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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14
NO. THE SENATOR'S.

NEW YORK. Feb. Is. - Clark
Grifith's Washington Senators have
never burned up the American
league.
At odd times they have made
threats. but as a rule mid-season
found them firmly entrenched in
the second division
This habit seems to be a char
acteristic of the senators. and a
glance or two at the club roster
holds forth but little promise of
anything like a great reversal of
form next summer.
News from Kansas recently of
Walter JOhnsOn's being placed in
class four of the national draft as
sures Grif of his pitching ace
again this year. That is, of course,
unless Griff gets the trading or SELL
ing fever.
With Johnson as the king pin of
his pitching staff the "old fox" is
assured of some enviable drawing
power on the road and at home,
and the Washington club may safe
ly be credited with about 20 vic
tories right now.
But Johnson cannot pitch Wash
ingtOn into the first division, and
there is no telling how many games
the great Kansan will lose because
of weakness in the lineup around
him. Grouped with Johnson on the
pitching staff, Griff has Ayers. Du-
mont. Harper, Shaw an5 Yinsling,
who will try a comeback. In addi-
ton he has several recruits Du
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14
NATIONAL OWNERS
/. RAP HIGH BIDDING
Public Offers for Players of
Other Clubs Condemned.
Hickey Complains.
Associated Press Service /:

Associated Press Service:
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-National
league baseball club owners went
on record at the final session of the
annual schedule meeting here Tues
day as condemning the practice of
club owners or managers making
public offers for players of other
clubs. Action was taken after
Branch Hickey OF St. Louis had
made an earnest speech in which he
complained of the Chicago Nation
ais.
Walter Craighead, who represent
ed Pres't Weeghman of the Chi
cago club at the meeting denied any
intention Of injuring the St. Louis
club in trying to get the services of
Hornsby and asserted that there
was no undue publicity given to the
efforts of the Chicago management
in doing so. Hickey insisted that
the public bidding for the player
had made HOrnsby dissatisfied and
caused the club owners considerable
difficulty in retaining him. While
not censuring any of the Chicago
clubs officials the league decided
that in future such practices should
be discontinued.
On motion of the St Louis club
the league rescinded its ruling OF
two years ago prohibiting clubs
from Withdrawing waivers except in
the case of a drafted player.
Tries to Stop Twin Bills:
Pres't Ebbetts Of Brooklyn pro-
posed to have postponed games
played off at any time during the
season. After this suggestion was
defeated he attempted TO have dou-
bic headers eliminated completely
from the seasons play. but this also
met with adverse vote.
Messrs. Dreyfuss, Hemstead and
Baker were appointed a committee
to confer with the American league,
! which will meet here Thursday in
respect to the fixing of uniform
prices of admission to ball parks IN
view of the war tax problem.
Regardless Of the Baltimore
clubs suit against the National and
American leagues, il is understood
that all financial matters between
the major organizations and the
representatives Of the Pittsburgh,
| Newark and Brooklyn Federal
league clubs will be adjusted within
! few days. Pres't Hemstead,
Baker and Ehbetts were appointed
to act with a similar committee
from the American league TO form
ulate plans for the disposal of
abandoned ball parks in these cities
as soon as this settlement was con-
summated.
! o. Il. Worlds Series Coin Split.
The report Of the committee on
the new division OF the world series
money was approved and a set Il
club rules TO govern players at home
and on the road was adopted.
Only two deals were announced
here today. The Philadelphia Ma
tionals bought Miles Main. pitch
! er, from the Louisville club and the
Boston Americans purchased out
| fielder George Whiteman from To-
ronto. Manager Barrow also an
nounced that outfielder Strunk had
| signed his contract with the Boston
! Red Sox.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14
YALE TO HAVE VARSITY
BALL TEAM THIS SPRING

