davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
Will Request Committee
To AILOW Recent Records
Won Schelle's Scholastic Marks Found To Be
Better Than Existing South Atlantic A. A. y.
Figures Tonight.

better the records recently made ip
Baltimore tonight II he is pushed. n.
s. Palmer. also of the Washington
Swimming Club, and present record
holder in the hundred and furlong, Is
also entered in the fifty and hundred
finals to be run of in Baltimore to-
night.
The Washington Swimming Club
has qualified ten men for the finals
tonight and are expecting to make a
killing. The finals to be run off are
the relay, fifty, hundred, two twenty,
eighty yard breast stroke, and eighty
yard back stroke.
Cooke Looks Good.
c. ]. Cooke, the veteran Washing
ton Swimming Club, furlong swim
mer looks like a winner in the two
twenty. II Palmer competes in the
relay, fifty and hundred, Cooke should
win the event. 1t would not be sur
prising to see three records broken
for Palmer and Won Schelle will fur
nish some excellent racing in the
shorter distances.
The Washington swimmers should
take the relay event unless the Doyle
A. c. men enter their cracks. At
present the Baltimore A. C.,is leading
with s points to its credit. Central
Y. NJ. c. A. of Baltimore has 8 points,
Marston School, 3. and the Washing
ton Swimming Club, 2.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
WOOD FAV0RS ATHLETICS
A Natural Part Of Military Train
Ing, Says General.

Get into the game"
This was Maj. Gen. Leonard Woods
reply when asked the value OF ath-
letics as an aid to national prepared
ness. The general favors all-round
sports. He does not believe our
schools cover sports as fully as they
might. and thinks they are lacking to
the extent that they tend to turn out
comparatively trained athletes.
Athletic training" said the Gem
eraI, "is naturally a part OF military
training. and they go hand in hand.
Sound military training involves sys-
tematic. careful athletic work, work
which tends to turn out a well-bal-
anced physical man: one capable OF
standing the hard strains of military
service"
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

IRISH-AMERIcAN A. C. READY
Urges All Members to Stand by
Uncle Sam.

NEW YORK, April 14-The Irish
American Athletic Club IL behind
President Wilson to . man In these
war times.
John T. Conway, secretary Of the
club, announced last night that at a
meeting Of the executive committee, a
resolution was passed suspending all
activities until further notice, piedg.
ing the support OF the club to the
President, and urging all members,
particularly those OF the athletic
team, to associate themselves with
some form of military preparedness.
The resolution was forwarded to
President Wilson and Mayor Mitchell
P. ]. Conway, president Of the club,
urged the action, believing that this
Is the time for all men who are physi-
cally equipped to do their part for
the country. =
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
ONLY THREE WITHDRAW
Many Institutions Will Have Teams
In Penn Carnival.

PHILADELPHIA, April 14.-Defnite
announcement that the annual relay
races OF the University of Pennsyl-
vania will be held on April 81 and 2s,
as planned, regardless OF the discon-
tinusnce OF athletic activities by a
number OF colleges. was made today
by the management OF the carnival.
Thus far" the announcement
stated. "onIy three colleges, Harvard,
Cornell, and Michigan, have with
drawn their entries and It Is hoped
they will reconsider their action in
view of the continuance OF athletics
by such a large majority of institu-
tions."
The draw for position at the pole
will take place today.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
DREW COMES BACK
Not Far Enough to Win Over Andy
Kelly, Thouoh,

NEW YORK, April 14-Howard
Drew, for several years the National
sprinting champion, who was thought
to be through" some time ago be-
cause OF an attack OF paralysis, came
back last night in the Smart Set A.
c. games, but not far enough to win.
Andrew b. Kelly of Holy Cross
College, the national 30O-yard cham
pion, interposed between Drew and
an absolute claim to a return to his
old time form. for Kelly defeated the
sturdy sprinter by inches in the re-
running of the Century Special, an
especially arranged 1O0-yard dash.
His time was 10 1-5 seconds.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
SHOULD FLY WELL.

BOSTON, April 14.-Chester La
Roche, OF this city, quarterback OF
the Yale football team last fall, asked
Mayor Curley by telegraph from New
York today to indorse his application
for enlistment in the aviation corps.
In complying with the request the
mayor sent La Roche this message:
Il hope you will fly as well against
the enemy as you did against Harvard
in the Yale bowl last fall"
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
RAcoUETERS PLAY TODAY
w. T. A. and Women's Leagues
Open Schedules.

