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The Washington times., 1918-05-29
RED SOX HOLD LEAD BY MERE THREAD:
GIANTS RECENT TOUR is DISASTROUS
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER

Fenway Park all with the Grmen, the
games fastraveng
their four victories here their
Philadelphia third and but three and half behind the
White believed by everybody
connders four full the of Ed
Barrows clan.
standing they the opening today
important possible for the Bmen,
Yankees battling recently
winning
Boston, before hitting
+be
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
FRED WALKER is BACK.

Mysterious Fred Walker Is back in
tho company with which he made
good last year, having signed with
Pat Donovan's Syracuse stars. His
Rrst start for Syracuse was a shutout
game against Jersey City, in which
he allowed but fiye hits.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
BRAVES SIGN coLLEaIAN.

ST. PAUL, May @9.-Louis Labs
soniere, member of a local family Of
athletes, has Joined the Boston Ma
tionals for try-Out with the pitching
staff. La BIssonicre twirIed 81
Thomas College and pitched consider
able scmi-professionaI baseball In the
Dakotas.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
BIG LEAGUE sIEEERs.
OAKLAND GETS HAGEN.

DETROIT, May %. Walter Hagen,
well-known professional. has been
signed by the Oakland Hills golf and
country club out Pontiac way after
negotiations lasting more than n
month. Hagen is now in ,he East
appearing in Red Cross benefit
matches
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
THREE SCHOOLS TO TRY
CONCLUSIONS IN WATER

Central. Tech and Western win
compete in a triangular swimming
meet at the Bathing Beach next We'd
nesday.
The big swimming meet for the
high school championship has been
set for June I at the Bathing Beach
under the direction OF F. B. Brun-
ner.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
BOXER EAeAN IN DRAFT.

MILWAUKEE, May 29.-Joe Eagan.
the Boston wcltcrweiEht. who has
been drafted, has been ordered to report
for active service on juno l, according
to word received by his friends here.
He will be stationed at Camp Upton.
N. Y. EaEan fought three OF four
matches in the Middle West this sea
son
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
SHOULD LEAD LONG

Larry DoyIc's name is very apt to
remain at the top OF the National
League batting records for some time
to come. Larry will be out for long
time, and no other regular is likely
to pass .426.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
TAKE ANOTHER ONE

The Premicrs added another to
their string yesterday in defeating
the Fuel Administration team by IL
TO }. The winners rung up q total
OF ninstsen hits.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
TENNIS MATCH OFF.

Western and Tech postponed their
scheduled match on the courts today
on account of special cadet drill
The teams are tied for second place
in the league.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
PREP JUNIORS WIN.

Georgetown Prep Juniors defeated
the St Adams School Juniors in a
well-played game by = score Of
10 10 G.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterday'G Cane.

Yesterday'a GaneA
Detroit. (; Washington, {.
Boston. ]: Chicago o
St Louis 8. Philadelphia, .
Cleveland. :; New York. 4
where They Play To-day.
Washington at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
FIFTEEN IN A ROW.

When Eddie Foster scratched a
single to short yesterday. he had hit
SafeiI IN nttsOa consecutive GAme&
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
Wherr ~ PInI TedaI.

Cincinnati at Chicago
St Louis at Pittsburgh
New York at Philadelphia
Boston at Brooklyn
The Washington times., 1918-05-29

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Games.
Boston. 6: Pittsburgh, =
Cincinnati at Chicago. rain
(SO other games sChedulsdl.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29

Joe Woods home run tied mp yes
terday's game at New York, and Steve
O'Neill's won it
The Washington times., 1918-05-29

The Marines added one more battle
to their string in defeating the Dis
bursement team in the Navy Inter
bureau League yesterday. scoring in
but two innings.
Six runs chased across the plate in
the third, and three more in the ninth.
Disbursement was able to count FIVE
runs. Snyder and GLADDEN.. for the
winners, starred at bat with three
hits each out OF four times up.
The AEgies came through with two
runs in the ninth in the Departmental
League, and won by : to 5 over the
War Trade team yesterday. Emmons
pitched his usual good game for the
winners, but received poor support
from his team. He famed twelve dur
ing the game. Nestor's catch for the
Aggies was a feature.
Tomorrow at Union League Park.
Fifteenth and H streets northeast,
the crack Rex A c. will cross bats
with the U. S. S. Mercedes team
from the training ship at Annapolis
in a dOuble-header. The first game
will begin at 80 o'clock. Rex will
have Owens, Ferguson, and Braund
warm up for mound duties, while the
sailors announce Anderson and Htnk-
ston as their twirlers.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29

