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The Washington times., 1917-06-11
SUBURBAN LEAGUERS
STRENGTHENING TEAMS
Van Vleet viii Be Missed From
Racquet Club This Summer.

More than 800 players are expected
to be listed for competition in the
Suburban League for competition
which starts Saturday. The person
mel OF the circuit comprises some OF
the best players in the city. Officers
of the various clubs are given out
with the rosters OF the eight clubs
competing for the pennanI won by
Racquet last year.
Among the cracks listed are Louis
I. Doyle. former District champion;
J. II. Holmead, L. A. Fischer, ]. B.
Beadle. II. F. Cash, c. Dowd. H.
Shannon, c. A. Slater, Horace Barber,
and F. Eldred.
r. c. Van Vleet, VINO played with
the Racquet Club last year. is miss
ing. Van Vleet helped Racquet to
the title. and later won the District
singles title.
Several OF the clubs have been ma
terially strengthened and are expect
ing to put up a strong hght for
honors Many Of the players are of
conscrIption age. and several OF the
clubs may be hard hit late in the
summer.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
TENER WITHHOLDING
REPORT ON McGRAW
Wants to See Detailed Statements
Before Deciding.

PHILADELPHIA, June 11.-Presi
dent John K. Tener, OF the National
League, said today that he would
make no decision in the case OF Man
ager McGraw, OF the Giants, who
slugged Umpire Bill Byron after Fri.
days game in Cincinnati, until he had
received a more complete report of the
fraeas from the arbitrator. President
Tener is attending the trial of the
Baltimore Feds against organized
baseball, which opened in the United
States court here, today.
''McGraw now stands suspended in
definitely" explained Tener, "and
what further is done in the matter de-
Ponds on Byron's detailed report and
McGraw's detailed defense.
"One-third OF the season is now fin
ished, and this is the first outbreak
This shows that we are having less
trouble this season than last year
The conduct of the players has been
good and the work OF the umpires
The league has no cause
for complaint"
Tener said that Catcher Rariden,
who assaulted Matty Schwab, tho
Reds groundkeeper, who was trying
to act as peacemaker, would not be
suspended or fined. as he was not
mentioned in Byron's first report.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
WILLIAMS WILL TRY
FOR HIS OLD TITLE
Tackles Pete Herman in Six-Round
Bout in PhiIIy.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE
bantamweight title will be at stake
next. Wednesday night, when Pete
Herman, worlds champion, and Kid
Williams, ex-champion, spiel of at
the Olympia Since Herman was
awarded the referees decision over
Williams, and incidentally the title
last January, after a twenty-round
bout at New Orleans, williams has
always questioned the decision, claim
ing that the worst he should have
been given was a draw.
However. Williams will have a
chance, which he has hankered for for
some time, to show his followers that
he can best Herman on Wednesday
night, as the match has been made
at lis pounds ringsfde.
Herman is just as confident that he
will hand Williams a trimming over
the siX-round route. He has trained
for he bout. as he realizes
that he has everything to lose and
nothing to gain. Should Williams
whip over a sleep producer this would
give the ex-champion the title, as the
popular decision, provided the bout
goes the six rounds, will not AFFECT
the title in the least, even should
Williams outpoint Herman decisively.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
PRINCETON PROSPEROUS
Athletics Bring In Larger Returns
Especially Football.

Princeton made a net proft OF
Sls.l1658 from its athletics in the
year 1876. according to the report
OF George r. Murray. graduate treas.
urer OF the athletic association. made
public recently. This was a gain of
nearly $4,000 over the year 1e14-15.
Football receipts jumped from
$4,000 to 1000. and football. base
ball, and basketball were the only
sports which were conducted on a
paying basis. The baseball revenue
was S4.T50. a falling of OF 1880 from
the preceding year, while basketball
turned in a credit balance OF $685.
Hockey showed a slight defcit, while
track athletics, gymnastics. soccer,
swimming. lawn tennis. rowing. wres-
Ting. golf. and freshman athletics
were run at a heavy loss.
1t cost approximately the same to
run the football team as in 1914, but
while the receipts were more than
10000 greater than in 1914. the incl
dental expenses mounted enormously.
The receipts from the Yale game
were $4,000. as compared with
S34, 900 in 1914.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
WHITE SOX EXPECT
TOHOLDADVANTACE
ROwIan6s Team Looks for
VictOriesn New YOrk. /
has ANSWER FOR WRITERS
Chicago Lads Sam Cleveland In
dams in Sunday Game. :
HAS ANSWER FOR WRITERS