Two tennis leagues will gee under
wa yhere this afternoon. The Wash.
ington Tennis Association matches,
opening with the Columbia Chevy
Chase engagement, will get going at
Columbia
The Women's League will open up
with matches between Home Club VS..
Midcity, Mt. Pleasant VS.. High School,
Washington Country Club VS.. Piney
Branch, Columbia Country Club VS..
Departmental. and Washington
Heights VS.. Y. w. c. A.
The lineup OF the Columbia Chevy
Chase engagement Is as follows:
Columbia-C. B. Doyle, II. c. Breck,
II. z. Doyle, II. T. Chapman, Z. c.
Graves, and Arthur Slater.
Chevy Chase. U. Moorhead, J.
Ballard Moore, Arthur HELEN, Walter
Wilcox, Walter Dunlop, Col. w. A.
Bethel, and Ashmeade Fuller,
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
THREE ATHLETES SHINE
LaIpke, Hartshorn, and Solomon
Stars Of "Y" Meet,

The youngsters Laipke. Solomon, and
Hartshorn were the stars in the an
nual track meet OF the Boys Depart
ment of the Y. ". c. A
Laipke won top honors in the Junior
events by taking first place in the 20
yard dash and two-lap race and third
prize In the running broad jump.
Laipke also won first place in the in
termediate 2O-yard dash and running
broad jump.
Hartshorn and Solomon divided hon
ors in the senior events, each winning
three times and placing in several
other contests.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
DIAMOND BATTLES
CARDED FOR TODAY
c. U. and GaIIaudet and Mary.
land State and Dickinson
Furnish Sport.

Fair weather and dry diamonds Will
find several baseball games on tap to-
day. Catholic University and Gallau-
det College are furnishing the feature
contest today at American League
Park In q benefit game for the st. Vim
cent orphanage.
The lineup for today's game will be
as follows:
Catholic University-Rooney, third
base: A. White, shortstop: Butler, cen
ter field: II. White. catcher; ShortIey,
left field: Rogers. first base; Harring-
ton, second base: Delahunt, right
field: Jackson, pitcher. Gallaudet-
Wilson, third base; Pilliod, center
field; Schlenker, catcher; Marshall,
irst base; House. shortstop; Peard.
left field: Bouchard, right field; Hetx-
Ter, second base: Ferguson, pitcher. :
Maryland State, after being knocked
out of several games, will engage
Dickinson College today. The game
should furnish some better baseball
than was demonstrated In States last
performance, which was the first OF
the season.
Technical High School is engaging
the Episcopal High School team at
Alexandria today. Episcopal went
down to a 2-to-1 game. which went ten
innings when Central was played.
Business Is on Its trip through vir-
ginia- Snow was encountered yester-
day morning and rain in the after
noon knocked out chances for q game.
The team appears at Waynesboro to
meet the Fishburn Military Academy
team today.
Army and Navy Props will meet the
Bliss Electrical School team at the
Prep field. Western will go down to
Fort Hunt to get q taste OF how the
soldiers play ball.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
BREWER ENTERS
Maryland State Star VIII Run in
Penn's Big Relay Meet.

Brooke Brewer, recognized as one
Of the fastest sprinters in America,
yesterday sent word that he is get
ting into shape and will go from
Maryland State to philadelphia for
the Penn relay race carnival which
takes place April % and 2s at Frank
lin Field.
Last fall Brewer was the star OF
their football team. He manages 10
keep in running trim in spite of base
ball and is expected to be a big factor
in the sprints on relay day.
Brewer has beaten some OF the
greatest sprinters in the country, be-
ing Joint holder of the so and 60-yard
records. He has done 8 10 seconds
for the 100 yards, and he will be the
fastest man from the Eastern col.
Ieges to oppose the Western sprnters
who are coming on foS the race.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
PLAYS TIT FOR TAT
cowIer Hits Moran After Bell and
Gets knocked Out.

NEW YORK, April 14-The scalp
OF Tom Cowler swings from the
crowded belt OF Frank Moran today.
Moran put Cowler to sleep in the
fourth round at the Harlem Sporting
Club last night.
Cowler, not hearing the third round
bell. smashed Moran on the chin as
J. walked to his corner. The blow
almost administered a knockout En-
Taged. Moran came back. however.
I'D shot a terrific drive to the Eng
lishman's stomach. 'Cowler dropped
10 the floor for ten.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
WOMEN STARS COMPETE.

PHILADELPHIA, April l4-Amsr-
icas foremost women swimmers will
compete tonight in the intsrcity
water carnival to be held in the Ger
mantown Y. W. c. A. pool. Among
them are Miss Olga Dorfner, holder
of several American records, and Miss
Thelma Darby, of indianapolis, the
American A. A. U. SSO-yard champion.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
WEEDS OUT CUBS.

