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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
TRACKMEN QUICK TO ENLIST.
Lead Various Branches of Sport in
Producing Soldiers.

From all the various branches of
sports, amateur and professional, the
track thus far is in the lead in the
production of soldiers. Scattered about
the country's training quarters there
are four trackmen to every foot ball
man and the other athletic lines trail
the aforementioned.
Ted" Meredith. the champion OF all
champion dle-distance runners. is
now at Mount Clemens. Mich. where
he will fly with greater speed than
ever. Don Lippincott, a former team
mate and once holder of an intercol-
legiate 100 yards championship, is a
member of the naval reserves. Wes-
ley c. Oler, Yale University and New
York A. c. intercollegiate and national
A. A. U. high jump champion. is in
the United States aviation corps. Fred
C. Kelly, who held the hurdle records
in modern days until Bob Simpson
came from Missouri. is learning to be
an Army officer on the Pacific coast
These are only a few of the hundreds
from the cinder paths who could be
named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
BASE bALLFACT0R
IN BUILDING NATION
Develops Spirit of Fair Play
Lacking in German Charac-
ter, Hugo Bezdek Says.

Hugo Bezdek. manager of the Pitts
burgh club, is a man of ideas. Read
what he said the other day on the in
fiuence of sport on young men and
wartime activities on the athletic
field:
Base bell is a great big element in
organized game an amusement and not
sport are not thinking deeply. What
does it do? Well. here is one thing 1t
does: 1t takes the great mass of boys
and young men of the nation at a time
when they are forming their character
and teaches them good sport and fair.
but they get it just as strongly
through watching others play. The
major leagues stand at the top in the
estimation of the youngsters. and as
spreading the spirit OF craftsmanship.
"Ty Cobb says the trouble with the
Germans is that they don't play the
game. Well. why don't they? The
taught to play it. Germany has no
national sport which calls for the meet
ing of man against man in competition
There's your answer for the things they
have done in Belgium and in France;
they have never been taught fair play
and good craftsmanship. l tell you it
makes difference. So when people
begin to talk about organized base ball
as an amusement, why. my advice is to
think it over a bit, whereupon you'll
find that, while it is an amusement it
is also a great big force in the proper
development Of our boys, and men too.
for that matter.
| LAS to foot ball, we will all play 1t on
the west coast. We believe that you
fasteners have got on the reverse side
Of this situation. You can't stop things
because the country Is at war; IL you
do. what will happen to the life of the
country? L don't business houses
calling off business because of war;
| there is no more reason why fnstitu-
| tons devoted to the development, mem
| tally and physically, of boys should
! call a halt on their activities. If the
continuance OF athletics does nothing
| else. it will prepare men to be better
| soldiers when their turn comes to CO."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
R|CKEY IS FINE JUDGE J
OF PLAYING MATERIAL
Has Picked Several Good Men for
Browns and May Do Same
for Cardinals.

It was through George Sisler and
his wonderful work that Branch
Hickey first gained fame as a scout
for ball players. Hickey. then man
aEer of the Browns, made the asser-
ton when Sisler began to fash as q
pitcher and outfieider that the former
Michigan University student would
some day rival Ty Cobb as a wonderful
ball player. Sisler is beginning to prove
Hickey right.
Following close after Sisler Hickey
turned Ernie Koch into the American
League with the laconic remark that
here was kid who some day would
be one of the best left-hand pitchers
in the game. Koob is living up to IL.
Then Hickey searched around and
located DIR. John Lavan. 'Lavan
wouldn't hit terrible lot" remarked
Hickey when il became known Lavan
would join the Browns. but he pointed
out that the youth possessed coolies
of speed and wonderful fielding ability.
Lavan is now recognized as a real
star.
Those fellows are all with the
Browns and Hickey is with the Car
dinals as president of the club. A
short time ago he went to Milwaukee
to purchase pitcher named Goodwin,
anu ne IouHu lhe competition ueciueuiy
interesting. Hickey looked at Good
win and promptly announced he was
going to have that pitcher if money
would buy him. He declared Goodwin
one of the finest.
Goodwins first game was a shutout
over the Phillies. and since then he
has pitched some excellent contests.
Hickey has placed the stamp of star
dom on him. If he follows through
as have others of Rickey's selection.
Miller Higgins pitching staff has
gained its greatest asset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
OLD RoSEBUD'S COME BACK"
Broke Down in 1914, But Is Big
Star This Season.

