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Evening star., 1917-11-17
AIRMEN HOLD MEMORIAL
SERVICES FOR GUYNEMER
Occasion Marked by Distribution Of
Honors in Which Ameri-
cans Share.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE LAFA-
YETTE EscADRILLE. November 10, via
Paris. November 14.-This afternoon,
somewhere on the western 'front.'" an
impressive service was held in honor
Of Capt. Georges Guynemer. the famous
French airman recently killed in COM
bat The scene was the airdrome of a
noted fighting unit Of the French air
service-the airdrome from which the
members of the Lafayette flying SQUAD
ron and their French comrades daily
go out to give battle to the German
airmen.
After the service there was a distri-
button of the honors recently won bv
French and American pilots The Amer
leans decorated were Lieut. Raoul Luf-
berry, now seventh on the list of French
aces, and Sergts. Robert Rockwell
Robert Soubiran and David Mckay
Peterson.
Evening star., 1917-11-17

Georgetown VS.. Wash. and Lee at Roanoke.
Md. Stnte VS.. Penn State at State Col, Pa.
Gallaudet vs.. Wash. at Chestertown. Md.
Allegheny VS.. Westminster at Sharon.
Boston VS.. Middlebury Mt Boston.
Brown VS.. Colby at Providence.
Carleton Us. st. Thomas at Northdeld.
Case VS.. Mt. Union at Alliance.
Coe VS.. Cornell at Cedar Rapids.
Columbia vs.. Wesleyan at New York city.
Conn. Aggies vs. r. I. State at Storrs.
Cornell vs.. Fordham at ithaca.
Creighton vs.. Haskell Indians at Omaha.
Dartmouth vs.. Tufts at Manchester.
Davidson VS.. W. Forest at Greensboro.
Delaware VS.. Swarthmore at Newark.
Earlham VS.. Butler at Richmond.
Frank. and Marsh. VS.. Ursinus at Lancaster.
Geneva VS.. bethany at Beaver Falls.
Gettysburg VS.. Bucknell at Harrisburg.
Hamilton VS.. Union at Clinton.
Hampton Inst. VS.. Lincoln U. at Hampton.
Haverford vs.. Johns Hop. at Haverford.
Holy Gross VS.. Rens. Poly at Worcester.
Indiana U. VS.. DePauw at Bloomington.
Iowa State vs.. Iowa Teachers at Ames.
James Millikin vs.. Ill. Yves. at Decatur.
Kalamazoo VI. Alma at Kalamazoo.
Kenyon VI. aldwin-Wallace at Gambler.
lafayette vs.. Albright at Easton.
Lawrence vs. Rtpon At Appleton.
Lehtgh vs.. Pa. n. Inst. at So. Bethlehem.
L.; ..,st, State w. " Miss Agsiss At Baton Rouge.
Miami W. U. Of Wooster at Oxford.
Mo. 8. Of Mines vs.. Drury at EprfnKdeld.
Monmouth vs. Illinois Coil. at Monmouth.
Muskingum vs.. Marshall at New Concord.
n. 81. State vs.. Worcester T. at Durham.
N. Car. State vs. Va. Poly Inst. at Norfolk.
Northwestern ". Knox at Napervilie.
Northwestern o. VI. q. Of lows at Evanston.
Oberlin ". Ohio o. at Oberlin.
Occidental ". Whittier at Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1917-11-17

