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The Washington times., 1917-06-18
By the. greatest of all purifiers.

A common mistake in the treat
ment Of scrofula has been the use
of mercury and other mineral mix
lures, the effect OF which is to bot
tie up the impurities in the blood.
and hide them from the surface.
The impurities and dangers are
only added to in this way.
For more than fifty years S. S. s.
has been the one recognized reliable
blood remedy that has been used
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

Is well nigh nothing. It's but the edge
that makes the game interesting.
Judge Il CIOutinE.
Joe Judge, the Griffmen's young
irst-sacker, hit safely in nine straight
games up to Saturday. James and Bo-
land brought his onward march to q
sudden halt.
Sam Rice and Hank Shanks had col
lected safeties in seven consecutive
games until they lamped Stanley
Coveleskie. Then they stopped.
Larry Gardner, the Red Sox third
sac<er, collected nine hits in twenty
times up in seven games up to Wed
nesday last for q batting average of
.450.
Indians In Lead.
Ray Chapman and Bobby Roth. each
with seventeen stolen bases to his
credit, are thieving leaders in the
American League. Buck Weaver, OF
Chicago, follows with fourteen, while
Ty Cobb comes fourth, with twelve.
Buck Weaver has scored thirty-six
runs, three more than the next MAN,
Pep" Young. the Tigers second base
man. George Burns, OF the Giants,
has scored thirty-nve runs SO far this
season, with Heinie Groh, OF the
Reds, second with q total of thirty
two.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
new YORK RALLIES
TO SUNDAY CLASH
Some 2l,OOO Fans See the
Brownies Defeat Yankees.
ARMY OFFICERS SEE GAME
Engineers Profit Is $4,000 as
Result Of the Day.
ARMY OFFICERS SEE GAME

NEW YORK, June IS.-Sunday base
ball has come, and 1t has conquered.
More than 81 900 fans saw the Brown
les defeat the Yankees at the Polo
Grounds yesterday, . to !, after a pa
rendered. Some $4,000, the entire
proceeds after expenses had Oeen
taken out, will be turned over to the
New York engineer regiment 1t was
the FIRST championship game ever
staged on Manhattan isle on Sunday,
and was reeled of without q hitch.
Even the weather man got into the
spirit OF the thing yesterday. and
dished out a fine day. The game was
preceded by a patriotic band concert,
rendered by Franks Orchestra, with
Harry Ellis looking after the vocal
effects. The New York Engineers,
who came up to the 18th street dock
by boat from Fort Totten, gave q
dress parade before taking their seats
in the bleachers.
The boxes contained many bright
luminaries of both branches of the
service. among whom were Maj.
Gen. Franklin Bell, the new COM
mander OF the East, who entertained
q party in a lower tier box. Other
military and naval notables were
Rear Admiral N. r. Usher, Gen. Harry
F. Hodges, Major A. S. Dwight, Major
McKinstry. and Captains Robbins and
kirkland. Major McKinstry, who
commands the New York engineer
regiment, was welcomed at the home
plate by Col. Jake Rupert, president
of the Yankees.
The only fly in the ointment was
that military tiles prevented Cap
tain Huston, the prime mover of the
affair. from seeing his plans for
monster baseball beneht for his be-
loved engineers reach fruition.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

