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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
BEAT INDIANS Fl,
THEN LOSE BY 5-2
Harper's WiIdness Makes Gift
of Second Game, Which Um-
pire Calls Without Reason.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


After five futile attempts the indians
yesterday were successful in their ef-
forts to win ball game from the
t;rifmen on the local lot. On the oc-
casion of their first visit to the capital
last month Fohls men were held to a
draw in two contests. and lost the only
battle of the three that went to deci-
sion. Tuesday they were beaten again.
and another dose of defeat was handed
to them in the first game Of the double
header yesterday. when Bagby was
nicked for two runs in the first inning
Du Mont allowed a run i'll the NTH
round. and was slipping so fast that
Ayers took his place in the sixth ana
held the enemy scoreless the remainder
of the distance, although frequently IN
trouble.
1t was in the second of the two bat
ties that the visitors We're returned
victors. to .. although no especial
credit attaches to them for it. Foil has
Harry Harper and Umpire Connolly to
thank Harry. by his wildness, was re-
sponsibIe for four of the runs scored.
and Connolly deprived the Griffmen OF
four innings in which to overcome the
three-run lead by calling the game at
the end of the fifth.
Conno1ly'S Reason Not Recorded.
.
why connolly called !he contest -
not recorded. george Mcbrioe asheu
him and was informed 1T was none OF
his business. Inc jumps WOuid not even
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
Practice Grenade Throwing.

NEW YORK, July pa hand gre
made throwing contest in which soldiers
will compete in military uniform is one
of the chief events in the program at the
military athletic meet of the New York
Athletic Club. at Travers Island. today.
Each soldier competing in the event will
be allowed three grenades to throw from
behind fence. the points being judged
jective point This event is only one Of
many arranged for the benefit of the sol.
diers stationed at the various posts In
and around New York.
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Russ Ford Goes to Toledo.

TOLEDO. Ohio, July 27.-The services
of Russell Ford, formerly pitcher on the
New York American League club, now
with Denver in the Western League. have
been obtained by the Toledo American
Association club. according to message
received here last night from Owner
Manager Bresnahan at Kansas City. Ford
will report within the next three days, it
is said
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Play q Innings Without Victory

BENTON. Pa, July 27.-What is prob
ably a new record in base bail was made
here yesterday, when Benton and ShiGk-
shiny fought through twenty-seven IN
nings without either side winning " ith
the games played incident to the Dig pic
mic here yesterday. the two teams fought
through fifteen innings in the morning,
the game ending with ?to-2 Sccr''
while in the afternoon they PLACED twelve
innings with the score ; to ). Only one
error marked the two games.
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MISS TAYLOR TENNIS VICTOR.
Defeats Miss McNichol After Extra
Set in Atlantic City Tournament.

ATLANTIC CITY. July 27.-Miss Jane
Taylor defeated Miss Agnes McNichol.
daughter of Senator James P. McNichol.
in the second round of the woman's handi.
cap tennis tournament on the courts of
The sets were decided by the slirnmest of
margins. and the ultimate winner was in
doubt until the last few games Miss Tay-
Tor won the first set. Ct: Miss Nc
Ncho} the second 81. and Miss Taylor
the third, 6-3.
Miss Taylor will meet Bertha White
daughter of Commissioner c. D. White. in
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Stolen bases-Fosfer. Rice, Henry. Sacrifice
hit--Chapman. Sacrifice fy-Chapman. Left
); Washington. g. First base
on error-tleveland. Bases on balls-OT klep-
fer. 81 of Harper. >. Hits and earned runs on
klepfer, hits, in ) innings: Off Har-
per. no hits. runs in inning tnone out three
base in second: off shaw hits. l in
innings. Struck out-By KEEPER B; by Shaw,
.. Empres-Messrs. Connolly and Hi1debrani.
Time of game hour and 30 minutes.
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the seni-final round today. The survivor
will meet Miss Ruth Sullivan. who de-
feated Miss Mary White daugnter 81
Commodore White in the final round
Summaries:
Second round-Miss Jane Taylor de-
feated Miss Agnes McNichoi, 81, 90
6-3.
Semi-fnal round-Miss Ruth Sullivan
defeated Miss Mary White. 6-3, -
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Cobb Gains 5 Points
in Big Batting Race