, Bride to hesitate before tacklfnS the
Milwaukee assignment.
That some action providing for a re-
alignment Of minor league forces may
yet be taken is indicated in dispatches
from Chicago to the effect that Pres
ident Tearney of the Three I League
has come out in favor Of the consoli-
dation Of his circuit with the Western
and Central leagues and the FORMS
tion of two substantial organizations
gard to former allotment OF territory.
Tearney has broached his plan to
President Sexton of the National As
sociation Of Minor Leagues and the
latter has announced he will call a
meeting Of the presidents Of the three
circuits for some time next month to
consider the proposal.
President Barrow of the International
League, who was slated to head the
proposed new circuit. plans for which
fell through at the Louisville meeting.
said in Chicago last night. before leav-
left with him to decide he would
recommend to the club owners when
they meet In New York. December 10.
that the International League suspend
operations for at least a year: Prssi.
heavily last season and that with no
prospect Of the war ending before
spring the outlook for the 1918 season
with the league lined up as 1t was last
season is undeniably dark.
In addition to disposing Of more than
100 cases, the majority of which were
of minor Importance, the arbitration
board Of the minor leaguers associa-
ticn at its final meeting in Louisville
yesterday inserted q special clause in
the minor league contract form pro-
tecting the reserve rights of all club
or leagues that may be forced to sus-
pend owing to conditions brought about
by the war. making it obligatory for a
player to abide by the reserve clause
In his contract, provided. however. that
the club to which he belongs completes
at least half of its scheduled season.
Evening star., 1917-11-17
Robertson Sets New Record
for Title Set of Six Games

The players who led world series
teams in number of hits since the
two leagues began to battle, back
in 1908. are as follows:
1903-Jimmy Sebring, outfelder,
led the Pirates with IL. Chick
Stahl. outfielder, led the Boston
Americans with 10. Eight games
were played.
19e5-Mike Donlin, outfielder, led
the Giants with six. Topsy Hartsel.
outfielder, led the Athletics with s.
Five games were played.
1906-Frank Isbell, infielder, led
the White Sox with s. Artie Hof-
man and Frank Schultz, outfielders,
led the Cubs with each. Six games
were played.
1907-C1aude Rossman, infielder.
led the Tigers with s. Harry Stein
feldt, inf1elder, led the Cubs with s.
Five games were played
190s-Frank Chance. infielder. led
the Cubs with S. Ty Cobb. outfield-
er, led the Tigers with z. Five
games were played.
19o9-Jim Delehanty, infielder, led
the Tigers with 8. Hans Wagner,
infielder. led the Pirates with s.
Seven games were played.
1910-Frank Baker and Edafe
Collins. infielders, led the Athlet-
les with 8 apiece. Schultz, Chance
and Tinker scored G, the top num-
ber, for the Cubs. Five games were
played.
1911-Frank Baker, fnf1elder, led
the Athletics with 8. Larry Doyle,
infielder, led the Giants with z. Six
games were played.
1912-Chariey Herzog, fnflelder,
led the Giants with ~, Murray and
Merkle having 10 apiece. Speaker
innfielder. made 8 hits. the top mark
for the Red Sox. Eight games were
played.
1913-Frank Baker. infielder, led
the Athletics with 9. Larry Nc
Lean. catcher, led the Giants with 6.
Five games were played.
1914-Jphnny Evers, fnfielder. led
the Braves with Frank Baker.
inflelder. led the Athletics with 4.
-Four games were played.
1915-Duffy Lewis, outfielder. led
the Red Sox with 8. Fred LuderuN
infielder. led the PhilheS with q.
Five games were played.
1916-Harry Hooper, outflalder.
led the Red Sox with I. The hi0h
mark for Brooklyn was 4, made 81
Stengel. Olson, Wheat and H
Myers Five games were played.
1sl7-Dayy Robertson. outfieldsr
led the Giants with II. Eddio Coi.
iins, infielder. led the white eox
with >. Six games were played
Evening star., 1917-11-17
ROD AND GUN

