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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
GOVERN DRAFTED PLAYERS. :
49,
sses
National Commission to Make RulE$
More Eeuitably During the War.

There is every reason to believe that
the national commission viii amend aud
shortly promulEate the rules govern
ing the drafting of players from the
minors by the major leagues. Not only
will the rules regulating the drafting
of players he revised. but also tho SS
pertaining to the purchasing Of players.
These changes are made necessary by
reason OF the war conditions. About
three quarters of the number OF players
engaged in professional base ball are
eligible for selection by the government
for war service. and IL is for this rea-
son that major league club owners 'ob~
Ject TO the present rules regulating the
base ball draft They object TO paying
the draft price when it is uncertain
whether they viii ever he able to OBJ
tain the services of the player. Iii
other words, the commission plans TO
make "A new rule which will not make
It incumbent upon a club to pas
the draft price if the player subsequent
ognize a superior draft. namely. the one
by your Uncle Samuel. Therefore all
players drafted in the base ball lottery
or sold by one club to another who
enter the war service before reporting
TO the drafting or purchasing club viii
not be paid for. This is a reasonable
and equitable rule and will protect
clubs in all Consultations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
CHICAGO SENDS OUT
NEW BILLIARD GAME
Tom Foley Fathers Pocket
Bowling That May Push
''KeIIy'' to Rear.

Thomas Foley of Chicago, frequently
referred to as the father of billiards"
and who back in the sixties was Hi
for devising new games on the green
for deviing new games on the green
cloth. In fact, one might count the year
lost when the veteran does not have
something to offer by way of variation
in billiards. Last year he sprung the
single line game. which had the desired
effect of equalizing the players even If
it did not prove particularly popular.
and now he is out with something as
interesting as 1t is unique and which
lras caught wielders of the cue by
storm.
Foley's latest game is called pocket
billiard bowling" 1t was tried out
Thursday afternoon at the Chicago
Athletic Association in an exhibition
match between Eari Patterson, pocket
champion of the club, and Martin Fey,
former champion of Illinois. Several
hundred members Of the famous Cherry
Circle were present, and after the con
test, which lasted only one hour and
twenty minutes, it was the consensus OF
opinion that new fun" game had
been discovered that had kelly and
all the rest backed off the boards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
POOR PITCHING BLOCKS
WAY OF JENNINGS TEAM
Detroit Feels Need of Reliable Pitch.
ing Staff More Than Ever
This Year.

Poor pitching is almost an insur-
rnountable handicap to any club. An
otherwise great team never is able to
prove its undoubted ability if the
pitching corps is below the average
This is an axiom in base ball that re
ouires no demonstrable proof. For the
last five or six years mediocre pitch
ing staff has been the handicap which
Hugh jennings found insurmountable
in his efforts TO give Detroit a winning
team. Periodically one of the Tiger
twirlers turns in a game SO superior
to the usual efforts of the staff as a
whole that it makes their work day
In and out look like a bunch of minor
Ieaguers. Occasionally Dauss and Bo-
land show such a fash each did in
the recent eastern trip Of the Tigers
Int on the whole it is the inferior work
of the pitchers that is responsible for
most Of the reverses charged TO the ac-
count of the Detroit team. team OF
undoubted hitting ability, fine field
ing combination and well managed, ii
mas failed to land at the top for sew
eral years past solely for the reason
that its pitchers have not been able to
hold up their end of the work.
In 1915 and last year Harry Covel-
eskie, who was developed by Billy Muir
ray. when the latter managed the
Phillies, was Manager Jennings sole
mainstay in the box. Had one other
twirler been able to deliver the Covel-
eski brand in these years Detroit would
have made gallant fight for the cham
pionship. This year the veteran has
not demonstrated his form of last year
and the year previous. and his failure
! is the principal reason why Detroit is
so far down in the race that there is
small chance that the Tigers will figure
as contenders for the flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
GIANTS ALL THE WAY.
Easy Win for New York Causes Loss
for National League.

