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The Washington times., 1918-08-12
FORMER STARS AID
COUNTRY'S A|RMEN

The HSzeIhurst Aviation Field, at
Mineola, L. L, is q gigantic athletic
field At present those former ath-
letes who have been appointed by the
Walter Camp Training Camp Com
mission as trainers for our aviators
are assembled there in conference.
"Bucky" Wharton, who formerly was
q star gridiron player at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, IL giving the
newly appointed first lieutenants In
the Sanitary Corps the benefit OF his
years experience as q conditioner OF
Uncle Sans sailors.
The former Philadelphia athletic
hero was one OF the first to enlist In
this work His work OF getting the
various Naval Reserve units Of the
country into fit physical condition has
received the praise Of many officials
at Washington Il was the success
Wharton, 'Bo" Olcott, and Frank Ber-
gin under the supervision Of Walter
Camp which caused the War DEPART
ment to send out q call for our best
trainers to condition the men,
At present there are any number of
these former athletes who have made
applications for commissions Those
who have been fortunate enough to
receive appointments are at this con-
ference devising schemes to accom-
plish the most good To see some Of
them demonstrate their ideas by
actual performance II to witness some
rare athletic feats.
One Of the most enthusiastic of
these former stars Is Arthur Duffey,
the first sprinter to hang up 3-5 for
kha - FTk,~ 90 -.
town University star IL . trtf1e heav-
/ Ter in body than when he was smash-
ing sprinting records some ten or more
years ago. However. the speed Of his
underpinning has not left him
The former champion never tires
Of taking his mark and demonstrat-
ing to assembled athletic officers the
advantage OF getting the jump on an
opponent at the start of race. He
IL a Arm believer IN short distance
running to condition an aviator.
DR.. Charley" Barrett, who has
acted as chief physical adviser to
the representatives OF Williams COL
lege for the past twenty-five years.
and soul into his work. Charley"
Is one OF the former athletes who be-
lieves that a thorough training course
should be established at every avi-
alton center. He proved the wisdom
OF his belief to a major on his second
appearance. The army officer was
Of the opinion that the regular
setting up" exercises which are In
dulged In by the aviators daily was
sufficient physical training for any
OF the student flyers
However, this opinion was changed
a few minutes later when Charley"
asked him TO pick out three OF his
most At men for a little test All the
former Williams trainer asked these
lads to do was to run q half mile and
then count up to q hundred. One OF
the lads got as far as eighty-three.
Which all goes to show" declares
Barrett. that an athletically trained
aviator Is superior TO q 'setting-up'
developed flying man"
All who have watched Charley"
and his mates work while at Hazel
hurst field share this opinion.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
CHANGES HIS NAME

CAMP LEWIS, Aug. 11.-Dutch
Reuther is no more-that is, the
Dutch" part OF it. The famous Gin
cinnati hurler now has the moniker
OF "Scotty." and thereby hangs a tale
Soon after he reported for duty
here as a select and IL became known
that he was in camp there was an
immediate and unanimous demand for
his services on the slab. He Is a
member of the Camp Lewis team, the
depot brigade nine, and, when occa-
sion demands, he pitches his COM
pany team to victory.
Last month he went to Vancouver,
B. c., and hurled a game there for
the Beavers. Quoting the English
lovers OF the game there, he was a
sweet thrower," but they just
couldn't swallow the nickname OF
"Dutch"-there's reason.
And then a fan solved the diff
Guilty. Dutch" was in q hole. Over
in the left field bleachers sat an ad-
mirer. AS Reuther faced the batter
with two on and one down this clarl-
on cry came hurling to him over the
diamond: Alta boy, Scotty; win i'm"
And the name stuck.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
Fielder Jones Great
Drinker, Says Player
Who ToiIed Under Him

St Louis bah players were dis-
cussing the peculiarities Of Fielder
Jones a. . manager.
Most nervous guy ! ever saw"
said one player. always got up
and took . drink OF water when
there was an important play on
Don't see how he held It all In some
hard games with lots Of close playa
Il remember IN q game at Boston
One Of our men was caught on
third, or II looked IKE he had been
caught and taEged. Jones got NJ.
filled the glass from the water bot
tie and gulped It down and started
to swear. The third baseman. after
making his stab at the man At
third. whiried. threw the ball TO
first. and the runner there was.
caught before he codld get back.
Jones stopped swearing long
enough to grab the water Eiass.
n1led It at the water bottle. drank
It down. and turned around AZ he
did that the man supposed to have
been caught on third was seen to
Stiil be on the bag. The umpire
had called him safe. after an
what did Jones DO! He grabbed
that water glass. nI1ed It up. gave
a long sigh. and drank her empty
again.
Then he went out on the coaching
lines to take charge Of that runner
on third himself"
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
LEBOLD AND WEAVER
ARE OFFERED PLACES

