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Evening star., 1918-06-29
BENJAMIN +. McALWEE
DIES AT HOME IN CITY
Civil War Veteran and Long {
Watchman at Treasury
Department.

Benjamin F. McAlwee. employed as
watchman at the Treasury Depart
nent for the past thirty-five years,
died yesterday at his home. 1922 I
street southeast, following an illness
Of five months Funeral services will
be held at his home Monday at $3.50
am. High requiem mass will be said
at st. Peters Church Interment will
be at Congressional cemetery.
Mr.. McAlwee was eighty years old,
and was a veteran Of the civil war.
having been presented with the con-
gressional medal for most distin-
guished gallantry in action" in saw
ing the lives Of many Of his comrades
by picking up a bomb about to burst
the trench where his company was
lying.
As young man he was an employe
OF the navy yard, leaving the yard
in 1851 to enlist in Company B, 1st
District Volunteers. When his three
months was up he re-enlisted in Com
pany y, Sd Maryland Volunteers and
at the end Of three years he again en-
listed, serving until July, 1865. He
was awarded a furlough of twenty
five days by Gen. Meade for bravery.
He participated in twenty-seven en-
gagements during the war.
Mr.. McAlwee was born in this ctty
in 1888. He was a member of Raw
Inns Post. No. I, G. A. R.; the Oldest
| Inhabitants Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia and the Catholic
Knights of America He Is survived
by his wife, a son and daughter.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
W|ND-UP Of SOUTHERN
Final Games Of Season Played Yes.
terday, New Orleans Win
ming the Pennant.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 2e-The
eighteenth annual season OF the
Southern Association closed yester-
day. with the Nashville and Mem
phis clubs dividing a double-header
at Memphis. The other teams closed
their season Thursday. New Or
leans won the pennant race.
Directors of the association. meet
ing here recently agreed to suspend
because of lack of interest. poor at
tendance and the governments
work or fight" regulations.
The franchises and such players as
the various clubs may elect to keep
are retained under the war agree
ment" OF the National Base Ball AS
sociation. which calls a half-season
under the present conditions a COM
pleted season. with full territorial
rights protected.
order in which the teams finished
follow:
New Orleans, Little Rock. Mobile,
Chattanooga, Memphis. Birmingham
Nashville and Atlanta.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
WILL HOLD MEET
At CAMP ME|GS
Track and Field Games
Scheduled for July Anna
teur Base Ball.
BY n. C. BYRD.

Camp Meigs will hold D track and
field meet July 4 The men IN charge
Of athletics among the soldiers sta
TONED there plan TO have ono OF the
biggest affalrB OF the kind ever staged
in Washington. Work has been goinE
on for some time In the arrangements.
that the customary word gratifying"
is not amply expressive.
Company units viii compete for
honors in tho meet. Many OF tho
units at the camp have crack athletes
on their rosters, men who have made
good in college. scholastic and club
sports Tho meet July will be the
second OF the year. the other having
taken place May 30.
Clarke Of Quadranrlss and Frye OF
Gunnerr engaged In a pitchers bat
day. the latter having the edge on
his opponent In that he won by 20 o.
However. " anything. he was not
quite sO steady as Clarke. Frye cent
twelve men back to the bench by
.he stril,e-nut route Coleman was
the one member Of the Gunners who
seemed able 10 connect consistently
with Ciarke's offerings. banging out
three consecutive hits Cox was the
best batter for the losing club.
Camp Meigs won the game yester-
day from the Engineers School OF The
Washington barracks by banging the
ball from one corner OF the field 20
every other point. The Meies aEgre-
CATION wallopcd the sphere for keepa.
driving out seventeen safeties, sew
eral Of which went for extra bases
Meyers led in the onslaught with four
hits. among which were a two-bagGer.
a homer and a triple. Peterson. sec
ond baseman of the winners. cracked
out two home runs.
Tool and Miscellaneous are sched-
uled to meet this afternoon In the
Navy Yard League.
Athletics In the military camps in
and around Washington are COM
manding greater attention with each
passing month. There are few Of the
organizations which do not possess
base ball, basket ball and foot ball
players of considerable regulations
and a great many star track and field
athletes. Most OF the camps are lay
ing out athletic fields that would do
credit to many colleges. and many OF
lines Out at Camp Meigs a fne swim
ming pool is being constructed with
money donated by interested persons
In most OF the camps a certain
amount OF money derived from the
post exchange is devoted to the sup
nent income with base ball and
track sports going on this summer.
already 1t is announced that prac-
tically all the camps Will be repre-
sented by one or two foot ball teams
this fall.
Evening star., 1918-06-29

