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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
W. W. Koch Named President of tn,
Washington Figeon Club.

William w. Koch was elected presi-
dent of Washington District. American
Racing Pigeon onion. at the annual
meeting Friday night at the Public Lii
brary. Other officers named were: B.
F. Miller. vice president; w. F. Dismer
reelected for twenty-third term. sec
rotary and treasurer; C. A. Linthicum
publicity.
A report of the secretary and treas
urer was given showing the member
ship Of the club to be thirty-five and a
balance of $135.6s in the treasury.
The old bird races for the spring OF
1918 were adopted, as follows: April
Is. 100 miles; May 5. 200 miles; May IL
400 miles: May 10. 200 miles (second
team; May 26. 500 miles; June 2, 800
June IL: 400 miles; June "a. 800 miles;
July l, 500, miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

in a Cincinnati hospital getting fixed
up to pass the physical tests. Tillie
Walker. Dutch Leonard and Harold
ton of enlisting shortly and both
Harry Hooper and Babe Ruth expect
to be called on the next draft. Not a
peep has been heard out of Owner
Frazee. however, although his club has
been hit harder by far than any other
in the big league. He is going to make
an effort to buy what surplus material
he can from the other major moguls
and, failing in that, depend upon
youngsters to fill the gaps in his ros-
ter. The chances are the Boston fans
will bear with him, too. regardless of
the showing the Red Sox make next
year. for they will realize the club
has been wrecked for worthy cause
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

Central High has brilliant basket bali
prospects for this season. With practi-
caliy veteran auint. II will start IN the
for the title. Well coached and strong In
dividually, the unit bids fair to make
a record for Central, even as the Blue and
White gridiron squad did this fall Two
Of the players are exceptional performers.
Daily and Wilson ranking with the best Of
scholastic basketers. Wilson, at center. is
a good jumper and plays an excellent de-
fensiye game. He might be little better
shot, but at that he is going to do great
deal more effective work than the average
player he faces. No more accurate shot
is playing in scholastic ranks around here
than DAILY, one of the forwards The pre-
diction is made right here that the team
which beats out Central will win the
championships any team does that.
In installing permanent coaching
systems the colleges and universities
are seeking to eradicate one of the
evils which have pervaded what might
be termed unstable coaching methods.
The coach who takes charge of a foot
ball squad for one year does not feel
knows that his success or failure de-
ponds on the development of win
ming team during the particular season
he is obtained for. Consequently he
his players accordingly. Doing that,
he fails to carry out scheme of sys-
tematic development for following
years. Also when a coach is obtained
permanently he is more fully under the
direction Of the regular authorities and
must bend his energies. along lines in
due accord with the administrative
policies of the institution.
Vennsylvan,a is counting on giving
Georgia Tech the date on it's foot ball
schedule now held by Michigan. The
Quakers feel that Michigan will make
alliances in the middle west which will
preclude the probability of continu-
ance of relations between them and
the Wolverines next fall 1t is known
| with Chicago and Minnesota for games
and 1t is felt that meeting with Min
nesota is sure. II that is true and the
contest Is scheduled for the last Saturday
in November. Michigan will not want to
play Penn the week before. 1t is under
stood that the Wolverines are planning
to play Cornell again.
| A game in Philadelphia between Georgia
Tech and Penn, provided the Georgians
are strong again next fall. ought to be
very attractive No institution has
| jumped into such prominence in one year
as has been attained in the last three
months by the Atlanta school, and it
has been heralded far and wide as a re-
suit of its gridiron success. People in
the north especially would be glad to
get glimpse of 1t in action and would
take delight in an opportunity to See
Strupper, the phenomenal halfback.
| Colleges everywhere now are begin
ming their preliminary work In the ar
ranging Of schedules for next fall. Per
4 haps that hardly states the condition
/ as the athletic authorities are in the
isecond stage of their arrangements In
most cases. Tho majority Of schools
bhase established games and 1t simply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
wALTH0UR HURT AGAIN.
Noted Bicycle Rider Falls on Pave
ment and Fractures Leg.

