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The Washington times., 1917-05-27
moLIA Is BEATEN.

NEW YORK. May 27.--For the hrst
time since the women OF the metro
politan district started their series OF
tennis tournaments Miss Molla Blur
stedt yesterday was kept from win
ming all the laurels.
In both the doubles and mixed
doubles finals at the Pelham Coun-
try Club invitation tournament Miss
Bjurstedt was forced to watch others
carry Of the titles.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
MRS. FOX COMES BACK.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May III
Mrs. Caleb F. Fox scored her NTH
success in the women's individual golf
championship Of Philadelphia by de-
feating Miss Eleanor Chandler in the
final round OF the 1917 title tourna-
ment by the margin Of Z up and 5 to
play over the east course of Merton
yesterday. By earning the right to
have her name engraved on the big
championship cup for the NTH time
Mrs. Fox staged a regular come
back" Her last victory was in 1911.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
Won HEIMsERe CHOSEN.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. May Eff foot
ball is played comparatively at the
Naval Academy next fall, the tee m
will be led by Ernest II. Won Helm
berg. OF Wisconsin. who has been
elected to succeed Thomas G Fisher,
OF Maryland. The latter will be grad
usted next month, and will have no
chance to act as captain. Football;
will not be played in comp. tition
with other teams, however. until the
war ends
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
HICKEY EXPOSES PLOT
IN ASSOCIATION CIRCLES
President Declares Merger Has
Been Planned for Disruption.

CHICAGO, May 27.-open warfare
among club-owners OF the American
Association cropped out here at a
called meeting last night, when, after
announcing that the proposed inter
league series with the International
League was definitely off, President
Hickey exposed a rumored plot to
split the association and form q new
major league.
The plan, it was learned, from un-
official sources, was to take the best
four cities in the international
League and combine them with the
Eastern half OF the American Associa-
tion.
Owners Stand Together.
In a statement Hickey said that
when the next meeting is called q
is safe 70. say club owners VIII stand
together as a body in opposing the
merger. indicating the belief that the
International League is responsible
for the disrupting move.
James c. McGnl. owner of the In
dianapolis club; o. H. wathen, Louis
WIFE, anu. EeOetT DEtHuAndhs 4OicuOf
were not present, but were
represented by Attorney Thomas
H. Barker, of Louisville. These
clubs had openly favored playing
the interleague series.
Last winter q break between the
two big minors and the remainder
OF the baseball organization was i'm
minent through the clubs named in
today's rumor- An appeal even was
made to the National Commission.
HIekey's Statement.
Bickey's statement follows:
THE meeting also discussed GER
tain rumors which were current con-
cerning efforts which were on foot to
disrupt the American Association and
create a third major league and after
due deliberation il was deemed ad-
visable that a meeting be called in
the near future, where all members
Cf the association would be called
upon to act in concert and to defeat
such disrupting efforts by whatever
means the president OF the associa-
tion and its attorneys see fit. II is
safe to say that when the said meet
ing is called and all the club owners
are present that they will stand as
q body and pledge themselves to
each other by a binding and effective
agreement for full protection for the
American Association as such and
a. now constituted"
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
DETAILS ANNOUNCED IN
SCHOOL DIVISION MEETS
Athletes to Try Out for Big Games
Near Bathing Beach.

Beginning tomorrow and continu-
ing for two weeks until Saturday.
June Q, the track and feld teams OF
the public schools will compete for
the District championship in the
track and field games Of the depart
ment Of Fairgrounds.
There will be eighty schools en-
tered. and the athletes will be divided
into classes according to weight. The
division championship meets will be
held on the athletic field south Of
the bathing beach, at the foot Of Sew
enteenth street. The city champion
ship meet will be held at the Central
High School stadium on June 9.
Events Are Listed.
There will be twelve events. inelud-
ing the high and broad jumps, 100
and $50 yard runs. Teams represent
ing the various schools in each play
ground division will compete for the
division championship and the point
winners will receive bronze buttons,
while the champion school will re-
ceive a handsome trophy from the de-
partment OF Fairgrounds.
The winners of the division cham
pionship meets will contest for the
city championship. In these kames
the playground department mas Of
fered to point winners handsome gold,
silver and bronze medals, and to the
winning school large trophy
PLAGUE.
Entries for the meet have already
closed. The hrst division chan9pion-
ship games will be held on Monday
at Potomac Park at 4 o'clock p. m.
Judges and other officials have not
as yet been announced by the diree-
tor OF boys activities, c. w. Donald
son. OF the playground department,
who has the meet in charge.
Dates Given Out.
The dates for the various play
ground division games are as fol-
lows: Rosedale division, Monday. May
IS: Bloomingdsle, Tuesday. May 90;
New York avenue division. Thursday.
May 81; Mt. Pleasant division, Friday,
June /: Virginia avenue division,
Monday. June 4: GaIlinger and Gar
field Park divisions. Tuesday, June 5;
division, Thursday. June
!. The city championship games will
be held on Saturday, June Q, at the
Central High School stadium.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
MID-cITY LEADING
Weman's Tennis League VIII Play
Final Series.