the younger generation OF players
either has forgotten II or never
knew It, and the practice Of
sliding into first base Is growing
with each new relay OF recruits to the
majors. Even some OF the older play
ers. who ought to know better. are
catching the disease.
Way back before the present CEN
fury began there was considerable
agitation in favor Of letting baserun-
ners overrun second as well as nrst
without mourning liability to be put
out for 1t. The object was to in
crease the baserunning by improving
a mans chances Of stealing second. It
was argued, and actually demonstrat-
ed by stop watch tests. that a runner
had to slow up a fraction of a second
to make a slide, either head first or
feet first. The reason was never clear
ly given, but some asserted II was be-
cause the runner had to break his
stride to make the slide and others
that he lost some OF his bodily mo-
mentum.
More Speed Running Erect.
"AnnIehow' the tests showed the
fastest possible way to get from one
base to another was to stand up, run
at top speed all the way, and overrun
the bag. But It was decided against
permitting runners to do that in going
to second base, because of the differ
emit conditions. At first base It Is not
necessary to touch the runner, but
only to beat him to that cushion with
the ball, while at the other three
bases II Is necessary to tag the run
ner. as every one knows.
Under these conditions IL really is
an advantage for a runner to slide in
stead of going in standing up. Ere
quently when the ball beats a runner
to second. third, or home he can avoid
being touched by sliding away from
the guardian OF the base and making
il necessary to tag his spikes or his
shins, whereas II he went in standing
up he would present q much larger
target for the baseman to touch
Consequently the movement to per
init overrunninE second base was
side-tracked as a favor to foxy base
runners with the ability to slip around
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

There is no question that this city
Is far behind others in conducting
tracks meets. Some palliation must
be offered these busy times for the
failure to obtain officials for track
games. To attempt to handle nve or
six hundred grade school athletes
with but five or six men is folly. II
is high time track officials here get
some young men and train them in
the handling of athletes and crowds
at track meets. The recent grade
school meet at Central was greatly
marred by the youngsters who could
not be held in check and ran all over
the enclosure crOwding about the
finish and at the jumps in hordes.
League tennis matches were got
ten of in fine style last week and
continuance OF play is expected
through the summer. Now that the
half-hoIIdays are assured for Govern
ment employees matches will be held
every Saturday. weather permitting.
II might be wise to encourage a jun
Tor league among the Suburban
League players and stage the matches
Saturday mornings.
Unless Fred Mcleod has gone back,
and recent performances at Columbia
fail to show the slightest retrograde
In the play OF the popular profess
sional. he will offer the big guns some
fine opposition at Whitemarsh Valley
the last OF the week. Mcleod can
always be counted upon to show TO
advantage in competition. He Is one
Of the best golfers in the country
and is acclaimed as such.
In every running event in competl-
ton among the New York public
school youngsters in the same classes
that ran here Saturday, the records
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
MAY SUFFER CUT
Baseball Men Think Eddie Collins
Is oVerpaId.

When the White Sox paid $50. 1000
to Connie Mack for the release OF
Eddie Collins in December, 1914. the
famous second baseman signed a.
three years contract at a salary of
$4,000. This contract expires in Oc-
tober, and baseball men are wonder
ing whether Collins can obtain the
same salary in future
Collins still can play second base
better than the average, but his hit
ting is not what It used to be.
He was thirty years old last month.
and probably will remain in harness
for several seasons. but Comiskey
may reach the conclusion that his
$4,000 star isn't as valuable as he
was when he left the Athletics.
In that case Collins will have to
play ball for less money.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
All Traces of Scrofula
Eradicated from the System

with highly satisfactory results for
Scrofula. Being made Of the roots
and herbs OF the forest, 1t is guaran-
teed purely vegetable, and absolutely
free from all mineral ingredients.
You can obtain S. s. S. from any
drugstore. Our chief medical adviser
Is an expert on all blood disorders,
and will cheerfully give you full ad-
vice as to the treatment OF your
own case. Address Swift Specific Co.,
Dept. P-34. Atlanta, Ga.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
FALKENBERG And ALEC
HAVE BIG DAYS AT BAT
Cy Helps Mackmen to Win, and
Alec's Hits Are Useless.

Cy Falkenberg and Grover Alexan-
der, pitchers, walloped the horsehidc
to a fare-you-well yesterday in the
big show.
FallIy. twirIing for the Mackmen.
hammered out a triple and double in
four times up. His team trimmed the
Indians.
Alexander, pitching for the Phillies.
was beaten in a twelve-inning game,
although he contributed three singles
in flew times up.
Larry Doyle. OF the Cubs. hammer
ed out three hits in as many times at
bat, one a double. The Differs:
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
TOO MUCH GALLERY
That's Why ZONES and Adalr Lost
Their Match.

