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The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
ARMY LIFE GRIND
NOT FOR BATTLER

New York, July 2s-You might
think. IL you should think about It at
all, that getting into the war game.
with its attendant drills and muscle
hardening and all, would be great
stuff for the boxer boys.
But it is not so. they say, who have
tried il. There is too much particular
training needed for both stunts, for
fighting in France and for fighting in
the ring each needs its own kind of
training and drilling and neither is
particularly a preparation for the
other.
Pete Herman, feather-weight cham
pion. for instance, is in the navy. He's
wearing the blue and white MILDLY
outfit that is in season there this year
in place of the almost all-togethers Of
the ring. And. when he came up
against frankie Burns the other day.
the Jersey star didn't make It look
good for him. II looked as IL Pete
would have TO do a great deal OF
practice IL he wants to swing back
into form.
Johnny Grifiths. who has been
teaching boxing to army men in the
South. is another example in point
Johnny has lost considerable of his
technique and today is nowhere near
as good as he formerly was. Even
Johnny Kilbane is going down under
the army work; it's the price the box
ers are paying to help whip the Ger
mans.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
PLAYER WHO HELD
RECORD PASSES AWAY

New York. July T.-Charles Bo-
mar, a pitcher who held a remarkable
record for a continuous winning
streak, died July Is at his home in
Decatur. Ill, Of consumption. aged
IS years Pitching for the Decatur
team of the Three-I League In 1907
Bomar did not lose a game OF the
last q he pitched, winning 30 and
getting ties in the other two. In
making his record he pitched as often
as three times a week and he was 60
ing strong when the league season
ended on September 8. The next year
Bomsr pitched for Des MoineS in the
Western League, but he could not
agree with John J. Higgins, then own
er and manager of the team and ia
nous for his disputes with players.
and he had an indifferent season and
soon after he retired from baseball.
Bomar was a native OF Tennessee
and began his baseball career in the
old Kitty League in 1905. going from
that league to the Three-L He was
a right-hander and rather small in
size, but a hard worker and fair bat
ter. The season he made his great
record with Decatur he pitched in Sc
games in a 14o-game season. With
Des Moines the next year he pitched
in % games and played 30 in the out
field.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
KING ANSWERS
GOTCH'S Def
to Grant Match with
Turner If He Wins Against
Zerega Thursday.

The wrestling match arranged for
Thursday night at the Folly Theater
between Young Gotch. OF the Engineer
Corps and Frank Zerega Of this city
Is the outcome of much wrangling be-
tween Gotch and g. z. King. man
ager Of Joe Turner.
Gotch claims that Turner has been
running from him for three months
and even went so far as 10 say that
Turner moved out OF town to keep
from meeting him
The following letter from Mr.. King
explains itself:
Sporting Editor " a.hington Herald:
Dear Sir: Seeing in your columns
recently, a notice stating that Young
Gotch made a claim that Joe Tu:n1r
was afraid and had absolutely refused
to meet him. will say in defense OF
Joe that he Is now in Flint. Mich.
where he is making the hit of his
life. Has been in the State OF Michi-
gan IS days and In that t,,ne has
net and defeated eleven men.
He made himself so strong with the
sporting fraternity in Flint that they
have Influenced him to make his home
there. Joe has now located there
where he will remain indefinitely.
Among some of the men Joe has de-
feated out there are Teddy Washburn.
champion of California: Ernest Par
sons, of Duluth. Mimi: Al ConklIn.
who defeated Walter Miller for the
Western championship and last but
not least. Anil Murnad. the Turk,
making a worlds record by defeating
him twice in 1 minute and So seconds.
f, Now, / want the Washington fans to
know that IT is not Joe's intentions
10 bore them with wrestling during
the hot months. but of Gotch defeats
Frank Zerega on Thursday night l
promise to bring Joe from Flint and
show them that he will do that much
rather than have 1t said that he rar
from a man In his home town. II
tyou will kindly publish these facts
in your valuable columns you VIII
greatly favor.
Yours. In sport.
GEO. E. KING.
Manager Joe Turner.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
JENNINGS JUNGALEERS
LAND DOUBLE BILL