Mid-City is leading in the woman's
Tennis League with q percentage of
1s2I. Y. W. c. A. players are second.
The last series will be played this
week. according to Rose Dent Healy,
secretary OF the league.
There has been q great deal OF talk
IN the vomen's circuit about holding a
tourney for the beneft of the Red
Cross and the. officers are in hopes
that the plan can be carried out
There are eight sections represent
ed in the league this season, and II
each could provide six or more rae
oUeters even at an entry fee OF 81. a
neat little sum could be realized and
q most successful tourney run OF.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
MAY BE DRAFTED.

PHILADELPHIA. May 2T.-EIeven
members Of the Philadelphia baseball
team. which is now leading the Ma
tionsl League. went to city hall today
and registered for the seIective draft.
The team will be in Chicago on June
8. registration day. Those who regis
tered, all OF whom live outside of
Philadelphia are Alexander, Mayer.
Burns, Bancroft, Fittery. KiIIIfer,
Dugey. Cooper, Michigan. Adams,
and whitted.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
GIANTS REGISTER.

NEW YORK. May 17.-Thirtssn
members Of the New York Giants
registered here yesterday under the
conscription law. The men register
ing are Benton. schupp. Rsriden' Nc
Carly. Anderson. Perritt. kaun. Kill
dun. Lobert. Robertson, Smith, Kelly.
and Holke.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
White Browns Appear Strong WeMany Sporting Listed
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS

Two Of the greatest athletes Of
modern times claSped hands in hd-
miration Of one another recently.
One was Jim Thorpe, the famoIs In
dian. and the other was J. Howard
Berry, the University Of Pennsyl-
vania marvel Thorpe. when a stu
dent at Carlisle, won the Olympic
decathlon and pentathlon, In 1912,
and during the last three years Berry
has won the American pentathlon
championship, held in connection
with the Penn relay carnival. Both
athletes specialized In the same
branches of sport while at college.
Berry has always been 4 great ad-
mirer of Thorpe.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
AID FROM GOLFERS
Chicago Clubs Ask Tax Of 10 Cents
for Each 80 Holaa.

CHICAGO. May 2e.-Membsrs Of the
twenty-sight golf clubs affiliated with
the Chicago District Golf Association
today were asked for q voluntary con-
tribution OF 10 cents to the American
Red Cross for each eighteen holes
played during the season. Under the
plans announced by the board OF a.
rectors OF the association, each player
will have the 10 cents charged against
him on his house account and al sums
collected will be remitted by the club
treasurers monthly to the Red Cross
The total receipts from the plan are
expected to exceed 81, 900 weekly.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
BIG LEAeUERs REcIsrEe

BOSTON, May 2T.-Fourteen mem
bers Of the Boston National League
baseball club and four members of
the st Louis Nationals applied at the
city clerks office today for reEistrs- :
tion cards for the selective draft. The
players Will be away from home on
June 5 and will mail their certificates
20 the proper authoritiea
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

ages against . Windy City hotel be-
cause reports were circulated that he
was elected from the latter. II wish
TO deny / admitted In an interview
with Newspaper men that / was
thrown from the Edgewater Beach
Hotel" says White. THE facts were.
1 had reserved q room there, and upon
my arrival the management refused to
allow me to occupy It. Thinking my
1 quietly left the hotel, and through
my lawyers have nled suit. The fact
that / am q boxer makes me no less
a gentleman than anyone else"
Them's the words. Write your own
music.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
JIMMY CRUISE KNOCKS
RECORD CIRCUIT CLOUI
Leads Bifers IN Putting Ball n
Right Field Stands.