NEWARK, N. J., December S-"Bobby''
Walthour. bicycle rider of Atlanta, Ga,
fell on the slippery pavement here today
and suffered a compound fracture of the
left leg. Walthour received fractured
skull last August in a fall from his ma
chine while racing in Paris He entered
the six-day race which ended in New
York tonight, but was forced to retire
from the race on the opening day on
account of his partners illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
NEWPORT ELEVEN IS WINNER.
Beats Boston Navy Yard, z to 6,
Netting so, 600 for Charity.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. December s.
The Newport Naval Reserve foot ball
team today defeated the Boston Navy
Yard elevep, to 6. in game for the
laval district championship Of New
England. Both teams wefe made up OF
former college players, the first dis
trict from the navy yard including
Eddie Casey and other Harvard
stars. while Cupid" Black. the 1916
Yale captain, led the second district
warriors.
More than $4,000 was contributed by
the spectators to the welfare fund for
widows and orphans of naval men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
Quality, Not Just Quantity,
Needed to Make Clubs Win

1t takes more than a large num-
her Of ball players to win a PEN
nant I'm the National League.
The 1917 Pirates used more ath-
letes than any other club In the
organization, but they finished
last. Managers Callahan and
Bexdek employed the services Of
nine pitchers, five catcheFs, sew
anteen tnflelders and ten out
1elders, d total of forty-one. Chi
cngO ranked next using twelve
pitchers. six catchera, eleven In
fielders and eight outer garden
erx, q total Of thirty-seven. The
Phiuies employed the smallest
squad, having seven pitchers,
only three bnckst0ps. mine I'm
fielders and i've outaelders, .
total of twenty-f0ur. Cincinnati
called upon tWenty-nine mens
Brooklyn thlrty-One, New York,
thirty-thrces st. Louis, thirty
threes and Boston, thirty-feur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
HENIGAN RETAINS TITLE.
Cross-Country Champion Wins Ten
Mile Event-Will Enlist.

BOSTON. December S.-James Henigan
Of the Dorchester Club, the national anna
teur cross-country champion. today sue
cessfully defended his title as New Eng
land amateur ten-miie champion He led
a field OF eight runners over the course in
] hour is seconds. Fred Faller was
second, nearly II seconds behind. All the
runners represented the Dorchester Club.
Henigan announced that this was his
last appearance in athletic competitions,
as he intended to enlist in the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

No doubt exists that the team winning
today will earn the right to the title Of
District champion. No other independ-
emit eleven appears to be strong enough
to hold it's own against either the Artil-
lerymen or the Mohawks. Mohawks go
into the game strengthened by the ac-
QUESTION of Harry Harris. who played
a stellar game at quarterback for West
Virginia University during a part of
the season just ended. Experienced men
have been obtained to handle the game.
The teams are expected to line up this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
WRESTLING DATES ARE SET.
Intercollegiate Matches to Be Held
March 22 and %.

NEW YORK. December s.-The an
nual matches Of the intercollegiate
Wrestling Association will be held on
March % and 90 at Columbia Univer-
sity. it was decided today at a meeting
here of representatives of the instftu-
tions comprising the INTERCOLLEGIATE
Wrestling Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
COAST ARTILLERYMEN TODAY
PLAY MOHAWKS FOR DC. TITLE
Battle at American League Park for indie
pendent Gridiron Championship.
Central Quint Has Good Prospects.
BY n. C. BYRD.

is
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ocloc TX.
Columbia Park month
in
yiustfa lied to in pyo scontes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
BOTH TEAMS FAIL TO SCORE.
Camp Hancock and Camp jackson
Elevens Battle to a Tie.

COLUMBUS, S. c., December s.
Foot ball elevens representing Camp
Hancock (Augusta) and Camp Jackson
near here. played a, nothing to nothing
tie here today. The visitors did not
make one first down, and play during
the first three periods was almost en-
tirely in their territory.
The playing of Jaguer for Hancock
and Ramsay and Bagley for Jackson
featured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
Umpire 0'Loughlin's Nickname
Derived From Hair in Youth

