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The Washington times., 1917-10-31
MAGNATES THINK LEAGUE
Will BE MADE OR BROKEN

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-The plan for
the formation OF new league OF
near-major caliber will be realized or
exploded within the coming two
weeks.
This was the belief expressed in
baseball circles here today, following
the call for q meeting Of club owners
isGued by President Thomas j.
Hickey. of the American Association,
President Hickey he's called a
meeting of his magnates in the hope
OF forcing a showdown, it is said, and
will demand that the club owners
who are planning to combine with
certain magnates of the International
League in the formation OF new big
league, lay their cards on the table.
Baseball men OF the two big minor
leagues have had several meetings of
late, and it is admitted that they ex-
pect TO withdraw from their respec-
tive leagues and form a new organi-
zation II they can get the moral sup
port of the two big leagues.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
GIVES LIFE FOR EMPLOYER.

TOWNSEND, Mass, Oct. 31.-Mrs
II. J. Sargent, seventy, died from
shock brought about through efforts
to save David A. Gilmore from death
in q fire which damaged his home.
Mr.. Gilmore, who was eighty-four
years old and a veteran OF the civil
war, knocked over a lamp in the
kitchen. and q moment later his cloth.
Ing was in flames. He died on the
way to a hospital. Mrs. Sargent was
burned, too, but was able to summon
neishbors. Gilmore and Mrs. Sar-
gent, his housekeeper, were the only
persons in the house.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31

The new damage suit Of the Balti-
more Feds may pave the way for the
formation Of a new league with the
official sanction Of the major leagues.
1t is whispered here that the Balti-
more people will be perfectly willing
TO forget about their suit II they are
given a club in a new circuit, and 1t
is not altogether impossible that they
may get a major league franchise
the Washington franchise, for in
stance.
Just what the make up OF the new
circuit will be Is problematical as yet
Those who claim to be in on the know
say that II will take in Newark, Balti-
more, Buffalo and Toronto in the east,
and Louisville, Indianapolis, Columbus
and possibly ToleIo in the west.
But whatever the plan may be. the
fact remains that President Hickey
has called a meeting, and IL he fails
to force q showdown there is very
likely to be some interesting happen
ings at the annual meeting OF the
National Association. which will be
held in Louisville within two weeks.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
HAS SECRET
DRILL FOR NEXT GAME

CARLISLE. Pa, Oct. 31.-This AZ
tsrnoon the Carlisle Indians viii
stage a practice game behind closed
gates on Indian tiele against q local
rival, the score however not being
kept. Last evening Coach. Harris
prepared ror the practice game as
carefully as the indians lay plans
for big event
Pittsburgh's coach. Glenn Warner.
former Indian trainer. has just left
after afshort hunting trip with which
he annually finishes off the Cum
berlahd county after the Penn game.
r The redskins are now practically
without injuries. Herman and Le Roy
az suffering from stone bruises.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31

to give Central an argument. Both
baltimore Representatives have been
roundiy beaten. Add to this q defeat
OF Episcopal High school, rated a.
one OF the beat ever developed at the
Alexandria institution. and Central
looks to have an even better record.
-
Tech was scheduled to battle the
Army and Navy Props yesterday, but
failed to put In en- APPEARANCE. The
Army and Navy Pssp lads were sched.
uled to meet Tech last saturday. bet
asked . postponsment because OF the
fact that they had played the day BE-
fore. Tech VIII probably arrangS the
game for some tine this week.
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HELP! HELP! HELP!

The Triangle Athletic Club, boast
ing an average OF los pounds, today
issued a broad challenge to any anC
all football teams OF equal weight II
the District, Maryland. Virginia Kan
chatka. Italy, Schleswig- -Holstein, etc
Edward Morrison, 121 Seventh street
northeast. Is handling the affairs oi
this 1OS-pound aggregation.
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LOSES SEVEN PLAYERS.

HANOVER, n. H, Oct. 31.-Seveu
Dartmouth football players today are
Ineligible for the game with Penn
state Saturday. Murphy, regular
tackle: Grundeman. Shutting, KAddi
son, Fleming, Weldman, and Bears
subs, were declared ineligible when
scholarship marks were handed out.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
EXTRACTS FOR MILD DRINKS

READING, Pa. Oct. 3I.-The Pabst
Extract Company has been organized
with Reading and Berks capital Ru-
dolph Pabst is the chemist whose
processes are to be used in making
flavoring extracts. The extracts are
to be used in making non-alcohollc
drinks.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
ARMY LAes sEHINp.