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE chicago
White Sox. marching proudly out In
front OF the American League process
sion, open their rrst series Of the sea-
son here today with the Yankees. and
they expect to retain their lead. de-
spite all the Vaccinations OF BIZ
Donovan's outft-
Many baseball writer's laugh ag
our pretensions," said Manager Row.
land on his arrival IN the metropolis,
but were winning regularly and
that's our answer.
NO, some OF our hitters, like Ed
die Collins. jackson, and Gandii, are
not up among the leaders. but they
are poking out hits where they count
for the most, which suits me. II only
takes one hit to win most games, re-
member, and we're getting that one
hit"
The White Sox took advantage OF
Sunday and waIloped the Cleveland
Indians in Cleveland, 10 to 4. yester-
day, thereby adding to their margin
over the worlds champions, who
ldled away the day at home.
Coumbe was knocked from the rub
Der In the second frame and Elepfer
AIRED little better. giving way to Bagby.
Claude Williams, the Chicago south
paw, was wild. but effective whenever
hits meant runs.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
THIRD LEAGUE PLAN
BOBBHNG UP AGAIN
Promoters Said to Be Working on
Same Old Scheme.

Despite the quick squelching OF
third big league" talk in the Ameri-
can Association, certain baseball men
are said to be working under cover
toward bringing about the formation
OF such an organization. They feel
that organized baseball will support
the project and not kill IL.
From the American Association NIL
waukee. Minneapolis, indianapolis,
and Toledo will be taken. The East
ern cities from the International
League will be Newark, Baltimore,
Rochester. and Toronto.
Joe Tinker, the Columbus mogul,
was one of those against the scheme
few weeks ago and on this account
is not being considered for the future.
Just what will come of the proposed
circuit cannot be foreshadowed. Much
depends upon the outcome OF the suit
being heard in Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
STAR PITCHER SEEKS
JOB ON LOCAL TEAM
Scruggs, Of MaryViIle, Tenn, Col.
lege, a Fine Prospect.

wanted-Job as pitcher for ANA
teur baseball team.
Frank HieskeIl ScruEgs, Of Mays
VILE, Tenn, is the applicant He
comes here with a fine record, made
with the Marysville College team, and
with the Sweetwater club in the
East Tennessee League.
According to clippings produced by
Scruggs, who expects to remain here
until time to return to college, he is
quite a hurler.
He won four games and lost two
with the Maryville nine. which Is con-
sidered a fine percentage judging
from the strength OF the team, and
he had a like record with Sweetwater.
Scruggs' record shows him to pos
sess excellent control. In the East
Tennessee League he walked two men
and hit none in six games.
In addition to playing baseball,
Scruggs is a footballer. He played
on the Maryville eleven last fall and
had the misfortune to break a leg.
He coached high school baseball and
football in Maryville.
Any team desiring the services Of
Scruggs as a pitcher should COM
municate with this department..
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
BIG CROWD ON HAND
TO SEE CUBS COP IT
Giants Go Down to Defeat and Are
Close to Third Place.