SILK. n Umpire Frank H.
O'LOughifn Of the American
League. In known throughout the
enfire base ball world. In q native
and resident Of Rochester. N. Y.
Douhtless many wonder why 1t
! IL that O'Loughiin In known by
the nickname of SIX. Some
Guessers ascrfbe 1t to the high
quality Of HIS werk, hut that D
not how he won the title. when
he was young he had long. silky
hair. which caused his brother to
--eaH him .Sfl1k. Fhe- other boys
were very quick to take t1Aas up,
ana silk II has been freo that
Asy ts.this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
MAGNATES MAY ALTER VIEWS ON
CUTTING THE PLAYER LIMIT
Necessity of Move Designed to Reduce Elk.
penses Questioned-Joe Judge Ex-
pected to Be Better Than Ever.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

officials
limit eighteen is by
unless uniform
twenty-five for the American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
u. S. CONTROL AND OPERATION
OF BASE BALL SUGGESTED BY BAN
Johnson Offers American League Parks to
Government on Liberty Loan Basis of
4Per Cent of Profits.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DIS The
over perc n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

take recess and complete it's session
in Chicago. after the. joint meeting. if
necessary. There is no constitutional
provision against such procedure, al
though the old leagues constitution
does prohibit calling annual meet
ings in Chicago.
President Weeghman of the Cubs to-
day released Outfielder Jacobsen to the
Baltimore club of the International
League in part payment for Outfielder
Turney Barber, who was tried out last
fall Jacobsen came to the Cubs in
the deal by which New York acquired
Zimmerman, but has been farmed out
most of the time since then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

is a question of filing in the sched-
ules with other desirable meetings.
The return of Michigan to the West
ern Conference probably means a big
change in Pennsy]vania's schedule, and
most certainly new alliances are to be
formed in the middle west. AS a mat
ter Of fact. it will be very surprising.
II there are not some new contests of
first rank in every section
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
Present a Sad Spectacle.

The spectacle of business men repre-
senting such large interests at Tener
and Hermann INDUCING in what bears
strong resemblance to childish
squabble would be amusing If it were
not sad. Base ball faces problems of
real moment, and to have two of it's
most prominent leaders giving evil
dence of lack of cooperation and
harmony that would not be counte-
nanced in a corner grocery Is calcu
lated to pain fans who have the well
fare of the game at heart 1t will be a
good thing for the National League
and the sport in general If Tener and
the magnates at the meeting in New
York Tuesday take measures to end
the division of authority at present ex-
listing and arrange to have all an
nouncements of policy made by some
recognized head only after having
ascertained the sense Of the league as
q whole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
Jennings Visits Camp Meade.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP MEADE. ADMIRAL. Nd, De-
cember S.-Manager Jennings OF the
He came to look up Private George
Burns. former nrst baseman Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
New York soccers Beat Princeton.

PRINCETON. n. j., December 8.-The
soccer team of the College of the City
of New York today defeated Princeton
/ to 0. The game was played on field
of snow and slush
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

lcontinnsd on sseohA ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08

elbow broken, arm and head cut.
Motorman Chidester> and Con-
ductor Audrey sustained slight
bruises, but the crushed front
and rear vestibules of the big car
caused much comment over their
remarkable escape.
Passengers Get Home.
The car was bound towards the
city on its last trip. Coming
down 26th street at a good rate,
Motorman Chidester applied his
brakes for the Alder street curve,
but heavy rains had made the
rails slippery, and the car skidded
speedily along.
Running into the curve at higl
speed, the car jumped the track
careening wildly, rolled across the
pavement, crashed thru a curbing
and overturned as it was running
up on a vacant lot. The pavement
was badly torn up, and the car
was so badly smashed that ii
could not operate on it's own pow
er. 1t took six hours to right
the car and tow it back to the city.
Injured passengers were re-
moved to the Tacoma General
hospital by the police, and all
were able to go to their homes
before morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
Camp Lewis Officers
Play Fine New Game

