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Evening star., 1917-03-12
Rhodes Scholars Prepare for War.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
OXFORD, February 2s.-The Ameri-
can Rhodes scholars at Oxford are
forming an organization for military
training. the idea being that in case the
United States enters the war, it will be
the nucleus for an officers training
corps iE which young Americans
throughout England will be invited to
join.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
Cambridge Students in the War.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE. England, February IS.
Records at Cambridge University
show that 13.200 graduates have thus
far been on active service. OF whom
$500 have figured In casualty lists az
killed. wounded or missing, while 2,1oe
have won various honors.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
SUPERVISORY
RECORDS.

YECORDS.
High team game-Station F, $50.
High team set-Sta.ion +, 1,56S.
Highest number Of strikes-Weber, Station
3, 25.
Highest number of spares-Ellis. Station F.
126.
Highest individual average-whalley, Sub
Carriers, 1868.
Highest individual game-Gaskill, Railway
Mail Service, 152.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
Pitcher Mays Signs Contract.

BOSTON, March 12.-Carl Mays. one
of the Boston American League club
pitchers. dissatisfied with early salary
offers. has signed contract at the
spring training camp at Hot Springs,
Ark, according to word received here.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
Wolfe Leads in Balk Line Tourney,

In the balk line tourney matches at
the Royal Saturday night Wolfe was in
splendid form and defeated Frost, 200
to IL. In the second match Christmas
defeated Kilbour,1e. $50 to 1856, the lat
ter allowing the former eighteen points
handicap. Tonight Wolfe plays Ruy-
nitzky and Germanhausen meets
Haines in the second match. Wolfe is
low leading the tournament with seven
wins and one defeat.
Evening star., 1917-03-12

The Buffalo, N. Y. copper and brass
rolling mill has announced an increase
in wages of cents an hour for 5000
employees. The advance. which was
voluntary. will add about $4,000 to
the mills monthly pay roll
Evening star., 1917-03-12
REPORT PLOT TO DAMAGE
PROPERTY AT navy YARD
Government Agents Unearthing Ac.
tivities of Persons Who Antici-
pate War With Germany.
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 12.-Govern-
ment agents today continued their in
| yestigation into the activities Of per-
] sons under arrest charged with SNUG
Cling ships chronometers from the
! German auxiliary cruisers interned at
the Philadelphia navy yard and of per-
sons suspected of having had a hand
| in the alleged violation of the customs
| laws. There are reports that the fed
eral authorities have discovered a plot
| with many ralnifcations to damage
property at the navy yard in the event
there Is war between the United States
and Germany. Government officials.
however. are maintaining silence. nei-
ther confirming nor denying published
reports that explosives have been
smuggled on board the Kronprinz Will
helm and the Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
tied up at the navy yard.
To Search Ships for Explosives.
The two ships. it was said. would be
searched today for explosives. Up to
this time, it is said. the Navy Depart
ment has only the assurance of the
commanders that there are no ex-
plosives aboard.
Adelbert K. Fischer. his wife, Helen.
and Henry Rohner. head of a whole
sale grocery concern here, are out on
bail charged with smuggling the chro-
nometers from the two German ships.
Other arrests may be made. Govern
ment agents are not sure that Rohner
had knowledge of the alleged snug
Cling scheme. His friends declare he
had been persuaded by Fischer to per-
init his motor truck to be used for
bringing boxes from the navy yard
when Rohner's employees delivered gro
certes to the interned ships.
Many papers and documents taken
are being examined by the federal au-
thortties. Whether they revealed any
widespread plot Involving violation
or the neutrality laws, government
agents would not say.
Said to Be Of Hohenzollern Family.
1t was said that the Fischers are
distantly related to the Hohenzollern
family of which the Emperor of Ger
many is the head. Mrs. Fischer is also
said to be related to Koerting, the
German iron master. What part she
took in the alleged smuggling has not
been revealed. The arrest of the
Fischers and Rohner has given impetus
TO movement started here last week
to have the interned German cruisers
removed from the navy yard. 1t is de-
clared that in the event of war the
$50 interned German sailors would he
z serious menace to the yard and South
Philadelphia
Evening star., 1917-03-12

LEADER-Today, Vivian Martin, in
The Wax Model Tomorrow and
Wednesday. Lenore Ulrich. in Her Own
People" Thursday and Friday. Lou Tel
legen and Nell Shipman. in 1.-The Black
Wolf" Saturday, Marguerite Clark, in
Seven Sisters"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-01-09
PORT HOFFMAN NAMED
AS DEPUTY SHERIFF
Amendment Announced BY
Sheriff Miller Today.

