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The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
RED SHANNON In NAVY.
Only Honorable Method
of Dodgins the Draft.

Philadelphia, July 20.-Connie Mack
announced yesterday that Maurice j.
RedD Shannon. the young infieider
who was making a success of his first
year as a regular Athletic, had en-
ed in the Naval Reserve.
Shcnnon's home is in Jersey City,
but he was registered with Local
Board No. Sc, this city. He is a MEM
ber Of the class of 1913, being p years
of age. Shannon's last game was
played last Saturday. 1t was an
nounced that he had gone to see his
father, who was i'll with pneumonia.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Chicago. July 20.-President Ban B. ]

American League declared tonight that the American League
would close result Of the ruling Of Secretary Of War
Baker classifying baseball as a nonessenial occupation.
There will be effort far know today
going said Johnson. "Th will end
81 all Of the American League
they willing call it off Immediately There only OBJ
Harry Fraze of the Boston Red So
He wishes the put a
"We will have meeting in Cleveland Monday officially
the closing of the season. for all practical purposes closes
tomorrow for the duration"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
TOPS
TENNIS LEAGUE
Clean Sweep by Circuit
Leaders During Week
Is Main Feature.
STANDING OF TEAMS

flames tnlS week. lueSudS, treasury
VS.. Shipping Board-Emergency Fleet;
Thursday. Justice-Trade VS.. Inter-
state.
All the teams in the Departmental
Tennis League got into action during
the past two weeks. The Interior
Department made clean sweep and
won five matches from Interstate
giving them the honor of leading all
the other teams in the league. Treas
ury Department and the Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet combination
won four out of five of their matches
from Justice-Trade and Smithsonian
Institute, causing a tie-up for second
honors.
AS Interior is not scheduled to play
this week they will continue to lead
the procession until they stack up
against Commerce on August l, when
the weight measurers are likely to
make them hit the dirt. Treasury will
stack up against the Shipping Board
team on Tuesday and one or the
other will drop back into third place.
While the league is not as strong
as in 1915 and 1916, yet there are
some of the best players in the Dis
trict playing on the teams. In
terror and Treasury seem to be the
best fortified, as both teams have
three or four substitute teams that
can step in in an emergency and
cleanup the forth or fifth positions.
Green and Candor. of interior. are
a strong combination and playing
as number one will make any team
hustle to defeat them. Dudley and
Price, of the Treasury team, is an
other combination that should win
a majority of their matches. Lou
Doyle and Morrow. although de-
feated in their first match by Green
and Candor, should give a good ac-
count of themselves against the
other combinations playing at
number one.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
HENDRIX IS POUNDED
AND DODGERS LAND

Chicago, July 2O.-Brooklyn made 1t
three straight from the Cubs by tax
ing this afternoons pastime 6 to l.
Claud Hendrix allowed a three-run
lead to slip away from him and was
pounded hard in the closing innings.
Home runs by Merkle and Meyers
were features. The score by innings:
Brooklyn ......... 000OO1122-6
Chicago ..........0 90 SO 1000 :
Batteries-Marquard. Cheney and NJ.
Wheat; Hendrix and o'Farren. Um-
pires, Moran and Rigler.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
TENER PICKS ON
BAN B. JOHNSON

Cincinnati. July 2o.-President
Tener of the National League came
up with a barrage that no one can
stop in his argument against the
American League today. He claims
in an open interview that Ban r.
johnson. who has figured as the
biggest man in baseball today D. a
Stacker and pronounced him such
unless he walked along with the
boys in colors when they entered
Berlin.
It's a long way but We are going
to get there but why should Tener
pick on Mr.. Ban b. johnson tn pub
lie lifeD otherwise. president of the
American League:
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
MACKS DIVIDE WITH
CLEVELAND INDIANS

Philadelphia. July 2O.-After winning
the first game of the doubIe-header
with Cleveland by 10 to 4, the Ath-
letics forfeited the second game to the
Indians by 80, when Umpire Nallin
decided the game could not be con-
tinued any longer because of the
crowd of some 1900 fans who surged
onto the field and started a cushion
fight The score by innings:
First game:
Cleveland ......001OO1O O-4lO :
Philadelphia ..... 31001O5 Ox-10 l3 /
Batteries-Bagby. Groom and Thom-
as; Walton. Perry and McAvoy. Um-
pires, Dineen and Nallin.
Second game:
cleveland ........... 240000029 10 8
Philadelphia ........ 000000O0-0 2
Forfeited to Cleveland because crowd
surged on field and refused to clear
when ordered by umpires.
Batteries-Enzmann and Thomas:
Pearson, Adams and Perkins. Um-
pires, Nallin and Dineen.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
By CARRY HERMAN.