CHICAGO, April 1.-Two more Cub
recruits were sent back to the bushes
today for another year when Manager
Mitchell began wedding out extra
players. Pitcher Perry was sent to
the Atlanta team, Southern League,
and Arthur Shay, shortstop. went to
st. Joseph, WSstern League.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
WILL ROW TODAY
Potomac Boat Club Crew to Engage
NaVy's HuskIes on Severn.

Potomac Boat Club oarsmen, &C.
mpanied by some forty rooters, are
6nening the navy rowing program
t"day on the Severn river at An.
nspolis. Nd.
The Potomac crew will be seated
as follows: Garner, stroke: Duncan, 2;
Kurtz, 3: Smith, 4; Willis, 8; Supplee,
6: Roberts, Z, and Hutterly, bow.
KintZ will be the coXswaih.
The race will be rowed at a mile
and 500 yards. and il expected TO be
held late in the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
CHURCH JOINS CORPS
Washington Athlete at Yale EnIIsts
In Flying Service.

Huyliger Church, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Melville Church, 1908 Twen-
tieth street northwest, and we'll
known here as a former athlete at
Western High School, has returned
to Yale University to join the flying
corps in training there.
Young Church, with several other
members OF the football team, Joined
the aviation corps, and Is awaiting
his papers at New Haven. Quite a
number OF Yale's athletes are en-
listing with the flying corps. Ches-
ter La Roche, quarterback OF the
football team, Church, who played
end last fall. and Cord Meyer, captain
OF the crew, are now listed.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
SHERMAN PLAYS GREENLEAF
Former Cue Champion Meets
Younaster Toniqht.

Frank Sherman, former pocket bill
Hard champion of the world. who was
defeated by Ralph Greenleaf, the
youthful expert, last night, l25 to
SO. will meet the boy again tonight.
The match will be played at the
Royal beginning at s o'clock
Sherman says that Greenleaf Is the
strongest player he 'ever performed
against. Greenleaf Is considered the
best player in the country today.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
WOULD AID RED CROSS.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Freddie
Welsh, pending official sanction of his
project TO organize a sportmen's regi
ment for "overseas" service, wants to
head OF Red Cross boxing show. The
Manhattan Athletic Club has offered
its clubhouse to put the show on any
night convenient this month.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
LOUISIANA BARS DARCY.

BATON ROUGE. La. April 14-'Let
Les Darcy follow the noble example of
Georges Carpenter" said Governor
Pleasant in ordering the cancellation
of the bout scheduled between Darcy
and Jefr Smith, at New Orleans.
April %.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
BENNY KAUFF MAY
SHINE this SUMMER
Former Fed Lacquer Looks Un-
usually Fit at Bat and
AfieId.

NEW YORK, April 14-Benny
Kauff, former blushing violet of the
Federal League, appears to have
jumped right out in front this spring.
Benny stands a fine chance of en-
joying the best season OF his career.
Kauff, the box scores show, hit the
ball on the nose with startling regu-
-larity and firmness, and the box
scores also showed that he OCCASION
ally drew a base on balls instead Of
swingly wildly at the bad ones.
showed Some Stuff.
When the season ended last fall
Rauff was showing some OF the stuff
that made him a king of batters in
the old Gilmore circuit. He was
whaling away at the horsehide in a
manner that would have soon boost
ed his batting average to very near
the 800 class. 1t was the result of
close study by Benny and some close
tutoring by John McGraw. Kauff
had been told he couldn't swing in
the general direction of a National
League baseball and slam II, out of
the lot.
When Benny entered the circuit
presided over by John X. Tener IL
became a standing joke that he would
taNe a smash at anything, sincere
and certain in the belief that a base
ball couldn't be thrown past him very
often. 1t was a fact. He was so
eager to hit that he would swing at
anything.
Benny Has Learned.
That's all changed now. Benny
has learned to wait and get the good
ones. And when he connects 1t means
something, for there are few batters
in either league with the driving
power that is contained in his stocky
frame.
It's partly Ty Cobb's fault that
Benny is making such marks for
himself, the reports say. Benny grew
almost green with jealousy when he
was thrown into a Series against the
Georgian, and when Ty attacked
Buck Herzog, with whom Benny
rooms, his desire to eclipse the IA.
nous Tiger knew no bounds. He out
Cobbed Cobb in some OF those games
punching the ball around for base
/ thnt were sensational.
with his ambition, powerful arms
and natural ability TO hit there is no
reason why Kauff shouldn't take his
place among batting leaders of the
National League. And, It is proper
to remark that Benny has learned TO
wear a heavy batting average with
out danger of it running over.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
HANDICAP BOWLING
EVENT SUCCESS
Keen Competition Prevails IN
Speedway Elimination
Tournament.