Sheriff Harry Miller today announc-
ID that he had appointed Port II.
Holman. Of the county to be depu-
~ norm, and that the appointment
would BE- fled with The County Court
GA Is possible Mr.. Hoffman
sill suma his duties on July L
next. ~Ean Sheriff Miller will for
maav take charge the collection
O. taxes Tor 1917
Mr. Hoffman resides near Bediugton
and has for o number Of years been
on of tire most active and infuen-
taI D moefats in bis district He is
man Of energy integrity and bust
ness ability ana Is expected 70 make
g0ca' as a deputy sheriff
lie vii shortly quality before the
County Court and give bond for the
faithful performance OF his duties.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
KID ELBERFIELD
TOLITTLE ROCK
Scrappy Manager Is Signed
by a Southern League
Owner as 1918Pilot.

Little Rock. Ark, Nov 15.-Norman
ElberfeId viii manage the Little Rock
Travellers next season. President +.
G. Allen. Of the local club. announced
that he had made terms with the
former manager OF the Chattanooga
Lookouts
The Kid once the greatest scrap
per fin the game but who turned over
q new leaf last season and called off
his long battle with the umpire con
tingent. was turned adrift recently
by the Chattanooga owners TO make
room for Mike Finn. who is TO manage
the Lookouts next summer.
Eberfeld viii be q player-manage
but IL is not expected shat he viii be
regarded as a regular in the lineup
President Allen expects the Kid to
fiji the role Of utility infielder- Eber-
field is the third member OF the Look
outs TO come to Little Rock since the
close OF last season, Ham" Hyatt
and Fred Graft having been purchased
from the Chattanooga club.
The famous kid" has a wonderful
record as a ball player. last year hav-
ing been his 25th consecutive season
in the game. He was going good at
the turn OF the Quarter-century mark.
Clyde Wares, who finished last sea
son as manager Of the Little Rock
club, may be retained as a player. but.
the odds are in favor of his leaving
the club. President Allen may make
n disposing deal Of him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
CIRCUIT
IS OUTCLASSED
American League Teams
Easily Win Championship
Bunting Year After Year.

Lester Rice in the Brooklyn Citizen
INDUCES in some sharp criticism of the
National league when he writes;
That ever tolerant attitude Of the
National league is once more manifest
in the words OF the worthy president
Of the league, John h Tener, when he
is reported as saying
We lost the worlds series agaIn
this fail and are willing to abide by
the result"
Which merely means that he is
quite satisfied with what the Nation
al league is accomplishing iu the
baseball world.
lie believes apparently that the dear
oln y T. is Just as powerful today as
its rival. despite three successive de-
leats in world series engaEemeuts.
This indulgent spirit. which has
neen rife iu the old organization for
Years, is an Indication that the men
that rule lt are contemplating no con-
ccrteu movement toward re-rufurcin-
its crumuliug foundations
lt is sure sign that the American
league VIII emer-e victorious again
~ the world series in 1gI> IL one be
played
Iencr is satisfied with what the VA
uoual league achieved through 1917.
ana therefore the public should abide
by those results But viii the public
abide Not II comment heard every
where is amy indication. and it is no
time for The National Do feel so well
satisfied with Itself
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
TIGERS BILLED
To MEET ARMY
Will Clash With Ambulance
Company No l Satur-
day Afternoon.

Manager Harry N-cEemy OF the
High school Tigers has arranged an
attractive football card FOR Saturday
afternoon in the shape OF A double
header. with the Tigers meeting the
ambulance company No. one eleven
in the second game
As q preliminary match the 18th
field artillery regimeutal team and
the Seventh cavalry viii clash i'm the
ulayOff for the district title, the final
contest Of which viii be held or
Thanksgiving day The first game
will begin promptly at --15 o'clock
while the High school contest Will be
gin Immediately after the end Of this
battle. The winning team Will play
either the saith infantry or the 18th
artillery on Thanksgiving DAY for the
championship OF this district
The Tigers have been practicins
consistently Tor the past few DAYS
and are in excellent condition for the
proposed game 1t is probable that
the Old backfield and line viii be sent
into the game. as q change in the
game one week ago did not result in
an Improvement Of the team
Plans are being made for the EOs-
well game on THANKSGIVING day. and
IL is practically certain that one Of
the largest crowds OF the season viii
witness this contest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15