Ty Cobb gained five points In
the American League batting race
yesterday by making five hits In
eight times at bat. Sislcr lost
three points and Speaker two.
Baker fell on one point. as he
made only one hit I'm five attempts.
ROush lost five points In the Ma
tiOnnl League struggle, and Is
now tied for the lead with Cruise.
Here's how the five leading bat
tiers in the major leagues nre
batting this morning:
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'TAtttN Tor Evans IN the ninth.
tRatted for Bagby in the ninth.
+Batted for Du Mont In the fifth.
Cleveland. .... o q q o-l
Washington O o Q o 0 0 o x-o
Two base hit-Judge. stolen bases-Ainsmith,
Graney. Sacrifice hits-Bagby. Foster. Double
plays-Rice to Ainsmith; Wambsganss to Bill
ings Evans to Graney to Bagby. Left on
bases-Cleveland. 8; Washington. 4. First base
errors-Washington. l. Bases balls-on
Bngby. l: Of Du Mont 5; of Ayers. 2. Hits
in 8 innings: of Du Mont hits and / run in 8
innings; off Ayers. hit and no runs in
innings. Hit by pitcher-By BaRby fAinsmith, :
by Ayers tBillines1. Struck out--By Du Mont
9: by Bagby. 3; by Ayers, /. Wild pitches-Du
Mont. Tmpres-Messrs. Hildebrand and Con-
molly. Time Of game-1 hour and IS minutes
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GRIFF PROTESTS UMPIRE'S ACT
I'M CALLING CONTEST YESTERDAY
Telegraphs President johnson That Con-
molly Disregarded Rights of Public
Militia Gets Base Ball Equipment.

their active lives even more interesting.
ard yelps about incompetent work on
the part of the arbiters have been
frequent. The latest to take fan out
of the official gucssers is Col. Jacob
Rupert president of the Yankees, who
has assumed active charge Of the club
since Part Owner Huston joined the
Engineer Corps Of the army. RUPERT
has voiced vigorous protest against
the brand of umpiring the fanks have
had to contend with TINS season. and
has specifically named Barry Mccor-
mick. whose work he claims is the
poorest of the lot. He asserts that
Billy Evans. generally considered tn"
best arbter in the league. has not been
seen on the Polo Grounds this year.
with the schedule more than half
played. and wants to know why.
1t is unlikely that the protests of
either Manager Griffith or Col. Rupert
will have any visible effect. however
Ban johnson always has adhered to the
principle of supporting his umpires.
wise policy. but there should be limit
to the autocratic. cZar-like power
welded by the men who run the games.
Being human, Notwithstanding what
the average fan thinks. they make mis-
takes. For this they can be forgiven.
An honest mistake can easily be under
stood But when they exercise author
ity with which they are not vested it is
time to call a halt.
AS the result of his visit yesterday to
the camp of the District guardsm en-
now in the federal service, who are
encamped on the Patterson tract, Man
ager Griffith today sent base ball
equipment sufficient for the playing of
two separate games to Capt. Louis {.
Nogt. III charge of the camp. to be dis
tributcd to the men. The balls. bats,
etc, given to the local soldiers are be-
lieved to he ample for their needs, but
in case it is demonstrated that more can
be used another consignment will he
sent to them.
The second double header in two days
is scheduled for disposition at tbs
Georgia avenue lot this afternoon, the
first game starting at o'clock. Cal
liza and Shaw or Ayers were expected to
do the pitching for Washington, with
Lambeth and Morton or Gould working
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27

King Lear. the former Vilanova base
ball star. who had a trial with the
Athletics at third base a few seasons
ago. is playing clever ball on the
Hridgeport Conn, team
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This afternoon the second of the
weekly swimming meets at the bathing
beach is to be held. The events are
for girls and women. those for boys
and men having taken place a week
ago Yesterday. The meets are meeting
with considerable success and il seems
assured they will be continued all dur
ing the summer. The boys events last
week were popular even beyond expec-
tations and today the races for girls
promise just as much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27

Tailed on Harris single to left. after
Foster had tossed out Roth. Wamby
ended the round by lifting to Leonard.
The score:
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Printers are very anxious to win from
TruxtOns III the RoSedale League.
Manager Love has got together about
the best ba ~ club that has represented
the Typographical union in a long while
and he has hopes of capturing the
second half of the series thus becoming
eligible TO meet the Maroons in a final
series for the league title If there is
one thing about Love that is pre-
dominant it is carneStness and op-
tmism. He never admits being a loser
and no matter how far his team is be-
hind always figures he has a chance to
win.
Next week probably will see the re-
sumption of the regular schedule in
the Terminal "Y circuit. and after that
the Rosedale and Terminal Leagues
likely will continue playing uninter-
ruptedly until the end of their seasons.
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TWO BALL GAMES
SCHEDULED TODAY
Shops Meet General Office and
Truxtons Play Printers.
Swimming Meet Booked.
BY n. C. BYRD.