1t seems to be all over in the National
League save the shouting There re-
mains no longer any reasonable prob
ability that the New York Giants will
not fly the. championship pennant in
the senior league Tor 1917. While IT
IS not mathematical cinch that New
York win win. the fact that there is no
patent weakness in It's personnel and
that It IS well fortified in good substi-
tute material. IS well as there are no
pronounced dark horses" among its
competitors makes it a lo0-to-1 sbot
that it viii land the bunting. It might
be said in hailing the Giants as pros
pective champions that their extrenIv
probability OF winning the pcnnant lies
as much in the fact OF their ability 70
win majority Of their games as much
as there is In the lack of a cornpctitor
date New York has demonstrated that
It is In a class by itself, and. whiIe II
did not justify the claim of some ~ fta
most ardent admirers that it would he
far and away in front by july 4 lis
lead now is so commanding as to ma.
League race. Interest in the senior or
ganfzaEon now centers in the fight for
second place, which the PhiIlies- 81
Louis and Cincinnati all appear to have
an even chance of reaching But fghtine.
for second place is poor consoIation
compared to battling for the honors, and
from now to the close of the season
the National League as an organfzation
win pay financial penalty as the price
of permitting New York to strengthen
its team to the detriment Of the other
seven members by the use of a bank
account not available to the other clubs
Money can buy some things at soma
times. and It appears that New York
was successful in buying players 70
win championship. But the cost tn
the other seven clubs is yet to he
counted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Metty Ranks a Star.

New York believes and VIII always
believe that Christy Mathewson should
go down in history as the greatest
pitcher of all time-the greatest at
least up 10 the present time. Others,
principally old-timers who live in the
past. argue Radbourre. Rusie and Cy
Young. 1t is true that Mathewson did
not approximate the victories of the
grand old man, Uncle C'y, for the lat
ter by grace of the most phenomenal
| physical constitution, went many
years beyond the age that marked the
! decline of Mathewson. No one will
| concede however. that Young ut his
best was so effective as Mathewson in
his prime. Therein lies the answer to
real greatness.
But it is not of Mathewson's pitching
skiu that We would speak, for as a
| pitcher he has passed along. Base ball
sentiment does not enthuse over fallen
/ idols nor over inactive heroes. Mathew
| son the pitcher may live few years in
the memories Of the old Gothamite fans
who watched him put the. Giants on the
road to fame and fortune. Meanwhile
! he is moro likely to live in the hearts
\ of Cincinnati fandom not as a worn
/ out pitcher. but as a vigorous and up
I to-date manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Manner Of Scoring.

A strike" counts ten Uo). plus the
total balls credited to the player after
completing his next inning.
A spare" counts ten GO). plus the
total number of balls credited TO the
player during his next inning. but be-
fore his first miss.
To make strike" the player must
rocket all object balls without miss
ing. after he has selected and taken
one off the table as per rule 6, and
provided he is not already charged with
the first miss because of scratch or
foul on his break shot.
To make spare player must
packet all object balls after he has
taken one off the table and after his
first miss. second miss ending frame.
strikes" and spares" have the same
accumulative counting value as in the
game of tenpins.
The general rules of pocket billiards,
when not conflicting with any of the
foregoing rules. VIII govern this
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
DOES HIS OWN TRADING.
Al Demaree Negotiated His Elk.
change From Cubs to Giants.

Pitcher Al Damaree does his own
trading. At least he negotiated the
trade that sent him from the Phillies
TO the Cubs. and when he heard that
Manager Mitchell had taken a shine to
Pete Wilduff and that McGraw would
like to have an extra pitcher, he got
busy again ana succeeded in engineer
ing the swap that sends him back to
the Giants and probably into more
world series money. KiIduff loses
out on the world series. but is said
to be satisfied. because lie thinks he
viii have a chance to play regularly
with the Cubs. Marvel: \ player who
would be in tho same regularly in pref
erence to sitting on tho bench and
sharing in world series purse. This
kildun must really like to play ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Bowling Pocket Billiards.