cracks is second In the matter of run
getting having denied the rubber four
times. Carberry seems TO be partiCu-
larry good at waiting out the opposing
twIrler, and he has obtained no less
than eight free passes TO the initial
sack in this manner. Catcher and sec
Ond DaSemau Duty has stolen five
bases during the series. but the chief
hOnOrs Of this particular branch of
baseball ability belongs to Howard
who has swiped seven sacks. i'm addi-
ton TO proving his worth to the army
team in other ways.
Civilians Improve.
During the last two games of the
series, the civilians have shown a re-
markable Improvement in hitting and
fielding but the army champions still
have a considerable edge. Arrange
meuts have been made for the grounds
10 be thoroughly rolled and graded
prior 10 the game. and the officials
have obtained the services Of the big
army roller for this work.
Sergeant Westermau viii undoubt-
eddy start Comeau in the sixth game
unless some army wonder has been
uuearthed since last week, and il is
regarded as certain that manager
Red Livingston VIII use Paul Fishers
Neither pilot feels like taking
n chance on the last game of the
series, and IT Is known fact TINT
the Two above mentioned twfrIers
are the most effective of the
tEvtrlinE staffs Of each team.
- Inc records are as follows
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
FIGHTERS START
HEAVY TRAINING
Principals in Fort Bliss
Thanksgiving Bouts
Getting in Shape.

Great friendly rivalry between the
Seventh and Fifth cavalry regiments
is promised in the card OF boxing
bouts arranged for Thanksgiving
afternoon at the TT Bliss arena in
the rear Of the headquarters building.
Each time a card is staged the
bouts are between men from the Sew
enth and Fifth regiments, and so far
the Fifth has the lightweight cham
pion of the border in Joe Kale. who
meets Billy slam Wilson in n 10
round bout as the headliner Of the
turkey day card Wilson claims a To-
round draw with kale which occurred
during the punitive expedition in
Mexico. and declares that In view OF
his excellent condition as a result Of
playing a number OF football games
recently, that he VIII cop the houors
in their second meeting
Kale is one Of the fastest and
shiftiest boxers that have been seen
in this section for a long time. how
ever. while slam Wilson adheres TO
q fighting style that is all that his
nickname implies Each man has
hundreds OF supporters who are eN-
pected TO he at the riuEside when
time is called for the first round
In the semi-final the Fifth and
Seventh are again engaged for honors-
Battling D0vitch. also a crack base
ball player from the Fifth regiment.
will meet Johnny SUdenbers in q
scheduled eight round bout. at 1856
pounds. Both principals are well
known TO fans of the border patrol.
Dovitch having participated in several
fights at the smelter and TT. Bliss
arenas. SudeuherE is working out
with Slam Wilson. Jack knight.
Battling Love and Nick Gruudy. the
little bantam bcarcat-
The entire card is well balanced
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15

READY FOR co
Joe Rivers and Bobby
Waugh VIII Clash Tonight
at Silver City Arena.

Silver City. y. N, Nov. 15.-Bobby
Waugh, Fort Worth. and Joe Rivers.
Los Angeles. fighters by trade and in
clination are all set and ready TO toe
the scratch for toniEht's so at tie
EIks hall
Promoter Otto Forster reports a
boomer advance sale and is worried
only for fear the pavilion VIII not
hold all who want TO be numbered as
among those present At the best fistic
offering booked i'm the southwest
since Hector VISA an infant canine.
Looks like the $. r. O. sign.
Both boxers did light work yester-
day TO top of their boxing efforts
and today went for stiff walks TO
keep muscles soft and plant and bar
any chance of the same Tightening up
after the ardlOus workouts OF the
past ten days
Neither man viii have n legitimate
excuse 10 offer on the matter OF con-
ditiOn If defeated. Which is as IL
should be- Rivers Will carry a weight
advantage into the ring, but with
WauEh's sanction so Bobby cannot
COMPLAIN if this should assist in his
Rivers is not as thoroughly accIi-
mated and used to the high altitude
as is Waugh, since he came here from
the seacOast and successful list OF
fights at Frisco. broken only by a
reverse in Reno last month by Nc
Carthy, who Outweighed Rivers con-
siderable.
Waugh has perfect wind. this was
shown when he battled twenty furious
chapters with Benny COrdOva here
recently True Bobby appeared q
bit tired at the conclusion of the go
ing but his wind was as fresh as at
the start. He claims to be in better
shape now than for that go. He viii
need to be.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15