Cincinnati. Ohio. July =-Nr.
Bakers ruling came as :. It
surprise. We had hoped the VOL k-Or-
fight order would not be applied &c
baseball players until after the c'UEs
of the present season. Baseball g :
long since proven that il affords
amusement for millions OF persons ~
cry year. and this year the attend
snces in the big league cities Ia c
been all that could be desired undr
existing conditions. / am Of. i1e
opinion that. even though all the plas-
ers within draft age must work ~
fight Immediately, the clubs Will -
able to enroll a sufficient number 8
players more than or less than Z
draft age to finish the season, (, n
IL in a limited way.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
YANKS AND BROWNS
DIVIDE TWIN BILL

New York. July 2o-The Yankees
divided the twin bill at the Polo
Grounds this afternoon. The visitors
by batting rally in the fourth and
fifth innings managed to squeeze
through enough counters OF Slim
Love to land the battle by to 9.
While neither Bennett or Houck could
stop the assaults of the Huggmen in
the night cap which the locals landed
by 5-to-s count. The score by
innings:
K. H. T..
st. Louis ...y....... 600 212 900 5 10 3
New York ..........., 900 002 0Oo-2 s 2
Batteries, Sothoron and Nunna-
maker: Love, Robinson and Walters.
Umpires: Evans and Hildebrand.
r. II. e.
st. Louis ............. 100 900 0o2- 311 1
New York .......... 900 131 O0x-5 0
Batteries: Houck and Nunamaker;
Mogridge and Hannah. Umpires:
Hildebrand and Evans.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Cards Meet Steel Plant.

The Cardinals baseball club of
Alexandria. Va, will play the Steel
Plant team this afternoon on the Con-
gress Heights grounds. Hamiel will
be on the mound for the Cardinals
and win make the home folks hustle
to take away the long end Of the
score.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
PIay in New England.

Tom Moore. one OF the most
prominent golfers of the Bannock-
burn Golf Club. Is summering at
Breton Woods and is not expected
back until about September 1.
Moore took his clubs with him and
expects to spend most of his time
on the New England courses.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Two Active Cubs May PLAY.

Chicago, July 0.-Au but four Of
the Chicago National League players
would be affected by Secretary Bakers
rulin that baseball is a non-essential
occupation, it became known today.
The four are Fred Mitchell. manager:
Otto Knsbe. coach: Dode Paskert and
Rollie Zeider, the later two being ac-
tive players. Several OF the Cubs are
in Class / Of the draft.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
BY JOHN X. TENER.

Cincinnati. Ohio, July a.-Ths
interests OF the country must bs
served first II the government BE-
lieyes that baseball is a nonessentsl.
who shall question that ruling? How
ever. We feel that some provisions
should be made that would give uI
time to determine whether or not the
clubs can proceed. We will request
the War Department to make its
ruling more definite. IL we must close
our parks then We will do so. uuce
the ball parks are closed there Is not
the slightest doubt that they Will re-
main closed for the duration Of the
war.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
CARDINALS AFTER
CLARENDON OUTFIT

The Cardinal Athletic Club nine is
anxious to arrange a game with the
Clarendon team. President Sylvester
A. Breen of the Cardinals would like
to get in touch with Manager Joe
Giebel OF the Alexandria County team.
Mr.. Breen can be found at 1S22 King
street, Alexandria, Va.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
St. Louis Teams Hit Hard.

St Louis. July 2o-The st. Louis
Americans have three players-Low-
dermilk. Leifield and Demmitt-and
the st. Louis Nationals have four
Ames. Wallace, Heathcote and Con-
zaies-who will not be affected by
Secretary Bakers ruling that profess
sional baseball Is an non-essential oc-
cupation. and that players Of draft
age must work or fisht
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Champions HAVE Five Available.

