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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-28

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insomnia. Look for the Owl Trade Mark on
the wrapper, lest you get cheap. worthless
or dangerous substitute. Forty.fve years the
standard of purity, favor and strength. Sold
By all druggists and grocers.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
MMEdHneSSno.rSS:e,sn e

HE fact that John Joseph McGraw, Of the Giants
pensiyely punched the moved of
the softer set of Cincinnati to petition for the removal
Of McGrawsm from the national do know just how
the softer Of Cincinnati will define Mcrawism that
their definition point
senng insult implied expressed with the honored right
the At any what started this against Nc
Grawism
This of McCrawism might To the student OF
baseball gets the spirit Of the MGawn
might have mind heart and soul wrapped baseball
give all that the and to demand from all
thing That broader and fare defni
Of McGrawism Baseball it is played by McGrawand that
the real basebas fighting Men playing at the fighting
get heated the point where few fists may fly oc
caonay distressing the softer of but in
world of strife it is nothing serious.
John Joseph MGraw addicted
punching This particulars The
the first head successfully punched
McGraw-though tried earnestly and often before 1t
usually of McGraw that punched but un
McGraw the dominant spirit OF
that is all toe mucn inclined to indifference
of money brings 20 players and magnae Inc
which shocks the softer set IS the proof
his devotion the game Without McGrawis professional base
ball would dry should be refreshing know that despite
high the politics of baseball there in 1t who
the itself that they are Wiling
to for it.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Voshell Wins
Bronx County
Singles Title

:. Howard Voshell. national indoor
champion. won the Bronx County sin
giles Yesterday on the clay courts OF
the New York Lawn Tennis Club. at
Columbia Oval, by defeating Henry
Bassford. of Hartsdale. in straight
sets. at 6-3. 6-4, 6-3. A good-sized
gallery turned out to witnes. the de-
cisive match in the patriotic tour
ney, but the play was not up 20 the
standard to be expected Of a player OF
Voshel's calibre
The indoor champion seemed to know
before ne took the court that the vic
tory was 10 be his, and played just
well enough TO win. having motored
over from the Country Club OF West
chester courts. where he had played
in the doubles earlier in the after
noon.
The match demonstrated the futil-
ity Of the bank court game against
Voshclps persistent attack at the net.
Bassford drove hard and cleyerly, oc-
casionaily passing his opponent with
balls that cut the line. but, as a rule,
VosheU. charging for the net, smoth-
cred these shots and crashed the high
lobs back into Bassford's court with
great spced Both men are left hand
ers. but Voshell discovered that his op-
ponent's back-hand was not overstrong,
and hammered at it continually.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Baseball Owes Debt to Huston

CAPTAN HUSTON has gone The genial half owner
~ the Yankees captain in regiment of engineers that is
being nobilzed for immediate service IN France
OF all organized baseball captain huston
has probably for the than OF his brother mag
mates The military training for baseball players was Cap
tain uston proposed long before the United States became
involved in the world war considerable opposition Only
Ban Johnson president of the American League had the Imagination
with Captain Huston and to force the training
through.
The vndicaon Captain Huston idea came on registration
dav in when the Detroit and New York American teams
marching paoons down the field at the POLO Gou 10
tho mir of tho arseaise' Then the patriotic
demonstration that sporting event The captain
was not there to had left the day before JOIN his
regiment >,
For time the game without of its most thoroughly
oyabe characters Captain T. ~ Huston true sportsman gentle
man soldier.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
mccoy a Real Fighting Man

IR nomination the of all the pzehghrs IS Md
~ Mccoy light heavyweight 1t is true that he never held ring
title and that the stasans the probably class him as only
q GOOD second rater under the Queensberry rules.
But only other night Kid Mccoy appeared in ring among
number of champions nearchampons and the Kid wearing
the uniform sergeant Of the list New York Infantry He Is
Sergeant Norman Sey list and he will be sailing with
his regiment to France
rb KJ Iyvavs was magnificent looking stripped for
action in the Ouecnberry He clean cut finely chseed
model Of the gladiator somehow he stood there that ring
tho Harlem Spong old for the Queenberry game but
M Too old for the biggest game all he loomed up with
cicr new magnfcence that his when he mere
efpb the olive drab blouse his splendid bceps buged
and IN his eves there cleaned and ofter light of battle
the pettv annals the Queenberry Kid Mccoy Will hold
ort rpte but in the greater Of the greater fighting
game the name Norman Seby Will lead all those o MS
M all the batters of the ring Kid Mccoy has proved
himself a real fighting
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
The Series Lacked MCGraWiSm

