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The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
NAVY EASILY WINS
FROM CITY COLLEGE

Annapolis, Md. Dec. lin the
opening game of the basketball
schedule here this afternoon the An
napolis Midshipmen smothered the
quint Of Baltimore City College under
a score of So to 5. The Baltimoreans
were greatly outweighed and the
score Indicated. outclassed
The Middies will have a big season
on the court, according to the games
that have already been arranged and
those for which prospects seem cer-
tain. The schedule to date follows:
December II. Gallaudet; December IS.
st. Johns. of Annapolis: December 2s,
City College. Of New York.
January II, Lehigh; January IS
Swarthmore; January Is, University
of Virginia.
February !, New. York University;
February 5. West Virginia University
Games appear to be certain with
Georgetown, Princeton. Pennsylvania.
Bucknell, Virginia Military Institute
and Dickinson. but dates have not
been finally fixed.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08

midfeld. and a right tackle buck by
Bush placed Dix the nearest they
came to scoring in the entire game,
as the substitute haIfback hammer
ed his way for 20-yard plough and
put the ball on the 2S-yard line. He
was called upCL again shortly after
the period ended. but his butter
finger stuff cost Dix the ball.
McClelland started the Greenleaf
crew off again with a twelve-yard
rush and Lanahan followed I'D by TAX
ing the oval twenty yards. Topham
followed with another first down and
a forward pass to Stewart netted five
more yards. McCleIland again broke
down the defense for another first
down, this time making it by inches,
while a minute later he plunged off
tackle for another coveted distance.
The former all-American Pittsburgh
star. seemed to be the only one on
Greenleaf that could gain, and while in
striking distance of the goal line he
plunged ove- for the third touchdown.
Lsnahan missing Southerland's kick
out
The remainder of the half found the
Dix team on the defensive, although
many brilliant runs by McCIelland
and Lanahan and the defensive play
ing of Bush stood out
The second half started with Green
leaf kicking off, but Sutherland. mis-
cued and made a short kick of the
affair, which was gathered in by Lip
man on the 44-yard line. SiIver's
tumble here proved costly. as he gave
the Greenleaf team the ball In mid
field, and from this point on Il was
a punting duel staged between the
two teams. with McGill, of Greenleaf,
having slightly the best of it. To-
ward the close of this period the
Greenleaf crew started a slow but
sure parade, which resulted in Me-
Clelland going over for a touchdown.
The final period was marked with
brilliant forward passes by the de-
feated eleven. as twice McMullen di-
rected his heave into the awaiting
arms of his teamInate that Melted
real gains. This was followed up with
line attacks and the final whistle
sounded with the ball Ia midfieId
shortly after' Silver, of Camp Dix. had
annexed a 14-yard dash unassisted
The lineup and summary.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
M'NAMARA-MAGIN
LAND BIKE RACE

New York. Dec. 7.-McNamara and
Magin won the annual siX-day bicycle
race here tonight from a field of star
competitors. Cory and Madden were
second.
The winners scored a total of l,l97
points and covered a distance of AS
miles during the IA hours of riding.
The second-place team scored 912
points. Grenda and Hill finished third
in the point score with 531 points;
Lawrence and Hanley were fourth
with 49i; Kopsky and Coburn fifth
with S34; Chapman and Halstead sixth
VIA y; Grimm and Thomas finished
9eyenth: Carman and Debaetes eighth.
and Long and Byron ninth.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
DOWNES STARS
IN FIRST GAME
Gallaudet Easily Takes
Count Of Fl. Myer Tossers
in Opener, 70-to-20.

Gallaudet College opened its oas-
ket-ball campaign last night in the
Kendall Green Gym By soundiy
trouncing the Quartermaster's quint
from Ft. Myer. by the one-sided score
of 20 to 20. Although the score was
large the accountants fought hard
for every point that the Bun and
Blue scored.
Downes, who jumped center after
Dorman was Withdrawn from the
game, was invincible at shooting the
baskets from the court. 1t made no
difference to him how many men
were guarding the center he man
aged to get loose for a shot at the
basket and made every attempt
count Downes registered twelve
baskets from the floor besides two
out of four fouls. which brought his
total up to 26 points for the con-
test.
Wilcox was Downes nearest rival In
shooting baskets as he Gagged seven,
as well as playing a. great defensive
game. The whole Buff and Blue team
worked like a well-oiled piece of ma
chinery. playing the visitors to a
standstill in the last half.
In the first half GaIlaudet started
OF with a rush and registered three
baskets before the Quartermasters had
scored point. Ferguson was first to
score a basket when he Gagged the
ball three minutes after play started.
Wilcox followed suit. and Downes
scored the third. Aukaunt was the
first of the visitors to register two
points when he scored a basket from
the floor. The Buff and Blue kept
right after the Quartermasters and
piled them I'm The SUMMARY.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
MARBLEHEAD ELEVEN
BEATEN BY TOLEDO