Handicap matches have brought out
some fne competition In the tourna-
ment being staged at the Speedway
alleys. An elimination event has been
In progress since April o, and the
handicapping system has made the
competition interesting for exeryons
participating.
The survivors in the tournament mn
to yesterday were Crowley, q. Loaf
fer. Norris, Swormstedt. ButIsr
holtsoerlein, Mayhem, Downing. Cal.
Ioway, Crosby, Whitacre. Null. Thock-
martin, Lane, Cook, Hopkins, Watkins.
whitney, BURNER, Rowe. CARL, Price,
RobeFtson, Logan, Koday, Green,
Ryan, Eckhardt, Ballinger, Lawson,
Baier, and McLelland.
One OF the most Interesting matches
rolled thus far was between Kamm
and Lane, in which Kamm rolled
scores OF 90, 119, and 12S. against 12O.
122, and 124 for Lane. Kamm had
handicap OF three pins to the game.
making his set 343 to 3e6 for his
opponent.
Grand Centrals, in the District
League. gave the best performance Of
the few teams that rolled last night.
Vaeth, Eiker, and Meany hit the
naples for fine totals, vaeth about
clinching the league individual cham
pionship with q set of 347. The Grand
Centrals won three games from the
Garrisons with scores OF 543. 527, and
$50.
Stansbury, one OF the leading teams
Of the Masonic circuit, won two out
OF three from Pentalpha-
Rosedales, champions of the Colun,-
bia League. added to their margin by
scoring q clean sweep over Pabst. No
Carthy and Holloran were the starA
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
PLAY TOMORROW.

The TruSton Athletic Club has
scheduled a game with the Shamrock
Club tomorrow at First and NJ streets
northeast. The game is to start at
80 o'clock and all players are re-
Quested to be present.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

Major league scribes Ahd scorers no
longer will have to bother with the
name of Picinich. Connie MACK has
transferred the services of his catcher
Of that name to Atlanta of the South
ern League. Pick IL pretty good
catcher, but not first division materi-
al, according to Mack. Get that first
division stuff?
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

Joe Tinker has an ambition. 1t is
to secure Fred MerIle from Brooklyn
to play first base for his Columbus
team. The idea of Joe asking and
getting anything from Charley Eb-
bets is one Of the laughs.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

According to a report from the Chi
cago Cubs. Ted Walsh, made free
agent by the Chicago White Sox, has
asked Manager Mitchell for a trial
with the North Side team. 1t may be
true. but a lot of people will hesitate
to believe IL.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

The first team OF New York Giants,
in its practice games. lost but one
contest out OF ten or a dozen played.
That was to Dallas. 1t was in Dallas,
also. by the way, that Herzog, 'front.'
ing for the Giants, lost the decision TO
Ty Cobb.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
BITS OF BASEBALL.

Hail to the new Cleveland first base
man-Marty Kavanaugh. An interest
ing story,fndeed, significant principal
Iy as indicating that Louis Guisto is
not filling Chick GandiI's shoes.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
TED LEWIS BY A KNOCKOUT.

DAYTON, Ohio, April 14-Tod
Lewis, the New York weltsrweight,
succeeded in knocking out Eilly
Weeks, the middleweight champion
OF Canada, in the twelfth round with
a straight right punch on the Jaw.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

II America could swat the Germans
as the Holy Cross baseball team,
coached by Jesse Burkett. the former
big league star, swatted the horse
hide in a game with Drexel Institute
Thursday, the war would be over in
short order. Thirty hits for q total
of thirty-one runs were hammered
out by the New Englanders and the
opposing players gathered only two
bingles.
Two OF those clubs that nearly
everyone figures will be contenders
for the American League pennant
have failed to start impressively,
which really means little or nothing
when their final chance for the nag
are considered. They are New York
and Detroit, who dropped their nrst
two games, Boston taking the meas
ure OF the Yanks and Cleveland
trampling on the Tigers.
at am not William Jennings Bryan
or some of these BOXERS" said John
L. Sullivan, "and won't say that am
going to enlist. l am for the Presi-
dent and favor the war, and were
younger, you bet would be banging
the door of a recruiting office. "But
I am not going to fourflush like men
who are too old to be accepted or like
others who say they will enlist just to
get press agent story" John L. used
to ring straight from the shoulder
blows with as telling effects in his
prime.
Baseball writer's are beginning to
sit up and take notice OF the Grin:
men. Expected to be weaklings with
the hail, Griffth's men have fooled
em all. for the time being. at least.
The showing of the Nationals on their
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
NATIONAL.
where They Play.
TODAl

7 Il. I
New York at Boston. St. Louis at Chicago
Philadelphia at Brook. Pittsburgh At Cincin.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
ST. Louis at Cincin.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
OREGON AsANpoNs SPORTS.