WEST POINT, n. Y, Oct S1.-Ths
army football team has small chance
OF being improved through the return
of elassmen who have been behind IN
their work. vAndegraR and March
are In no condition for the hard Notrs
Dame game saturday. Today the
eleven expected the hardest practice
preliminary to the game. Mud has
hampered previous efforts this week.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
ROYALS START OUT
WELL, BUT FAIL TO
KEEP UP SPEEDING

After starting Of like worlds rec
ord breakers and holders in the Dis
trict Duckpin League, the Royals
dropped two games to the steady pin
/ spIIIing Of the Grand Central repre-
ssntativss last night.
The Royals set a new mark Of o15
IN the opening engagement and
locked for all the world like cham
pioas. HALEY got 1o7. Rider 134,
Howser 11s, Stanford 1IS and Harry
fKrAuss toppled 142. The Grand Cen
trails were content with GA.
In the second game Grand Central
got moving and dropped 673, while
the Royals. having spent their effort.
made BUT 4es. falling down miserably.
In the final game the Grand Centrals
popped b57 on the alley. while the
Royals were content with So. There
were some exceptionally hsEh-elass
games rolled Aside from those OF
the Royals in the opener ths Grand
Centrals got their share. vasth's
string WAS 121. 123, and log. Mayhem
had 11e and 12o. The Grand Centrals
were considerably more consistent
ana copped. which is the real answer
But that SIS game of the Royals 10
expected to stand for awhile as a
mark.
Scores of 123 seemed to be prevalent
on all of the alleys Ast night The
following men got 123 as high game
in various circuits: Hauser, Fourth
section: George and Crissey, Lafay-
ette; Cost, G. c. whiting; Duryee
Omos; Dwyer, Shermans; Vaeth.
Grand Central, and HALEY, Royals.
Other good scores rolled last night
are claimed today by the following:
Baker, Naval, 121; Robb, st. Johns.
I25; Pratt. National Capital, 134;
Brooks, Comets. 126; Elmer and Allen.
Shermans, 121 and 120; Rider, Royals.
1S4; Mayhem, Grand Centrals, 129;
Miller, Coppersmiths. and Kennedy,
Erecting 120.
In the Masonic Duckpin League,
Lafayette took two out OF three from
Dawson, despite the eieven-pIn handi-
cap allotted the Dawson team. With
n handicap Of fifty pins in each game,
Naval defeated 3. 3. French two out
Of three. Harmony bowIers hit to
gether in one out Of three with the
G. c. whiting bunch. while st. Johns
made It two out of three from Hsr-
mony.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
STEPS NEARER TITLE.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Johnny Dun
dee, local lightweight, was q step
nearer a battle with Lightweight
Champion Benny Leonard today, fol-
lowing his easy ten-round victory
over Jimmy Duffy here last night
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
oLcorr eETs JOB.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Oct. 31.-Her-
man "Bo" olcott. former star line
man at Yale. and now coach at the
University of Kansas, here. has bean
made director Of athletics At Great
Lakes naval training station. He has
been given leave OF absence for the
duration OF the war.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
EL1ERFELp LANDS BERTH.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 3l.-Sor.
man Elberfeld, for three years man.
ager of the Chattanooga club, has
been signed to manage the local club
for 1915
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
LEONARD Is INJURED.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Benny Leon
ard. worlds lightweight champion.
will not take part in the big ring car
nival tomorrow night. He has in
jured his left hand in training and
must give it a long rest.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
DUNN APES JOHNSON.

CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Jim Dunn is
apIng Ban Johnson. The boss OF Ine
Cleveland Indians has volunteered his
services to act as chief OF construc-
tion in the army, and expects to have
them accepted.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
BOUT is STOPPED.

BOSTON. Oct. 31.-Bnly MisJA Of
st. Paul, stopped "wild Bert" Kenny,
OF New York. in five rounds at the
Armory Athletic Association. The
bout had to be stopped by Referee
Conley.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
NOW CHOOSE cooMss.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 31.-Now the Tumor-
mongers have selected John Wesley
Coombs, the veteran Brooklyn twirler,
to succeed Miller Huggins in COM
mand Of the Cardinals.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31

