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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
JOCKEYS
EFFECTED
BY ORDER

LOUISVILLE. May 24.-Fifty per
cent. of the jockeys on Kentucky tracks
and slightly more than 20 per cent. of
all other employees of racing plants in
the state will be affected by Provost
Marshal-General Crowder's order that
all men OF draft age must either work
or fight" according to figures compiled
yesterday by NJ. J. VIM. of Louisville.
vfce-presidsnt Of the new Louisville
Jockey Club and general manager OF
Churchill Downs. Mr.. Winn also is in
terested IA tracks 1T Juarez Mexico
Laurel Nd. and in New York
A census taken ~ Churchill Downs
yesterday showed = total Of eighty-two
or 4e3 employees amcndable to the new
regulations 1t included sixteen out of
an office force Of 1870; thirty-four jock
eys out Of 4 total Of sixty-seven and
thirty-two stable hands. track laborers.
special policemen, messengers, etc. out
of rs Cmiscelaneous) employees.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
PURDUE BEATS
LITTLE GIANTS

CRAwFORDsVILLE. IND. May Is
Wabash and Purdue played weird
baseball game on ingalls, field Thursday
Afternoon. the Boiler Makers winning II
to S. after each team had thrown the
game away several times. The Little
Giants out hit Purdue, driving Bailey
from the mound in the third inning and
hitting oliver almost IS hard. but the
scarlet defense had too many weak
spots TO stop Purdue's Offensive Kaiser,
for Wabash pitched = steady game.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
no GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP
THIS YEAR

Directors Of tho Western Golf asso-
citation ~ p meeting Yesterday decided
TO hold no championship events this sea
son. At the annual meeting this mat
ter was left to the discretion Of the
officials and az their first meeting yes
terday the following resolution was
PASSED:
1T Is moved and seconded that the
Red Cross exhibitions now being held
under the auspices OF the association
are. in the opinion Of the directors.
sufficient 70 stimulate and maintain In
terest in the game and viii also be the
means OF raising a considerable sum fer
American Red Cross chapters; therefore.
it is the sense Of the directors that all
championship tournaments be deferred
for the present season"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25

Hickman former big Lacquer and now
aayor Of Nlorgantown. the city where
tha West Virginia school is situated
June hes been the leading hurler Of
the Mountaineer team for the last three
year. Iu his FIRST year at the university
az won ten games and lost one for his
aboal Last year bic was given the
backing of one ~ the poorest teams in
the history of tine school. set he won
3arity off games in which he partiei-
nated
This year June has on a glorious
afh Already he has vanquished Army
ma syracuse. in addition to other
trong teams
Cleveland has the call on his services.
according % word from Norgautown.
aHf other clubs are after him. II he
seeides to sign he VIII go To some club
Immediately after the close of the sea-
sem al the university.
other schools are being combad just
diligently And the young fellows viii
get more attention this summer than
has been the custom The lack of big
league material in the minors together
with the Joss Of many players ~ the
majors. viii mako every big league
manager think long and hard before de-
Gliding to give up any kind Of ball
player.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25

Hammond VIII strengthen its lineup.
with the addition of new shOrtstop
and change in left field. for the game
with the Jake Stahls next sunday.
Poole. the new man to play short. was
last year recruit with the Boston
Americans hut he is now employed on
government work at the VIM. Ciraver
TANK Works and # is only for this rea-
son that Parduhn was able to land this
star Last Sunday he played q whale
Of a game for the Magnets. one of the
best teams tn THE Chicago League and
1t was only after Offering hlm ana i'm
creased figure that Parduhn could inter
est this new phenom. Nate Kaplan. the
Magnets manager told parduhn after
he had signed his man that he was un-
doubtedly the best shortstop playing
senI-pro ball Ia or around Chicago he
said Poole was not only a sweet fielder
but that he was also good hitter and
being small in size he was an exceeding
~ hard man to pitch to. He is short
and stocky and the boys at Gravers say
that he can sure crack that pill.
Another change in the outfeld viii be
DeLaxe in LEFT in place of Bourke Aft
er the showing Of DeLave in last sun
days game 1t would hardly be fair to
keep him on the bench and give a man
like Bourke the preference While
Eourke is a good man it was necessary
to LET him 90 as Parduhn could not af-
ford to carry him along with men like
DeLave and Rhode sitting on the bench,
That DeLave is the man for that left
field job was proven last Sunday when
after he relieved Bourke he cracked out
a nice clean hit in his only time at bat
to say nothing Of the swell diving catch
which was easily the star fielding play
q the day. that he pulled in left. De
Lave seems TO be in solid with the fans
who VIII welcome the news Of this
switch.
With DeLave in left. Kommers in cen
ter and View in right Hammond can
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25