picturesque falls and succeeded in
tempting the bass.
Seven gamesters took the bait he
offered and were taken from the river.
| while a number of other fish gave his
| bait a trial. killed 1t and kept going.
The minister-sportsman says there are
plenty Mississippi catfish being caught,
but very little attention is paid to
them when small-mouth gamesters are
to be had.
Detective Edward Weldon Is no
longer in the amateur class, having
caught fish of every variety that are
found in the Potomac river. When he
entered the fishing game only few
months ago he knew very little about
! bass of both varieties his friends put
him in the expert class.
The surprising part Of the catch OF
three-pound bass was the fact that
it was caught near the south end Of
Highway bridge, where there is a mud
bottom. His catch this week included
several bass and crappies.
E. p. Hazelton and Mrs. Hazelton
recently enjoyed an outing on their
boat is kept. to Solomons Island.
mouth Of the Patuxent riyer, where
many large catches of hardheads hive
been made this season.
Inc sportsman ne" craft mas Slec p
ing accommodations for six persons,
and it Is more than probable that his
family will spend much time aboard.
On the recent trip to Solomons. hus-
band and wife made a catch of 10
hardheads.
Karl Achterkirchen still recalls the
loss of a long string of hardheads and
trout at Benedict two seasons ago.
He mot with no such loss on a recent
trip to Solomons Island. however. his
companions being moro careful than
those who were with him when he
experienced the loss
Those who accompanied him on the
recent trip were Charles Biondi, Her
man Ofenstein, c. Shore and Elmer
Ofenstein. The Ave anglers reached
the island early in the morning, spent
part of the day on the Patuxent and
Chesapeake bay and landed 130 hard
heads. A few smaller fish also were
caught.
Al Rednberg spent the week end at
Catoctin, his luck the week before
hsvins induced him to return and re-
peat his efforts. Just below Catoctin
the Potomac was muddy, having been
affected by the storm of the night be-
fore, but above 1t the sportsman found
the water clear enough for fishing.
He made q catch of five gamesters.
D. p. Collins. Mrs. Collins and
Charles Mothershead motored to Rock
Point for the week end. Windy
weather made the river sport so un-
certain that the trio made their way
to nearby fields and participated in a
berry picking match No decision was
reached as to the winner OF the con-
test, but Charlie Mothershead carried
OF honors eating pies that sister
made"
A calm followed the storm at Rock
Point, and sportsmen who were on
the Wicomico and Potomac rivers
there this week made splendid
catches. Early Sunday sportsmen ex-
perience luck on the water, but the
high wind in the afternoon drove
them ashore. Among those who par
ticipated in the sport were Mr.. and
Mrs. 8. >K. Henry. Mr.. and Mrs. S. r.
Henry, 8. J. kubel, H. G. Kubel, J.
Markham. H. J. Carey. H. V. Garland.
@. II. Bunell. II. e. Bruce c. c. Light,
J. G. Jardlne, A. c. Fuller. J. X. New
com and w. r. Leighty.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
WESTERN TENNIS STARTS.
Matches in Mems Singles Open at
Chicago Today for Title.

CHICAGO, June 29.-Matches In
mems singles started the eighth an
nual national clay court tennis cham
pionship here today at the South
Shore Tennis Club. Although this
years tournament finds many Of the
stars absent in the country's service.
the total number of entrants was lit
tie below that Of former years.
The woman's events will not begin
until Tuesday. the entries for their
events being held open until Monday
night. The tournament will end Sun
day. July 4.
One Of the prominent stars entered
for the championship is w. T. Tilden.
jr., of Philadelphia, who 10 on fur
iough from his Army unit at Pitts
burgh. Among the other entries are
Paul Bennett and George D. Holmes
of Toronto, Canada.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
PACIFIC YARDS WIN OUT,
Take All Honors for Shipbuildine
Awarded by Government.