Detroit. Mich. July ga combina-
ton Of good pitching and timely
hitting enabled the Detroit Leaguers
to trim the Athletics in both ends of
the Sunday double-header. Cunning
ham and Kallio getting credit for
them by scores Of 6-2 and 60 respec-
lively.
The first game was a shut-out for
kallio. the Leaguers leading all the
way and the Quaker City Pastimers
having no chance to win. In the
second Cunningham was taken for
nine hits but kept them scattered ex-
cept in the second and sixth in which
innings his adversaries scored.
kavanaugh, with four hits in six
times up. was the hitting star. He
made double against left field wall
and two singles in the first and ono
double in two times up in the second.
Burns continued his good hitting here
with three in six trips. The scores:
FIRST GAME.
NhNN MALT
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
ROAMER REAL
WINNING HORSE
Cost Owners Only $500
Yet He Lands $780, 900
for Present Owners.

New York. Juy q. - Mighty
horses come and 60. but Roamer
goes on forever. Or so IL seems
to the racegoers who have watched
Andrew Miller's little bay geiding
year after year win stake after
stake and break record after record.
Roamer now is turning into his
eighth year. and despite the fact
that he twice was king of the turf
he never was better than he is now.
He rightfully enjoys the title OF
the most popular horse in training
and there Is q reason. He always
runs a good race and when he Is
beaten IL is only after he has given
every ounce of speed and strength
his little compact self possesses.
Like all other thoroughbreds,
great and small. he Is better on
some occasions than on others. But
when he is in his best condition no
horse in the world can beat him
over the one-mile route. That dis
tance is his forte. but he can travel
Roamer was bred in Kentucky by
woodford Clay. As a two-year-old
he didn't amount TO much and re-
peatedly was beaten by common
place horses. So little did Clay think
of Roamer that he sold him to Mil
Ter for s2.500.
But that sale probably was the
greatest mistake ever made by the
astute Kentucky horsemaa. Brought
North b. Miller. Roamer rapidly de-
veloped into a sensation. and since
being tr.ined by Jack Goldsborough
he has won more than $4,000 In
stakes and purses. AS a three-year-
old he won several times his pur-
chase price for his new owner. but
it was not unfit 1914 that he reached
the zenith of his wonderful career,
In that year he was the undisputed
king of the turf. He won classic
after classic and ended the season
heralded as one of the greatest thor
oughbreds that ever raced on the
American turf.
In 1915 he came back TO silks as
strong. IL not stronger. than ever
and again ran off with the cham
| pionship crown. So great was ht
during that season that he had little
opposition and a majority of his vic.
! tories were won in a gallop. The
following year he again was on tht
road to head the handicap division
and We going great guns until h,
reached the Empire City track In
midsummer. There he won the EN-
pire City Handicap over a heavy
/ track in record time.
That performance was too mucl
for him. 1t sapped his speed anC
strength and for the remainder o.
the season he showed little OF hi
/ championship form and retired Il
winter quarters minus his coveted
crown. But back he came last yea
with all his old-time speed anC
stamina and gave Old Rosebud q
hard battle for titular honors. Thii
year he is as speedy and strong anC
courageous as ever.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
JAP MAY LAND
TENNIS HONORS
National Tourney Sins gle
Title May Go to Far
East Entries.