Just a little tirae bacl, came a three
line sporting note in the dailics to the
effect that Jimmy Clabby. one Of the
greatest middleweight boxers this coun-
try ever produced had joined the Aus
tralian military forces and within a
short time would be fuH-nedged SOL
der and ON his way TO France TO fight
for worlds democracy. Australian pa
pers later verified this.
Jimmy's father. who has bcen in tho
cafe business in Hammond. Ind FOR
Years. was rut ont &c tho running en-
the first Of tho month when he discov-
cred that Dye couldn't MAKE pay Tins
proposition Of his place with the use of
only soft drinks. Indiana ts dry now.
and this put tho elder Clabby completely
cut Of 1t. He doesn't mind this in fact.
isn't giving it a thought Rut he IS
mighty proud of the fact that an three
OF his sons Of military age are now I'm
the service againSt the Kaiser and
fourth, who viii be Of age in q short
time, viii join in June.
Jim was the second TO Join He IS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
JOHNNY COULON
AIDS UNCLE SAM

Johnny Coulon, the ba1d-headed
Chicagoan and former holder Of the
baatRmWeigh1 pionship, is now
doing his bit fer Uncle sam.
Johnny Eas been appointed civilian
boxing instructor at Camp TraviEa,
San Antonio.
Before Coulon went away TO Camp
he spont many days working with
nike Gibbons, the st. Paul boxer,
trying TO absorb the methods Glib
bous uses in teaching his pupils tbs
art Of hit and miss at Camp Dodge,
lows.
Coulon was the baH1amweight
champion for several years, losing
his title to kid Williams in three
rounds in 1914.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
Boxers collect
$4,000 FOR RED K

NEW YORK. May 15-A bloody nose
was a badge of honor on Manhattan Is
land last night if worn by a fghting
man who fought in the big glove tour
ney FOR the Red Cross at Madison
Square Garden.
A defeat. ordinarily abhorred By
boxer. whether it stands as X O." or
just a plsint "lost" in his record. last
night became almost a mark Of distinc-
tion in the eyes OF some 10000 people
who paiG close 70 $4,000 To get into The
garden. it was announced that with
the gate receipts and other subscriptions
total of S52,225 was realized from the
benert.
Battling Levinslgy. Harry Groh. Gun
boat smith. Lew Teller. Johnny Dundee.
Eddie Wallace. Jim Coffcy and numer-
Gus others were on the card.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
EAST CHICAGO
TIGERS HAVE
GAME SUNDAY

East Chicago Tigers Will cross bats
with the strong ndertaker- at Graver's
park sunday Manager Stachura looks
for sweet victory for he viii send Shat
er the Tigers star hurler 10 the slab
and sinner VIII be behind the bat. The
Tigers would like to arrange a game
with some team for Sunday. June End.
They would like 10 play crystal 4. C. or
Columbia a. C. at Graver's Park. East
Chicago. For games write to jos.
stachura. 501e walsh ave. East Chicago.
Your duty to the Red Cross.
Dent forget it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
CHANGES IN HAMMOND TEAM
FOR JAKE STALLS Tomorrow

boast Of as good q hitting trio as any
outleld in either the Chicago or city
Leagues. As for the inAeld. If Poole
proves to be eli that they say he is
Parduhn VIII have rounded out es good
d semi-pro team as can be gotten to-
gethcr.
The new playing field was IN splendid
shape last Sunday and according TO the
players the diamond is now faster than
it ever was before. Thanks to the un-
firing efforts Of Earle CBuu) Chetney.
tho new groundkeeper. who has worked
steadily for THE past two or three
weeks to get the grounds in shape.
Hammond has az last d diamond that
leaves no chances for alibis on inaeld
errors
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
BOYS TRAINING FOR
MERCHANT MARINE