Jimmy Cruise. Of the Cards. has the
distinction Of leading the big Isagus
Differs today. In addition, Cruise
owns the record Of having made the
longest hit ever recorded in the
Braves neId- The ball went into ths
right field bIsaehers-
Here are the marks OF those whs
distinguished themselves in yester.
days games.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
WARD ENLIsTs.

CHICAGO. May 2I.-Andy Ward.
holder Of evesral A. A. U. track
championships and a member Of the
team which competed In the Seandi-
navian games in Europe. IL going to
make another trip across the ocean.
Ward has enlisted in the regular
army as private.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

tSems calleo on account OF raln ana dark
nesa.)
RunS-Foster ana Jackson. Two-hase hit
Fsisch. Stolen base-Gandil. Sacrifice hit
Weaver. Double plays-Crans TO Judge to
Foster TO Henry; Henry TO Crane. Left on
base-ChicaEo, .: Washington. Z. FirEt base
On erroF-ChicaEo. l. First base on balls
on Gallfa, \. Struck out-By Gallia, ?: by
Scott, .. Passed ball-Henry. Umpires-
AessrU. Connolly. Mccormick and Nallin.
Time Of Eame-I hour and Is minutes.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
BRAVES MUST ARRANGE
ANOTHER GREAT DRIVE
Loss Of Mitchell Seriously Hand
caps Play Of Former Champs.

NEW YORK, May 27.-on the show
ing the Braves have made 30 far, they
will have to almost duplicate their
famous drill through the league in
1914 to engage any attention in the
late stanzas of the present National
League campaign.
Whether IL IL the absence of Fred
Mitchell. or John Evers, the fact re-
mains that the Braves are not there
with the same effectiveness in former
years
The Braves are at home in q second
division berth. Their two years Of
aristocratic nrst divisions have been
just enough to give them considera.
ton at the beginning Of q season.
RuaoIDh Renalas-
The main point of smAshfuI ability
that remains with the one-time ooeky
Bostonese team apparently is Dick
Rudolph. The bald-headed star Of the
Braves Is giving every evidence Of
staging q comeback.
Fred Mitchell. doubtless, is the ex-
planation OF the Braves slump. His
success in whipping the Chicago Cubs
into a formidable machine rings
strongly of Miracle Man results. Since
George Stallings began TO fa1ter with
his former worlds champions many
persons have pointed suspicion laden
fingers at the antics of the Cubs, and
have declared Mitchell to be the real
secret OF the Boston climb to fame.
Handles Piteheru.
No better handler of pitchers ever
stepped on q diamond than Mitchell.
He is responsible for Bill James great
year in Boston. He made the for.
midable trio that crashed through
heavy opposition to 4 championshIp
three years ago. He is making him
self a Chicago pitching stan that is
the envy OF every National LsaEue
manager He has brought back to ex-
cellence Tom Seaton, Claude Hen
dricks, and Al Demaree. and he has
made Jim Vaughn even more effective
than he was before. He has made Of
Vic Aldridge promising younE
pitcher-a youth who already has
pitched one shut-out over q National
League club.
John Evers' help also Is lost 70
Stallings. The Trojan probably will
show in only a few games this year.
Apparently he 10 on the track that
leads TO baseball oblivion.
The loss OF Mitchell and Evers,
combined with the two-Season ab-
sence OF Bill James. has combined to
tear down the brscings OF the sensa-
tional Braves.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
WHITE sox RELEASE TWO.

CHICAGO. May 27.-Jack Fournier.
outnelder, and zeb Terry, infielder.
were released to the Los Angeles
club, Of the Pacific Coast League, to-
day by the Chicago Americans.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
STARS WILL COMPETE
AT COLUMBIA TODAY
Tennis Cracks viii Be Hooked Up
in Doubles Matches.