the several creeks affected BY the law
It will mean that hotel and boarding
house keepers will lose q source OF
much revenue. said an enthusiast who
pays frequent visits to the Aqua
creek section.
There are streams on the Maryland
side of the river In which fish usually
are plentiful" said the sportsman, and
the boys who may be forced to visit
them in the future will save money and
no doubt get as many fish as they
would in the creeks along the Virginia
side"
F. Marion Goode. Henry Bailey and
William Beavers this week spent day
In the country near Bryantown, the
former home Of Goode, but cunning,
said the former Marylander. was not
The weather was too dry for rabbit
hunting. he stated. "and We had no
bird dogs"
The trio motored to Bryantown about
daybreak and spent most of the day in
search Of game. They got nine rabbits
and one quail.
Charles G. Simons has returned from
his fall vacation of five weeks spent
at Aqua creek. He is one of the most
enthusiastic of the hundreds of sports
men who fish in that creek and is one
of many who likes to remain long
enough to make showing. He got full
enjoyment on the creek and Potomac in
his power boat and many an afternoon
he had string Of pike and large-mouth
bass to exhibit when he returned to
Segar's.
Charles II. Kalbfus and John A. Rooms
were on a cunning trip in the vicinity
Of Rockville the opening day of the
season, ard their bag contained two
rabbits aadtwo birds when they re-
'.aaH quite a diitsraaee between this
year and last" remarked one OF the
sportsmen. The first day of last sea-
son we bagged twenty-seven rabbits
and fourteen BIRDS
Detective Ed Weldon, who spends
many afternoons on the river near the
south end Of Highway bridge and has
assisted in depicting the bass and yell
low perch in that vicinity. has aban-
doned the sport here and gone to An
napolis. Md. where he spent part of
his boyhood days on the Severn and
West rivers.
Not onI2~iS he go fully equipped to
catch. but tosak enough ammunition
for duck hunting t0s~siaughser a large
part of the Germans IN t!ealtrenches on
the other side. His friendSkare ex-
pecting a consignment OF wild< 4ucks
and upland game.
Evening star., 1917-11-17
BIG YEAR FOR SHIPBUILDING
1917 Construction to Be Within
$1,000 Tons of Record

NEW YORK. November 17-Ship-
yards of the world during 1917 will
have produced, approximately. $3.50, 1000
tons of merchant shipping. or within
10000 tons Of the banner shipbuilding
year of 1913. according to a statement
made by Lieut.. Commander Stevenson
Taylor. U. S. N. r. F.. president Of the
Society Of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers. in an address at the opening
Of the twenty-fifth general meeting Of
the society here Thursday. Shipyards
in the United States have Increased
from 66 to 142 in the last year. he said
OF this number fifty-nine are building
wood vessels and four composite ves-
sells.
United States Shipbuilding Board for a
merchant marine at the end Of 1919"
Lieut.. Commander Taylor continued,
shows a grand total Of II. 500, 900 dead
weight tons capacity. or. approximate
ly, S.60o.000 registered tonnage"
Evening star., 1917-11-17
IS FASCINATING
To ARMY BALL PLAYERS
Sporting Angle to Grenade Heaving
Makes It Popular at
the Front. Z,

There Is a sporting angle even in the
CHASTITY business Of war. and the fol-.
lowing excerpt from a letter from q
United States soldier and former base
ball player now in F<spce will interest
followers of the national pastime. He
writes:
I've taken strongly to bombing. and
the Indications are that I will be per-
manently assigned to the bombing
squad. Down in our practice trenches
the other day I scored fourteen hits in
sixteen tries. which happened to be
better than anybody in my company
did.
I'VE used dummy bombs and gren-
ades. but the conditions. otherwise.
were of the same character that we
shall confront later on. We were dis
tributed about our first line trench.
Over the top, over a stretch of about
sixty feet. Of ground. was 20 mans
land.
Everybody Likes It.
Certain spots were marked out in
the German front line trench as tar
gets. and 1t was at these we aimed.
of grenade throwing is quite study.
I enjoyed 1t tremendously, and 1t has
been absorbingiy interesting and fas-
cfnating to the other fellows.
There are different kinds of gren-
ades. The shapes, however. vary
slightly. and they are carried in tin
cans and weigh about one pound and
a half.
THE follow through principle which
prevails in golf. base ball. tennis, foot
ball. squash, billiards and racouets also
obtains in bombing. The pitchers fol.
low through. the finish of golfers
drive. the sweep of a free swinging
batter. the arc described by tennis
player serving. a ha1fback kicking or
throwing a forward pass, the swing of
the squash and racquet player and the
follow through Of the expert billiard
p1ayer-each of these has a certain re-
semblance to that employed in bomb
ing. But in bombing we throw from
several Notwithstanding unright,
leaning against the wall OF a. trench.
kneelfng. sitting and even while lying
prone. We are expected to throw tho
things accurately from any other posi-
tfons-if there are any.
Evening star., 1917-11-17
SOLDIER ELEVENS IN TIE.
Contest Between 92d and 18th Com
pany Teams Ends 6-6.