Marblehead, Mass. Dec. lin a
one-sided game this afternoon Scott
High School of Toledo, completely
smothered Marblehead High by de-
feating the local boys 10 to 0, in their
inter-sectional game.
Moses of Scott High was the hero
of the game. scoring two touchdowns,
one in the second quarter and one
in the fourth quarter.
In abe second half the playing was
more even, but Scott overwhelmed the
Marblehead boys in the last few
minutes of play.
The game attracted great interest
and fully 1000 fans attended.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
JOHNSON WOULD
FIGHT IN SPAIN

London. Dec. Jack johnson, cab
ling from Barcelona, has asked II. T.
Booker, Anglo-American baseball pro-
moter. to arrange a bout for him with
either Porky Flynn or Jim Savage.
johnson said that King Alfonso had
given permission for the bout to be
held in the royal gymnasium at Bar
celona. He said he had been in train
ing for some time. while acting as
manager Of the royal gymnasium
and was lin the pink OF condition" 4"
He told Booker he would regard such
a bout as opening the way for a re-
turn match with Jess Willard. y
Booker has undertaken to arrange
the match for johnson.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
HUGGINS is AGAINST
CUTTING PLAYER LIMIT

Chicago. Dec MILLER Higgins.
manager of the New York Yankees,
called at the American League head
quarters today to pay his respects to
President Ban Johnson.
The leader of the Yankees did lot
of talking about the proposed change
in the player limit, and also about the
schedule of the major leagues next
season. He is not in favor of reducing
the rosters of the clubs and declares
that he would just as soon see the
lea que stick to their old number Of
l54 games for the season.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
WOLGAST DECISION
REACHED ON FRIDAY

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 7.-Physi-
clans were given until next Friday
to determine whether Ad wolgast,
former lightweight champion of the
world. is sane.
Following a hearing before Su-
perior Judge Reeve today the physi-
clans said they were unable to reach
decision. Wolgast. who was re-
Gently declared competent in the
East. is contesting in the courts
here to regain control of $4,000 in
property at Venice. Cal.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Davis a Candidate.

The statement that Mai. George T.
Adee was again favored as the nomi-
nee for reelection as president of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Association has been followed by the
report that it Is likely that Dwight F.
Davis, of st. Louis. donor of the ia
nous International Challenge Cup,
will be named on the official ticket for
vice president.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
GREAT LAKES READY
FOR WESTERN TRIP

Great Lakes. Ill. Dec. THE most
pretentious football trip of 1918 gets
under way next week when the big
Great Lakes squad hits the trail for
California. where they are featured in
the annual Tournament of Roses held
in Pasadena on New Years Day. The
Sailors will play the Mare Island Ma
rines or some other. crack eleven of
the coast.
Only recently Great Lakes made a
similar trip east, playing at Annapo-
lis, where they spanked the Naval
Academy. 7 to- 6. Thus in less than
one month the Sailor eleven will have
Travelled Completely across the conti-
nent
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
HANCOCK is BEATEN
BY LEAGUE ISLAND

Philadelphia, Dec. lin the best and
closing football game OF the season
the strong Camp Hancock army team
led by Liept. ]. Howard Berry. the
former Penn hero. went down to de-
feat at the hands of BY Dickinson's s
powerful League Island Navy Yard
team at Franklin Field here today.
l3 to s.
Berry broke into the game near its
close. and despite an injured ankle.
put his men back into the fight but
they could not stop the sailors.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
DELANEY'S JAVELN
ACCEPTED BY A. A. u.

Chicago. Dec. MARTIN Delaney,
physical instructor at the c. A. A.,
has received word from Fred Ruben
secretary of the National A. A. u,
that his improved javclin has been
accepted by the governing body of
amateur athletics.
Delaney's javelin has reinforced
head with strips of steel running
from the head up the shaft. This re-
enforcement prevents the shaft from
breaking. The javelin will be known
as the Delaney javelin.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Await Marathon Runners.