Old Rosebud. which ran third to
Borrow and Regret in the Brooklyn
handicap. then won three races in a
row at the Aqueduct meeting and fol-
lowed this up by beating Boots and
others in the Frontier handicap at Fort
Erie, and then finished unplaced in
the Saratoga handicap "Wednesday
after an ill-judged ride. furnishes a
striking example as to what little
rough usage will sometimes do in
curing an ailment which was consd-
cred well nigh hopeless. Old Rosebud
broke down in the Withers of 1914.
after winning the Kentucky Derby and
after carrying just about all before
him as a two-year-old in 1913. Eff
forts were made to patch him up, but
H C. Apologize had just about de-
SPARED of ever getting him back to
the races, when at the suggestion of
a friend and as a last resort Old Rose
bud was turned loose ION the rocks"
in Texas for a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

days ahead of the one received b,
witt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Cincinnati's Dream Is Over.

From the Cincinnati Timrs-S;ar.
The dream is all over. We can re-
turn to plain. ordinary base ball now
and begin hoping for 1918. Our dear
Iy beloved Reds had their chance. had
their golden opportunity. and kicked
everything away. During the days
when the \Giants were slipping and
stumbling great portion Of the gap
could have been closed up. Nothing
doing. BY the worst performances Of
the season. the Reds tossed away the
big chance. Yes--the dream 10 over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Phillies Out Of Their Slump.

The Phillies, judging from their re-
cent ascension, have recovered from
their slump and are on the road to
duplicate the drive that made Stallings
and Evers famous. Pat Moran's club
Is climbing and according to all reports
is playing a stronger defensive game
than ever before. 1t is said that Evers
has virtually created new infeld with
his cIeverness in shifting for batters.
in breaking up hit and run plays, and
in having the pitchers twirl a certain
way to the opponents.
This is no reflection on the ability of
Moran. 1t is a mark of credit to his
wisdom. He realizes the value of Evers'
brains on a club and obtained him for
almost that reason alone. The pair
have been working and planning to-
gether every day since Evers Joined the
Phillies and results are beginning to
show Whether the star second base
man can do the same for the Phillies
as he did for Boston remains to be
seen.
1t would not be reasonable for one to
expect Evers to be the factor on the
Phillies' roster that he was with the
Braves. First. he is not the hitter he
was in 1914. Second, Moran does not
possess a Fred Mitchell to handle the
pitchers. Third. Moran has not the
twirlers that Boston had that year. All
this makes tremendous difference and
II Is a mountainous task for the Phillies
to fight their way past the powerful
Giants.
Marvellous Fielding Work.
Evers. of course. is not setting a pace
for the Phillies with his hitting, but he
is giving Stock. Bancroft and Luderus
lesson in the art of fielding. He may
be going back some. but it will be
some time before he loses his dexterity
and skill in speeding for and judging
grounders. He is marvellous in that re-
spect because of his efficiency in watch
ing every ball pitched and in starting
in the direction in which the ball is
likely to be batted. His presence at
the keystone bag has virtually revolu
tionized the playing of Stock, Bancroft
and Luderus. and it is said that Ban
croft, that brilliant shortstop, is greater
than ever since coupled with Evers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Two Remarkable Exhibitions.

The powerful Highlander is a side
arm pitcher, much on the order of Alex
ander. His motion is almost the same.
His curve ball also is similar. This is
why Moran believes he is destined to
carve his name among the best in the
game. Confidence is all that Oeschger
has needed in the last year, and he
seems to have obtained it, as his work
this season proves. He was a little late
in starting. but in his last two games
he gave wonderful exhibitions. He shut
out the Reds with four hits and blanked
the Cardinals with two hits. Cincinnati
and ST. Louis are two wicked hitting
teams and it is no snap for any pitcher
to shut them out. 1t is an achievement
that deserves praise.
Moran has three star pitchers" says
Evers. land one of them is Oescher. He
is only. youngster, and while he does
not possess the knowledge that some
other men have. he is improving and is
bound to star. He has world of stuff
l never faced him in a game, but have
batted against him in practice, and he
is almost unhittable He has the ambi-
ton, and with careful work think he
will be heard of before long Alex
ander and Rixey are mighty fine pitch
ers'
With Alexander, Rixey and Oeschger
pitching in winning form from now on.
the Phillies might have a chance to
give the Giants a lot of cause to worry.
Jimmy Lavender and Erskine Mayer
are not weaklings, and if they strike
an effective pace the PhiIIies are likely
to fall into a winning streak that will
carry them to the top of the heap They
have recovered from their recent slump
and are playing with the dash and
spirit that won the flag for them in
1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Marvellous Fielding Work.
Difference Between the soxes.

