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The Washington times., 1917-08-08
LOGGER" ELCOCK
WINSCOMMISSION
IN NATIONAL ARMY

walter B. logger" Elcoek. coach
OF the crack slevsnG at Washington
and Lee University, was among the
nrSt ten students to pass the eompeti-
tive examinations for army commits
sions at the training camp at Fort
Mcpherson, Ca He 10 lost TO the Lex
ington squad as q result
Elcock played football and baseball
at Dartmouth, doing his greatest work
a. tackle on the varsity eleven
When he went 10 Lexington he put
into immediate effect the system OF
football training and coaching In
vogue At Dartmouth. He met with in
slant success. his elSvenB making
proud records for themselves,
Before taking Gctivo command OF
his soldiers in the Southern train
ing camp this fall Eicock will marry
Miss Nancy Psndlston, OF Lexington.
Va.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
WAR AND NAVY IN
COURT BATTLESAT
COLUMBIA COUNTRY

War and Navy win battle today.
Representative Of both Government
departments viii gather at the Co
lumbia Country Club today to scrap
out the Departmental League cham
pionship-
The teams met last season and
War was victorious. The engage
ment is expected to bring out .
number OF tennis fans who have
been invited TO the club
Some Of the best players In the
city are listed among the teams rep
resenting the two Department. On
the War team are Albert J. Cora
Capt. O. W. Pratt, q former internar
tionalIst, who will team up a. num-
Der /. Lsech and Buckingham will
probably play At number ?. while the
other teams will probably line up a.
follows: Thomas and Edwards. Dun
can and stauneur, ana Bentley and
White.
The Navy team viii probably md
John Hancock and partner In the
lsad-oR with the other teams a. fol-
lows: Candor and Burton, Calder
and Bates, Pryor and Gibbons, and
Clary and sutlin-
All Of the players are well known
In tennis circles In the city, being
members Of the various clubs and
leagues
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
REDSOX SHOWING
MORE CLASS THAN
WESTERN RIVALS

Today the Western clubs enter
upon their nnal series In the East on
this swing through the circuit The
Red Sox are doing much better than
the White Sox thus far.
Since coming home the worlds
champions have won nine out OF thir-
teen games. The White Sox, playing
fifteen games. have won eight and
lost seven. The Chicagoans are the
only western club to win more than
they have lost on the Atlantic sea-
hoard.
Tho Indians have dropped seven out
81 = ;rteen. The Tigers have won
seven and lost eight, while the poor
deluded Brownies have won two
games in the East and lost eleven.
The Red Sox. with nine and four.
have done the best work Of the East
ern clubs. but the Griffmen are close
after them with nine victories and
fve defeats. The Yankees have won
eight and lost six. The Mackmen
have dropped ten out of fifteen con-
tests.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
CAPTAINS NAME TEAMS
FOR SUNDAYS MATCHES

Teams have been named to repre-
sent the Washington Golf and coun-
try Club and the BGnnoekburn Club
for the team match TO be played At
BSnnookburn on Sunday.
The Bannock burn team 10 a. fol-
lows-B. N. Manley. G. T. Cunning
ham, 2. d. Williamson, Bruce L. Tay-
lor, T. q. W. Brown, william Maokis,
J. r. DeFarEsa, Z. J. Doyle, John T.
Harris, c. Z. FELTON,, d. L Hazard,
and Waldo K. PeAFcS.
Washington Country Club will
have John G. Davidson, John Bryan,
8. L Mosby, Earl Wheeler, 2, B. CAL
vert, c. II. Doing. J. T. NoClenahan,
Charles q. DuEannS, W. II. Knowles,
W. H. woodmGn. and R. p. HGwsB.
A return match will probably be
played on the Washington Golf and
Country Club course later In the
month
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
SKATERS MAYPLAY
WEST VIRGINIA ON
SATURDAY, OCT. IS

Maryland State College may play
West virginia University Of Buck
hanon. W. Va. on the date Of October
Is, IL present plans so through
H. L. stansbury. graduate manager
Of athletics At West Virginia, was
on here recently for the National Col
legiats Athletic Association meeting
in search OF . game. The team play
ing at Buekhannon was George wash
ington. and the Hatohetites having
Cancelled their football schedule. left
the West Virginians without q game.
Maryland State was scheduled to
play the Navy on the date Of October
Is. and a. the Navy cancelled all its
football games. the Skaters are with
out . game on that date.
Stansbury and Athletic Director n.
C. Byrd, Of Maryland State, met at
the New willard at the recent meet
ing.
Have VOC q game for October 1877"
Queried Stansbury. George wash
ington has cancslsd with US"
''Ths Navy has cancelled with us on
the same date" replied Byrd. you'll
hear from me later" In all Hkeli-
hood the teams will be brought to-
Eether, and many institutions are in
the same dilemma owing TO caneellA-
tionG
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
SPEAKER'SSTUNTS
GAIN HIM HONORS
AS HEAVY HITTER