New York, July &-The national
lawn tennis singles title stands good
chance Of taking a trip to the Far
Fast.
Tennis fans were impressed with
this fact recently. when It was an
nounced here that Ichiya Kumagae.
the greatest Of japanese tennis play
ers, was about to return to the United
States in time TO compete in the
championship singles in the fall
Kumagae, who is employed by a
Tokyo banking firm. has been trans
ferret TO the New York branch Of the
firm. and his co.nIis means that he
few available stars who will be pre-
pared to make an effort to keep the
title in this country will have their
hands full IL the Oriental fash de-
cides TO enter the annual event. which
he undoubtedly will.
In 1916 Kumagae created a sensa
ton in this country. He defeated such
stars as William n. Johnston, fromeI
national champion. Peck Griffin. L
p. Larned, Nat Niles and many other
who at that time were srong th'
foremost players on this side Of ;h'
water.
Knmagae, therefore. will find a scat
tered few to oppose his march TO nev
triumphs on the courts of this coUn'
try, for today there Is not a mar
among the first ten" OF 1916 who .
not in the service with the nrmy ol
navy. with the exception Of ;he Jap
anese player himself.
With this fact in view. tennis critic
lean to the belief that he will have q
comparatively easy time winning th'
national title. for reports from Japa'
say that he has been playing as briIr
iantly as ever. 1t is considered thai
one player who may have a chance
with the Jap is William TIlden al. o,
Philadelphia who recently won te'
national Clay Courts championship. a
Chicago.
Aside from TildeR who Is player
Of great experience, there is only 1
crop Of youngsters who have g-adu
ated from the junior class. smoni
them Harold Throckmorton and Chucl
Garland
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
GOLDING HALTS
MARINE TEAM
Camp Meigs Obtained Re-
venge on Quantico Out
fit in Short Game, 5 to q.

. Golding twirling for the Camp
Meigs team got sweet revenge on
the crack Quantico Marine nine at
the Florida avenue cantonment when
the locals grabbed of the long end
of a 5-to-2 score. Rain halted the
battle in the seventh frame. but the
Meigs outfit had completely out
played the ''Devil-hounds." ,Golding
easily had the best of the hurting
honors against Driver Of the Quanti-
CO team.
Meigs started the scoring in the
second when two runs were tailed.
Schumacher singled and went to
second. when Driver wild heaved
Meyers attempt to sacrifice. Both
runners counted on Goldring's blow
to left.
Meigs added three more in the
sixth. McName and Schumacher both
obtained clouts and crossed the dish
when Meyers tripled to deep center.
Meyers tailed on Miller's boot on
Golding's infield error. Marines OBJ
tanned their first counters when Mil
Ter was hit by a pitched ball and
scored on two sacrifices. A pass to
NcCord and singles by Driver and
Cobb landed the final score for the
visitors. The score:
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
2ns Nationals Squirt and Service Games
WILL DECIDE ON
sgsg SERIES FOR TITLE FRIDAY

their views on the matter either In
writing or over the phone for Presi-
dent Lane Lacy at the Operation Di-
vision OF Aviation at the Navy De-
partment.
The fans Of Alexandria City and
Alexadria County will have an in
dependent series this season for the
championship Of Northern Virginia.
President Breen Of the Cardinal Ath-
letic Club closed out an agreement
with Secretary Bennett OF the Alex
andria Athletic Association Of Clar-
endon for three-game series.
The first OF these battles will no
doubt be staged next Sunday at the
American League Park. The next
game will be staged Sunday. August
Il. after both clubs have tossed up for
the choice OF grounds. The. rubber
60 me. II necessary. viii be played the
following Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
HOV.IK'S WILD HEAVE HALTS
NATIONALS WINNING STREAK
Brownies Capture Final Game OF Series by
to 3-Old Fox's Hurler Too Generous
With Free Passes-Wright Pounded.

St. Louis. July 2s-he winning streak for the Nationals
tn. Browns made Grh entry bite the dust the final game Of
the SERIES g. and had the decision been reversed the Nationals
would have walked Chicago second acer Some days back
the Nationals were taenders and regarded biggest joke the
league. Those days
Wild hurting by Ed Hovik penned the defeat he gave
passes turned wild PITCH wild throw and held the Browns five
hits However, the first and fifth the home side made many
runs There rush down the stretch when the third pacers
reached Browns for the sixth In the eighth they chased
Wayne Wright from the hill and when Byron Houk passed Schultz
the sacks packed with down.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
OPERATIONSAND
REXPLAY.DRAW
Rain Halts Great Hurting
Duel Between Kelly and
Lyons Score 2 to 2.