MILWAUKEE,. Aug. 12.-Nemo Lie
bold and Buck Weaver may play bsss-
ball In and around Milwaukee at the
close OF the maor league season
Dick Marceau. president OF the Lake
Shore wheel. has wired liberal offers
to both the Chicago players to come
here Immediately II baseball Is or
dered abandoned during the Duration
of the war. Liebold has already re-
piled that he will come as socn -
possible.
Should Liebold and Weaver accept
the local offer they win be furnished
with essential work here.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
DROP -FOUR TIGERS
TOCHOP EXPENSES

DETROIT, Aug. 12.-Marty Kava-
nagh. Charlie Hall. Jack Coffey. and
Harry Coveleskie have severed their
connections with the Tigers.
Kavanagh will remain in Detroit,
and will probably play semi-protes-
sional ball for the remainder OF the
season. Coveleskie Is going to work
in one OF the munition plants Hall
has returned to his home, being salts
ned that be cannot come back as a
big Lacquer, and Jack Coffey has
caught on with the Red Sox for the
rest OF the short season.
President Navin has ordered
Hughey Jennings to chop down ex-
penses in every possible way.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
'HARDROCE.GJYS
UPSET F0RFMYER

Fort Myer entertained the ''hard
rock" men from Camp Leach, Tenley-
town.. on Sunday, and found them
truly hard rock" men, for the vis-
itors took the oaArtermAsters into
camp by q score OF to,6 The hard
rock" men are the boys Of F Com
pany, Twenty-seventh Engineers, who
have just organized their ball team
The Engineers piled 200 men and
their band into three big trucks and
rolled over Aqueduct bridge to Fort
Myer in style. Close to a hundred
ladies turned out to see the contest,
for the Quartermasters have been
playing hne ball all season. Before
the game ended. the ladies were with
the visiting engineers.
With the score 1 to 1. the "hard
rock" men got busy in the third and
pounded out three runs. Thereafter
the ouartermasters had TO hight up
kill, which they did in fine style, tie
ing the score in the seventh In the
eighth the Quartermasters went ahead
by one run, only to have the Engi-
neers jump on Burnet for three more
runs and the victory.
Joe Liptak, for the Engineers.
pitched superbly, holding the Quarter
to five hits. The umpiring OF
Lahey, OF T Company,
Engineers, was uni
fcrmly excellent, and not a protest
was made during the afternoon Score
RHE
ou'm'st'rs. .1oo1o o563
27th Eng'rs. o 8 o o o. 3 o-7 0 2
Batteries Quartermasters. Burnet
and Prodyer; Twenty-seventh Engt-
neers, Liptak and Wray. Svegres.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
Bring In Most Members
For This Yacht Club
And Get Yacht Reward

One thousand life members are
wanted by the Cleveland Yacht
Club. A campaign to increase the
membership of the club by that
number has been started and the
club has offered q prize to the
member bringing in the most
memberships. The prize Is the
clubs old flagship, Suzanne. Com
modore Kirby last week pur
chased the Rachel to replace the
Suzanne as his flagship, and has
donated the Suzanne to be given
as a prize in this contest.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
CLOEFEPS WIN TITLE

Cloffeps. leaders In the Navy Yard
League, were awarded q title At last
nights meeting of the league officials,
and will get the Spaiding and Roberts
cups Tom Crooke, Washington man,
is manager and captain OF the team.
The winning players are Fitzgerald
and Smith, catchers; Buscher and
Waters, pitchers; Crooke, frst base;
Jenkins. second base; Mccarthy,
shortstop; Mcbride. third base; Horn
dyke, Hollander. America and Robey,
outfielders.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
MOUNTAHVEERS TO PLAY
NEBRASKA NEXT SEASON

MoRGANToWN, W. Va, Aug. IA
With Nebraska University suspend
ing its freshman rule, no difficulty
now stands In the way OF the game
with West Virginia. The Cornhusk-
ers, owing to a lack OF material, will
use freshmen In all athletics for the
duration OF the war.
West Virginia will begin football
practice September 26, playing the
first game October 5 with Marietta
The schedule is complete except for
October 20 and November 9.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
REX TAKES BOTH.