There is one great difference be-
tween the Red Sox and the White Sox.
Winning or losing game does not
have any very apparent effect in the
mental attitude OF the Reds, whereas
the White Sox display a cockiness
when they are ahead and they let
let down when their opponents get the
~ W. e. Fed Snx seem to
-.~.S III. &c. ,e4 lighting spirit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Minus lint Big Lacquer Called.

why viii they insist upon falling Cor
the hunk that Witt was the first major
league base ball player called under
the araftf It was announced that John
lGfl5us' Of Pittsburgh. pitcher on the
Brooklyn team. had been the first
summoned, Miljus' call coming several
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

years old. and that Is why he has a
bright future in front of him.
Moran developed Oeschger. and with
the experience the latter is getting now
he ought to be a star. He Joined the
Phillies several years ago and was sent
back to the minors because of his in
ability to locate the plate and also be-
cause he lacked knowledge of how to
pitch. Moran kept a string on him, re-
called him and sent him back to the
minors a second time. Each time he re-
called him Moran noticed where he i'm
proved and where he still lacked, and
set out to correct his faults. with the
result that Oeschger has neared the
mark of perfection in pitching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
What the Players Are Doing
in the American League
BATTING AVERAGES.

Records Of players who have played In fifteen
games. including August D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

Jimmie Smith, the Greenfield boy.
who was suspended by Toronto after
coming home to the bedside OF his sick
father. has been declared a free agent.
1t is believed that the sho-tstop soon
will be with a major league club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
EvERS DOING GREAT
FIELDING FOR PILLS
Fans Watching to See if He
Can Repeat Work He Did
for the Braves.

Base ball fans have not forgotten that
memorable last half of the season drive
that won the National League cham
pionship for the Boston Braves in 1914
and the important part Johnny Evers
played in 1t. They also have not for
gotten the flashing. the Braves gave the
Athletics in the world series that fall
by taking four games In row and how
splendid1y Evers performed.
That was Evers' first year with the
Braves after he had been let go by the
Cubs. 1t was not believed that his pres
ence would make it possible for the
club to win the flag, but it is said that
1t did. The Braves were slow in &C
quiring that hustfing spirit that Evers
injects into a team, but after the play
ers fell into line the club braced and
went to the top of the heap with a
squirt that had never before been equal
ed in base ball and that earned for
George Stallings the name of miracle
man."
What Next at Philadelphia
Because of the wonderful influence
Evers had in making the Braves cham
pions, he and the Phillies are objects
of much attention now. Evers is a
member of the Philadelphia club. hav-
ing oeen reiedSeu u lHdt outhe CO.. IL
July. Now nearly all the eyes of fan
dom are centered on him and the team,
wondering whether his presence Will
have the same influence on the PhlllieS
that 1t had on the Braves.
Soon after Evers joined Pat Moran's
club 1t did not appear as il he were go
ing to make any difference to the club.
1t seemed as If his joining the team had
the opposite effect, as it dropped out of
second place after staging a desperate
battle to GUST the Giants from the lead
ership. That. however, is not to be con-
sidered, as the Phillies had not become
accustomed to Evers and his aggressive
style of playing. 1t takes a little time
| for the men to adopt his methods. as
was shown In Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

Outfie,ier Jackson of the Spokane
club of the Northwestern League has
been secured by the Pirates and is ex-
pected to join the team early next week
jackson is a left-hand hitter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
DEVELOPING YOUNG PITCHERS
IS A FINE ART IN BASE BALL
Manager McGraw of the Giants Has the
knack and So Has Pat Moran
of the Phillies.