CHICAGO June 11.-Fred Mitch
ellis Cubs expect to overhaul the
Giants before the present series ends.
and every Cub fan is pulling for this
stunt The largest crowd Of the sea-
son saw the home boys humble the
proud Giants yesterday. 9 to s. more
than 10000 turning out for the con-
test
The Cubs have been the surprise Of
the year In the National League. Be-
fore the curtain went up they were
carded for a low berth in the second
division Manager Mitchell got busy.
made a few changes in the lineup.
and startled the league by rapidly
swinging his club to the front after
winning ten straight games.
Today the Cubs have obtained their
second wind. They lost several games
when their streak came to an end,
but are now on the road to more vic
tories. and the Giants will have to
provide their quota
The wildness OF Perritt and Tes-
reau gave the Cubs q three-run lead
In the third inning yesterday, BUT
Vaughan was knocked from the slab
In the sixth. Claude Hendrix's doubla
tied It up In the eighth. and Zeider'a
two-bagger scored Hendrix with the
winning run.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
CoNLEY SETS MARK
Hangs Up Fourteen Straight Wins
For Dallas Club.

DALLAS. Tex. June ll.-Snipe Con.
ley. former Baltimore Federal League
hurler, who for the past two seasons
has been with the Dallas (Texas
LeagueJ club. yesterday broke the
Texas League record for consecutive
victories by defeating Shreveport IN
the first game OF a dopble-header. to
3. He ran his record to fourteen
straight wins.
Dode Criss, former st. Louis Brown
pitcher. but now with the Houston
club, held the record OF thirteen vic
tories, made in 1918. Conley hurt his
arm while pitching in the Federal
League, and last year used nothing
but an underhand delivery. He is ran
idly regaining his fast overland bail,
which has played a prominent part in
his success. Several scouts have been
looking him over.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
BASEBALL FLoURISHES
Even War Can't Prevent Men Us-
Ing the Old LInao.

No matter how many colleges aban-
don athletics and games during the
war, It will be impossible to ween
their students away from the spirit
OF play which is Unborn in every man.
woman, and child. All war and no
play won't go, and even at the front.
when the troops are brought into a
SAFETY zone, they at once take to their
favorite games, and recently a his
toric game OF baseball . was staged
amid the roar OF cannon in France.
A really amusing letter was receive
ed from an English officer in the
trenches, who. being extremely fond
OF chess problem solving. complained
OF the method used by the Judge of q
tourney in criticising the entries OF
the men at the front
The judge is an ardent baseball fan.
ana In his criticism such terms as
Keep putting them over the plate"
he died stealing" etc, moved the
English members to write for a trans
lation of the award upon the threat
OF Withdrawing in a body unless their
request was granted
The Washington times., 1917-06-11

Jackson, and Eddie Collins will be
the first OF the White Sox veterans
to slip, with no substitutes in sight.
Cleveland has Terry Turner, Jack
Graney, iris Speaker. and Steve
O'Neill. who are rapidly drawing TO
a close Of their big league careers.
Baker In Slowing Up.
Despite his good work, Frank
Baker is slowing up. and the Tanks
will have to replace him, along with
Roger Peckinpaugh and Leslie Nuna-
maker.
Jimmy Austin Is becoming the
grandfather OF the league" and
Fielder Jones will have to find sue
cessors for him. Bert shotton, Arman-
do Marsans, and Ward Miller before
long.
Year after year bush leaguers come
up for a brief spell. and then go back
into oblivion. One and all show lack
of caliber. lack OF training. Man
ayers in the bushes no longer train
their young players, and the class of
baseball in the big show is deterior-
ating rapidly as a result.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
FANS GIVE MONEY
erlff's "eat and RaIP' Fund Greatly
Auarented-

Clark Griffith's BAT and baIT' fund
has been augmented to the extent OF
$l.O5O. subscribed by American AS
ISOLATION fans in Columbus, Ohio. at
tending yesterdays doubleheader be-
tween Joe Tinker's club and Joe Cam
tillon's Minneapolis OUTFIT.
Daily contributions are pouring in
and the Old Fox believes that GEN
eral Pershing's troops will be play
ing baseball about as soon as they ar
rive on the firing line in Europe.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
PLAN BIG HORSE RACE.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. June ll.-Ar-
rival here Of Pop Geers. dean of the
harness drivers. with his stable. In
GLIDING Napoleon Direct. saw opening
of negotiations OF race between Will
liam, great champion pace-. Secre-
tary Kinmsn, OF the Randall races.
opening tomorrow. is ma chr1aker.
william will Re handled Nv Billy
Marvin. trainer. who maze n. n cham
pion. Kinman hopes Il bling :hem
together. Williams mark is l:5s1.
while Napoleon Directs is l:5sZ.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
When the Skin Seems AbIaze
With Itching and BURNING