Pacific coast shipyards won all the
honors awarded for the first time by
the Emergency Fleet Corporation to
plants excelling in construction of
vessels.
Honors fo1low-First, Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Corporation at San
Francisco for steel vessels, and the
Grant-smith-Porter Company of St.
Johns. Ore, for wooden vessels, blue
flag each; second, Skinner & Eddy
Corporation Of Seattle for steel ships
and the Aberdeen Washington ward
of the Porter COMPANY
for wooden ships; third, Moore Ship
building Company Of Oakland, Cal.
for steel ships. and the Allen Ship
building Company of Seattle for
W ooden ships.
onicials based honors on the OUTPUT
for May, and have sent the flags to
the winners with the hope that they
will arrive at the yards before July
4. The winning yards will retain the
trophies for a month.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
ROD AND REEL.
Night fishing on broad expanses OF

! Night fishing on broad expanses OF
water within a hundred miles OF
Washington is furnishing sport to
! many anglers. Some enthusiasts be-
lieve that many more would partici-
pate il they only knew what 1t
meant. There is every reason why
night fishing should be enjoyable. said
Hugh A. Kane, who has participated
in the sport on the Chesapeake bay a
| number of times.
"Such fishing AVOIDS the necessity
for remaining in the hot sun and get
ting scorched," he argued. when
the boat is anchored far from shore
its occupants are out Of range Of mos
quitoes and other annoying insects.
ASK the average angler If he wants
to indulge in sport at night" he
added. land he will give a prompt
no. Induce him to give it trial and
let him meet with success. and he will
be found on the water many more
nights"
On a recent trip to the vicinity Of
Chesapeake Beach Kane and four
friends spent the entire night. caught
as many fish as they could carry and
all are willing to repeat the trip. 1t
was the first trip Of it's kind for some
Of the sportsmen. When they came
ashore in the morning they declared
it would not be the last.
Stormy weather the past week
greatly interfered with the plans of
several hundred anglers and was a
,~tv, 20 ~
resorts who prepared for large crowds
for the week end. Ordinarily at this
season of the year river resorts are
scarcely able to accommodate all the
fishing parties. Windy and cool
weather a week ago caused many trips
A number Of those who braved the
cool weather attracted attention in
their combination summer and winter
garb-overcoats and straw hats. Over
coats were fully appreciated by their
wearers. however, and the straw hats
served to protect their eyes while
they pulled an occasional hardhead.
catfish or toadfish, from the water.
The week end sportsmen caught less
than dozens where they probably would
have caught scores had the weather
conditions been different
J. B. Schroth and B. B. Hunt were
among the stay-at-homes the last
week end. 1t was one OF the few
week ends since the fish started run
lining that they failed to participate
in the sport. They thought they had
caught enough for a while, having
established a record for hardheads at
Solomons Island, where they also
caught few trout and spots.
They learned that Governors Run, a
steamboat landing on the bay only a
few miles from Drum Point, is IA
vorite feeding place for rockfsh and
has not been fished to death. probably
because Washington sportsmen were
mot acquainted with the opportunities
offered. 1t is the intention of
Schroth and Hunt to visit there in
the near future.
1T is only a mile from the state
road" said Schroth, "and it will be
an easy matter to look over the place
on trip to Solomons Island. II we
Evening star., 1918-06-29

find good sport there it means an
other place for Washington anglers
to so.'
John w. Hurley abandoned a trip
arranged for one OF the salt water
resorts and spent the week end in
what he calls the bass country. In
cidentally, he stated, he put up at a
hotel where the price of "eats" has
| not increased.
Just think of the breakfast we were
served he said. '1t consisted Of
tender and juicy steak, eggs, potatoes,
sliced tomatoes, hot biscuit coffee and
jam. And all for so cents! Can you
beat it?"
The veteran sportsman accompanied
Albert E. Drane to the vicinity of
Weverton and Knoxville. a few miles
this side of Harpers Ferry. but the
windy weather caused the latter to
remain off the river. Weather condi-
! tions meant nothing to Hurley.
Shortly after alighting from a train
he was on the river with George w.
Leopold, his boatman.
j Ten genuine black bass of the small
mouth variety, the real gamesters.
! succumbed to the tempting bait Of
angler and boatman before they quit
/ for the day. The next days outing
| netted them sixteen such fish. The
largest of the twenty-six fish weighed
| three pounds.
! THE river seems literally full OF
| bass" said Hurley. "and l expect to
| get more Of Them
George Lewis, Fred Lewis and Will
| liam Wagner, their brother-in-law,
! think they are certain to renew fish
| ing sport in the ST. Georges Island
| hundreds of sportsmen spent their
summers years ago and a place where
fishing usually was good.
The trio have bought twelve acres
! OF the upper end of the island, said to
be an exceptionally inviting spot, and
already have done an amount OF work
there.
TOO busy getting things in shape
| to even think about fishing" said Fred
Lewis on his return from trip there
| last week.
, AS soon as they get it ready for oc-
| the season. Wives and children Of the
three owners and other members OF
their families will be there all sum-
mer. The men will spend their vaca-
tions there from time to time.
Hogf1sh. croakers and Norfolk spots
constituted the reward of a sort of
governmental fishing party at Ocean
View, Va, last week end. The party
consisted of Representative A. B.
Rouse of Kentucky. City Postmaster
Merritt o. Chance. First Assistant
Postmaster General John C. Koons,
William Mooney, disbursing officer Of
the Post Office Department, and Post
master Lesner Of Norfolk.
"koons caught a cow fish," as his
host. Postmaster Lesner. called it.
The haul of hogfish was particularly
pleasing, forty-two, all on display in
the picture the fishermen had taken
upon their return from the boat.
Crabs were used as bait.
Rev. A. F. Zimmerman. pastor Of
Everybody's Church. Great Falls, Va,
and conducting a war savings stamps
drive in that section, this week took
Equipped with a bucket Of bait and a
supply of tackle, the patriotic minister
sailed forth over the rocks near the
Evening star., 1918-06-29
Music, Oratory and, Thrift
Stamps at Ball Park Today