by NITED PRESS
NEW YORK. May 25.-Many Of
Uncle Sans new merchant ships will
be partly manned by youngsters now
undergoing training in the New York
training station Of the Junior Naval
Reservs.
The reserve has issued = call for l.
900 more recruits. from u to IL years
old. to All the ranks that are being de-
pleted by enlistment in the navy and
in the merchant marine service. The
training station has trained over 5000
boys in the last two years
Twenty-Five wealthy yacht owners.
whose yachts are not available for
actual warfare. have volunteered TO
take the boys on practice cruisas this
summer. A training cruise also viii ne
given At Camp Dewey near New Lon
don. Conn, this summer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
BUCKEYES BEAT
INDIANA, 7-3

COLIMBUs o., May 25.-Ohio State
won its last conference game of the
year br defeating Indiana TO ?. Fish
for Ohio kept the visitors nine hits
weH scattered. State took an early lead
and bold it tin tho seventh when the
Hoasiers tied the count Faust blow up
il the last half of this inning and Ohio
State seved TIN the game.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25
RATIONAL LEAGUE.


SSH Louis 2 Brooklyn. T.
Boston 6 Tlt hureh g
Cincinnati q philadelphia l.
Sew York ali Chicago. rain.
Games Today.
New York at Chicago
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Boston at pittsburgh.
Brooklyn AZ st. Louis
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25

The Red Cross nurse will be the
first and the last to cheer our boys
when they need mothers cheer.
Give freely!
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25

ter and View in right Hammond can
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-25

Tires, Goodrich sent its
famous Six Fleets of
over forty cars, light
ard heavy, the length and
breath Of cur nation to
an aggregate mileage Of
1,044 go linear miles,
and 4,l78, 744 tire miles.
The Pacific Fleet con-
tributed loo, 500 miles on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

does not wish her to rest near him un-
der his cloak, her husband throws it
open, and Giorgetta utters a shrek Of
horror as her lovers body rolls at her
feet.
"Suor Angelica" (Sister Angelca) is
a far different tale. 1t has evident kin
ship with Maeterlinck's SISTER Beat
rice" and was written by Gochino
Forzano.
Sister Angelica. a daughter of the
Florentine nobility. has been compelled
by her family to take the veil, follow
ing youthful error, and for seven
years has been waiting to hear from
her family or friends. The abbess
announces that Angelica's aunt, the
princess, has come to call on her and
warns her to be full of submission
and humility in her conversation with
the old lady. The princess coldly tells
Angelica that she has come in order
that she may sign certain act of re-
lease which is made necessary by the
coming wedding of the nuns younger
sister. She adds that one course of
action only is open to Angelica, and
that course is lifelong expiation.
Finally, in answer to Angelica's cues
ton, the princess informs her that her
child, "thc baby whom she had seen
and kissed once only" had died two
years previously. Thereupon, Angel
lea, seized by a sudden frenzy, swal
lows poison. Seized by remorse at her
act, she implores the Virgin not to
let her die in mortal sin, whereunon
the Virgin suddenly appears on the
threshold of the little church. en-
veloped in heavenly radiance. A child
walks in front of her, and with ges-
ture of lneffable benevolence, she gent
ly pushes the boy into the arms of his
dying mother, whilst a choir of nuns
and angels sings Thou art saved"
1t will be of interest to see what
Puccini, whose triumphs have hitherto
been entirely in the world of the sem
suous, IN whose music the cratic note
has always predominated, will do with
this spiritual subject
The third opera, "Gianni schicchi,"
the libretto, also by Giochino Forzano
is suggested rs an incident in Dante
and also by French play Gle Marriage
du Pere Lelen."
Glanni Schicchi, keen, shrewd Tua-
can peasant, of the thirteenth GEN.
fury, who has succeeded in making
his way in Florence in spite Of many
handicaps, is called by Rinuccio. a
young fellow madly in love with Lau-
retta' Schicchi's daughter, so that he
may give his advice to Rinuccio's
family in connection with a certain
will. Buoso Donati, having died with
out direct descendants. had left all his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