Chicago, July 20.-Ffve members or
the Chicago Americans. worlds cham
pions. will not be affected by Secre-
tary Bakers ruling, II it holds to
mean only those players who are in
the draft age. The players who are
not in the draft are the pitchers.
Sheilenback. Cicotte and Benz, an
outfielder, John Collins and the man
ager, Rowland.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

First base by errors-Chicago. 2 Left on
bases-ChicHgo. I; Nationals. :. Innings pitch
ed-By Shellenbach, 6; by Danforth. . Hits
made-Of Shellenbach. s; of Danforth. 4.
Struck out-By Sheenbach. 2 Base on balls
OF Shellenbach. 4; of Danforth, !. Two
base hits-Murphy. Shanks. Schultz. Hit by
pitcher-By johnson murphy. by Shellenbach
tshanksl. Losing pitcher-Shelenbsch. Um-
pires-Moriarity and O'Loughlin. Time-l:3e
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
TITLE
TO DUMBARTON
Georgetown Club Team
Sure of Honors in Local
Association League.

The Dumbarton team OF tne w dsh-
ington Tennis Association practically
assured itself OF premier honors IN
this circuit last Sunday when It romp-
ed away with Its match against the
Chevy Chase Club. The Georgetown
team has won four ana lost no
matches to date and as II only plays
two more. II can lose them both ana
still tie Chevy Chase. the latter team
in order to even get a chance 10 ue
having to win its remaining two. Col
umbia Country Club is last, the stand
ing to date being:
Won. Lost. Pct.
Dumbarton ..............4 1000
Chevy Chase ...........'E .oo
Columbia ..............O .VO
Dumbarton was generally picked to
win out this year, II Is true, but diff
ferent dope" was used in reaching
this conclusion, Before the season
started, Chevy Chase was shot to
pieces, only one of its last years play
ers being available for this year. 1t
was figured that Dumbarton's team
would remain practically intact, while
Columbia would be weakened by the
loss Of Breck and possibly one or two
others.
When the first match between
chevy Chase and Columbia was
played, the latter was figured as be-
ing an easy winner as Chevy Chase
had kept its makeup such secret
that II was thought IL would use It's
secon-strinp players of 1917. But this
was not tha case. as II proved TO be
the yeritable dark horse" beating
easily and presenting an exceptionally
strong lineup of new members-mostly
good men from other cities who came
to Washington on war work.
Columbia has no new players and
with the loss Of Breck, who Is In the
army, and the occasional absence OF
captain Connie" Doyle, II has not
been able to stand the pace set by
its two rivals, as Dumbarton, like
Chevy Chase, has gathered together
a galaxy Of stars from the ranks OF
the newcomers to Washington. As a
matter of fact. the Dumbarton team
as II now stands is undoubtedly the
strongest team ever gathered to-
gether In Washington.
Had the Departmental team re-
mained in the circuit, II Is quite like
ly that there would have been
change in the standing as this team
would, no doubt, have claimed n num-
ber of the army and navy officers
who are playing on both Chevy Chase
and Dumbarton. This would have
balanced the teams better and have
brought out a much closer finish tut
the Departmental Leaguers felt that
as long as the other three entrants
were bonifde clubs, while II was
playing a picked team from the whole
league, its withdrawal would create
more rivalry and in this way be a
benefit to the association
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
CONGRESS HEIGHTS
EASY FOR MEIGS

The Congress Heights baseball olGr
proved easy pickings for the amp
MeiGs post team yesterday at the
Florida avenue cantonment as the
soldiers romped over with a l1-to1g
victory.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
BYRON B. JOHNSON SAYS
LEAGUES WILL SUSPEND
FOR PERIOD OF THE WAR
President of American League, known as
Gear" of Baseball, Has Pronounced
Leagues Past Issue-National Commits
sion's Views of Case

EvELAND. OHIO. JULY 2o-Bsn B. johnson. /
president Of the American League. has ordered
meeting of the presidents. owners and managers Of
the American League clubs to be held on Monday
at noon at the Hollander Hotel in Cleveland At
this time the American League viii settle its dis
bandment and other, matters
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Red Sox Release Players.

Boston, Mass, July 2O-President
Frazee. Of the Boston American
League team. today announced that
he had released First Baseman Bluhm
and Pitcher Vincent Molyneaux to the
Jersey City team Of the international
League.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

Runs-Murray. File t2. McNlmre DO. Nein-
t9. Elliott. Dyer. Litchae4d Sacrifice hit--
Murray, Joie. Dyer. StClcn bases File ~
schumakeT q, HASKELL @. Meycr. Lnur.
Joie. Fllus Simmons. Douhlr pla'-hassrH
70 Lnce to McNamee. Hit hy Iaichrr- iN
Dyer (1. STRUCK Uut-By lsssfrd, 3. .'
Rosers. ): by Dyer. 8 Time q game hnurs
Umpire-Priyste Mebosky.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
New Course Record.