All athletes doing government work
here or who are in the service in this
vicinity that desire to enter the modi-
fed marathon to be held in Baltimore
Saturday under the auspices Of the
Southern Commercial Congress must
Immediately get in touch with M. J.
Lynch. the local representative of the
South Atlantic A. A. u. at Ills Mon
roe street northwest, or phone Col.
SoS5
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
TAFT
Is NOT INTERESTED

New York, Dec. 7.-william How
ard Taft, former President of the
United States, last night gave his
final decision in regard to any con-
nection he might have with base
ball, the national pastime. Upon re-
turning to New York from an eX-
tended speaking tour Mr.. Taft de-
--tared that he would give no further
consideration to the baseball situa-
ton and that he was in no way con-
nected with the game.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Clancy Starts Action.

Philadelphia, Dec. TX o. George
Clancy will make his first appe arance
in local ring since he put UP that
sensational bout with Lew Tender.
Benny Valgar will be Chaney's oppo-
nent. They will be seen in the final
bout at the Olympia A A. on Monday
night. Harry tKid) Brown and Phil
Franchiri win furnish the activities in
the semi-fnal.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
New Years Big Race.

War Camp Community Service plans
to hold its five-miie walking race on
New Years afternoon. This event is
open for service men only. and al
ready over $50 entries have been re-
ceived. As a feature on this occa-
sion a relay race will be held for an
branches of the service. which will be
made up of six-man teams, each
being compelled to go around the
White House ellipse once
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Commission Intact.

; Cincinnati, Dsc- Garry Herr
mann. the chairman of the National
Commission, stated here tonight that
John Heydler. the present president of
the National League and president of
the New York Giants. will be elected
as the head of the old circuit. Herr
mann was confident that the commits
sion as now made up would stand
intact
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Eleven in Great Draw.

The Northeast Athletic Club yester-
day booked up in a great draw battle
with the West-Mt. Pleasant A. C.
football eleven. The final result was
IS to IS, as Mertz. of the Mt PleaIlsant
team. rushed off-tackle 3 few minutes
before play was halted for the tying
tally.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Fans Want Hoby.

Cincinnati, De- 7-Just who will
manage the Reds this season is un-
known tonight, Many OF the fans de-
sire Dick Hoblitzell. but 1t is figured
at headquarters that Christy Mathew
son will return in time for the spring
training trip and will be placed in
charge.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Dempsey to Get Plenty.

Jack Dempsey, who clashes with
Carl Morris in twenty-round bout at
the Louisiana Auditorium at New Or
leans on Monday evening. December
16, is to receive a guarantee of $1,000.
with an option of 20 per cent of the
gross receipts for his end
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Mountaineers Looking Ahead.

Morgantown, w. Va. Dec. 7.-Nego-
tiations are under way for West vir-
ginia to meet the University of Gin
cinnati at Cincinnati next November
s at football. Bovd Chambers. former
coach at Marshall College. is now In
charge at Cincinnati and has devel-
oped strong teams.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
ENer Reirstated.

New York. Dec. 7.-Jack Eiler, for
mer national champion hurdler. was
restored to amateur standing yester-
day upon fling application for REIN
statement with the Metropolitan A.
A. u.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08

srs. Harmon for Ensley. Tftzei for Remer,
Rerners for Titzeil. Bush for Leonard, Iipman
~ eeoeu hcNniin fer Fish. Vogt for Hus-
tin. Silver for yozt: Camp Greenleaf; Ashton
ior reifer. Beck for seidell. Saunders for Beck,
Mann for Hanghbers Joerne for Sutherland.
Williams for Stewart. Daily for King. smith
,r lAnahsn. Manning for Topham Touch
downs.reifer, Stewart, McCleTisnd ~. Killing
Goals from touehdcwn-Sutheriand "a. Goals
from touchdown missed Sutherland. Goals
from field missed-Topham, S-yard line. Ref
Cree A. Metzier tSpringheId) Umpire
Morse tClsrkson rech.l. Head linesrnan-Cun-
ninzham Boston Coesrl. Field bdse-Lsm-
oeSh W, Val Time Of pTiods-ls minutes
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Caldwell Stops Work.

Ray Caldwell, the more or less err
ratio member of the Yankees pitching
staff. has quit his shipyard job, but
that he will retain his Yankee pitch
ing job is something that cannot. be
listed among the futures certainties.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Given New Name.