n UI;NING The midnight oil in his
X spare hours. secretary L. A.
IL Coyne of the special district
title series, has worked out the in
dividual records of all of the players
in the series. and some OF the marks
are very iuterestiug-
The principal idea of secretary
COyne in preparing the figures was
10 give the fans all possible oppor-
tunity of adiudging the work Of their
favorites before the sixth and decid-
ing game of the SCrieS-unleSs IL is
a tie-Sunday afternoon at Rio
Grande park It is common knowl-
edge that each team has won two and
lost two games. and that one contest
remained unsettled at the end Of y
innings. In view OF the standard Of
ball played during these games. Off
Gals Of the series are anticipating a
record crowd out Sunday afternoon
Carberry and Morton.
But TO return 70 a review Of the fig
some Of the players Little Richard
Carberry who has riEhtfully earned
the hOnCrs OF the Individual star OF
the series thus far leads all OF the
players Of the two teams in the mat
ter Of run getting, having crossed the
plate five times.
One OF these runs was the Off
spring OF "a stolen base and
triple steal last sunday in which
the little fellow showed all the
headWOrE Of big Lacquer.
Howard -eadoff man OF the army
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
WESTERN COLLEGES DOMINATE
FOOTBALL GRIDIRON THIS YEAR

TFW YORK. New. with the
N "E-E Ten" playing a confer
= y ence schedule as usual and
nearly every other college and unIver-
sity west OF the AIlegheuies repre-
scented by q varsity eleven playing
intercollegiate football, the great
west dominates the gridiron map this
year.
AIichigau's return to the conference.
despite the fact that coach Yosrs
Wolverines viii not match their
strength with the stronger Big
Ten teams. has acted as a stimulus,
and throughout the west the deter
mination 20 keep football going has
been generally stronger than In the
east
Ohio Looks Good.
on early season shOWinEs the 1916
champion Ohio state aggregation ap-
pears to Doe the strongest cox IN the
conference. Coach John Wilre built
his 1916 champions around Chick IIIr-
ley. and with UarIey's return this fall
he has been enabled to stick TO his
offensive actics of last year. capt.
Courtney. left tackle H. O.. Courtney.
right tackle, Peabody. right end,
Nerges. quarter. and Harley are the
1916 regulars who returned
In addition WiIce had many
squad men and 1910 freshmen
who were easily developed for his
1917 machine. Ohio football fans,
at least. predict that Ohio Stnte
Will sweep Gl0riouSly onward to
another championship.
Coach Bob ZupDke's initial aCgre-
CATION is q fairly strong one this year.
and his complicated plays are being
counted upon largely by the followers
of the blue and gold. Sid Nichols
1916 freshman quarterback. was
Luppkes main reliance cor fhat poo
sitiou when The season opened lie
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
MYRTLE ELEVEN
WILL NOT PLAY

The Myrtle avenue stars football
team viii not play next Sunday
morning, as q result Of a number OF
the players finding Il impossible TO
set away from their work Many
members Of the team have lost inter
est in the work Of the eleven and
have not shown Up for daily practice.
and u IS regarded as probable that
the team viii De disbcnded- Several
members Of the team among them be-
ing Dick Carberry. Red Carberry.
Huttanus. Clyde Brown, Harley and
Nanderwater have used every effort
to keep the team together. 5ut many
OF the other players have shown but
little interest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
LATE SCHEDULE
FOR ASSOCIATION

Louisville. Ky Nov. 1j.-Settlemcut
OF the factioual dispute which threat
ened TO disrupt the American asSocia-
tion and pave the way for the forma-
ton Of a new league appeared TO be
assured Wednesday night The rival
factions We're brought together after
the National Association of Baseball
Leagues voted down. II to =. q resOlu-
ton at its convention today 20 redis-
trict the minor leagues Of the country
Club owners OF the American asso-
citation tentatively decided 10 open
their season about May first-three
weeks later than the opening date a
year aEo-and discussed the feast
bility Of reducing the player limit.
President Hickey said meeting
would Doe hold 300 Chicago Dee. d 70
decide on plans Tor next season
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
INFANTRY AND ARTILLERY TEAMS
. BATTLE TO TIEAT HIGH STADIUM
Rival Military Organizations Are Unable to Score Dur
ing 60 Minutes of Playing and Game Ends With Score
90; Second Contest viii Be Arranged for Pur-
pose of Developing District Champion.