CHICAGO. June 1s.-"Too much
gallery" was expressed today as be-
ing principally responsible for the
defeat OF Bobby Jones. youthful
southern champion, and his club
mate. Perry Adair. at the Flossmoor
Country Club yesterday by Charles
Evans, Jr., amateur champion, and
Robert A. Gardner. former amateur
champion.
The Chicagoans won 4 to >, before
gallery of $500. The Georgians
took only two holes, Jones winning
the first and thirteenth. The young
sters' play WAS visibly affected by the
large crowd Of spectators. More than
$1,000 was collected for the Red
Cross
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
TIGERS Trim ORIOLES.

Hughey Jennings took his Tigers
over to Baltimore yesterday for
little workout against Jack Dunn's
Orioles. They got IT, winning by
score OF o to 4. Elliott and Newton
were sent against the big leaguers'
and the latter collected fifteen safe
ties. Cunningham took things easy,
allowing nine blows.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
HUMBLE ALEXANDER.

CINCINNATI, June 1s.-When the
Reds came in for their half OF the
twelfth inning yesterday, the score
was to 4. and Alexander was show
ing signs OF wear. So Rousch. Chase
and wingo proceeded to slam singles
wingo's bringing Rousch over with
Ine run that gave Matty's boys a VIC
tory. their third in i've games.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
ALL HONOR MeGRAW.

wELLSVILLE. n. Y. June Is
This Is a holiday here. because John
J. McGraw and his Giants are In
town. McGraw started his baseball
career in wellsville, and so 1000 fans
and fanettes met the major leaguers
and paraded with them to the park
for the exhibition game between the
Giants and q. ellsville.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
CARDINALS TAKE BOTH.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 1s.-The
Cardinals got busy yesterday and
COPIED both ends OF a double-header.
The home boys slaughtered a team
representing d Company. Fifth Mary
land Infantry. IL to 1. and then nosed
out the Virginia Grays. 8 to 5. Pat
terson twirled against the infantry
men. while Jones and Sweeney de-
lIyered the goods against the Grays.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
ALLOWS ONE BLOW
Won HerbuIis Gives General Baking
Team Licking.

Otto Won Herbulis. the crack twirIer
Of the Alexandra County A. A. team,
let down General Baking Company
yesterday with a single hit. Worden
Dyer hit the first pitched ball OF the
game for a single, thus spelling a no
hit contest. But after that the Bak,
ers could no nothing with Won Her,
bulls. who famed seven, and won
hsndily, to l.
In a six-inning exhibition game the
Grotto team batted the County lads to
a 4-to4 tie.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
LEONARD FACES NELSON.

NEW YORK, June 1s.-yohnny Nel-
son. Philadelphia's best bet In the
lightweight division. will take ten
round crack at Benny Leonard's new
ly acquired championship title at ths
Harlem Sporting Club. Tonights az
fair will mark the second time Leon
ard has defended his month-old title.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS

! were the same. New York school,
boys did the fifty in 3-5. the sixty
In 3-5. the seventy in 3-5, and the
100 in IL IS. which is an indication
that our lads are just as fast as the
Gotham sprInters. Our jumpers went
the New York lads a shade better.
The last time, II we recall correct
ly, that Clark Griffith hit the trail
on a hunt for the elusive diamond
star, he brought back Chick Gandil
Immediately the Griffmen started on
winning streak that Is still live
history hereabouts. Now II is said
that he plans to travel around once
more. Let's hope he brings back an
other Gandil. We sure do need a
hitter.
1t is more than likely that the Griff-
men will be in the cellar Friday when
they depart for a swing around the
circuit, but the fans will hardly
worry about that They occupied the
same position when they last left
town and yet managed to come with
in a step or two OF fifth place before
landing in Chicago. -Four defeats
there ruined them. Their courage
oozed so much that the champions
cleaned up their lOuT games mere
Generally the team perks up when II
hits the road, and it's likely to do
that again.
Don't know whether or not John
X Tener means to retire from base
ball next fall. but IL certainly Is an
inappropriate time to make such an
announcement on the eve OF bitter
fight against John J. McGraw and the
New York club. Tener should carry
his fight to the end before talking
about resigning. II smells as II
Tener were preparing for defeat at
the hands of his board OF directors.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
MACK GETS MURPHY.

