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Evening star., 1917-09-23
GIANTS ARE HALTED
BY ROCKY PITCHER
Baked in Effort to Cinch Ma,
tionaI League Flag by
Ponder, a Recruit.
TAKE FIRST FROM PIRATES

PITTSBURGH, September p.
Ponder, recruit pitcher, today
stopped the march OF New York
toward clear claim to the Ma
tional League championship by
holding the league leaders to
two hits and shutting them out.
l to 0, in the second game of a
double header. New York won
the first game, 2 to /, after an
eleven-inning pitchers battle be-
tween Cooper and Perritt As a
result OF today's defeat, New
York must win one more game
before being sure of the cham
pionship, should the Philadelphia
club win all its remaining games.
The, first game appeared a shut-out
for New York until the eighth inning.
when kauff singled, stole second and
scored on Zimmerman's single. Pitts
burgh had scored run in the first
inning on hits by Bigbee. Carey and
BoeckeI- In the eleventh inning
Boeckel threw wild on Thorp's ground
er and the latter reached second on
the error, third on kauff's sacrifice and
scored on Zimmerman's third safe hit
Ponder. recently obtained by Pitts
burgh from Birmingham, outpttched
Demaree, who was wild. in the second
game. Demaree gave way to Anderson
in the sixth inning. The only run of tho
game came in the fifth on a pass to
Cation. single by aIol,witz and Big
bees sacrifice fly. Score:
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Princeton Meets Racquet Club.

Princeton and Racquet Club teams
meet today on the Holmead courts to
play special match for the champion
ship of the Suburban Tennis League.
AS result of the singles match last
Monday between Candor of Home Club
and Dowd of Racquet, in which the
Homo Club player won, the two teams
tied for first place in the league
standings. and tomorrows match will
decide the championship. Racquet
Club 10 the present champion
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Schalk May Break Up
Giants Hit and Run

Chicago depends upon Ray
Schalk. one of the American
Leagues best catchers. to break
up the hit-and-run play-the
Giants favorite style of attack.
Sch3lk has an uncanny way of
guessing when the opposition is
going to attempt the hit and run
and Rowland says the SoX have
won many game through the
little catcher's methods.
With the Giants ignoring the
sacrifice and depending almost
entirely upon the hit and run,
Schalk is counted on to stop the
National Leaguers in their tracks
by calling for pitch outs only
when necessary to get the runner
f1atfooted.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
FOURTEEN INNINGS TO TIE.
Braves and Cardinals Battle in Long
Game Without Scoring a Run.

ST. LOUIS, September 22.-Boston
and ST. Louis battled for fourteen in
nings to a nothing to nothing tie. when
darkness interfered today. 1t was
great duel. with Nehf and Meadows
opposing each other on the mound.
Meadows gave ten hits. struck out ten
men and did not issue a pass, while
Nehf yielded seven hits. struck out
eight and gave two walks. Maranville
and Hornsby were the particular field
ing stars. both making several spec
tacular plays. Score:
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Chase. Base Ball Instructor.

Hal Chase, the veteran first base star
with the Cincinnati Nationals, is con-
Quoting a base ball school. but doesn't re-
ceive a cent for his instruction. Nearly
every day three or four youngsters fol-
low Chase to the base ball park. get into
the clubs extra uniforms and practice
under the veterans chaperonage.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

# the Gilroy type. though not so heavy
broken field. The latter is 200-pound
He was the mainstay of the forward
seems to have a certain call for a
tice Wednesday or Thursday. College
opens Wednesday and it is expected
that the squad will lose little time be-
ginning work. The Kendall Greeners
do not open their season until october
1S. so do not have to worry about get
ting a late start.
Coach Metzler is not pessimistic re-
garding Centrafs chances in the school
series. Metzler is not the kind of fell
low to offer an alibi, and. notwithstand-
ing the loss of lot of regulars, he
thinks a strong eleven will be de-
veloped Says the coach:
at would be far-fetched if l were to
predict that Central would win an
other championship. l have too much
respect for the fighting qualities and
abilities of some of the teams against
which we will have to contend to do
that. However, l do say that. barring
accidents. we will give the teams We
face all they are looking for. We
lost practically the whole eleven OF
last year. but have out some young
them and the men out who did not
play in 1916 / see enough material to
build a good eleven. The team prob
ably will be lighter than Techs. but
should be speedy and aggressiVc
enough to make up for that
Happy Mess, halfback in foot ball and
catcher in base ball at Maryland State
two years ago, left yesterday for
Princeton. where he is to go in train
ing for aviation work. If Mess can
dodge as we'll in the air as he could
on the ground in foot ball he ought
not to have much trouble attaining
success fighting German machines.
Here is an excerpt of n letter re-
ceived some time ago by the coach at
Maryland State from one of his foot
ball players:
Well l am in the service. BY that
you will know that I cannot be back
at college this year. II | play any
college foot ball this fall l suppose
it will have to be at the University OF
Berlin. with "Bill' as dissruntled
spectator I'd like to kick Bill" in
the Stats for starting all this ruction
about as hard as one of those Navy
guards did me last year.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Argyle Tennis Opens Today.