Rule Amy number of players can
participate
I. Rule Ten 10) balls are to be
spotted instead of fifteen G5).
Rule Ten t1o) frames or innings
constitute a game.
Rule AFTER the break all shots
must be called.
Rule 5-To complete frame or in
ming a player is obliged to:
A-Break the balls.
B-Select one object ball and remove
same from the table.
C-Make two 90 misses.
Rule 6-The player breaking takes
credit for all balls made on the break.
and before continuing play must select
and take from the table one object ball.
for which he takes credit the same as
if it had been pocketed. He then pro-
ceeds until he makes the first miss,
then continuing until the second miss,
which ends the inning.
Rule Failure to make one or more
balls on. the break does not count a
miss. player proceeding the same as
under rule s.
Rule Sin case of scratch" where
the cue ball goes into any pocket or
leaves the table. any balls pocketed on
such stroke are placed back on lower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Game Appeals to Fans.

The game appeals to both billiardists
and bowlers. the manner of counting
the points being precisely the same as
that employed on the alleys and only
ten balls being used instead of the
regulation fifteen in pocket billiards.
Encouraged by the success of the
Patterson Fey exhibition at the c. A. A.,
other big clubs in Chicago are planning
TO stage exhibitions by way of intro
ducing the new game. the Illinois Ath-
letic Club, the Hamilton Club and the
y. NJ. c. a. arranging matches in which
Fey, who has proved an adept at the
game, will be pitted against the best
amateur at each IF the organizations
If the players and fans in the east
take to the new game as their western
brethren have, in a short time Foley
will be in general demand and played
all over the country. The rules of the
game gre as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Scout Thomas on the Coast.

The Philadelphia Athletics would have
taken Charley Hollocher, IT is reported.
had not the Portland club decided to
go through with its deal with the Cubs
Ira Thomas. scouting for Connie Mack
was much taken with the Beavers
shortstop. Failing to land him. Thomas
turned his eyes to Paddy Siglin and the
latest from Portland has it that he will
recommend TO Mack that the former
Pittsburgh player he secured to fill the
shoes of Ray Bates, who will be lost
to the Athletics because of enlistment
in the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

An interesting hint comes from In
dianapolis in connection with the trans
fer of Ennis Cakes from the Denver
team to the Indians. 1t is that John
Hendricks is about to take a job as a
major league manager and that Cakes
who managed Denver until recently.
was brought on early to learn the ropes
as Hendricks successor IT may or
may not be true, but if Hendricks
doesn't go into the big show next sea-
son as 2 manager it won't be because
no jobs have been offered him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

1t seems that when John McGraw re-
leased Jim Thorpe to Christy Mathew
son he stipulated that in case cincin-
natl could not use the Indian then the
Giants should have first call on his
services But when Mathewson offered
Thorpe TO Mctiraw last week the man
ager Of the Giants passed. saying his
outfield WAS full.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
BIG LEAGUES MUST LEND
AID TO THE POOR Minors
Exhibitions at Fair Price May Save
the Little Fellows
Troa.. Want.

Altogether too infrequeutIy IS 1t pos
sIble to obtain in major league circles
the viewpoint Of the minor leaEuers.
To one who has become accustomed al
ways 70 looking downward it is diff
cult to imagine the outlook of the one
who constantly is craning his neck
in the opposite direction
For that reaso. \ forecast Of the fu-
fure in the smaller leagues yoluat ecred
by the Grand Rapids correspondent Of
the Chica go Tribune is quito interest
'ng in these days when none Can fore
tell with any certainty the destiny "f
base ball II was merely q br3cf hu0ch
of a personal nature. but It contained
one suggestion that listened Socd.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

spot or as close to same Gin direct
line) as possible. and the player is
charged with a miss" This applies
to the break shot also.
Rule 9-In case of foul. described
in the pocket billiard rules, the player
is charged with a miss" but under no
circumstances can a player for any
cause whatsoever forfeit or lose any
portion of his score already made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Paul BURY. former Duquesne Univer-
sity pitcher. and teammate with Al
Mamaux on that colleges team, will be
given a trial by the New York Giants
BURY was given the once-over by Con-
ME Mack after he left college, and
later Manager Mitchell of the Cubs
took him on trial. but he failed to i'm
press either manager. Early in the
spring he pitched a few games for the
NeVark IutArua<topala,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