Dean Mathey, Fred CoIston, W.
Keliher, Conrad Doyle. Henry Brsek,
and one or two more local players are
engaging in exhibition tennis matches
in doubles at Columbia Country Club
today.
Mathey, colston. and KeIiher. the
latter 4 member OF the Harvard team
two years ago. are members Of the
Officers Reserve Corps at Fort
Myer.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

Calling on a ball game because the
players outnumbered the spectators.
and that in a city as large as 9roo,-
lyn, may or not be unprecedented. At
any rate, that's what the Dodgers
management did one day last week.
Cool weather kept the fans away,
stage the contest, even though that
exchange.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

The National League" John Evers
-omarked this spring, has had three
big men, Frank Chance. Fred Clarke.
and John McGraw. They lost Chance
and Clarke. let them get away, but
had enough sense to hang on 70 No
GrGWS
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
National League.
BASEBALL NOTES.

Connie Mack admits that he Lasn't
a FIRST division ball club. There are
no dissenting voices.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

1t sounds like an old squawk, but
II bobs up that members OF the Cubs
and Pirates believe the PhiIlies are
stealing signals. Three OF the Cub
pitchers declare that Philadelphia
batters walk up and swat curve balls
when they have no business to, and
two Pirate twirlers say the same
thing. 1t is also said that Chief Ben
tice, disappears before game time,
and no one knows where he Il. but
the Cub and Pirate players think he
Is hiding in the clubhouse, or some
place, lamping things through q spy
glass.
Charley wbita- the chInaro light
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

Fischer is described as the best
catcher in the National League" How
now. Gowdy, Killifer. snyder!-but
maybe he meant the PittsburE
League.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
Raia starts Failing.

AaAn starts Failing.
CHICAGO, May 26-when the game
ended rain had been falling for two
innings, but Tommy Connolly was
hoping that one team or the other
would break the i-to-1 deadlock exist
ing from the fourth frame when the
White sox showed across the tying
tally.
Morgan had improved enough to
take his place at second base, and 80
Foster went back to third. where he
contributed one or two fne fielding
stunts.
4 heavy cloud OF smoke and mist
hung over the field and chill wind
from; Lake Michigan kept the large
crowd shivering. The Grifr outheld-
ers. clad in gray, could hardly be seen
from. the stand. and II was welI-nigh
ltmpossible to follow the flight OF
batted ball As II headed into the mist.
1t was day for football, not baseball.
BIsaeherites Seek stand.
In the nfth inning thunder rolled in
the skies and lightning ripped gashss
In the clouds.
1t began to rain In the fourth. at
arst q drizzle. and then with big
splashes that drove the bleacherites
into the pavilions. Both teams hur-
ried As much as possible. but It was
too much for baseball and so the game
ceased.
Foster and Milan got busy in the
third after two were gone, and, as
sisted by RisberB, they put a run
acroEs. Foster slammed q two-line
drive anA 80 I'D
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

The Griffs have now won six and
lost eight contests since leaving home.
II win be impossible for them to break
even with their foemen, but 4 victory
today can put them close to this de-
sired position.
Weather OutIOok PooF.
The weather outlook is not good for
the final clash. An east wind off the
lake seldom brings anything but rain.
and that Is what Chicago has been
experiencing for twelve hours. II the
athletes cannot mingle today. It will
be but one more proof of the poor
luck following the Griffs this spring,
and will add to the doubIe-headers yet
TO be played before the curtain falls.
The fourth game was abbreviated
when It became 30 dark at the end OF
the sixth inning that Tommy Con-
molly ADMITTED that he could not see
the ball. Many players have accused
him Of this before. but he has been
slow TO confess.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