THE amented between the Red SoX and Brook
lyn was thing because it utterly lacking in
McGrawsm Brooklyn hgurlng on the
They showed interest IN the possible gate receipts
than they winning games Some of the Brooklyn players pro-
openly that the ticket counting not being done to h
the heard of this and the I'M
preston got the players cared only for the money that
in the series
In vivid this commercaized see5 was the sprng
practice the Giants and the New York lger whe
there stake but where the players under the leader
shin of Mcraw though their lives depended
battle from start to hnsh ana hed "
destroy the bad impression left by the late worlds series
Aside from pkng of erzog by Ty Cobb the fighting spirit
of the two decidedly healthy Cobbs action was not done
in good honest red anger Pssianm The anger OF Nc
ra is quick and OPEN always ready take the consequences
of the battles that he starts
fist fight two over every ball game out
Mcrawism understand has done baseball more good
than harm.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
The Passing of Jess Willard

TESS WILLARD heavyweight champion of the world has been re-
leased from the with which he has been travelling for nearly
the heavyweight champion Is longer
an He has the gate In the light
Of number of general public only mildly inter
d in the man who and brought back the title
- A. hi. roco This probably an indication the has
brought some sanity values the general public
Ring history will class Willard great prizehghter al
though he heat Johnson perhaps the greatest fighter Of them
m willard was freakand reality belonged to the circus Tenn
he a fighter He negative MILD good
natrd giant big for human being or nerhuman og 70
boat porbaps willard we'll pleased that the public has
lost interest in him. all the that he wants and ne VIII
no Glad 70 get out meigh that has always rtaed him.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Newark Bears
Win Two Games,
Regaining Lead

Newark went back into first place in
the international League race yester-
day afternoon by defeating Providence
in two games, thereby securing re
venge for the double defeat handed to
the Bears on Saturday.
Walter Smallwood pitched the first
game for Newark and won IL. 70 =,
while in the second game Roy Wilkin-
son was on the mound. lie got the de-
cision, 3 to 2.
Newark won the first game in the
third inning. scoring two runs after
two were out. Needham's men won
the second game in the eighth inning.
when. with the score tied, Haas hit a
two-sackcr 10 left and by brilliant
base running legged it all the way
home on Callahan's infield hit. New
ark's other two runs in the second in
ming were helped along by errors on
the part Of Onslow and Schellenbach.
Leo Callahan, Newark's leading
slugger, hit safely four times. getting
two hits in each game, one a double.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Gil Nichols and Alex Smith
Beat Jerry Travers and
Oswald Kirkby
Bv GRANTLAND RICE

Gil Nichols and Alex Smith. repre-
senting the professional contingent
awarded the amateur clan an unseemIy
Jolt at Wykagyl yesterday in big Red
Cross benefit by beating Jerry Trayers
and Oswald Kirkby, the two metropoh-
tan leaders. up and 6 TO play, in a
tbirtv-six-hole match.
The pros have been looking for re-
vo,oo for some time. They have lost
the last two open championships to
soatours. and only recently Brady and
Tcllior were overthrown by Ouimet and
Guilford. 49,
Xicbous and Smith tackled two
rugged customers Yesterday IN Ia,,tIS
and Kirkby. who have ruled tne ny
area for a long time, but THIS tine tne
pros made good with NehEta,.iTIg.
Overlooking nothing, they pfac. 'Ia',y fl.,,
broke up the match IN tne HIS' ~. .or'
holes. where they toppled par o.si
board and stood 3 up. Ihey Gaii'eJ
,bis c',p AT such speed that al the eho
80 tbo tret eighteen holes the lead was
q up. and IT. the ninth MOLE lh 'n'
afternoon, IL was up.
3lst Green Settles Match
The match was settled on the thirty,
frtt green. with the pros still up ana
only ak holes left for an exhibition
fnish Gil and Alex were moving aiong
AZ entirely too much speed 10 be over
hauled. Wykagyl is FAR from being an
raey course. yet the pro. combination
VA out in % and back IN 30 for %
against a Trayers-Kirkby "a. .,
Ir the afternoon Nichols and smith
RAD best ball Of II against 70 Tor
fEeir opponents. So on the day the
pros Rad l39 against l49, margin OF
tco strokes and Yen holes which as
margins 20. rs sufficient, II not entirely
oro1gh Gil Nichols, who has been
blazing brilliantly all spring had ne
Lest card Of the day, with I3 10 ~.
Alez Smith Was not far away ~ith
ID n for 1872 ,a
In the amateur play Trayers mad the
better of things, as kirkby was beio"
bie average standard. lie was unable
10 0et going In tho afternoon. by which
,oe the rival lead Was too great 70 De
Travers had n II for lbi
which is steady consistent goli.
Yi,kby's card was ~ ~ for b.
The citizen who broke up the party
right Of the reel was Alcz Smith. Alex
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11