First round matches in the closed ten
mis- tournament of the Argyle Tennis
Club start today on the club courts.
The pairings as announced vest erday
follow:
Casey VS.. Metzler. Thurtell VS.. Rogers. Pierce
VS.. Butler. Gable VS.. Stevens, Boyd VS.. Hender-
son. McCnloch VS.. Robb, Carr VS.. Healey ana
Thompson VS.. Spencs.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
FIRST GAME.

Totals. 40 5 80 IS Totals. 81 35 "
sBatted for King in the ninth.
New York O o o o o o Ia
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 o o o o.
Runs-Thorpe. Kauff and Bigtee. Errors.
Smith. Cation ca. Molwitz and Boeckel Three
hase hit-Thorpe Stolen bases-kauf, Carey
and w Smith. Sacrifice hit-kaun. Double
plays-Holke Fletcher and Holke: Cation. Pitler
and Mollwitz: Boeckel, Pitler and Moliwit1. Left
on bases-New York. 9; Pittsburgh. a First
base on errors-New York, 2, Pittsburgh, l.
First base on bals-Of Perritt. T. Earned runs
on Perritt, L. of Cooper. /. Struck out-By
Perrftt, A. by Cooper. =. Umpires-Messrs Klein
and Brausaeld. Time of game hour and oS
minutes.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

Home run-Cobb. Stolen bases-Cobb (2).
Sacrifice hits-Morgan. Young. Double play
Morgan to Shauks TO Leonard. Left on bases
Detroit Z: Washington. Z. First base on er.
rors-W ashington. .. Bases balls-OH
Ehnke, =: on Johnson. /. Hits and earned
yuns-On Ehmke. hits. In 8 innings:
on Johnson. . hits. runs In Q innings. Hit by
pttcher-By johnson tStanage) Struck out
By johnson. 3: by Ehmke. 2. Umpires-Messrs.
Owens and Evans. Time of game hour and
35 minutes.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

sBatted for Cruise IN the tenth.
pog,on . o o o o 0 o o o 90
St. Louis. o 0 o o . . o U U ~
F-rors-Rawlings Baird. Three-base hits
Rain5 Sehf Sacrifice hit-Hornshy. Double
-pIays-Hornsby. Miller and Paulstte; Maran-
VILE. Rawlings and Covington. Lett on bases-
Roston q: st Louis g. First base errors
ST. Louis ]. Bases balls-of Nehf. ,:
Struck out-By Nehf, S: Meadows, 10. Passed
hall-Tragesser Umpires-Messrs- Byron and
ouirley Time of game-Two hours and 81
minutes.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
DISTRICT TROOPS PRESENTED
WITH HATHL TICPARAPHERNALIA
Commissioners Brownlow, on Behalf of
Donors to Grifth's Fund, Gives
Equipment to Soldiers at
Ball Park Rally.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

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Evening star., 1917-09-23

New York . o o %
Pittsburgh. o IL
Run-Caton. Errors-Burns. Robertson, Zm-
rerman Caton Pi;ler Sacrifice fy-Bigbee.
stolen hase-Jackson Double play-Mollwitz.
Cation and MolIwitz. Left bases-New York.
3: Pittsburgh. 8. First base on errors-Sew
York .; Pittsburgh. . Bases on balls-On
Demnree. 8: OF Ponder. /. Hits and earned
rurs-Off Demarec. l hit and runs in hvs
innings: off Anderson. hits and no runs in
three innings; OF Ponder. hits and no runs I'm
nine innings. Struck out-By Demaree. 2; BY
Anderson. .; by Ponder, q. Umpires-Messrs.
KI-n md Bransfeld. Time of game hour
and 46 minutes
Evening star., 1917-09-23
MANY .SCHOL LASTIC GRID STARS
OUT FOR GEORGETOWN ELEVEN
Ahern, Hampton, Heaphy and Carlin
Brothers Best of New Men Trying
for Team Only One Letter Man
Back at Maryland State.
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Evening star., 1917-09-23
SECOND GAME.