Ray Fisher, former Yankee hurler,
is pitching fine ball for Slocum- He is
an enlisted instructor there.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29

Joe Bush held the White Sox to one
hit and his own single won his game
! to o.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29

when Joe Gedeon successfully
worked the squeeze play, the Brown
les defeated the Mackmen yesterday.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29

Thirteen thousand fans saw last
Sundays game between the Yankees
and Indians at Cleveland The Sixth
City rooters are all pulling for Lee
Fohrs lads 70 win the pennant this
year. believing that they have an
excellent chance.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
HITTING 'EM OUT.

Today you can go fishing or any
thing.
Herman Schaefer didn't last long
with the Indians
The Washington times., 1918-05-29

II is estimated that more than $50
players have left the big leagues for
service under the colors or in muni-
ton plants. The American League
was hit much harder than its rival,
but it had more players to spare.
Johnson's clubs have lost almost a
hundred
The Washington times., 1918-05-29

Hal Chase has recovered from his
wrenched back and is once more on
the job at first base. Sherry Magee
has gone to left field, but his hit
ting has taken a tumble since return
ing to his old place.
The Washington times., 1918-05-29

Bert Niehoffs hitting cannot have
impressed Johnny McGraw for the
former Philly and Cardinal is hit
ting just ahead Of the pitcher. How
ever, he is better man at the bat
than the Cuban, Rodriguez, whom he
replaces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
Post Office to Be Open
For Inspection Saturday

The new post Office in Federal
Square will be thrown open for in
spection tomorrow night, and Sun
day morning business will begin in
the new building. Lock boxes will be
assigned Sunday between and 5
o'clock.
The building has been completely
renovated. Inside the Third street
entrance an elevator has been in
stalled. and near the elevator shaft
is a completely. equipped employees
rest room. The remaining space on
the first floor is divided into the mail
ing and asserting rooms, which are
surrounded by 1870 lock boxes. Be-
tween the two rooms is an inspec-
tors chute. where the employees can
be observed at their work.
On the second floor is the post
masters Office and numerous reg
istry Offices. The weather bureau Of
fee and federal courtroom are on
the third floor.
The building was renovated by A..
F. Pennick Company, H. L. Brown
Company, and by Augustus Wild
man. Gohl & Bruaw Company clean
ed the exterior of the building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
EVERS TO PLAY
WITH GIANTS
Not Jumping the Red Sox,
but He Wants to Star Once
Before Sailing Over

Don't be surprised to see Johnny
Evers playing second base for the
Giants tomorrow. The famous Cub
player and now knights of Column
bus secretary, whose craftiness in
game at the Polo Grounds in 1908
caused the Giants to lose the Ma
tional League pennant, has suggest
ed to Manager McGraw that he ask
the permission of the Red Sox to al
low him to play this game, which
might be his last appearance on this
side of the Atlantic. Johnny says his
friends up in Troy have always want
ed him to play for New York, and, in
asmuch as he always has had the
greatest admiration for McGraw and
fondness for the New York base
ball public, he would like to appear
in just this one game in the Giants
uniform.
You know" said 'Evers, IT am still
under contract to the Red Sox.
haven't made up my mind what to
do in regard to the matter. They
have broken their contract with me
and there isn't a court in the world
that would decide against me. So
you can see that it would be neces-
sary to receive President Frazee's
sanction in order to play. l don't
want to give Boston a chance to say
that I also broke the contract
Il am sure that Manager McGraw
could obtain the permission of the
Red SoX to allow me to play.
have played for the Knights of CO.
lumbus and Red Cross this year, but
1 haven't as yet played in a regular
major league game. However, l am
in fair condition. In fact, l am in
good enough form to play this fare
well game.
Because of the trouble that the
clubs are having to put two first class
mines on the field. I think that
should prove considerable attrac-
tion in a New York uniform. which
battled against, tooth and nail, for
sixteen years. as member of the
Chicago and Boston teams"
Plans have been completed for
Evers' sailing to France as a. K. of C.
secretary and it won't be long before
he bids the U. S A. "au revoir."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
SOVIET REPUBLIC
TORN BY PLOTTER
AND FOOD CRISIS
Brest-Litovsk Treaty Imposes
Debt to Germany to Six
Billion Rubles
By Assoeiated Press