John McGraw Is a foxy chap. He lets
a player go for nothing and then pays big
money to regain him. Another reason
why this managerial genius is drawing
SAC, 900 a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

The players on the New York National
League team. when Pete Kildufr was
traded to the Chicago Cubs for All
Demaree. got together and decided that
Pete should have a share in the pot. in
case the Giants got in the world serie5
Just the same It's fine sentiment. but
the national commission has q rule
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
.0[DT|ME PLAYERS MADE
GREAT BATTING MARKS
Fifteen of Them Hit 400 or Better
in One Season, But Have
All Disappeared.

| What do you know about base bali
season that produced fifteen FASTENERS
! with batting average Of 400 or bet
ter? You guessed right. 1t happened
in the olden days of big league pas
timing, in the days of which grand
father likes to tell of how they picked
the pill.
| Thirty years ago the National League
and the American Association held the
| spotlight in base ball. as do the Ma
| tional and American leagues today IL
was then-in 1887, TO be exact-that
! the hardest hitting on record came 10
pass. In that year the American Assoc
citation records showed eleven players
with batting average of 400 or pet
and Robinson of st. Louis: Browning
and Mack of Louisville, Lyons and
Stovey of the Athletics. Bedford and
| Orr of the Metropolita Burns of Bal
| timore and Burch of Brooklyn.
| The same season the National League
| kicked in with quartet of hitters in
the 400 set. the players being Arson of
| Chicago, Ferguson Of Philadelphia and
Brouthers and Thompson of Detroit
| Only once since the memorable season
| of 1887 have there been more than two
400 wallpapers in one year. In 1924
i Duffy of Boston, Thompson of Detroit
and Delehanty of philadelphia slugged
their way into the champion circle.
Since 1912. the last time Ty Cobb turn
ed the trick, no big time leader has
hit for 400.
Good Ones Recalled.
| 1t would seem that the National
League gave up the business Of devel-
oping 400 swatters when the American
League came into existence. The parent
Organization hasn't owned 400 hitter
since 1892 when I'd Delehanty and
Jesse Rurkett hit for the high mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Costs Major Clubs Little.

IN many cases the cost to the major
league clubs of playing exhibition
games is negligible. Usually they are
arranged SO as to break a railroad
Jump without entailing any cost at all
on the big league outfit except a little
additional time on the rails.
II the majors want to see the minors
continue in business next season, in
spite of retrenchments on the part Of
the big fellows in the matter of re-
cruittng young players. it might be
well for the majors to help the smaller
fellows by playing more OF these ex-
hibition affairs and by giving the
minors the big end of the receipts of
such games.
1t can be done. as already shown. at
small cost to the majors. OF necessity
many open dates are left in big league
schedules Long railroad jumps and
the inability of eastern teams TO play
Sunday games are the compelling rea-
sons for open dates. By making an
effort to fill all of these with exhibit
ton games next season. and by show
ing generous spirit toward the small
fry, the majors will be doing the lat
ter big favor. besides helping them
selves in the long run
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Majors Should Help Minors.

To such circuits. however, the maj ors
owe a vote of thanks and also an eff
fort to aid them in continuing TO exist
next year in spite Of possibly worse
conditions than have obtained this
year. The minor leagues cannot he al
lowed to perish altogether. for that
would mean the end OF the majors. too
by a process Of dry rot Some source
of talent is necessary besides the va
cant lots of the cities. For every star
picked off the prairies without profess
fional experience there must needs b.
s dozen who have been given chances
TO develop moderate ability in the
minors.
There IS one way in which the ma ors
can help the smaller leagues without
dipping into their own pockets to spend
money for recruits. That is by booking
more exhibition games on the cpen
dates allowed in the major league
schedules for travel and for other rea-
sons. These exhibitions frequently
draw the banner crowds of a season in
the smaller cities. for the reason that
they give the home fans their only
chance, as a rule. to see the big stars
of the game in action. And If honestly
fulfilled an exhibition date does give
such opportunity The days have been
ended by the national commission when
a major club could send a bunch of
rockies to fill an exhibition date in a
minor league town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Big Fellows Demand Too Much.