Totals. % . "a Totals. 25 1
Evening star., 1917-09-23

Gallaudet is scheduled to begin prac-
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
HOW MUCH Is SEVEN BILLION?

A banker who is accustomed to deal
ing in large sums of money was asked
by layman if he would explain in a
way to be understood how much is
seven billion dollars, the initial war
debt contracted by the United States,
and the banker said he would try.
In the beginning it is well enough
to understand that seven billion is n
great dealt is very much. There
have not been seven billion seconds of
time since the Declaration of Inde-
pendence was signed. If you should
spend dollar every minute it would
take 13,3lS years to spend seven bill
lion dollars. If you banked it and drew
million dollar check every day for
seven years you would still have twen-
ty-six million dollars in the bank. If
your seven billion was drawing per
cent interest, and you spent n million
every day, at the end of seventy years
you would have fourteen billion dol
lars-twice the amount you had at the
start If. at the birth of Christ, you
had seven billion dollars and had in
vested in farms of a quarter section
each. paying $4,000 a quarter and
Immediately started on tour of in
spection, visiting one farm each week
day from the time of Christ until now.
you would still have S5S years work to
perform.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
TURNING THE TABLES.

A noted artist was recently visited
by an interviewer, who fired at him
from a question sheet questions such
as these:
Were your parents artistic? Which
of your paintings do you consider your
best work? When, where, and why
did you paint it? How much did it
bring you in? Who is your favorite
dead master? Favorite living mas
ter? What is your income from art !?
How much"
But at this point the artist seized the
interviewer by the arm and began in
his turn:
Just a moment, please. What is
your name, age, and salary? Is jour
nalism with you a life work or merely
a means to higher literary end How
do you like your editor? State his
faults and salary. What was the best
interview you ever wrote? Give a
brief summary of same. Have you
ever been fired? How does it feel !?
Where
But here the interviewer, jerking his
arm from the painters grasp, fled from
the studio, and the artist cheerfully
resumed his work-Pittsburg Chron-
icle Telegraph.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
WIT AT RANDOM
NOT WORTH THE DIFFERENCE.

A negro servant, wishing to get mar
ried, asked his master to buy him
license in the neighboring town. The
master, being in haste, did not ask the
name of the happy woman, but as he
drove along he reflected on the many
tender attentions that he had seen
John lavish upon Euphemia Wilson,
the cook, and, concluding that there
could be no mistake, had the license
made out in her name.
There's your license to marry Eu-
phemia," he said to the servant that
night. You're as good as married
already, and you owe me only 81"
The darky's face fell.
But, Mass Tom, Euphemia Wilson
amt de lady Use gwine to marry. Dat
want nothin' mon a little Irritation.
Georgiana Thompson, the la'ndress, is
the one Use gwine to marry"
"Oh, well, john" said the master,
amused and irritated at the same time,
there's no great harm done. I'll get
you another license tomorrow, but it
will cost you 50 more, of course"
The next morning the darky came
out to the carriage as it was starting
| for town and, leaning conidentially
over the wheel, said:
Mass Tom, you needn't git me no
udder license; I'll use the one Pse got.
l Pse been t'inkin' it over in de night,
an to tell you de troof, Mass Tom, de
conclusion O. my judgment is dat dar
amt 50 worth O. diffrunce between dem
two es."-Tit-Bits.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
THAT TROUBLESOME H.

A certain English foreman in one
of the kensington textile factories is
in the habit of having an apprentice
heat his luncheon for him. The other
day he called a new apprentice
go downstairs and eat up my lunch
for me-" order the foreman.
The boy-a typical young Ameri-
can, with no knowledge of cockney
English-obeyed with alacrity. He
was hungry.
Ten minutes later the foreman came
down. He also was hungry.
where's my lunch ?" he demanded.
The boy gazed at him in amazement.
you told me to eat it up-and /
ate it," he stated.
Il didn't tell you to heat it up."
to eat it up"
We'll, l didn't heat it up" main
tained the youngster, stoutly. Il ate
it cold.r-Youth's Companion.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

would be worth $4,000 year as a
wine agent.
The burro can generally get away
with anything that can be strapped to
him. Sometimes he is called upon to
move the entire possessions of a fam
ily-and he does it. He is the only
animal in captivity that can climb a
cliff with a cook stove, a mattress, n
trunk. a wash tub, two frying pans,
the family Bible, and a couple of
lengths of stovepipe tied TO his back.
At times he seems almost buried be-
meath his burden, and it is rather star
Ting for the stranger to see load
ambling cozily up a hill without any
visible means of support.
The burro has an elastic and ac-
commodating appetite. He can dine
at the Alexangelus or go to bed with
out shis supper without expressing any
particular emotion either way. II he
has n bale of alfalfa before him he
likes hay, but if there is nothing but
a mess of prickly cactus in the ice box
why cactus is his meat He IS usually
careless about his drinking habits.
Like most personal liberty advocates
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
GOODBYE TO THE BURRO