Amsterdam, July 26.-Premier
Lenine, in a speech at Moscow be-
fore the government conference of
factory committees, said the posi-
tion of the Soviet republic had be-
come extremely acute in view of
international complications, counter
revolutionary conspiracies and the
food crisis, according to a Moscow
dispatch received by way of Berlin.
The Russian proletariat knew very
well, Lenine told the conference,
that the united action of the work
ers of the entire world or of some
OF the highly developed capatalistic
countries was an essential condition
to the victory of the Russian revo-
luton. 1t was easy for Russia to
begin revolution but eXtraordi-
narily difficult to continue and con-
clude 1t. On the other hand, the
beginning of a revolution in such a
long organized burgeois country as
Germany was extremely difficult,
but then it would be so much easier
to carry it to completion.
Referring to the Brest-Litovsk
treaty, Lenine said that, according
TO the treaty, Russia must pay
Germany six billion rubles. The
attempt of the Social Revolutionists
of the Left to entangle Russia in a
war with Germany by the murder
of the German ambassador was in
no way to evade the treaty. The
way out must be found by the joint
eXertions of the proletariat and the
poor peasants.
Russia, under the terms of the
Brest-Litovsk treaty, was to indem-
nifty German subjects for the losses
incurred by them through the war.
Advices received in London early in
April said that the Russian gov
ernment estimated that these losses
would total five billion rubles. It
has been reported, but never Off
cially confirmed. that Germany also
demanded cash indemnity of sew
eral billion rubles,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26

Don Wertz, the tall rugged pitcher
of the Reading team did his best last
evening to swing victory to his CLUB,
striking out ten of the Rosewoods,
but Rosewood was determined to
get this critical game, and timely
hitting did it. Jones, new man
on the Rosewood club, was there
with head and arm, and offset the
steady fine twirling of Wertz. A rank
error by Rheam, left field for Read
ing, upset Wertz temporarily. This
valuable twirler, however, was much
in evidence all through the battle,
his single scoring Captain McCurdy
in the first inning. 1t is expected
that tonight the batteries will be
Appler and Swartz for Reading and
Garverich and Killinger for Rose
wood. The score:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26

This Kiwanis club is a reg'Iar
punch of Mexican bandits, coping
games from every team that comes
along. The latest scalp on their belt
is that of the Tabernacle Baptists
who were defeated last evening with
a score of 10.
For real slugging, the game was a
huIndlhger' Claster, Lippman,
Black and Sterrlck distinguished
themselves by puncturing the atmos-
phere frequently. Hinkle held the
Tabs to three hits and no runs. He
had control that rivaled biz league
stuff. About 200 fans were in the
grandstand at the game which was
played on the West End grounds.
To-night's game will be played on
the West End grounds. Appleby
Brothers & wittaker's strong nine
will clash with the West End Jun
tors, strong bunch of boys who
bave been playing phenomenal ball
lately. The game will be called at
$50.
The score of last nights game:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26

Eddie Plank and it should be his
toric clinch.
Anyone who has watched Plank
work this season will feel sure that
he will be the last to go up. if either
man does blow. He knows more
about the batters than Leonard and
so far as control is concerned Plank
is second to no twirler anywhere.
The game promises to be very close.
one of those contests which depend
for results on some slight break.
The biggest crowd that ever gath
cred at an outdoor event in Steelton
saw the recent double header. This
game should be just as interesting
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
Fate Of Baseball
Not Yet Decided

Washington, July 26.-Pres-
sure of other matters, it was said
last night, has prevented Secre-
tary Baker from formulating his
decision as to extension of the
effective time of applying the
work-or-fight regulations to pro-
fessional baseball players. No in
dication of when the decision will
be announced was available last
night.
The report of Provost Marshal
General Crowder on the question
and the brief submitted Wednes-
day by representatives of the
baseball industry were under
stood to have been considered by
Secretary Baker during the day.
Both at the War Department and
among baseball men here there
was feeling that the recent or
der applying the work-or-fight
regulations to baseball players
would be revised, but to what ex-
tent was not known.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
AROUND THE BASES