The Operations Club and Rex A. c.
played to a % tie at Union League
Park yesterday afternoon. when rain
ended the game at the close OF the
seventh inning. cutting short one Of
the closest exhibition games seen at
Fifteenth and H streets this season.
1t was a pitching duel between Fin
ney' Kelly and "ches' Lynes. Both
pitchers allowed three hits and two
runs in the first frame. In the ensu-
ing six innings each allowed five well
scattered hits. The feature of the
game was the first half of the third.
when Earle Steele of Rex, first up,
trippled over left field. and Kelly fam
ned the next three batters.
The score:
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
MADDEN TO RETIRE
FROM RACING GAME

Lexington, KY, July 2s.-Joh1 E.
Madden, owner of Hamburg Place
here, one OF the largest thorough
bred breeding establishments in the
world. announced today that he will
sell his famous sires and stud ma
irons with weanlings. and will retire
from breeding. He said he will re-
tain his racing interests, and that he
will give much time to farming here
after.
Madden recently sold the famous
stallion Friar Rock and TWENTY-FIVE
mares to A. B. Rosseter. of Californ-
la, for a reported price Of s15o,ooo.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29

The batter was shanks and How
ard took a mighty swing. The ball
sailed high and far to center but
Smith was on the job and brought
il the thing after a long sprint.
The Nationals took the lead. Shot
ten started with a double to right
apd Foster sacrificed. Judge scored
Bert with a single.
Tosin opened the Browns half
with a single and Maisel sacrificed.
Sisler elevated to Milan With two
strikes and no balls on Demmitt
Hovlik lost the strike zone and fol-
lowed with four wide ones. The
fourth was a wild pitch that escaped
Ainsmith and Tobin made third.
spith lined to right for a double,
Tebin scoring. Gedeon passed and
ing.
The Browns increased this lead in
the fifth. With one out Austin
walked and Sisler lined to right
center. Schultz reached the drive
but the ball slipped out OF the glove.
The return was passed to Shanks
but Howard sailed far over Ain.
smiths head and Austin and Sisler
crossed the plate.
Wright stopped the Nationals
from the first to the sixth. With two
out in the sixth Judge doubled to
right. Milan singled to center and
Judge scored. SEVERED muffed the
throw from Smith and Clyde was
around to third. Schultz fouled to
Tobin.
The next squirt was in the eighth.
Johnson batted for Hovlik and was
thrown out by Austin. Shotton
doubled to right. Foster was
thrown out by Maisel. Judge singled
to right. Shotton scoring. Milan hit
q nasty roller to Sisler who made a
wide throw to Wright on first base
and Judge made third and Clyde sec
ond- Burke shifted here and sent
Houck to the hill.
The pitcher refused to take a
chance with Schultz and handed out
q walk Then came Shanks drive
to Smith. In the ninth il was one.
two. three for the Nationals. The
score:
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
TOM DAILY DRAFTED;
Is SENT TO DEVENS

Aver. Mass. July atom DAILY,
formerly a member of the Chicago
American League team. who achiev-
ed International distinction by
smashing out a hame run in the
presence Of King George of Eng
land. IL among the new draft men at
Camp Deyens today. Daly's hit
came at a critical period of the
game played before the King on
the world tour of tho New York
Nationals and Chicago Americans in
1881. DAILY recently left Chicago
20 Join, the Fore River team in the
shirou1dins League. but was called
p The draft
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
MITCHELL EXPECTS
TO LOSE KILLIFER