md a blood remedy that approaches
S. S. S. for real efficiency. It has
been on the market for fifty years,
during which time it has been giving
uniform satisfaction for all manner
OF blood disorders. II you want prompt
and lasting relief, you can rely upon
5. S. S. For expert advice as to the
treatment OF your own individual case,
write today to Chief Medical Adviser,
Swift SPECIFIC Co., Dept M-34, Atlanta,
G0.-AdYt.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11

send Harry Davis in as a pinch hitter
because none OF his youngsters can
deliver the goods desired, the condi-
ton Of affairs is shown to be deplor-
able. And worse. there are no signs
Of a lettering Of conditions in the
bushes, either.
Youngsters Are Needed.
Youngsters are greatly needed by
practically every major league club in
the country. Take the American
League, for instance.
Mcbride, Milan, Foster, Henry, and
Ainsmith must eventually give way
to younger athletes, but where are
they?
Larry Gardner, Dick Hoblitzel, For
rest Cady, Harry Hooper, and Duffy
Lewis are not going to last forever.
The Red Sox must find their success
sors.
Bush Il Fading Fast.
DOME Bush Is fading fast, and
with him go Sam Crawford and Oscar
Stanage for the Tigers to replace.
"Shano" Collins, Chick Gandil, Joe
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
FREQUENT BATTLES
In GAMES HISTORY
Muggsy" McGraw's Record
Has Many Fistic Clashes.
COBB FOUGHT TEAMMATES
Jimmy McAleer Among Those Who
Could Handle Mitts.

'Muggsy" McGray's fight with I'm
pire Bill Byron at Cincinnati last week
Is but one Of series for him during
his career on the diamond.
Years ago, when he was playing third
base for the Orioles. he got into a mix.
up with Jack Doyle. McGraw was out
stealing third. by a city block. On his
return to the bench McGraw remarked:
Il thought that was a good play jus:
then"
'T thought 1t was a heIluva play"
said Doyle.
They went to the mat right there and
then. and the battle lasted fourteen min
utes by the town clock. 1t was a draw.
On another occasion. Dick Harley
spiked McGraw so badly that Mac had
TO quit third basing for all time. For
getting his injury. McGraw jumped up,
and was handing Brother Harley a fine
lacing when the umpire interfered. Nc
Graw beat up Bugs Raymond some years
ago. but tackled the wrong customer
when he mixed up with Paul Sentelle.
who put the bee on the pubnacious
leader in short order.
Cobb Fought Team Mates.
Tyrus Cobb fought half tho Tiger
team, his battles with Schmid: and
Crawford being most notable. Bob
Bescher and Roger Rresn,b,p had
ro,,., ,toh, a. Io,, -, -
rotvad a. 80. 80 a"I mIe they
ard AraoId TJa" SNt. 49,
n-o,,tar - HIs -,I, IhuSh
y,-ith rohaS,, - i.aI-t tIiIt' ~ sIue'
Tba n-oss,t p-,oJ'rN. a. 'ne
given to scrapping, but two years ago
20 Appleton ana Casey Stengel had
S.I Ioyai OH the iIeId, IN which
bssting si,ho,,sh ca Ia "ui'e q
cape unscathed.
"ooo bo1er'
Joe Tinker Is a good boxer, and
dead game. Two of his best bouts
were with Dick EKan and John Evars
both h.ins .or.I :, 81. - -
:. III S'S'e anu sPeeo'
10 Inost ring encounters.
DaVy Jones: q quiet man with So
p[ano Nolee' Is brave, ana one after
MON d'ackeo Jim McAleer. McAleer,
VINO Is mishty ighter, upset Davy
anu Ihen spanked MIN. twenty years
S IAN 9leaieer anu ms poss, rat Te-
oeau, Meht 70 war ana McAIeer TRIM
~ most nerrly.
s Ol unuSlns iatne was waged
oeIN req CIarke ana FRANK Bow
! s L man, anu toOk place ma pan cluo
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
HAVE BIG MARGIN
ONSANDLOT MINES
TruxtOns Win s Games and
Lose z in Capital City.
Columbus LEAD R0SEDALE
In Close Race With MarOOns.
Auditors Top RailrOaders.
Columbus LEAD ROSEDALE