IN danger The artillery en- the third
quarter received two 15-yard penal
ties for holding. one coming at an OPP
perfume time when the infantry lost
the ball on a tumble
The game was repIete with eI-
celleut individual work. the play
ing OF Gross. qunrterback OF the
artillery being an exceptional
feature. For the Eunners. Gil
more. Gfbby and schultz also did
excellent work and acquitted
themselves creditnbly time and
again by end and center runs
Lieut. Wells. fuIIback: Walton.
right half and Lilley fulloack. were
the principal stars Of the Infantry
team. while Lieut. Scudder at quarter
back was in the game every minute
Game a Good One.
The game was held under the aus
plces Of the soldiers welfare ana rec
recreational committee of the cham
Der Of commerce Of which Mrs Donna
kluEel is chairman. Mrs. klugel de-
serves considerable credit for her ef-
forts I'm staging the contest She
games VIII be held
The lineups U ere-
Infantry Position Artillery
Miller ---------.-.-.--- .------- Compton
Left end
Murray --..--- SPARKS
Left tackle
Black Observation-Disclosures. Hornbeck
Left guard
Steuurldge --------------- SANFORD
Center
Right guard
SchIimmer ------.----- Chemlleswsli
Right tackle
Mccormick .------------..-.. Giltuer
Right end
Scudaer -----.-.-.-.--.- --------- Gross
Quarterback
Lilley NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Gilmore
Left halfback.
Walton --.----------..- GihDs
Right Lalfoack
FullbaCE-
SubstitutIOns.
ufautry-Browu for Miller: GrohO-
ven for SrembridEe; Kramer for
Black; Black for Kramer COuglet0n
for Lilley- Duffy for Black.
Artllery-QuartZ for Sanford,
Gibbs for Chemlieswski; Chem
lieswszi for Hornbeck- Crane for
Sparks; Libby for Giltner; Booth for
Bross-
Officials.
Iceferee-Captain Underwood. Ums
pire-Carlson- Head Iinesman-Beh-
namaun- Timekeepers- BrlstOn
and Lieut.. Hunter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
Eastern Fans Condemn
Informal Varsity Games


OF dollars and worlds OF time in
preparing their varsity football
teams Tor the big games each sell
son. and they put forth every ef-
fort TO bring home a victory in
every game, which is well and
good
But in this year Of war. with many
OF the bright stars Of the Eridiron
missing from college, the athletic
mentors at the three universities men
uoned decided that it was best to
abandon football except for freshman
teams Later, when it became evident
LLlaL sentiment was running strong
Tor a resumption OF the game everv-
where, they called out candidates for
informal elevens"
If 1ale's informal eleven should
meet Harvard's informal eleven and
take terrific beating, Yale could
say Jhat Il was merely an informal
team and not q real representative
OF Yale football. which would he
LrutnIuI enough. But why camou-
flaSe a football team
Many Go to Army.
Every school in the country was hit
hard by enlistmeuts and the draft FOR
the national army. Other PLAYERS
were lost by graduation But it would
seem that what is fair for the goose is
fair enough for the gander. So why
should few universities. rerrefrfna-
an early decision TO abandon football.
come back with informal foOtbaU2
Why not announce that the orig
maj decision not TO play varsity foot
ball had been canned. and that there
would be a team in the field omen for
games with its oldtime rivals MS
usual2 Why not2
The public would be glad to sec
MI The oldtime GridirOu feuds re-
neWed- II would rally to the sun
port OF the 'EBiE Three with even
-renter enthusiasm than before.
What does defeat amount 10
compared TO the preservation of
the greatest OF college games.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15

had Charpier. Halas, Larimer. Bregan.
Rafferty,. Nichols. Wolehcn. swift.
Grey and LOvejoy for backfield can
didates at the blowoff Capt. Kraft
is the fixture at left end and model
for all other wing candidates to-
mimic. Rundquist. like Kraft is the
model liueman. and Illini was fortu-
nate in having an abundance OF can
didates for line positions In the
early games Zuppke's team proved its
power
Coach Jumbo Stiehm. Of Indi-
ana, who was elected president OF
the conference athletic directors
last winter. Il slowly but surely
building up the Crimson team.
and this despite wartime cOndi-
lions That have affected the
Bloomington aggregation a. well
rs all others.
From Capt. Hathaway down tile
men OF Stiehm have shown derermi-
nation 70 put Indiana on the map.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15

Coach Bob Folweu Of the Penn
sylvania football squad, IS an en-
thusiastic trap shooter.
Folwell believes that trap shooting
more IMAM any other sport. Quickens
the eye, steadies the nerves and aids
IN the cooperative action Of the
brain. the hand and the eve.
Howard Berry. star fullhack Of the
Penn team. went 10 Tolwell early this
season with the complaint that Of all
the sports he had INDUCED in he had
failed 20 find one that develoDed
steadiness of nerve and rapid and ac-
curate action between eye, mind and
hand.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
~ MREck- MINnRs-

Can it be that the pow ers OF the
major leagues are bent upon wreck
ing the minors by furtheriuE the
formation Of a third big league. just
10 settle the suit Of Baltimore that
has been held over from the days
Of the Feds