HANOVER, n. H, June 16.-Csp-
tain Murphy, Dartmouth's crack
shortstop. has signed for q trial with
Connie Mack's Athletics, and is ex-
pected TO report before another
week passes.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

son. Home run-Kaun. Double play-Holke
tunasEistedl. Struck out-By Middleton, J:
by Gallla. J. First base on balloon Middle
ton. J. Passed ball-Raridan. !. Left on
bases-NeT York. :. Washington, T. Umpires
-Goehler and Holland
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
Baltimore Payers-Gian Withdraw League Stick
Slide Into First Base Is Futile
Hitting Dirt When Going Into Initial Sack
Is Poor Baseball Because Runner
Loses A Stride.

Why does baseball player slide to first base when
trying to beat close payi Because he thinks he hit
the bag quicker that way than by going standing up
says /. E. Sanborn in the Chicago Tribune.
That falacy was exploded years ago by actual test but
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
TWO FOR FORT HUNT
Soldiers Trim Fl. Washington and
SoIkan A. c.

Fort Hunt continued Its winning
streak yesterday by defeating ths
Fort Washington and Solkan A. c.
mines. at Fort Hunt. in a double
header. Fort Washington was beaten
easily. IL to 3, and Solkan, with
Quayls pitching in his usual brilliant
style, was trimmed Z to ..
Boyle pitched the first game for
Fort Hunt. and was scored on in only
one inning.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
FALKY TRIUMPHS
Old FavorIte HumbIes Cleveland In
dams, 9 to S.

dams, 9 to S.
CLEVELAND, June 1s.-It seemed
good TO see Fred Falkenberg on the
mound again. but several thousand
Sixth City fans hated to see him
turning back the Indians. as he did
yesterday. o to 8.
One big inning settled the result.
Guy Morton blew up in the fourth.
Fred Coumbe followed him to the
slab, and managed to retire the
enemy, but only after seven Mack
men had crossed the platter. There
after Falkenberg worried not at all.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
Major Leagues Are Almost Even
Cold Figures Prove That Rival Organizations
Are Practically on Equality When
1t Comes to Ability.

1t is always good for argument for fan to
of the major leagues stronger than the other Every fan
knows that his league far faster than its rival and he
prove by his opinions He usually selects list of
stars and shouts in triumph There you equal them
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

Jack Lelivelt, who played here I'M
der the McAleer regime, is holding
down a right field berth with Kansas
City in the American Association. He
is not killing the ball so much this
year, and so has slid down In the bat
ting order to sixth place.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

The Toronto club is the best drill
ed team in the International League
Might hook IL up with the Ameri-
cans best.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

st. Louis writers are already TAX
ing nice fat falls out OF the Brownies
because the pennant is going away
into the distance
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

Ping Bodie is a greater hero than
ever at Shibe Park since stepping into
"Stuny" McInnis' shoes and making
good in a game against the Tigers.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

Jack Fourier Is playing first base
for the Los Angeles club. to which
he was released a few weeks ago. So
far he hasn't hH HIS stride with the
bat, but when he does. he should
make records for the Pacific Coast
league.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

The Texas league, going bad be-
cause OF war and weather. has begun
to pick up since inaugurating double
headers every Sunday. Now the cir
cult hopes 10 finish its schedule.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

Baker, Mckee, and Oldham. all
former Tigers, are doing the best
work Of the bunch working for Harry
WOlverton in San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

Friday night the GriTmen will
leave for Boston, where two double
headers must be played.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

The Southern association has allow
ed Mobile to waive the player-limit
rule until II can get a suitable team
together and the railroads are work.
ing overtime.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
DIAMOND GOSSIP.