This afternoons battle be-
tween the Grtffmen and Red Sox
will have the aspects of n gala
occasion with a decidedly MILL
tary touch. 1t is "war savings
day" mt the. GeorG:ia avenue
stadium. Designated. by Dfrec-
tor ID. j. Callahan to. aid in the
campaign for the sale of thrift
stamps. Clark Griffith. through
the cooperation Of Col. ID. II.
Gienty, commander. is to have
the Camp Meies Band OF fifty
two pieces on hand for n pro-
gram OF martial airs in addition
to q detachment of 700 soldier
boys who will pass through tho
stands with pledges to buy war
savings stamps for the patrons
to sign. Former Commissfoner
H. b. r. Macfarland will act as
exhorter extraordinary and con-
duet an auction before tho
game, which ID scheduled to
start at $3.50, gets under way.
Here, fans, is your chance to
see a ball game, hear a fine con-
cert by one of the best military
musical organizations in the
country nnd make n prudent
Investment of your small change
"ail i'm the same place."
Evening star., 1918-06-29
LABOR SHORTAGE SERIOUS,
Department Will Endeavor to Meet
Demands by Reoruitinv.

30, serious is the shortage Of COM
&mon labor becoming in war industries
What the Department Of Labor's en-
xploy1nent service will endeavor to
fhneet demands through it's recruiting
Esnachinery before the prohibition
tsagainst private labor recruiting goes
Unto effect. August /. The service has
Sdnder consideration the plan Of in
fcreasing it's offices to at least 700
hnd by augmenting the corps Of local
Agent0 and examiners.
The shortage OF common laborers
an the industries 10 estimated at be-
Sfwsen 100000 and 400, 0,00o aocordins
10 report issued by the service. The
k9abor situation In the mining indus.
Itry. It adds. is hampering all other
$+warproduction.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
TURN DOWN "BILLETs."
Chattanooga Players Select Jobs to
Suit Themselves.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 90
Several Chattanooga Southern Asso-
citation players refused to accept
'billets' provided for them by Man
aeer Mike Finn at the breakup Of the
club yesterday. Art Phelan. fearing
the provisions Of the work or fight
law, declined to report to et. Paul.
but departed for a munitions plant
at Hopewell. Va. instead. Dawson
Graham. instead OF going to Detroit,
will go to work in the powder plant
at Nashville; Howard Merritt failed
to connect at Cincinnati and was sent
to st. Paul, while Zeke LopmAn de-
cided that instead Of tying himself
to the Texas League he preferred a
job in the Eastern Association and
left for Hartford.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
YANKS ARE HOLDING ON
Smother Athletics With Their Bats
and Strengthen Hold on
First Place.