Thirty-two players have been pair,
ed for the first round OF singles In
the middle Atlantic patriotic tennis
tournament, to start at the Colum
bia Country Club tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock. John Hancock, Henry
Breck, Connie Doyle. and the Siamese
Ambassador, an enthusiastic player
OF the Dumbsrton Club, are entered.
The pairinEs follow:
j. II. Handbook VS.. Ezra Gould. H.
T. Morrell VS.. D. Rersey. II. W. Cans
vs.. Douglas Hillyer. c. Dovd VS.. w.
T. Cook, jr.: A. B. Heaton VS.. z. o.
Leech, J. II. Holmead w. p. p. Kara
vongsi, A. Y. Leech, jr., VS.. c. H.
Beider, l.. P. McLachlen vs.. H. e.
Cotton. II. c. Breck VS.. f. Dovd. c. 7.
Chapman VS.. W. II. Davis. r c.
Tracy VS.. II. T. Shannon, X. II. Boor-
man vs. W. z. Foster. c. A. Slater vs..
A. ]. Gore, W. B. Stevinson VS.. w. H.
Ronsaville. c. B. Doyle vs.. =. J. Bates,
II. p. Cash vs.. ]. B. Skinner.
PairinEs for the sectional doubles
will be held open until Monday.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
GRFFMEN CLOSING
UP WESTERN JAUNT
Outlook Poor for Final White
SOz Game.
CONNOLLY CALLS CONTEST
Umps Declares He Cannot See Ball
in Rain and Darkness.
LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

. CHICAGO. Ill. May 27.-The Griff-
men close their first invasion of the
West today with their fifth clash
against the White Sox. They have
failed in their objective to lead the
second division, but they are still in
the ight, and expect to climb into
this position during the coming stay
OF the Western clubs In the East.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

The luck OF the draw apparently
brings Conrad Doyle and Henry
Breck together in the semifinal
round, provided both survive.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

The force-out Of q runner at the
plate on a ball that dropped in the
outfeld Is the remarkable play made
in q recent game between the Phillies
and Cubs. With the bases full, and
one out, Mann, Of the Cubs. poked the
ball to center field, and 300 times In
1000 II would have gone for a base hit
Cravath was playing center. He
caught the ball on the hrst bounce,
and, actuated by almost sixth sense,
be hurled the ball straight to Catcher
Killifer and forced out Doyle, hot
footing II from third. The play rob.
bed Mann OF hit.
Here Is an item, coming from Pitts
burgh, that may interest Washington
bowlers. II reads: The National
Duckpin Association Of America was
organized at q meeting recently. Its
purpose IL to put the game on q
standard plane and make It a national
pastime. The following Officers were
elected: A. A. Stein. Pittsburgh, pres
ident; J. W. Williams, East Liverpool,
Ohio. vice president; r. T. Howelis,
Pittsburgh, secretary; r. L. Robinson,
Sharon, Pa, treasurer" Methinks the
A. c. B. A. started out some time ago
to standardi1e duekpins. and its ef-
forts have been rewarded In no small
degree.
The Washington times., 1917-05-27

Charley White, the Chicago light
weight, has filed suit for $4,000 dam
The Washington times., 1917-05-27
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

American League.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-21
REAL GRATITUDE FROM THE
CAPE COAST.

Bishop Hummel, L. AT. NJ, does not
forget the favors he has received and
sends the following eloquent express
sion of gratitude: 81.
Letters by hundreds and more
must have told you already how much
we, the missionaries, are indebted to
Catholic America for the substantial
help, the brotherly support we are
receiving at their hands. We thank
them all warmly and do pray our
Divine Lord to remember them in His
kindness and His blessings.
"Our bond of friendship becomes
firmer as time flows on, and it seems
that the cause of the conversion of
Africa has been taken we'll to heart
in the United States. The Catholic
Church has a great future before her
on this continent. She shall reap
enormously rich harvests provided
she can send laborers to the vineyard.
To her goes the natives preference
in spite of the great sums of money
spent to destroy her.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-21
A GOOD SNAKE STORY.

In the pages of African Missions,
the organ of the White Fathers, we
may read stories of adventure more
interesting than the tales Of fiction.
These experiences are absolutely true,
and are the daily fare, almost, of the
apostle Of Darkest Africa. Father
George Gabelles sent this contribu-
ton:
"One evening | entered my room
and, after a little pious reading, pre-
pared to retire. / sat down on my
bed to take off my shoes. All at once,
felt something strange under the
covers. AS | kept a club in my room,
in case of visit from wild beasts, |
thought a confrere had slipped it into
my bed for a joke, and without both
ering further, continued to unlace my
shoes. Almost Immediately the sup
posed club took life and began to wig
gle frantically. I lifted up the covers
and what did see? A serpent, which
had found the place to his liking!
Another time, / was seated at my
table writing when I felt something
move under my feet. The cat again,