the van. his challenge being accepted
By both Higgins and Gordon. The
other runners then began 10 fall back.
The collegian was moving along az
a fast gait, but 10 did not appear 20
trouble his rivals. especially Gordon,
who was apparently biding his time.
Overton held his leading position al
the end Of the third lap, and as they
swung into the back stretch Higgins
and Gordon challenged.
Overton had little reserve strenr \
left and managed 70 hold off his rivals
until the last turn. when Higgins and
Gordon swept by him in their duel 70
the tape.
The summaries follow:
go yard nm Hani.capl Won hy Hs-ry Gecre-
unattached 81 yarlsl Georse W. Dernsli. B'Js'
Cub tscrafchl, second. Lester rsfpsr. Irish
American A e. 10 yardp. rri-d. Tine 23r
Tvo-mile bicycle race lscrsth Won hy Nelson
johnson ruiore sroriYt ltaii-ra. Anthony A.
tarli. rnioue Sport.fa ltslana. second.
" ron Acme Whermen. third Tine 0-
loOo-ys-d run fhauficapl Won By p Z os'en-
dorf Brort Church House ~ YARDS George Kim
bail unattached lj yarlsl second SAN frrrh
Ninety -.econd street Y. " b. 4 go yarlJ.
thirl Time. lIAs
me Mayo mlc-Won by William Gordon. New
York A e. Joseph r Iiigsins lrish Ameri az
G. second Iohn " oyerton Yale University
A A. third Time. 1jA
Pores Mlrose \ A 80 yarisl Victor Vo'err'sas
Mornin.siie A g 100 yarisl. second. James Nc
Nell y Presentation Club tiso Yards. third.
nme. Il 80
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Pro Golfers Make Merry
With Amateur Players

had been n trife upset by comment
which suggested that leading amateurs
we're better putters than professionals.
SO he sank a 30-fOOter on the first
green for 3. and proceeded to sink
another from the same { stance on the
second for another 3, crippling par
twice in succession. At the long fourth
Gil Nichols canned another long putt
for a 4. by which time amateur hopes
and dreams were waning swiftly back
beyond the misty June horizon.
Pros Much Aroused
Standing 3 up here. with only four
holes played, it was evident that the
pros had become thoroughly aroused
and were not 70 be beaten. Both were
playing fine golf, with Nichols espe-
cially getting great distance from the
tee. Gil, the slasher. was anywhere
from ten to fifteen yards beyond the
bunch upon the average. which is some
thing, considering the long game the
other three carry in their wooden
shafts.
By afternoon over 500 golf camp fol
lowers had made up the gallery, and
from this assemblage over $500 was
turned into the Red Cross fund Golf
CTS nave IdlStu many lUOuHdUuH dlItduS
for this purpose. and many additional
thousands will be added before the
summer Us over In the afternoon
round Oswald Kirkby came within
breath of getting a ! on the short fifth
hole, only to take a 3
His tee shot struck upon the green.
tricklcd up 20 the flag. struck the pin
and bounded back two feet. He had
ebort mutt for 81 > hut the ball curled
10 one side al the finish. In the after
noon none Of tho quartet was putting
any too well. as several puts were
missed from three 10 four feet away
and no good ones were dropped beyond
eight or ten feet.
Even II Traycrs and Kirkby had been
at their best. il is extremely doubtful
If they could have prevailed against
the golf fred into their ranks. You
couldn't beat this pair to-day II they'd
let you cheat" remarked jerry. as he
walked away from the fourteenth green.
Here are the cards:
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Spencer Drawing
Nearer to a Title

Arthur Spencer, the Toronto cyclist,
drew nearer to the national champion
ship By defeating Frank Kramer, the
East Orange speed marvel, who has
held the title for the last sixteen
years, in the one-third Of mile titular
race at the Vebdrome in Newark yes
terday afternoon
Last Sunday Spencer won the quar-
ter-mile championship. and there are
only four races remaining 70 decide the
title. Bob Spears finished third yes
terday. while Willie Spencer, a brother
Of Arthur's. surprised the crowd by get
ting fourth place Willie pulled the
biggest surprise Of the day when he
defeated All Goullet in the second
semi-fnal. winning by more than a
length.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Gordon Leads Fast Field
In the Mayo Mile Run
Fight Log