Iris Speakers batting record yes
terday against Shore and Jones. OF the
Red Sox. placed the Indian batter at
the top OF the three out of three hit
tiers.
1t is unusual for a batter to get
three hits out OF as many times at
the bat in q single game. When 1t Is
considered that the stunt has been
pulled less than forty times so far
this season, 1t can be seen that Speak
er's record is unusual.
Spoke has done this same stunt no
less than four times this year, leading
all the other batters. Brownie Sisler.
who has just left with the st. Louis
team. has done It three times. while
Happy" Felsch, who comes with the
White Sox today. has done It twice,
as has Larry Gardner. OF the Red Sox.
Clyde Milan, John Henry. and Jim
Shaw are the three Griffmen who
have COPIED three hits out OF three
times at bat.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
Hugo Bezdek Now
Knows Something .
OF Real Trouble

Hugo Besdek-which sounds
like the name Of one OF those
new non-alcohoIic drinks soon
to be popular in the District
is already satisfied that manAg-
ing . tailender in Pittsburgh IL
no Joke. The fans and the
scribes are riding him and the
team and Hugo longs for the
football season to come along.
Pittsburgh expects too much"
lAments Hugo. Rome wasn't
built in . single afternoon, nor
can a baseball team be welded
together in q single season"
Get q manager" roar the few
fans every day.
Can Barney Dreyfuss,"
shrek q couple OF newspapers
every day.
No wonder Hugo IL longing
for the football season to open
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
SLAMS
TRIPLE THAT WINS
LAST HOT BATTLE

Zebbsrino Milan did II with his lit
tie bat He came up in the third with
the bases damned tight and slammed
4 triple TO the Gtrocious scoreboard In
right center. That trio OF runs was
all the Griffs could worm out OF Sir
Robert Groom, but as the Brownies
got only two, It was quite enough,
thank you.
Charity drew q walk to open the
third. Ainsmith beat out q swinging
bunE Shaw forced Charity at third,
but MenoslCy walked. filling the bases.
shanks was called out on strikes.
Then came Milan with his terrible
poke. Good night
In the fourth Smith doubled and
died stretching It sislsr followed
with q single, scoring on Pratt's
triple. The next two eroaked on in
field rollers. leaving the Browns with
but one run
With two down In the NTH Groom
doublsd.-Yss, really he did-snd
scored when. shotton singled. Out
went Jim shaw, in came George Du
Mont, who whitfield Smith, the boy
from Omaha
The Browns thEeatsnsd In the ninth.
sislSr walked, Pratt sacrificed and
Sloan walked. Hank SEVERED lined TO
Msnosky, whose peg to shanks was
shot to Morgan IN time to double up
siSIer.
Down hare for thu nuu,b.r..
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
.JO|E RAY TO TRY
FOR LOWER RECORD
IN TWO-MILE RACE

Joie Ray. Americas crack distance
runner, will be entered in the A. A. U.
games at st. Louis this summer. hut
just what event he will enter Ray has
not yet decided on.
II Is not likely he will enter the
mile event for his failure here re-
Gently to come within striking dis
lance of the world record probably
will keep him out Of that.
Should Ray decide to enter the two
mile event his performance will Be
watched with much interest, as Ray
probably will make every effort 70
beat the present record OF 500 80
made in 1904 by Al Shrub.
Rays best effort at the two-mile dis
lance IL just two seconds slower than
Shrubs great mile and Joie IL con-
fdent that he will be able to over
come that handicap.
Rays running Is remarkable in that
no does his best running after the
hrst mile.
Tho fastest three trials at the two
mile distance are Shrubs, Rays and
Bill Lang's record OF e:l1h made In
England 81 years ago.
Fractional time for the mile and
quarters after the hrst mile show that
Ray travelled his last mile as fast as
his first and several seconds faster
than either OF the other great two
milerB.
Ray ran his nrst mile In G:s5 and
his second In 4:38 2-0.
shrubb ran his first mile In G:27 and
his second In 4y42 2-5.
Lang's first mile was negotiated In
1927: his second In 4:4{N,
This Is evidence that Ray was
stronger at the finish than either 81
the others and may presaBe . brand
now record for the distance,
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
PLAYERS EARNED OUT
MAY Be BACK ON OPTION