Do you know what s. A. T. c. STANDS
for? Saturday Afternoon Touchdown
Club.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08

Hubstltntions-Gallandet: Doniston Tor Bay
mouse. Downes for Darman. Bouchard for
Hause, COnnor for Ferguson; Fort Myer: Myers
fer Hickey. Hickey for Csdy. Doyle for Neal,
Neal for Doyle. Goals from hoor-Wilcox an.
Doniston "a. Bsynouse t9, Daman, Downes
n9. Bouchsrd ~. Ferguson ~. Aukaunt 90.
Hickey. Cady 49, Lilly. Goals from fouls
Ferguson q out Of a.. Do1snes q out Of 81.
Neal 4. out of 81 Lilly missed. Referee-Bat-
tersby tSwarthmorel. Time Of periods-Four Of
10 minutes. Score-Gallaudet, 70; Fort Myer, %.
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
w ST ERN.

Careful living. the elimination OF
waste in food. fuel. clothing. labor and
transportation is. by government re-
quest. the special effort to be made
this week throughout the country.
Striking Industrial Workers of the
World adopted resolution at Butte.
Mont. calling on member to return t
work in the mines pending an inquir!
by the federal Department of Labor.
The House ways and means commit
tee. in the last hours before passing
the $4,000, 100000 revenue bill, adopted
an amendment granting 10 per cent
reduction to oil and gas we'll corpora
tions on their income tax returns
A promise to recommend to the ma
uonal war Industries board that Colo
RADIO. Wyoming. Utah and New Mexico
be made into a separate region under
that boards resources and conversion
section was made to the Colorado Man
ufacturers' Association at its Pueblo
convention by national and regional
representative of that board.
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIG
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPH.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union Hsws ssrvics
ABOUT THE WAR.

American heavy artillery set fire to
factory in the German fortified city
OF Metz.
In northern Russia the allied troops
have gained further successes over the
enemy forces.
American troops have occupied
Ammersweler, in Alsace ION the front
west of Colmar).
Siamese troops. with a general and
his staff, have arrived in France to
participate in the war.
Allied troops are progressing salts
factorily in breaking down the de-
fenses o ST. Quentin.
Southwest of Metz, where the
. French and Americans recently
cleared the ST. Mihiel salient, the Ger
mans have started further fires.
Nineteen German airplanes have
been accounted for by the British air
men, while the British themselves
have lost eleven machines,
In the region northeast of Scissors
the Germans are still using machine
guns in large numbers to hold back
the French from further encroacb-
ments on the Chemin des Danes posi-
tions. but the French continue 20
make gains.
Total number of American casual
ties, including those reported Sept. 81:
Killed in action including at seal, c.
O38; died Of wounds, 1866; died of dis
ease, 1850; died of accident and other
causes. S52: wounded in action, H.
453: missing in action Qncluding pris
oners), 4,4S2. Total, 32,471.
Gen. Allenby's forces in Palestine
in less than four days have swept for,
ward in the center sixty miles from
their original positions between the
River Jordan and taken the famous
Nazareth. More than $4,000 Turks
have been made prisoner by the Brit
tsh and guns in excess of 100 have
been taken. In addition great quanti-
ties of war stores have been captured
The Turks In Palestine and the Bul.
garians and their allies In Macedonia
are being put to the test But nowhere
thus far have they been able to hold
back, or even counteract, the on.
slaughts of their foes. In Macedonia
the Italians have Joined the fray with
the British, French, Serbian and Greek
troops, and are hard after the Bulgar-
ians and their allies. who are being
driven northward through southern
Serbia
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
SPORT.

Camp Pike defeated Camp Funston,
to 2, in the first Of a two-game SER
les for the army baseball champion
ship of the Southwest at Little Rock.
Ark
To complete a long weekend pro-
gram, fifteen were raced at Columbus,
Ohio, before decisions were reached
in all the events. The feature of the
card was the return to form of June
Red, who won the Capital City 2:07
trot, purse $4,000, in an easy manner.
after she was in the ruck the first
heat, while The fodder was getting a
winning mile to his credit.
Yeoman M. J. Brady. former Boston
professional golfer, and Jesse Gull
ford. Massachusetts, amateur cham
pion, defeated Charles (Chick) Evans.
Jr., of Chicago, and Bobby" Jones Of
Atlanta, three and two, in an eighteen.
hole exhibition Red Cross golf match
at the Brae Burn Country Club at
Newton, Mass.
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
GEN e RAJ.