TONIGHT
Yorkville :. C-Jimmy Duffy AMI
Dummy Burns.
Military 4. C.-Benny Coster and
Young Zulu hid.
TUESDAY
Broadway :. C.-k. o. Bill Brennan
and Bob Devere.
Pioneer :. C.-.Iimmy Duffy and
Irish Patsy Cli@.
Harlem :. {. tHammel's) s)-Gunboat
Smith and Al Benedict.
St. Nicholas \. C.-Jack Britton and
Ted hid Lewis.
SATURDAY
Fairmont \. C.-Nlilburn SAVIOR and
Pete Hartley.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
White Sox Have Easy
Time with Indians

Cleveland. o.. June 10.-Three hits
in row. a sacrifice and two bases on
balls off Coumbe, combined with hit
and wild pitch off Klepfer, gave Chi
cago six runs in the second inning here
to-day. The final score was: Chicago,
10: Cleveland. !.
The visitors made three tallies in the
third on three hits and an error.
Williams was wild at times, hitting
three Indians and walking four, but
the Cleveland men could not hit him
safely until late in the game. Spec
tacular one-hand catches by Jackson
and Felsch were the features.
The score:
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Overton, of Yale, Forced 10
Be Content With Third
Place in Race
Rv \. {. CANAGNARO

William Gordon. Of the New YORK
Athletic Club. the outdoor Metropoll-
tan Association one-mile champion
won brilliant victory in the Mayo
Mile. the fixture race Of the annual
games Of the Mayo Mems Association
held at Celtic Park yesterday.
Gordon had to shake OFF Joseph !.
Higgins. the Celt runner, in the stretch
70 breaA the worsted with ten-yard
advantage. Johnny Overton. Of Yale
was third. a like distance in the rear
Of Higgins. while several others OF the
nine starters we're far back Gordoa
made the fast time Of 4;25 Is. Cor
don's victory was his third, and gave
him permanent possession Of the tro-
The long distance proved too muca
for Higgins. who is regarded as on
of the best lO00-yard runners IN the
country That he was trying too long
a distance was shown when he ana
Gordon went simultaneously into the
lead entering the homestretch.
Stride for Stride
7, was bitter stride for stride ight
n within fifty yards OF the tape. when
Higgins began TO falter and his oppo-
nent went on 70 win. The race was the
second one that Overton has competed
in within four months. his first being
last week. and he appeared to be lack
ing in training.
&ine athletes faced Frank Moran,
the heavyweight boxer. who acted as
stsrter. and. with the report OF the
pistol. the field went away into wild
scrsn,ble. Nick Gianakopulos. the Mill
rose athlete, led at the end OF the first
Ian. with Overton second, Gordon
third and the others closely bunchel.
This order remained for another lap
and a half, when Overton sprinted into
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Ropes and Kuehne
In Finals at Tennis

Chapman Ropes and Walter Kuehne
will face each other in the final round
Of the Class A handicap lawn tennis
singles on the courts Of the New York
Athletic Club at Travers Island yes
tcrday Ropes minus 30) eliminated
DR.. F. J. Echeverria minus 30) at 60.
81, and Kuehne minus 10 3-6) de.
feated Paul VI. Crandall minus 4-6 Of
15) by score of ., 6-1. Crandall
won this event last year
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Beat
Reds butHave
a Close Call
Both Teams Bunch Hits
and Then Pitchers
Get Busy

Cincinnati. June 10 Brooklyn took
the second game of the series from
Cincinnati here to-day by a score of 4
to3.
Both teams punched their hits. the
visitors in the first and third innings
and the Reds in the first inning.
After the third inning both Toney
and Smith pitched good ball.
The score:
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
ie axe FnmerGrp Gordon
Record for Week
In Big Leagues

The weeks record in each league
of games played. won and lost. with
runs, hits. errors, men left on bases
and runs scored by opponents, in
cluding the games Of Saturday, June
9, is as follows:
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
SECOND GAME


Two-raso hfs-Relg Haas 1h-ee-hase hit
Rehg stolen bases T drcd. RehF Sacrifice hit
Move. Ioft ON nases-Newark. 3. ProNience >
Bases on hsis-OT Wilkinson. .. 81 Sciellenbscn
Jmp.rss-McBhde and Bedford Time 20.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Southern Association

Nashvius p. Atlanta. o
Chattanooga { Memphis n
birmingham o Mobile J.
Sow Orleans. p Little R0rk
New Orleans - i4tle Roca.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11

