs
 "One of the most curious things which affect club batting is the field itself. An observer would not ordinarily give much thought to the diamond or to the turf in the outfeld. He would naturally sup pose that batting depended wholly on the ability of the batter and the relative ability of the pitcher who opposed him. And in the main it does. But other things besides batting eye and sharp curves play big part in successful hitting. And the field is one of the most important of these.
 There are major league parks which have what the players call live field The turf is hard and tough. The ball. when it is hit. rebounds and goes skip ping and rolling across the outfield like g. thing of life. The infielder faces hard job when he tries to stop it and outfielder has to allow for all kinds of twists and misses many hard hit drives on that account. On the other hand, take the dead ball. The ball, when it strikes, seems to stay where it struck, or at best rolls forward in a sluggish, half hearted way. The outfeld is like great sponge. There is no elasticity to the soil The fielder finds his work much simplified and the batter finds it corre- spondingly more difficult to hit the ball safe. He has not only the wiles of the pitcher opposed to him, but the field is working against him. The stage is prop erly set for his downfall. He works un- der a heavy handicap.
 How a bad playing field affects a clubs batting average is shown in the case of the Boston Braves. All last sum- mer the weak hitting of this club was Stallings could only get a little more hitting strength they said he would breeze in with the pennant.' and the rec ord did look bad in print.
 ''I do not say all this was due to the field itself. We had remarkably even pitching at Boston, But I do say that the Braves field is the worst in the league for batting, owing to the soft, spongy soil, and I do say that in my opinion it cut down the Boston clubs hating averages by at least 10 per cent That is a good big margin enough to separate a good hitting club from poor hitting club and not at all due in this | case to lack of batting power"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23

of magnates in that locality for train ing purposes and advance the delightful la te winter climate and absence of winds as their main arguments.
 Commy has fallen in spite of high ca ble tolls which may keep his team out of the newspapers and the heavy ex- penses of the trip.
 In fact, he is already planning a base ball tour which he believes will practi- eally pay the expenses of his team. 1 Commy would train in Panama the lat ter part of February, play exhibition games at Colon, Panama City, Gatun and other points, then go to Havana for 6 few games and land in Jacksonville in time for games with the teams training in Florida and tour west to Mineral Wells for two weeks at the baths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
OTHER EXHIBITION GAMES

Other exhibition games with IOuiS- vile, Pittsburg and Cleveland follow Harry Swacina. the former big league star and of the Mobile Gulls last season, will umpire the contest. Harry has been practising with the Barons at Redwood daily and is now in good condition. It will be his first attempt at umpiring in Birmingham, but he will undoubtedly make a good show ing game will prevail The local club goes to a large expense to bring the Sea- ators here and will probably lose money whether the game is played or not.
 The probable line-up follows:
 Washington;
 Leonard. 3b.
 Foster. 2b.
 Milan, of.
 Smith. If.
 Shanks 1b
 Rice. If.
 Mcbride. ss.
 Ainsmith, C.
 Johnson and Dumont F.
 Birmingham:
 Caton. ss.
 Johnston. 1b. Coombs. If
 Clark, 2b
 Duncan. of.
 Werner. If
 Webb. 3b
 Smith and Haworth C.
 Hill, Black, Ponder, D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
THORPE WILL NOT
 GO TO LOUISVILLE

Louisville. Ky, March 22.-Jim Thorpe will not become a member of the Louis vile squad. according to word received today from the training camp at Ath- ems Thorpe is with the Giants at the Marlin training camp and Manager Me- Graw has no present intention of trad ing him for Pitcher Middleton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
SENATOR'S BREAK CAMP.

Augusta, Ga, March 22.-The Wash ington American league baseball team broke training camp today. One squad, carrying mostly second string men, left this afternoon for Whining ton, N. c. The others, piloted by Clarke Griffith. prepared to leave to- night for Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
BLACKWELL BALKS
 ON BEING SENT TO
 JACKSONVILLE CLUB

Pittsburg March 22.-Fred Blackwell catcher, has refused to report to the Jacksonville, South Atlantic league club
 according to word received today from the Pittsburg training camp at Colum- bus Ga. Blackwell was released by the Pirates to Jacksonville. He has asked to be sent to the Newark Internationals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
Hawley Signs to Boss
 Sioux City for Season