EUGENE, Ore, April 14.-Athletic
events of every description have been
Cancelled at the University of Oregon.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS

training trip was such as to indicate
another year of weak hitting, but
prospects now are that they viii up
set the dope.
"Rice Is one of the coming stars OF
the league" says Jimmy Isaminger In
his "Tiit and Rum column which Is
high praise indeed. The genial Jim
my makes the statement without
elaboration, believing he has said
all that Is necessary. This Is high
praise and we hope Sam Rice lives
up to predictions.
Hugh Fullerton, the master mind
among the dopists, in predicting the
finish OF the Pittsburgh Pirates-and
finish" Is right In this ease-says
Manager Callahan will have to depend
a lot on Doc Johnston at frst base.
That he will, Hughey. Johnston was
released by the Pirates, IL our dope
is correct, away last summer to Birm-
ingham in the Southern League. Full
lerton also has the two Wagners,
Hans and Bill, playing FIRST base for
the Pirates II Johnston fails to make
good on the Job. That also Is rich,
since Bill Wagner Is q catcher and
Hans Is retired" Wonder IL Fuller
ton figures that the Browns will have
to replace the aging Bobby Wallace
at short IL they hope to be in the
American League pennant hghtf
The tennis season gets under way
today and unless all signs fail the
year will be one of unusual success.
Despite the handicaps of late spring
there has been considerable activity
on various courts. Washington's
cracks are expected to show some
thing today. Connie Doyle will be In
action and he IL said to be in top
form
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
en- With Strengthened Onse Scrap Says Leader
BIG LEAGUE HITTERS
Fancy Marks Hung Up by cIouters
In Yesterdays Battles.

Here are the averages of the lead
ing batters made In yesterdays major
league games:
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Am MERICAN.
Where They Play.

TODAY. TOMORROW.
Washington at Phila. iC1eve. at st. Louis.
Boston at New York. Chicago at Detroit.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Cleveland at Detroit.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Boston-New York game at New York post
poned: wet grounds.
Washington Philadelphia game at Philadel-
phia postponed: rain.
Observation-Disclosures game At Detroit post
poned; cold weather.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

Rosedales, champions Of the Colun,-
bia League. added to their margin By
scoring q clean sweep over Pabst. No
Carthy and Holloran were the stars.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

Stansbury, one OF the leading teams
Of the Masonic circuit, won two out
OF three from Pentalpha-
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

Army and Navy Props will meet the
Bliss Electrical School team at the
Prep field. Western will go down to
Fort Hunt to get q taste of how the
soldiers play ball.
The Washington times., 1917-04-14

training trip was such as to indicate
another year of weak hitting, but
prospects now are that they will up
set the dope.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-05-31

LO0OKe, Afk..
 May 29th 1917. To the Canning Club and Poultry
 Girls, of Lonoke Go.
 Dear girls
 This is the first time 1 have found opportunity to write a letter to all of you since my re turn from Fayetteville. There 1 met one of the best County Demonstrators who was a can hing club girl for years. 1 thought of my girls and wonder cd how many of you would one day make County Agents. 1 should be very proud of you I know if you should do as well as the one I have told you about.
 Those of you who came to the Rally on May 5th. know how happy you made me and I want to say to those who could not come, for that, I was very sorry and hope you may be with us the next time. The next big day for the whole County will be July 28, so begin to plan to be here. will see you in your home though before that day and we will have some meetings in the different communities before that time.
 I am sending the badge to those who were here on May 5, and hope it will reach you safely, if it does not let me know. Do not put off making your aprons. If you need help you may have it, but be sure to say who helped you and make note of it as you did for the towels. 1 am sending you few pepper
The Carlisle independent., 1917-05-31

seed, with instructions for plant. ing, to the older girls. The pep pers are hard to raise and 1 want you to show how well you can succeed with them.
 Here's wishing all of you fine garden, which you know depends largely upon the girl.
 Sincerely your friend,
 Hatty w. Bell,
 County Home Dem. Agent. If any member of the Girls Club has not received this letter please write your Agent at once.