Joseph Shultz. an outfelder on the
Kansas City team, of the American
Association, has signed a Bethlehem
steel League contract and will play
with the Lebanon team. Shultz, who
was formerly with the Toronto team.
of the International Association, is
expected to report before the end of
the week.
Baseball is the national game of
wrestling is a sport rather than a
game. This testifies to two things:
Q) Japan's fondness for things
American.
are the Americans of the orient, with
mental makeup very similar in its
own way to the American. tempera-
ment.
Mike Finn, manager of the Chatta-
nooga team in the Southern Associa-
ton, which disbanded recently, says
all the blame for players jumping to
ship and steel plant leagues and leav-
ing the game for other occupations
must not be placed on the athletes
themselves. He says that all the play
ers he tried to place elsewhere and
who preferred to work in munition
plants or go to shipyards were intitlu-
enced by their wives, who were afraid
of the effects of the work or fight"
order.
record, unique in the history of
the American Association. was estab-
lished at Louisville, Sunday, when
Catcher Kelley, in the second game
of a doubleheader played with both
Toledo and Louisville.
Kelley started behind the bat with
Toledo. When the Louisville catcher
Myers. broke his collarbone Louis
Vile had no backstop to put in,
Kocher having departed in response
to a draft call.
AS a result Toledo was forced to
loan a catcher. Manager Bresnahan
went behind the bat for Toledo and
loaned Kelley to Louisville.
While playing with Toledo, Kelley
was once at bat and had one put-out
and one assist. While playing with
Louisville he cracked out one hit in
two times up and had two put-outs.
The ups and downs of baseball sal
aries are indicated in a petition filed
in New York court by Pitcher Raw
Caldwell, of the New York Yankees.
When he was drawing a salary of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
"DUTCH" LEONARD PITCHES
AGAINST PLANK TOMORROW

Dutch" Leonard versus Eddie
Plank. That's the program for to-
morrow at 2.30 o'clock when Steelton
meets Fore River at Cottage Hill. Can
you see these famous pitching stars
scintillating in a real battle, with
Steelton keyed up. to pennant aspira-
tions?
Leonard has been ripping round like
a tank on a spree ever since he left
Boston and hoped into Schwab's s
company. Last Saturday he held Leb-
anon to hits and enabled his team
to win easily 40. Tomorrow he will
be in ace shape to contest honors with
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26

$4,000 a season he had been ordered
to pay his wife $3.50 a month ali
mony. Caldwell went into court,
showed where his salary had been
lief. The Court ordered that here
after he should pay his wife but $3.50
a month during the playing season
and $50 a month during the off sea-
son.
Max Carey, the fieet-footed Pitts
burgh outfielder, added six more
stolen bases to his string and leads
the league with forty-two. fourteen
better than his nearest rival, George
maintained his lead over the Pitts
burgher for scoring honors.
There will be no interference with
the FultonDempsy fight at Harrison,
n. j.. on Saturday by the local draft
that Fulton be arrested for not
answering a fight order
sent him.
The local board sent a letter to the
Harrison board, which had been re-
quested to ask the arrest, and advised
the members that Fulton had made
satisfactory explanation of his failure
to reply to the summons. No further
action will be taken now.
Manager FreQ MlICnell, OI the
Cubs, has laid claim to the National
League pennant in case the schedule
is suspended. He has expressed wish
to play off a series with the American
League leader for the years cham
pionship in the big leagues, one. game
to be played in each of the big league
cities.
SON" said the Cubs manager, we
ought to be given the title. We are
in the lead by fair margin and have
held it for some time"
When the sparrows Point team was
here, recently, one of the rooters, a
foreman at the big ship building
plant, told one on a husky old negro
Applicant for a job. What's your
nameg" asked the boss, taking out his
pencil ~ .
reply.
down the cherry tree?" asked the boss
with the usual cherry-tree grin.
The other hesitated, and them: NO,
sab t warnt me. I h'aint done no
work for a year."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
Steelton Band Gives
Splendid Concert

Harrisburgers were given a real
musical treat last night when the
Steelton Band gave the first volun-
tary mplimentary band concert at
Reservoir Park. The numbers were
roundly applauded. There's a
Long, Long Trail was so popular
the audience demanded it three
times. The heavy selections were
appreciated just as much as the
lighter music and as a whole, the
concert is conceded to be one of the
best given here in a long while.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
Coventry Munition Strike
Spreads $4,000 Workers