For the first time in weeks II is prob
able that two base bah games will he
staged by amateur leagues today. Con-
tests are scheduled in the RoSedale and
Terminal Railroad Y NJ. G A. circuits.
nd. unless the heavens do what they
have been doing for the last three
weeks pretty regularly, both viii he
played. In the railroad organization
shops and General Office are to hook ny
and in the other league Truxtons and
Printers face.
Last Wednesday the first game in
the Terminal Y. NJ. e. A. League was
scheduled for quite a while. but was
called of because Of rain. After the one
listed today is played meeting of the
league officials win take place at which
matters pertaining TO the remainder Of
the season win be discussed. The meet
ing of the officials today may be more
or less informal. but II so a regular
league gathering will take place the
first of next week. The schedule has
been redrafted and awaits approval of
the league.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Chicago, I; New York. /.
Cincinnati. 3; Philadelphia. 2.
St louis. .: Boston, 0.
Pittsburgh. 4: Brooklyn. l.
Brooklyn, 5; Pittsburgh,
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aMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Milwaukee,. >: Indianapolis. L. MINNEAPOLIS
;: Milwaukee,. > st. Paul &: Columbus. j.
Kansas Cny j: Toledo ..
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

Little Rock. & Atlanta. =. Little Rock u:
Atlanta g. Mobile. ): Chattanooga l. Mem
phis Z Birmingham =. Nashville q: New
orleans. ].
TEXAS LEAGUE
Houston . Fort Worth. %. Shreveport 1:
Dallas g. San Antonio. Is. Waco. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Baltimore. IL: buffalo. >. Newark o: Toronto
4 Newark. 8; Toronto. 3. Providence =: Ro-
chester. o. Providence. o; Rochester. II. Mon
trchI D. Richmond. L.
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Washington. .; Cleveland. ].
Cleveland. 3; Washington. ..
tSecond game. innings, rain.)
Boston, IL; st. Louis. ..
Boston. s; st. Louis, 3.
New York. 8: Chicago. 5.
IA nnings.)
Philadelphia, A. Detroit
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FIRST GAME.

sRatted for Evans In the ninth.
+Ratted for Bagby In the ninth.
+Batted for Du Mont In the fifth.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-17
General News
Monday

=, Chicago: An enterprising tailor of TIL:
city. is advertising that he will press :
suit of clothes for FIVE potatoes.
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ernor's private Office. While Secretary
Ziegaus argued with HIM the governor
escaped. thru a vault into the Offices of
the state auditor. He was held in the
governors office an hour and when he
attempted to escape down a fire ladder
he was arrested,
San Diego: VIM. Clayton, vice pres,-
dent and general manager Of the Spreck-
els interests in southern California, was
shot and perhaps fatally injured by a
Mexican named Lorenzo Yesterday after
noon in his Offices here. Lorenzo lost a
foot recently in a street car accident on
the Spreckels system, and held tancied
grievance against Clayton for his loss.
Washington: Bids on six 55-knot scout
cruisers were opened this morning, and
! the contract will be awarded 10 the Seat
tie Construction & Dry Dock company,
the lowest bidders
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Wednesday

Los Angeles: The largest and most
destructive fire in years occurred in the
heart of the business district in this city
last night. when the Wilson building was
completely Quilted.
Juneau: The deadlock in the territor-
ial senate was broken shortly after noon
when Hubbard was elected president,
Eddy secretary, Baxter sergeant-at-arms
and Hecey messenger.
Olympia: An armed man, evidently a
fanatic, forced his way into Governor
Listers offices here Yesterday and made
an attempt to force his way into the gov
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Caucasian and Carpathian fronts, as Ii
is known that the great Russian military
machine has arrived at its full fighting
strength, and only the influence OF the
cars queen, who is German, has kept
him from ordering the vast army to be
gin the advance winch will break the
Central powers lines of defense and has
ten the end of the gigantic; struggle.
Washington: Because ofthe fact that
certain foreign governments do not APP
pear to be willing to permit the entry OF
armed American merchantmen, this gov
eminent will inquire of all European ma
tons as to whether they would agree to
admit the vessels.
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Elsewhere In Alaska