The final foot ball game Of the pre-
liminaries Of the Artillery League. sta
toned at Quantico, was played between
the ed Company team and the 18th
Company eleven. the contest resulting
in tie. s to 6, after hard struggle.
A fire call" while the game was in
progress resulted in stampede by the
spectators, leaving the players and Of
ficials alone to finish the contest.
The three winning teams in the
league. with the best players of the
losing teams, which will be decided by
the foot ball committee, will play the
semi-f1nal games. The winners in the
league are the 9th. 91st and 18th COM
panies.
Evening star., 1917-11-17

Manager Grimth said his efforts to
aid the ball-and-bat fund received
such hearty support from the delegates
that he did not feel lika pushing WASH
ington's claims for tEAA91s convention
Of the National Association as hard as
he otherwise would have, but added
that there was little chance of any city
winning the honor from-Peoria, as the
representatives of the Illinois town
had the delegates well lined up.
Grin naturally was not surprised that
the movement to form a new league
fell through. as he predicted before
would come Of 1t. citing the fact that
it would work grave injustice to the
teams not included in the proposed cir
cult to be virtually deprived of their
franchises and have investments to-
falling hundreds Of thousands Of dol
1ar1 rendered practically valueless.
In reference to the report that George
Mcbride. Washington's veteran inf1eld-
or, II slated to manage the Milwaukee
team Of the American Association next
season. Grinth said he know nothing of
Il. aside from q news dispatch called to
Dis attention last night Grin asserted
be would not stand in the way Of Nc
himself, but added that he might find
himself greatly in need Of the cap
tain's services next year. and that any
club seeking him would have to- talk
business with him
It Is doubtful II there is anything g in
the report about Mcbride. Mac gen
orally Is regarded as being well quail
lied for managerial duties, but he
would hardly be likely to undertake
team. even though it is his homo town.
- the Cream city is one of the poorest
base ball towns in the country, not
withstanding it's large population.
Furthermore, the material he would fall
heir to is nothing to brag of. and the
additional fact that next season Is ex-
peoted to prove an unusually lean tone
for the minors might well cause Nc
Evening star., 1917-11-17
SOLDIERS MAY COMPETE.
Amateur Union Rules Army Boys
Eligible for All Contests.

PHILADELPHIA, November 17-At a
special meeting of the championship
committee of the Middle Atlantic Asso-
citation of the A. A. u. held yesterday.
it was decided that all members of the
United States government military
forces. who are now located at any of
the concentration camps within the
Jurisdiction of the Middle Atlantic As
soctation would be eligible for compe-
tition in any of the championships of
the association. irrespective of the dis
tricts in which the athletes may per-
manently reside.
This ruling was may to hold for the
duration of the war only. and includes
many prominent runners now located
at the various camps and cantonments
in the territory of the middle Atlantic
section.
Evening star., 1917-11-17
SOCCER TEAMS TO CLASH.
Baltimore and Washington Elevens
to Play on Monument Grounds.