'Baited FOR Toney in the ninth inning
BROOKLYN ..........- o O %
Cincinnati .......... o o 0-3
Tso-base ht-Stengel Three-base hlts-Groh
Sfcugel. stolen hase-Cutshaw. Double plays-
Kopf shean 20 Chase (2i. Left on bases-Brook
lvu. G: Cincinnati. G. First base on errors
Rrookyn. ] Bases on bails-Of Smith. OF
Toney q Hts and earned nlns-0f Smith.
hits and runs in innings: Of Toney. 9 bits
and runs iu innings. Struck out-By smith
!: by Tonev J. Umpires-Rigler and Orh Time
Il A.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Fast Doubles
Seen on Turf
Tennis Court
Mahan and Inman Defeat
Hall and Man at
Country Club
By FRED HAWTHORNE

The tastes, doubles play on outdoor
courts this season was seen yester-
day. on the turf courts of the Country
Club Of Westchester. in the invitation
patriotic" tournament. As was the
case year ago, the same pairs that
clashed in the final round on that oc-
casion will meet again to-day at 4:30
p. m.
Lyle +. Manan and Frederick c. In
man. winners in 1915, gained their final
bracket yesterday by defeating Walter
Merrill Hall and Alrick H. Man, jr.
az 3-6, Cd. 6-1. and in the upper
half of the draw Frederick c. Baggs
and S. Howard Noshell runners-up last
year. came through by defeating Dr.
William Rosenbaum and c. Frederick
Watson, jr, by score Of 6 /. 6-3.
Hall and Man, before meeting In
man and Mahan, took the measure Of
Elliott Binzcn, national indoor junior
champion. and Ben Letson. national
boy title-holder. by score Of 7-5,
II
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Hard to Pick
Flag Winners
In Baseball
Lead in Both Big Leagues
Has Tendency to
Shift

With the 1917 baseball season two
months old. neither the National nor
American League has shown a combi-
nation strong enough TO hold first place
and at the same time gain on lis oppo-
uCnts.
The American League has had more
changes IN first position than IN sew
etai years. and no team yet has devel-
oped sufficient staying power to hold
the lead after ii has gained II. Boston
showed winning form early In the sea
son, but stree the games with the West
ern teams on the American Barry's men
have not done so well. When the weeks
play ended Saturday Philadelphia led
the Nationals and Chicago the Ameri-
cans, but the grip of neither team was
strong.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Letson Weak Spot

In this match il was Letson who
was the weak spot He could not con-
troll his overhead play and his service
scored many double faults. Binzen. on
the contrary. was very effective from
all over the court, volleying cleverly
and opening up holes with his deep
driving. Hall had his powerful fore
hand drives going nicely, and was fair
ly steady overhead.
Baggs and Voshell showed their old
Smoothness of team work yesterday,
covering their court splendidly and
finishing of their points at the net
with decisive smashing. Noshell was
deadly on anything that came to him
overhead. and during the entire match
il is doubtful if he missed more than
two or three of his terrific smashes.
Baggs did his best work from mid
court or close 10 the net, his volley
ing being so swift and accurate that
DR.. Rosenbaum and Watson were fire.
quently caught out Of position, and left
the openings through which the OPP
posing pair shot through the passes.
OF all the players who competed
yesterday, however, the giant Mahan
was the predominating figure Per-
haps never before has he shown TO
height, il was natural to expect the
former Columbia star TO handle lobs
severely, but he was also brilliant on
his ground strokes and his low volley-
ing across fore-court was one OF the
features of the match Mahan's SER
vice was another factor that aided him
and his partner materially. Upon sew
eral occasions he scored service aces
on Hall and Man, whipping the ball
into the corner or down the centre line
with excellent control.
Inman. while his speed is with him.
is still one of the most dangerous dou-
bles PLAYERS at the net position now
playing in the East. Some Of his short
volleys flashed over the net so swiftly
That neither Man nor Hall could get
his racquet to the ball. and his
twisting. high bounding service was
difficult thing TO handle on the slow
turf surface.
Man began the service and won the
opening game. The next went TO deuce
before Inman and Mahsn won, and
then Hall and his partner took the next
three games in a row and led at !,
at IL and at 5-3 before they
clinched the set at 63. During this
period Of the match Hall was as steady
as rock overhead, "kllllng snort ana
deep lobs with tremendous smashes
and driving accurately down the side
courts. Man. too. was doing good work
at this stage, volleying strongly and
scoring with hard smashing to deep
court.
In the second set Inmsn and Mahan
began to speed up their play, advanc-
ing 70 the net at every opportunity
and from that position finishing of
the points quickly. They led at ]
on games before Hall and his partner
could stem the tide temporarily. bring
ING the games even after several
sharp rallies Tnman and Mahan took
the next two games and the second set
and the match was even again.
In the last set Mahan and his part
ner played even more brilliantly than
before. and, after splitting the first
two games. took the next five in sue
cession. the set at 81 and the match.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-11

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