| Developing young pitchers and know
ing that they have the requisites to be-
] come stars Is an art Of which John Nc
lGra~ is said to possess an abundance.
He is praised for retaining and culti-
waiting Ferd Schupp. who is now re-
garded as the class of the Giants
with whom McGraw has had patience
and developed. He has educated r.any
more
McGraw is not the only manager in
F.; base ball who has the intuition to know
that a young pitcher has possibilities
and can be developed. Pat Moran of
the Phillies is another in the National
League ranks who can see talent in a
recruit. Besides. he has unlimited pa
thence with a rookie and is always will
ing to devote hours of his time in
tea ching him the rudiments of Twill
ing.
Moran has not been a manager as
long as McGraw, but in the short time
that he has directed the Philadelphia
club he has shown that he qualities
with the best of them. He has injected
knowledge and system into the club
season finished second. Now he is
fighting desperately to overtake the
Giants and has not given up hope of
doing so.
oeschger Is Coming On.
Not only has Moran made a good ball
club out of the Phillies. but he has also
developed two pitchers that are now
considered with the best in the league,
and he has one who ought to be a great
pitcher That individual is Joe Oesch-
ger Another hurler Moran has edu-
Gated in the game of pitching is Eppa
Rixey, whose left-handed shoots have
baffled many hitters in the league, par
ticularly those who swing from the first
base side of the plate. But he is not
destined to become the star that is
promised in Oeschger
Oeschger is said to be the strongest
man on the Philadelphia club. He looks
the part. His shoulders are massive
and he towers above the six-foot-mark.
His powerful shoulders give him fast
ball that is nearly equal to the one that
is thrown by Alexander. He Is only
youngster. not more than twenty five
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
POND BRIDGE C0LLAPSES
Middle Pier Gives Way-SeriOus Ac-
cident Narrowly Averted- Guard
Lock Used as Temporary
Passage.

Shortly before noon last Friday the
middle pier of the pond bridge col
lapsed, letting the structure drop into
the water of the pond. The accident
occurred just after heavy load OF
rock Asd passed over, and on the sec
tion tE,.t settled at almost right angles
with the level of the roadway was a
horse and buggy in which Mrs. George
Drake and Mrs. Emmenecker were
coming to town. Fortunately the
bridge did not settle to the bottom of
the pond, portion of the pier remain
ing on which it was sustained. The
ladies were badly frightened, as well
as they had reason to be, but it was
possible for them to get off from the
fallen span without injury to them
selves or vehicle.
A crew of men was at once put to
work planking the guard lock and
building an incline above the cement
steps on the west side and at six
o'clock that evening traffic was again
opened between the east and west
sides of the river. Plans for the re-
construction of the bridge have not
yet been considered by the village
board, and it is not likely that they
will be until a conference has been
had with the state highway depart
ment. Meantime the guard lock will
be utilized as temporary bridge
Mosinee Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
DIR. S. G. HIGGINS

DR.. s. G. Higgins of Milwaukee, gave
an address before the members of the
Wausau Rotary club on Thursday
evening. The Rotarians were priv
ileged to invite their wives and an in
vitation was also extended to the mem
bers of the Marathon Medical society
and their wives. A dinner was served
at the, Y. NJ. c. A., at $50 at which
there were over 100 present. and it
taxed the seating capacity of the din
ing and other room of the "Y." All
repaired to the Majestic Theater,
where DR.. Higgins gave his address
on "Our Navy as Seen on the Civilian
Naval Cruise" DR.. Higgins spent last
year in the navy and what he had to
say was very interesting as well in
structive. He used stereopticon slides
and moving pictures showing many
of the battle ships of our navy. their
guns, men at work. etc. The evening
was a very enjoyable one DR.. Hig-
gins is the son OF the late DR.. and
Mrs. S. G. Higgins OF wausau. and
was born and resided here for many
years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
VISIT IN WAUSAU THIS WEEK

Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Mathie and daugh-
ters, Misses Elizabeth and Cornelia. of
Highland Park, H., will arrive in
Wausau, this week to attend the Com
mencement exercises of the High
school. Miss Cornelia Mathie left her
home yesterday for Stevens Point,
where she will be joined tomorrow
by Mr.. and Mrs. Mathie. They will
attend the graduation exercises of the
Stevens Point Normal school. Miss
Elizabeth Mathie graduates from the
Department of Household Economics,
on Thursday morning. They viii come
here from Stevens Point and will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. B.
Schofeld. From here they will go to
Appleton to attend the Commencement
exercises at Lawrence college. Mr..
Mathie will also attend a meeting of
the Board of Trustees OF Lawrence
college, Of which he is a member,
while at Appleton. During their visit
in that city they will be the guests
of DR.. and Mrs. H. W. Abraham. They
will make this trip in their automo-
bile
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
SHOOTERS HERE ON WEDNESDAY