Browns victory over Colgate In.
creases the Importance OF the Brown
Dartmouth game. to be played No
vember "a That neither Of these old
rivals will have a soft time winning
! Is shown by Dartmouth's win over
the strong West Virginia eleven and
Browns defeat Of the HamiltonIans.
The Providence eleven is almost
certain to have Fred Pollard, Its
dusky halfback, in condition to play
against the Hanoverlans. With him
in the lineup, the Brunonians will be
, formidable, indeed.
NotrS Dame, which lost TO Nebras-
ka, to o. comes East this week to
battle the strong Army eleven. This
game should, by all odds, be the best
played next Saturday anywhere. That
Notre Dame has a good team 10 shown
by its quick come back against the
heavy South Dakota aggregation a
week following the game at Lincoln,
Neb., and many believe that the Army
may go down to defeat.
Both the Army and Notre Dame de-
pend much upon the aerial attack.
with Oliphant and wicks ever threat
ening to plunge into the line, the
Army's forward passes are especially
effective, but the Indiana team has
shown skill in intercepting passes and
in getting its own away In good
style.
Fordham, thinking victory possible,
is preparing for Georgetown In real
earnest. The New Workers. have dis
counted that defeat by Rutgers, ant
they now hope to humble the Hilltop
pers and annex the Jesuit champion
ship of the East.
The truly remarkable showing Of
the Penn forwards against Pitt Is
being credited to DR.. Buck" Whar-
ton, and yet the veteran line coach
was with Folwel's eleven but two
DAYS. The QualIeTs showed enough
class in the line Saturday to make
Michigan sit up and take notice,
though the Wolverines are being
touted as certain to vanquish Fol-
wells eleven I'm their annual clash
a week from Saturday. Wharton Is
to remain at Franklin Field until the
end OF the season.
Sutherland. Pitts big guard, is be-
ing compared with Ned Glass, Yale's
mighty guard Of 1902. sutherland's
work against Pennsylvania was ex-
ceIlent, especially his breaking
through and tackling the Quaker
backs before they could get started.
Glass was a remarkable guard, but
II was his marS elous work on Of
fense, rather than on defense, which
made him such a tower of strength
in the Yale line. The holes he could
make for little Metcalf have never
been surpassed.
Northwestern Is meeting with de-
feats daily, but the reports of the
The Washington times., 1917-10-31
;z THE Times COMPLETE SPORTING PAGE .;:;:;s s::s:
STRENGTH ON OFFENSIVE

Judging from scores made in the
three games played In the present
high school series. Offensive football
has been developed on higher plane
this year than in several seasons
passed. The larEest score made in
recent yeags was hung up by Central
IN its engagemsnt with Eastern.
Western s1eceedei' In scoring more
points against Business than any
Western eleven has In ten ysars.
Followers OF the high school Eames
here are wont to consider the series
as being better contested than was
at first thought Tech seoms to have
been developing rapidly OF late. It's
victory over Western By a score "
20 to 2 gave its followers the hope
that Il will be able to give Central q
run for the monsy.
A q matter cf fact Tech scored
more In the Wastsfn gams than X
mas In the past three years In q single
game. The Manual Trainers lost 70
Western last year and we.rs uHaole 10
defeat either Business or Eastern last
season by q sizeable core.
Business seems to have lost iss
punch, for under DR.. Paul White, for
mer coach, Business teams we're able
to roll up a goodly number OF pefnts
In the early games and were surs TO
carry the hght through to the end in
the high school series.(
But the three games played show
conclusiyely that the offense II either
being developed beyond -he defense
or the teams participating on the
a-A fkan Co..
tain Il is that Tech u not fourteen
points better than Western Those
who saw the game recently are OF the
opinion that the best team lost. While
this II in no measure 4 dstrastion
nom Techs splendid play there are,
many who conclude that Western,
right now, could give Central a bet
ter battle than Tech.
The high school series has been
showed back q data Yeatsrday's
postponemsnt led the faculty ath-
letic advisers to set the business
Eastern engagement for Friday, and
the Tech-central battle for next
Tuesday. Eastern win meet west
ern Friday week, and the other teams
will play As per schedule only showed
back one engagement.
The Eastern Business contest for
Friday IL In the nature Of q cellar
championship battle. western IL sx-
pected to defeat Eastern, az Il has u
heavier and more experienced team
Business 10 counted upon TO lose to
both Tech and Central, and a. East
ern. has fallen before the Central
combination the contest II q nip and
tuck affair to keep out of last POSI-
ton.
The standing OF the teams in the
high school series is a. follows:
Won Last Pct
The Washington times., 1917-10-31

