Evening star., 1918-02-09
DRAFT MAY RIDDLE
LOCAL SLAB STAFF
With Du Mont In Class | Only
Johnson, Ayers, Yingling and
WaIdbauer Are Certainties.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

That the Washington club will be
woefully short Of pitchers for the COM
ing season IL more than a mere possi-
bility. A dispatch received today from
Minneapolis to the effect that George
Du Mont has been placed In class Of
the selective draft, coming on top Of
Information that similar action also has
been taken in the case of Molly Craft,
has given> Clark Grinnth food for
thought.
OF the eight men on the reserve list
OF the Nationals to whom contracts
have been sent there are only four
Ayers. johnson, Yingling and wald-
as certain to be avail
able for service. OF this number Ayers
and Waldbauer already are signed.
Johnson and Yingling are yet to be
heard from, but Walter is not expected
to be summoned and the southpaw Is
not eligible for Army duty. The status
Of Harper and Shaw Is unknown, but
there Is no assurance that either will
they will be considered AZ having de-
pendents. Du Mont has been married
since the close Of last season and also
was understood to have his mother and
local board evidently has taken a diff
ferent view Of the situation. II Craft,
Harper, Shaw and Du Mont all are
called to the colors for the next incre-
ment Of the National Army there may
assemble at Augusta March 10 for pre-
liminary work.
Action Of the referee in awarding his
decision to Earl Caddock over Wlades
Zbyszko in their match last night at
Des Moines. Iowa, fails to clear up the
wrestling championship situation. Cad
dock. a native son, claiming Anita,
Iowa, as his homo. is a private in the
National Army. He won the first fall
in one hour and twenty minutes. PIN
ming the giant Pole who claims the
| title. to the mat by quick shift from
wrist lock. Zbyszko won the second
fall in thtrty-one minutes, with q side
| hip lock.
Although the victories Of John Olin
and Caddock over Joe Stetcher may be
| regarded as eliminating the latter from
consideration, Stranger Lewis will
| have to be disposed Of before a clear
lien on tho title can be obtained. At
least three nen-Caddock. Zbyssko and
| Lewis-must be regarded as still in the
running for the championship. Cad
docks showing against Zbyssko last
! night rehects great credit upon his
ability when 1t IL considered that the
soldier weighed only 1856 pounds as
against the 226 of his opponent, but his
victory was not decisive one.
| An opportunity for horse race en-
| thusiasts to aid in preventing such dis
asters as that which cost the lives OF
scores of American soldiers in the sink
| ing of the Tuscania is offered by the
appeal Of the Navy for binoculars. spy
glasses and telescopes, OF which it Is In
| ters also are required. These articles
formerly were obtained from foreign
| countries. but this is no longer possible.
An appeal recently made resulted in the
| receipt Of more than 5000 glasses OF
| various kinds, but many thousands
more are needed to maintain constant
and efficient lookout for submarines.
| the sport Of kings" to show their pa
triotism by furnishing additional eyes
for the Navy. As 1t 10 unlawful for the
government to accept services or ma
terial without payment, 81 will be paid
for each article accepted, which will
constitute the rental price. or in case
Of loss. the purchase price of the
tagged with name and address Of donor
and forwarded by mail or express to
Franklin D. Roosevelt. assistant secre-
tary Of the Navy. care of Naval Obser-
| vatory, Washington, D. c., so they may
be acknowledged. Those not suitable
senders. Those accepted will be keyed.
so that the names and addresses Of the
senders will be permanently recorded
at the Navy Department and every ef-
fort made to return them, with added
historic interest, whom the war ends.