Sioux City, Ia., March 22.-Ed (PinlS) Hawley, last years captain of the Mem phis, Southern association club, signed today to manage the Sioux City, Vest ern league club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
Barons Ready For Clash Against Senators

action. Hill, who bears the distinc- tion of being the only player in minor league baseball to wear glasses .on> the field, is in fine shape and should give a good account of himself
 Fans are familiar with Karl Black and Elmer Ponder. Black is the lone southpaw Moley has in camp. Both Black and Ponder are holdovers from last season, Each hurler will pitcn three innings
 The Baron batsmen will face the noted Walter Johnson. The Coffeyville speed king has not appeared in Bir- mingham for many a day and local fans have real treat in store to see him on the firing line. He will pitch al least three innings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-23
ATHLETICS LOSE TO
 BOSTON NATIONALS

Miama, Fla. March 22.-Score:
 R.H. E. Boton Nationals ....... 9 II 1 Philadelphia Americans ...... 10 2I Batteries: Tyler, Barnes, Allen and Gowdy; Majors, Ziebold, Anderson and Schang.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-05
Robertson BeStS Poison in
Greatest Struggle of Year
Lone Tally Scored After Two
Go Into Discard; Nine Hits
Total of Both Teams; Boss
Hellman Spills Beans.

Hclman's two baEgcr. followed by
SorcN's single after two had been re
tired in the twelfth, scored fut Shcr-
man the only run of Yesterday great
pitching duel between Poison ot
Tulsa and Robertson of sherman.
The day was cold and dark and
drcarN Poison and Robertson, with
their fast balls, could not have or
dercd weather more suitable to their
dark designs and they proceeded to
engage in the greatest pitchers battle
that has been staged In the Western
association this season and one of
the greatest in the history of the
league. only forty batters faced
Robertson and Poison pitched TO only
two more Robertson yielded only
four hits during the entire game and
Poison but five. and not until that
fatal twelfth was either team really
dangerous. Robertson struck out
nine and issued only one walk, altho
he hit Mcknight. Poison whitfield ten
and walked three.
Helman was pretty well peeVcd
when he came to bat in the twelfth.
Twice before he had been on, once
in the seventh thru base on balls
and In the tenth he had opened with
a single and had been advanced on
a sacrifice and both times mistakes
in base running caused HIM To be
doubled out ON caught flies
The disaster came most uucNpect-
edly. Poison had gotten away to "a
good start 10y tanning Deats for the
third time. Patterson had rolled an
easy rrouudcr to Brady for the sec
oud out when the !rowu boss came
to the plate lie took hard swlpc
at the ball, lifting q high fly to right
which. had not Ileauy been playing
wei toward center anticipating "a
blow iu that direction, he could have
caught II dropped safe and was
good for two bases. Then SorcN
smackrd q long drive between Ohlu
and Wooley ON which Iellmau easily
scored SorcN was thrown out tryug
10 stretch hls mt into "a two haggcr
I'm only one iumus up to the twelfth
were hts duplicated llcltlN opened
the nfth with single. 90 Doe followed
boy Woulcy with hit Nothtug came
of this good start however, Uouu\
hciup caught az thud mn am attempted
double steal snyder tanning and
Iuirchnd retiring the side hy ground
ing TO Holman.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-05
PAIRING the Way.

That little affair the other nicht in
which Freddie Welsh and johnny
Il iIbanc danced thru ten Rounds he
fore New lorl, audience was
nothing more than tcaSrr for u
championship scrap between the
lightweight and fcathcrwcight crown
wcarcrs. This was suspected before
the match and became II conviction
afterwards Fritz never tried To do
anything except keep from getting
hurE while Johnny showed no dispo-
Sition To follow NJ his advantages
when he happened 10 SliD over u
singer every once In II while. Already
JIMMY Dunn. kilbanc'S manager. i
Nut with . statement saving hc would
like To see his champion meet Harry
polloCk'S champion in Il twcnty-round
SCrimmagc for the tile the Britishcr
has defended so ingloriousIy ever
since hc danced II away from willie
Willie Richie over there in London.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-05
Sherman Registers Only Tally Twelve Inning Pitchers Bat
DRUMRIGHT-M -MANGUM
GAME DECIDES TITLE
All Other Teams Eliminated
in High School Champion \
ship Baseball Tourney.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
NORMAN, Okla. May i.-Afte,
running the entire gauntlet provided
hY Is contestants, Drumright and
M1ngum will battle on Boyd field
Saturday for the high school cnam-
pionship of the state in baseball
Zach team fought its way to the
finals in hard contests, series OF
soVcn-inning games that has kept tho
youngsters on the diamond practically
all the day
High school teams eliminated are
{ristow. Mrskogee, Hollis, Guthrie,
Purcell, FL Reno. Sapulpa. Okemah,
keifer. Lindsay, Norman, Shawnee
and Cushing.
Practically all the tennis contests
have reached the final stage. Marie
Morgan. Norman. and Hazel Fuehen-
or. oklahoma City, will meet Saturday
morning for the girls singles contest
Semifinais are to be played early sat
urday morning between Darrough of
Hugo and snyder OF Oklahoma City.
and between Lcvite of Apache and
Clements of Lindsay The boys
double championship is still open to
four teams. Harrington and Rosworth
Of Oklahoma city, Autrey and White
of Marietta, Kennedy and Tomlin of
Purcell and Darrough and Bronaugh
t-Hugo.
Tennis and baseball will be com
pleted Saturday morning Track and
field events will begin at 13O Satur-
daN afternoon.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-05
CLAREMORE ENTRIES
FOR SATURDAY