NEW HAVEN. Conn. FEB. H.
Yale is 10 have a formal varsi'
baseball team the coming season. g
was announced Wednesday In J.
planned To have this schedule cor
form as nearly as possible TO tho -
OF other years. although games vii
be played only on Saturday. Their
will be no professional coaching.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14
SPIROS TAKE LEAD
IN COMMERCIAL
Break Long Tie by Defeating
CIauerS 24-16-EIbeIS Also
Win Their First.
standing

The eve weeks knot in the Com
merc.al league race was united last
night when the Spires smashed their
vay home 10 victory over the
CIauer 1--WE which has battled on
even terms with them AN season,
winning by the close margin of "a 20
To- with the much coveted first
place in sight the two sSama were
OUT for gore and the game was the
fastest and nj the same time hardest
PLAYED contest of the league season.
Capt Rhodes was the big factor
Foo landing his team on the long end
of the score with seven field goals
and one free throw. He started the
game off with a beautiful shot from
the side Of the net and "a moment
later sent the mate TO it in. Cocho-
vety came back with one and then
dropped two free throws through,
and from this time on the two hves
fought throughout the game, with
the lead first with one and then the
other Toward the close of the half
Rhodes took his team ahead with
two more goals and the whistle blew
The second period was for time
even faster than the first, and the
Clauers displayed some great basket
bali that tied the score again within
a few minutes With the count even
the play grew dercer and rougher,
with little shooting and much guard
ing Cochovety managed 10 evade
the hands of webster and Nicar long
enough to cage pair of goals but
that VAS his limit, while Rhodes
found the net for three more. and
McEndarfer for two.
Nicar and Rhodes were the big
noises for the winners. Nicar ON the
guarding end and Rhodes on the
scoring. Cochovety was the star
performer for the losers.
Spires (2n. CIaucrs U6).
Rhodes (Capt) .Cochovety CCapt)
Forward
Enedahl ..--.-.-...-. Chadbourne
Forward
McEndarfeI ....-......... Garfield
Center.
Webster ....----- ........... Eckman
Guard.
Near .............. NylkOS
Guard
Baskets-Rhodes z. CochOvety 8,
Garfield o. AIcEndarfer ., Engdahl
2 Nyikos. Free throws-Cochovety
Euedahl. Rhodes. Referee
smith Times of halves-15 min
TIbCls Win First.
be Ethel aggregation staged as
nc Bile a stunt as the e.. reaking
Spros by winning their first game
of the year, making the Smith &
" herrett FIVE their nearest neigh
bors I'm the league standing. the vic
inns. - 20 rs. Why the Elbels have
not shown the form before that was
dI-f!ayed last night IS a mystery. for
tney looked like reai Contenders for
houors when they humbled the
furniture me1.
owing 90 his duties as the tan and
blue coach. Capt Cohlmeyer was
forced ty leave the game at the end
OF the first period and this fact had
something 20 DO with the large score
the musicians managed 20 pile up.
The winners. however. would prob
ably have won anyway as they had
substantial lead when the coach
took himself out
SousIey was the point getter of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14
N. D. i've Plays
Final Game With
w abash Tonight

Tonight the Notre Dame univer-
sity basketball FIVE plays its last
game of the season. Capt. Ron
chett winds up his career as an in
tercOllegiate basketball player;
Coach Harper writes fnis on his
career as a basketball coach. Rom
chetti graduates in June, and Har-
per's resignation as athletic direc-
tor for Notre Dame takes place the
same month
Harper would not say last night
just what members of the team
would be taken 10 wfordsUue
for the finale of the season. How
ever. it is more than likely that he
will stick close TO the lineup that
defeated NJ a. c. % TO % last
Friday night. 1t included Capt.
Ronchetti. center: Bader and Ba-
ham, forwards; Slime and Hayes,
guards.
Notre Dame is particularly anx-
ious TO defeat the Little Giants to
offset the "a to 16 trimming the
DOWNSTAIRS handed them here ear
Ier i'm the season. The form the
Gold and Blue demonstrated in the
second NJ. a. c. is reason enough
to believe they may slip over a vic
tory.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14