washington's two leading sandlot
baseball mines. taking part in league
competition, are the Truxtons, of the
Capital City League, and the Column
bias. Of the Rosedale.
The Truxtons enter upon this
weeks play with ten victories and
two defeats, with a healthy margin
over all rivals.
The Columbus have been beaten
once In six scheduled games. but are
closely pressed by the Maroons. who
have won four games and lost one.
In the Terminal R R 7. n. c. A.
League. the only closed organization
In operation here. the Southern Audi
tors and General Office are having a
tight race for the lead. The Audi
tors top the team standing with
eight games won and two lost, with
Geeral Office second. at seven and
two.
Leaders Play Today.
Truxtons play the westovers to-
day, in the Capital City League. at
Fifth street and Florida avenue
northeast. In the RosedaIe League.
General Baking meets the Printers.
at Seventeenth and d streets south
east.
Shops and Car Department are
scheduled for a game in the Terminal
r. r. Y. NJ. c. A circuit, on the asso-
Citations field, east OF Union Station.
All Of the league games begin at $50.
How They Stand.
The standing OF the teams In the
three leagues follow:
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
BLACKWOOD PROVES
HE LEADS EN- ALL
Indians Official Wastes No Time
at All, at All.

William r. Blackwood, known in
the American League as just plain
Bill, today proved what his friends
have long claimed, that he is the best
ami Invest secretary attached to any
ball club in the world. Here's how
he did it.
The Cleveland club hoped from
New York to Cleveland Saturday
night for yesterdays game with the
White SoX. Last night the Indians
hustled to Washington, arriving at
breakfast time and going to the Hotel
Harrington at once. Then Bill got
busy.
Bill always informs the newspapers
what's what about his club. But he
didn't had much time for the after
morn papers today.
DID 1t bother him? Huh! not much.
Bill dug out his dope and rushed
to the postoffice substation on Elev-
enth street. The stamp clerk punched
10 a. m. on the special delivery en-
velope. Exactly ten minutes later a
messenger rushed into The Times
sports department with all the dope.
That's why you're able to know to-
day that the Indians lineup is
Graney. left field: Evans. third base:
Speaker. center fielGs Roth. right
held: Chapman, shortstop; Wambs-
ganss, second base; Harris, first base.
and O'Neill, catcher.
Also that besides the twenty-four
players are -harlie Hitte, trainer;
Capt. ]. F. Baker. military instructor:
Henry ?. Edward, OF the Plain Dealer,
and Bill Peet. OF the Leader.
But Bill didn't know that the An
Gent and Accepted order OF Green
Lidded Pomeranians have a blow
OUT planned for Bill Peet, who left
this town on its uppers last Septem-
Der. II he had, Bill Blackwood would
have included the dope in his collec-
ton.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
There's just one thing to do.

II your skin seems ablazs with the
fiery burning and itching of Eczema.
real and lasting relief can only come
from treatment that goes below the
surface-that reaches down to the
very source OF the trouble. So-called
skin-diseases come from a disordered
condition Of the blood. and the proper
treatment is through the blood.
Search Tar and near, and you cannot
The Washington times., 1917-06-11