The Rex Athletic Club won its third
game in two days by grabbing both
ends of a double bill yesterday at
Union League Park. Bliss Electrical
went down in the first game by a
7-to-1 score. while Camp Humphreys
was defeated 10 to 1 in the second en-
gagement Manager Wright used
Brown in the first game, and Lyons In
the second. But seven hits were Sc
cured in the two games off the Rex
hurlers.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
the Mackmsn with inches to spare.

To show the drawing powers Of the
Griffs, Demon" Thompson and Jimmy
Fits Gerald came all the way from
Philadelphia to see them in action.
Some guys are gluttons for punish
ment
Manager Grifnth's own soldier
guests were draped around the ball
yard and thoroughly enjoyed their az
ternoon. judging from their vocal ex-
pressdons here and there. II Grin
were In France. he'd be q bankrupt,
for he'd let in free every darn guy
in Pershing,s army. That's the kind
of q chap he is
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
CAMP MEles WINS.

The post-season baseball series for
the District title is going to be a hum
mer IL yesterdays seventeen-inning
Camp Meigs-Clarendon battle Is a
sample. heigs won out by to 2,
Golding of the winners. and Won Her
bulls. of Clarendon, staging a bang
up pitching duel. with the score tied
HeiskelI tripled in the seventeenth in
ming. Golding won his battle with a
single through short. The winning
pitcher famed fifteen batters.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
WILL ALLOW LATER
START FOR TENNIS

with but. few exceptions. nearly
every one Of the contestants In the
District Junior and boys champion
ship tennis tournament, which gets
under way at Columbia Country Club
today, 10 doing his bit. Practically
all Of the boys are working. an1
working hard. and for this reas1n
Louis I Doyle. who has charge -
the affair, has staged an extra horf
Of daylight AFFAIR. and VIII start t1o
play - late in the afternoon e, y
possible.
Il am giving all Of the boy9 =
chance at the District titles. andl "
want to get al the competition -
sibls v'thou. . single default FoF
this reascn II the boys VIII make
known the time they wish to plat e
can be, satisfactorily arranged" 4ags
Doyle.
The pairings for the singles era1tn
In both sections draws out q nu1ntkF
Of nrSt-cjassr players. We want -
be sure all the boys able to play t1ne
mis- are in line today. and Twin hold
up the drawing until the last miuul1S
II any youngsters want to 80 -
for the District doubles titles for t,ia
Junior CT boys section, they may - :
% today. according TO Doyle.
Miss MoIla BJurstedt, women's out.
door and indoor champion IN tennis
and the holder Of more prizes than
any other woman In the country, win 4
be here In September for some Red
croes- engagements. according to Miss
A NJ Doyle, the moving spirit In the !,
Women's Tennis League.
Competition IN the Dumbartou Ten.''
mis- Tournament win start late IN
August this year. according to re-
ports. The annual AFFAIR VIII and
some exceptional competitors II they
can ma time to get In action for
the matches. Practically all OF the
best players In the city are so busfIy
engaged In work that they have little
time. except on Sunday, to take the
courts.
Princeton seems to be assured Of
the Suburban Tennis LeaEik title.
Only . decided dropping on in form
would stop the Prineetonians at this
stage. They have three more matches
to play. -
The death OF Hiram Cash. presi-
dent OF the Racquet Club, m France
recently Is the first to intimately
touch the athletic life OF this city.
Cash was corking tennis player, .
good winner and loser and had the
respect and admiration OF ali who
either knew him or saw him In action :
on the courts. He never quit in any
match in which he played and was
working as hard at the finish a. he
was AZ the start, win or lose.
Cash was q second lieutenant IN the
infantry. He was severely wounded
and died August 2. Cash IL deeply I
mourned by his many friends in the
Suburban Tennis League.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
THREE ON CARDS.

Three matches remain on the cards
In the Suburban Tennis League
matches. Euclid and the Home Club
quit at two-all on Saturday and i'll
finish out the seven scheduled
matches this week.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
DEPARTMENTAL PLAYS.

Departmental Tennis League play
ers will have two matches this week.
Tomorrow Justice-Trade and Interior
will stage their meeting. On Friday
afternoon Interstate and Commerce
are booked.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
GAMES START EARLY.

District Baseball Association cham
pionship games will start earlier this
year than usual The contests will
be run on beginning September II
parks are available.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
Will CLOSE SEPTEMBER 1.