But the majors still insist on hogging
the benefits of such show games. They
almost invariably adopt the Tom Jones'
Jess WILLARD policy regarding the gate
receipts. 1t is not at all unusual for 4
major club to demand a $1,000 guaran-
tee before booking an exhibition date
and that means the minor lea que club
owner has to gamble on the weather
If II is not bad enough to prevent the
game. but threatening enough to keep
away the crowd. the minor owner is
liable to lose money. At hest he usually
gets the short end of the purse.
When a percentage OF receipts is
asked for in lieu of guarantee it is
usually the Hons share. It is not at all
uncommon for a major club to exact so
Per cent of the gross receipts. and in
some cases IS per cent has been de-
manded- When the minor Lacquer has
paid the cost of staging the game he
seldom has much left over what he
would have obtained as his share of a
championship game in his own league.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
ESTATE OF MARY J. puRKEE

State of Vermont District of Washington. as.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
Aforesaid:
To the heirs and all persons interested In
the estate of Mary ]. Durkee late of the
city of Barre in said district. deceased,
GREETING:
WHEREAS, application hath been made TO
this court in writing, by the ADMINISTRATORS.
praying for license and authority to sell all
of real estate of said deceased to wit. Stu
ated in the city Of Barre in said district. rep
fetal to the heirs and all persons interested
In the estate of said deceased, to sell said real
estate and convert the same into money.
And bringing into court the consent and
appreciation In writing. Of all the heirs to
said estate residing In this state and setting
forth the situation of the real estate.
WHEREUPON, the said court appointed
and assigned the 18th day of February, 1917.
at the probate office in Montpelier. in said
district. to hear and decide upon said appli-
cation and petition, and ordered public notice
thereof TO be given TO all persons interested
therein by publishing said order. together
with the time and place OF hearing. three
weeks successfully In the Barre Daily Times
borhood Of those persons interested in said
estate. ali of which publications shall be pre-
vious TO The day assigned for hearing.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified 10
appear before said court. Mt the time and
place assigned. then and there in said court
to make your objections tn the granting Of
such license II you see cause.
Given under my hand at Montpelier, in said
district, this 2eth day of January. 1917.
FRANK ]. MARTIN, judges
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
Alabama Was a one-crop Country.

II was until Mrs. Martins took hold of
the farmers. Now there is another story
to be told. In the February American
Magazine a writer says:
an sizing up the situation Mrs. Mathis
soon uncovered one thing that was radi-
eally wrong with Alabama. II was a
one crop country. Everybody seemed
to think it would be sacrilege 70 raise
any crop other than cotton So straight
way she became an evangelist of agri-
cultural diffusion.
"'This one crop idea is all nonsense
she preached at public meetings-for she
had become, by this time. a representa-
tive both of the state department of az
riculture and the state bankers associa-
tion. We can raise anything ON the face
Of the earth that win grow in the tenn
perate zone. Here we send TO Chicago. ST
Louis and Kansas City for our meat, for
which we pay from II 10 30 cents
pound, and We can raise the same meats
at home for from two to FIVE cents a
pound. Then we send out West and buy
hay at SIS to PC a ton, when we can
raise that hay ourselves for Sl.5O a ton.
Why. We Alabama folks can DO more fool
stunts 10 the square mon tian any peo-
pie in Americsi We work ourselves to
death TO keep from growing hay We
kin the grass TO grow the cotton TO buy
the grassland thus we ride round pow
erty post on merry go-round. To think
Of our buying corn. when right here in
Alabama We have set the worlds record
for growing corn-232t4 bushels TO the
acrei Why, II you folks don't wake up
you'll sleep yourselves 70 death