Basketball Il due to start up at
the various schools before many
weeks. The managers OF the v9rious
teams are scouting about for games.
There is intfmation that the high
school series will be cut down to ten
games again this year on account Of
the lack Of q suitable playing place
for the series The Y. N. c. A. Is
constantly in use al day long. but
the association will probably - ask
ed to stage the title series again this
winter.
Talk Of an aIl-star game as a Red
Cross bsneft contest continues It Is
pretty well conceded that the team
that wins the championship will have
sturdy opposition In any team COM
posed OF such youngsters as Rasdy.
OF Business: Wight, Simpson, Groves.
and Fenwick, OF Western; Clarke.
GureVich. Adams, Carpenter, and Pos
ley. of Tech; Thomas. Newman, Brock
we'll and Waldorf. OF Eastern. This is
based on the assumption that Central
will win the title. Of course.
The postponement of The high
school series has led to several
changes in schedules. Arrangements
will probably be made between the
high school elevens and other schools
in the matter within the next day or
so. Several Of the high school teams
have games with other schools not In
the title league championships.
Z Should Central defeat Tech-and
there appears little reason why IL
should not-ths Mt. Pleasant school
can claim 4 clear title to the cham
pionship Of both Baltimore and WISH
ington. No local school has been aFls
The Washington times., 1917-10-31

Northwestern Is meeting with de-
feats daily, but the reports OF the
games seldom mention the fact that
Northwestern is outweighed by al
most every opponent in every posi-
tion this season. This information
should accompany the tales of the de-
feats.
The Washington times., 1917-10-31

Washington and Lee does not appear
to have much OF q team this season,
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-04-05
Go q Long Way to School.

Conveying her three children to
school Is considerable Of problem 10
Mrs. James Doyle, who resides near
Verona, a hamlet situated on the north
erly line of Yoh county, California
State Superintendent of Schools Hyatt
says that Mrs. Doyle has more diff
Guilty than any other school mother
In California. He may establish a new
district school for the convenience OF
the family.
After awakening at three O'Clock
each school morning Mrs. Doyle must
get the youngsters from under their
sheets, attire them, wash their faces,
prepare their lunches and then pilot
them in a rowboat across the Sacra.
mentO river.
Reaching the other side they take
a horse and buggy and drive two miles.
where they again row across the same
Sacramento river. Once more they
hitch up horse and drive two miles
to the end of the road, from where
they must walk three miles to school
In Sutter county.
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ounmakers to the Kaiser.

Ordinarily the Krupps manufacture
railway equipment, motor cars and
other steel products for purposes Of
peace, as well as guns. Now, how
ever. the entire establishment Is be.
ing devoted exclusively to the making
Of guns and war munitions. The i'm.
mense furnaces are boiling tons OF
white-hot metal, and the stacks belch-
ing forth volumes of black smoke as
the great army Of gunmakers work in
day and night shifts under tremendous
war pressure. Busy Berthas are be-
Ing prolifcally produced. Guns for
naval and coast defense, for siege
and fortress purposes. field and noun
tain guns, antiaircraft guns, guns Of
all kinds and calibers. with acces.
sories and appointments, such as ar.
mored turrets, shields. observation sta
tions, coming towers, armored case.
ments, disappearing carriages. hoist.
ing and lifting apparatus for ammuni.
tion; great shells, torpedoes. shrapnel.
case shot, all kinds Of ammunition,
armor plate and ordnance wagons, In
fact. all the dread implements in the
arsenal Of war stream forth In. steady
shipments.-Review of Reviews.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-04-05
Bean Worse Than Alcohol.

That firewater isn't the only thing
that will cause wild, unsophisticated
Indian Of the American plains to rear
up on his toes, become Indifferent to
bulldogs and see pink elephants with
wings, Is the declaration of Earl Il.
Putt, a chemist, who is endeavorins
to have the government place a ban
on the sale of the Mexican Peyota
bean to Indians on the South Dakota
reservations.
1t is reported that the Indians, hay
Ing discovered the exceptional quail
ties of this brand Of bean, have been
using large quantities Of 1t and make
a brew from 1t which excels in effect
any product of the paleface. The au'
thorities do not know whether or not
the bean can be barred from the res
ervations under the Harrison anti
flrewater act. but they are going to see
what can be done about 1t.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-04-05
War Hits Rheumatism.