New York. July 2S.-Fred Mitchell.
the Cubs manager. admits that he
expects to lost Catcher KiIlifer before
the end OF, the month. Killifer is in
Class Ia. and Mitchell already has
engaged the vetran Tom Clarke to fill
his place. Clarke is a citizen OF the
Bronx and for many years caught
for the Cincinnati Reds. Matty in
volved him in a trade with the Yam
KEGS several weeks ago. but after re-
porting to Higgins. Clarke finally was
turned back. In signing Clarke Mitch
ell has obtained the best available
catcher of experience in the market
Clarke probably will help the Cubs
but he is far from being another Kill
lifer.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29

At the informal meeting held yester-
day between James z. Wright. the
manager Of the Rex Athletic Club and
President Lane Lacy Of the Navy
Inter-Bureau,. It was agreed to at
tempt to get the managers and cap
tains of all teams m this vicinity that
are In line for the District to hold
a meeting Friday night. At this time
some definite plans will be made for
the playing of a series between the
service, independent and league clubs
that are figured on having chance
at the title.
The meeting will be held at the New
Ebbitt Hotel and will, be an open af-
fair TO all service. independent and
club teams. The managers and ath-
letic officers OF the service club along
with presidents of leagues and pilots
of independent clubs that can not at
tend this meeting will kindly hand in
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
WILLARD WANTS FIGHT.

Lawrence, Kansas. July SID
IKE to fight Dempsey" was the first
comment Of Jess Willard. heavy
weight champion, when ne learned
the outcome of the Transportation
nght at Newark last night
I am not surprised at the sesult."
ne continued. "All you have TO do is
70 hit Fulton TO have him down"
willard declared his belief there
would be no more major boxing con-
tests until after the war.
Dempsey has a rough roai be-
tweer him and the championship"
asserted Willard. He Is not going
to win the championship in twenty
three seconds. nor in an hour and
twenty-three seconds.
Just as soon as the war is over
am going TO take on Dempsey or any
other claimant I have not retired
from the ring and 1 have no inten-
ton Of doing anything OF the sort ="
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
OLD DOC CRANDALL
WANTED BY BOSTON

New York. July es.-Thihk of It,
Old Doc Crandall. leading pitcher of
the Pacific Coast League and made
offers by the Boston Red Sox to join
them and help win an American
League pennant. First game of the
1915 world series being staged-Otis
Crandall pitching for the Red Sox and
Old Doc Yak at bat for the Cubs!
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
INDIAN RIOTERS ARE
RIDING NAP LAJOIE

Chicago. July 2s.-American Associa-
ton critics declare that Napoleon La
5eie. as manager of the indianapolis
team, Is failure. The Hoosiers are
in the second division. and their home
patronage Is dwindling Lajoie, it will
be remembered. refused to accept a
transfer from Toronto to Brooklyn
last spring. as the owner of the In
dianapoiis club had offered to double
his Toronto salary. Lajoie won the
International League pennant with
the: Tarento team last year. His ex-
psrierce at the head Of the Hoosiers,
therefore. Is a great surprise. par
ticularly to James C. McGin. VINO
induced him to keep away from Eb-
bets Field
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
CANNOT DODGE DRAFT
BY BEING SHIPMEN

Chicago, July 2s-Charles Comiskey.
owner Of Lhe Chicago American
League Club. today received a letter
from the National Commission, which
said the government would not permit
ball players to dodge the national
army draft by entering the employ of
ship yards. munitions plants and the
Ike in order that they might play
baseball for the concerns.
Baltimore. Nd, July 1.-THE base
ball club represention the Baltimore
Drydocks and Shipbuilding Company
announced today that it made arrange
ments for seven members of the Bing-
hanton League. to go to work at the
nation League. to go to work at the
yards next Sunday. They will i'm
rnedtately become members of the dry
docks team
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
IS EASY
FOR CLARENDON NINE

able to get BIT two scratch hits off
Otto Won Herbulis and the Claren-
don A. c. grabbed a one-sided seven
inning game. 13 to o on the Claren-
don field yesterday. Henderson
and Mcmahon led the assault with
three blows each while Bolen, Gel
bel, Carroll and Stewart each got
two.
Percy Fillet was in the game long
enough to furnish the fielding fea-
ture. Carson's fielding at second
was the best of the soldiers play.
Clarendon meets the Operations
Club next Sunday in what promises
to be hot battle. The score:
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
HAUGHTON NOW A MAJOR.
President of Braves Appointed il
Chemical Warfare Service.