rs much in the German years as any
single first conductor since the days Of
Mr.. Gatti. The royalties account is
smaller in the later regime than in the
earlier which would be inexplicable
did we not know that Mr.. Stanton paid
royalties not obligatory under the law
for the use of the Wagnerian dramas.
The increase in wardrobe and proper
ties is inconsiderable, fact partly due
to the natural accumulation of such as
sets, but in transportation prodigious,
due, of course, to the policy Of giving
performances outside of New York
City.
The Increase Justified
1t is in the light reflected by these
figures that the statements made five
years ago to justify the increase in the
price Of admission must be read. These
statements were that the cost of pro-
duction had grown so high above the
receipts as to become a burden on the
stockholders Of the company, because
the taste Of the public had come to de-
mand not moro costly solo singers, but
more eminent conductors, better and
larger orchestra (though the orchestra
is only two thirds as large now as it
was in 1910, a larger and better
chorus Though that was reduced near
ly onehalf in numbers as soon as the
rivalry with Hammersten came to an
end), more elaborate scenery more eff
fcient stage management Though Mr..
Conried brought such eminent crafts
men as Fuchs and Lautenschlager to
his aid) than used to suffice, besides
large increase in the cost of material
and labor, an item which is incontesta-
Bile. The matter of principal singers
was waived and I will not go into it,
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lier" and "Parsifal," to which I am in
clined to allot a measure Of life in the
Conried- Gatti list.
Present Average Cost
The average cost Of giving opera at
the Metropolitan Opera House at pres
ent, am told, is over $4,000 night.
In 1886-'87 it was $4,3O2; in 1987'8S,
Sl432; in 1889. 1924; in 1SS9-'9O,
S5,3s6; in 1s9O-'91, $6,4sO. In all these
years, it must be borne in mind, the
cost of all orchestra seat was 81, as
against the present price of Sc. Else
where 1 print the tables referred to-,
given out by Mr.. Conried in March,
1906, and three tables showing the cost
of opera in as many seasons during
the German regime. 1t will require
some speculation to find points for
comparison in some departments, but
in others there are some that are
pretty obvious and equally Significant
Inside of fifteen years the cost of the
orchestra, for instance, has been doub-
led, while that of the combined chorus
and ballet has remained practically I'M
altered.
We may assume that the cost Of
principal singers base been largely
increased, but we are at loss for
specific information, because the sal
aries of conductors are included in the
item ARTISTS and staff" in the latter
tables. Possibly, also, the cost of ad-
ministration, which is surely out of
all proportion now to what it once
was. 1t is saying nothing new, more
over, to say that conductors, stage
managers and balletmasters combined
with men like Sedl and Walter Dam
rosch welding the baton) did not cost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
The Adventures of Serge

When Serge Prokofietf, the latest
musical apparition from Russia, who
will appear as pianist, conductor and
composer at the concerts Of the Russian
Symphony Society next Tuesday and
Wednesday, was planning his trip to
America and discussing the delicate
question of passports with three sue
cessive governments, he found one
thing conveniently common to all
three, the Cars. Kerensky's and
the Bolshev:kian - respect for the
person of artists as expressed in
exemption from military service
The other day Mr. Prokofeff told
US this with pride and intimated
that such state of affairs was an evil
dence of an advanced form of civliza-
ton. When the cauldron of Russian
dissension began to boil so fiercely that
music was for a time banished from
daily life, the young man TOOK his old
mother by the hand, and bundle of
scores under his arm and fed to the
Ukraine, the south ands of Russia, where
there were no Bolsheviks and where
on charming country estate he spent
a year in solitude devoting many
hours each day to composition.
After twelve months of sec'usion the
young man grew restless. He cast a
preliminary glance over the musical
situation in Russia and promptly de-
clded that the time to cross the ocean
had come. Leaving his mother in
safety on the tranquil estate. he set out
for America, via Japan and San Fran
CISCO. In Japan he was surprised at
the Japanese way Of estimating noble
birth and perfect manners. The su-
preme test, it appears, is in maintain
ing serene and unrutfled exterior, no
matter what the provocaton to the con-
trary. When Mr.. Prokofieff remon,
strated with native waiter spilling a
bowl of soup over his white suit, he
was greatly irritated to behold the
mans continuous and sunny smile.
When he had further expressed himself
on the subject as a Russian and an
artist, the still beaming countenance
Oh the servant was all the more mystic
rlous. Later on he heard the waiter
telling comrade that the Russian
was evidently a very common fellow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
The Puccixi TriLOgv