Sodium salicylate. the friend Of sur.
ferers from rheumatism. Ia selling to.
day at $40 a pound. while before the
war 1t only cost 80 cents a pound, re.
marks the New York World. Also, II
is sold in this country only under the
condition that none Of It will be e1
ported.
The reason for this, according to the
head Of one Of the largest chemical
concerns In the city, is not because
there are more cases Of rheumatism In
the country today than ever before
but because sodium salioylate is made
from carbolic acid heretofore imported
from Europe. Now Europe needs al
her carbolic acid to use in manufac.
turing explosives. ...
Horace Graves of the Oh, Drug ant
Paint Reporter said: Nearly all the
highly developed coal tar derivatives
In the United States have been used
up. Picric acid, which Is used In ex.
plosives, costs nil over in Europe to
what 1t would cost to manufacture
here. In England they are too busy
to manufacture 1t, so they have been
buying from US in great quantities. We
have been selling at huge prices. Last
year at this time carbolic acid cost
seven cents q pound. now It has gone
up to $780,"
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-04-05
FIGHTING MACHINE OF FUTURE
Huge AirpIanes Undoubtedly viii b
Leading Factors II Wars Are
to Continue.

Control Of the seas has been the
dominant factor In this war. Britain's
naval supremacy gives her grip upon
the destinies Of all nations. Claude
Graham-White and Harry Harper,
writing In the Fortnightly Review
upon 1.-TWO Years of Aerial War; pre-
dict that In coming wars the control
Of the air will be even more essential
than control of the seas, Charlton
Bates Strayer writes in Leslie's. In
the 'push" of the allies on the west
ern front, the superiority Of their air
reconnaissance gives them great ad-
vantage. However, it is the growing
effectiveness of the airplane as a fight
ing machine, carrying death and de-
struction to the enemy. that is the
most significant development Of the
war. Messrs. White and Harper pre-
dict that In future wars 1t will be the
"great fighting airplanes, the machines
for destroying hostile craft, or for lay
Ing waste land positions, which win
be to the forefront" the scouting air.
plane playing minor part in the gen.
eral scheme.
In all defensive plans the United
States has placed great reliance on its
isolation. Our isolation may always
have In 1t some measure of protection.
but our long coast line, facing two
oceans. makes us vulnerable as are
few nations. IN the wars Of the future,
the attack will be led by huge air.
planes having speed of 200 miles an
hour or more. Nations may go down
to defeat, by aircraft attack which. In
a few hours, could hopelessly cripple
the nation not ready to defend itself
In the air. It is argued that Great
Britain. II she Is to maintain her em-
pire. must match by control Of the
air the control she now has Of the
seas. But what Of the aerial defense
Of our own tremendous coast line, and
our outlying possessions?
We gave birth to the first heavier
than air flying machine, and 1t is to
our everlasting dlscredlt that as ma
ton we have done so little to develop
1t, and that the airplane occupies so
small a place In plans for the nations
defense. The peaceful possibilities OF
the airplanes have not begun to be
grasped by the average person. Mr..
Glenn L. Martin, one Of the pioneer
aviators and constructors Of this coun-
try, says: "In developing flying we
have outdone the birds and this Is
only the beginning Mr.. Martin is also
authority for the statement that there
Is no means of transportation yet de-
vIsed that will make 60 miles an hour
as safely as an airplane.
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He MADE BEouEsT OF BRAIN
Man OF Emlnence Has the Idea OF Ad.
vancIno Scientific Study by
the Action.

Announcement was made short
time ago that DR.. Leland 0. Howard
chief Of the United States bureau Of
entomology, had declared to the Amer.
lean Association for the Advancement
Of Science that he would bequeath his
brain for scientific study to school
that specializes in neurology. A mum.
Der of other scientists who attended
the meeting expressed admiration for
the doctors action and are reported to
be considering similar bequests OF
their own brains.
There was a British physician
named Robert PEBBLES who created
sensation In London and Edinburgh
several years ago by his insistent
coaxing OF athletes for the privilege
of studying their bodies after death.
He had been experimenting with the
muscles and had arrived at what his
associates termed a fantastic notion
that some sort of operation could be
PERFORMED on the leg of the human
runner SO that his speed could BIO
increased. Leapers and high Jumpers
we're his hobby, and in the course Of
five years 1t was estimated that he
had examined the leg muscles of near
ly a thousand men, making compari
sons with the running and leaping
muscles Of the frog, the deer, the
greyhound and other animals. D
PEBBLES was man of means. and
after he had succeeded In inducing
half a dozen athletes Of reputation to
will him their legs" the attention Of
surgeons was attracted. They took
the matter under consideration at one
of their quarterly meetings and
warned PEBBLES they would have him
committed to sanitarium II he con.
tinued his strange pursuit. PEBBLES
defled them and they had commits.
sion appointed. While his sanity was
being tested PEBBLES died. In his will
he bequeathed his brain to the com:
mission.