The Yankees strengthened their hold
on first place yesterday by easily de-
feating the Athletics. 10 to 2. Gregs
wss hit for five runs In the second and
ninth innings. F1nneran was strons
in the pfnches. Pratt led the Tanks
with the bat. getting . home run and
two singles.
Cleveland Is sticking on well, de-
feating Detroit by the score Of to /
The Indians got only nve hits of
Kallio but the majority of these were
punched. coumbe was strong in the
pinches.
The Browns and White Sox split uu
a double-header, the former winning
the first battle, 3 to /, and the latter
the second, to 2. Jimmy Burke
made his debut as the Browns man
ager and got away to a good start.
Giants Find Pht1s Easy.
The Giants started the series In
Philadelphia with victory. defeating
the Phil1ies, 6 to /. Demaree cleverly
outpitched Hogg and Jacobs. Zim-
norman led with the bat, making
three hits. driving in three runs and
making one himself.
The Cardinals found Harmon very
easy driving him from the mound in
the first inning and defeating, the
Pirates by the score of 8 to !. San
ders, who relieved Harmon, was also
hit hard.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
Minnesota Action Under Fire,

The National War Labor Board
Will consider. In connection with
Thsarfng on the controversy between
!. the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery
Company ana Its nachinists, the re-.
tcent proclamation Of Gov. BurnQuist
Of Minnesota governing industrial
relations in that state. It has been
tcontendsd that the proclamation Is
SNoproved By President Wilson.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
SEVEN STRAIGHT GAMES GOAL
OF CRIFFS IN TODAY'S BATTLE
Ayers to Oppose Jones-Harper Holds
Red Sox to One Hit and Wins, 81.
Lavan in Limeight.
BY pENMAN THOMPSON.

showntfn this city, with
release this
Secret"
Wyatt Ayers in the title role
secret
Sayoue Jones'
Of
Mistah
Washngtonians las interested OBJ
Of a
while
Evening star., 1918-06-29
New D. @. Provost Marshal.

Maj. Wallace q. Philoon, u. g, m
fantry. who has been on duty at
Camp Kearney. Cal, has been as
signed to duty as provost marshal for
the District Of Columbia. He relieves
Of that duty Lieut.. Col. William 8.
Neely. 50th United States Infantry,
who 10 ordered to duty with his regi-
mont. one battalion Of which IL sta.
tianad in this city.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
Tigers Sign "Dee" Walsh.

LITTLE ROCK, June 29.-The sale
Of Third Baseman Dee" Walsh to De-
troit yesterday completed the disposal
Of the players Of the Little Rock club.
outfielder Herb Moran was sold to
Milwaukee of the Amesacan Associa-
tion. Pitcher Charlie Y6ang and Out
fielder Cecil Coombs were released
outright
Evening star., 1918-06-29
Pirates Let Out Two Pitchers.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. June 2s.-The
completion of q deal whereby Pitchers
Robert Steele and Carman Hill Of the
Pittsburgh National League club come
to the Kansas City club of the Amer
lean Association was announced last
night by George Ruehlebachs presi-
dent Of the local club.
Evening star., 1918-06-29

Two-base hit-Lavan. Home run-Ruth
Sacrifice hit-McInnis. Sacrifice ny-Morgan
First base on errors-Boston. 2. Bases on
balls--On Bader. s; off Harper, 1. Hit by
pitcher-By Bader fSchulte. Morgan). Struck
out-By Bader, S; by Harper, 2. Wild pitch
Harper. Passed ball-Agnew. Umpires-
Messrs. Hildebrand and Owens. Time Of game
Il hour and SO minutes.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
WASHINGTON CLUB WINS
PRIMARY RIFLE MATCH
Local Experts Also Take Second
Place in Ships Team Match,
Glen Burnie.

The Washington Rife Club team OF
Washington won the primary team
match in the National Rife Associa-
ton matches shot on the Navy rife
range at Glen Burnie, Nd. Saturday
and Monday with a score Of 733
out of possible 1000 and secured
second place in the ships team
match. The summaries follow:
Evening star., 1918-06-29

1, Vpon Recommendation Of Ernest p.
BioknsI1. Rsd Cross commissioner to
Belgium. the American Red Cross has
donated t176Ooo 70 the Belgian Red
Cross Society 70 sssist 1t In carrying
on It's work for the remainder of
the year.
Evening star., 1918-06-29

addition to Clark Griffith's stable of
lefthanders. having been purchased
yesterday by the Washington club.
He is expected to report within a day
or two.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
Minneapolis Buys Pitcher Purdue.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. June 20
Pitcher Purdue Of the New Orleans
club has been purchased by Minneapo.
lis of the American Association.
Evening star., 1918-06-29
Records Of Rival Pitchers
ir Red Sox-Griffs Series

The appended figures give an
intimate line On how the pitch.
ers of the NationAls and Red
So1, now playing n seEAes Of
ave games here, k.ave Jared in
interclub games from April,
1915, to date:
NATIONALIST VS..
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