Because the burro has outlived its
usefulness as beast Of burden in Ari-
zona, it has been suggested that the
animal might furnish the missing link
between short food-supply and the
bothersome II. c. l.. A generation or
two ago the burro was much in demand
rs an orc-carrier in the shafts of the
quartz mines, and as pack-animal for
the early prospectors. But motors and
automobiles have pushed him out of
his job. and Arizona complains that his
number is increasing, and that he eats
the grass that rightfully belongs to
what are now considered more valuable
beasts.
The burro appeared on the scene
back in 1854, when the same old des-
ert was there, but no railroad to cross
IL. II was thcn-when the government
was more or less seriously considering
the proposition of importing camels-
that the burro arrived and solved the
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

problem. And now that he is no longer
needed. man in his ingratitude sug-
gests the sausage machinel
Eugene Brown has an admitted
fondness for the burro, and tells in the
Illustrated Magazine some of the dis
tinguishing characteristics of the an
imal that he has learned from personal
observation. He sketches the little
fellows salient points thus:
He has high forehead and n
thoughtful, reflective face. but is not
as brainy as he looks. Sometimes, in
deed. he seems as inane and stupid as
man in love with grass-widow.
Most generally burro has great. soul
full eyes, but really his soul is smaller
than that of blind kitten. In col
lection of souls that of the burro would
seem like mere speck. The greatest
value of the burro is for the load he
carries. II man could carry the same
load and be as sure-footed about it he
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

he can take it or leave it alone. But
he can wet his whistle at an alkali
mud hole with as much sang-froid as
If he were opening a keg of hops on
the East Side. II is hardly safe, how
ever, for two or three to be anchored
close together. They are liable to eat
up each others loads.
Once when we were camping out on
the bosom of nature our burro stuck
his head thru the flap of our tent and
ate up our only pair of pants.
That was the week we came near
being shot for n wild man.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
SOME RECOMPENSE DUE.

When we see woman trying to
buy a newspaper on a cold day, with
all the apparently necessary maneu-
vers involved in getting a penny out
of the small pocketbook in the deep re-
cesses of her hand bag, we feel that
she ought TO have the vote, or a moth
er's pension, or whatever else she
wants at the moment, so as TO make
up to her in some measure for the &C
cident of sex.-Ohio State Journal.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
TRUE PREPAREDNESS.

A motorist, journeying thru the
Rumpus Ridge region of Arkansas,
came upon two men wallowing in the
dust of the big road and belaboring
each other right zealously. AS the
traveller brought his car to halt to
keep from running over the combat
ants, they arose and whacked a por-
ton of the dust from their garments.
Then, stepping from the track, they
produced pipes from their pockets, and
one offered his tobacco to the other in
the most amicable way.
Pardon me, gentlemen" said the
motorist, but what were you fighting
about ?"
"Aw, that wasn't fighting, presize-
ly," replied one of the men. my name
is Gap johnson, and three or four of
my Oldest girls are beginning to wall
their eyes and talk about love. This
yur gent is Bung Shaddock, the best
rough and tumble scrapper on the
ridge. l amt as soople as l used to
be, and I'm just practising up with
him against the time when I'll have to
fight passel of observation-disclosures
City Star.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
TOO ACADEMIC.

Sometimes, to be sure, the opening
is so unfortunate as to incur instant
resentment and positively invite re-
fusal. Take the case of the diminu-
tive man of kindly appearance who
was accosted by seedy purist with
the words:
''Sir, l am looking for little sue
cor"
Well" snorted the wearer of the
size 131s collar, do 1 look like one ?"
Journal
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
RESPONSIBLE MAN NEEDED,

What 1 want" said Farmer Corn
tossel, is a man in whose honesty,
discretion, and skill l can place i'm
plicit reliance"
You want confidential secre-
tary?"
NO, l don't. l want a man l can
trust to plant potatoes. es."-Washington
Star
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
THE MAIp,S SACRIFICE.