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-Plsyers farm
Cd out to minor leagues by the majors
will not have to report back by Au-
gust 20 this year, It became known
here today. By . special ruling the
National Commission has made the
recall Of players optional with the big
league clubs.
The other rule was made to protect
such players from the draft, but ow-
ing TO conditions that have arisen as
q result Of the war the commission
deemed Il advisable to change the
code.
Players under contract TO major
clubs will be protected and the minor
league clubs with which they are
playing will be benehtted by retain
ing their services until the champion
ship races are finished.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
JOE BOEHLNG READY
TO SEEK TALL GRASS

BOSTON, Aug, s,-ff Joe heehiins
sought 20 hang on to fast company by
turning back the Red soT he 10 now
ready 10 seek the tall grass,
Lee PohI tried the smiling south
paw yesterday and he looked like q
million deiIArB until thsFs were two
down In the seventh inning, Then he
promptly exploded, and four runs
came over before be was Yanked to
let Coumbs retire the side.
BoshlinG allowed seven hits In six
and tVo-thITd innings, had a wild
pItsh, famed nobody, and walked
three, Il 10 likely that he will now
be ordered TO report TO Larry Lajois's
Toronto Leafs
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
jim SCOTT WOULD Be
OFFICER IN new ARMY

Death Valley Jim Scott, the vet.
Gran pitcher OF the White sox. was
examined yesterday at Philadelphia
for the officers Reserve Corps. II he
passes he will be ordered to San Fran
cisco on August ~.
Scott has the whole-heArtsd support
OF Charlie comiskey In his desire to
serve his country. Comiskey and Bar
Johnson together signed his appllea-
tion for . place in the corps.
80 far as known only Hank Govdy
and Jim Scott have volunteered for
active service from among the army
of major league players
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
FORMER GRIFFMEN ARE
WELL UP In BATTING

Recent batting averages Of the In
ternational League as published show
Larry Lajois at the top with a mark
OF .36l.
Several former Griffmsn are among
the leaders. Turney Barber is sec
ond with .359, Jack BENTLEY is fourth
with .347, Billy .hmaI L. tenth with
.32l. Alva Williams has go, and
AerItO Acosta .27S.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
WHITE sox AERAGEs.

Visiting White SoX players at
American League Park today are bat
ting as follows: Russell. 1876: Weaver,
POI: Felsch, 800: Gandil. .272: Z. Col
Inns. go; Jackson. .268: J. Collins.
20: Lynn. .233: Leibold. .225: Ris-
berg. .2I6; Schalk. PA: Cicotte. 1871;
J. Scott. .lL2; AaE60Eth, 41A and VIII
lIanaS. 100
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
RAY MORGAN RETURNS
and PLAYS SNAPPlY

Ray Morgan. owner Of the brittiest
legs In the American League. IL back
In the Grfffmen's lineup once more.
Morgan, who II popular with the
bugs, put up . snappy game at second
base yesterday against the Brownies
and added much to the pep displayee
by the inheld. He handled seven neio'
ing chances IN good style. though
most Of the Founders same 10 him on
the long hop, and noked . single to
right In the seventh
with Hank shauks and Ray MOI
gan in the inneld. the fans are sure
to see two scrappsrL for these lAda
nEht for everything
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
ALL CLAIM EXEMPTION.

Chick Gandil, Buck Weaver and
Happy Felsch, three members OF tho
White Sox, were examined a. Phila-
dslphIa yesterday under the draft
rules, but all entered claims for sK-
emption on the ground that they have
dependents.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08

Runs-6iSisrI Groom, AsnoGly, Ainsnith,
and Shaw. tsft on baSes-st Louis, 4:
WashinEton. l. First base on baIls-on
0room, !: on Roob. Il OF Shaw, u on Du-
mont, J. InningB p1tehed-By Groom, I: BY
Koob, ]; BY Shaw, ga; By Dumont, ID
Hlts-oH Groom, 4: on Shaw, I. Struck out
by Groom, .; By Koob, ]: By Dunont 4
Three-bass hits-Ailan, Pratt. Two-hass hits
Smith, Groom. Sacrifice hit-P1t stolen
hAse-eloan: Double plGys-Nsnoary TO
shAnkl 10 Horgln; EhAnks 10 Poster UNI.
pires-AsssFs. Owens and NAilin. TfpaS of
EAmsI hour ana q minutes
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
FRANCIS OUIMET WOULD
PLAY GOLF, NOT FIGHT

BOSTON, Aug. s-FransIs ouirast,
former national open golf champion
am now Western amateur tltlehOlder
would play golf for the benefit OF the
Red Cross in preference to entering
the new national army, That's what
he told the examining officers here
yesterday, after successfully passing
the physical test
'T think ! can be OF more use to
my country playing benefit golf
matches than by shoulderIng a rife"
explained Ouimet in asking for e1
emption. II have already succeeded
In raising a lot of money for the
Red Cross"
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
BUM FINGERS DID 1T.