Another unusual course record
was established at the Bannock-
burn Golf Club last week when
Carl Hookstad drove the long third
green In three successive rounds.
This hole is 247 yards. par 4. Hook
stad counted rs and q .. which Is
exceptional golf.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Players in the majors who are ef,
fected by the order follow;
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

-EW YoRK--Ray Caldwell, George
Moe -idgs. Edward Love. Joseph Fin
neran. Ray Keating. Henry Robinson.
D. Vance. Herbert ThornahIen, Harry
Hannah, Albert Walters. Walter Pipp.
DerraiI Pratt. Roger Peckinpaugh.
zinn Beck, Frank Bodie, Elmer Miller,
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
h. of &. Want Boys.

With baseball declared nonessentiaI
by Secretary of War Baker. the man.
ayers and players not within the draft
age especially the minor league clubs,
need not worry about finding a suit
able position until the war is over, as
the Knights of Columbus have enough
secretary jobs open to accommodate
all the men thrown out of employ
ment.
The knights of Columbus intend to
have 90 men acting as secretaries by
the first of next year. Johnny Evers.
the Cubs great second baseman, is
the first of the famous diamond men
to sign up as secretary abroad for the
Knights of Columbus So players
need not become unduly excited or
worried about the work -or-fight" or
der even should it be affirmed. In
the latter event the major leagues
would finish their season anyhow
with such talent as they can find.
while all players within the scope of
the order would soon find suitable
employment. Therefore nothing can
be gained by anticipating an unfavor-
able decision and quitting their ball
clubs prematurely.
Catcher Blackwell. late of the Pitts
burgh team. who entered the Cornell
Aviation School. has Just been turned
down as an aviator and has rejoined
his club.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Grin First to Act.

- Whether the baseball magnates
will be afforded a reasonable time"
to settle up their affairs or whether
.iecretary OF War Bakers ruling
that baseball is a nonessential, shall
hold good from yesterday will prob
ably be decided on Monday. At
that time Gen. Growder. Provost
Marshal General, and the Secretary
cTe to meet and discuss the situa-
tion.
Clark Grifith. accompanied by
Ben Minor. president of the WASH
iugtOn club. conferred with Gen
CrOwder this afternoon. 1t is un-
derstood that they asked whether
the government would not extend
the time within which the Baker
ruling shall be made effective so
that the club owners could decide
on their future plans.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Jawn say. Quiek Action.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 20.-"It will
probably compel the major leagues
to suspend operations for the dura-
tion of the war" was John Nc
Graw's comment today on Secre-
tary Bakers ruling that baseball
players must work or fight.
We could stagger along 1 sup
pose." added the Giant manager. by
plugging up the vacancies in our
ranks with semi-professionals and
minor league men over or under the
draft age but don't think the fans
would support such a brand of base
ball"
what will do IL the club own
ers decide to suspend? Well. 1
haven't quite made UP my mind yet
but I'd like to organize two good
teams and take them to. France to
play behind the trenches. I'm pretty
sure Charley Comiskey would work
with me on such a project and 1
think we could get two good teams
together In very short time"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Dunn to Close shop.

Cleveland. Ohio. July @0.-An-
nounCcment was made here today
that the American League baseball
park would be closed in Cleveland
after Sunday. to comply with the
ruling made yesterday by Secre-
tary OF War Baker under the work
or fiGht" order.
A telegram received here today
from James Dunn, owner of the
Cleveland Americans, read:
After Sundays double-header
with Philadelphia We will close the
Cleveland ball park. permitting our
players to comply with Secretary
Bakers order"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

the order until the end OF the playing season oepemoe he
only arguments this the three which Mr. Baker overrued
Friday sustaining the lower boards order for the Redistribution OF
Ansmith ~
Baseball believe that the players in deferred casf
cations because dependencies recasd and remembered in
Class l. might be possible arrange defer their time of report
ing. if ordered the coor until October
this cannot be done the would like to have the
of their reporting postponed long enough least the
major leagues chance fill their places with subject to
draft from the minor leagues.
Minor leagues supendng throughout the from lack
the draft and might be possible to
teams major by pooling the remainder Of this
Sporting question the major league cities
would support baseball of the character that such maksh teams
might furnish
yesterday kept particularly quiet and all
refused afterwards discuss the proposition which
presenting Gen. Crowde but it under
Crowder will discuss the situation again with Sec
rotary Baker on Monday
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
BASEBALL STATISTICS
American League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Washington. s: Chicago. l.
Athletics. 10: Cleveland, 4.
Cleveland. 9: Athletics, o.
st. Louis, 8: New York. 2.
New York. 5; st. Louis. 3.
Boston, s; Detroit. 1.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Chicago at Washington.
Athletics at Cleveland.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

1t might be said that Hughie
Jennings had an inside tip when he
made the statement a few days ago
that there would be no baseball In
l919. - -
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Robert Edgren Resigns.