Raskets-DOnOVan Is, Smlth. >
Sabo. D: Waters. > Mohn. Findlay
Dauielsou. &; Bender, 8; Scherk,
Free throws-Bender, 8: Sabo. .
Referee-Cook Indiana Tim
OF halves-20 minutes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14
WEST SIDE LEAGUE.
TAN AND BLUE FIVE
WALL0PS lAP0RTE

The Tan and Blue quintet COM
pletely overwhelmed the five from
Laporte Wednesday night at the
Y. NJ. c. A. and ran up total Of
So points to their opponents "A,
thereby putting "a possible contend
er for state honors in the back
ground. Wonderfully clever work
by Sabo in carrying the ball down
the floor through the opposition 10
Donovan who invariably tipped IL
through the ring. spelled the down
fall for Laporte.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14

II is an abbreviated track squad
with which Track Coach ROckne
is working diligently these days
Yesterday the following men We're
not out for practice for one rea-
son or another: Capt. Mulligan.
McGinnis Gnfllan, Van WOnter-
Chen. O'Connor Walters and
sweeney. Most of these men have
been sick though Gilhllan has not
yet arrived from his home in Jo-
Eet where he went for a short visit
last Sunday Rockne quartermilers-
Barry. Lockard and NIiller-traveled
fve-siNths of their distance in good
racing time Harbert continued to
show Improvement. as did Murphy,
when Rockne sent them $50 yards
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14
RESUME PLAYS IN
INTERCLASS LEAGUE

Play was resumed i'm the Inter
class Basketball league Wednesday
afternoon when the Seniors swamp
ed o. -eshmen team 10y the score
OF % ~ Is.
The lineup and summary.
Freshmen lEl Neninr- l22l
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-14

I Ft~lltltu Abl Nfllibi- -
Mellauder .....--... McEndarfer
Forward
Edwards ......--. .....-...... Ash
Forward
Schutt ...----...-.-...... Probst
Center
Guard
Hollowel ....-........ Clybourne
Guard
-McEndarfer. o, Ash 81;
Probst. smith. Clybourne. Ed
wards. Nellander I.
The second game between the
Juniors and sophomore. ended in
a victory for the Junior asgrega-
ton bv the score of II 10 3.
The lineup and summary
Sophomorcs t5) Juniors un
Wedel ....-. -....-...-.-- Winkler
Forward.
Brewer -----. -.-.--...-. ..---..- LelooN
Forward.
Zlky .....-... ......... odell
Center
Buntmau ......... Cunningham
seldman .......... Goodman
Guard
Baskets Cunningham, % Wedel.
Goodman. Odeu. Brewer. Olsen.
Free throws-Brewer Goodman.
Don't say you saw II In the
newspaper. Say News-TimeS
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AUTOMOBILES.
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PIANOS.
For Sale

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oNE OF THE FINEST HIGH-GRADR
PIANOS Built FDR THB MONEY. Eold
oniy By THE CINCINNATI PIANO co.
soAs distributors for Cincinnati snd surround
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-05
REDISTRIBUTION OF TROOPS

1t may be we'll to call attention to the fact that no
inspection of casualty Or other lists furnished from
abroad can give any hint as to the present location of
any American soldiers other than those whose names
appear in the lists furnished. Til" men from the Uni
ted States have been SO redistributed since their arrival
in France that only the army authorities themselves
have any knowledge of the whereabouts of individuals
or UNITS. The fact, for instance. that certain North Da-
kota men were in the recent trench engagement north
of Toul does not indicate anything as to the presence Of
other North Dakotans there or elsewhere
While information on the subject is withheld for
military reasons, it is known that units of all kinds have
been divided and the parts thus separated have been
merged with other units. Many of the National Guards
men arc now serving with the regular army units. and
men who left the United States as members of the same
organization are now widely separated.
The purpose in this is doubtless to simplify the or
ganization as much as possible, and also to place men
where, according to the experience Of the past few
months they are likely to prove the most effective.
While any of our men are abroad and the war is on
there must be anxiety at home. But that anxiety need
not be increased by imagining conditions which nav not
exist.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-05
PAMPHLETS IN DEMAND