Now for another scrap with the
Tigers.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

George Mcbride acted as manager
OF the Griffs at Akron.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18
NATIONAL.
where They Play.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

American League.
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

Wednesday the Philadelphia Ath.
letics are due to open a series here
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

In every running event in competl-
ton among the New York public
school youngsters in the same classes
that ran here Saturday, the records
The Washington times., 1917-06-18

National League.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-12
HERMIT SCULPTOR IS FOUND
Spends Time Modelling Little Master
pieces Which He Promptly De-
stroys Upon Completion. e.

4 There has been discovered at Cape
Scott, one Of the most solitary points
In Vancouver Island, by the chief en-
gineer Of the public works department
of British Columbia, a sculptor who
spends his time In modelling little mas
terpieces from Jumps Of clay and then
destroying them, relates an exchange.
He Is 4. +. Whittier, and he calls
himself a 'prospector." Living entire
" alone, he has for the past two years
been carrying out lonNly Investigations
OF mineral claims In hts neighborhood.
His sculptor's, tools are OF the simplest
kind, and 1t Is his habit to work with
the same piece Of clay, which weighs
scarcely five pounds, but with hat he
has modelled scores Of objects.
The government engineer found him
just as he had completed n bust OF the
mnrtyred British nurse, Edith Cavell.
Mr.. Whittier was about to destroy the
work In order that he might use the
clay for a miniature statue Of his son,
who was recently killed. He WINS. how
ever, persuaded to part with the bust,
which issto be anctioned In aid OF the
Red Cross funds. ta58 ~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-12
TOOLS ARE BEST
One Man Can DO as Much a Two
Hand Laborers IN Packing Ballast
Around Railroad Ties.

With the $ Of pneumatic tools for
packing the ballast around railroad
ties, as tried by an eastern railroad.
It Is claimed that one man can do as
much as two hand laborers have done
hitherto. and the work Is more thor
ough and lasts longer. Ench air COM
pressor is made to operate four pack
ing tools, which, are driven by rapid
hammer-blows delivered on their up
per end. The operator keeps the tool
In contact with the ballast, and the
material is thus forced into small
spaces not easily reached In hand
work.. The compressor and It's Easo-
line engine are carried on a small cdr.
which is easily lifted from the track
and replaced, Where the working
space IL limited. as In cuttings, the
compressed air may be carried through
iron piping. and It Is found that the
packing tool can be operated with nm
diminished efficiency from 1000 to l.
500 feet away from the compressor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-12
MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT CARS
IN These Days Of Stress Sensible
Thing to Do u to Use Them
H Where Most Needed.

The war board Of the American
Railway association has introduced
another novelty In railroad operation.
It has ordered the immediate move
ment of empty freight cars from
roads where they are not needed to
roads which need them, despite own
ership. Heretofore, all attempt to
regulate the movement Of empty
freight cars has been In the direction
Of returning caxs to their owners. It
was often the, case that roads would
hold cars Of other roads to their own
use. no matter how greatly. the other
roads needed them. It has even been
charged that some companies made It
q policy to keep, down their equip.
meit and comlhandeer the equipment
OF. other companies. The sensible
thing, Of, course, In these dnys Of
stress Is to use the freight cars where
they are most needed, regardless Of
ownership. $50
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-12

The pale-faced passenger looked out
Of the % window with exceeding IN
terest. Finally he turned to his seat
mate. #s8f4sNE4
"You likely think I never rode In
the cars before" he said, but the, fact
Is. pardner, 1 just got ont Of prison
this mornih', and 1t does me good to
look around. It II goin' to be mighty
tough, though, fadn' my 6ld-tfrne
friends. ] s'Dose. though. you amt
got much idea how q man feels In .
cGse like that"
II Perhaps ! have asbetter idea Of
your feelings than You think" said
the other gentleman, with . sad smile.
n am just getting home from con-
gress."-San Francisco Argonaute