Grabbing men" is new and
interesting outdoor sport for Of
ficers at Camp Lewis which has
made its appearance within the
last three days.
1t can be observed in active
progress at the receiving tents
where consignments of drafted
men are being accepted at frequent
intervals all day long.
The crowds which gather at the
arrival of each batch of new sol
diers are much smaller than at
first, but several keen-eyed young
officers are on hand every time.
standing where the men have to
march past them.
Want All Sorts.
Low-voiced comment goes round
among these observers.
That's a fine big fellow"
This bunch don't look like ma
chinists."
81 want to get one that can
write shorthand"
Il haven't found any mule
drivers yet"
As the recruits halt in front OF
the tents, the watching officers
close in on them quietly. and tie
men suddenly find themselves
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greeted with a pleasant question
Are you a bridge carpenter
Ever do any blacksmithing?"
Can you keep books?'
Not Part of Formally.
Most of the men think the que5-
tions a part of the formalities of
registering in the new army; but
they are not.
They are the way the officers
of engineer and other regiments
are trying to get men of special
qualifications.
The names they get will be
turned in to the commanding of
ficers with the request that these
men be assigned to the respective
organizat' ons which have peed OF
them. Probably most of the re-
quests will be complied with.
Like Fishing.
: There is all the excitement of
fishing in the new sport. You may
see big fellow and somebody else
may land him first; or he may
prove not to be the kind you are
fishing for; or there may be no
fish at all for you in the crowd
and you may. have to wait for the
next.
Capt. ]. A. Griffin had AZ names
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08

MAYOR CRACKS DYER!

Rev. Frank Dyer's announce
ment that he would have some
thing to say in his pulpit, First
Congregational church, Sunday
night in regard to Mayor Fawcett,
whom he calls "Tacoma's First
Stacker" stirred the mayor to Is-
sue the following spirited reply
Saturday noon:
Rev. Frank Dyer, evidently
smarting under a consciousness of
having made a full sized ass OF
himself in trying to break up the
Bible Students meeting addressed
by Judge Rutherford at the Sta
dunn recently. is going to try to
square himself in Sundays ser
mon and he seems to think it nee
essary to advertise himself by as
sailing me in print. My offense
seems to be that | refused to join
him like a FOSTERING hoodlum to
disturb this religious meeting.
II decline to mix in his religious
row. l assume all religions are
trying to do good. l have helped
financially nearly every church in
Tacoma, altho | believe | never did
anything for the Bible Students.
Dyer does not agree with this de-
nomination. On the Stadium
board he refused to let them meet
in the Stadium. The Commercial
club and city invited this conven-
tion here and after 1900 delegates
came | asked that they be given
the Stadium at the regular price
and the board, over Dyer's head,
granted IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
CAR RTuRNS:
five Are HURT

Five passengers and the plat.
form crew of a big PIT. Defiance
car miraculously escaped death OF
serious injury at 1890 Saturday
morning when the car jumped its
tracks at 26th and Alder streets,
ran across the pavement, bumped
into a concrete curb and crashed
over on its side. :.
Altho every window in the car
was broken, and the woodwork
and vestibule were reduced to
kindling, the motorman and con-
ductor escaped with only slight
scratches, and none of the five
passengers was injured sufficient
ly to disable them.
The Injured.
The passengers were:
j. III. Bruepzmacher, 214 Cliff
ave-, head cut, and legs bruised.
Nick Varsos, New Washington
hotel, bruised shoulder. dislocat-
ed thumb.
John Dvurek, 421 South J,
lacerated scalp and bruised head
and face.
Frank Sanderman, member
Troop B, 2110 North Mason, head
bruised.
e. B. Ellsworth, 1113 North j,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
PROBING
MURDER
MYSTERY
Omitted Pres. Leased wire.)


CHICAGO, Sept. S.-lnvestiga-
ton of the mysterious death of
Mrs. James c. King, wealthy Chi
cago widow, who was shot while
with an automobile party near
Concord, N. c., Aug. 20, today
was being conducted in Chicago,
New York and North Carolina.
p. G. McDuffie, attorney OF
Atlanta, Ca, representing Mrs.
Kings mother, Mrs. Anna l.. Rob-
inson of Asheville, N. c., is here
to trace the dead woman's miss
ing fortune, estimated at 100000
to 100000. He declared that
important documents carried by
Mrs. King when she was shot have
disappeared.
McDuffie discovered that the
100000 trust fund Mrs. King
had on deposit with the Mer-
chants Loan & Trust Co., few
years ago, had dwindled to $780,
600. Her brothers, w. G. Robin
son of Morrison, ILL.,, and Paul
Robinson of Muskogee, Okla, who
are here to assist in the investi-
cation, receive small incomes from
this fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
SEND-OFF FOR
DRAFTED MEN