The orders which are daily being received for .ne
pamphlet. Tho Farmer and Townleyism," indicate very
clearly the interest which is being taken in the history
Of the Townley movement in North Dakota. Efforts
have been made to spread the rernicious doctrine for
which the name of Townlcy has cne to stand through
out the entire group Of central ,Mt western states, and
not a little propaganda work has been done in the far
cast. For a time the movement was looked upon with
general indifference, but gradually there has grown an
understanding of the insidious nature of the movement.
and thoughtful men have developed a strong desire to
ascertain what the facts are, not merely from the plat
form and street corner addresses of organizers and agi-
tators, but from the actual record which has been made
in the state where this movement was conceived, and
where it has gained its largest following. The panph-
let published by j. ID. Bacon on the subject sets forth
facts from the records facts which cannot be contro-
verted. and orders for the publication arc coming from
states as widely separated as Ohio, Oklahoma and WASH
ington, and so great is the demand that the orders have
run ahead of the press work and mailing facilities.
Orders are being filled as rapidly as they can be handled,
but in some cases there is unavoidable delay. All or
ders received, however, will be filled in due time, and
there will be as little delay as possible.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-05

Every German or Austrian in the United States. unless
k1oWn By years Of association to be absolutely loyal,
should be treated as a potential SPY. Keep your eyes and
cars open. Whenever any suspicious act or disloyal word
comes to your notice communicate at once with the Bureau
Of Investigation or the Department of Justice.
We are at war with the most mercilass and inhuman
nstton In the world. Hundreds Of thousands Of its people
In this country want to see America Inundated and beaten
to her knees, and they arc doing, and will do everything
in their power to bring this about.
Take nothing for granted. Energy and alertusss in
this directon may save the life OF your son, or husband,
OF your brother. -Providcnce Journai.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-05
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-05
A FAIR SAMPLE.

The course of Germany with reference to Russia is
a fair sample of what might be expected if Germany were
to have the say in determining conditions of peace with
her adversaries generally. Her course at present is, in
deed, entirely in keeping with her course in her nego-
tiations with other nations ever since the war began.
In the case of Russia, Germany has protested a de-
sire for peace. At first her proposals were calculated to
inspire a belief in her desire for fairness. There were to
be no annexations and no indemnities. No humiiat,ng
of any kind were to be imposed. All that Ger
many desired was to live on terms of amity with her
neighbors. Those who had assumed charge of Russian
AFFAIRS entered into negotiations on that basis. Then the
Terms were expanded. There were to be some annexa-
lions and some indemnities. But while the questions
were being threshed out the Russian military power was
going to pieces. There were attempts to present a strong
front to the Germans. and from time to time there was
the appearance Of German willingness to conclude peace
on the basis then actually proposed. But all the time the
German forces were moving forward, and each time when
the Russians We're in the mood to yield additions were
made to the terms. until it became evident that the only
terms of peace that Russia would receive were those of
a most ignominious and humiliating nature. The boil
sheviki leaders have at length yielded everything, and
they explain their course by the statement that they fear
ed that still more drastic terms would be exacted. Hence
they have signed everything that they were asked to sign,
and let it go at that.
II the other nations need a lesson they have 1t there.
AS a matter of fact, there are lessons in abundance al
ready. There has not been a case in which Germany has
negotiated with another nation that her course has not
oeen crooked, .shifty and indirect. She has been false
from beginning to end. In her negotiations with the
United States she falsified and evaded. She promised and
failed to perform. She gave evidence Of the same dispo-
siion to crowd and -edSs IN and side-step that she has
shown in her management OF the Russian affair, and II
the United States had notNrefused to be budged from her
posiuon she would in no great time have found herself
wen on the road to. the doom which Russia faces For
tunatsly. Americans have not yet become willing to per-
NIT suchsa program to be carried out.
There could be no more appropriate time for the
opening Of the campaign for the third Liberty loan than
the anniversary Of orr entrance into war.