Local followers of soccer foot ball
will be interested to know that the
frst of series Of games with the
leading Baltimore teams will take place
tomorrow. when the st. Elizabeths
eleven pays a visit to the home grounds
west Of the Washington Monument.
The game is scheduled to start at 3
o'clock.
This contest always has been the big
classic locally. Three games were
played between the teams last season.
two Of which were in favor Of the
Washington eleven by narrow margin
and one game was q tie.
Evening star., 1917-11-17

Eastern's light eleven fought gamely
against the heavier Tech squad at the
Central stadium yesterday, but the
weight enabled 1t to advance the ball
consistently by rushing tactics and
gave it victory by margin Of 20 to L.
The Capitol Hill outfit appe ared to be
hopelessly outclassed in The first half.
when Tech scored two of its three
touchdowns. but after the halfway
mark had been reached Eastern re-
success that its total of ground gained
in the last two periods compared ia
vorably with that netted by the victors.
Half dozen aerial heaves, all start
ed by Newman with Thomas on the
receiving end, gave Eastern its touch
down near the middle of the final quar-
ter. Thomas played strong defensive
game. Tech devoted little attention to
aerial work and what few attempts it
made at forward passing failed for the
most part.
Evening star., 1917-11-17
Hope to Make Arrangement.

This committee will get in touch with
Billy Sundays Representatives as soon
aS possible and endeavor to make the
arrangement Those having this work
en hand are most enthusiastic over the
Sg00pect, believing that, because Of floor
opace and location, this building would
exactly meet their needs.
Tho committee IL composed of Rev.
Earle Wiley. chairman: Rev. Tertius
van Dyke. secretary; Rev. Henry An
stadt, the Very Rev. G. c. F. Bratenahl.
Rev. John E. Briggs. Rev. James D.
Buhrer. Rev. Lucius c. Clark, Rev. VIII
liam ]. Kerby, Rev. Louis j. O'Hern.
Rev. U. G. B. Pierce. Rev. Forrest J..
Prettyman. Rabbi Abram Simon. Rev
Roland Cotton Smith, Rev. Charles
Wood and William Knowles Cooper.
Henry White, chairman of the COM
mittee. was directed to appoint a small
working committee to take care Of
minor matters not sufficiently impor-
tant to require the attention Of the
executive committee.
The commission is preparing to issue
q soldiers guide to Washington, in
which is to be listed all places of
amusement and entertainment for
men in uniform.
Plans are under way, 1t was stated,
for organisation Of a colored division
OF the commission to look out for the
care and entertainment Of negro SOL
dierA
Evening star., 1917-11-17
ARTILLERY TEAM GOING WEST.
Charley Taft's Eleven May Play at
Hammond Thanksgiving Day.

The foot ball team Of the 18th Field
Artillery. now stationed at Fort Myer,
is trying to make arrangements to
meet tie Hammond. Ind, clabbys on
the latter's field Thanksgiving day
Charley Taft is the captain of the 18th
boys and has eight college stars in his
lineup. The Hammond outfit also is
very strong, and good game can be
looked for. Capt. Taft is awaiting the
permission of the War Department to
take his team west, and 1t is believed
this leave will be granted.
Evening star., 1917-11-17
History Of Cadet Sorps Issued.

A brief resume Of the history Of the
cadet corps in the high schools of
Washington IL contained in the man
ual for high school cadets. recently is
sued by the board of education for dis
tribution to the schools. Detailing the
part graduates of tho cadet corps of
Warrington high schools have taken
in national affairs, the manual gives
praise to those Washington men who
saw service in the Philippine Islands,
and states that no Washington high
zchool graduate has been dropped from
the student rolls at West Point.
Evening star., 1917-11-17
Rowland a Hit in Vaudeville.

Clarence Rowland, manager of the
world champion White Sox, made his
first appearance on the vaudeville stage
Thursday at Dubuque. Iowa. and went
''over the top" before two big au-
diences. Though little nervous, he
put over good talk on the side lights
of the world series. His stories about
Faber and Zimmerman Drought down
the house."
Evening star., 1917-11-17