BINGHAMToN, N. Y. Aug. 12.-The
New International League has voted
to close its season on Sunday. Sep
tember 1.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

Company F. Twenty-seventh Engineers,
2. c. kingsman. manager. Cleveland 1850,
Branch 2s, Camp Leach.
Bioomjnsdals Juniors, Charles Moran.
manager. 3o27 FlaEIsr place northwest
Marine Barracks. Navy Yard. Lieut.. R. o.
Hlmartin, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard.
Cardinal A G., Robert Macdonald, Msx-
andria, Va. manager.
FoIh4n Athletic Club. James Sullivan. SEQ
retary. AIS Conduit road. d. c.
J Rex A. C.. James c. wright. 80 Twelfth
street northeast. manager.
Cleveland A. c., Armond & Bergman. IN
Fourteenth street northwest, manager.
LAnsdon A. C. Joseph Lanktord. .rs
Franklin street northeast. manager.
Virginia Greys, W. C. Ayers. sos FrSnkltn
street. Alexandria, Va, manager.
GARFIELD A. O., r E. Harron. - North
Carolina avenue southeast. manager.
Park A. C. J. E Elicit. H Randolph place
northwest. manager.
Federal A. V, W. Donaidson' nAnASef'
40 Massachusetts avenue northwest
War Risk Insurance.. Rodney Long. man
ager. North sSs1w.
Reina Mercedes. Annapolis. Nd, J. Taylor.
c. B. M, U. g. Navy; U. S. S. Reina Mer-
oedes. Annapolis, Nd. manager.
Civil Service comrniFrion, W. C. Hull, man.
Ager. 1924 + street northwest
Coast Artillery Camp, Oorp. Irwin R sny-
der, manage, Seventh Company, Chesapeake
Bay, East Potnmac PARK, D. @.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
BARROW DROPS THREE.

BOSTON, Aug. 12.-Loren Bader,
pitcher; Jack stansbury, third base
man, and Jack Truesdale, second
baseman, have been released BY Man
ager Ed Barrow, of the Red Sox.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
WON'T PLAY SERIES.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1l.-There will be
no post-season series between the
Browns and Cardinals. according to
Bobby Quinn
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

The White Sox have won seven
out OF their last nine games. Their
belated rally is worrying only the
Yankees, however.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
MEETING ON FRIDAY.

The newly formed District Baseball
Association will meet Friday night At
the Star clubrooms at p. m A vice
president will be elected.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

"'Uncle Nick" Altrock entertained
the fans with some OF his comic
stun. He had an able assistant in
Umpire Connolly.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

The Griffmen and Yankees each
made seventy-one safe blows last
week, this being the highest total
for the entire circuit.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
SHAW BLANKEp 'EM.

PhflAdeiphia % % 90
RunO-shotton, Milan and Lavan. Left
on bases-PhilAdelphia. /; Washington, T..
FirBt base on bailS-OR Adams. 8: Oh
Shaw, !. Struck out-By Shaw, s. Two
base ht-Lavan- Sacrifice hits-Judge,
Morgan Double plays-LavAn to Judge.
Hit by pitcher-By Adams, l. Umpires-
HessrA Connolly and Nallln- Time OF
game hour and IS minutes.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

Cy Perkins caught Adams in fine
style at Georgia avenue. He has i'm
proved greatly in the last two years.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

Ray Morgan got into his nrst game
at second base in more than a month
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yerterday's Games.

Yerterday's Games.
Washington, J; Philadelphia o.
St. Louis, 5-l: Detroit, 2-5
Chicago. s-5i Cleveland, SIS.
Where They Play Today.
Washington at Philadelphia
Chicago at Cleveland.
New York at Boston
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
BASEBALL BARsLE.

Frank Schultz was under the
weather and SO did not play yester-
day.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

Major league presidents have been
claSsed as nonessential.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

The Government Is neutral when II
comes TO permitting players to engage
in the worlds serieS-" It's up to the
draft boards.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

The Red Sox may not play in n
worlds series. sven II they are victori-
ous- They demand protection from los
Ing their deferred classihcations In the
draft.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

The Griffmen are due TO return home
nings' Jungaleers.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YeEterdax.a Cane

YeEterday's GaneA
Cincinnati. as; 81. Louis. SIS.
Chicago, SO: Pittsburgh. s-s.
where They Play Today.
At Chicago.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
Boston at New York.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

Carl Mays has not been pitching ef-
tectvely OF late. and Barrow may lose
out because Of this.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

Pete compton's pinch hits are winning
for the Giants. Just as they once did for
the BrownA
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

The International League Is showing
great heroism In sticking to the baseball
ship to the very end. even with the at
tsndances dvtndling to . mare handful
The Washington times., 1918-08-12
THEY WANT GAMES.