There was a registered tournament
held in this city last Wednesday, by
the Wausau Game and Gun club, in
which over fifty participated. Every
thing was arranged for nice weather,
but the machinery in the weather
clerks Office seemed to have slipped
cog and instead Of sunshine and
warmth of summer, rain and wind
prevailed, though this did not interfere
with the shooting.
The high ameteur was won by O.
Larson of Waupaca, who made 1873 out
of possible $50. w. Coblenz was sec
ond with score of 1873.
Fred G. Wiechmann was high gun
of the local shooters, scoring 131.
H. R. Patterson, professional, was
the high gun of the shoot, making
a score of 140. w. ]. Morgan of this
city, was first in the 50-bird contest,
scoring Al.
There was large attendance and it
was very successful event.
The score of the participants was
as follows:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
CADILLAC EIGHT FOR
ARMY CHIEF. .OF-STAFF
Car Delivered to General Scott Gen.
eral Wood Uses Same Make in
New Command.

Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief
of-Staff of the United States army,
and Major General Leonard Wood,
commanding the newly created De-
partment of the Southeast, are two
notables who have been recently add
ed to the list OF Cadillac Eight owners.
General Scott has been temporarily
detached from army duty to serve as
a member of President Wilson's spe-
cial commission to Russia. General
Wood, one of the foremost advocates
for national preparedness, has just
gone to his command at Charleston,
S. c., from Governors Island, N. Y.
A third prominent person to whom a
Cadillac Eight has recently been de-
livered is James Couzens, millionaire
police commissioner of Detroit, for
merly general manager of the Ford
Motor Company. For sale by the
Wausau Motor Car Co, Wausau,
Wis. adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
N. Il. GOODS GIVE PAGEANT
OF ART, MUSIC, POETRY

"Persethone,' a NEUROLOGICAL Greek
pageant in three episodes of Art, Poet
ry and Music, typifying the spirit of
ancient Greece, was given yesterday
before an audience of 1000 by a cast
of 250 women students of the depart
ment of physical education and express
sion of Northwestern university. The
pageant was arranged, directed, and
staged by Miss Nina B. Lamkin, head
of the pageantry school of the school
of oratory. 1t was given in a natural
amphitheater north of University hall
on the Northwestern university cam
pus.
The action was elucidated by ex-
planatory verses spoken between the
episodes. Miss Hazel Easton por-
trayed the spirit of poetry and Miss
Esther Lehrbas the spirit of art. Os-
borne McConathy directed the orches-
tra.-Chicago Tribune.
Miss Lehrbas is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs F. Lehrbas of this city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
A WARNING

The last bulletin of the Wausau
Chamber of Commerce says that re-
port of the Bankers association con-
tains the following: "The association
reports three gangs of yeggmen re-
Gently driven out of Chicago and st.
Paul, are camping in wisconsin. Bur-
glaries of post offices and store safes
are reported daily"
ALSO look out for j. E. Collins, rep
.resenting himself as agent for Inland
Oil Works, of Cleveland, described as
six feet, 100 pounds. black eyes, dark
complexion, splendid build. Talks
Indian lands, stocks and real es-
tate Wants deed acknowledges, then
asks for cash on his personal check
which is worthless. Advise local Of
ficers if located"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
CAN'T SELL TO SOLDIERS

Soldiers in uniform cannot be sold
intoxicating liquors. This law is to
be strictly enforced from now on. Read
this and then be on your guard:
Section II of the selective con-
scription law passed by congress May
Is, 1917, provides that it shall be un-
lawful to sell any Intoxicating liquors,
beer, ale or wine to any officer or
member of the military force while in
uniform, violation of which is punish
able by fine of not more than $1,000
or Imprisonment, or both.
"It is therefore impossible for us
to serve wines, liquors, beer or in
toxicating beverages to officers or SOL
diers in uniforms"
One soldier reading this was heard
to comment: "Ain't this a hell of a
country to fight for?''