One of Stewards infant industries has
received severe blow. Otto Poehlmann
of that city sent tanned mudshark skin
to the States to have the quality of the
leather passed upon, and the customs
authorities Ill Seattle held up the ship
.,nent, holding that the skin was that of
a caribou, which it Is forbidden to ship.
Twenty-siN pieces of town property
upon which taxes have not been paid tor
1916, were recently sold at public auc-
ton at Juneau. Six lots were sold to
private individuals for the aggregate sum
of 1894. 04 and the remainder were bid in
for the city.
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Friday

Washington: Ray Baker of Nevada
has been appointed as director-generalo of
the mint.
Baltimore: Oscar G. Murray, chair
man of the board of directors of the B. &
o. system, died at his home in this city
last night.
Havana: Government troops are i'll pos
session OF Santiago and American marines
which took the CITY from the revolution
lists some time ago are withdrawing from
the city.
Waslington: 1t is said in official cir
Giles here that the president would make
an attempt to mediate between the rail
road chiefs and the brotherhoods if such
move were suggested to him.
St. Paul: The Northern Pacific this
morning issued an embargo on all freight
which will not reach its destination by
Sunday, in Anticipation of the railroad
strike ... . -~-~ .*--.s --~~: 8. ~
Albany, \. Y =: 1t was announced here
this morning that new motion picture
concern has been incorporated in New
York, and that Charlie Chaplin has been
engaged at salary ola million dollars a
year.
III Paso: Confidential advices received
here this morning state that German cit
! liens in Chihuahua haye offered to raise
regiment to assist the MeXlcans iii the
| event of war with the United States
New York: Chairman Lee of the rail-
way managers committee announced this
morning that negotiations with the broth
erhoods have failed, and a general strike
seems inevitable.
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Tuesday

Washington: The presidents of four
OF the railroad brotherhoods have assured
President Wilson that the railway work
ers of the United States will not strike i'll
the event of war.
Washington: The government will
collect three hundred million dollars i'll
revenue from income taxes during the
current fiscal year. Munitions tax will
net an additional two hundred and forty
million. and internal revenue three hun
dred and fifty million.
Seattle: Fifty thousand tons of freight
valued at twenty million dollars, and
said to be the largest amount of freight
ever assembled i'll one pier. is concen-
trated in the Port commission ware
house in this city. The largest single
shipment in the lot consists of SIX hun
dred million cigarets for the orient, to
relieve shortage there caused by the
war. -~<.. --*4 ~-. @- 1922 ~."-@
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NOTICE 10 CREDITORS.