Aggies Messengers. A Aaehlitz, manager,
1895 Twentieth street northwest.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

Company F. Twenty-seventh Engineers
p. C. kingsmAn. manager, Cleveland 1850.
Branch Is, Camp Leach.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

Miss Nolla BJurstedt womsn's out
door and indoor champion in tennis
and the holder Of more prizes than
any other woman In the country, win
be here In September for some Red
croes engagements.. according to Miss
A NJ Doyle. the moving spirit Ia. the
Women's Tennis League.
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

Day.
Ray Morgan got into his first game
at second base in more than a month.
Cy Perkins caught Adams in fine
style at Georgia avenue. He has i'm
proved greatly in the last two years.
"Uncle Nick" Altrock entertained
the fans with some OF his comic
stun. He had an able assistant in
Umpire Connolly.
The White Sox have won seven
out OF their last nine games. Their
belated rally is worrying only the
Yankees, however.
The Griffmen and Yankees each
made seventy-one safe blows last
week, this being the highest total
for the entire circuit.
Major league presidents have been
classed as nonessential.
for the Giants. Just as they once did for
the BrownA
The Griffmen are due to return home
on August "A to open a series with Jen-
nings' Jungaleers.
Carl Mays has not been pitching ef
tectively OF late. and Barrow may lose
out because Of this.
The Government Is neutral when II
comes TO permitting players to engage
in the worlds serieS-" It's up to the
draft boards.
The Red Sox may not play in n
worlds series. sven II they are victori-
Gus. They demand protection from los
Ing their deferred classihcationS In the
draft.
The International League Is showing
great heroism In sticking to the baseball
ship to the very end. even with the at
tsndances dvtndling to . mare handful
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

BlOOmIuEdals Juniors, Charles MOru
The Washington times., 1918-08-12

Prfnceton seems to be assured Of
the Suburban Tennis LeagIe title.
Only . decided dropping OF IN form
would stop the Prineetonians at this
stage. They have three more matches
to play. -
Evening journal., 1918-08-20
PENIST0NE SKIPPER
Is FREED BY RAIDER

BOSTON, Aug. p0-Oaptain David
Evans Of the British steamship Penis
tone. who was taken aboard a German
submarine as a prisoner Of war after
the underses boat sank his vessel of
Nantucket last week. was landed here
yesterday afternoon.
With Captain Evans were eight men,
hers Of the Grew Of the Norwegian
steamship San Jose. also a victim OF
The same submarine that destroyed the
penistone.
Captain Evans appeared little the
worse for his adventures. He was seiz-
ed by the German commander when
he tried TO return TO his sinking ship
for the ships papers.
The San Jose was sunk some time
yesterday. Captain Evans. who had been
/ prisoner on the submarine eight days,
was put into one OF the San Jose's
small boats, whloh was picked up later
BY a government vessel. Twenty-Five
nther members OF the San Jose had not
been accounted for tonight. Naval au-
thorities refused 10 give out anything
concerning the experiences Of Captain
Evans OF the sinking OF the San Jose.
Evening journal., 1918-08-20
U-BOAT IS SUNK
OFF NANTUCKET
British Tanker in Running
Battle Makes Clean Hits
and is Struck Twice
TWENTY-SEVEN
SHOTS ARE EXCHANGED

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.-A German
submarine was sunk in a running bat
tie with a British tank steamer last
Friday about 300 miles northeast OF
Nantucket. according to members Of
The tanker's crew. The oil ship arriv-
Sd here last night from Mexico. Twen-
ty-seven shots were fired by the tank
ship, one or more Of which her master
declared scored clean hits, as flames
were seen bursting from the port side
Of the submarine. which he said sank a
few minutes later.
When first sighted, the U-boat was
two miles away. according 10 The cap
tain OF the tanker, who said he i'm
medistely opened fire. Two shots from
the submersible struck the British
ship. one Of them passing through the
boiler room and the other through a
tank. Neither Of the shells exploded
snd they did no material damage, the
captain reported.
Evening journal., 1918-08-20
KppIEs EAT ICE CREAM

There were some Wilmingtonisns
who did not have TO go without ice
cream yesterday despite the fact that
It was the beginning OF ice creamless
week" and these were the children al
the Children's Home at Riverview. II
all came about this way. Ritter, Rit-
tenhouse & Godshaw, the firm which
has the ice cream privilege at Shellpot
Park found itself stocked with ice
cream and under on order not TO sell 1t.
Mrs. James Z. Henry. president OF
the park company, was asked for adj
vice and suggested that the delicacy
be given the Children's Home. The
home was willing TO accept and Mrs
Henry had the supply, in a big can.
placed I'm her automobile and herself
acted as chauffeur for the ice cream can
and saw that Il reached the home.
There was no question about 1t being
appreciated.