Next 10 Georgia Tech. Georgetown
probably has the best pair of backs on
Blue and Gray are Gilroy and Nc
Quade. Like Georgia Tech. George
town has had the greater part OF the
ground it has covered gained by these
two stars. Both are heavy. fast. versa
tile. brilliant and consistent.
two splendid players behind its line.
Rodgers and Harris. the former full
back and the latter quarter, are moth
ing II not brilliant. Rodgers has been
| rated by many as the best plunging
fullback in the country. and Harris
ing the ball for long gains in a man.
ner that admits of little criticism.
No other schools have two men any
where near as capable as these. but
| several others possess individuals Of
exceptional excellence. Gurley, quar-
terback at North Carolina State, for
mer Washington and Jefferson man, is
a star. Rabenhorst of Wake Forest
probably will not get much mentioned
because he Is with a weak team, but
many better backs than he are not to
be found Flower of Davidson is fast.
a splendid punter and all-round good
man. Leech Of Virginia Military Insti-
tute Is clever. and Fletcher Of Mary
land State and Pfasnig of st. Johns
can take their places alongside the
best backs in the section and not be
| far outplayed.
| Another meeting with the Mohawk
is desired by the Coast Artillery
eleven. A week ago last Sunday the
Soldiers met the strong Independent
team at Columbia Park. 18th and H
street northeast, and fought the game
through to a scoreless tie The Artil-
lerymen are anxious for another
chance to try their mettle against the
clubmen. but want to play on a neu-
trail field Especially do they desire to
play Thanksgiving day. The Artillery
team Is not anxious to have the game
take place on any particular ground.
but wants it anywhere except at Co
lumbia Park.
| Games are wanted by tho 18th Com
pany Of Marines. stationed at Guam
of young fellows. and contests with
high schools are most desired. Marines
line averages around ITO pounds, and
Ibackfleld $50. Those interested should
communicate with Leo Hirschfleld.
manager. 10th Company, 9Th Regiment.
Marine Corps, Quantico, Va.
| This afternoon the only foot ball
game scheduled here is to take place
at Georgetown between the Army and
Navy Props and the Georgetown Props.
The Blue and Gray youngsters have
been improving greatly in their play.
as was attested by their decisive de-
feat of Western on Wednesday.
| Georgetown, Maryland State and Cal
laudet are playing away from home
today The Blue and Gray Is at Roam
oke, Va, for struggle with Washing
j T.
Evening star., 1917-11-17
San Francisco Buys Whale Meat.

Whale meat to the extent Of 247,00o
pounds was marketed by one concern
to the people OF San Francisco and
Seattle this year. the fisheries bureau
has announced. The bureau announced
that as an act OF comfy between the
United States and Canada. 1t is arranE-
ing to ship 100000 sockeye salmon
from its Afognac. Alas, hatchery to
hatcheries on the Fraser river in Brit
tsh Columbia, in order to build up the
run In that waterway and In Puget
sound.
Evening star., 1917-11-17
MANY CLEVER BACKS PLAYING -
ON COLLEGE TEAMS IN SOUTH
Georgia Tech, Georgetown and West
Virginia Have Best Men.
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Evening star., 1917-11-17
CRFF LAYS PLANS TO FILL
GAPS CAUSED BY ARMY DRAFT
Makes Arrangements at Louisville Meeting
to Get Players in Case His Regulars
Are Called to Colors.
By DENMAN THOMPSON.


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Evening star., 1917-11-17

Jim Scott was working under a big
contract when he left the White Sox
to enter the officers training camp at
Preside. Cal. Owner Comiskey- sent
him his salary In full for the season.
and Jim also got q winners share of
the world series, SO his early start to
Join the colors did not cost him any
Evening star., 1917-11-17

State College, Pa. to pit its strength
against Penn State. and Gallaudet is
over on the eastern shore of Maryland
for a go with Washington College.
Georgetown and Gallaudet ought to
win their contests without a whole lot
of trouble. but the odds are decidedly
against Maryland State. In fact. the
Marylanders will be lucky if they are
not decisively whipped.
Evening star., 1917-11-17

Phil Bresnahan. brother of the once
famous backstop Of the Giants and
pxesent manager Of the Toledo club, has
OF that club.
Evening star., 1917-11-17

Out0e1def Duffy Lewis of the Boston
Hed Box. VINO enlisted as q yeoman be-
1ce0 tho close Of the American League
eeAson. las been assigned to duty ut the
3A1O 10AnA navy yard, near San Fran