Braving the downpour that
turned the streets into rivers, a
number of citizens shook hands
with Tacoma's drafted men at the
Woman's clubhouse Friday even
ing, and wished them good luck.
At the small dinner preceding
the reception, Mrs. Ella A. Bala-
banoff presided as toastmistress.
and responses were made by r. F.
Carter of the recreation commit
tee, National Y. M. c. A.; Direc-
tor Goodell, F. c. Downs of the
local association; Commissioner
f. H. Petit, representing Mayor
Fawcett, who was unable to be
present; Dwight Phelps, e. l..
Hiberly and Fred Shoemaker of
the local draft boards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-08
TWO KILLED and
~ HURT TN BLAST

All of these buildings were
very close together, and the ex-
plosions as the flames spread to
them came in rapid succession.
Work In the arsenal was or
dered suspended at once by Col.
Montgomery, the commandant,
but at GAS he rescinded this Or
der and the workers were admit
ted as usual.
Guardsmen Missing.
Confusion both in the plant
and in the surrounding neighbor-
hood followed the series OF
blasts. AS the men and women
employed in the arsenal rushed
from the buildings, their rela-
tives, living near by, ran to the
scene in thousands, frantic with
fear.
Eight members of the fourth
battalion of the forty-seventh New
York infantry, on guard duty at
the arsenal, failed to answer an
early roll call after they had been
engaged in rescue work for. sew
eral hours.
Heavy rain which fell during
the night is believed to have
prevented worse damage than
resulted.
The soldiers on duty said with
out the rain they would have been
unable to keep the flames away
from the large magazine where
thousands of pounds of powder
Is stored.
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giving this interview to The Times
Secretary McAdoo was wiring me
an appointment ON the Liberty
Loan advisory council for the
coast. appointed the registra-
ton and exemption boards for Ta-
coma and they are all satisfied
with my cooperation. i appoint
ed recruiting officer to organize
the new state guards. l took .
paper and myself went over the
city hall getting signature to Or
ganiZe the municipal guards. I
have one son who is going to war.
| have another. too young to be
called, but l have offered to let
him go. l ran away from home
and joined the Union army in the
Civil war and went thro over 100
of the worst battles, getting three
wounds. l have done in this crisis
all the government has asked OF
suggested.
Some Jaw.
II have not yet heard OF Frank
Dyer offering his robust young
manhood on the altar of his coun-
try by enlisting as private and I
would suggest that patriotism Ia
something more than wagging q
large and timber Jaw.
II know nothing about the pre-
vious record Of Judge Rutherford,
whom Dyer seems bent on skin
ming in his pulpit. Neither do I
know anything of Dyer's past.
Judged by the conduct of the two
men at the Stadium meeting Ruth
erford certainly compared very IA
vorably with Dyer whose rowdy-
ism was in violation of both law
and decency and was about the
most far-fetched and strained ef-
fort to make a show of himself I
ever saw in public on the part OF
any man supposed to have respect
for the conventions and courtesies
of life.'
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(United Press Leased wire.)

suhsteu Tress Leased Wre.D
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. g.
Two men are believed to have
been killed and at least 22 were
injured as the result of an explo-
sion In the Frankford arsenal
here early today. Several are re-
ported missing.
Unofficial reports are that the
explosion was caused by an acct
dent while powder was being
pressed into a six-irch shell.
There were five explosions.
Five buildings were destroyed,
and latest reports from hospitals
indicated that upwards OF 80
workers. including some girls,
were injured. The Frankford
hospital reported 20 injured
there, but only one was in a seri-
GUS condition.
Two hundred persons were 'at
work in the various arsenal build
ings and in the yards at the time
of the explosion.
Shell Explodes.
The first explosion occurred in
powder house No. 7, where six
inch shells were being filled.
One of the shells exploded. ac-
cording to early reports, igniting
other explosives in the building,
and the entire structure was soon
in flames.
The fire then spread to three
other buildings in which powder