Boston. July S.-Percy D. Haugh-
ton. president of the Boston National
League baseball club and former
Harvard football coach. has been ap-
pointed major in the chemical war
fare service. according to word re-
ceived from Washington tonight
Lothrop Wilmington. former Iarv-
ard football and crew star, has been
named first lieutenant in the same
service.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
RAIN BREAKS UP
OVERTIME BATTLE

Cleveland. July 2s.-With the score
. to in the tenth. rain prevented
further play by the Indians and Yanks
today. A base on balls. Speakers
double and Woods single netted
Cleveland two runs. The Yankees
scored two in the first.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
JACK DEMPSEY LEAPED TO
FAME IN PAST TEN MONTHS
Far West Heavyweight Battler Comes from
!Obscurity to Pugilistic Height Overnight.
s:se. Knockout of Fulton Record.

The meteoc Of Jack Dempsey from unknown boxer Of
the Far West championship contender period Of three
without parallel in the history of the heavyweight division
He born of Scotehh parents 1895. and therefore
but 20 years Of when he began fighting the small
Utah 1916 Dempey early opponents Of mediocre esber
but he scored fifteen knoekou from rounds before h.
came East in the winter of 1916
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
Messengers Defeat Princeton.

The AgriculturaI Messengers jour
neyed to Georgia avenue and Kenyon
streets yesterday and easily won
their thirtieth game from the Prince
ton A. c. by a l2-to-1 count The
Messengers hit Sonnerman's curves
to every corner OF the field, as he
was touched up for fifteen safe
blows during the contest.
The score by innings:
Aegies ..... 414 900 210-12 IS
Princeton. 900 001 000-1 2 5
Batteries-Bernhard and Victor;
Sonnerman and Wasserman.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
Philadelphia

Totals E. . 6'23 II II Totals -. - u 2 u 0
'karanaugh out hit By batted ball.
Score by innings:
Detroit ..........--... o3Il o o ks
Runs-Buh, Jones t2. Veach tN, Coffey.
Two-base hits-Kayaraugh, Stanage. Stolen
bases-Kopp. veach. r. Jones. Sacrifice hit
kallio Douhle-plays-Bu Bush to Coffey to kaya-
napsh: R. Jones to Cofey to Kayanaugh; Gard
ner TO Burns; Adams to Dugan to Burns. Left
en- bases-Philadelphia. S: Detroit. !. Bases on
baTs-oh Kallio. g.; of Adams, J. Hit by
pitcher-By Adams tCofey). Struck out-By
kallio, 4; By Adams. /.
SECOND GAME.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29
BASEBALL STATISTICS
American League.
Yesterdays RESULTS.

St Louis. 4; Washington. 3.
Cleveland. 2; New York. 2.
Detroit, s.: Athletics. 0.
Detroit. s.: Athletics, 2.
Chicago. 8; Boston, o.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-29

rrp-bas hits = Shottou ~, Smith. Judge
Three-base hit sisler. Sacrifice hits = Foster.
AGssl. Denritt. Doubls plays-Shanks to
Lawn Sharks 70 Judge. Bases on balls-Of
Houck. l; o. Ayers. I; OF How'll, s. Struck
oQt-By Wright, J; By Ayers. ]; BY Hoyhk. !:
b. Houck / hits made-Of Hoylik, 4 hits
and 4 rlns in innings: OF Wright, 9 hits
sod runs in - innin1. Left on BAGS
Sc LoliS. 5; Washington. s. Time Of zane-
i99. Cnpires-OLoughln and Owens