New York, July 20.-Robert Edgren
who has been sporting editor of the
New York Evening World for the past
twelve years resigned his position
yesterday to take up duties with a
war feature company.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
PIRATES WIN FIRST,
LOSE SECOND GAME

Pittsburgh, July a.-Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia broke even in today's
double header, the home team taking
the first contest by / to 0 and losing
the second to 2. Mayer shut out
his old teammates in the first game
which was won in the ninth inning on
Bigbee's triple and Carey's single. In
the second game Prendergast and
Cooper both pitched good ball but
Philadelphia followed a base on balls
with a double and single that scored
enough runs to win. The score by in
nings:
R.H.E.
Philadelphia ....oOOooO0oo-O /
Pittsburgh 10000 OOO01-1 o
Batteries-Hogg and Adams and
Burns; Mayer and Schmidt. Cmpires-
Klein and Emslie.
R.H.E.
Philadelphia ....1OOOO2OOO-s : /
Pittsburgh .....0OO1 O00Ol-2 o
Batteries-Prenderga and Burns:
Cooper, Sanders and Blackwell and
Schmidt. Umpires-Emslie and Klein.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
National League verdict.

New York. July 20.-The fate of
the National League will be decided
at q meeting of the club owners to
be held here Wednesday. The call
for the meeting was sent out today
by John Heydler. secretary and
treasurer OF the league. upon in
structions from President Tener.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
DAUSS Is POUNDED
AND JUNGALEERS LAND

Boston. July 2o.-George Dauss
proved easy pickings for the Boston
Red sox today when they punched
hits on his delivery and won by a
5-to-l count. Jennings Tigers threat
ened In the third but brilliant pitch
ing by Jones paved the locals way
to victory. The score by innings:
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Clark c. Griffith, as Rescuer of Big League
Game, Goes to Front for National Pastime.
Nav Reclassify Eddie Ainsmith, Catcher of
Test Case, From Local Club.

RGANIZED baseball is trying to effect some arrange
ment by which it can play out the present season.
Clark Griffith. manager of the Washington club.
and Benjamin S. Minor. its president. saw Provost
Marshal General Crowder yesterday.
The baseball masnates. stunned by the decision
of Secretary of War Baker in the Ansmth case that
ball players are within the "work-or-fsht order.
would Ike to secure the suspension of enforcement
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
National League.
Yesterdays REsUL'

Pittsburgh. 1; Phillies, o.
Phillies, 3: Pittsburgh, ..
Boston, s; Cincinnati. 8.
Brooklyn. s.; Chicago, 4.
New York. s: st. Louis, 4
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
WHERE T-IEY PLAY TODAY

Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at st. Louis
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

Other Sperh on Pare Nine.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

Mogridge and Hannah. UmpireI
Hildebrand and Evans.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
R.H.E
R.H.E.

Burns; Mayer and Schmidt. Cmpres-
Klein and Emslie.
The record., 1918-04-11
A dash of snow yesterday added
undesirable variety to our weather.
A Hint to PhilanthropiStS.

Kindly people who think to help
the congenital and chronic ne'er-do
wells of the cities by setting them
up as farmers do neither the ne er-
do-wells nor the farming district a
service.
The incompetents of the city can
not be miraculously cured of the
indisposition to work by transference
to farms, where more than anywhere
else industry and frugality and in
telllgence are needed.
Indeed, the person who is constr
tutionally opposed to physical and
mental effort fares much better IN
the city than in the country. The
country has no aid societies, no free
lunches and no demand for indust.
rial slackers.
The record., 1918-04-11
Notice, Farmers

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spring until they IS months of age and breed them to
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said farmer undivided one half interest in and all
offspring from said heers and further agree
furnish registered Bull each year which may breed
the heifer and said bull be Registered and of
akin said heers and the end of said years
will sell all the offspring from said COWS SO raised
during the years will agree and divide same equally
thereby allowing the farmer retain half Of all
SO raised from said during the year period
IT, after you have read this you interested in this
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