But, my dear" said his wife, after
he had complained about the food the
new cook had brought in. You know
during these terrible times it is abso-
lutely necessary that we make great
sacrifices"
"Oh, of course, but what object to
is that cooks making hers in the form
of a burnt offering. Indianapolis
Star.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
FORGOT TO TELL HER.

She-I tell you, Billy, l won't stand
for being treated this way. Now that
we are engaged
He-Oh, l forgot to tell you. That
stuff's all off f"-Minnehaha.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
GONE.

He-You used to say there was
something about me you liked.
She-So l did. But you've spent it
ll.-Minnehaha
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
SHE HAD A KIND FACE.

Agnes-No, I would never marry a
man to reform him.
Ethel-Well, l don't think myself
that harsh measures are the best
Boston Transcript
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
PROMPT OBEDIENCE.

Grace-I told him he mustn't see me
any more.
Her Brother-Well, what did he
do?
Grace-Turned out the lights
Jack-o'-Lantern.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
TRAINING FOR MILKMAN'S JOB

What does your son expect to be ~
From the hours he keeps, l should
say he is naturally cut out to be a
milkman.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
A LONELY LIFE.

Early to bed and early to rise,
And you'll meet none of the regular
guys.
Widow.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

This is going to be another fine sum-
mer in which to see America first.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-04
GODDESS SCARED
WHEELER STIFF

in good humor so he will give the
entertainment a fine write-up,
Wheeler nearly dies of embarrass-
ment.
14-Count 'Em-14
So it may be imagined what a
shock it was to Wheeler when he
landed, at the foot of the editorial
stairs, plump in the middle OF a
group of IA pretty girls, all with
their eyes fixed on him, while
their spokesman, II. ]. McGregor,
stood in an attitude which indi-
Gated beyond a doubt that he was
going to make speech, and was
going to make 1t to Wheeler.
'Aw-w-wk!" said Wheeler, and
fled.
Safe in the editorial rooms
again, he sent reporter down,
and McGregor, on behalf of the
International Council, thanked
The Times for its help in the
Fourth of July carnival.
I'VE chose a Goddess of Liberty
and Stars rather than queen !
her maids" he said, "because T.
this country there are no queens
and no maids: and at this time al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-04
MORE RIOTING
TN E. ST. LOUIS

With Gov. Lowden personally
in charge of more than 1000
troops, an investigation was un-
der way to trace the blame for
nearly two days rioting.
The chamber of commerce and
civic and labor organizations
openly declare the police and the
first units of militia made little
or no attempt to curb the mob
Soldiers fraternized freely with
the negro slayers, 1t is charged,
and smoked cigarets furnished by
mob leaders while negroes were
hanged before their eyes.
Condemn State Officials.
Business men were bitter in
their condemnation of Col. Trip
and Gov. Lowden for their failure
to declare martial law. Had mar
tial law been declared, they say,
the state and city would have
been Jointly liable. AS it is, the
city is solely liable, and, already
deep in debt, will be unable to
meet its obligations.
1t was indicated today that Off
cials are working on the theory
that |. w. w. leaders, possibly
melted by German agents, had a
hand in organizing the plot.
There was growing belief that
the outbreak had been planned
in advance.
Blacks Migrate.
Sightseers, who flocked thru
the ruined district yesterday, de-
spite the efforts of the police to
keep them out, stormed the city
at an early hour today.
Nearly all the black popula-
ton had left the city-most of
them carrying their belongings in
bags. Many of them had gone
south and other thousands were
being cared for in st. Louis.
Some holder spirits returned
under militia guard to search in
the ruins of their homes for
bodies of missing relatives. Every
now and then charred smudges
In the ashes revealed trinkets
that negroes had been incinerated
there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-04
Seattle Opens Canal and
Thus Sees Its Dream of
Fifty Years Come True!

many other vessels will be in line.
The canal as it stands has cost
nearly $4,000, 900. 1t is the out
growth of the foresight of early
pioneers, and the project was en-
dorsed by Gen. George Mcclellan
as long ago as 1853.
Performs Dual Service.
The present route was endorsed
by congress in 1899.
Long before that, however, the
canal had become an issue In state
and local politics. Twenty-Five
years ago, John II. McGraw was
elected governor on a platform
principally composed of canal en-
thusiasm.
In 1910, after a long fight in
congress, a national appropriation
of $2,275, 900 was secured for the
locks.
The canal performs two services
for Seattle and the surrounding
country. 1t adds some 80 miles
to the city's waterfront and hun
dreds of acres to its available in
dustrial sites; and It helps ma
terially In solving the flood prob
lem by draining the overflow of
rivers which formerly increased
the White river and other floods.