II Jess willard sewers his connec-
tion with the circus next Saturday
night, he may be induced to defend
his title before the summer is gone.
The most formidable challenger to-
day is Carl Morris, but Fred FultoI is
not altogether out OF the running.
willard is in pretty good physical con-
dition, and 1t should be possible for
some wise promoter to bring the
worlds titleholder into a ring some
where. 1t would give the boxing
game a big boost
The javelin record was slammed
around numerically by the athletes
in the Western conference games last
week. First came Arbuckle, of Pur-
due, with a record fling in the trials.
Then Higgins, Of Chicago University.
sent the spear 1914 feet IL inches, for
a new American record. and twenty
five feet farther than Arbuckle's orig
inal conference mark. America will
soon have a 2OO-feet Javelin record. II
those giants OF the West continue toy
ing with the spear.
So far as the records attest. only
two branches OF sport are slow in
coming forward with soldiers for the
overseas regiments under the Stars
and Stripes. Both are professional
sports. boxing and baseball. Several
prominent boxers have announced
their intentions OF enlisting," but
hardly half a dozen OF all calIbcrs
have done so. No prominent boxer has
yet Joined the colors. Hank Gowdy,
the Braves catcher. is the only ptOmi-
nent baseball player to enlist thus
far. The amateurs have II ell over
the pros when IL comes to willingness
to join the army or the navy.
So Hank Shanks Is worth $4,000
to the Boston Braves! Then he must
be worth that much TO the Washing
ton ball club and will continue to
wear the same uniform he has for the
past five years. Mike Kahoe is a
shrewd Judge OF players. Hs~nas a
lengthy experience in Watching
and veterans perform on
the diamond. He probably knows
just how valuable Shanks would be
to the Braves, but it's all of now.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
FERDE SCHUPP HAS
ONLY ONE TO co.

Ferdie Schupp, the Giants VIC
torious southpaw, has but one
more triumph to stage and then
he will equal Babe Ruth's record
Of eight consecutive wins this
season. He has beaten Chicago
twice, and Boston. Brooklyn, Gin
cinnati, Philadelphia, and St.
Louis once each.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
SNYDER IS INJURED

ST. LOUIS, June 11.-Frank Snyder.
the Cardinals crack backstop. is out
Of the game for a few days as a re-
suit OF stopping one OF Sheprod
Smiths fast ones on the arm yester-
day. Paddy Livingston, the veteran
catcher, replaced him and may have
to bear the brunt of the work for a
while
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
Face Trouble This WeekWhe Would Hold
JOFFRE SAYS PLAY IS
NECESSITY.

Those subscribing to Clark
Grifith's "Bat and Ball Fund"
find support for its timeliness in
Marshal Joffre's statement that
soldiers need play spells if they
would continue good soldiers"
American troops will carry the
baseball gospels to Europe before
many months.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
PLAY NEXT SUNDAY.

BALTIMORE, June 11.-Rain pre-
vented the exhibition game yesterday
between the Orioles and the Detroit
Tigers and so 1t will be played next
Sunday. The Tigers will be playing
In Washington and can easily make
the trim
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
MAKE A TRIPLE PLAY,

A triple play. seldom staged in any
game, was made yesterday at Jersey
City. The Skeeters played the Cuban
Stars, now touring the country. and
three persisted at the hands OF
Eschen, right held; Buggy, catcher,
and Irving, shortstop, OF the Jersey
City club.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
SMITHLEADS LEACUERS
IN Yesterdays GAMES
Cards Outfelder Gets Homer OF
Alexander and Tops Differs.

l. Smith, center fielder OF the Cards.
leads the few big league Differs of
the day. Smith was good enough to
lambast Alexander, the Great, yester.
day for two safe ones, half his team's,
hits.
But four games were played yes
terday. Here are the leading hitters:
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
DILLON JOINS NAVY.

NEW YORK. June ll.-Jack Dillon.
indianapolis fighter. has enlisted in
the navy. He took his final examIna-
ton today, and will probably be sent
TO coast training station Immediate
ly.
The Washington times., 1917-06-11
BRAVES SELL TwoM5LY.

LOUISVILLE. KY. June 1.-THE pur-
chase OF George Twombly, an out
nelder. from the Boston National
League was announced here by o. H.
Wathen, president OF the Louisville
American Association club.