A Puccini world premiere Is ever an
event Of interest, and before the Ital-
ian composers ill-starred venture into
pseud in 1.-THE Girl of the
Golden West" invariably an event pro-
ductive of pleasure. Now Puccini pre-
sents himself to US again. this time
with three one-act operas, the contrast
ing spirits Of which will put their COM
poser's versatility to test such as he
never before encountered. The three
operas will be given 70. the first time
on any stage at the Metropolitan
Opera House on Saturday night. All
three works will be conducted by
Robert Moranzoni, the chorus trained
by Giulio Setti, the staging accom-
plished by Richard Ordynski. The
prices for the premiere have been
raised to 81. If the announcement
made by the Metropolitan's manage
ment is borne out, that Puccini has
gone back to the spirit Of his earlier
works and has given free rein to his
melodic genius, no one will regret the
raise. The promise of new "Boheme"
would be worth double ST..
The first opera is entitled III Ia
barro" (The Cloak, and is founded OH
a Grand Guignol thriller by Didier
Gold, the Italian libretto, being by
Giuseppe Adami. 1t tells a pleasant
tale quite equal to any of the most
bloodthirsty compositions of the Veri-
fists.
The scene of III Tabarro" is
Michele's barge on the Seine. Giorget-
ia, Michele's young wife, is in love with
Luigi, longeshoreman, and Michele,
who for some time had noticed Gior-
getta's GOODNESS toward him. by an &C.
cident guesses the truth. Having over
heard his wife giving an appointment
to Luigi on the barge, Michele waits for
him, surprises him as he jumps on the
barge, grabs him by the neck, compels
him to admit he is his wife's lover and
then strangles him. He hides the body
under his cloak, and when Giorgetta
comes on deck and asks Michele if he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
The High Cost of Opera

both parties in the course of the strug-
gle between the Metropolitan Company
and Mr.. Hammerstein when the rivalry
between the Metropolitan and Manhat-
tan houses was at its height. When
Mr.. Hammerstein attempted to reestab-
lish that rivalry in defiance of an agree
ment to remain out of the operate field
for ten years, it became loud note in
the legal proceedings successfully
prosecuted to enjoin him from carrying
out his purpose. Public sympathy and
Judicial decree were asked on the
ground that the public good, not private
gain, was, the aim of the generous gen.
tlemen, who are maintaining All institu-
ton which is unquestonably an elegant
and lordly ornament OF our civic and
social life. To review some of the de-
tails of the administration of the in
stitution, which has thus been pro-
claimed as a beautiful and beneficial
public trust, can therefore be looked
upon as proper privilege and laudable
purpose, to which even an altruistic aim
might be attributed if were to choose
to claim it.
During the last two generations the
price of admission to the opera ha,
been increased from 400 to 600 per
centum. In some of its features, I
make no doubt, the increase in the
cost of ra-giving has grown in pro
portion with the charge for its en-
Joyment, 1t would be interesting to
inquire into the causes of the increase
IN cost and also to attempt to deter
mine whether or not the advance in ar
tistic achievement bears any reason
able ratio to the increase in cost to
the givers of opera and its patrons;
but this would be a more formidable
task than l am ready to undertake and
one which the policy of reticence pur-
sued by the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany concerning its financial affairs Ia
policy which is their unqualified right)
makes impossible to one not con-
| cerned in it. The only basis which we
have for such comparative study is
provided by the reports which were
placed at my disposal for public use
during several years when the owners
| of the Metropolitan Opera House were
also the purveyors of the entertain
ment' and a report concerning two sea-
sons, which for a purpose still incom
prehensible to me, Mr.. Conried made
In the spring of 1906 These, and these
only, are open to US for analysis
Fluctuating Prices
There was period, not an ignoble
one either, when the public paid much