CINCINNATI. Aug. s. Heine Groh.
the Reds dashlng little third base
man. has been turned down by the
examining physicians for n place in
the new national army beCauIe Of
crooked fingers received - stopping
hot liners.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
WANTS ENGAGEMENTS.

Sergt. Al Martini, manager OF the
Coast Artillery baseball team, camped
in Potomac Park, has Issued a chal-
lenge to any District Of Columbia
baseball team for games with his
nine. The Marines have been de-
feated twice and the Coast Artillery
team wants other teams to come down
Tor engaRements
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
GALL JOE AND FATEEM.

Joe Judge and Fstsem Fo1ter have
been notified that they hIva been
drafted, and to report Cor physical
examination. Both players are mar
rIed, and will AJAX exemption.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
oRIFFMEN CHATTER.

White sox today At $40.
New for the real tuE-o'-war.
The White sox are staying .. the
Raleigh
Five noble scribss are trailing the
league lsSdsrL.
Chick GsAdIl should meet . num-
Der Of friends here.
The GSinmsn took thrSs out Of
four from the Brownies.
YGls Sloan robbed Mike NsnoGky
Of . hit when he bumped against the
Wall. but chung to his catch.
Bill Rumisr, the best pinch hitter
IN the league, came UP for Groom in
the eighth, but failed to hit.
When siSIsr was doubled up At
second IN the ninth, he had turned
third base and had no time to Seram-
BILE back 70 the midway.
The crowd was GmAil and strange
~ silent WGShinGton'I fans have
not been turning out In large mum
bsrs, but until yesterday they have
been making . lot OF noise,
Putting Ray Morgan back into the
game caused the Old Fox to shift
his batting order ali around. II was
well that the home boys are known
70 the fans. for no announcement
was made.
Fielder Jones barksd like q dog
around third base, trying to put
some life into his batsmen, but just
as the skies cleared George Du
1Gont came into the paStlms and sf-
fectually squAShed all Brownie
hoDSL DH NOat aid not yield Q hit
The Washington times., 1917-08-08

Harry Wolverton, former big league
player and manager, has retired from
the game, and lie cultivatinE his farm
near San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
oriff Has HOps.

Clark Griffith, with little to win sx-
espt praise, has every hope Of upset.
ting the leaders this week. His team
lie going at good speed right now, and
an even break will not satitfy the
Old Fox He wants the edge.
Thirteen games have been played
to deeision By these teams, and the
Waite sox have won ten Of them.
Another went to . tie in extra in
nlngs.
The White Sex machine has been
working smoothly, GGndil and Ris-
berg masking up for former weakness
e. In the infield. Joe Jackson and Ed
die Collins are still hitting lightly.
but their mates are doing execution
with the fan and Il will take con-
siderable hard work for the Griffs to
take three Of the four games sehedul-
ed here this week.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08

couple Of pitchers vitality necessary
huns merry exceedingly this life of major league
magnate
The principal difficulty Yankees Is the fact that they play
New York. home Of the Giants No New Yorker seems to care con-
down. whether they
at home or abroad They Giants that's ALL
Rupert knowing his well he does realizes
the heckels hurry he would keep Of
his millions
hghhanded buying of minor league stars for
the Yankees
Liberty tournaments staged all around the country under the
auspices Of the G. Independence Day are expected to bring
$4,000 for the American Red than $4,000 having
accounted for already From Pittsburgh alone $4,000 has been
ed headquarters None that the golfers haven't done
their part
Ray Caldwell the Yankees big pitcher has been fined again for
breaking the training Of his club This line should De saved
September co. within after the
1918 opens -
Five he came close equn Johnson in
ability Today he is a joke. , scE.
Five Walter johnson using his brains He
taking the best Of Of himself living regularly thinking nsby
Today he having his reward
Five years ago, pitching skill, Ray Caldwell
brains He taking Of himself He wasn't living
One waiter johnson is WORTH Dozen RAY CAIDWELIS
The Washington times., 1917-08-08