Two officers and sixteen privates
died at Camp Devens, near Aver.
Mass, as a result of influenza and
pneumonia.
The speaking campaign on behalf of
the fourth Liberty loan, which opens
formally Saturday, Sept. 28, was start
ed on Monday.
Henry V. Borst of Amsterdam, N. Y,
was elected at st. Louis grand sire of
o. F. He succeeds Frank c. Goudy of
Denver
Without the provision Increasing
the government guaranteed price of
wheat from 1920 a bushel, which
once caused it's veto by President VIII
son the agricultural appropriation
bill, carrying $27.SOO.0O0, was passed
by the House without record vote.
Selective volunteers from the ranks
of the selective draft will supply the
men needed by the navy and the ma
rine corps henceforth.
WAR Mothers OF America" is the
name officially chosen by the first ma
tional convention of the organization
at Evansville. Ind. after a spirited
contest.
The influenza epidemic In the Sec
ond Naval District resulted In five
deaths at Newport, r. l., with the de-
velopment of 124 new cases. Eighty
Of the additional patients were from
the naval training station.
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
WASHINGTON.

The War Department announced
that in Illinois. for the first time In
the history Of the country. soldiers un.
der orders for duty have been trans.
ported by the air route.
Railroads in July for the first time
this year got more net income than in
the corresponding month Of last year
Operating income amounted to 1885,
$4,000. or s40OO0,OOO more than in
July, 1917.
An attack in the Senate recently
upon Secretary Lane by Senator
Thomas OF Colorado in connection
with the California oil lands contro-
vsrsy, was denounced as unjust and
unwarranted by Senator Myers of
Montana chairman of the public lands
committee
Another convincing link in the
proof that Germany was preparing to
start war Of world conquest at least
six weeks before the excuse for It was
offered by the assassination of the
Austr an heir apparent at Sarajeyo
concludes the amazing series of dis.
closures which the American govern
ment has given to the public through
secret documents brought out OF Rus.
sia.
You may have only one spoonful of
sugar in an eating place. That is the
order OF the federal food administra-
ton.
Cheyenne record., 1918-09-26
FoRE,oM.

Eight Americans were killed when
clearing hospital was hit by q Cor
man she'll
Thirty persons were killed and
more than score injured in train
collision between Dijon and Daroche.
France.
The Canadian casualty list con,
tains the following names of Amert
cans: Killed in action: j. Adam
Turlock. CAL; o. Sather. Denver.
An attempt has ben made at Kursk
to assassinate Leon Trotzky, the Boil
shevtst minister Of war and marine,
according to a dispatch sent from
Kiev.
A British armed boarding steamer
was torpedoed and sunk by a German
submarine on Sept. IL. the British ad.
miralty announced. Fifty-eight mem
bers of the crew are missing.
The British casualties reported dur.
ing the week ending Sept. 21 follow:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers.
4S7; men, 3,153. Wounded or miss
ing: Officers. 1.196; men, 1906.
A British monitor was sunk as she
was lying in harbor, the admiralty an.
nounces in London. One officer and
nineteen men were killed and fifty.
seven men are missing and are pre-.
sumed to have been killed.
Mortified by the bloody reign OF
terror in Russia, the United States
Sept. q called upon all allied and neu.
tral nations to consider what they
may do to impress upon the Bolsheviki
the aversion with which the civilized
world regards their wanton crimes
Walter Hines Page, the retiring
American ambassador to the court OF
st. James. was presented with the
honorary freedom of the borough OF
Plymouth" inclosed in silver model
of the Pilgrim ship Mayflower The
presentation was made privately in
London.
The North German Gazette, the
German semi-official organ, reports
that there is serious agitation in
Jassy and the unoccupied parts of Ru-
mania, in which the queen is the
prime mover, to renew the associa.
ton of Rumania with the entente.
King Ferdinand, it is asserted, is
holding aloof, but under certain cir.
cumstances might yield to the pres
sure.
The Bulgarians are in flight in Mac
edonia and are burning stores and viii
lagos, according to a Serbian official
statement They have been defeated
completely, and the Serbian troops are
pursuing them day and night The
Serbian and French troops have taken
the towns of Topolets, Potshishta,
Beshishta, Melynitsa, Vitolishta and
Rasimbey. They have also taken the
heights of Kuchkov Kamem.
Americas answer to Austria Hun.
gary's recent peace note and tha
speech Of Premier Clemenceau Of
France on the same subject should,
according to the Lokal Anzeiger OF
Berlin, be posted on billboards and be
communicated to the German people
by the distribution of millions OF
pamphlets. mo German man or wom-
an who knows the contents and signif-
icance of these declarations" the
newspaper declares, can doubt that
peace is attainable only either thru
our victory or at the price of our ut
ter destruction