Coventry, Eng. July 26.-By noon
yesterday $4,000 of Coventry's 24,-
900 skilled workers were on strike
Altogether $4,000 workers engaged
in the manufacture of munitions are
affected.
The joint committee of engineer
ing and allied unions, which urged
that work be continued, pending "a
conference, has been repudiated by
the strikers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
TEN ARE WARNED

Ten business establishment pro-
prietors who failed to observe the
regulations of the lightfess night or
der last night were warned by the
fuel administrator that a second of
fense would mean Punishment by a
$4,000 fine or two years in prison,
or both. One of the establishments
was a large Market street retail
store which burned lights in its win
dews during the day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
WINS CONIMIsSION

Corporal Edward r. Herman, sta
toned at the Depot Quartermaster'
Department, at Camp Hancock, has
received his commission as second
lieutenant, according to letter re-
ceived yesterday by his parents, Mr..
and. Mrs. B. N. Herman, 1916 Green
street. He is graduate of the Tech
nical High school and has host of
friends here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
Lay Plans For College
Army Training Corps

Washington, July 2e.-Plans for
establishing student army training
corps in every college in the United
States having a male enrolment of
100 or more were discussed at a
conference between officials of the
War Department and group of COL
lege presidents, who have been ap-
pointed advisers to the department
in their respective sections.
Approximately 5000 new officers
will be needed monthly to officer the
new units and replace casualties, ac-
cording to official estimates.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
TO MANAGE OFFTCE

Robert N McGarvey will take
over the managership of the local
office for Chandler Brothers, brok
ers, it was announced to-day. Nc
Garvey was formerly in charge of
the Harrisburg office and later moved
to Philadelphia. He succeeds HI. W.
Culver, who left for Chicago yester-
day. as manager of that office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
Circus Catch Saves
Game For Swatara

evening, 5-4. each pitcher allowing
but three hits. In the ninth Michlo-
vitz saved Swatara with a circus
catch, a runner on third and two
out. After to-day's battle between
Summit and Monarch the Junior
League will take a vacation until
August 1 when Summit tackles AL
bion. Yesterdays results:
GVVATAP
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26

The General Office team of the
Central Iron and Steel League
played a game last evening with
the Yannigans, which does not
count in the club standing. The
regular schedule goes on to-day with
Open Hearth meeting Mill No. 1.
Open Hearth has good lead right
now and it will take a clever club
to overhaul her. Yesterday's fray:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26

Two base hit, Heagy. Sacrifice
hits, McGraph, Fox, Levan. Double
plays, Swatara 1; Smith to Young.
Struck out, by Fleisher, s.: Barry, g.
Base on balls. by Fleisher, 6; Barry,
4. Left on base. Swatara, 6; Albion.
5. Stolen .bases. Michlevitz, Smith,
Barry, McGraph, Bender. Heagy.
Wild pitches, Barry. Fleisher. UNI
pire, Butler. Time, 1888.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
SEND TAX STATEMENTS

Statements Of 1913 school taxes
are being sent out now by the city
treasurer's office but officials an
nounced to-day that only about half
of these have been mailed. The
others are being prepared and will
be sent to property owners in a week
or two.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26

Two base hit. Fritz, Black, Fro
man, Claster. Struck out, by Hinkle,
12; by Messner, 8. Base on balls,
Hinkle, 2; Messner, 2. Hit by
pitcher, Hoffman. Stolen bases, Hill
her, 2: Hinkle, /; Hoffman, q. Mess
ner 2. Umpires, Hollehan-Frank.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
YANNIGANS

Summary: Two-base hit-Wright-
stone. Three-base hit-Little. Struck
out-By Sunday, 8; by Shearer, 5
by Wrightstone, g. Base on balls
Off Sunday. 8; off Shearer, L; off
Wrightstone, 2. Hit by pitcher-By
Zimmerman, Krause. Stolen bases
Black 2, Stouffer. Sheesley, j..
Shearer. Barber. Milligah. Drink
water, 2.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
READING

Struck out, by Wertz, 10; Jones,
Z. Base on balls, off Wertz. 1; Jones,
1. Hit by pitcher, McCurdy, T. Eu-
ker Waltz. Stolen bases, Waltz, e.
Killinger, Garverich, 2: Johnson, Nc
Curdy, T. Euker.' Umpires, Shickley
and Clark.