Clarence Rowland 10 stingy with
his pitchers. He is keeping Faber.
cieotte. and Russell In active service.
II they can stand up under the strain,
the White sox may rush across the
line in front II any one cracks for
any length Of time. the worries cham
pIons will repeat
Reb Russell started against the
Aackmen Monday and was driven
from the mound. Urban Faber start.
cd yesterday and yielded IS hits in
10 innings. These records DO not
argue for continued strength on the
mound. Furthermore, both Danforth
and Williams, the pitching twins,
were slammed by the irate Maekmen.
Eddie cicotts, q fine spring pitcher,
was worked hard At the start Of the
season He hung up q no-hit game
within q few weeks after the curtain
rolled up. He 10 one Of the hardest
working twiflers In the business ana
Y now beginning to show the strain.
The Yankees slammed him hard, dTiy.
Ing him from the box,
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN.
wAsrs Thsy Play
Yesterday oanas.

washinGton, o. o.. LSuiG, L
PhilA6oiphia, O. chieAGo, !,
Beaton, o. Cleveland,
NsS York. u Dstreit, 1.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08

II Jack Barry Is ordered 70 duty
as yeomaR in the navy, Harry Era.
zee will make another ofreT TO Bill
Red SoK-
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
NATIONAL
wHsss They FIsy


New York, " Cincinnati, g.
Boston Pittsburgh tralnl
Chicago PhilAdslphiA lrlInl.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
SOME RED HOTS FROM
BASEBALL GRIDDLES

The tip IL out that THIS Speaker
will manage the Cleveland Indians
next season. He has been virtually
manager OF the team ever since join
ing It, but now he is to have the
title.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
BIZ LOUIS A. BOUCHER

EFoRE the 1917 season ends, New York is demand
ing material changes in the Yankees ere another
campaign gets under way. New-York never does
anything BY halves. Colonel Rupert, New
Yorker with barrels and barrels of money is willing
to put his team in the running for the metropolitan
popularity championship, and SO is being told by
the Gotham scrbes some of the things he should do
Among the many things told Jake Rupert is
that Masel Gedeon, Bauman High, and Miller can't
hit, that Gilhooey is uncertainty, that another
catcher enuang Al Walters is required and that a
The Washington times., 1917-08-08
STRAIN CRACKING
WHITE SOX STARS
AS RACE SEETHES
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Today come the galloping White
Sox for q series Of four contests at
Georgia avenue. The league lead
ers may count on the stiffest kind
Of resistance from the Griffmen and,
unless they are lucky, the boys from
the Windy City may find the worlds
champions once more out in front.
The strain is beginning to tell on
Clarence Rowland's twirlers. Fsber,
Russell, and Cicotte have been doing
the brunt Of the hard work all sea-
son, receiving scattered support at
various times from Danforth, Will
Hams, and Benz. But that trio Of
veterans have shaved to keep their
team in the hunt. Now they threat
en- to crack.
When George StallinEs swung his
Boston Braves from the cellar tc the
roof between July and October 4.
he used three pitchsrs-BIl James,
Dick Rudolph, and George Tyler.
Now and then some other pitcher per-
formed, but back would come the
doughty three, and the Braves sur
prtsed 4 baseball world with a VIC
tory in the National League and q
swamping Of the fsvoFitss In the big
series, the Philadslphia Athletics.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08

When siGlsr was doubled up at
second in the ninth, he had turned
third base and had no time to Seran-
BILE back 70 the midway.
The Washington times., 1917-08-08

Bill Rumisr, the best pinch hitter
IN the league, came UP for Groom in
the eighth, but failed TO hit.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-22

located in Tilley Alberta, where an
uncle, w. l.. Barker, who left here
about forty years ago, is also located.
Anna, the oldest daughter and
member of the same class, after
teaching a few years, also went
West and is now living in Casper.
Wyoming. Her husband, Phil John-
son. is also engaged in the sheep
business. Mrs. Johnson visited here
in the summer of Is accompanied by
her cousin, Vira Barker, daughter of
Lewis Barker who is located in Cas-
per and is largely engaged ia the
sheep business. Miss Alice Barker,
the youngest daughter, a graduate Of
Skowhegan High School. class OF IA,
accompanied her sister and cousin to
Casper after their visit of few
weeks here. Last summer she left
Casper for Portland, Oregon, where
her uncle S. B. Barker. one Of the
prosperous men of the West resides
and where her grandmother Barker
is now living. Last fall she entered
the University Of Oregon at Covalis-
or the two remaining children.
Joseph, the oldest, still remains on
the farm. Carolyn, the second
daughter, S. A. 'O9 and Pennington
State Normal School, is doing her
third years work as teacher in
Pressure Isle.