Antwerp III, ella 1i6. PaSha l0l, Frank
Monroe 1Ol, Bonnie Mcclure III. Idol
star III.
SECOND RACE--Haf mile: Myrtle May
l09, Warbride %. Grays Favorite III, Girls.
pie lO7. DR.. Mack iii. Uteus III, Lady
Mack lO9
THIRD RACE - Threc-qusrters mile:
Helen James III. Mineral Jim ll3 Marie
Coghill III. San Benito III. Barnard il3,
Florrie, T. III. Pedro l13. Osaple ll6.
FOURTH RACE-One mile and seventy
Yards Mike Cohen l09. Verena III. Rake
III, Wsp III. Watch Your Step lO7. Browns
Favorite III Nina X. l09
FIFTH RACE-Fve. eghths mile: Laura
James III Orbiculation III. Uncle 81 I13.
James Jessie ll3. Prince Of Casteel ll3, Jack
Harrison ll3. Bill Deichman ll3, Iron Man
l13, SuoOkum ll3.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-05
EXCELLENT~CARD
FOR CLOSING DAY
Claremore Races This After
noon Promise Best of Meet;
Weather Handicap.
BY l.. 4. BR1DGEWATER
(Staff CorrespondenD.

REMORE, Okla, May a. A
day afternoon on the local fair
grounds race course, marking the
close Of the Claremore Racing asso-
cations seven-day meeting Gloomy
and disagreeable weather during the
entire week has held down the attend
ance greatly. but the racing has been
on high order and officials of the
association will present Saturday the
feature card of the entire meeting.
Five we'll balanced events are carded
for Saturday. The weather forecast
for Saturday promises slightly warm
cr weather and clear. This should IN
crease the closing day attendance
greatly.
The heavy rain of Thursday night
here served to beat down the track
and it was good deal faster today
than yesterday. Time made in sever
al races bore this out.
Not discouraged by the bad weather
and other adverse features of the
ClaremOrc meeting. horscmen are
planning other meetings in eastern
Oklahoma in the near future. A ses
sion at Okmulgee is to be the next.
The date of the opening at Okmulgee
has not been officially set.
FIRST RACF-Five-eights Flossie F.
III. (Hawkins), won; Mineral Jim 1I3.
(Dori,y). second Bill Dcchman III
tSnelD. third Time /: :03 3.5. Uncle 81
also ran
SECOND RACE-Half mile: Amber 90.
(Cassty). won; Flora +. III, (Scovillel,
second ella llG. (Guy) third Time 81 . 3
Prince OF Casteel also ran
THIRD RACE-Fivc.eight mile: Osape
III. lDority), won. Ltelus III, tDonovan), ,
second San Benito III. (Guy). third. Time
O2
FOURTH RACE-hIile and seventy yards:
Mike Cohen l13, Dority), won. Jack Harri-
son 49, tC>,sityl, second Wap ll3. (Mc-
Corkle) third Time | 50
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-05

NEW ORLEANS, May 4,-TriaI
was begun in criminal district court
here late today OF the members OF the
business Mems Racing association,
charging them with violating the state
antigambliug law thru the betting sys-
tenn employed at the local race track
during the winter meeting. Testi-
mony today dealt with explanation Of
the betting system, whereby official
Stockholders appointed by the asso-
citation handled wagers made by the
hettors The Louisiana antigambling
law does not forbid betting between
individuals.