III the matter of the Estate of Emil
Roatcsh, Deceased Notice IS hereby Civ
Ell by the undersigned, administrator OF
the estate of Emil Roatcsh, Deceased, to
tn creditors thereof, and to all persons
having claims against said estate, to eX-
libit the same with the necessary vouch-
ers within SIX months after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, to-wit, within SIX
months after the Third day of March;
1917, to said Administrator, at the drug
store of Thompson s, Gagnon, at Ne
mana, Alaska, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business OF said
estate.
The date of the first publication of this
notice is the Third day of March, 1917,
A. d. Thompson, Administrator.
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Chicago: An enterprising tailor of this
city. is advertising that he will press a
suit of clothes for FIVE potatoes.
Kansas City: Frederick Oberhelman,
teller of the Security National bank of
this city, committed suicide in his apart
ments last night. He was SIS, 900 short
in his accounts.
Philabelpllia: A Federal bank mes
senger was held up on one of the main
thorofares in this city yesterday and rob-
bed of $4,000. He resisted the attack,
and was shot and mortally wounded.
Cleveland: The supreme court has
adjourned without handing down a rul-
ing on the Adamson law, and as a result
a general strike has been ordered by the
railway Brotherhoods, to take effect at
six O'Clock on the afternoon of March
seventeenth.
indianapolis: Between thirty and six
ty persons were killed and scores wound
ed during a tornado which swept from
New Castle to CINCINNATI Sunday. The
property loss Is estimated at more than
one million dollars. All homes in New
Castle were ruined, and up to noon to-
day 81 bodies have been taken from the
wreckage.
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London: The German forces continue
to retire in the vicinity of Baupaume and
it is expected that they will evacuate their
entire line between that place and Arras
Berlin: A daring daylight attack by
the Teutcnic forces along the west bank
of the Mouse river this mornings report
ed to have resulted i'll the capture of an
important French position.
Washington: A minority report Of
the senate committee on foreign relations
urges that the Colombian treaty be reject
ed and termed as blackmail, claiming
that the terms of the treaty involve deg
radiation to which the United States should
never submit.
Washington: Ambassador Gerard ar
rived at the capital last night, and after
a conference with Secretary Lansing gave
out the following announcement: The
German people are enduring extreme pri-
vations with grim stolidity, and are con-.
fident that the submarines will bring
victory. Germany's resources are such
at present that she may possibly be able
to bear the burden of war another year. :"
Washington: Herr Franz Karl Zletel-
man. German consul-general 10 the Phil
ippines, has been travelling back and
forth across the Pacific ocean since the
twentieth OF February i'll an effort to land
in a neutral country, and having been
refused at San Francisco, Honolulu and
Yokohama is now headed for China. He
will probably meet with a similar recep-
ton there because of the 'recent break
between China and Germany.
New York: In statement to the
German authorities, the Belgian Relief
commission have requested that an Amer
lean be left i'll charge of the work in Bel
GUM.
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NOTICE.

Notice IS hereby given that the co-part-
nership heretofore existing between the
undersigned, under the name of the
Nenana Trading Company, has this d.
been dissolved by mutual consent, Will
liam Papadopulos taking over all the as
sets and assuming all the liabilities OF
said firm. r. p. MCGOWAN:
Feb. 26, 1917. VIM. ID. PapadoDulos.
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FRIDAY

Galveston Under the direction of the
coast guard service a twenty-tour-h hour
beach patrol has been established here
London: The British troops are at the
gates of BaupaunIe, and will have entered
the last line of the German intrenchments
before 'lughtfall in spite of a strong de
Tense on the part of the Teutonlc forces.
Berlin: 1t is reported that French
troops have carried advanced positions on
the Macedonian front. in the region of
Monastir, and that an important battle
is imminent
London: For the first time in history
the Russian government is i'll the hands
OF the people and d state of democracy
exists. Gar Nicholas has abdicated the
throne and is under guard at the royal
palace, togethersaw his queen. Grand
Duke Michael, the cars brother, has
been named regent, and is subservient to
the orders of the dunla. All leading fig
ures i'll the army, from the grand duke
down are pledged to support the duma.
Reports state t! at the most remarkable
feature OF the revolution was the control
OF the masses and the speed with which
normal conditions have been established
turnout the empire. The abdicaton of
Nicholas is taken as a foreruuner of a
tremendous Russian offensive on the
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-17
Thursday

Washington: The senate this morning
confirmed the nomination of DR.. Grayson
as medical director of the navy, with
the title of Admiral.
Wilmington: Two terrific explosions
at the DUPONT powder works here this
morning rocked all the buildings and
shattered all the windows in the city.
The cause of the explosion is being IN
vestigated.
Cleveland: Latest reports indicate that
4 general railroad strike is inevitable and
that the systems of the entire country will
be tied up by Monday night. IN the
event of war it is declared that the gov
ernment will seize all railroads.
Seattle: Superintendent Davis, of the
government experimental station at Fair
banks, is i'll this city today, enroute to
Alaska. He says that there are approx
imately ten billion tons of Ignite i'll the
Nenana coal fields, but which contains
high percentage OF water, which will
necessitate drying the coal before it is
fit for commercial use.
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fat and large that only 200 fish were need
ed to fill a 200 pound barrel.
A large grew wolf that has been play
ing havoc with the reindeer i'll the vicin-
ity of Unalakiii was trapped a short time
ago by Ole Buhr Its mate, who was
lingering near when Ole arrived at the
trap, beat out bullet from his rifle and
got away.